Archduchess Maria Anna, or Marianne of Austria, was born on 6 October 1738 at the Hofburg Palace as the eldest surviving daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis of Lorraine. She was briefly the heiress presumptive from the death of her elder sister until the birth of her younger brother Joseph. She was baptised the [read more]
On 5 October 1789, life was proceeding as usual at Versailles. Marie Antoinette was spending the day at the Petit Trianon while Louis was out hunting in the woods. His hunt was interrupted when an urgent message arrived from the Minister of the Royal Household, saying that there had been “events.” In fact, a march [read more]
Queen Julia Berenice I of Chalcis and Cilicia was one of the most remarkable queens of the Herodian Dynasty. She ruled Chalcis alongside her brother, King Herod Agrippa II. Yet, her greatest legacy was her infamous romance with Emperor Titus. She was almost made the Empress of Rome. However, their romance was met with opposition. [read more]
Marie Antoinette’s beauty regime quickly became a source of public fascination. Madame Campan reported, “All wished instantly to have the same dress as the Queen and to wear the feathers and flowers to which her beauty, then in its brilliancy, lent an indescribable charm. The expenditure of the younger ladies was necessarily much increased; mothers [read more]
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Princess Berenice was one of the most significant royal women of the Herodian Dynasty. She was the niece, daughter-in-law, and sister-in-law of King Herod the Great. She was also the daughter of Queen regnant Salome I of Iamnia, Azotus, and Phasaelis. She was the wife of Prince Aristobulus. While her marriage was unhappy, she was [read more]
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