Beatrice of Portugal was born on 31 December 1504 as the daughter of King Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife, Maria of Aragon. She was born in the old Alcáçova in Lisbon. Shortly before Beatrice was born, her grandmother, Queen Isabella I of Castile, had passed away. This news was hidden from her [read more]
Queen Tai Jiang, Queen Tai Ren, and Queen Tai Si were the ancestresses of the Zhou Dynasty. They were not queens in their lifetime. When their descendant, King Wu, founded the Zhou Dynasty, they were posthumously elevated to the status of Queen. They were also known as “The Three Matriarchs”[1] of the Zhou Dynasty. Yet, [read more]
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Read part five here. Following this argument, Catherine was sent away from court for a few weeks, although she returned to court to preside over the Christmas festivities. In February 1530, the Spanish ambassador reported, “The Queen is treated as badly and even worse than ever. The King avoids her company as much as he [read more]
Read part one here. Royal uncle-niece marriages happened several times over the years. These marriages often happened for strategic reasons, such as land or power, but also because of rank and status. There simply weren’t enough others of high enough rank for marriage. The offspring of such marriages often suffered from genetic abnormalities, such as [read more]
The Alexandrine Diamond Drop Tiara originally belonged to Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Queen of Denmark and Iceland. It was given to the future Queen Margrethe II of Denmark for her 18th birthday. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images The provenance of the tiara is somewhat unclear. It features scads of [read more]
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