The Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had four Empresses. However, each of them suffered at the hands of their abusive husband and met a tragic end. One of them was Empress Xiaojiesu, who was the first Empress of the Jiajing Emperor. Empress Xiaojiesu was said to be beautiful and knowledgeable.[1] When she showed her [read more]
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The future King Ferdinand II of Aragon was born on 10 March 1452 as the son of King John II of Aragon and Navarre and his second wife, Juana Enríquez. At the time of his birth, he had an elder half-brother and two elder half-sisters from his father’s first marriage to Blanche I, Queen of [read more]
Queen Mary’s Bangles each consist of “39 brilliants, the gold sides finely engraved.” The traditional Indian ornaments were a wedding present to the then Princess Mary of Teck from the Bombay Presidency, an administrative subdivision of India. The committee which raised the funds was chaired by Lucy Ada, Baroness Harris, whose husband was governor of [read more]
Infanta Margarita of Spain was born on 6 March 1939 as the third child and second daughter of Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona. She was born blind. Just a few days after her birth, she was baptised in the Spanish National Church of Santiago and Montserrat [read more]
As the future Queen of Castile, Isabella was a desirable marriage candidate. Her half-brother, King Henry IV, tried to marry her off several times, but Isabella already knew the man of her choice – the future King Ferdinand II of Aragon. But there would be terms and during the secret marriage negotiations, these were discussed [read more]
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