Clementia of Hungary was born in 1293 as the daughter of Charles Martel of Anjou, the titular King of Hungary, and Clementia of Austria. In 1315, Clementia married King Louis X of France – his first wife had died imprisoned only four months before that. From that marriage, Louis only had a daughter. Clementia was [read more]
The future Maria I of Portugal was born on 17 December 1734 at the Ribeira Royal Palace in Lisbon. In 1760, Maria was married to her uncle Pedro, who was her father’s younger brother. By law, Maria was banned from marrying a foreign prince. Her father died on 24 February 1777 and Maria became Portugal’s [read more]
by Heather R. Darsie When I first began researching Anna, I questioned whether her name was indeed “Anne,” which would have a similar pronunciation in German to “Anna,” or if her name was Anna. After sorting out that Anna’s true name was indeed Anna, I wanted to learn from where her September 21 or 22, [read more]
The Plantagenet dynasty ruled England for over 300 years and in that time there were many influential Queens and consorts behind the throne. Unfortunately, Plantagenet Queens & Consorts does not include every Queen from that time, which seems like a missed opportunity. The women with their own chapter in the book are; Eleanor of Provence, [read more]
Elisabeth of Bohemia was the daughter of Elizabeth Stuart and Frederick V, Elector Palatine – the Winter King and Queen of Bohemia. She was the third of thirteen children and their eldest daughter. Elisabeth initially stayed with her grandmother Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau in Heidelberg when her parents were exiled from their Bohemian kingdom. She [read more]
There are several Queens in history who have been largely forgotten and I always applaud any book that attempts to bring these women to the surface. Forgotten Queens in Medieval and Early Modern Europe has chapters on Queen Gwendolen – a legendary ruler of ancient Britain – the women of the House of Wessex in [read more]
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