The tragic early death of Mary of Burgundy
Mary was born in Brussels as the only child of Charles the Bold and Isabella of Bourbon, and she was thus the heiress of the […]
Month: March 2014
The abduction of Marie, Countess of Boulogne
Marie, Countess of Boulogne, was born the youngest daughter of Stephen, King of England and Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne. Her father had usurped the […]
An eclipse – the death of Anne Neville
Anne Neville was born to Richard Neville, the 16th Earl of Warwick, also known as the Kingmaker and Anne de Beauchamp. She was born at […]
Maria Josepha of Saxony – Mother of Kings
Maria Josepha of Saxony is not really a well-known person, perhaps because the man she married died before he became king, but she became the […]
Bathilde d’Orleans’ illegitimate daughter
Bathilde d’Orleans was born on 9 July 1750 as the daughter of Louis Philippe d’Orleans, Duke of Chartres and Louise Henriette de Bourbon. She was […]
The tragic death of Princess Elizabeth of Clarence
The death of Princess Charlotte of Wales in 1817 led to a race between her uncles to father an heir. As we know, the Duke […]