Anna Leopoldovna’s children and the Russian succession
To understand the situation Anna Leopoldovna’s daughters, or rather yet all four of her children, ended up in, we must begin at the beginning. In […]
Month: August 2016
Catherine of Braganza – A forgotten Queen
Catherine was born in 1638 into the House of Braganza; Portugal’s most important noble family. In 1640, Catherine’s father was proclaimed King John IV of […]
Queens Regnant – Constance of Sicily
Constance of Sicily was born on 2 November 1154 as the daughter of King Roger II and his third wife, Beatrice of Rethel. Constance had […]
Elizabeth Stuart – The Winter Queen
In 1596, Elizabeth Stuart, the eldest daughter of King James VI Scotland and Anne of Denmark, was born. In 1603, the old Queen Elizabeth I […]
September Book News
Life in the Georgian Court Hardcover – 30 Jun 2016 (UK) & 14 September 2016 (US) As the glittering Hanoverian court gives birth to the […]
The Daughters of Marie Leszczyńska and Louis XV of France
Louis XV of France and his wife Marie Leszczyńska had a successful marriage and Marie gave birth to ten children, of which eight were daughters. For […]