Not much is known about Seaxburh of Wessex. She was married to Cenwalh, King of Wessex, who had discarded his first wife to marry her. He died around 672 and had no children by her, or any other woman. She is said to have ruled Wessex on her own after the death of her husband. She [read more]
The history of Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands begins with a medieval farmhouse in 1533. This was converted into a spacious residence, which was bought for Louise de Coligny, the widow of William of Orange, in 1595. It was her son who enlarged the house even more and it was then known as [read more]
Anna of Saxony was born in 1567 as the youngest daughter of Elector Augustus of Saxony and Anne of Denmark. On 16 January 1586 Anna married Duke Johann Casimir of Saxe-Coburg in Dresden. She was known as fun-loving and appeared in magnificent court festivals. Her new husband was more reserved and usually spent several weeks [read more]
Constance of Béarn was born between 1245 and 1255 as the daughter of Gaston VII, Viscount of Béarn and his first wife Martha of Marsan. Her exact birthdate is not known, but she was most likely the eldest of four daughters as she inherited her mother’s estates when she died. This would have made her [read more]
Matilda of England, or Empress Matilda as she is perhaps better known, was born circa 7 February 1102 as the daughter of King Henry I of England and Matilda of Scotland. Matilda had a younger legitimate brother, William Adelin, and around 22 illegitimate half-siblings. We don’t know much about her early life, but she was [read more]
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