Louise d’Aumont was born on 22 October 1759 in Paris, France as the only child and daughter of Louis Marie d’Aumont, Duke of Aumont, and his wife, Louise Jeanne de Durfort, Duchess of Mazarin et de La Meilleraye, in her own right. Through her mother, she was the heiress of the considerable fortune of Cardinal Mazarin, [read more]
Margaret Fredkulla was born around 1080 as the daughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden and Helena, Queen of Sweden. She was married to King Magnus of Norway in 1101 as part of a peace treaty between Sweden and Norway. The name Fredkulla means Maiden of Peace. She was married to King Magnus of [read more]
The First State Bed of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York from InHouseFilms on Vimeo.
This article was written by Carol. Adelaide was one of the most powerful women of the 10th century in Europe. Adelaide was born in 931 to King Rudolph II of Burgundy. When Adelaide was two, her father betrothed her to Lothair, the son of Hugh of Provence. This was part of a peace settlement between [read more]
Sculptor Alexander Kokoteev has presented his 3,5-metre statue of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna (née Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine). It is made from clay and is set to be completed and revealed as a full monument at the end of June 2017. She was born in 1864 as the daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of [read more]
Words written by Catherine Parr, Henry VIII’s last wife, are being performed to music for the first time in 470 years on Friday. Dr David Skinner from Cambridge University found a fragmented score in the late 1970s and intensively researched the piece. It is the Ninth Psalm from Catherine’s book “Psalms or Prayers.” The words [read more]
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