A Queen in very truth, who knew how to impose on her Court these virtues which only a woman’s heart can really sense and thereby cause them to be respected. Philippa of Lancaster was born on 31 March 1360 as the daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster. She was named after [read more]
Rodrigo Borgia or Pope Alexander VI was Pope from 1492 until his death in 1503. Despite serving the church as a Cardinal and later Archbishop for over forty years before becoming Pope, Rodrigo is not often remembered for his piety. Pope Alexander VI is instead known as the Papa Cattivo or naughty Pope, a nickname [read more]
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom was born on 3 November 1777 at the Queen’s House as the fifth daughter of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Later that month, Charlotte wrote to her brother, “I was taken ill and delivered in the space of fifteen minutes.” Under the guidance of governess Charlotte Salomé de [read more]
This article was written by Carol. Eleanor of Toledo was born in 1522 as the daughter of Pedro of Toledo, the Spanish Viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples and second cousin to the Emperor Charles V. His brother was the famous Duke of Alba who governed the Austrian Netherlands for the Emperor. In 1538, she [read more]
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