Elizabeth of Poland was a true survivor. Her long and eventful life spanned three-quarters of the turbulent fourteenth century. She was involved in some of the fourteenth century’s key events in Poland, Hungary, and Naples. For decades, even in her old age, she was active in the politics of Hungary and Poland. She quite possibly [read more]
The city of Dillenburg has a rich history and connections with the house of Orange-Nassau. William I (the Silent) of Orange was born in this city and this little hidden gem is called the Evangelische Stadtkirche and it’s within walking distance from the rebuilt Wilhelmsturm. Within the walls of the Stadtkirche many of the early Nassau [read more]
Cleopatra Selene is the forgotten daughter of the infamous Cleopatra VII. She was an Egyptian princess and was proclaimed by Marc Antony as Queen of Cyrenaica and Libya. After the death of her mother, Cleopatra, she reigned as queen of Egypt alongside her brother, Alexander Helios, for two weeks before it was annexed by the [read more]
The Kingdom of Bohemia was founded in 1198 from the Duchy of Bohemia by Ottokar I of Bohemia. It was officially recognised in 1212 by the Golden Bull of Sicily. Ottokar was married to Adelheid of Meissen. They had four daughters and divorced in 1199. Adelheid was thus the first Queen consort of Bohemia but did [read more]
A new statue of Diana, Princess of Wales is to be created by the sculptor whose portrait of the Queen also appears on the coins, Kensington Palace has announced. Princes William and Harry announced last January they had commissioned a statue of their mother and they have now selected arts Ian Rank-Broadley to carry out [read more]
Isabella Clara of Austria was born on 12 August 1629 as the daughter of Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria and Count of Tyrol and Claudia de’ Medici. On 7 November 1649, Isabella Clara married Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (an area in Northern Italy) in a pro-Austria policy. She gave birth to her [read more]
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