Catherine Dashkova – Russia’s Enlightenment Princess (Part two)
Read part one here. In early 1762, Russian politics and Princess Dashkova’s life were both in a state of turmoil. Russia had a new Emperor, […]
Articles by Amy Eloise Kelly
Catherine Dashkova – Russia’s Enlightenment Princess (Part one)
The princess was born as Catherine Romanov Vorontsov in 1743 but for the purposes of this article, we will mainly call her by her married […]
Maria Fortunata d’Este – The last princess of Conti
Maria was born on the 24th of November 1731 at the home of her family; the Ducal Palace of Modena in modern day Italy. She […]
500: Catherine de’ Medici – Patron of the arts and follower of the occult
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This […]
500: Catherine de’ Medici – The Mother of three Kings
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This […]
500: Catherine de’ Medici and Diane de Poitiers – A bitter rivalry
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This […]
