
Bertrade de Montfort – ‘Whom no good man ever praised save for her beauty’
Late 11th century France was shocked when their king, Philip I, left his wife for the already-married Bertrade de Montfort. Bertrade’s husband, Fulk IV, Count […]
Late 11th century France was shocked when their king, Philip I, left his wife for the already-married Bertrade de Montfort. Bertrade’s husband, Fulk IV, Count […]
Most medieval dowager Queens were expected to live quietly and retire to a chaste and religious life after their husband’s death. Sometimes, if they were […]
There are many “what-ifs” in history. One major “what-if” is the proposed marriage of Casimir III of Poland to Margaret of Bohemia. This marriage could […]
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia married four times. His fourth and last wife was Elizabeth of Pomerania. She was the wife […]
After the death of his second wife Charles of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia wanted to marry again in order to have a surviving son. He […]
Out of the four wives of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, the second, Anne of Bavaria, is the least known. It is not surprising that […]
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