Katherine Swynford – from Mistress to Duchess
In January 1396 the widow Katherine Swynford married John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, eldest surviving son of Edward III of England and uncle to […]
Constance of Castile
Alys of France – Mistress of the King?
Alys of France was born on 4 October 1160 as the daughter of King Louis VII of France and his second wife, Constance of Castile. She had […]
Royal Ladies of the Garter
“Honi soit qui mal y pense” (“Shame on him who thinks evil of it.”) The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded in 1348 […]
Margaret of France – Junior Queen of England
The term Junior Queen sounds foreign to us now, but in medieval times sons were sometimes crowned King in their father’s lifetime in order to […]
Burial places of the Queens Consort of France
Basilica of St. Denis Ermentrude of Orléans – Basilica of St. Denis (Paris, France) Richilde of the Ardennes – Basilica of St. Denis (Paris, France) Adelaide of Paris – Saint-Corneille Abbey (Compiègne,France) Richardis […]
