Maria Theresa of Spain – The Sun King’s Queen
Early years Maria Theresa, Spanish Infanta, was born on the 10th September 1638 in Spain, the daughter of the Spanish King Philip IV and his […]
France
The Bonaparte Women: Marie Louise of Austria
Marie Louise of Austria was born on 12 December 1791 as the daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily at the Hofburg […]
Madame de Maintenon – Louis XIV’s Secret Wife
Early Life Françoise d’Aubigné was born on the 27th of November 1635 in France. The daughter of an incarcerated Huguenot, Françoise had a relatively modest […]
Clémentine of Belgium – Fighting for independence
Clémentine of Belgium was born on 30 July 1872 as the daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium and Marie Henriette of Austria. Her gender was a great disappointment […]
Maria of Austria and her daughter Elisabeth – The teenage years of a Queen
Maria of Austria was born on 21 June 1528 as the daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and Isabella of Portugal. On 15 September 1548, […]
Marie Leszczyńska – The low-born Queen
Marie Leszczyńska was born on 23 June 1703 as the daughter of King Stanisław Leszczyński, Stanislaw I of Poland, and Catherine Opalińska. Her father’s reign as King of […]
