The Black Death peaked in Europe between the years 1347 and 1353. It was the most fatal pandemic in human history, killing millions. Not even royals were safe from this. During these years, a handful of royals died from the bubonic plague. Here are some royal women who died during these years. For some of [read more]
The Kingdom of Sicily began its life in 1130 when it was created by Count Roger II of Sicily with the agreement of Pope Innocent II. Roger was married three times. His first wife was Elvira of Castile who was thus the first Queen of Sicily. They went on to have six children together, and [read more]
This article was written by Hannah Pym. A particularly interesting example that demonstrates the unstable and calculating nature of arranging marriages of royal daughters was that of Isabella, eldest daughter of Edward III. Isabella defied all common stereotypes of a princess’s marriage by not becoming married until she was thirty-three. She also married a man [read more]
Princess Joanna of England was born around October 1165 in the Chateau d’Angers in Anjou (in what is now France). She was the youngest daughter and seventh child of King Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. Many historians refer to Princess Joanna either as Joanna Plantagenet or simply Joan of England. [read more]
This article was written by Marie. Joan is the bride whose mother took off with the groom. In this case, the frisky mother was Isabelle of Angoulême: a widowed queen on the look-out for a new husband. But as Joan was only ten at the time, it can’t have been too much of a snub. She probably wasn’t that close [read more]
Marie de Coucy was born around 1218 as the second daughter of Enguerrand, 3rd Baron de Coucy and Marie de Montmirel. She was wealthy and as a great-great-granddaughter of King Louis VI of France had considerable status. She became the second wife of King Alexander II of Scotland in 1239. His first wife had been [read more]
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