Lost Kingdoms: Kingdom of Navarre
House of Íñiguez Íñigo Arista of Pamplona was the first King of Navarre, then known as Pamplona, and he is known as the nation’s founder. […]
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Queens Regnant: Eleanor of Navarre
The future Queen Eleanor of Navarre was born in Olite as the third child of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of […]
Marguerite d’Angoulême – The mother of the French Renaissance
Marguerite was born to Charles, Count of Angoulême and Louise of Savoy in 1492. Her brother Francis succeeded their cousin Louis XII to the throne […]
Queens Regnant: Toda of Pamplona – Queen of a Subkingdom
Toda of Pamplona’s status as Queen Regnant is a bit strange. She is perhaps best known as Queen consort. She was born circa 876 as […]
Queens Regnant: Joan II of Navarre – The daughter of an adulteress
Queen Joan I’s marriage to Philip IV of France had brought Navarre into French hands, and the two were united in one person, until Joan II. […]
Queens Regnant: Blanche I of Navarre – Mother of Two Queens
Blanche was born on 6 July 1387 as the second eldest daughter of Charles III of Navarre and Eleanor of Castile. She was one of […]
