Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal began its life in 1139 when Afonso Henriques, Count of Portugal, was acclaimed King of the Portuguese. House of Burgundy His wife was Matilda […]
Philippa of Lancaster
Philippa of Lancaster – A Queen in very truth
A Queen in very truth, who knew how to impose on her Court these virtues which only a woman’s heart can really sense and thereby […]
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 […]
Burial places of the Queens and Consorts of Portugal
Amélie of Orléans – Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza (Lisbon, Portugal) Beatrice of Castile (1242 – 1303) – Alcobaça Monastery (Alcobaça, Portugal) Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359) […]
Joan of Portugal – The Princess Saint
Joan was the daughter of Isabella of Coimbra and Afonso V of Portugal. She was born on 6 February 1452, and she was for a […]