elizabeth cheney
The Royal Women

Elizabeth Cheney, Lady Say – Great-grandmother of three Queens of England

Elizabeth Cheney was born in April 1422 in Cambridgeshire to parents Lawrence Cheney and his wife, Elizabeth Cockayne. The couple were part of the gentry, and Lawrence held the position of High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire. The pair raised a family of eight children, including Elizabeth Cheney, who was the eldest. Elizabeth’s ancestors included Barons and [read more]
Princess Gabriella monaco
Antoinette of Monaco

Women who were passed over – Monaco

The Principality of Monaco has traditionally practised male-preference primogeniture, which means that a brother will always take precedence over an elder sister. If we take absolute primogeniture (meaning that the eldest child inherits regardless of sex) into account, which women were passed over? Marie Grimaldi Marie was the only child of Antoinette of Savoy and [read more]