Anna of Austria – A devout soul
Anna of Austria was born on 2 November 1549 as the daughter of first cousins Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria of Austria. She had been born […]
Anne of Austria
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. […]
Queens Regent – Anne of Austria
A regent is “a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.” Anne of Austria was born […]
The Louvre & Place de la Concorde
The last stop of my day in Paris was the Louvre. The Louvre is a museum now but it began its life as a royal […]
Vienna Day 6: Art History Museum, Neue Burg & Imperial Treasury
Day six of my Vienna trip was my last full day in Vienna and I used it to visit three museums. I bought a combi-ticket […]