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Isabella of Aragon – A lost legacy (Part one)

November 25, 2020 Moniek 0

The future Queen Isabella I of Castile had made a daring choice by marrying the future King Ferdinand II of Aragon against the wishes of […]

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Constance of Castile – Claimant to the Castilian throne

September 12, 2020 Amy Eloise Kelly 1

Constance was born in 1354 as the daughter of Peter, King of Castile and León and María de Padilla. The Infanta was born into a […]

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Lucrezia Borgia – A Renaissance Duchess (Part one)

January 29, 2020 Moniek 0

Lucrezia Borgia was born on 18 April 1480 in the fortress of Subiaco as the illegitimate daughter of Vannozza dei Cattanei and Cardinal Rodrigo de […]

Constance of Béarn’s unlucky marriages

August 3, 2016 Moniek 3

Constance of Béarn was born between 1245 and 1255 as the daughter of Gaston VII, Viscount of Béarn and his first wife Martha of Marsan. […]

Marie of Montpellier – Heiress of Montpellier

July 27, 2016 Moniek 0

Marie of Montpellier was born around 1182 as the daughter of  William VIII, Lord of Montpellier and Eudokia Komnene, a niece of Byzantine Emperor Manuel I […]

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Queens Regnant – Petronilla of Aragon

April 4, 2016 Moniek 0

The situation surrounding Petronilla’s birth is a strange one. Her father Ramiro was the brother of Alfonso I of Aragon, and he was the bishop […]

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