Lucrezia Borgia – A Renaissance Duchess (Part one)
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 […]
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Constance of Béarn’s unlucky marriages
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
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 […]
Queens Regnant: Petronilla of Aragon – The Bishop’s Daughter
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 […]
Yolande of Aragon (1381-1442) Family and Power by Zita Eva Rohr Book Review
Yolande of Aragon was quite an unfamiliar figure for me, personally. This changed tremendously after I received this book, ‘Yolande of Aragon (1381 – 1442) […]
Queens Regnant: Isabella I of Castile – The Catholic Queen
Isabella was not born to be a Queen. She was born on 22 April 1451 as the daughter of John II, King of Castile and his […]
