*review copy* *contains affiliate links* Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by Leah Redmond Chang follows the stories of Catherine de’ Medici, her daughter Elisabeth, Queen of Spain, and her daughter-in-law, Mary, Queen of Scots. Particularly Mary, Queen of Scots, has been covered extensively by historians, so I was glad to [read more]
Elisabeth of Valois was born on 2 April 1545 as the daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de’ Medici. She was born in the Château de Fontainebleau. Elisabeth was their second child. Her elder brother was King Francis II of France, who was married to Mary, Queen of Scots. She would have [read more]
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This is the sixth, and it will focus on her relationships with her daughters. Read part five here. Over the years, Catherine gave birth to ten children of which five were [read more]
To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This is the second, and it will focus on her time as Dauphine and Queen consort of France. Read part one here. The new Dauphine almost immediately found her new position [read more]
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 in Spain but had been mostly brought up in Vienna from the age of 4. From an early age, she was considered for several marriages, most notably to her cousin [read more]
House of Jiménez The Kingdom of Aragon began its life in 1035 when it was established as an independent Kingdom. Its first King was Ramiro I of Aragon, an illegitimate son of Sancho III of Pamplona. Ramiro’s first wife was Ermesinda of Bigorre, who was thus the first Queen of Aragon. They went on to have five [read more]
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