Mary Stuart O’Donnell – An Irish Lady in exile (Part two)
In part one of Mary Stuart O’Donnell’s story, we learned of how she was born after most of her family fled Ireland for the continent […]
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Gertrude of Saxony – Twice a Countess
Gertrude of Saxony was born circa 1030 as the daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and Eilika of Schweinfurt. Gertrude married Floris I, Count of […]
The Sister Countesses: Joan and Margaret of Flanders – Joan and the False Baldwin (Part one)
This article was written by Carol. Joan of Flanders was born around 1200 to Baldwin IX of Flanders and Hainault and his wife Marie of […]
Judith of Francia – Queen and Countess
This article was written by Carol. Judith was the daughter of Charles the Bald, King of the Franks. Charles was a grandson of Charlemagne. She […]
Margaret I, Countess of Flanders’s Lost Tomb at the St. Donatius Cathedral in Bruges, Belgium
Margaret was born circa 1145 as the daughter of Thierry, Count of Flanders and Sibylla of Anjou. Her first marriage was to Ralph II, Count of […]
Queens Regnant: Joanna of Castile
If there was one person not meant to be Queen it was probably Joanna of Castile. She was born as the third child and second […]