tour de nesle affair

Joan II of Navarre

Queens Regnant – Joan II of Navarre

June 20, 2016 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Joan I’s marriage to Philip IV of France had brought Navarre into French hands, and the two were united in one person, until Joan II. The future Joan II was born as the daughter of Louis X of France (Louis I of Navarre) and Margaret of Burgundy in 1312. Her mother became entangled in the [read more]

Blanche of Burgundy

The Queens of the Tour de Nesle Affair

April 24, 2015 Moniek Bloks 0

Sometimes history reads like a soap opera, and the Tour de Nesle affair would certainly fit right in. This royal scandal took place in the French royal family under King Philip IV. Philip had three sons, who all would eventually succeed him as King of France. His three sons had all made advantageous marriages. His [read more]