Aristocracy - The Parnassian (Page 38)

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Russo-Scandinavian marriages of the 11th and 12th centuries in the sagas and Yaroslav's daughters

The saga of the Norwegian kings from roughly 1025 to 1157 is called "Morkinskinna" ("Rotten Skin"). It mentions the marriage of Elizabeth, daughter of Yaroslav, Prince of Kyiv, to Harald Sigurdsson. It is believed that in reality the princess was called Olisava, and in the sagas

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Gaston of Orléans was also a naturalist: here is part of his collection at Blois, where he laid out a botanical garden in which the eminent botanists Robert Morison and Paul Reneaulme worked on the classification of plants

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Gaston of Orléans, brother of Louis XIII, his revolts and loss of the regency

In royal history I like the heroes of the supporting roles. Gaston d'Orléans (1608-1660), for example, who was called the only brother of the king, Louis XIII. In fact Marie de' Medici had another son, Nicolas, or the prince without a name, who lived for four

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Princess Gunhild, whose eye disease was cured by Saint Wulfstan, had a younger sister: Gytha

Saxo Grammaticus reports that after Harold's death at the Battle of Hastings, Gytha of Wessex fled to Flanders, then to her uncle, King Sweyn of Denmark, and a few years later married Vladimir Monomakh, Prince of Smolensk. Gytha bore six sons: Mstislav the Great (Prince of Kyiv), Izyaslav

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An Entry in the Calendar of Margaret Beaufort, Great-Great-Granddaughter of Edward III, on the Day of the Wedding of Her Son Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

An entry in the calendar of Margaret Beaufort, great-great-granddaughter of Edward III, on the day of the wedding of her son Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. The marriage took place on 18 January 1486 and reconciled the warring dynasties, uniting them

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Queen Victoria, Edward VII, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsarevich Nicholas with his bride-to-be Alix of Hesse, and others, at Coburg on 21 April 1894, at the wedding of Princess Victoria Melita and Ernest of Hesse

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The Orléans branch of the Valois comes to power and the salamander on its coat of arms

One branch of the House of Valois is that of Charles VI, the very man who was crowned thanks to Joan of Arc. The other branch of the House of Valois is the Dukes of Orléans. Charles d'Orléans, the great poet, returns from captivity, and is regarded with

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Louis XIV's Control over the Court in the Books of Norbert Elias and Nicholas Henshall

Found an interesting take on the role of Versailles and Louis XIV's personal will in the life of the French court. Many authors, with varying degrees of skill, describe how the monarch arranged the daily lives of his courtiers, how he meddled in their private affairs and strove

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The Last Artefact of the Day: An Authentic Manuscript of Gaston, Duke of Orléans, Brother of Louis XIII, Who Lived and Died in Blois

Façade of the Château de Blois with an equestrian statue of Louis XII in a Gothic niche above the entrance arch, walls of brick and stone.

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Château de Blois, residence of Louis XII and Francis I, where Anne of Brittany died

Built in the fifteenth century, the Château de Blois, ancestral seat of the Dukes of Orléans, was the residence of Louis XII and later of his son-in-law Francis I. Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, died here

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The heart of Anne of Brittany in its reliquary and its fate during the Revolution

Besides her political testament, Anne of Brittany left a worldly one: the Duchess asked that her heart be carried home to her native land and buried where her parents lay. The heart was placed in a golden reliquary measuring 15*12 cm, crowned with a coronet of clover leaves and

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Nantes Castle, where Anne of Brittany was born (1)

Nantes Castle, where Anne of Brittany was born (1). The portal commemorating the wedding of Anne and Louis XII at the Château de Blois (2). A coin minted by Anne in Brittany (3). The royal tomb at Saint-Denis (4). Anne with her son, medal (5)