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The biography of François-Camille of Lorraine is not so simple; at any rate, the modern vicissitudes of its circulation give cause for alarm about the memory of this nobleman

Quite by chance I discovered that the Russian-language Wikipedia and a multitude of secondary sources on the Runet maintain that Louis de Lorraine, Prince of Lambesc (1692-1743), had one son, Louis-Charles of Lorraine, who inherited his father's title, and five daughters: Jeanne, Louise, Henriette, Camille

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On 7 February 1770, Louis XV formally asked for the hand of Marie Antoinette on behalf of his grandson, Louis XVI

On 7 February 1770, Louis XV formally asked for the hand of Marie Antoinette on behalf of his grandson, Louis XVI. The wedding took place some months later, and by proxy at that, which is to say in the absence of the groom! Then the 14-year-old Marie Antoinette

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The great rune stone raised by Harald Bluetooth, gatherer of the Danish lands and baptiser of Denmark, that venerated tenth-century ruler after whom Bluetooth was named

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I deliberately refrained from calling Yaroslav Vladimirovich "the Wise", so as to preserve the truth of the chronicles and sagas, in which nobody ever called him wise

I deliberately refrained from calling Yaroslav Vladimirovich "the Wise", so as to preserve the truth of the chronicles and sagas, in which nobody ever called him wise. The Wise would be invented centuries later by Karamzin. I should like to say how precious the sagas are to us,

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Descendants of Princess Anna Yaroslavna of Kyiv ruled France until the late 18th century

The marriage of the Kyivan princess Anna Yaroslavna to Henry I of France, childless in his first marriage, produced three sons, Philip I, Robert and Hugh, and a daughter, Emma. Anna's descendants would rule France until the end of the eighteenth century: all three dynasties that succeeded one

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Bloody Mary

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Henry VIII

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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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Interestingly, Salkinson was born in that same Shklov which gave the world so many famous Jews

Interestingly, Salkinson was born in that same Shklov which gave the world so many famous Jews. By the age of 29 he was already living in England, had converted to Christianity and had even become a missionary. He is known for his translations of Milton's "Paradise Lost&

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At Woodstock, Elizabeth scratched with a diamond on a window pane: "much suspected by me, nothing proved can be, quoth Elizabeth the prisoner"

At Woodstock, Elizabeth scratched with a diamond on a window pane: "much suspected by me, nothing proved can be, quoth Elizabeth the prisoner". I have not seen it myself, but this is what the autograph of Elizabeth I looks like

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In 1554 Mary the Bloody sent the twenty-year-old Princess Elizabeth to the Tower on a charge of crimes against the queen

In 1554 Mary the Bloody sent the twenty-year-old Princess Elizabeth to the Tower on a charge of crimes against the queen. The prisoner's fate was long in the balance, and the partisans of Charles V insisted on an execution. Fortunately, Mary decided otherwise. Two months later

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How Many Horses Served Napoleon in His Lifetime and on Campaign

It has been calculated that over his whole life Napoleon was served by some six thousand horses, including those harnessed to the carriages that accompanied him and those ridden by his retinue. Every day he had at his disposal more than a hundred horses, divided into ten brigades, and on