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Catherine, Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; [a] 9 January 1982), is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne . Born in Reading, Catherine grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire. She was educated at St Andrew's School and Marlborough College before ...
Catherine de' Medici (Italian: Caterina de' Medici, pronounced [kateˈriːna de ˈmɛːditʃi]; French: Catherine de Médicis, pronounced [katʁin də medisis]; 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589) was an Italian [a] ( Florentine) noblewoman born into the Medici family. She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King Henry II and the ...
Jan 22, 2024 · On 7 September 1573, Sebastian’s mother, Joanna, died at the age of 38 after a long and painful illness. Sebastian only became more focused on his crusade. He left for the Algarve, although Catherine feared it was his intention to go to Africa. She was in “a lot of pain and anguish.” 8 She was right, and he indeed went to Morocco.
Dec 4, 2023 · In 1553, she married Polish King Sigismund II Augustus and became Queen co Catherine of Austria (Polish Katarzyna Habsburanka Lithuanian Kotryna Habsburgait 15 September 1533 28 February 1572) was one of the fifteen children of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary.
Jan 17, 2024 · Tragically, Catherine and John would lose many more children in the years to come. On 15 October 1527, Catherine gave birth to a daughter, who was named Maria Manuela. Little Maria Manuela would survive the childhood perils only to die in childbirth at the age of 17. When she was two years old, it was written that “the Princess is very well ...
The event in Bad Ischl was one such moment. Two days after their first meeting, Franz Joseph asked Elisabeth to marry him. Eight months later, the wedding took place in Vienna. Of all the Habsburgs, Austria's longest-reigning dynasty, no one has retained as much fame as Elisabeth of Austria. Even 125 years after her death, the empress outshines ...
