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4 days ago · In this first article, I concentrate on Magnus Eriksson's wife Queen Blanka of Namur, or Blanche as she was called in her home country. The background of Blanche becoming queen The first ever queen to be crowned in Sweden was king Magnus Ladulås’ (1275-1290) wife Helvig of Holstein , who was the mother of the three feuding royal brothers ...
2 days ago · Queen Maria Eleonora and the king's ministers took over the government of the Realm on behalf of Gustavus Adolphus' underage daughter Christina, until she reached the age of majority. Gustavus Adolphus is often regarded by military historians as one of the greatest military commanders of all time, with innovative use of combined arms .
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4 days ago · Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg She was the daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Anna, Duchess of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. In the year 1620, Maria Eleonora married the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus with her mother's consent, but against the will of her brother George William, Elector of ...
5 days ago · List of female monarchs. Top left: Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning female monarch, ruling as Queen of the United Kingdom for from 1952 to 2022, 70 years. Top right: Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom for 63 years, from 1837 to 1901; the longest at the time. Bottom left: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands for 58 years from 1890 to ...
2 days ago · Born in 1609, Henrietta Maria was the youngest daughter of Henry IV, the legendary King of France. Her father‘s assassination when she was just an infant thrust the family into a period of upheaval, foreshadowing the turmoil that would mark much of her own life. As a young princess, Henrietta initially caught the eye of England‘s Charles ...
2 days ago · Princess Leonor is the eldest child of Queen Letizia and King Felipe of Spain, and looks so similar to her mother with her flowing long hair and great sense of style.
1 day ago · Early life Anne at the age of six, 1607. Born at the Benavente Palace [es] in Valladolid, Spain, and baptised Ana María Mauricia, she was the eldest daughter of King Philip III of Spain and his wife Margaret of Austria. She held the titles of Infanta of Spain and of Portugal (since her father was king of Portugal as well as Spain) and Archduchess of Austria. Despite her Spanish birth, she was ...
