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1 day ago · Duke Francis II, Brittany’s Last Montfort Duke. In 1458, the ducal throne was inherited by a nonentity. Count Francis d’Etampes et de Dreux, who became Duke Francis II de Montfort (23 June 1435—9 Sept. 1488), He was the only son of his elderly uncle’s youngest brother. This youngest brother, Richard, had been the eighth child and fifth ...
5 days ago · Mary I of England (1516-1558) The eldest daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon, Mary I was a steadfast Catholic who sought to undo many of her father‘s religious reforms. Crowned England‘s first queen regnant in 1553 at the age of 37, Mary faced significant challenges to her legitimacy due to her gender and faith.
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4 days ago · Mary is the daughter of the Father, mother of the Son and spouse of the Holy Spirit. This is not some medieval invention, it has been a part of Catholic Faith from the beginning and has been reiterated by Vatican II, Mary "is endowed with the high office and dignity of the Mother of the Son of God, and therefore she is also the beloved daughter ...
4 days ago · Commissioned by Mary in 1919, the Queen Mary Fringe Tiara was originally a fringe necklace that was a wedding day gift from Queen Victoria, which she wore in her hair. . However, Mary was fond of customising her jewellery pieces to make them into something new and more to her taste. 26 years after her wedding day in 1893 she asked Garrard to make it into a kokoshnik-style piece, consisting of ...
4 days ago · Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and third circumnavigation overall.
4 days ago · Washington D.C., Aug 15, 2023 / 02:30 am (CNA). On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into Heaven. But while the feast day is a relatively new one, the history of the holiday — and the mystery behind it — has its roots in the earliest ...
