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1 day ago · Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, " Granddaughter of France " (29 May 1627 – 5 April 1693) known as La Grande Mademoiselle, was the eldest daughter of Gaston d'Orléans, an his first wife Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier. Mademoiselle's mother died in childbirth and Anne Marie Louise inherited her vast fortune ...
1 day ago · Henry was already King of Navarre, as the successor of his mother, Jeanne d'Albret, but he owed his succession to the throne of France to the line of his father, Antoine of Bourbon, an agnatic descendant of Louis IX. He was the first French king from the House of Bourbon . Henry's succession in 1589 proved far from straightforward.
- August 1589 – March 1594
- France
5 days ago · Hugh’s late father, the sixth Duke of Westminster, once gave a candid interview in which he admitted being a reluctant heir to the Dukedom after his uncle died childless. He and his wife Natalia ...
6 days ago · The House of Habsburg ( / ˈhæpsbɜːrɡ /, German: Haus Habsburg, pronounced [haʊ̯s ˈhaːpsˌbʊʁk] ⓘ ), also known as the House of Austria, [note 6] is one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history. [3] [4]
- 11th century
5 days ago · The book is a comprehensive collection of seismic moments and little-known tidbits that tell the collective story of Duke’s journey. The beach photo was just one of hundreds selected by a small team that spent a year putting the 168-page book together. It is one of three in the book that Conner took while a student in the 1930s.
4 days ago · French Revolution. The French Revolution [a] was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, [1] while its values ...
Jan 30, 2023 · Architecture News. Gilded Age Fifth Ave Mansion on Sale for $80 Million. Nicole Saraniero. An expensive piece of New York City history is up for sale. For $80 million, the Benjamin N. Duke House...
