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Apr 21, 2024 · the Fronde. Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, duchess de Montpensier (born May 29, 1627, Paris, France—died April 5, 1693, Paris) was a princess of the royal house of France, prominent during the Fronde and the minority of Louis XIV. She was known as Mademoiselle because her father, Gaston de France, Duke d’Orléans and uncle of Louis XIV ...
May 2, 2024 · Part 1: Louis X. France's King Philip IV had three sons who were the last rulers of France from the Capetian Dynasty. They were Louis X, Philip V, and Charles IV. Louis was born on Oct. 4, 1289 in Paris. His mother was Joan of Navarre. When his mother died, in 1305, Louis became King of Navarre. As the oldest son of the King of France, he was ...
Apr 25, 2024 · St. Louis IX of France Feast day: Aug 25 St. Louis was born to King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, at Poissy on April 25th 1215. Louis was made King at only 11 years of age, and was the father ...
4 days ago · Eleanor of Aquitaine (born c. 1122—died April 1, 1204, Fontevrault, Anjou, France) was the queen consort of both Louis VII of France (1137–52) and Henry II of England (1152–1204) and mother of Richard I (the Lionheart) and John of England. She was perhaps the most powerful woman in 12th-century Europe.
4 days ago · The July Monarchy ( French: Monarchie de Juillet ), officially the Kingdom of France ( French: Royaume de France ), was a liberal constitutional monarchy in France under Louis Philippe I, starting on 26 July 1830, with the July Revolution of 1830, and ending 23 February 1848, with the Revolution of 1848.
Apr 22, 2024 · Isabella of France (c. 1295 – August 22, 1358), known as the She-Wolf of France, [1] was the Queen consort of Edward II of England and mother of Edward III. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre. Isabella was born in Paris on an uncertain date, probably between May and ...
1 day ago · Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of ...
