3 days ago · Charles Orlando Dauphin of France 1492–1495: Charles Dauphin of France 1496: Antoine of Bourbon King of Navarre 1518–1562: Jeanne III d'Albret Queen of Navarre 1528–1572: Charlotte of France 1516–1524: Francis III Dauphin of France Duke of Brittany 1518–1536: Catherine de' Medici 1519–1589: Henry II King of France 1519–1559 r ...
22 hours ago · Brittany ( / ˈbrɪtəni /; French: Bretagne [bʁətaɲ] ( listen); Breton: Breizh, pronounced [bʁɛjs] or [bʁɛx]; [2] Gallo: Bertaèyn [bəʁtaɛɲ]) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation.
May 8, 2023 · Charles of France, the son of Louis VIII, was made count of the western French province of Anjou by his elder brother, King Louis IX in 1246. In 1266 Charles was granted the crown of Naples and Sicily by the Pope in return for overthrowing the territories' Hohenstaufen rulers.
22 hours ago · Pope Alexander VI made many alliances to secure his position. He sought help from Charles VIII of France (1483–1498), who was allied to Ludovico "il Moro" Sforza (the Moor, so-called because of his swarthy complexion), the de facto Duke of Milan, who needed French support to legitimise
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May 19, 2023 · 1493. 8 Jan. Arch, de France. 78. Treaty of Ferdinand and Isabella with Charles VIII. King Of France. 1. The old alliances between Spain and France are renewed. 2. Ferdinand and Isabella bind themselves to assist the King of France against all his enemies, without exception, and in particular against the English, who are old foes of the French ...
3 days ago · This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname.. This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina.These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles.
2 days ago · It is an incomplete list of French wars and battles from the establishment of the Kingdom of France in 987 to the current Fifth Republic. For pre-987 wars, see List of wars involving Francia . Kingdom of France (987–1792) [ edit First French Republic (1792–1804) [ edit] First French Empire (1804–1814, 1815) [ edit]
May 16, 2023 · Eleanor of Aquitaine may have been queen of France and England. But Anne of Brittany is the only woman to be twice queen of France. Aged just 11, the powerful duchess was betrothed to the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I of Austria. Charles VIII of France disapproved, wooing her with a military campaign that forced the child bride to marry him.
May 29, 2023 · They traced the disease through eight generations back to Mary, Queen of Scots, but made no attempt to delve further into the origins of the faulty gene. My hypothesis is that it was Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII and wife of James IV of Scotland, who brought porphyria to the Royal House of Stuart.
May 26, 2023 · Charles IX, also called (until 1560) duc (duke) d’Orléans, (born June 27, 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris—died May 30, 1574, Vincennes, France), king of France from 1560, remembered for authorizing the massacre of Protestants on St. Bartholomew’s Day, August 23–24, 1572, on the advice of his mother, Catherine de Médicis.
May 25, 2023 · It all started with Catherine Briçonnet, the wife of King Charles VIII’s Chamberlain, in 1517. This is the woman, responsible for the construction of the castle. In 1535, Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of King Henry II, got the castle as a gift from the king. She built the bridge across the river and designed its fabulous gardens.
May 23, 2023 · Brief Life History of Louis. When Louis VIII the Lion, Capet, Roi de France was born on 5 September 1187, in Paris, Île-de-France, France, his father, Philippe Augustus II, Roi de France, was 22 and his mother, Isabella de Hainaut, was 17. He married Blanca de Castilla on 23 May 1200. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters.
May 11, 2023 · Known as the “Maid of Orléans,” this young peasant rose to inspire the French to challenge their British rivals and have Charles VII crowned King of France at Reims (pronounced raans). She was later canonized by the Catholic church as a saint.