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  2. 5 days ago · The Norman Castles of Sicily. Pilot Guides. The Normans conquered Sicily from the Saracens in the 11th century. The Emirate of Sicily had ruled the island for more than 250 years from their capital Palermo.

  3. 4 days ago · Eleanor, Queen of Castile (1161–1214) – married King Alfonso VIII of Castile. The couple's children included King Henry I of Castile and four queen consorts, Berengaria of Leon, Urraca of Portugal, Blanche of France and Eleanor of Aragon.

  4. 4 days ago · Although she was surrounded by money and influence, St. Elizabeth lived a life dedicated to serving the poor, often ignoring her own comfort, and even incurring the criticism of the court and the wrath of her in-laws, who disapproved of her altruism.

  5. 4 days ago · Queen Marie Caroline’s last days were profoundly sad. After a perilous journey of more than seven months she reached Vienna, where she had asked an asylum from the Emperor Francis, who had been her son-in-law. One of her daughters, Princess Marie Thérèse (born June 6, 1772; married September 19, 1790; died April 13, 1807), was […]

  6. 4 days ago · Discover the enchanting tale of Sicily's Hundred-Horse Chestnut Tree, where a queen and her knights once found refuge during a storm. Learn about its historical significance, age, and the natural beauty that surrounds this legendary tree.

  7. 3 days ago · Having set a diadem upon his head, and arrayed himself in full royal style, he proclaimed his wife queen (she was a fellow Syrian and of the same city), and appointed to the royal council such men as seemed to be gifted with superior intelligence, among them one Achaeus (Achaeus by name and an Achaean by birth), a man who excelled both at ...

  8. Catherine of Genoa – Patron of Abused Spouses. Catherine was born into a noble Genovese family but chose to become a cloistered nun. However, her family forced her to marry a known moral reprobate. They never had children and her husband squandered his family’s fortune and impoverished them both.

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