Queen Eleanor of Castile. Portrait by Joos Van Cleve, c.1530s-40s. Eleanor, the daughter of Philip of Burgundy and Juana of Castile and sister to Emperor Charles V, was the second wife of François I of France. Her marriage to François was part of peace negotiations between the Valois and the Habsburgs, although such peace was short term. Prior to her marriage to François, Eleanor was married to Manuel I of Portugal. Her only surviving child from the marriage was a daughter, Maria.
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A comprehensive who's who of the royal family, from the first Windsors to Princess Lilibet, and every cousin in between.
my G-Grandmother, Eleanor of Provence
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On February 25, 1570, Elizabeth I was excommunicated by Pope Pius V. Read more for the lead up to the excommunication and what it meant for the English Catholics.
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Judi Dench will star as the Empress of India in Victoria And Abdul, which is based on the real-life friendship that developed between the widowed queen and Abdul Karim, writes Baz Bamigboye.
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Koningin van Engeland en Ierland van 1558 tot 1603. Dochter van Henry VIII en Anne Boleyn en de laatste vorst van de Tudor dynastie. Ik heb haar ontmoet in de films van Shekhar Kapur: Elizabeth (19…
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After years of neglect and abuse from her husband, this queen raised an army and took over England for herself.
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