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Há 3 dias · Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, duchess de Montpensier 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, had the designation of Monsieur.
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Há 3 dias · In this anthology, the abbey of Fontevraud offers itself as a special “case.”. The statutes given to it by its founder, Robert d’Arbrissel, stipulate that the order will be led by a woman ...
Há 5 dias · Catholics and people worldwide celebrate St. Joan of Arc — a heroine who fought for both God and country — on her feast day, May 30. On that day, nearly 600 years ago, the Maid of Orléans was condemned to death after being convicted of heresy.
Há 1 dia · Early life Anne at the age of six, 1607. Born at the Benavente Palace [es] in Valladolid, Spain, and baptised Ana María Mauricia, she was the eldest daughter of King Philip III of Spain and his wife Margaret of Austria. She held the titles of Infanta of Spain and of Portugal (since her father was king of Portugal as well as Spain) and Archduchess of Austria. Despite her Spanish birth, she was ...
Há 5 dias · The election of an abbess to succeed Cecily Willoughby (d. 1528) appears to have been the occasion of interference by the Crown. The convent sponsored the election of the prioress, Isabel Jordayne, said to be 'ancient wise and discreet', but Anne Boleyn favoured a certain Eleanor Carey, sister of Philip Carey, brother-in-law of Anne.
Há 4 dias · In the village of Domrémy, nestled along the borderlands of northeastern France, a young peasant girl named Joan heard voices that no one else could. These w...
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Há 2 dias · The story of this enigmatic smiling angel is indeed unique. Built in the first half of the 13th century, together with the existing cathedral building, the angel was placed next to the statue of St. Nicasius, the bishop of Reims who was martyred in the fifth century.
