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Philip II the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, seeking alliances with Germany gave as wife his nephew Charles VI the daughter of the Duke of Bavaria, Isabeau. The kings madness, which broke out in 1392, made her the regent of the kingdom. She then found herself at the center of all the quarrels and intrigues
Jeanne de France is the daughter of Louis XI and Charlotte of Savoy. Anxious to marry her to the Orleans, Louis XI promised her to the future Louis XII (Jeanne being disabled, he hoped that Louis XII would not have children, and thus intended to reduce the line of the Orleans). A neglected wife, des
Elizabeth of Habsburżanka Elizabeth of Habsburg (1526-1545) - daughter of Archduke Ferdinand I, wife of Zygmunt August. Elżbieta was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand I Habsburg and Anna Jagiellon. From birth, she was planned to marry the Polish prince, Zygmunt August. The first marriage contract
Antoine is the first lieutenant of Julius Caesar when he is emperor of Rome. He helps him to establish his authority, and obtains the function of quaestor in Gaul in -53.At the death of Caesar, in -44, a conflict of power opposes Marc Antoine, Octave Auguste and Lépide. Antoine is designated public