Elżbieta Łokietkówna Elżbieta Łokietkówna Queen of Hungary and regent of Poland from the Piast dynasty. She was the daughter of Władysław Łokietek and Jadwiga Kaliska. She was born as the first child of this couple conceived after the prince returned from exile. She grew up under the supervisi
Jaigarh Fort Sawai Jai Singh got Jaigarh fort built on the eagle mound near Amber fort in 1726 AD. Its structure is very similar to that of Amber Fort. Its length is 3 km in north-south and 1 km in width in east-west. A huge cannon named Jaiban was built in this fort, which at that time was the wo
Louise Labé (1524 – 1566), nicknamed La Belle Cordière, was a French poet of the modern era. Considered one of the greatest authors of the 16th century, she claimed for women the right to education and independence of thought. The Beautiful Cordiere Daughter of Pierre Charly, apprentice ropemaker
Daughter of Lorenzo II de Medici (to whom Machiavelli dedicated The Prince), Catherine grew up in Italy before to marry the future King of France Henry II. When the king dies, the superstitious Catherine dresses in black and mourns until her death. She governed with the Guises during the minority of