Daughter of a king of England but of a repudiated and condemned wife, Elisabeth Ire nevertheless ends up acceding to the throne and reigns alone for 44 years. In an England divided between Catholics and Protestants, his reign was notably marked by greater religious tolerance. Daughters of Henry VII
Son of Hedwig of Saxony, niece of Otton 1st, and of Hugh the Great, Frank Hugh is nicknamed Capet, in reference to the mantle of Saint Martin preserved in the abbey of the same name where he was a lay abbot (i.e. say a layman running an abbey). Supported by the Archbishop of Reims, Adalbéron, he was
Trained as a goldsmith, Gutenberg is known as the inventor of the printing press. After leaving Mainz in 1428, he settled in Strasbourg around 1434. He associated with several bourgeois and designed stone cutting and mirror manufacturing processes using an alloy of lead, tin and copper. enriched wit
He began a military career without conviction, before leaving for America. He returned to France in 1800 and became Bonapartes plenipotentiary minister, leaving his post after the execution of the Duc dEnghien. He returned to political life again in 1814, but hostile to the July Monarchy, he retired