Francis II is the eldest son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici. At the age of 14, he married Marie Stuart (famous Queen of Scotland, and niece of the Guises). He was proclaimed king on the tragic death of his father in 1559. Being a minor, he chose to entrust power to the Guises. His reign marks t
Nobleman of the Carolingian era, Dhuoda (circa 800 – after 843) is famous for his Manual to my son , a very instructive education manual that she wrote for her son Guillaume. A life full of mysteries The existence of Dhuoda is known mainly through his Manual for my son , and we know very little a
At first little involved during the Revolution, he had a brief military career. Conventional, he is a representative on mission in particular in Toulon to liberate the city, he will name Bonaparte captain. He is recalled by the Public Safety Committee. He then throws himself into the opposition and
A talented German composer and pianist, Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 – 1847) saw her career thwarted by the opposition of her father, who refused to allow her to devote herself to music. A gift for music Daughter of Lea and Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fanny was born on November 14, 1805 in Hamburg