Marshal of France in 1791. From 1781, he distinguished himself during the American War of Independence at the head of the French expeditionary force, resulting in the victory of Yorktown. In 1790, he commanded the Army of the North, but was arrested during the Terror.
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, better known as Agatha Christie (1890 – 1976), is a British writer, specialist in detective novels. Nicknamed the Queen of Crime, she was of crucial importance in the development of the genre and is one of the most famous authors in the world. The Lonely Petit , first d
Queen of France, regent, mother of 3 kings of France and a queen of Spain. The life of Catherine de Medici has caused a lot of ink to flow. Her role as a mother was the most important of her life, punctuated by intrigues and manipulations to elevate them to the highest rank. Through this article, di
Portrait of Zygmunt Stary, most probably by Marcin Ostrowski. Sigismund I the Old The King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania from the Jagiellonian dynasty. He was the fifth son of Kazimierz Jagiellończyk and Elżbieta Rakuszanka. With numerous, older offspring, his parents did not antic