Marie de Rabutin-Chantal , known as the Marquise de Sévigné (1626 – 1696), is a French woman of letters known for her epistolary writings. A young widow Daughter of Marie de Coulanges and Celse-Bénigne de Rabutin, Baron de Chantal, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal was born February 5, 1626 in Paris. She l
French politician, who became lame as a child, he was destined for an ecclesiastical career and became bishop of Autun. He is a deputy to the States-General and head of the constitutional clergy. He left the Church and left for the United States. He was later Minister of Foreign Relations thanks to
Death of the ruler of Golconda Abdullah Qutb Shah, the ruler of Golconda died on 21 April 1672 and Abul Hasan Qutb Shah was succeeded by the Sultan of Golconda. He was influenced by the Sufis and did not accept the bigotry of Sunni Muslims as justified. He appointed Hindu ministers and officials eq
Artemisia Lomi Gentileschi (1593-1652), was an Italian painter of the Caravaggio school, considered one of the first women to paint historical and religious subjects. Very talented, she met with great success in her time, and is also one of the first Baroque painters. [WARNING:rape] A cathartic a