Marina Mikhailovna Raskova (Раско́ва Мари́на Миха́йловна, 1912 – 1943) is a Russian pilot who distinguished herself in particular during the Second World War. Enlisted in the Red Army, she founded three all-female aviation regiments, including the 588e NBAP, nicknamed witches of the night by the Ger
Jeanne de France is the daughter of Louis XI and Charlotte of Savoy. Anxious to marry her to the Orleans, Louis XI promised her to the future Louis XII (Jeanne being disabled, he hoped that Louis XII would not have children, and thus intended to reduce the line of the Orleans). A neglected wife, des
Son of a Hungarian immigrant and a French mother, Nicolas Sarkozy was born in Paris. A graduate in private law and political science, he joined the UDR (Union of Democrats for the Republic), a Gaullist party, in 1974. He was elected mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine at the age of 28, in 1983. Entering the
Brother of Louis XVI and Louis XVIII. In 1789, then Count of Artois, he was one of the first to emigrate. In 1824, he acceded to the throne and showed himself faithful to his absolutist positions, choosing as minister Villèle, whose authoritarian policy reinforced the opposition movements which asse