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1 giorno fa · Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of ...
2 giorni fa · On Monday, May 21 / June 3, 2024, the feast of Saints Constantine and Helen was celebrated in the Patriarchate. On this holiday, the Church commemorates the work of the great glorious king and equal to the apostles Saint Constantine, the recognition of Christianity as a free religion within the Roman state by the decree of the Milanese, in AD 312 and of Saint Helen, who visited the Holy Land ...
4 giorni fa · Later in life, in her late 70’s, Helena travelled to Palestine on pilgrimage. Her archeological excavations led to the discovery of fragments of what was allegedly the True Cross, among other relics. Interestingly, Helen is the patron saint of new discoveries and also of difficult marriages, divorced people, converts and archeologists!
2 giorni fa · e. The House of Plantagenet [a] ( /plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins, who were also counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the ...
3 giorni fa · Signature. Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholics. In 1590, when Ferdinand was 11 years old, they sent him to study at the Jesuits ...
5 giorni fa · Gender, Nation and Conquest in the High Middle Ages: Nest of Deheubarth. Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2013, ISBN: 9780719089992; 304pp.; Price: £65.00. Nest of Deheubarth, a 12th-century Welsh princess, has a presence well beyond academic history and interests. She was one of the most famous Welsh princesses and over the centuries ...
3 giorni fa · An English variant of the Old French Alienor, Eleanor is of unknown meaning but rich history, with wearers presiding as European queens and America ’s First Lady alike. She’s also graced the stage with actors and dancers alike. Eleanor has always appeared on the U.S. Top 1000 names for girls since its creation in 1900, though her popularity ...
