19-20th Cent. Mathilde Ludovika of Bavaria, Countess of Trani.

 

Mathilde Ludovika was born 30 September 1843, in Possenhofen Castle, Bavaria. She was the daughter of Marie Ludovika Wilhelmine, Princess of Bavaria (30 August 1808 - 25 January 1892) and Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria (4 December 1808 - 15 November 1888). Her maternal grandparents were Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine of Baden (13 July 1776 - 13 November 1841) and Maximilian I Josef, King of Bavaria (27 May 1756 - 13 October 1825). Elisabeth's parents were married on 9 September 1828, in Tegernsee. Her siblings were: Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria (21 June 1831 - 6 November 1920), Wilhelm Karl, Duke in Bavaria (24 December 1832 - 13 February 1833), Helene Caroline Therese, Duchess in Bavaria (4 April 1834 - 16 May 1890), Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Duchess in Bavaria (24 December 1837 - 10 September 1898), Karl Theodor (9 August 1839 - 30 November 1909), Maria Sophie Amalie, Duchess in Bavaria (4 October 1841 - 19 January 1925), Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria Stillborn (8 December 1845), Sophie Charlotte Augustine, Duchess in Bavaria (23 February 1847 - 4 May 1897) and Maximilian Emanuel, Duke in Bavaria (7 December 1849 - 12 June 1893). Her sister, Elisabeth married Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916) on 24 April 1854, in St. Augustine's Church, Vienna. Her sister, Helene married Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis on 24 August 1858, at Possenhofen. Her sister, Maria Sophie married Francis of the Two Sicilies (16 January 1836 - 27 December 1894) on 3 February 1859, in Bari. Mathilde Ludovika married Lodovico, Count of Trani (1 August 1838 - 8 June 1886) on 5 June 1861. He was the son of Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria and Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. The couple had a daughter, Maria Teresa born 15 January 1867, in Zürich.

 

The Child of Mathilde Ludovika and Ludovico:

Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (15 January 1867 - 1 May 1909) Married Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1889.

Her husband, Lodovico died 8 June 1886, in Paris, France. Her sister, Sophie Charlotte married Ferdinand Philippe Marie, Duc d'Alençon (12 July 1844 - 29 June 1910) on 28 September 1868, at Possenhofen Castle, near Starnberg. Her father, Maximilian Joseph died on 15 November 1888, in Munich. He was buried in the family crypt in Schloss Tegernsee. Her daughter, Princess Maria Teresa married Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (7 March 1864 - 22 October 1927) on 27 June 1889, in Sigmaringen. He was the son of Infanta Antónia of Portugal and Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern. Her sister, Helene died of stomach cancer on 16 May 1890, in Regensburg, Bavaria. She was buried in St. Emmeram's Abbey. Her mother, Marie Ludovika Wilhelmine died on 25 January 1892, in Munich. She was buried with her husband in the family crypt in Schloss Tegernsee. Her sister, Sophie died in a fire on 4 May 1897, at a charity bazaar, in Paris. Her sister, Elisabeth was assassinated on 10 September 1898, in Geneva. She was buried in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna. Her daughter, Maria Teresa died 1 March 1909, in Cannes, France. Mathilde Ludovika died aged 81, on 18 June 1925, in Munich, Bavaria.

19th Cent. Prince Henri, Duc de Bordeaux et Comte de Chambord.

Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois was born 29 September 1820, in the Pavillon de Marsan, Tuileries Palace, in Paris. He was son of Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchesse de Berry (5 November 1798 - 17 April 1870) and Charles Ferdinand, Duc de Berry (24 January 1778 - 14 February 1820). His maternal grandparents were Maria Clementina of Austria (24 April 1777 - 15 November 1801) and Francesco I, King of the Two Sicilies (19 August 1777 - 8 November 1830). His paternal grandparents were Marie-Thérèse of Savoy, Princess of Sardinia and of Piedmont (31 January 1756 - 2 June 1805) and Charles X, King of France and of Navarre (9 October 1757 - 6 November 1836). Henri Charles's parents were married in 1816. His siblings were: Princess Louise Élisabeth of France (13 July 1817 - 14 July 1817), Prince Louis of France (13 September 1818) and Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of Bourbon (21 September 1819 - 1 February 1864). His father, Charles Ferdinand was stabbed and mortally wounded on 13 February 1820, when leaving the Opera House in Rue de Richelieu, in Paris with his wife, by Louis Pierre Louvel. Charles Ferdinand died the day after, on 14 February 1820. Seven months after his death, Maria Carolina gave birth to a son, Henri. At birth, he was given the title of Duc de Bordeaux. He was called "the miracle child". His grandfather, Charles X abdicated on 2 August 1830, and twenty minutes later, the Dauphin also abdicated in favor of the Duc de Bordeaux. He was immediately proclaimed Henri V, King of France and Navarre. After seven days, the National Assembly decreed that the throne should pass to the Regent, the Duc d'Orléans, who became Louis-Philippe, King of the French on 9 August 1830. Henri and his family left France and went into exile, 16 August, 1830. With the death of his grandfather in 1836, and his uncle in 1844, Henri became the genealogically senior claimant to the French throne. His supporters were called Legitimists to distinguish them from the Orléanists, the supporters of the family of Louis-Philippe. His sister, Louise Marie Thérèse married Ferdinando Carlo, Hereditary Prince of Lucca (14 January 1823 - 27 March 1854) on 10 November 1845, at Schloss Frohsdorf. Henri used the title Comte de Chambord, from the Château de Chambord. He continued to make his claim throughout the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, the Second Republic, and the Second Empire of Napoléon III. Henri married Archduchess Marie Thérèse of Austria-Este in November 1846. She was the daughter of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Duke Francis IV of Modena. The couple had no children. His sister, Louise Marie Thérèse died on 1 February 1864, in the Palazzo Giustinian, in Venice. She was buried in her grandfather Charles X's crypt at the Franciscan monastery Castagnavizza, in Goritz, Austria. His mother, Maria Carolina died on 17 April 1870, near Graz, Brünsee, Styria, in Austria-Hungary. She was buried at Mureck Cemetery, Mureck.The Second Empire collapsed following its defeat on 1 September 1870, at the battle of Sedan. A temporary Third Republic was established. Henri died aged 62, on 24 August 1883 in Frohsdorf, Austria. He was interred in his grandfather Charles X's crypt at the monastery of Castagnavizza, in Gorizia. His wife accepted Juan, Count of Montizón as the rightful heir to the Kingdoms of France and Navarre. While other supporters transferred their allegiance to Philippe, Comte de Paris. His personal property, including the Château de Chambord, was left to his nephew Robert I, Duke of Parma.

18th Cent. François Boucher

Morning Coffee

1739

Musée du Louvre

Brown Odalisque

1745 
Musée du Louvre

Rinaldo and Armida
Musée du Louvre

François Boucher was born on 29 September 1703, in Paris, France. He was the son of Nicolas Boucher. In 1720, he attended the studio of François Lemoyne. Then he joined the workshop of the engraver Jean François Cars. In 1723, Boucher won first prize in the Academy competition. In 1725, he went to Rome with Carle van Loo (1705-1765). In 1731, he returned to Paris. François Boucher married Marie Jeanne Buzeau in 1733. He frequently used his Madame Boucher as a model for his paintings. The couple had three children, two girls, Elizabeth Victoire and Marie Emilie, and a boy, Juste. Their son sadly died young. Their daughters, Elizabeth Victoire and Marie Emilie, married pupils of their father, Jean Baptiste Deshays and Pierre Antoine Boudouin. In 1734, Boucher was admitted as a full member to the French Academy. Boucher soon caught the attention of Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764), the maîtresse en titre of Louis XV, King of France and Navarre (1710-1774). Boucher painted several portraits of her, was her teacher and decorated her residences, the Château de Bellevue and Crécy. In 1752, Boucher painted Marie-Louise O'Murphy de Boisfaily (1737-1814) as his Blond Odalisque. The painting caught the attention of Louis XV and she soon became his mistress. In 1755, Boucher became inspector of the Gobelins tapestry works. In 1756, he succeeded the director, Jean Baptiste Oudry. After the death of Carle van Loo on 15 July 1765, Boucher was appointed First Painter to King Louis XV. Also in 1765, he became director of the French Academy. François Boucher died on 30 May 1770, in Paris, France.

17th Cent. Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre.

 Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre

 by Philippe de Champaigne

1635 

Château de Versailles

Louis de France was born 27 September 1601, at Fontainebleau, France. He was the son of Marie de' Medici (26 April 1573 - 3 July 1642) and Henri IV, King of France (13 December 1553 - 14 May 1610). His maternal grandparents were Johanna, Archduchess of Austria (24 January 1547 - 11 April 1578) and Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (25 March 1541 - 17 October 1587). His paternal grandparents were Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (7 January 1528 - 9 June 1572) and Antoine de Bourbon, King of Navarre (22 April 1518 - 17 November 1562). Louis's parents were married on 17 December 1600. His siblings were: Elisabeth, Queen Consort of Spain (22 November 1602 - 6 October 1644), Christine Marie, Duchess of Savoy (12 February 1606 - 27 December 1663), Nicholas Henri de France, Duc d'Orléans (16 April 1607 - 17 November 1611), Gaston, Duc d'Orléans (25 April 1608 - 2 February 1660) and Henrietta Maria, Queen Consort of England (25 November 1609 - 10 September 1669). Marie de' Medici was Henri IV's second wife, following the annulment of his marriage to Marguerite de Valois (14 May 1553 - 27 May 1615) in 1599. Henri IV was assassinated on 14 May 1610, in Paris by François Ravaillac, who stabbed the King to death while he rode in his coach. He was buried at the Saint-Denis Basilica. He was succeeded by his son, as Louis XIII. Louis XIII was crowned King on 17 October 1610. Until 1617, Marie de' Medici served as Regent. Louis XIII was married by proxy to Ana Maria Mauricia (22 September 1601 - 20 January 1666) on 8 October 1615, in Bordeaux. She was the daughter of Margaret of Austria (25 December 1584 - 3 October 1611) and Felipe III, King of Spain (14 April 1578 - 31 March 1621). On the same day, his sister Elisabeth was married by proxy to Ana's brother, Felipe, Prince of Asturias (1605-1665). The two Princesses were exchanged on 25 November 1615, at the Isle of Pheasants. His sister, Christine Marie married Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy on 10 February 1619, in Paris. His sister, Henriette Marie married Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1600-1649) on 13 June 1625, in Canterbury. The first child of Anne and Louis XIII was regarded as a divine gift, and a miracle, he was named Louis-Dieudonné (Louis-God-given) born on 21 September 1640.

The Children of Anne of Austria and Louis XIII:
Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre (5 September 1638 - 1 September 1715)
Philippe I, Duc d'Orléans (21 September 1640 - 9 June 1701)

His mother, Marie de' Medici died on 3 July 1642, in Cologne. She was interred in the Cologne Cathedral, in Cologne. Louis XIII died aged 41, on 14 May 1643, in Paris, France. He was interred in Saint-Denis Basilica, in Saint-Denis, France.

LIBRA

Libra

 (24 September - 22 October)

Libra is the 7th Sign in the Cycle of Zodiac. They are known to be charismatic, diplomatic, gentle, graceful, hospitable, intuitive, kind, organized, peaceful, sociable, stylish and idealistic. On the other side, they can also be indecisive, lazy, superficial, unreliable and vain. Libra is the Diplomat. They are alert, artistic, companionable, emotional, fun, insecure, messy, nice, silly, strategic and romantic. They like change, excitement, luxury, to be in control and be with other peoples. They don't like hard work. They need approval and respect. The Sun is weak in Libra. Libra is Compatible with Gemini, Leo, Sagittarius and Aquarius. Not so Compatible with Virgo, Scorpio and Capricorn. Libra Rules the Kidney. The Angel of Libra is Anael. The Birthstone of Libra is Lapis Lazuli, Opal and Peridot. The Color of Libra is Amethyst and Royal Blue. The Day of the Week of Libra is Friday. The Element of Libra is Air. The Flower of Libra is White Rose. The Herb of Libra is Love-in-the-Mist. The Lucky Charms of Libra is Chrsolite, Opal and Sardonyx. The Lucky Color of Libra is Blue and Pink. The Lucky Number of Libra is 7. The Lucky Stone of Libra is Opal. The Metal of Libra is Aluminum. The Mood of Libra is Cardinal. The Planet of Libra is Venus. The Planetary Stone of Libra is Sapphire. The Stone of Libra is Emerald, Lapis, Lazuli and Jade Violet. The Symbol of Libra is the Scales.

Five Libra Forever

20-21st Cent. Brigitte Bardot (28 September 1934 -)

18th Cent. François Boucher (29 September 1703 - 30 May 1770)

18-19th Cent. Jeanne-Louise Henriette Campan (2 October 1752 - 16 March 1822)

19-20th Cent. Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies (4 October 1841 - 19 January 1925)

19-20th Cent. Lillie Langtry (13 October - 12 February 1929)

Three Libra Dolls

Françoise-Athénaïs     Marie-Anne           Charlotte Aglaé

One Libra Quotes

"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable." John Kenneth Galbraith (15 October 1908 - 29 April 2006)

18-19th Cent. Marie Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière de France, Queen Consort of Sardinia.

 

Marie Clotilde Xaviere de France was born on 23 September 1759, in Versailles, France. She was the daughter of Princess Marie Josèphe of Saxony (4 November 1731 - 13 March 1767) and Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin de France (4 September 1729 - 20 December 1765). Her maternal grandparents were Maria Josepha of Austria (8 December 1699 - 17 November 1757) and Frederick Augustus II, Prince Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (17 October 1696 - 5 October 1763). Her paternal grandparents were Maria Leszczyńska, Queen Consort of France and Navarre (23 June 1703 - 24 June 1768) and Louis XV, King of France and Navarre (15 February 1710 - 10 May 1774). Marie Adélaide Clotilde Xaviere's parents were married on 9 February 1747. For her father, it was his second marriage. His first wife was Infanta Maria Teresa Antonia Rafaela of Spain (11 June 1726 - 22 July 1746). She was the daughter of Elisabeth of Parma, Queen Consort of Spain (22 October 1692 - 11 July 1766) and Felipe V, King of Spain ( 19 December 1683 - 9 July 1746). She died three days after giving birth to a daughter, Marie-Thérèse de France (19 July 1746 - 27 April 1748). Marie Josèphe and Louis had eight children, her siblings were: Marie-Zéphyrine de France (26 August 1750 - 1 September 1755), Louis de France, Duc de Bourgogne (13 September 1751 - 22 March 1761), Xavier de France, Duc de Guyenne (8 September 1753 - 22 February 1754), Louis Auguste de France, Duc de Berry (23 August 1754 - 21 January 1793), Louis Stanislas de France Comte de Provence (17 November 1755 - 16 September 1824), Charles Philippe de France, Comte d'Artois (9 October 1757 - 6 November 1836), and Élisabeth de France (3 May 1764 - 10 May 1794). She was called, Clotilde. Her mother had a good relationship with the mistress to Louis XV, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (1721-1764). Her father, Louis Ferdinand died on 20 December 1765. Her mother, Marie Josèphe died on 13 March 1767. She was interred in the Royal Crypt in Saint-Denis. After the death of both of her parents, she and her younger sister, Elisabeth were raised by Madame de Marsan. Her brother, Louis Auguste married Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (2 November 1755 - 16 October 1793) by proxy on 19 April 1770, in the Augustine Church, in Vienna, before they were married in person on 16 May 1770, in the Chapel Royal, at the Palace of Versailles. Her brother, the Comte de Provence married Princess Marie Joséphine Louise of Savoy (2 September 1753 - 13 November 1810) by proxy on 16 April 1771, in Sardinia. Then in person on 14 May 1771, at the Palace of Versailles, France. Then her brother, Charles Philippe married Marie-Thérèse of Savoy, Princess of Sardinia and of Piedmont (31 January 1756 – 2 June 1805) on 16 November 1773. She was the younger sister of Marie Josephine Louise. Her grandfather, King Louis XV died on 10 May 1774. He was cucceeded by her brother, as Louis XVI. Marie Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière married Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia (1751-1819) in 1775. He was the son of the Queen and King of Sardinia, and the brother of Marie Josephine Louise and Marie Therese. They had no children. In 1789, at the outbreak of the French Revolution, she received her brother, Comte d'Artois and her aunts, Madame Adélaïde de France (23 March 1732 - 27 February 1800) and Madame Victoire de France (11 May 1733 - 7 June 1799). Louis XVI was guillotined on 21 January 1793, at the Place de la Révolution, in Paris. His wife, Queen Marie Antoinette met the same fate on 16 october 1793, and her younger sister, Madame Élisabeth de France was executed by the guillotine on 10 May 1794. In 1796, her aunts traveled to Naples. At the death of her father-in-law, Victor Amadeus III on 14 October 1796, Charles Emmanuel succeeded to the throne as King of Sardinia, and Clotilde became the Queen Consort of Sardinia. By 1798, Charles Emmanuel had been forced to abdicate and to withdraw to the Island of Sardinia. In 1799, her aunts moved to Corfu, and finally settled in Trieste. Madame Victoire died on 7 June 1799, in Trieste. Madame Adélaïde died on 27 February 1800, in Rome. Clotilde died aged 42, on 7 March 1802. She was interred in the Church of Santa Caterina a Chiaia, in Naples. Her husband, Charles Emmanuel decided to abdicate on 4 June 1802, in favour of his younger brother, Victor Emmanuel. Her husband, Charles Emmanuel died on 6 October 1819, in Rome. He was interred in the Church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale. 

17th Cent. Anne of Austria, Queen Consort of France and Navarre.

The Allegory of the Regency of Anne of Austria

Detail by Laurent de La Hyre

Château de Versailles

Ana Maria Mauricia of Austria was born on 22 September 1601, at the Benavente Palace, in Valladolid, Spain. She was the daughter of Margaret of Austria (25 December 1584 - 3 October 1611) and Felipe III, King of Spain. Her maternal grandparents were Maria Anna of Bavaria (21 March 1551 - 29 April 1608) and Karl II Franz, Archduke of Austria (3 June 1540 - 10 July 1590). Her paternal grandparents were Anna of Austria and Felipe II, King of Spain. Ana Maria's parents were married on 18 April 1599. Her siblings were: Maria of Austria (1 February 1603 - 2 February 1603), Felipe IV, King of Spain (8 April 1605 - 17 September 1665), Maria Anna of Austria (18 August 1606 - 13 May 1646), Carlos of Austria (14 September 1607 - 30 July 1632), Ferdinand of Austria (16 May 1609 - 9 November 1641), Margarita Francisca of Austria (24 May 1610 - 11 March 1617) and Alfonso Mauricio of Austria (22 September 1611 - 16 September 1612). Her mother, Margaret of Austria died on 3 October 1611. In 1611, Ana Maria of Austria was betrothed to Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre (27 September 1601 - 14 May 1643). He was the son of Marie de' Medici (26 April 1573 - 3 July 1642) and Henri IV, King of France and Navarre (13 December 1553 - 14 May 1610). Henri IV was assassinated on 14 May 1610, in Paris by François Ravaillac. He was interred in the Saint-Denis Basilica. Ana Maria of Austria was married by proxy to Louis XIII on 8 October 1615, in Bordeaux. On the same day, her brother, Felipe was married by proxy to Louis's sister, Elisabeth de France (22 November 1602 - 6 October 1644). The two Princesses were exchanged on 25 November 1615, at the Isle of Pheasants. Her father, Felipe III died on 31 March 1621, in Madrid, Spain. He was succeeded by her brother, as Felipe IV. In ca 1622-1625, she was painted by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). In 1635, Richelieu declared war on her brother, Felipe IV. Anne gave birth to her first child, a son, Louis-Dieudonné (Louis-God-given) on 5 September 1638.

The Children of Anne of Austria and Louis XIII:

Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre (5 September 1638 - 1 September 1715)

Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 - 9 June 1701)

Her mother-in-law, Marie de' Medici died on 3 July 1642, in Cologne. She was interred in the Cologne Cathedral.

The Allegory of the Regency of Anne of Austria

by Laurent de La Hyre

Château de Versailles

Her husband, Louis XIII died on 14 May 1643, in Paris. He was interred in Saint-Denis Basilica. Shortly after her husband's death, Anne had the will where he deprived her of her right to be sole Regent for the Dauphin, annulled by the Parlement of Paris. According to The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan by Madame de Montespan, "...Anne of Austria, in open Parliament cancelled the monarch's testamentary depositions and constituted herself Regent with absolute authority. Mazarin was her Richelieu." As sole Regent, the leading nobles demanded the restoration of the privileges they had lost under Richelieu, but she resisted these demands. Madame Montespan recorded, "...comely, amiable, and gracious as she was - met with the same brutal discourtesy which her sister-in-law, Marie de Medici, had been obliged to bear. But gifted with greater force of intellect than that queen, she never yielded aught of her just rights; and it was her strong will which more than once astounded her enemies and saved the crown for the young King." Anne took as her first minister Cardinal Jules Mazarin. From 1648 to 1653, they faced the Fronde revolts. In February 1651, the rebels forced Anne to dismiss Mazarin. Madame Montespan recalled, "They lampooned her, hissed her, and burlesqued her publicly at the theatres, cruelly defaming her intentions and her private life. Strong in the knowledge of her own rectitude, she faced the tempest without flinching; yet inwardly her soul was torn to pieces. The barricading of Paris, the insolence of M. le Prince, the bravado and treachery of Cardinal de Retz, burnt up the very blood in her veins, and brought on her fatal malady, which took the form of a hideous cancer." Anne's Regency officially ended in 1651, when Louis XIV was proclaimed of age to rule. In October 1652, the rebellion collapsed. Louis XIV was crowned King of France and Navarre on 7 June 1654, in Rheims. In 1659, France finally made peace with Spain. The treaty of Pyrenees was sealed by her son, Louis XIV's marriage to Maria Theresa of Spain (10 September 1638 - 30 July 1683) in 1660. She was the daughter of Elizabeth of France and Felipe IV, King of Spain. Her son, Philippe married Henrietta Anne, Princess of England (16 June 1644 - 30 June 1670) on 31 March 1661, in the chapel of the Palais-Royal in Paris. When Mazarin's died in 1661, Louis XIV became his own chief minister. Her daughter-in-law, Marie-Thérèse gave birth to her first child, Louis, Dauphin de France (1661-1711) on 1 November 1661. Anne retired to the convent of Val de Grace. According to Madame de Montespan, "Anne of Austria was a tall, fine, dark woman, with brown eyes, like those of the King." Anne of Austria died of breast cancer aged 64, on 20 January 1666, in Paris, France. Her lady-in-waiting, Madame de Motteville wrote the story of the Queen's life in her, Mémoires d'Anne d'Autriche. Louis XIV died on 1 September 1715, at the Château de Versailles, in Versailles. He was interred in the Saint-Denis Basilica, Saint-Denis. He was succeeded by Louis XV, King of France and Navarre (1710-1774), with Philippe II, Duc de Orléans as his Regent.

Excerpt and Source: The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan by Madame de Montespan.

16th Cent. Anna of Cleves, Queen Consort of England, 4th wife of King Henry VIII.

Anna of Cleves

by Hans Holbein the younger

ca 1539

Anna of Cleves was born on 22 September 1515, in Düsseldorf, Cleves, Germany. She was the daughter of Maria of Jülich-Berg (3 August 1491 - 29 August 1543) and John III, Duke of Cleves. Her maternal grandparents were Sibylle of Brandenburg and Wilhelm IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg. Her paternal grandparents were Matilda of Hesse and John II, Duke of Cleves. Anne's parents were married in 1509, her siblings were: Sybille (17 January 1512 - 21 February 1554), Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (28 July 1516 - 5 January 1592) and Amelia (17 October 1517 - 1 March 1586). Her sister, Sybille married John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony in September 1526. The third wife of Henry VIII, King of England (28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547), Jane Seymour (1509 - 24 October 1537) died in childbed on 24 October 1537, at Hampton Court. She was buried in St. George's Chapel, at Windsor Castle. The King, looking for his fourth bride, had Hans Holbein to paint Anna and her sister, Amelia. Henry was so pleased with the look of Anna, that by March 1539, they were making wedding negotiations. The marriage was arranged, with the treaty being signed on 24 September 1539. The Princess landed on 27 December 1539, at Deal. Henry VIII met her on 1 January 1540, at Rochester. The next day he said about his bride; "She was no better than a Flanders mare." Anna of Cleves and Henry VIII were married on 6 January 1540. The marriage was declared null and void on 9 July 1540. Henry VIII then married his fifth wife, Katheryn Howard (1520 - 13 February 1542) on 28 July 1540, at Oatlands Palace in Surrey. The King called her his "rose without a thorn". Katheryn Howard was arrested on 12 November 1541. Katheryn Howard was weak and frightened and had to be helped up the steps to the scaffold on 13 February 1542. She was interred at the Chapel of St Peter and Vincula. After the fifth wife's execution, rumors circulated that perhaps the King would take back his 4th wife, but the King had no such plans; his attention was at a new bride, Catherine Parr (-5 September 1548). Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife Catherine Parr on 12 July 1543. King Henry VIII died on 28 January 1547, at Palace of Whitehall. He was buried next to his third wife, Jane Seymour at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Anna made her last public appearance at Mary Tudor's coronation in 1553, riding alongside Princess Elizabeth. Anna of Cleves died of a declining illness on 28 July 1557, at Chelsea Old Manor. She was interred on 3 August 1557, at Westminster Abbey.

19-20th Cent. Princess Marie-Isabelle of Orléans, Countess of Paris.

Princess Marie-Isabelle d'Orléans was born on 21 September 1848, in Seville. She was the daughter of Maria Luisa Fernanda of Spain, Duchess of Montpensier (30 January 1832 - 2 February 1897) and Antoine Marie Philippe Louis d'Orleans, Duke of Montpensier (31 July 1824 - 4 February 1890). Her maternal grandparents were Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Queen Consort of Spain (27 April 1806 - 22 July 1878) and Ferdinand VII, King of Spain (14 October 1784 - 29 September 1833). Her paternal grandparents were Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies (26 April 1782 - 24 March 1866) and Louis-Philippe, Duc d'Orléans (6 October 1773 - 26 August 1850). Marie-Isabelle's parents were married on 10 October 1846, in Madrid, Spain. Her siblings were: Maria Amelia d'Orléans (1851-1870), Maria Cristina d'Orléans (1852-1879), Maria de la Regla d'Orléans (1856-1861), Fernando d'Orléans (1859-1873), Maria de las Mercedes d'Orléans (1860-1878), Felipe Raimundo Maria d'Orléans (1862-1864), Antonio d'Orléans (1866-1930) and Luis Maria Felipe Antonio d'Orléans (1867-1874). Marie-Isabelle d'Orléans married Louis-Philippe Albert d'Orléans (24 August 1838 - 8 September 1894) on 30 May 1864. He was the son of Helen Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (24 January 1814 - 17 May 1858) and Ferdinand Philippe, Duc d'Orléans. Her father-in-law, Ferdinand died in a carriage accident on 13 July 1842. Her husband, Louis-Philippe became the Prince Royal, heir to the throne of France. Marie-Isabelle and Louis Philippe had eight children. Their first child, a daughter named Amélie was born on 28 September 1865, in Twickenham.
 

The Children of Marie-Isabelle d'Orléans and Louis Philippe d'Orléans:
Amélie d'Orléans (28 September 1865 - 25 October 1951) Married Prince Carlos of Portugal in 1886.
Prince Louis-Philippe Robert, Duc d'Orléans (1869-1926) 
Princess Hélène Louise Henriette d'Orléans (13 June 1871 - 21 January 1951) Married Emmanuel Philibert, 2nd Duke of Aosta in 1895.
Prince Charles d'Orléans (1875-1875)
Princess Isabelle d'Orléans (1878–1961) Married Prince Jean of Orléans, Duke of Guise in 1899.
Prince Jacques d'Orléans (1880-1881)
Princess Louise Françoise Marie Laure d'Orléans (24 February 1882 - 18 April 1958) Married Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in 1907.
Prince Ferdinand d'Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (1884-1924) Married Marie Isabelle Gonzales de Olañeta et Ibaretta, 3rd Marchioness of Valdeterrazo in 1921.

Forced to leave France, Marie-Isabelle and her husband lived for a while in England. In 1871, they returned to France. They lived in the Hôtel Matignon, in Paris and in the Château d'Eu, in Normandy. In 1873, the Count of Paris withdrew his claims to the French Throne in favour of the legitimist claimant Henri, Duke of Bordeaux and Count of Chambord (1820-1883). He was the son of Marie Caroline, Duchesse de Berry (1798-1870) and Charles Ferdinand, Duc de Berry (1778-1820). Her daughter, Amélie d'Orléans married Prince Carlos of Portugal (28 September 1863 - 1 February 1908) on 22 May 1886. He was the son of Maria Pia of Savoy, Queen Consort of Portugal (16 October 1847 - 5 July 1911) and Luis I, King of Portugal (31 October 1838 - 19 October 1889). In 1886, they were forced to leave France again. Her father, Antoine d'Orleans, Duke of Montpensier died on 4 February 1890, at Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in Spain. Her husband, Louis-Philippe died in exile on 8 September 1894, at Stowe House, in Buckinghamshire. Her daughter, Princess Hélène d'Orléans married Prince Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta (1869-1931) on 25 June 1895, at Kingston-on-Thames. Her daughter, Princess Louise d'Orléans married Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1870-1949) on 16 November 1907, at Wood Norton, in Evesham, Worcestershire, England. The Countess of Paris lived at the Randan Château, in France. Marie-Isabelle d'Orléans died aged 70, on 23 April 1919, in Villamanrique de la Condesa, near Seville.

19th Cent. Princess Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois, Duchess Consort of Parma and Piacenza.

 

Princess Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois was born on 21 September 1819, at Élysée-Bourbon, in Paris, France. She was the daughter of Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchesse de Berry (5 November 1798 - 17 April 1870) and Charles Ferdinand, Duc de Berry (24 January 1778 - 14 February 1820). Her maternal grandparents were Maria Clementina of Austria (24 April 1777 - 15 November 1801) and Francesco I, King of the Two Sicilies (19 August 1777 - 8 November 1830). Her paternal grandparents were Marie-Thérèse of Savoy, Princess of Sardinia and of Piedmont (31 January 1756 - 2 June 1805) and Charles X, King of France and of Navarre (9 October 1757- 6 November 1836). Louise Marie Thérèse parents were married in 1816, her siblings were: Princess Louise Élisabeth of France (13 July 1817 - 14 July 1817), Prince Louis of France (13 September 1818) and Prince Henri, Duke of Bordeaux and Count of Chambord (29 September 1820 - 24 August 1883). Her mother was her fathers second wife. During the French Revolution, her father left France. In 1801, he took up his residence in England. During his time in England, Charles married Amy Brown Freeman, by whom he had two daughters: Charlotte Marie Augustine de Bourbon, Comtesse d'Issoudun (13 July 1808 - 13 July 1886) and Louise Marie Charlotte, Comtesse de Vierzon, Baronne de Charette (29 December 1809-26 December 1891). The marriage was annulled in 1814, when the Duke returned to France. As the granddaughter of the King, Louise Marie Thérèse was a Petite-Fille de France. Her father, Charles Ferdinand was stabbed and mortally wounded, on 13 February 1820, when leaving the Opera House, in Rue de Richelieu, in Paris with his wife, by Louis Pierre Louvel. Charles died on 14 February 1820. Seven months after his death, the Duchesse de Berri gave birth to a son, Henri. He was named the "miracle child" and received the title of Duc de Bordeaux, known as the Comte de Chambord. King Louis XVIII died in 1824. He was succeeded by his brother, as King Charles X. Her mother, Maria Carolina married in secret Ettore Carlo Lucchesi-Palli, 8th Duke della Grazia. They had four children: Clementina Lucchesi-Palli (19 November 1835 - 22 March 1925), Francesca di Paola Lucchesi-Palli (12 October 1836 - 10 May 1923), Maria Isabella Lucchesi-Palli (18 March 1838 - 1 April 1873) and Adinolfo Lucchesi-Palli, 9th Duke della Grazia (10 March 1840 - 4 February 1911). Louise Marie Thérèse married Ferdinando Carlo, Hereditary Prince of Lucca (14 January 1823 - 27 March 1854) on 10 November 1845, at Schloss Frohsdorf. He was the son of Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy (19 September 1803 - 16 July 1879) and Charles Louis, Prince of Lucca. Louise and Ferdinando Carlo had four children.

The Children of Louise Marie Thérèse and Ferdinando Carlo:
Margherita Maria Theresa Enrichetta of Bourbon-Parma (1847-1893) Married Carlos, Duke of Madrid.
Roberto Carlo Luigi Maria, Duke of Parma (1848-1907) Married 1st: Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Married 2nd: Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal.
Alicia Maria Carolina Ferdinanda Rachael Giovanna Filomena of Bourbon-Parma (1849-1935) Married Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Enrico Carlo Luigi Giorgio, Count of Bardi (1851-1905) Married 1st: Princess Maria Luisa Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. 2nd: Infanta Adelgundes of Portugal, Duchess of Guimarães.

Marie Louise of Austria (1791-1847) died on 17 December 1847. She was succeeded by her father-in-law, as Charles II, Duke of Parma. In March 1848, revolution broke out in Parma. The family sought refuge in England and Scotland. In August 1848, the Austrian army entered Parma, and officially restored Charles II. Charles II abdication was announced on 24 March 1849. Ferdinando Carlo succeeded him as Charles III, Duke of Parma and Piacenza. When Charles III was taking a walk on 26 March 1854, in the streets of Parma, he was stabbed by an assailant who escaped. He was taken to the Palazzo di Riserva, but his life could not be saved. Charles III, Duke of Parma died on 27 March 1854, in Parma, Duchy of Parma. He was interred in Cappella della Macchia, near Viareggio. He was succeeded by their son, as Roberto I, with Louise Marie as Regent. During the Franco-Austrian War of 1859, Louise Marie and her son, Roberto I were ousted and retired to Austrian protection, in Venice. Louise Marie Thérèse died aged 44, on 1 February 1864, in the Palazzo Giustinian, in Venice. She was buried in her grandfather Charles X's crypt at the Franciscan monastery Castagnavizza, in Goritz, Austria. Her mother, Maria Carolina, Duchesse de Berry died on 17 April 1870, near Graz, Brünsee, Styria, Austria-Hungary. She was buried at Mureck Cemetery, in Mureck.

18th Cent. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Governess of the Austrian Netherlands.

Archduchess Maria Anna Eleanor Wilhelmina Josepha of Austria was born on 18 September 1718, at the Hofburg Imperial Palace, in Wien, Austria. She was the daughter of Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (28 August 1691 - 21 December 1750) and Karl VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1 October 1685 - 20 October 1740). Her maternal grandparents were Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (20 March 1671 - 3 September 1747) and Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (22 July 1671 – 1 March 1735). Her paternal grandparents were Eleonor Magdalene of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empress (6 January 1655 - 19 January 1720) and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia (9 June 1640 - 5 May 1705). Maria Anna's parents were married on 1 August 1708, in Barcelona. Her siblings were: Leopold Johann, Archduke of Austria (13 April 1716 - 4 November 1716), Maria Theresia, Archduchess of Austria (13 May 1717 - 29 November 1780) and Maria Amalia, Archduchess of Austria (5 April 1724 - 19 April 1730). Her sister, Maria Theresia married Franz Stephan, Duc d'Lorraine (1708-1765) on 12 February 1736. He was the son of Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Duchess Consort of Lorraine and Bar (13 September 1676 - 23 December 1744) and Leopold Joseph, Duc d'Lorraine (11 September 1679 - 27 March 1729). Maria Anna fell in love with Charles Alexander Emanuel de Lorraine, Duc de Lorraine (12 December 1712 - 4 July 1780), the younger brother of Franz Stephan. Her father, Karl VI died on 20 October 1740. He was succeeded by her sister, Maria Theresia. Maria Anna of Austria and Charles Alexander de Lorraine were married on 7 January 1744, in the Augustiner Church, in Wien. The couple were appointed Governors of the Austrian Netherlands. The newlyweds left on 3 February 1744, Wien. They arrived on 24 March 1744, in Westwezel, in the Austrian Netherlands. Charles Alexander had to leave his wife on 4 May 1744, due to the war against Prussia. Maria Anna gave birth to a stillborn daughter at the Palais de Charles-Alexandre de Lorraine. Maria Anna of Austria died on 16 December 1744, in Brussels. She was interred with her child in the Imperial Crypt, in Wien. Charles Alexander never married again. Charles Alexander de Lorraine died on 4 July 1780, in Tervuren.

17-18th Cent. Sophia Dorothea of Celle

 

Sophia Dorothea was born on 15 September 1666, in Celle, Germany. She was the daughter of Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse, Countess of Williamsburg (3 January 1639 - 5 February 1722) and George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (26 January 1624 - 28 August 1705). Her maternal grandparents were Jacquette Poussard de Vandré, Lady of Harburg and Alexander II d'Esmier d'Olbreuse. Sophia Dorothea's parents were married in 1676. Sophia Dorothea married George Louis (28 May 1660 - 11 June 1727) in 1682. He was the son of Sophia of the Rhineland Palatinate (14 October 1630 - 8 June 1714) and Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Elector of Hanover (20 November 1629 - 23 January 1698). Sophia Dorothea gave birth to their first child, a son, George on 10 November 1683.

 The Children of Sophia Dorothea and George I:

George II (10 November 1683 - 25 October 1760) Married Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach in 1705.

Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (16 March 1687 - 28 June 1757) Married Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg in 1706.

Her husband, George Louis soon took a mistress, Melusina von Schulenburg. Sophia Dorothea met on 1 March 1688, the Swedish Count Philip Christoph von Königsmarck an old acquaintance from Celle. In 1690, Count Königsmarck left for a military expedition to the Peloponnesus. When he returned, Sophia Dorothea and Count Königsmarck began sending each other love letters. In 1692, the letters were shown to Ernest Augustus. He sent Count Königsmarck to fight with the Hanoverian army against Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre (1638-1715). One night Count Königsmarck deserted his post to visit Hanover. The day after arriving, he called on Field Marshal Heinrich and begged for leave to stay in Hanover. Ernst August exiled Count Königsmarck. George had two daughters with his mistress, Melusine von der Schulenburg in 1692 and 1693. In 1694, Count Königsmarck disappeared. The marriage was dissolved, and George had Sophia Dorothea imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlden, in Celle. Sophia Dorothea was denied access to her children and father, forbidden to remarry and only allowed to walk within the castle courtyard. Her son, George August married Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1 March 1683 - 20 November 1737) in 1705, in Hanover. She was the daughter of Duchess Eleonore of Saxe-Eisenach and Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Her daughter, Princess Sophia Dorothea married Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg on 28 November 1706. George's mother, Sophia, died on 28 May 1714. Queen Anne died on 1 August 1714, at Kensington Palace, London. George was proclaimed King of Great Britain and Ireland. He was crowned on 20 October 1714, at Westminster Abbey. Her mother, Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse died on 5 February 1722, in the Castle of Celle. She was buried in the Stadtkirche St. Marien, in Celle. In August 1726, Sophia Dorothea became ill. Sophia Dorothea died aged 61, on 13 November 1726, in Ahlden, Germany. In May 1727, she was buried beside her parents in the Stadtkirche, in Celle. George died on 11 June 1727, in Osnabrück, Hanover. He was buried on 4 August 1727, in Herrenhausen, Hanover. He was succeeded by his son, as George II.

13-14th Cent. Marco Polo

Marco Polo was born on 15 September 1254, in Venice, Venetian Republic. He was the son of La signora e il signor Niccolo Polo. His father, Niccolo was together with his brother, Maffeo Polo merchants with trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak in the Crimea, and in a western part of the Mongol Empire. In 1260, his father and uncle, Maffeo Polo, set sail from Constantinople to the Crimea on a trading journey. In 1261, Constantinople was recaptured by Michael Palaeologus, the ruler of the Empire of Nicaea. In 1262, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo received an invitation to Cathay to meet Kublai, the khan of all the Mongols. The Polos continued their journey to Sarai, where the court of Berke Khan, the ruler of the Golden Horde, was located. They stayed there for about a year. Finally, they decided to avoid Crimea, because of a civil war between Berke and his cousin Hulagu. They moved further east to Bukhara, where the family lived and traded for three years. In 1264, Niccolo and Maffeo joined up with an embassy sent by the Ilkhan Hulagu to his brother Kublai Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan and the founder of the Yuan Dynasty. In 1266, they reached the seat of the Kublai Khan, at Dadu, in China. In 1267, Kublai Khan set up a new Chinese capital at Daidu. In 1269, Nicolo and Maffeo Polo returned to Venice. The long sede vacante, between the death of Pope Clement IV, in 1268, and the election of a new Pope, prevented the Polos from fulfilling Kublai's request. Marco's mother died in 1269. In ca 1269-1270, the two brothers returned to Venice, waiting for the nomination of the new Pope. In 1271, Marco Polo accompanied his father and uncle on a journey through the Holy Land, Persia and Tartary and to the Empire of China. In 1271, When Pope Gregory X was elected he received the letter from Kublai Khan, remitted by Niccolo and Maffeo. Kublai Khan was asking for the dispatch of a hundred missionaries, and some oil from the lamp of Jerusalem. The three Polos, returned to Mongolia, accompanied by two Dominican monks, Niccolo de Vicence and Guillaume de Tripoli. The monks did not finish the voyage. In 1274, the Polos reached Cathay and remitted the presents from the Pope to Kublai. They were given important positions at his Court. Marco Polo studied the Chinese language which he learnt to speak. In 1275, Marco Polo was appointed as an envoy for the Kublai Khan and was sent on many diplomatic missions throughout his Empire. He also entertained the khan with interesting stories and observations about the lands he traveled. In the 1280's, Marco Polo traveled through Asia working for the Kublai Khan and was eventually appointed as a governor of the large commercial city of Yangzhou. In 1291, a marriage was arranged for Princess Cocachin. She was the daughter of Kublai Khan. Kublai entrusted Marco Polo to escort the Mongol Princess to her betrothed, the Ilkhan Arghun. The party, consisting of a fleet of fourteen ships, traveled by sea, departing from the southern port city of Quanzhou and sailing to Sumatra, and then to Persia, via Sri Lanka and India where his visits included Mylapore, Madurai and Alleppey, which he nicknamed Venice of the East. In 1293, the Polo's stayed in Persia to celebrate the wedding before they head towards the Black Sea to make their way back to Venice. Kublai Khan died in 1294. By 1294, the Polos had reached the Ilkhanate, ruled by Gaykhatu after the death of Arghun, and left Koekecin with the new Ilkhan. Then they moved to Trebizond and from that city sailed to Venice. Koekecin became the principal wife of the Mongol Il-Khan ruler Ghazan. In 1295, the Polo's arrived in Venice. They became a sensation and attracted crowds of listeners who had difficulties believing their reports of distant China. Since they did not believe him, Marco Polo invited them all to dinner one night during which the Polos dressed in the simple clothes of a peasant in China. Shortly before the crowds ate, the Polos opened their pockets to reveal the rubies and jewelry they had received in Asia. In 1298, Marco Polo was made a "gentlemen commander" of a Venetian galley. His ship joined in the battle of Kurzola and he was taken as a prisoner of war by the Genoese. He spent the months of his imprisonment, in 1298, dictating to a fellow prisoner, Rustichello da Pisa, a detailed account of his travels in China, Japan, and other Eastern countries. In the summer of 1299, Marco Polo was finally released from captivity and he returned home to Venice. His father and uncles had bought a house in the central quarter, contrada San Giovanni Crisostomo. Marco Polo married Donata Badoer in 1300. The couple had three daughters, Fantina, Bellela and Moreta. In 1307, a copy of his book reached France and Switzerland. Between 1310 and 1320, he wrote a new version of his book, Il Milione, in Italian. Marco Polo died aged 69, in January 1324, in Venice. He was buried in the Church of San Lorenzo. Marco Polo, together with his father Niccolo Polo and his uncle Maffeo Polo, was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China, which he called Cathay, after the Khitan and visit to Kublai Khan. Marco Polo said on his death bed; "I didn't tell half of what I saw, because no one would have believed me."

20th Cent. Gladys George

Gladys Clare Evans was born on 13 September 1904, in Patten, Maine, USA. She was the daughter of Lady Alice Clare and Sir Arthur Evans Clare. As a daughter of British actors, Gladys was born while her parents touring stock company was playing in Patten, Maine. She entered the stage when she was only three years old and toured with her parents in a vaudeville act called, The Three Clares. In 1914, George made her Broadway debut in The Betrothal. In 1919, she starred as Janet Muir in Red Hot Dollars. In 1920, as Ethel in The Woman in the Suitcase, Alice in Below the Surface and Beulah Rogers in Homespun Folks. In 1921, as Isabel Grace in The Easy Road, Julia Stoneman in Chickens and Lila Drake in The House That Jazz Built. Gladys George married Ben Erway in 1922. George and Erway were divorced in 1930. Gladys George married her second husband, Edward Fowler in 1933. In 1934, she was Shirley in Straight Is the Way. George and Fowler were divorced in 1935. Gladys George married her third husband, Leonard Penn in 1935. In 1936, she starred as Carrie Snyder in Valiant Is the Word for Carrie. Gladys George was nominated for an Academy Award in 1936, for Best Actress for her role as Carrie in Valiant Is the Word for Carrie. In 1937, she was Miss Pran and Madame X in Madame X and Rose Duffy in They Gave Him a Gun. In 1938, Carlotta Lee in Love Is a Headache and Madame du Barry in Marie Antoinette, opposite Norma Shearer (1902-1983) as Marie Antoinette, Tyrone Power as Count Hans Axel de Fersen, John Barrymore as Louis XV, Robert Morley as Louis XVI, Anita Louise (1915-1970) as Princesse de Lamballe, Ruth Hussey (1911-2005) as Yolande Martine Gabrielle, Duchesse de Polignac, Joseph Schildkraut as Duke of Orleans and Marilyn Knowlden as Princesse Marie Thérèse Charlotte, Madame Royale. Directed by W. S Van Dyke. In 1939, as Julie Bliss in I'm from Missouri, Clara Paulding in Here I Am a Stranger, Panama Smith in The Roaring Twenties and Florette Laverne in A Child Is Born. In 1940, Mary Bogel in The House Across the Bay and Anna Kriza in The Way of All Flesh. In 1941, Elsie in The Lady from Cheyenne, Molly Ryan in Hit the Road and Iva Archer in The Maltese Falcon. In 1943, Madame Zenobia in The Crystal Ball, Lily Emery in The Hard Way and Eve Hawthorne in Nobody's Darling. George and Penn were divorced in 1944. In 1944, she was Valerie de Merode in Christmas Holiday and Mae White in Minstrel Man. In 1945, Penelope Webster in Steppin' in Society. Gladys George married her fourth husband, Kenneth Bradley in 1946. In 1946, she was Hortense Derry in The Best Years of Our Lives. In 1947, Millie Maitland in Millie's Daughter. In 1948, Madge Parkson in Alias a Gentleman. In 1949, Lute Mae Sanders in Flamingo Road. In 1950, Rose in Bright Leaf and Liz Crow in Undercover Girl. George and Bradley were divorced in 1950. In 1951, George appeared as Jessica Howard in Lullaby of Broadway, Mrs. Robey in He Ran All the Way, in The Bigelow Theatre, Miss Hatch in Detective Story and Mrs. Barber in Silver City. In 1953, as Mrs Lucinda Holmes in Your Jeweler's Showcase, Mrs. Gina Clinton in Gruen Guild Playhouse and as Madame Zodiac in Mr. & Mrs. North. In 1954, Mrs. Edna Turner in Hopalong Cassidy. Gladys George died from a cerebral hemorrhage aged 50, on 8 December 1954, in Los Angeles, California, United States.

17-18th Cent. Princess Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans, Duchess Consort of Lorraine, Bar and Teschen.

Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans was born on 13 September 1676, at the Château de Saint-Cloud, in Saint-Cloud, France. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Duchess of Orléans (27 May 1652 - 8 December 1722) and Philippe de France, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 - 9 June 1701). Her maternal grandparents were Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (20 November 1627-16 March 1686) and Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (22 December 1617 - 28 August 1680). Her paternal grandparents were Anne of Austria, Queen Consort of France and Navarre (22 September 1601 - 20 January 1666) and Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre (27 September 1601 - 14 May 1643). At the death of Louis XIII in 1643, her father's elder brother succeeded to the throne as Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre (5 September 1638 - 1 September 1715). Élisabeth Charlotte's parents were married by proxy on 16 November 1671, at Metz. Her siblings were Alexandre Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Valois (2 June 1673 - 16 March 1676) and Philippe Charles d'Orléans (2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723). Élisabeth Charlotte's mother was her father's second wife. He married first Henrietta Anne, Princess of England (16 June 1644 - 30 June 1670) on 31 March 1661, in the chapel of the Palais-Royal, in Paris. She was the daughter of Henrietta Maria of France (25 November 1609 -10 September 1669) and Charles I, King of England (19 November 1600 - 30 January 1649). Children of the couple included: Marie Louise d'Orléans (26 March 1662 - 12 February 1689), Philippe Charles de France, Duke of Valois, (16 July 1664 - 8 December 1666), and Anne Marie d'Orléans (27 August 1669 - 26 August 1728). The Duchess died on 30 June 1670. She was styled as Mademoiselle de Chartres. Her half sister, Marie Louise married Carlos II, King of Spain on 19 November 1679 in Quintanapalla, near Burgos, Spain. Her halfsister, Anne Marie was married by proxy to Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (14 May 1666 - 31 October 1732) on 10 April 1684, at Versailles, France. After the marriages of her sisters, she was known as Mademoiselle. Élisabeth Charlotte married Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine (11 September 1679 - 27 March 1729) on 13 October 1698, at the Palace of Fontainebleau. He was the son of Archduchess Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria (31 May 1653 - 17 December 1697) and Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (3 April 1643 - 18 April 1690). The marriage was the result of the Treaty of Ryswick. They had thirteen children.

The Children of Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans and Léopold Joseph Charles, Duc de Lorraine:
Leopold de Lorraine (26 August 1699 - 2 April 1700)
Elizabeth Charlotte de Lorraine (21 October 1700 - 4 May 1711)
Louise Christine de Lorraine (13 November 1701 - 18 November 1701)
Marie Gabriele Charlotte de Lorraine (30 December 1702 - 11 May 1711)
Louis de Lorraine (28 January 1704 - 10 May 1711)
Josepha Gabriele de Lorraine (16 February 1705 - 25 March 1708)
Gabriele Louise de Lorraine (4 March 1706 - 13 June 1710)
Leopold Clement Charles de Lorraine (25 April 1707 - 4 June 1723)
Francis I Stefan de Lorraine, Holy Roman Emperor (8 December 1708 - 18 August 1765)
Eleanor de Lorraine (4 July 1710 - 28 July 1710)
Elizabeth Therese de Lorraine (15 October 1711 - 3 July 1741)
Charles Alexander Emanuel de Lorraine, Duc de Lorraine (12 December 1712 - 4 July 1780)
Anne Charlotte de Lorraine (1714-1773)

In ca 1708, her husband started an affair with Anne-Marguerite de Lignéville, Princesse de Beauvau-Craon. Her father, Philippe died on 9 June 1701. King Louis XIV died on 1 September 1715. He was succeeded by Louis XV, King of France and Navarre (15 February 1710 - 10 May 1774), with her brother, Philippe II, Duc de Orléans as his regent. Her mother, Elizabeth Charlotte died on 8 December 1722, at the Château de Saint-Cloud, in Saint-Cloud, France. Her husband, Léopold died on 27 March 1729, at Château de Lunéville in Lorraine. He was buried in Église Saint-François-des-Cordeliers, in Nancy. Her son, Francis married Maria Theresia, Archduchess of Austria (13 May 1717 - 29 November 1780) on 12 February 1736. She was the daughter of Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress (28 August 1691 - 21 December 1750) and Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1 October 1685 - 20 October 1740). Élisabeth Charlotte died of a stroke, aged 68, on 23 December 1744, at Château de Commercy, in Commercy, Lorraine, France. She was buried at Église Saint-François-des-Cordeliers, in Nancy, France.

17-18th Cent. Christine Antoinette Charlote Desmares

 

Christine Antoinette Charlote Desmares was born in 1682, in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was the daughter of Anne and Nicolas Desmares (c.1650-1714). Her father, Nicolas Desmares was an actor in Copenhagen. By his sister, Marie Champmeslé (1642-1698) influence he went to Paris, France. In 1685, Nicolas Desmares made his debut on stage in Paris. He achieved great honour at the Comédie-Française. Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650-1714) and Christian V, King of Denmark (1646-1699) became sponsors for Charlotte Desmares. In France, she was trained by her aunt, Marie Champmeslé. Marie Champmeslé died on 15 May 1698. Charlote Desmares made her debut in La Grange Chancels Oreste et Pylade, on 30 January 1699, at the Comédie-Française. Her younger sister, Dangeville was also an actress and member of the Comédie-Française. In 1721, Charlote Desmares retired. Charlote Desmares was the mistress of Louis, Dauphin de France (1 November 1661 - 14 April 1711). He was the son of Marie-Thérèse of Spain, Queen Consort of France and Navarre (10 September 1638 – 30 July 1683) and Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre (5 September 1638 - 1 September 1715). Later she became the mistress of Philippe II, Duc d'Orléans (2 August 1674 - 2 December 1723). They had a daughter, Angélique de Froissy (1702 - 15 October 1785.) Angélique de Froissy married Henri François, Comte de Ségur (1689-1751) on 12 September 1718, in Cagny. They had one son, Philippe Henri, Marquis de Ségur (1 June 1689 - 18 June 1751). The Hôtel de Villeroi was built for Charlote Desmares. Christine Antoinette Charlote Desmares died on 12 September 1753, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.