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Who was Francis I of France?

Francis I was from the House of Valois-Angoulême and ruled France as king in the first half of the 16th century. He was an ambitious man and even tried to be elected as Holy Roman Emperor, an effort that failed. His greatest opponent was the man that was elected emperor; Charles V of House Habsburg. Charles’ reign was a threat to France, in general, as the young king was ruler of the Netherlands, the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, which was newly acquired from hi

Milanese Adoration is Ludovico Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan

The black king is Balthasar the Moorish King Ruler of Milan When Bona Sforza assumed the regency of Milan for her underaged son Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza, there was a power struggle. Ludovico Sforza, Gian’s uncle, was determined to assume power after his brother Galeazzo Maria’s assassination. This came to fruition in 1480 when Ludovico assumed the regency for his nephew Gian. As the young duke Gian grew older, he was nearing the age where he would become the sole ruler of M

Phoenician Bust

Diodorus Siculus, and the generality of Greek writers give the name Iberia to all of Spain, from a colony of ‘Iberians’ “The Phoenicians gave it the name of Iberia for the Hebrew Eber” SOURCE; (An Universal History The Ancient Part · Volume 18; 1748) “The name of Iberia directly shows the connection of Spain with the children of Eber” SOURCE; (Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art Volume 34; 1872) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w3dwa6GqIeZOVXwq6D99x6Ju

Carlos Quinto

Charles V (1500 – 1558) was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556. As the heir of three of Europe's leading dynasties—the House of Habsburg of the Habsburg Monarchy; the House of Valois-Burgundy of the Burgundian Netherlands; and the House of Trastámara of the Crowns of Castile & Aragon—he ruled over exte

Phillip The handsome

Analysis of the Castile Adoration The Adoration scene above is part of a triptych carved by Gil de Siloé at the end of the fifteenth century. It is located at the Collegiate Church of Covarrubias in Castile and León, Spain. Gil de Siloé was a sculptor from Flanders that worked in Burgos. He completed many works for Spanish royalty of the time, including funeral monuments. Status Quo The black king is Balthasar the Moorish King Trastámara In 1496, a proxy marriage took pla

Europe Before the 30 Year Wars

The King's Fountain Lisbon - From Wikipedia The King's Fountain depicts a scene set around the Chafariz de El-Rei in Lisbon, the capital of the-then Kingdom of Portugal. Painted during the late 16th century, the work features images associated with the wealth and power of the burgeoning Portuguese Empire; trade goods from Japan, Goa, and various African kingdoms are seen, as are African slaves and free Africans. Jewish constables (among several other Jewish men and women) can

MADAME ROYALE

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LOUISE MARIE-THERESE (The Nun of Moret)

He [Louis XIV] also had a daughter who was not acknowledged...There was a nun in the Abbaye de Moret who was supposed to be his daughter....

THE REAL LOUIS XVI

THE REAL LOUIS XVI—The Last Portrait—by Joseph Ducreux c. 1790 Joseph, Baron Ducreux was a French noble, portrait painter, pastelist,...

THE REAL MARIE ANTOINETTE

THE REAL MARIE ANTOINETTE—at 14 yrs old, by Jean-Etienne Liotard c. 1770 This portrait is now titled "Portrait of a young woman" It was...

THE REAL LOUIS XV

THE REAL LOUIS XV—by Maurice Quentin De La Tour c. 1751 Louis XV died in 1774, and according to historical records from 1775, he had a...

THE REAL NAPOLEON III—nephew of Napoleon I

According to studies by Gèrard Lucotte and his coauthors based on DNA research since 2011, Napoleon Bonaparte belonged to Y-DNA...

England and in Scotland

n northern England and in Scotland BISSETT might become the name for the brown or dark-complexioned man BISSETT = Scottish (of Norman...

Irish Caribbeans

Irish Caribbeans are people who live in the Caribbean, but are descended from people who were born in Ireland.. Irish immigration to the...

THE BLACK DOUGLAS—The Good Sir James

Clan Douglas is an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands... The Douglases were one of Scotland's most powerful families,...

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