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Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603)[b] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth ...
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Otto withdrew, however, when in September 1211 a number of German princes deposed him and elected Frederick king. Before leaving for Germany in March 1212, Frederick had his one-year-old son Henry VII crowned king of Sicily and granted various privileges to the Holy See. Having rapidly ...
Ferdinand, his lieutenant andsuccessoras emperor, and four daughters, all of whom became queens—Eleanor, who marriedManuel Iof Portugal and thenFrancis Iof France; Elizabeth, who marriedChristian IIof Denmark; Maria, who married Louis II of Hungary; and Catherine, who marriedJohn IIIof Portugal...
Fast Facts: Elizabeth Woodville Known For:A commoner who was destined to become wife of Edward IV, mother of Edward V, sister-in-law of Richard III, mother-in-law of Henry VII and grandmother of Henry VIII Born:About 1837 in Grafton, rural Northamptonshire ...
Elizabeth’smotherwas beheaded in May of 1536 in order for King Henry VIII third wife, due to the result of any of his former wives not having borne any sons to take the throne. At the age of 25, Elizabeth was a rather tall and well-poisedwoman; when she lacked in feminine warmth, ...
of the depiction of the brooch – thus underlining the portrait’s royal status and sovereignty of the sitter – is further corroborated by its description in the jewel list of Elizabeth I, to whom the brooch passed with the rest of the royal jewellery in 1587, which specifies that the ...