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3 days ago · Between 1160 and 1172 he served (perhaps as herald-at-arms, as Gaston Paris speculated) at the court of his patroness Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, daughter of King Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine, who married Count Henry I of Champagne in 1164. Later, he served the court of Philippe d’Alsace, Count of Flanders. (Wikipedia)
2 days ago · Some writers, such as Marie de France appear to associate her with the Arthurian Legends, while the more speculative Eleanor legends even associate her with the person of Guinevere. [165] [166] [143] On 28 February 1155, Eleanor gave birth to the couple's second child, Henry, during the King's absence.
Sep 19, 2024 · This medieval masterpiece of religious art and the witness of countless coronations of kings of France became the symbol of the Cathedral of Reims and one of the most widespread representations of angel in the world.
3 days ago · The first visual record of champagne consumption, Jean-François de Troy’s 1735 painting Le Déjeuner d’huîtres, depicts a riotous scene of a post-hunt bacchanal, the men drinking champagne ...
2 days ago · John's mother was Eleanor, the powerful duchess of Aquitaine, who had a tenuous claim to Toulouse and Auvergne in southern France and was the former wife of King Louis VII of France. [6] The territories of Henry and Eleanor formed the Angevin Empire , named after Henry's paternal title as Count of Anjou and, more specifically, its seat in Angers .
5 days ago · Henrietta-Maria of France For the first three years the Duke of Buckingham was the most powerful subject in England. The young Queen disliked him, was jealous of his influence over her husband, quarrelled with them both, but was powerless.
2 days ago · Within a year, English support collapsed in the Île-de-France, and royal soldiers entered Paris. The Truce of Tours (1444) provided for a marriage between Henry VI and the niece of Queen Mary of France; extensions of the truce gave Charles time to strengthen
