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The "Coronation of Lisbon" Triumphal Coach, Portugal,
Photo by António Castelo Branco, 1950s.
Joan of Navarre, Queen of England
Joan of Navarre, Queen of England
Henry IV’s wife Mary de Bohun had died in 1394, before he became king. His motives for marrying Joan of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany, in 1403 are unclear. He may have believed he could have some influence on Joan’s son, John V, Duke of Brittany or perhaps he wanted to create a contrast between his marriage to a mature woman and his cousin, the deposed King Richard II’s choice to marry a…
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Royal Birthdays for today, October 22nd:
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, 1071
Juntoku, Emperor of Japan, 1197
Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge, 1660
John V, King of Portugal, 1689
Maria Amalia of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, 1701
Louis Joseph Xavier Francois, Dauphin of France, 1781
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, German Empress, 1858
Bao Dai, Emperor of Vietnam, 1913
Count Christian of Rosenborg, Danish Royal, 1942
Maria del Rosario of Bulgaria, Princess of Preslav, 1968
Pompeo Batoni (IT, Lucca, (25 Jan 1708–1787) attributed to
John V, King of Portugal (aged about 17) 18th c. [detail crop] Oil: 90 cm (35.4 in) ; width: 70 cm (27.5 in) Collection Palace of Ajuda, Lisbon
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_V_of_Portugal_Pompeo_Batoni.jpg
John V, sometimes numbered as VI, bynamed John the Wise, was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1399 to his death. His rule coincided with the height o...
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Royal Birthdays for today, October 22nd:
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, 1071
Juntoku, Emperor of Japan, 1197
Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge, 1660
John V, King of Portugal, 1689
Maria Amalia of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, 1701
Louis Joseph Xavier Francois, Dauphin of France, 1781
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, German Empress, 1858
Bao Dai, Emperor of Vietnam, 1913
Christian of Rosenborg, Danish Royal, 1942
Maria del Rosario of Bulgaria, Princess of Preslav, 1968