Lost stories

He served in the army during the First World War. A priest who met him at the front, Hegumen Seraphim, wrote: "He was an extremely modest officer of the Guard of the Izmaylovsky Regiment, much beloved by officers and soldiers alike; along with them, he was a brave soldier who distinguished himself. I remember seeing him in the trenches among the soldiers, risking his life."

The role of Marie Thérèse of Austria (1638-1683) as regent of the Kingdom of France during the Dutch War was more an expression of the institutional trust placed in her as queen consort than a transformation of her usual limited involvement in state affairs.

His descendant dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Hungary until 1301.

She was the daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders, and Catherine of Cleves. She was a great-niece of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.

He died after a dinner in which, according to his mother and others, he had been poisoned by his brothers.

Agnès of Merania (1175-1201) was Queen of France by marriage to King Philip II.

He was a patron of the arts and literature and a supporter of Petrarch, whom he invited to Pavia.

Isabella probably met Robert the Bruce at the English court, and they married in 1302 at Writtle, near Essex, England. Robert and Isabella were crowned King and Queen of Scots at Scone on March 27, 1306.

Cesar was involved in many noble intrigues during the reign of his half-brother Louis XIII of France. Implicated in the Chalais Conspiracy against Cardinal Richelieu, he and his brother Alexandre were imprisoned in the Château de Vincennes in 1626. He was released in 1630 and exiled to Holland. In 1632, he returned to France, but was soon accused of plotting Richelieu's assassination and exiled again, this time to England, from where he did not return until 1642. Shortly after his return, he conspired against Cardinal Mazarin, along with his second son, Francis, and this led to another exile until 1650...

He was the last King of Connacht to truly hold power over the entire province and his death halted the gains that had been made following the Anglo Norman invasion, by his kingdom.

She was Queen of Bohemia through her marriage to John I of Luxembourg.

He subjugated the boyars and plundered the Volga peoples, including Volga Bulgaria. He installed his trusted men in Novgorod and married his daughters to princes of Chernigov and Kiev.

From his birth until his death, he held the position of governor of Caen.

James Stuart (1566-1625) had an extremely curious, eccentric but not dazzling personality, overshadowed by the famous queens who preceded him, Elizabeth I in England and Mary Stuart in Scotland, and the misfortunes of his son Charles, the first king condemned to death by a Parliament.

She married Jean II (1426-1488), Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne, at the Château de Plessis-lès-Tours on December 23, 1446, but they had no children.

Martin reigned over Sicily together with Maria until her death in 1401. He was recognized as king of Sicily, without encountering particular resistance and at that time he repudiated the Treaty of Avignon and governed Sicily alone.

While serving his brother, he fought against the armies of Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire in Provence (1536), Artois (1537), Roussillon (1542) and Champagne (1544).