Lost stories

Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519-1536) was the illegitimate son of Henry VIII and his mistress Elizabeth Blount.

King Ottokar II Premysl (1233-1278) was related, through his mother Kunigunde, to the German King Philip of Swabia.

Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil (1601-1682) was an illegitimate son of King Henry IV and his mistress Catherine-Henriette d'Entragues, Marquise de Verneuil.

Following the death of their aunt Margaret in 1530, Mary was asked by her eldest brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, to assume the governance of the Netherlands. Throughout her tenure she continuously attempted to ensure peace between the Emperor and the King of France.

Unlike his elder brother Vendôme, Saint-Pol would enjoy the status of royal favourite throughout his life.

She was a daughter of Ivan Vladislav (reigned 1015–18), the last Tsar of Bulgaria.

John II of France (1319-1364) has a sensitive personality and easily gives free rein to his emotions, sometimes becoming violent, which has caused him some diplomatic setbacks. He did not engage in much physical activity, rarely took part in tournaments and only occasionally enjoyed hunting. He loves books and is a patron of painters and musicians...

During her lifetime, the foundations for Christianisation were laid and the power base of the Přemyslid dynasty was established. The life of Saint Wenceslas’s grandmother and tutor has been recounted in many legends, which serve as fundamental sources for the history of Bohemia in the 9th and 10th centuries.

Jean (c. 1297-1375), bastard of Bourbon, the son of Louis I of Bourbon and Jeanne of Bourbon-Lancy.

She was enthroned as Augusta to a series of co-rulers, two of whom were married to her.

In the 19th century, young members of the Irish National Revolutionary Association celebrated O'Neill as an Irish patriot. Thomas Davis wrote a famous song about him titled "Owen Roe's Lament," which was popularized in the newspaper *The Nation*.

Daughter of Henry I of Navarre and Blanche of Artois, Joanna I of Campagne, Queen of Navarre and Queen consort of France (1273-1305), was the last queen of the House of Champagne.

He was a military commander during the Hundred Years' War and the War of the Roses.

The new king requested an annulment of the marriage from Pope John XXII, who granted it on May 19, 1322.

Assistant to his older brother, Henry V of England, he distinguished himself in the capture of the fortified town of Harfleur, which made possible the English victory at the Battle of Agincourt, a key battle for the Hundred Years' War.

Charles was the grand father of King Henry IV.

She could play the harpsichord, speak and write Polish, French, and Latin, and was well informed about the Western European life style; overall, she was a well-educated person.