The Queen of Burgundy

A Novel by Laura Whalen Achilles; Waking to another day in this faraway land which always feels strange to me, I spend it how else, but with my cousin and best friend for life. Pat and I ride our horses swim in the ocean, play board games on rainy days and make up songs on my harp. What we don’t do is take part in the fighting, further up the beach. Not after what Agamemnon has already put me…

On June 19th 2022 the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Burgundy was held. The new bride is also, Countess of Melatea and Pharsalia, Duchess of Pithia, and Crown Princess of Thessaly. One year later, June 2023, HRH was admitted to the order Golden Fleece. On June 24. 2024 prince John Charles Achilles, count of Charolais was born at Pelion. HRH The Princess of Thessaly

On September 10th 1419, Duke John of Burgundy rode with a small retinue to Montereau. Hopping down from his horse he proceeded alone and trusting onto the bridge into the waiting presence of the French dauphin and his guards. The duke adjusted his sword hilt to kneel in reverence before the dauphin with whom he had made peace. Duke John had no time to rise as guards rushed upon him weapons…

Happy Birthday Emperor Franz Joseph

On July 29th at 5 PM the wedding ceremony of prince Achilles Charles was held on the beach of Nea Mesangala in Thessaly. The new crown princess is countess of Malitea and Pharsalia, duchess of Pithia and princess of Thessaly. The couple will reside at Pharsalia and Pelion after the ceremonies are ended at Larissa.

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Happy Birthday Charles Valois, last duke of Burgundy

Happy Birthday Juana of Castile, Queen of Spain and Duchess of Burgundy

Today, October 24th is the birthday of the wife and soul mate of Charles V, Emperor King. She is fair, truth to tell, Happy Birthday Isabelle.

She really does not deserve the attention. But it seems such measures are the only thing keeping this woman child in check. Narcissistic abuse at its finest most vindictive, and passive aggressive. The worst has not been captured but that is of no account, when dealing with the small minded, dragged up in the school of hard knockery, it’s none too difficult to anticipate their child like…

October is a popular month in medieval Royal weddings. The 19th being the anniversary of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand; The 20th the anniversary of Juana of Castile and Philip of Burgundy Austria; October 31st is the anniversary of the wedding of Charles of Charolais to Isabel of Bourbon at Lille in 1454; These are just some of the Royal weddings held in the month of October during the…

https://www.lulu.com/shop/laura-jean-whalen/the-redemption-of-charles-the-bold/paperback/product-dyreyrj.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4 A story of redemption and returning home for the Duke of Burgundy after the battle of Nancy in 1477.

On this day of April 24 Elisabeth of Bavaria married the Emperor Franz Joseph. She was one of the most superlatively lovely, romantic, even poetic, and tragic Royal ladies in history.

Happy Birthday Isabella Trastamara, my top Queen of choice Romanticized portrait of Isabella the Catholic, Isabel la Católica 1451 – 1504. Queen of Castile and of Aragon. La Rabida Monastery, Palos de la Frontera, Huelva Province, Spain. Painting by Jose Rosa. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

On this day in history Juan Trastamara, son and heir of Isabella and Ferdinand, the Catholic Kings, was married to Margaret of Austria and Burgundy in Burgos Cathedral. Young Juan was gentle, intelligent, humane and full of Kingly promise. It was, for the devastatingly short duration, a very happy marriage. Let’s leave them here, on their wedding day, young and united for a time.

Happy Birthday Charles V