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William II, Prince of Orange and Princess Henrietta Mary Stuart, daughter of Charles I of England, 1641, Anthony van Dyck

Medium: oil,canvas

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“A Tudor teenager who died at the age of sixteen is very unlikely to have left much trace on the historical record, and still less if female. Even if an aristocrat, that girl will hardly trouble today’s archivists beyond possible mention of negotiations over putative marriages. Finding a single surviving letter or a mention in someone else’s account book is finding gold. For Jane Grey there is a little more, but only a little.”

— Eric Ives, Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery (via maximumphilosopheranchor)

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The close of the 1740s saw a rapid change of fortunes for Francis I and Maria Theresa. The War of the Austrian Succession was ended after eight long years. In the last weeks of April 1748, a continental congress was held in the Imperial Free City of Aix-la-Chapelle. There, surrounded by princes, politicians, and diplomats, Francis I and Maria Theresa were hailed as the undisputed rulers of the Holy Roman Empire. This recognition by their enemies cemented the Habsburgs’ place as one of the preeminent powers in Europe.

Once the war ended, the Emperor and Empress continued to expand their family with the arrivals of Maria Carolina (b. 1748), Maria Johanna (b. 1750), and Maria Josepha (b. 1751).

In Destiny’s Hands: Five Tragic Rulers, Children of Maria Theresa - Justin C. Vovk

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Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (Maria Josepha Gabriella Johanna Antonia Anna) (19 March 1751 – 15 October 1767)

Daughter of Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress (Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina) (13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (Francis Stephen) (8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765)

By, Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702–1789) 1762

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Gold Jewelry, mostly Ming Dynasty

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Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, daughter of Francis Joseph I., Emperor of Austria and Elizabeth (Sissi), Empress of Austria

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Photo & Film Footage Of OTMA & Their Mother Alexandra-1914

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Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and her sisters reenacting important moments from the life of Joan of Arc. 

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Crown Princess Marie of Romania with her children. 

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Queen Marie of Romania and her four eldest children (Crown Prince Carol, Princess Elisabetha, Princess Maria, and Prince Nicolae) by Argnani.

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history meme: 03/06 women | Jeanne de Clisson or de Belleville, La Tigresse Bretonne

Jeanne de Clisson, born into an affluent French family in 1300, spent most of her life as a noblewoman. In 1330 she married Olivier de Clisson (a marriage of love) who was an important Breton noble that spent years in service defending Brittany against the English. When the Duke of Brittany died with no male heir in 1341, both King Edward III of England and Phillip VI of France saw an opportunity to take the land. Olivier served the French in defending Brittany from the English. But the French authorities began to doubt his loyalty. Rumours spread that Olivier had defected to the English side. King Philip VI and his nephew Charles de Blois, had Olivier captured and tried with treason. In 1343, he was executed by beheading . Olivier’s head was then sent to Nantes and displayed on a pole outside the castle of Bouffay. Jeanne took her two young sons to Nantes, to show them the head of their father at the Sauvetout gate. Enraged and bewildered over her husband’s execution, she swore vengeance against the King and his nephew. The first thing Jeanne de Clisson did was to sell off her lands and raise a small force of loyal men with whom she attacked pro-French forces in Brittany. When her situation became too dangerous on land, she purchased three warships and took to the seas. She had her ships painted black and dyed their sails red to intimidate her enemy, earning the title “The Black Fleet”. Her main ship was named Ma Vengeance -My Revenge. The Black Fleet patrolled the English Channel for French ships, especially those owned by King Phillip and members of the French nobility. Her crews, as merciless under her orders as she was herself, would kill entire crews, leaving only one or two alive to carry news to the king that she had struck again. This earned Jeanne the epithet, “The Lioness of Brittany”, reviled as a monster by some, praised as a heroine by others. In her efforts to keep the English Channel completely free of French ships, she formed an alliance with the English, laundering supplies to their soldiers for battles. She continued her work as a pirate even after the death of her enemy, King Philip VI, in 1350. Jeanne de Clisson fought as a pirate for thirteen years. Her quest for revenge ended when Jeanne found love in English noble Sir Walter Brentley, who had been King Edward III’s lieutenant. She married him in 1356 and settled into a quiet life in the Castle of Hennebont in France, which was a territory of her allies.

fancast : Alicia Vikander as Jeanne.

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Princesses Marie and Olga of Saxe-Altenburg with a friend, early 1900s.

Their mother was Princess Marie of Prussia who was the eldest sister of Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught.

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The Duke of Connaught, Princess Patricia of Connaught (Lady Patricia Ramsay), the Duchess of Connaught, Queen Alexandra, Princess Victoria, King Edward VIII and Princess Margaret of Connaught (Crown Princess of Sweden) in Dublin, 1903

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Outside at Balmoral, from left to right: Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein; Marie, Princess Leiningen; Princess Victoria of Wales; Queen Victoria, seated; Irene, Princess Henry of Prussia; Prince Waldemar; Prince Sigismund in pram; Prince Maurice of Battenberg, June 1898.

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Queen Victoria with her husband, Prince Albert, mother, the Duchess of Kent, and seven of their children: Albert Edward, Victoria, Arthur, Alice, Louise, Helena and Alfred. 

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Victoria, Princess Royal (Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia); the Prince of Wales (King Edward VII); Princess Helena (Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein); and Prince Alfred (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), Osborne House, 1853

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Princess Beatrice (Princess Henry of Battenberg); Prince Alfred (the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha); Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyll); Princess Helena (Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein); the Prince of Wales (King Edward VII); Prince Leopold (Duke of Albany); Prince Arthur (Duke of Connaught and Strathearn); Queen Victoria; Victoria, Princess Royal (Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia) and Prince Albert, Buckingham Palace, May 22, 1858