#house of luxembourg

[mapsontheweb]

Lands ruled by the House of Luxembourg, 1430.

by dodi_maps

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Liber Regalis

Among the remarkable treasures in our collection is the Liber Regalis - or 'royal book.'

The beautifully illustrated 14th-century English medieval illuminated manuscript gives ceremonial instructions and the order of service for the coronation.

The Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066.

The manuscript is thought to have been made for the crowning of Richard II's queen, Anne of Bohemia, here in 1382.

Despite various changes over the centuries, the instructions it gives still form the basis of the coronation service today.

You can see the Liber Regalis on display in our museum, the Abbey Galleries.

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Richard II (6 January 1367 – c. 14 February 1400)

Anne of Bohemia (11 May 1366 – 7 June 1394)

[nanshe-of-nina]

Medieval Women Week || Favorite fictional medieval woman ↬ Melusine

In this, the novel follows in a long tradition of artistic and scholarly fascination for the puzzling figure who is Mélusine. Indeed, there has been much critical debate on her true nature: some scholars see Mélusine as a benevolent fairy lover, some categorize her as a foundational ancestor or mother goddess figure, whilst others argue that her serpentine nature links her with demons, the Eden serpent or the monstrous races of sirens, undines, and succubi. However, Mélusine’s character is so remarkably ambiguous and multifaceted that it is misleading to attempt to define her by one particular characteristic alone. Just as Mélusine’s body continually changes – from human to hybrid and eventually to animal – so does her character, allowing for a multitude of possible readings. Undoubtedly, it is this flexibility and open-endedness which lies at the root of the ongoing fascination with the Mélusine story and with her hybrid body. Nowadays, Mélusine’s monstrous figure not only appears in a postmodern novel such as Possession but is also found in video games, fantasy literature, graphic novels, gothic metal songs, and the logo of a well-known coffee chain. — The Mélusine Romance in Medieval Europe: Translation, Circulation, and Material Contexts by Lydia Zeldenrust

[roehenstart]

John of Bohemia. By Adolf Liebscher.

[thefreelancehistorywriter]

Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Saint-Pol and Soissons and Vendôme

Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Saint-Pol, Soissons and Vendôme from the Book of Hours of Catherine de’Medici While researching my book about the women of Burgundy, the name of Marie of Luxembourg arose as she married her maternal uncle Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont. Yolande of France, Duchess of Savoy, had to contend with the political shenanigans of Jacques during her reign as regent for…

[queen-boleyn]

Janet McTeer, Robert Pugh and Rebecca Ferguson as Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Richard Woodville and Queen Elizabeth Woodville ♛The White Queen | The Price of Power

[vintageeurope]

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 1860/70

[elephantlovemedleys]

medieval women week (day two)

favourite non queen or queen-adjacent woman: jacquetta of luxembourg (1415/1416-1472)

Jacquetta was a prominent figure doing the War of The Roses, and was firmly allied to the House of Lancaster via her first marriage to the John, Duke of Bedford, who was Henry V's brother, their marriage bore no children and John died at Rouen on September 15 1435. Soon on her journey to England, Jacquetta met Richard Woodville who was commissioned by Henry VI, they fell in love and were married in secret, without permission from the King. Theirs was a fruitful marriage that resulted into fourteen children, including the future Queen consort Elizabeth Woodville, and by the mid 1440's the Woodvilles would be in a powerful position at court.

(no known portrait of Jacquetta survives, above is a depiction of a 15th century Burgundian woman by the artist Petrus Christus that dates from 1450-1460)

[tiaramania]

TIARA ALERT-ISH: Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal, Duchess of Coimbra, wore an emerald brooch in her hair for the dinner following her wedding to Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins at her parent’s home in Sintra, Portugal on 7 October 2023.

[germanpostwarmodern]

House Reckinger (1976) near Luxembourg, Luxembourg, by Fritz Schwarz

[lesmisscraper]

Divers Claps of Thunder fall on Ma'am Bougon(And Marius continues on Luxembourg to see Mlle. Lanoire.). Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 5.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

[minarachelle]

Luxemburg (city) - 2024

[olivia1040]

Free day

[roehenstart]

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. By Adolf Liebscher.

[dreamconsumer]

King Charles VII of France.

[royalchildreneurope]

Prince Gabriel of Nassau and Prince Noah of Nassau received the Legacy of Change Medal in honour of their enduring dedication to humanitarian causes and cultural diplomacy, at The Palace of Westminster in London, England -October 24th 2024.

📷 : Parliamentary Society.