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1 day ago · Charles supported Margaret II, Countess of Flanders and Hainaut, against her eldest son, John, in exchange for Hainaut in 1253. Two years later, Louis IX persuaded him to renounce the county, but compensated him by instructing Margaret to pay him 160,000 marks.
5 days ago · Margaret (of Anjou), Queen, consort of Henry VL, at war with the Yorkists, 360, 362.-, -, -, rescues Henry from them, 370.-, -, -, defeated by Edward IV., 370, 371, 372, 374, 375.-, -, -, in Wales, 384.-, -, -, in Lorraine, 405.-, -, -, sends some of her followers to England, 408.-, -, -, said to have been put to death secretly, 434.
3 days ago · In Europe, his charm won many admirers, including Margaret of Austria, daughter of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. During this period, Margaret ruled the Netherlands on her nephew Charles 's behalf and was so impressed with Boleyn that she offered his daughter Anne a place in her household. [31]
23 hours ago · From Bordeaux, the couple proceeded to Poitiers, arriving on August 1, where after a week of festivities they were invested as Count and Countess of Poitou on August 8. Louis's tenure as Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony lasted only a few days.
2 days ago · As part of the peace accord between England and France in 1294, it was agreed that Edward should marry Philip IV's half-sister Margaret, but the marriage was delayed by the outbreak of war. Edward made expensive alliances with the German king, the counts of Flanders and Guelders, and the Burgundians, who would attack France from the north.
1 day ago · On a cold November day in 1905, European royalty gathered in Brussels to attend the funeral of Prince Philippe of Belgium. Also known as the Count of Flanders, Philippe spent most of his life lingering in the shadows of his older brother, who would later become King Leopold II.
1 day ago · We now come to another of the monumental works of Torregiano—namely, that of Margaret, Countess of Richmond, the mother of Henry VII. The aged and noble lady, whose effigy is in bronze gilt, is represented in what looks like the dress of a nun or recluse, with a mantle thrown or worn over all.
