#queen of france

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Claude da França, primeira esposa e rainha consorte do rei François I.

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Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France by Jooris van der Straeten, 1573.

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[will2150]

Musketeers Tarot Cards : Queen Anne as The Empress

[krasivaa]

A tribute to my dearest Marie Antoinette 💖

[vanisagi27]

Marie Antoinette

Another practice

This time I used Vigée Le Brun's portrait of Marie Antoinette

[noura-addams]

Marie Antoinette..

Marie Antoinette during her imprisonment, sketches attributed to jacques louis David

Description of the first sketch:

Marie Antoinette at the Conciergerie (her prison location) year 1794. Signed 𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒅

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𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧.

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𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Description (translated):

portrait of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, led to execution, drawn in pen by David, spectator of the convict, and placed at a window with the citizen, Julien, wife of the representative, Julien, from whom I hold this piece. copied from the existing original in the Soulavie collection.

Source: gallica.bnf

Side note: sorry if there is mistakes on the translation

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Bonus:

𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝.

Artist: Joseph-Emmanuel van den Büssche [1837-1908]

SIDE NOTE: If I'm mistaken on something, please you are more than welcome to correct for me

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La Reine Blanche de Castille et son fils Saint Louis

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Reign 2013-2017/02-22

Mary welcomes Francis

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Day 5: Isabeau of Bavaria

Isabeau of Bavaria (also spelled Isabelle or Elisabeth)

Born: c. 1370 Died: September 1435

Parents: Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Taddea Visconti of Milan. Queen of France Children: Isabella, Queen of England Joan, Duchess of Brittany Marie, Prioress of Poissy Michelle, Duchess of Burgundy Louis, Dauphin of Viennois John, Dauphin of Viennois Catherine, Queen of England Charles VII of France

Isabeau was the only daughter of Duke Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Taddea Visconti of Milan and granddaughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV.

Isabeau was sent to France at the suggestion of her uncle to be considered a potential bride for Charles VI of France. The teenaer was prepared by her aunt, taught French customs and received french styled dresses. She went to France on the pretext of a pilgrimage. Her father refused for her to be examined in nude as it was customary at the time. Upon arriving in France she impressed despite not speaking French or meeting the beauty standards of the time, it is likely she had Italian features like her mother. Charles seemed smitten with her moving up the wedding. The two were married in 1285. Isabeau was 15/16 at the time. Charles lavished her with gifts and visited her at Château de Vincennes where she resided while he was on a military campaign against England.

The coronation of Isabeau took place on 23 August 1389 with a grand ceremony. The procession lasted the whole day.

Charles suffered from an illness that caused him moments of insanity. Often he asked for Isabeau to be removed as he did not recognise her. Isabeau was accused of abandoning him when she moved her residence to Hôtel Barbette. Charles was provided with a mistress by his advisors but in his moment of lucidity he exchanged letters and gifts with Isabeu. His illness continued until his death.

In the 1390s Isabeau was made the guardian of the Dauphin and the co-guardian of their children. She was responsible for the education and protection of their son. As Charles’s bouts of illness were more frequent Isabeau became the leader of the regency council.

As Isabeau sided with the king’s brother, Orléans, in the conflict between him and the burgundians rumors started to circulate that they were lovers. John the Fearless, the new Duke of Burgundy after his father’s death, raised an army and entered Paris. Isabeau and Orléans retreated to the fortified castle of Melun with the royal children, however John took possession of the Dauphin. The Duke of Berry, the Dauphin’s uncle, took control of the child. The fact that Charles was lucid for about a month also helped. Isabeau was tasked with mediating the dispute.

After Orléans' assassination, Isabeau’s concern was the safety of the Dauphin, going as far as to convince Charles to give his 13 year old son power in the absence of the queen. Isabeau created alliances and switched sides in order to protect the heir to the throne. A double marriage was arranged in 1409 in order to diffuse tensions between burgundians and Orléanists in which Isabeau clearly defined the family hierarchy and her role.

Despite her best effort to stop a civil war, in 1411 the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War broke out. The dauphin, aged 15, did not have the power or a capable army to defeat John the Fearless. Isabeau allied herself with Charles of Orléans in 1414 instead of allowing her son, aged 18, to lead. The Dauphin changed sides. While the civil war continued, France suffered a blow from England at Agincourt in 1415. The Dauphin died in December 1415 leaving his 17 year old brother and burgundian supporter as heir. In 1417 the new heir died, the new Dauphin aged 14 was Isabeau's last son. He was a sympathizer of the Armagnacs. At the time Isabeau was imprisoned by Armagnac but was freed by the Duke of Burgundy. From that moment she supported the burgundians Treaty of Troyes in 1420.

At first, Isabeau was the sole regent but yielded her position to John the Fearless in January 1418. Together they took control of Paris and slaughtered the Armagnacs. The Dauphin fled the city. John was assassinated in a plot by Dauphin Charles. After the assassination he was disinherited.

By 1419 Henry V of England occupied most of Normandy. In 1420, in the absence of an heir, Isabeau accompanied King Charles to sign the Treaty of Troyes. Due to his illness, Isabeau signed the treaty. Their daughter, Catherine, went on to marry Henry V as part of the agreement.

Isabeau died in late September 1435 in Paris.

The accounts on her appearance are contradictory, some describing her as small and brunette others as tall and blonde. She spoke with a heavy German accent that made her stand out at the French court. She was a skilled diplomat, navigating court politics with ease. She interfed on several occasions on matters of great importance and foreign affairs. She mediated conflicts and was trusted by the king. Like most of the Valois, Isabeau had a fondness for art, loved jewelry and commissioned particularly beautiful pieces. She left many personal possessions and properties, in life and in her will, toNotre Dame, St. Denis, and the convent in Poissy. Isabeau was close with her children throughout their childhood and even after they were married. She kept them close to her, had them travel with her, bought them gifts and had her daughters educated.

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Marie Antoinette

She was a teenager when she became the Queen of France in 1770. Twenty-three years later, she lost her head in French Revolution.

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Marie Leszczynska by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1748.

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𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚃𝚞𝚍𝚘𝚛, 𝚀𝚞𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 ❤️😍😘

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Portrait of a woman, presumed to be Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France (1554 - 1592) by a follower of Francois Clouet (1510-1572)