All About Royal Families

Philippa of Lancaster was born on March 31st. 1360 in Leicester Castle, England. Family Philippa was the oldest child of John of Gaunt, 1st. Duke of Lancaster and Blance of Lancaster. They were members of the House of Plantagenet and they founded the House of Lancaster. Philippa 's siblings were inter alia: - Elizabeth, Duchess of Exeter, - Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England. Their Wedding  Love and Marriage Trough Philippa 's marriage to King John I of Portugal, she became Queen Consort. The couple were blessed by the church in the Cathedral of Porto on February 2nd. 1387 and their marriage took place on February 14th. 1387. The Portuguese court celebrated this Royal union for fifteen days! This Royal Couple would have 9 children inter alia: - Edward, King of Portugal, - Henry, called the "Navigator", - Isabella, who married Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. Duty After her marriage she had a significant influence in

Albert III the Pius, Duke of Bavaria - Munich was born on March 27th. 1401 at Munich (now located in Bavaria, Germany). Family His parents were Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti. Elisabetta Visconti was the daughter of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan. His family were members of the noble House of Wittelsbach. Love and Marriage Albert III, Duke of Bavaria first was engaged to Elisabeth, daughter of the Count of Württemberg but she married the Count of Weldenberg, who had been a page at her father's court. In 1432, Albert married secretly to Anna Bernauer, a maid. His father was against this marriage, and he ordered the murder of Anna. She was accused from witchcraft and her murderers threw her in the river the Danube. Albert was angry and he left his father's court, he took himself to Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria at Ingolstadt. Although in November Albert and his father reconciled with each other and Albert married Princess Anna of Brunswic

Jan van Eyck (born around 1390 - died on July 9th. 1441) was a Flemish/Netherlandish painter, active in Bruges. He was one of the most important representatives of Northern Renaissance art. Portrait of a Man - Jan van Eyck  Personal Life Around 1432, Jan van Eyck married the much younger Margaret, in the same period he bought a house in Bruges. The couple had two children. He also had some brothers. Hubert van Eyck worked together with Jan on their most famous works: the Ghent Altarpiece . Rechtvaardige rechters - Jan van Eyck Court Life van Eyck served John of Bavaria - Straubing, the ruler of Holland, Hainault and Zeeland. The painter was thus involved in redecorating the Binnenhof palace in The Hague. After John's death, in 1425, Jan van Eyck moved to Bruges. Then Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, persuaded the painter to work for him. He appointed Jan van Eyck as official ducal painter In the order of Philip the Good, Jan van Eyck undertoo

On March 20th. 1619, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor died in Vienna, Austria. Family Matthias was the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Maria of Austria. He was thus the brother of inter alia: Anna, Queen of Spain; Rudolf, Holy Roman Emperor; Elisabeth, Queen of France; and more Love and Marriage On December 4th. 1611, in the Augustinian Church, Matthias married Archduchess Anna of Austria, daughter of his uncle Ferdinand II of Austria. They had no children. Duty In 1578, Matthias was invited to the Netherlands by the States-General of the rebellious provinces, who offered him the position of Governor-General. Matthias accepted the appointment, but this was not recognized by his uncle, King Philip II of Spain, the ruler of the Netherlands. In 1579 he participated in the Union of Utrecht, which established freedom of religion as a locally determined issue. In 1581 Matthias returned home. In 1593, Matthias was appointed governor of