All About Royal Families

O, 26 November 1436, Infanta Catarina was born in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Family Infanta Catarina was a daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon. Her siblings were: - King Afonso V of Portugal; - Infante Ferdinad of Portugal, Duke of Viseu; - Eleanor of Portugal, who married Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III; - Joan of Portugal, who married King Henry IV of Castile. Catarina of Portugal and her family were members of the noble House of Aviz. Character Like her sisters, Catarina was considered ambitious, shrewd and willful. Love Catarina was promised to marry Charles IV of Navarre but he died before the marriage could take place, and her brother, after securing the marriages of her sisters had no future need of marriage alliances with other royal houses. A nun Catarina turned to a religious life in the convent of Saint Claire. She was very educated and she wrote many books about morality and religion. Death

On 24 November 1394, Charles of Orléans was born in Paris as the son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans and Valentina Visconti. He was a member of the noble House of Valois. His mother was a daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan. A murder On 23 November 1407, Louis I, Duke of Orléans was assassinated commissioned by John the Fairless, Duke of Burgundy. The later was never punished for his role in Louis' assassination. When Charles mother, Valentina Visconti died on 4 December 1408, Charles and the other boys of the family were made to swear the traditional oath of vengeance for their father's murder at their mother's deathbed. Love and Marriage On 29 June 1406, Charles of Orléans married to his cousin, Isabella of Valois. She was the daughter of King Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria. They had one child, Joan of Valois On 15 August 1410, Charles of Orléans married Bonne of Armagnac, the daughter of Bernard VII, Count of Armagna

At the invitation of their Majesties the King and Queen, His excellency Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic and   Ms. Brigitte Macron make a state visit to Belgium on 19 and 20  November 2018.  This programm includes a ceremonial reception on Monday at the Place the Palais in Brussels, a visit to Ghent, and the State Banket at Laeken. On Tuesday they will visit Molenbeek and Ittre. On the occasion of this important State Visit (which is actually the first president of France who comes to Belgium since 1971!), so I made an alternative top 10 of the must sees in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. 1/ Brussels Park - Warandepark (in Dutch) In front of the Royal Palace of Brussels, this lovely park is located. It is a very nice place to walk in the middle of a busy city. Brussels Park More on this link 2/ Grand Place of Brussels According to me, one of the most splendid places of the world, certainly is the Grand Place of Brussels. It really

The Real or Royal Alcázar is situated near the Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies in Seville, which is one of Andalusia's most splendid areas. In 1987 it was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site and in fact it is really worth to be on the list. Alcázar in Seville own picture taken in 2018 The Real Alcázar still has a royal function, it is the home of the royal family of Spain when they visit Seville! Besides that the Real Alcázar really has a very nice royal history. Alcázar in Seville Spain - own picture taken in 2018 Some royal history The Alcázar in Seville probably is the oldest royal palace of Europe, which is still used for that purpose. Originally there was a Roman and later a Visigotic fortress on the place of the Alcázar. In 913, Abd-ar-Rahman III, the first Caliph of Al-Andalus (Gordoba) ordered to build a castle on the site of the fortress. In the 11th. century, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, the last ruler of the Abbadid-