All About Royal Families

Emperor Huizong of Song was born on 9 June 1082 in China. Family Emperor Huizong was born as the 11th. son of Emperor Shenzong. He ascended the throne in 1100 upon the death of his elder brother, Emperor Zhezong. Duty Emperor Huizong was a cultured leader who spent much of his time admiring the arts. He was a collector of paintings, calligraphy and antiques from previous dynasties, He owned huge collection of each for his amusement He wrote poems of his own, created his own calligraphy and style. The emperor also had interests in architecture and garden design and he even wrote treatises on medicine and Taoism. He is even considered as one of the greatest Chinese artists of all time. War In 1126, the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty invaded the Song dynasty during the Jin-Song Wars. Emperor Huizong abdicated and passed on his throne to his eldest son, Emperor Qinzong. He received the title "Retired Emperor". The next year, the Song capita

On 5 June 1523, a very noble and royal girl was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris in France. She received the name: Margaret of France. Sometimes she was called: Marguerite de Valois. Family Margaret of France was the daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany. She was thus a sister of inter alia: King Henry II of France (who had married Catherine de' Medici); Madeleine, Queen of Scots; Charles, Duke of Orléans; Margaret, Duchess of Savoy. Margaret was very close to her paternal aunt, Marguerite de Navarre, who took care of her, her sister Madeleine and her sister-in-law: Catherine de' Medici. Love and Marriage At the end of 1538, her father and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor agreed that Margaret should marry Charles 's son, the future King Philip II of Spain. However this arrangement and wedding never took place. On 29 April 1530, at the age of 26, she was created: Duchess of Berry. Before he