Pictures Dated 9th December 2006

The marriage of Blanche and Fernando, 1269, (15th century). Artist: Unknown

The marriage of Blanche and Fernando, 1269, (15th century). Blanche, daughter of Louis IX of France, marries Ferdinand de la Cerda, Infante of Castile. After her father's death (1270), Blanche is sent back from Castile to Paris, (below). Illustration from Le livre des faiz monseigneur Saint Louis, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

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Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 19th century. Portrait of Leopold I of the Belgians, later of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1790-1865) first king of Belgium and founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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Henry IV, King of France, (1805).Artist: J Chapman

Henry IV, King of France, (1805). Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594. A Protestant, he fought in the French Wars of Religion, but after becoming king he converted to Catholicism and in 1598 signed the Edict of Nantes, granting religious freedoms to the Protestants and bringing the conflict to an end. He was murdered by a fanatical Catholic in 1610.

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