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Maria Karolina Sobieska
Maria Karolina Sobieska (25 November 1697 – 8 May 1740) was a Polish noblewoman, daughter of Jakub Ludwik Sobieski. Known as Marie Charlotte or only Charlotte, she was the Princess of Turenne and later Duchess of Bouillon by marriage. Charlotte was the last surviving member of the House of Sobieski. Biography Born to James Louis Sobieski and his wife Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg, she was the couple's third daughter. Her younger sister Clementina, married the Jacobite pretender James Francis Edward Stuart. Her paternal cousins included (children of her aunt Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska) Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor and Clemens August of Bavaria, Archbishop of Cologne. Her maternal cousins included the famous Elisabeth Farnese, the future John V of Portugal as well as his consort Maria Anna of Austria. Her childhood was spent in Silesia. She was asked for her hand by many an aristocrat including Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla. She, however, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchess Of Bouillon
There have been duchesses of Bouillon, Belgium, Bouillon, in present-day Belgium, since the tenth century. Lady of Bouillon Ardennes-Bouillon dynasty, ?-1100 :''Sold to the Bishopric of Liège'' House of La Marck, ?-1588 House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1594–1794 Titular Duchess of Bouillon House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1794–1802 House of Rohan, 1816–1918 The Congress of Vienna in 1816 awarded the title of Duke of Bouillon to the House of Rohan, descendants of Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne. In 1918 Austria became a republic and all noble titles were abolished. Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouillon, Duchess of Duchesses of Bouillon, Lists of duchesses, Bouillon Dukes of Bouillon House of La Marck La Tour d'Auvergne House of Rohan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Of Turenne
''The title Princess of Turenne was used by the daughters-in-law of the Dukes of Bouillon as wives of the Princes of Turenne, heirs to Bouillon and Sedan''. House of La Tour d'Auvergne La Tour d'Auvergne () was a noble French dynasty. Its senior branch, extinct in 1501, held two of the last large fiefs acquired by the French crown, the counties of Auvergne and Boulogne, for about half a century. Its cadet branch, extinct in 1802, ..., 1691-1794 References {{Reflist Duchesses of Bouillon Lists of princesses La Tour d'Auvergne French princesses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Hetman
Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" *Artel Great (born 1981), American actor Other uses * ''Great'' (1975 film), a British animated short about Isambard Kingdom Brunel * ''Great'' (2013 film), a German short film * Great (supermarket), a supermarket in Hong Kong * GReAT, Graph Rewriting and Transformation, a Model Transformation Language * Gang Resistance Education and Training Gang Resistance Education And Training, abbreviated G.R.E.A.T., provides a school-based, police officer instructed program that includes classroom instruction and various learning activities. Their intention is to teach the students to avoid gang ..., or GREAT, a school-based and police officer-instructed program * Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT), a Kaspersky Lab#Malware_discovery, cybersecurity team at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
