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Polyxena Of Pernštejn
Polyxena of Lobkowicz (1566 – 24 May 1642) was a politically active Czech noble and styled Princess of the House of Lobkowicz The House of Lobkowicz (''Lobkovicové'' in modern Czech, sg. ''z Lobkovic''; ''Lobkowitz'' in German) is an important Bohemian noble family that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest noble families of the region. Over the cen .... She played an important role as the channel between the noble families of Bohemia and the imperial court in Vienna through her connection with the Spanish envoy during the counter-reformation in Bohemia after 1618. Life Born into an ancient Pernštejn family, House of Pernšejn, she was the daughter of the Imperial High Chancellor of Bohemia, Vratislav II of Pernštejn (1530–1582), and his wife, Maria Maximiliana House of Lara#The Manrique de Lara, Manrique de Lara y Mendoza (1538-1608), a Spanish nobility, Spanish noblewoman. Maria brought with her from Spain a statue of the Child Jesus, which she had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyxena Pernstejn
In Greek mythology, Polyxena (; ) was the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen, Hecuba. She does not appear in Homer, but in several other classical authors, though the details of her story vary considerably. After the fall of Troy, she dies when sacrificed by the Greeks on the tomb of Achilles, to whom she had been betrothed and in whose death she was complicit in many versions. Description Polyxena was described by the chronicler John Malalas, Malalas in his account of the ''Chronography'' as "tall, pure, very white, large-eyed, black-haired, with her hair worn long behind, a good nose and cheeks, blooming-lipped, small-footed, virgin, charming, very beautiful, 18 years old when they killed her". Meanwhile, in the account of Dares Phrygius, Dares the Phrygian, she was illustrated as ". . .fair, tall, and beautiful. Her neck was slender, her eyes lovely her hair blonde and long, her body well-proportioned, her fingers tapering, her legs straight, and her fee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
