In ancient Rome, women’s power was unofficial but no less real. Agrippina the Younger effectively ruled…
Kategoria: Queens, Leaders
Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria — The Tragic Life
Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria spent merely a decade as Dauphine of France, yet her offspring…
Emilia Plater. Heroine of the November Uprising
Emilia Plater went down in history as one of the few women who fought in uniform…
Bona Sforza. The True Face of Poland’s Queen
The stereotype of an old intriguer from gloomy nineteenth-century Matejko canvases obscured the true image of…
Agnes of Austria. The Tigress of Kraków
Leopold III the Saint and his daughter Agnes connected Austria with one of Europe’s most important…
A Woman of Character. The Early Years of Gryfina’s Marriage
The early years of the marriage between Leszek the Black and Gryfina were far from easy.…
Who Was the Czech Princess Dobrawa?
Dobrawa was a Czech princess, the wife of Mieszko I, and the mother of Bolesław the…
Masovia in the Hands of a Woman. The Story of a Forgotten Princess
When Siemowit I died suddenly in 1262, Masovia faced a crisis. His son was still a…
Agafia. The Woman Who Invited the Teutonic Knights to Poland?
Did Conrad of Masovia’s wife contribute to one of the most controversial events in 13th-century Polish…
Saint Kinga: The Princess Who Became a Nun
Saint Kinga, as the wife of the Cracovian Duke Bolesław the Chaste, was an exceptionally pious…