In 1569 Frans Pourbus the Younger was born to Frans Pourbus the Elder [aged 24].
On 19th September 1581 [his father] Frans Pourbus the Elder [aged 36] died.
Around 1599. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 30]. Portrait of Infanta Isabella Habsburg Spain [aged 32].
1600. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 31]. Portrait of Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua [aged 32].
Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua: On 28th February 1567 she was born to Francesco I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany and Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany. On 29th April 1584 Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua and she were married. He the son of William Gonzaga I Duke Mantua and Eleanor of Austria Duchess Mantua. They were first cousins. On 9th September 1611 Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua died.
Around 1600. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 31]. Portrait of Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua [aged 37].
Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua: On 21st September 1562 he was born to William Gonzaga I Duke Mantua and Eleanor of Austria Duchess Mantua. On 14th August 1587 William Gonzaga I Duke Mantua died. His son Vincenzo succeeded III Duke Mantua. On 9th February 1612 Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua died. His son Francesco succeeded Duke Mantua.
Around 1600. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 31]. Portrait of Albert Habsburg Spain VII Archduke Austria [aged 40].
1607. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 38]. Portrait of Margaret of Savoy Vicereine Portugal [aged 17].
Margaret of Savoy Vicereine Portugal: On 28th April 1589 she was born to Charles Emmanuel Savoy I Duke Savoy and Catherine Habsburg Spain Duchess Savoy. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.67%. On 19th February 1608 Francesco IV Gonzaga Duke of Mantua and she were married. She the daughter of Charles Emmanuel Savoy I Duke Savoy and Catherine Habsburg Spain Duchess Savoy. He the son of Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua and Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua. They were third cousins. On 26th June 1655 Margaret of Savoy Vicereine Portugal died.
Around 1610. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 41]. Portrait of Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [aged 34].
Around 1610. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 41]. Portrait of Henry IV King France [aged 56].
1616. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 47]. Portrait of Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [aged 40].
1616. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 47]. Portrait of Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France [aged 14].
Before 1622. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 52]. Portrait of Louis XIII King France [aged 20].
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Before 1622. Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 52]. Portrait of Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine [aged 30].
Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine: On 2nd October 1591 she was born to Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua and Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.56%. On 24th April 1606 Henry Lorraine II Duke Lorraine and she were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua and Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua. He the son of Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine. They were third cousins. On 14th May 1608 Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine died. His son Henry succeeded II Duke Lorraine. She by marriage Duchess Lorraine. On 7th February 1632 Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine died.
In 1622 Frans Pourbus the Younger [aged 53] died.