Princesses from fareway lands. Catalonia and Hungary in the Middle Agges, is an exhibition that open on 12th May at Barcelona's History Museum of Catalonia.
Four travelling princesses who married and became queens in other countries, four extraordinary (and sometimes very sad) personal stories; four moments during the Middle Ages in which the destinities of Hungary and the Catalan-Aragononese crown became joined through conjugal diplomacy.
The exhibition focuses on Constance, as well as Violante of Hungary who married James I of Aragon in the 13th century, Beatrice of Araon who was wed to Matthias Corvin in the late 15th century, and on Mary of Hapsburg who was married to Louis of Hungary in the 16th century.
Although in many cases the marriages were not a great succes (Beatrice of Aragon was despised for being a strange), the case of Violante is special: it seems as thought there was real love between her and James I.
Four travelling princesses who married and became queens in other countries, four extraordinary (and sometimes very sad) personal stories; four moments during the Middle Ages in which the destinities of Hungary and the Catalan-Aragononese crown became joined through conjugal diplomacy.
The exhibition focuses on Constance, as well as Violante of Hungary who married James I of Aragon in the 13th century, Beatrice of Araon who was wed to Matthias Corvin in the late 15th century, and on Mary of Hapsburg who was married to Louis of Hungary in the 16th century.
Although in many cases the marriages were not a great succes (Beatrice of Aragon was despised for being a strange), the case of Violante is special: it seems as thought there was real love between her and James I.
1 comment:
Interesting information, thanks! I never thought of our connections with Hungary, even though the bell rings, Maybe the thing is I never studied Catalan History at school... Dictatorship at the time, you know!
It'd be nice if you could revise your text. It's full of careless mistakes you could have avoided just by asking your computer to check your English!
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