Marie-Adélaïde was the first Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, which proved to be more bad than good for Marie-Adélaïde, since she reigned during World War I. That barely helped.

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Mafalda of Savoy's story is more tragic than anything you'll ever find. She was the daughter of the King of Italy and the wife of a German prince. She also met a very untimely death. There's two world wars, a concentration camp, and Mafalda's criminally short Wikipedia page.

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Henrietta Maria was just another French princess who married the King of England. Unlike other French princesses/English queens, though, she was unpopular from the beginning, and so was her husband. The story has a sorta-kinda happy ending, depending on how you interpret it. There's two assassinations, a beheading, and a ton of civil war.

In the episode, I forgot to mention that Henrietta loved how in France, the King's eldest daughter got the title "Madame Royale", and the King's eldest son was the "Dauphin". England already had the whole eldest son = Prince of Wales thing, but Henrietta wanted her eldest daughter, Mary, to have a cool title too. So, Mary got the title "Princess Royal".

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Jacquetta of Luxembourg was the woman who gave birth to Elizabeth Woodville. But there's absolutely nothing else we remember her for. Her life was very interesting, perhaps even more intriguing than her daughter's. I did my best to explain the 100 Years War and the Wars of The Roses as briefly as I could, so there was a lot of information I excluded. My mic was pretty bad in this, so I apologize if it hurts your ears.

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Caroline of Brunswick was the Queen of England who had the most tragic story I've encountered. Her parents locked her up in a room and didn't let her go near the windows, while her husband loathed her and accused her of adultery on multiple occasions. She wasn't even let into her own husband's coronation when she should've been being crowned Queen in that same ceremony.

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Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands brought her people through two world wars, and when she wasn't doing that, she was too busy becoming a billionaire. Once all that was over, she abdicated and rode her bike through the country alone. Seriously, she's amazing.

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This episode is about Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, the grand duchess who ran away from Russia on multiple occasions. I stumbled upon Juliane on accident, but I'm so glad I did - she's a very, very fascinating woman.

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Welcome to Cups of History! This podcast isn't about the famous people of history, it's about the quirky people and events that either changed history, or were just entertaining. Enjoy your cup of history.

Ever wonder what possessed the Habsburgs to inbreed like rabbits? Well, it all started with one woman - with one marriage. So who was this magical lady who changed everything and possibly shaped today's world? Mary the Rich, Duchess of Burgundy.

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