All About Royal Families

The main residence of the Kings of Portugal in Lisbon for around 250 years was the Ribeira Palace. Source picture: Wikipedia Some history Before 1147 (The Siege of Lisbon), the Portuguese monarchs always had used the Castle of São Jorge as their residence in Lisbon. In 1225, Lisbon became Portugal's definitive capital. King Manuel I of Portugal set off on a building spree, renovating the Lisbon landscape and starting with the construction of a brand new Royal Palace. This new palace wasn't located on a high, easily protected fortress hill, it was built on the river shore of the Tagus river. That's why the new palace received the name: Ribeira Palace. A special Thank You for João Rita, who read one of my previous posts  about Portugal very well and who gave this explanation too.  Soon, Lisbon became one of the most important cities and ports in all Europe. The city had a lot of spice trade and from Lisbon many explorers left Europe for the wide w

John Casimir of Saxe-Coburg was born at the Grimmenstein Castle in Gotha (now located in Germany) on 12 June 1564. Source picture: Wikipedia Family John Casimir was the middle of three sons of John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony and his wife Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim. He was thus a member of the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin. Early life On 15 April 1567, his father lost his dominions and freedom due to sanctions of the Holy Roman Empire. The boys and their mother went to the court of their uncle John William in Weimar and finally to Eisenberg in Thuringia. In 1570, the Diet of Speyer restored to the brothers the rights and privileges of their father. On 5 December 1572, John Casimir and one of his brothers moved to Coburg. Between 1578 and 1581, John Casimir studied at the University of Leipzig. Love and Marriage On 6 May 1584, John Casimir became engaged with Anna, the daughter of Augustus of Saxony. The two were married o