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Elisabeth Farnese: The Queen of Spain Who Built Thrones for Her Sons
She married a king whose throne could never pass to her own sons. So she spent the next three decades making sure some throne would.
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María Teresa Rafaela, Dauphine of France: Dead Three Days After Childbirth
On 19 July 1746 she gave birth to a daughter at Versailles. Three days later she would be dead. The heir to the French throne had to be dragged away from her bed.
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Mariana Victoria: The Infanta France Sent Back
France spent three years making her French. Then they sent her back. She was seven years old. She had not been consulted about either decision.