“I will not marry the pig snout!” 765: Sophia Dorothea of Celle Royalty Really Isn’t All Its Cracked Up to Be Born: 15 September 1666, Present-day Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany Died:13 November 1726, Present-day Ahlden, Lower Saxony, Germany Alternate Spelling: Sophie Dorothea Sophia was a princess (or more accurately duchess, but in this case the…
764: Julia the Elder Daughter of Rome’s First Emperor Augustus Born: 30 October 39 BC, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Died: 14 AD, Rhegium, Roman Empire (Present-day Reggio Calabria, Italy) Also Known As: Julia Ceasaris filia or Julia Augusti filia Julia was his only biological child, and unfortunately her parents divorced when Julia was…
763: Julia Drusilla the Younger Caligula’s Daughter and Only Legitimate Child Born: 39 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Died: 24 January 41 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Julia was named after her aunt and Caligula’s favorite sister of the same name. Julia was assassinated alongside her parents because she was Caligula’s…
762: Calpurnia Wife of Julius Caesar Born: c.70 BC, Rome, Roman Republic (Present-day Rome, Italy) Died: Unknown, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Full Name: Calpurnia Pisonis Though their wedding was for political purposes only at the outset, Calpurnia and Julius did grow to care for one another over time. It is believed Calpurnia and…
761: Valeria Messalina What is it With Romans and Their Family Connections? Born: c20-22 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Died: 48 CE, Rome, Roman Empire (Present-day Rome, Italy) Also Known As: Messalina Valeria Also Spelled: Messallina Messalina was all of the following: the great- grandniece of Augustus, second cousin of Caligula, cousin of…
760: Donatella Versace Artistic Director of the Versace Group Born: 2 May 1955, Reggio Calabria, Italy Donatella is also the sister of founder Gianni Versace. Donatella and her brother built the fashion house from the bottom up and after his death she was left to continue on the legacy. Despite the siblings being almost a…
“I have no language to express my gratitude to Mrs. Donoho. I found in her a mother, a sister to condole with me in my misfortune . . . a friend . . . who was continually pouring the sweet oil of consolation into my wounded and trembling soul.” -Rachel Parker Plummer 759: Mary Donoho The…
758: Mary K Horony-Cummings Doc Holliday’s Common Law Wife Born: 7 November 1850, Pest, Kingdom of Hungary (Present-day Nové Zámky, Slovakia) Died: 2 November 1940, Prescott, Arizona, United States of America Also Known As: Big Nose Kate Original Name: Mária Izabella Magdolna Horony Mary’s family was from Eastern Europe, though sources differ on whether she…
757: Etta Place The Sundance Kid’s Wife Born: c. 1878, Eastern United States Death Date Unknown Whatever Etta’s real name was, or when and where she was born, no one knows for certain today. It is believed Etta married the notorious outlaw Sundance Kid around 1901, and the now famous portrait of the two of…
“Will you play, monsieur?” 756: Eleanore Dumont Madame Mustache Born: c.1829, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America Died: 8 September 1879, Bodie, California, United States of America Also Spelled: Eleanor Dumont Original Name: Simone Jules Eleanore was one of the first known professional Blackjack players in United States history. She began by playing the…