Royalty (Or Associated With) – Page 20 – The Exasperated Historian

43) Agnès Sorel

43) Agnes Sorel The woman who invented the title Mistress of the King Born: c. 1422, Yzeures-sur-Creuse, France Died: February 9, 1450, Le Mesnil-sous-Jumièges, France She was the first woman to be named the official mistress of the king–for King Charles VII of France—changing the history of European monarchy forever. When Agnès rose to her…

42) Meritaten

42) Meritaten “She Who is Beloved of Aten” Born: Possibly Before c.1353 BC, Possibly Thebes, Ancient Egypt (Present-day Luxor, Egypt) Died: Possibly Around 1134 BC, Ancient Egypt Notes: Before I explain who Meritaten was, I feel like I need to explain what was happening in her native land at the time of her life. Meritaten…