Amicie de Courtenay
Amicie of Courtenay( 1250 – 1275) was a French noblewoman and a member of the Capetian House of Courtenay, a cadet line of the House of Capet.
Her father was Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches and Mehun( 1218- 1250); he fell in the Battle of Al Mansurah during the Seventh Crusade.
Amicie's mother was Pétronille of Joigny, the daughter of Gaucher de Joigny.
She married Count Robert II of Artois( 1250- 1302), together they had three children:
Catherine I, Latin Empress
Catherine I, also Catherine of Courtenay (25 November 1274 – 11 October 1307), was the recognised Latin Empress of Constantinople from 1283 to 1307, although she lived in exile and only held authority over Crusader States in Greece.
In 1301, she became the second wife of Charles of Valois, by whom she had one son and three daughters; the eldest of these, Catherine II of Valois, Princess of Achaea succeeded her as titular empress.
Catherine of Bosnia, Grand Princess of Hum
" For other people named Catherine of Bosnia, see Catherine of Bosnia( disambiguation)."
Catherine of Bosnia( Bosnian:" Katarina Kotromanić Stjepanova")( b. 1294- d. 1355) was sister of Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia.
Alice of Courtenay
Alice of Courtenay, Countess of Angoulême( 1160 – 12 February 1218) was a French noblewoman of the House of Courtenay.
Her father was Peter I of Courtenay and her brother was Peter II of Courtenay, Latin Emperor of Constantinople.
Alice married twice; by her second husband, Aymer Taillefer, Count of Angoulême, she was the mother of Isabella of Angoulême, who was Queen consort of England, as the wife of King John.
She is also known as Alix de Courtenay.
Euphrosina Heldina von Dieffenau
Euphrosina Heldina von Dieffenau, or" Heldin"( died 1636), was a Swedish courtier.
Originally from Germany, she became courtier to Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg in 1590.
After the death of Catherine's mother, Maria of the Palatinate- Simmern, she became the lady- in- waiting, nurse and in practice foster mother of Catherine.
She were the confidant of Catherine and the two of them had a close relationship for the rest of their life, sometimes by letters, which are preserved.
She married a German officer in Swedish service, but remained in the service of Catherine also after Catherine's marriage as her Mistress of the Robes.
She was described as educated and seen as a role model for female nobles in this regard, could speak Latin and was given the task to practice reading and prayer with the heir to the throne, Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, and converse with foreign ambassadors.
Catherine of Cleves (1417–1479)
Catherine of Cleves (25 May 1417 – 10 February 1479) was Duchess of Guelders by marriage to Arnold, Duke of Guelders.
She acted as regent of Guelders during the absence of her spouse in 1450.
The Hours of Catherine of Cleves was commissioned for her.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Charles, Count of Valois
Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the third son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon, was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, whose rule over France would start in 1328.
Charles ruled several principalities.
He held in appanage the counties of Valois, Alençon and Perche.
Through his marriage to Margaret of Anjou, he became Count of Anjou and Maine.
Through his marriage to Catherine I, titular empress of the Latin Empire, he was titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople from 1301–1307, although he ruled from exile and only had authority over Crusader States in Greece.
The grandson of Louis IX of France, Charles of Valois was a son, brother, brother-in-law and son-in-law of kings or queens (of France, Navarre, England and Naples).
His descendants, the House of Valois, would become the royal house of France three years after his death, beginning with his son Philip VI of France.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress
Beatrice of Sicily (1252 – 17 November/12 December 1275) was titular Latin Empress as the wife of Philip of Courtenay.
Her parents were Charles I of Sicily and Beatrice of Provence.
Under the Treaty of Viterbo (27 May 1267), Baldwin II of Courtenay transferred much of the rights to the Latin Empire to Charles I. Charles was to be confirmed in possession of Corfu and some cities in Albania.
He was also given suzerainty over the Principality of Achaea and sovereignty of the Aegean Islands, excepting those held by Venice and Lesbos, Chios, Samos, and Amorgos.
The same treaty arranged the marriage of Philip of Courtenay, heir apparent to the Latin Empire, and Beatrice, second daughter of Charles.
If the marriage was childless, Philip's rights would be inherited by Charles I. Beatrice was approximately fifteen-years-old at the time of her betrothal.
On 15 October 1273, Beatrice and Philip were married in Foggia.
The bride was twenty-one-years old and the groom thirty.
Her father-in-law died days later.
Philip was proclaimed emperor with Beatrice as empress.
The marriage was harmonious and produced a daughter, Catherine I of Courtenay, born on 25 November 1274.
Beatrice died in late 1275 after a short illness.

Question: When did Catherine I, Latin Empress's husband die?
Answer: 16 December 1325