Curated category
Collars of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Nelson MandelaNelson Rolihlahla Mandela entered the world on the 18th of July 1918 in the village of Mvezo, South Africa. He was born into the Thembu royal family, a…
- Ferdinand MarcosFerdinand Marcos entered the world on the 11th of September 1917 in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. His father Mariano was a lawyer and congressman who later died as a…
- Ferdinand VIIFerdinand was born on the 14th of October 1784 in the palace of El Escorial near Madrid. He became the eldest surviving son of Charles IV of Spain and Maria…
- François MitterrandFrançois Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was born on the 26th of October 1916 in Jarnac, Charente. His family was devoutly Catholic and conservative.
- Wojciech JaruzelskiIn June 1941, a young boy named Wojciech Jaruzelski stood on a railway platform in Poland. He watched his family stripped of their possessions before being…
- Alfonso XIIIThe Royal Palace of Madrid held a newborn on the 17th of May 1886. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, the prime minister, received the infant king naked and placed upon…
- Diego ForlánDiego Forlán Corazo was born on the 19th of May 1979 in the Carrasco neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay. His family history is deeply rooted in professional…