Pets play a big role in our lives and they should be loved and cherished. Pet owners are filled with so much joy from all their rendezvous with their adorable pets and even regard them as their 'darling daughter' or 'son'! So do we. This blog is all about our darling little paws; Gabrielle, Isabelle, Hercules, Alexander, Victoria The 2nd,Napoleon, Ms. Constantine, Jerry and the late Sidney, Troy and Victoria The 1st...

Monday, October 13, 2008

I was Named After...Isabella of France!


The Story of Isabella of France of whom I was Named after from Wikipedia:


Isabella was born in Paris on an uncertain date, probably between May and November 1295, to King Philip IV of France and Queen Jeanne of Navarre, and the sister of three French kings. Isabella was not titled a 'princess', as daughters of European monarchs were not given that style until later in history. Royal women were usually titled 'Lady' or an equivalent in other languages.
While still an infant, Isabella was promised in marriage by her father to
Edward II; the intention was to resolve the conflicts between France and England over the latter's continental possession of Gascony and claims to Anjou, Normandy and Aquitaine. Pope Boniface VIII had urged the marriage as early as 1298 but was delayed by wrangling over the terms of the marriage contract. The English king, Edward I had also attempted to break the engagement several times. Only after he died, in 1307, did the wedding proceed. Isabella's groom, the new King Edward II, looked the part of a Plantagenet king to perfection. He was tall, athletic, and wildly popular at the beginning of his reign. Isabella and Edward were married atBoulogne-sur-Mer on January 25, 1308. Since he had ascended the throne the previous year, Isabella never was titled Princess of Wales. At the time of her marriage, Isabella was probably about twelve and was described by Geoffrey of Paris as "the beauty of beauties...in the kingdom if not in all Europe." These words may not merely have represented the standard politeness and flattery of a royal by a chronicler, since Isabella's father and brother are described as very handsome men in the historical literature. Isabella was said to resemble her father, and not her mother Jeanne of Navarre, a plump woman of high complexion...More
Note: Isabella is also written as Isabel in Modern times.

2 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Amirul and Syahr-el,

my name is bb from KL. I read through some of your posts and would greatly appreciate it if I can contact you guys via email? ( I do not want to post any url or addresses at forums as I was told that fishers can skim it off and then email acct mungkin kena spam teruk teruk :))

I am experiencing a similar problem as you mentioned in the post dated July 20th and would like your advise and feed back on certain points of adopting new cats... n caring for cats with special needs.

Banyak terima kasih and selamat hari raya ya? :)

bb

Syahr-El said...

sure - you can contact us at amirulsyah@Gmail.com - do include 'Our Cute Little Paws' as part of the Subject.

Cheers!

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