That same year, Avril gave birth to a son but quickly returned to dancing and remained a star for many more years. A woman of intelligence and with a sense of aloof grace, at age 42 she met and married the German artist, Maurice Biais — , and the couple moved to a home in Jouy-en-Josas at the outskirts of Paris.
However, her husband soon began to stray, often disappearing for days at a time, and for years she lived a miserable existence with the irresponsible Biais. Without any financial support following his death in , Avril lived in near poverty on what little was left of her savings. They married in After their marriage Zheng Yi gathered together a coalition of the competing Cantonese pirate fleets into an alliance.
Within a few years the coalition was a force to be reckoned with and one of the most powerful pirate fleets in all of China. Ching Shih was widowed in At this time in history it was quite something for a woman to be in the top position. She led over ships and over 60, pirates. Women today lead things all the time, are heads of companies and love power.
But instead of being boss over tame men and women, with the occasional office weirdo, all in business suits and high heels, imagine bossing around grimy, toothless, smelly, violent men who are underfed and on the water for months on end?. In she had had enough of life on the seas, violence and filth and took an amnesty offer from the Chinese government. Stepping back from her position, she kept her loot and got married to her adoptive son Cheung Po Tsai. Not one Under her leadership cultural dominance was taken by the fleet over many coastal villages.
On occasion they would even tax the people and enforce levies. Ching Shih and her fleet were known to rob markets, towns and villages from Macao to Canton. A French noblewoman who turned against her country when her beloved husband was executed by the French as a spy.
With a flaming torch in one hand and a sword in the other, she must have been a fearsome sight to behold, as she burned whole Norman villages to the ground. Pop Haydn is not originally from the 21st Century himself, but has been trapped here with a bunch of other maroons from another, very different time and place.
Pop is a magician, comedian, musician and medicine pitchman. Jeanne de Clisson was a 14th century Bretton noblewoman who is today mostly remembered for her year long career as a pirate and privateer in the waters of English Channel. Born in the high nobility of the northern French province, she swore revenge against the France for the execution of her husband that was approved by the King Philip VI himself.
During the time of her naval war, she gained the nickname "Lioness of Brittany", which is remembered vividly in the modern history and pop culture.
Jeanne was very satisfied with the relationship of Olivier, and they had five children together Maurice, Guillaume, Olivier, Isabeau and Jeanne. I have no idea where this disparity originated. Maybe England just likes lions more? Some heraldry stuff? No idea. The children pictured, left to right, are Isabeau, Jeanne, Olivier, and Guillaume. She also may have just been doing this to secure her holdings. Your interpretation may vary. The curly haired boy would then be Olivier V more on him later.
England backed John de Montfort, an English sympathizer and half-brother of the previous ruler — and short-term husband to Jeanne de Clisson herself! France, not wanting an English continental foothold, backed Jeanne de Penthievre, full sister of the previous ruler.
This resulted in war. Jeanne de Clisson, you see here. Jeanne de Penthievre, previously mentioned, was, with her husband Charles, running the French claim to Brittany. The Chronographia regum Francorum describes this event as happening at the fortress at Brest — which is still around today, and this is visually based on! Galois de la Heuse had eighty manning the fortress. Upon lowering the drawbridge, she sounded a horn and the remaining soldiers rushed in. There is no forest outside of Brest — really, who would let a forest grow right outside their castle door?
Much of her forces had been assembled from discontent nobles Philip VI executed around forty people along with Olivier, so, lots of bad blood. Most agree she started on land and took to the sea. Surviving historical French records from the end of indicate she was labeled a traitor and had her lands confiscated, so at least that much is true.
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