Inclusion and widespread representation are so vital because it helps to encourage individuals to live authentically and simply be themselves.
This video posted by the History Tea Time With Lindsay Holiday channel on YouTube takes a look back at some royal women throughout history who didn’t conform to traditional gender politics and whose sexualities were continually controlled and questioned, even all these years later.
For centuries, women’s sexuality, especially those who were thought to be lesbian or queer, was heavily kept under wraps. Crown Princess of Joseon, Sun-bin Bong, was born in 1414 and married Crown Prince Munjong of Joseon of Korea. She was said to have broken royal protocol on numerous occasions, including when it was alleged that she was sleeping with one of her maids.
When this information was discovered by her husband, Princess Sun was banished from the royal family and demoted to a commoner.
Another example is Margaret of Parma, Duchess Consort of Florence, Parma, and Governor of the Netherlands. Parma was the illegitimate daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, and her mother worked as a servant.
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Margaret was mostly brought up by some of her royal relatives until she was 5, when her father formally claimed her as his child. Even though he eventually betrothed Margaret to a man of royal status, in her teens Margaret was said to have fallen in love with a female poet, Laudomia Forteguerri.
A fellow aristocrat allegedly wrote about the pair’s love affair, which included several trips to visit one another because they simply could not stand to be apart.
To learn more about LGBTQ+ queens, princesses, and duchesses, including what happened to Margaret, watch the full video.
