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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Inez de Castro

Fact- In 1360, King Pedro of Portugal wanted to legitimize his children that were born to his mistress Inez de Castro. He had married her after the kids were born, but the Pope said that Inez needed to be crowned to make them truly legitimate. Problem: Inez had been dead and buried for years. This wasn't a problem for King Pedro, he dug her up and crowned her in an extravagant coronation.

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