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From a Swiss farm to a palace in Constantinople: the extraordinary life of Elisabeth Tschumi.

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Months passed, walks and outings followed one after another and then came the day when Ahmet Tevfik asked Elisabeth Tschumi for her hand. She happily accepted the marriage proposal, however, aware of Muslim traditions, made him promise that she would remain his one and only wife. Ahmet Tevfik agreed, but he too had a request.

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Frederick Bruce Thomas: an extraordinary character’s tribulations

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Frederick Thomas blossomed in Moscow. He obtained Russian citizenship, was married three times and had five children. Around 1914, he bought a dacha near Odessa and he also owned buildings in Moscow. Now it was clear for all to see: the African-American immigrant from Mississippi, the son of slaves, had made a fortune in Russia.

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Joan of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany & Queen of England

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The life of a great, little known queen Joan of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany and Queen of England (from 1386 to 1437)

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