A photo of present-day St Julians' Bay - Malta

Paolina Bonnici

Paolina lived to the ripe old age of 95, and outlived her husband by almost 40 years.

She is one of my maternal great-grandmothers

A picture of Count William IV of Toulouse

William of Toulouse

William was the fourth count of Toulouse. Like many other French noblemen, he donated money and land to religious institutions.

He is my 24th great-grandfather.

A photo of Flatro Bastions - UN peacekeeping zone, Cyprus

N de Flètre

There is almost no documentation about King James II’s mistress which makes it difficult to even know what her name was.
She is my 12 x great-grandmother.

A photo of Selimiye Camii Mosque (previously Santa Sophia Cathedral)

Alice Ibelin

Alice, Queen Consort of Cyprus, was miraculously cured of a speech impediment by a fragment of the True Cross that was in Cyprus.

A picture of the coat of arms of the Ibelin family crest

Eschiva Ibelin

Eschiva Ibelin inherited the Ladyship of Beirut and was a contender for Duchess of Athens. Married thrice, she mothered the future King Hugh IV of Cyprus.