A young Prince Antonio of Orléans and BragançaPhotograph (c) Casa Imperial do Brasil Today, Prince Antônio of Orléans and Bragança celebrates his seventieth birthday! Earlier this year, the prince was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, from which he has thankfully recovered. Surely,  after all that, this birthday will be especially celebrated (both near and far)…

The joint monogram of the imperial couple.Photograph courtesy of the Russian Imperial Chancellery. The Russian Imperial House has issued the joint monogram of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and the future Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanova ahead of their upcoming nuptials in October. The monogram is headed by the Russian imperial crown; below the crown is the…

Baby Princess Margrethe of Denmark. On 16 April 1940, Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark gave birth to her first child. Ingrid and her husband Crown Prince Frederik were delighted with the arrival of their daughter. The newborn princess was given the names Margrethe Alexandrine Thorhildur (Þórhildur) Ingrid at her christening on 14 May. Princess Margrethe’s…

Prince Josef Wenzel Today, His Serene Highness Prince Josef Wenzel of Liechtenstein celebrates his twenty-fifth birthday. Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Duchess Sophie in Bavaria   The princely wedding in 1993.   The arrival of Prince Josef Wenzel in 1995. On Wednesday, 24 May 1995, Josef Wenzel Maximilian Maria was born at London, where…

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Four more of our books were listed today in the Bookstore section (Shop Now) of our website at http://www.eurohistory.com These new listings include:   Click To Order Russia and Europe   This excellent book, authored by Galina Korneva and Tatiana Cheboksarova, includes nearly 600 photos, an overwhelming majority among them collected from the main archives of…