Count Bertram at an exhibition of his art, 1997. Photo (c) Seeger-Presse. Born on 12 July 1932 at Golßen, Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen was the first child of Count Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1906-1940) and Princess Karoline-Mathilde “Calma” of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1912-1983), who wed in 1931. Bertram was joined by two younger siblings: Count…
A kiss between the newly married couple! Three years ago, on 8 October 2016, Crown Prince Leka of the Albanians and his fiancée Elia Zaharia were married in a splendid ceremony at the Royal Palace in Tirana. Their wedding was covered by media from around the world, including the European Royal History Journal. A video…
Archduchess Cecilia of Austria. Photograph courtesy of Archduchess Kathleen of Austria. On 15 January 2021, Archduke Imre of Austria and his wife Archduchess Kathleen welcomed the arrival of their fourth child, Archduchess Cecilia. The little archduchess has three elder sisters: Archduchess Maria-Stella, Archduchess Magdalena, and Archduchess Juliana. Archduchess Cecilia of Austria is the eighteenth great-grandchild of…
Greetings subscribers and EUROHISTORY readers, We are delighted to announce that Issue CXXVI – Summer 2020, Volume 23.2 is going to the printer! Inside the magazine, subscribers will find a varied number of expertly researched articles. These include the following: 1. Who Is In the Photograph: The Battenberg Family, (c. 1895) – by…
Yesterday, 17 July 2020, Princess Beatrice of York married Edoardo “Edo” Mapelli Mozzi at a private ceremony in Windsor. The wedding took place Friday morning at The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge. Princess Beatrice wore a vintage dress by Norman Hartnell that had previously been worn by the Queen as well as…
The obituary of the princess. Princess Sixtina of Waldeck-Pyrmont died on 18 May 2022. She was eighty-eight years-old. Sixtina’s parents: Fürst Wolff-Heinrich and Fürstin Irma zu Stolberg. The commemorative coin celebrating the marriage of Fürst Wolff Heinrich and Fürstin Irma zu Stolberg. Princess Irma with her two eldest children: Princess Sixtina and Prince Johann….
Henri & Marie-Thérèse. The Royal Chapel of Dreux. The invitation to the royal wedding. Sixty-five years ago today, Prince Henri d’Orléans, Count of Clermont, and Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg were married at Dreux. The first photo of Henri: the prince is held by his mother, the Countess of Paris, while his older sister Princess Isabelle plants…
Fürstin Margarete with her dogs, ~1955. Sixty years ago, on 16 October 1962, Fürstin Margarete of Hohenzollern died at Freiburg im Breisgau. She was sixty-two years-old. Margarete of Saxony. Born on 24 January 1900 at Dresden, Princess Margarete Karola Wilhelmine Viktoria Adelheid Albertine Petrusa Bertram Paula of Saxony was the fifth child and second surviving daughter…
Baroness Sybille de Selys Longchamps, Delphine Boël, and the Prince of Liege (later King Albert II of the Belgians) After years of legal battles on the matter, King Albert II of Belgium, who abdicated in 2013, has today acknowledged that he is the biological father of Delphine Boel. A communiqué from the king was issued via his attorney,…
©Eurohistory More than 16 years ago, EUROHISTORY published a rare biography of the young poet Prince Vladimir Paley, son of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich and Olga Karnovich (later Countess von Hohenfelsen, Princess Paley). Authored by Jorge Francisco Sáenz, the world’s authority on “Volodia” Paley, A POET AMONG THE ROMANOVS was an immediate success. Two print…