The Duchess de Almenara Alta (1924-2022)

  Soledad Martorell y Castillejo, 8th Duquesa de Almenara Alta, died on 6 August 2022 in Madrid. Sol’s parents. Born on 8 July 1924 at Madrid, María Soledad “Sol” Martorell y Castillejo was the daughter of Don Francisco de Borja Martorell y Téllez-Girón, 7th Duque de Almenara Alta (1898-1936), an aide to King Alfonso XIII of…

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Grand Duke George of Russia Recovering From Surgery

The following communiqué has been released by the Russian Imperial Chancellery:   2022-03-21 Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich underwent surgery On Sunday, March 20, 2022, H.I.H.  Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich was hospitalized and urgently operated on due to an abdominal hernia. The operation was successful.  In the following days, His Imperial Highness will be discharged from…

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A Princely Engagement: Prince Johann Wenzel of Liechtenstein and Countess Felicitas von Hartig

Feli and Wenzel.Photo (c) Prince Johann Wenzel von und zu Liechtenstein.This image may be not reproduced without his permission. Prince Johann Wenzel von und zu Liechtenstein and Countess Felicitas von Hartig are engaged! The kind couple shared the details of their engagement with royal reporters and writers, including me. This was very sweet of them….

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A Review of FROM TYRANNY TO FREEDOM: MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE by Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth

The cover of From Tyranny to Freedom. In 2016, Eurohistory published its 23rd book: From Tyranny to Freedom – Memoirs of My Life by Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth, former Princess Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Mrs. Richard C. B. Whitten). Countess Viktoria-Luise zu Solms-Baruth. From Freedom to Tyranny – Memoirs of My Life comprise…

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