A decade ago, on 13 May 2011, Princess Maria of Bavaria, Princess Mother of Brazil, died at her home in Rio de Janeiro. She was ninety-six years-old. The princess passed away on the 123rd anniversary of the 1888 signing of the Lei Áurea (Golden Law) by Princess Imperial Isabel of Brazil, the grandmother of Princess…
The Duke of Vendôme approaches Senlis with his aunt Princess Christine of Liechtenstein (née Württemberg) The Duchess of Vendôme arrives at the Cathedral on the arm of her father don Alfonso Today was a meaningful occasion for the Count and Countess of Paris in two ways. First of all, they were present at…
King Simeon, Queen Margarita, Alexandra Chrobok, Jorge de Magalhães, and their children.Photograph (c) HM King Simeon II of the Bulgarians Members of the Bulgarian royal family recently gathered in Assisi, Italy, to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the death of Queen Giovanna of Bulgaria. Queen Giovanna of Bulgaria in 1937 Born a Princess of Savoy, Giovanna…
Embed from Getty Images Duchess Beatrix Amelie Ehrengard Eilika of Oldenburg was born 27 May 1971 at Lübeck, Germany, as the eldest daughter of Duke Huno of Oldenburg (b.3 June 1940) and Countess Felicitas-Anita Schwerin von Krosigk (b.5 July 1941). Beatrix was shortly followed by a youngest sister, Duchess Sophie (b.6 November 1972). The paternal grandparents of…
View this post on Instagram throwback A post shared by Louise d’Orléans (@louiseorleans) on Oct 28, 2018 at 9:33am PDT The parents of Louise: Prince Charles-Louis d’Orléans and Iléana Manos on their wedding day Born at Paris on 6 December 1999, Princess Louise Marie Isabelle d’Orléans is the eldest daughter of Prince Charles-Louis, Duke…
Princess Marilène Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’IQNXVlpISRVYUxbPH11Nww’,sig:’CL2VbsHha3PGrerWt5oz0XLVeP80iTRfW6bxSN_2KQ0=’,w:’594px’,h:’532px’,items:’486927283′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’qVIhyQmpT_Vi_1rNL-UtIg’,sig:’55b2dfANdSerOb4ISLLU8qmk1rouwY9N4XRn4OREZKs=’,w:’430px’,h:’594px’,items:’1065471628′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Today, H.H. Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-van den Broek celebrates her fiftieth birthday. Groningen University The princess was born at Dieren on 4 February 1970 as Marie-Hélène (Marilène) Angela van den Broek, the younger…
The prince and princess with their newborn son. Photograph courtesy of Prince Juan Bagrationi. Today, 19 January 2021 (the Feast of Epiphany), Prince Bagrat Bagrationi was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. The little prince, who is named after his late paternal grandfather, is the first child of Prince Juan Bagration-Mukhransky and his wife Princess Kristine. Prince…
Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón, Infante of Spain Mrs William Ellis Corey (née Mabelle Gilman); almost an Infanta of Spain In April 1929, Mrs Mabelle Gilman Corey converted to the Roman Catholic faith ahead of an upcoming marriage to Infante Luís Fernando of Spain. Luís Fernando (1888-1945) was the younger son of Infante Antonio…
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini Photograph (c) Russian Imperial House Between 11-13 July 2020, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Rebecca Bettarini visited St. Petersburg. On 12 July, the feast day of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the couple attended the Divine Liturgy in the Ss. Peter and…
Lois Evans Olson Radziwill. Over the centuries, many American women have married into European royal and noble families. One of the most unknown is Princess Lois Radziwill. Everyone knows of Caroline Lee Bouvier, who married Prince Stanislaw Radziwill in 1959. Understandably, very few are aware of Lois, who married Stanislaw’s first cousin once removed in…