European Royal History

The Countess of Wessex in 2018. Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’jM86Sz6uRal59sownUdPVQ’,sig:’-v1Au3st-fT-EJ2hqowe_BRz949mI6aS4jMKJN0cIig=’,w:’594px’,h:’447px’,items:’1156811636′,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:’n_fcWizITO5uRYBjIbHqPA’,sig:’oFj-zP0bP895kc1Ok0Rkk6tPMzxphm-5tTLDWxvQOhU=’,w:’594px’,h:’390px’,items:’622858524′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Today, HRH The Countess of Wessex celebrates her fifty-fifth birthday. Sophie’s parents: Christopher and Mary Rhys-Jones The Countess of Wessex with her father Christopher at the memorial service for her mother…

With the continued advent of social media platforms, most of the reigning European royal families have taken to Instagram to keep folks updated on their current activities. Here we will focus on the various public Instagram accounts of the British Royal Family and its extended members. The Queen and the Royal Family: View this post…

Duke Friedrich of Württemberg, eldest son of Duke Carl (Head of House) and Duchess Diane (née France), died as a consequence of a terrible automobile accident. The tragedy unfolded on May 9 in a serious accident on the county road 7962 between Ebenweiler and Fronhofen on Wednesday afternoon. In addition, three other people were injured. Friedrich’s…

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…

Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’NmVwm1CRQKZrl6CZ4CrqTQ’,sig:’VB3wt-hJh8R9EOQoPmxECm3TRFhqgUC-Y1konB64rpo=’,w:’377px’,h:’594px’,items:’1178645610′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Last month, journalist Rachael Sigee wrote a fascinating profile on Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis. Elisabeth (b.1982) is one of the children of Fürstin Gloria of Thurn and Taxis (née Schönburg-Glauchau) and the late Fürst Johannes. Sigee’s piece focuses on the work that Elisabeth is…