The Baptism of the Heir to House Murat

Photo (c) Cyrille Boulay. On Sunday, 12 December, Prince Joachim Murat was baptised at the Cathédrale Saint-Louis des Invalides in Paris. Prince Joachim Georges Laurent Napoléon Murat was born on 3 August as the first child of Prince Joachim Murat and his wife Princess Yasmine (née Briki). Among the godparents of the little prince were Grand…

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Princess Monica of Liechtenstein, Who Eloped In Brazil, Is 80!

Princess Monica. Today, Princess Monica von und zu Liechtenstein celebrates her eightieth birthday! Born on 8 April 1942 at Vienna, Princess Monica Maria Theresia Elisabeth of Liechtenstein was the only child of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein (1911-2001) and his first wife Maria Elisabeth von Leutzendorff (1921-1944), who married in 1941. Princess Maria Elisabeth was killed during a…

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Princess Theresa of Liechtenstein Engaged To Count Cajetan of Toerring-Jettenbach

Princess Theresa and Count Cajetan(NOTE: THIS PHOTO MAY NOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED.) The engagement has been announced between Princess Theresa von und zu Liechtenstein and Count Cajetan zu Toerring-Jettenbach. Theresa (b.1987) is the eldest daughter of Prince Michael of Liechtenstein (b.1951) and Hildegard Peters (b.1948), who married in 1986. Theresa’s paternal grandparents are Prince…

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The Royal Hellenic Dynasty: The History of the Greek Royal Family in Pictures and the Written Word

A Book Review by Coryne Hall of The Royal Hellenic Dynasty (co-authored by Prince Michael of Greece, Mrs Helen Helmis-Markesinis and Arturo E. Beéche)   [Note: This book review by Coryne Hall was originally published in Volume 10.5, Issue LIX of the European Royal History Journal of October 2007.] A few years ago a wonderful picture book of the…

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