Infante Dom Miguel, Duque de Viseu. Today, the Duke of Viseu celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday! Duarte Nuño and Maria Francisca on their wedding day, 1942. The Duke and Duchess of Braganza with their three sons, 1950s.Photo (c) LIFE / Nina Leen. The Duke and Duchess of Braganza with their children, 1950s.Photo (c) LIFE / Nina…
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…
Prince Bertil of Sweden and Lilian Davies Craig after the announcement of their engagement, Oct. 1976. Photo (c) Getty Images / Keystone. In December 1985, Prince Bertil and Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duke and Duchess of Halland, paid a visit to the United States. During that time, the royal couple were guests of the Swedish-American…
The Prince and Princess Napoléon According to Frédéric de Natal, Princess Olympia Napoléon (b.1988; née Countess von Arco-Zinneberg) gave birth to a son, Prince Louis Charles Riprand Victor Jérôme Marie Napoleon, on 7 December in Paris. Prince Louis is the first child for Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon (b.1986) and Princess Olympia, who married in 2019. The…
Book cover (c) Princess Melekper Tousson / Nomad Publishing. In October 2022, EFFENDINA: The Story of the Young King Farouk of Egypt, 1920 – 1943 will be published by Nomad Publishing. The book was written by a relative of the king, Princess Melekper Toussoun. The following is a summary of the book from its publisher: The remarkable…
Princess Laure with her dog on the shores of Lake Geneva. Louis and Alix with their children (left to right) Catherine, Laure, Jérôme, and Charles. Today, Princess Laure Napoléon celebrates her seventieth birthday! The Prince and Princess Napoléon with their four children, 1969. Born on 8 October 1952 at Paris, Princess Laure Clémentine Geneviève Napoléon…
On 9 July 1999, Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (b.10 July 1965) wed Spanish architect Carlos Javier Morales Quintana (b.31 December 1970) at St Sophia Cathedral in London. Alexia is the eldest child of King Constantine II of the Hellenes (b.1940) and Queen Anne-Marie (b.1946; née Denmark). Carlos is the son of Luis Miguel…
This evening, 18 March, Prince Bertrand of Orleans and Bragança addressed Brazilian monarchists with some unfortunate news. Three of his younger brothers have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus): Prince Antônio, Prince Francisco, and Prince Alberto. Prince Antônio is sixty-nine years-old. Prince Francisco will turn sixty-five next month. Prince Alberto is sixty-two years-old. The brothers are receiving…
The death notice of Countess Beatrix. Placed in Mittelbayerische Zeitung. On 30 September, Countess Beatrix of Schönburg-Glauchau died at hospital in Regensburg. She was ninety-one years-old. The passing of the countess was announced by her daughter Fürstin Gloria of Thurn and Taxis. Count Bálint Széchényi and Princess Maria Pavlovna Galitzine Beatrix’s mum: Princess Maria Pavlovna Galitzine On 30 January 1930, Countess Beatrix…
[This post was written by Arturo E. Béeche and originally appeared on Eurohistory’s former blog in 2013.] I purchased this beautiful photo at an auction in Berlin two weeks ago. It was a hard fought battle, but luckily I succeeded and now this amazingly rare, signed photo is part of the Eurohistory Archive! But…