Fürstin Margarete with her dogs, ~1955. Sixty years ago, on 16 October 1962, Fürstin Margarete of Hohenzollern died at Freiburg im Breisgau. She was sixty-two years-old. Margarete of Saxony. Born on 24 January 1900 at Dresden, Princess Margarete Karola Wilhelmine Viktoria Adelheid Albertine Petrusa Bertram Paula of Saxony was the fifth child and second surviving daughter…
Prince Philip and Princess Danica of Serbia. Photograph (c) Jakov Simovic. Today Princess Danica of Serbia issued a message to the Serbian people on the occasion of Orthodox New Year, which is celebrated tomorrow. Danica is the wife of Prince Philip of Serbia and the daughter-in-law of Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia. Following are the…
Grand Duke George, Princess Victoria, and Prince Alexander.Photo courtesy of the Russian Imperial Chancellery. Yesterday, Grand Duke George of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanoff released the first picture of their baby Prince Alexander. The happy father gave the following message: H.S.H. Princess Victoria and I are back home with our newborn baby. We wish to…
Lady Moyra Hamilton in 1953. Photograph (c) National Portrait Gallery. Lady Moyra Kathleen Hamilton was born at London on 22 July 1930 as the first child and only daughter of James, Marquess of Hamilton (1904-1979; later 4th Duke of Abercorn), and his wife Lady Mary Crichton (1905-1990), who married in 1928. Moyra’s paternal grandparents were…
On 10 June 1825, Princess Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike of Bavaria entered the world at Würzburg. The princess was the seventh child and fourth daughter of King Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786-1868) and his wife Queen Therese (1792-1854; née Saxe-Hildburghausen). Hildegard’s mother had been on a short list of royal ladies to wed Emperor…
On 1 May 1868, Prince Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin of Hesse was born at the family manor of Gut Panker in Holstein. Friedrich Karl was the third son and fourth child of Landgrave Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse (1820-1884) and his second wife Princess Anna of Prussia (1836-1918). Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse and Princess Margarete of Prussia…
Today AMAZON informed us that our latest book, The Grand Ducal House of Hesse, is is now ready to start selling and shipping. The book was authored by royal experts Arturo E. Beéche and Ilana D.Miller…their latest collaboration! With some 400 beautiful photos and extensive and detailed family trees, enhancing a gripping drama, and a tragic…
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Pedro Henrique and Maria Elisabeth Among royal genealogy enthusiasts, Prince Pedro Henrique of Orleans-Bragança and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria are well-known for the large family they produced. The couple married in 1937. Between the years 1938 and 1959, Pedro Henrique and Maria Elisabeth welcomed thirteen children, including one set of twins. Death certificate of…