European Royal History

A Biographical Sketch of the Last Princess of Russia: Catherine Ivanovna Romanova Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna with her grandchildren Catherine and Vsevolod King Nikola I of Montenegro with his great-grandchildren Catherine and Vsevolod On 25 July 1915 at Pavlovsk Palace in St. Petersburg, Her Serene Highness Princess Ekaterina (Catherine) Ivanovna of Russia entered the twilight…

Prince Oskar Arnold in 2013. Photo (c) Detlev Blohm. Prince Oskar Arnold zu Bentheim und Steinfurt died on 3 August 2021 at Burgsteinfurt. Fürst Viktor Adolf. Born on 8 March 1946 at Burgsteinfurt, Prince Oskar Arnold zu Bentheim und Steinfurt was the seventh and last child of Fürst Viktor Adolf zu Bentheim und Steinfurt (1883-1961) and his second wife…

Princess Natalija of Serbia in front of the wedding dress of her ancestress, Queen Maria. Photo (c) Luka Sarac Photography for Hello Magazine Serbia. Prince Mihailo and Princess Ljubica of Serbia recently visited an exhibit displaying the wedding dress and attire of Mihailo’s grandmother, Queen Maria of Yugoslavia. Maria was the mother of Mihailo’s father…

Today, His Majesty King Constantine II of Greece celebrates his eightieth birthday.   Embed from Getty Images   Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Frederica with their children Princess Sophia and Prince Constantine Embed from Getty Images   Prince Constantine of Greece and Denmark was born at Psychiko Palace, Greece, on 2 June 1940. Crown…

The Unione Monarchica Italiana has condemned the unilateral move of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, in his announcement today that he will be abolishing the Salic law that governs the Royal House of Savoy. Unfortunately for the Prince of Naples, the majority of Italian monarchists support his cousin Prince Amedeo, Duke of Savoy, as Head…

  In June 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Parma were photographed with their three children on the beach of Scheveningen by Jeroen van der Meyde. Prince Carlos and Princess Annemarie, who celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary this year, are shown with their daughters, Princess Luisa and Princess Cecilia, and their son, Prince Carlos. The…

A very interesting article comparing Mr. Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II… What Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire?

Prince Charles-Emmanuel. Today, Prince Charles-Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma celebrates his sixtieth birthday! Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel and Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma on their wedding day. Born on 3 June 1961 at Paris, Prince Charles-Emmanuel Marie Joseph Jacques Hély of Bourbon-Parma was the fifth child and second son of Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) and Princess Yolande de…

HH Prince Felix of Denmark Photograph (c) Steen Brogaard Today Prince Felix of Denmark celebrates his seventeenth birthday. Felix was born at Copenhagen on 22 July 2002 as the second son of Prince Joachim of Denmark and his first wife Princess Alexandra (née Manley), who had married in 1995. Prince Felix joined an elder brother,…