Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg and Princess Helene of Waldeck and Pyrmont Hereditary Grand Duchess Helene of Oldenburg Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg and Hereditary Grand Duchess Helene (née Waldeck und Pyrmont) On 3 January 1940, Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg (1897-1970) and his wife Hereditary Grand Duchess Helene (1899-1948; née Princess…
Tomorrow, Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein and Ralph “Rafe” Worthington V will marry in Italy. The bride is the daughter of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg. The groom is the son of Ralph Worthington IV and Lucinda Earle Morrissey. However, this will not be the first time that a member of the…
Today AMAZON informed us that the page for our latest book, The Grand Ducal House of Hesse, is ready. You will be able to purchase the book on Amazon starting on August 15, 2020! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1944207082?ref=myi_title_dp The Grand Ducal House of Hesse is 336-pages long and is illustrated with well over 400 unique images that help bring…
Margarita, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, and the Royal Family continue to work with society and the authorities of the Romanian state to strengthen the national response to the threat posed by COVID-19. Following the declaration of the state of emergency in Romania, the Crown Custodian and her sisters made the decision to make available…
Note: Thank you to my friend Hein Bruins of Hein’s Royal Genealogy Page for providing this information! Valentine’s Day newlyweds: Alexander von Preußen and Jenny von Rumohr On Friday, 14 February 2020, Alexander Prinz von Preußen, eldest son of Prince Adalbert of Prussia and Eva Maria Kudicke, was married in a civil ceremony at Munich to Jenny…
Today, HSH Prince Volkwin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont celebrates his eightieth birthday. Princess Helene and her brother Prince Georg Wilhelm zu Waldeck und Pyrmont Prince Volkwin Georg Ludwig zu Waldeck und Pyrmont was born at Braunschweig on 20 September 1940. The prince was the fourth child and third son of Prince Georg Wilhelm zu Waldeck…
Jaroslav and Elisabeth. Today, Fürst Jaroslav and Fürstin Elisabeth Lobkowicz celebrate fifty years of marriage. On 29 July 1971 at Chebry-en-Sereine, then Hereditary Prince Jaroslav Lobkowicz (b.1942) and Elisabeth de Vienne (b.1947) were married. Jaroslav was the son of Fürst Jaroslav von Lobkowicz (1910-1985) and Countess Gabrielle von Korff gen. Schmising-Kerssenbrock 1917-2008). Elisabeth was the daughter of…
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, with her infant son Prince Amedeo in 1943. On 27 September 1943, Prince Amedeo Umberto Constantino Giorgio Paolo Elena Maria Fiorenzo Zvonimir of Savoy-Aosta was born at Florence. Amedeo was the only child of Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta and erstwhile King of Croatia as Tomislav II, and his wife…
Amalia, Princess of Orange, future Queen of the NetherlandsPhotograph (c) RVD – Z.M. de Koning Today, 7 December, the Princess of Orange celebrates her sixteenth birthday. A new photograph of the princess was released by the Dutch Royal House. The image of Princess Amalia was taken by her father, King Willem-Alexander, at Den Haag (The…