François de Cossé-Brissac, XIII Duc de Brissac. On Tuesday, 6 April 2021, the 13th Duke de Brissac passed away at the age of ninety-two. Surrounded by his family, the duke died at his manor La Roche in Charcé-Saint-Ellier. The late duke was particularly passionate about horse breeding, and he served as a municipal councillor in…
Eurohistory’s 31st book, The Romanovs Adrift, is out now and selling on AMAZON.COM! In 1913, the Romanovs celebrated three hundred years of seating on the Russian Imperial throne. Great fanfare and hope accompanied the celebrations. A year later, Imperial Russia entered a “war to end all wars,” with the hope of “being back home for Christmas.”…
The Albanian Royal Wedding of 1938 On 27 April 1938, King Zog I of the Albanians (né Amet Bej Zogu) married Countess Geraldine Margit Virginia Olga Mária Apponyi de Nagy-Appony in a grand ceremony at Tirana. The forty-two year-old groom was born on 8 October 1895 at Burgajet as the son of Xhemal Pasha Zogu (~1860-1911) and…
Antoine de Castellane. French aristocrat and artist Comte and Marquis Antoine de Castellane died on 3 February 2021. He was eighty-six years-old. Antoine’s father: Count Henri de Castellane. Antoine’s mother: Doña Silvia Rodríguez de Rivas. Born on 8 October 1934 at Paris, Antoine was the second child and eldest son of Count Henri de Castellane (1903-1937) and his wife…
Duchess Helene with three of her Brazilian cousins, 1950s. Photograph (c) Casa Imperial do Brasil. Today, 18 May, Markgräfin Helene Pallavicini will be buried at Altshausen, where she passed away on 22 April at the age of ninety-one. Helene, known as “Mausi” in her family, was born a Duchess of Württemberg and was the older sister…
Today His Highness Prince Nikolai celebrates his twentieth birthday. The Danish Royal Court released three news pictures of the prince. Photos © Steen Brogaard For further news and articles about Europe’s Gotha families, join Eurohistory! https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot.com/p/subscribe-to-eurohistory.html
As of now, there are four members of the Brazilian imperial family who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus: Prince Antônio, Prince Alberto, Princess Maritza, and Prince Francisco. On Tuesday, 17 March, it was reported that Prince Alberto of Orleans and Bragança and his wife Princess Maritza had tested positive for COVID-19. According to the…
Today, Prince Nicholas of Romania announced the founding of the Asociatia Principele Nicolae (The Prince Nicolae Association), a nonprofit organisation that aims to continue the mission started by his ancestors, the kings and queens of Romania. The Prince Nicolae Association was formally registered with the Romanian government on 7 August 2019: it is based in Bucharest….
The memorial service for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on Corfu.Photograph (c) Leonidas Corfu. On Saturday, 17 April, the funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, took place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. At the same time, a memorial service was held for Prince Philip at Saint Spyridon Church on Corfu, the Greek…
Emperor Bảo Đại of Vietnam and his eldest daughter Princess Phương Mai at the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Monza, 1955. Photograph (c) Mario De Biasi/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images. Princess Phương Mai of Vietnam, Dowager Duchess di Addis Abeba, died on 16 January 2021 at Louveciennes. The princess was eighty-three years-old. A…