The Prince of Beira. On 25 March 1996, Dom Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Bragança was born at Lisbon. Afonso is the eldest son of Infante Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança, and Dª. Isabel Inês Castro Curvello of Herédia. As his father’s heir, he has the style of Royal Highness and…
As we await with anticipation the arrival of our next book, DEATH OF A ROMANOV PRINCE – The Promising Life and Early Death off Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia, by Terry Boland, we are about to release to our printer the newest EUROHISTYORY production with talented authors Greg King and Penny Wilson. Their joint effort, with an Afterword by the…
A happy family. Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Princess Mathilde of Saxony. Here we catch glimpses of the family life of Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Innsbruck 28 March 1931 – 14 April 2010), Princess Dr. Mathilde of Saxony (Bamberg 17 January 1936 – Sistrans, Austria 18 March 2018),…
Embed from Getty Images Duchess Beatrix Amelie Ehrengard Eilika of Oldenburg was born 27 May 1971 at Lübeck, Germany, as the eldest daughter of Duke Huno of Oldenburg (b.3 June 1940) and Countess Felicitas-Anita Schwerin von Krosigk (b.5 July 1941). Beatrix was shortly followed by a youngest sister, Duchess Sophie (b.6 November 1972). The paternal grandparents of…
Princess Barbara at the grave of Prince Alexander.Photo (c) Princess Barbara of Yugoslavia.This photo cannot be reproduced without the written consent of the Princess. Princess Barbara at the grave of Prince Alexander.Photo (c) Princess Barbara of Yugoslavia.This photo cannot be reproduced without the written consent of the Princess. Last month, Princess Barbara of Yugoslavia…
Prince Antônio being discharged from hospital on 11 April 2020Picture (c) Pró Monarquia Prince Antônio of Brazil has been discharged from hospital after his recovery from the coronavirus. Antônio, who is sixty-nine years-old, is the brother of the head of the Brazilian imperial family, Prince Luiz. He is a son of Prince Pedro Henrique of…
Prince Max Emanuel and Countess Anna Maria on their wedding day. Photograph (c) Getty Images / Hans Gregor. The wedding card of Prince Max Emanuel and Princess Anna Maria von Thurn und Taxis. Prince Max Emanuel “Nini” von Thurn und Taxis (1935-2020) and Countess Anna Maria “Mirzl” von Pocci (1944-2008) married civilly at Schwangau…
To purchase: http://www.eurohistory.com “Royal Collections IV. The Grand Ducal House of Hesse” by Arturo E. Béeche and Ilana D Miller. (Eurohistory.com), 324 pages, illustrated throughout. The Grand Ducal House of Hesse is among the most important of all the German dynasties, providing links to just about every other ruling family in…
Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia depart the Antique Temple, April 2021. Last Sunday, 11 April 2021, Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia commemorated a century since the death of German Empress Auguste Viktoria, who died on 11 April 1921 at Huis Doorn, The Netherlands. The head of the German…
On 30 March, the auction house Neumeister will be hosting a magnificent sale: Hidden Treasures – Treasures from the House of Württemberg. The historically significant items contained in the auction come from the estate of Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Württemberg (1925-2020). Neumeister received sixty wooden boxes in 2021; these boxes and the treasures therein were from the…