European Royal History

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, Countess von Oppersdorff, at the funeral of her brother Landgrave Moritz of Hesse in 2013.Photograph (c) Eurohistory.   Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, Countess von Oppersdorff, marks her eightieth birthday today. Embed from Getty Images On 8 October 1940, Princess Elisabeth Margarethe Elena Johanna Maria Jolanda Polyxene of Hesse was born at…

Lady Cosima Windsor Today, Lady Cosima Windsor celebrates her tenth birthday. She is currently thirtieth in the line of succession to the British throne. Cosima is a great-granddaughter of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’N0wHLt50Rn5J9JlxCulnYg’,sig:’4XRZMR3o8Oxc9zBfn7ao2hcCyvSX8-LAgqenAHr_OfE=’,w:’594px’,h:’483px’,items:’830885872′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’U0ZG7u6ISS1oaTJSSZRwrQ’,sig:’zjHllDFghuYoBf3SjRSUhQ-qhXoNQNoafZFVlQx94Ro=’,w:’594px’,h:’346px’,items:’830885852′,caption: true…

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia arrive at the wedding of Crown Prince Leka and Crown Princess Elia of Albania at the Royal Palace in Tirana on 8 October 2016.Photograph (c) Seth B. Leonard.   Earlier this month, HRH Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia agreed to answer some questions for the…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vera Arrivabene (@veraarrivabene) Yesterday, Vera dei Conti Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga and Nobile Briano Martinoni Caleppio announced their engagement. Vera is a granddaughter of Prince Amedeo, Duke of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, and his first wife, Princess Claude d’Orléans. Vera’s ancestry includes European royalty, European and Italian nobility,…

Following his hospitalisation yesterday, the Danish royal court has issued a statement regarding thee health of Prince Joachim of Denmark: His Royal Highness Prince Joachim was late last night admitted to Toulouse University Hospital in France. Immediately thereafter, the Prince underwent surgery for a blood clot in the brain. The operation was successful, and His…

Grand Duke George of Russia and his pup King RomanoffPhotograph (c) Grand Duke George of Russia Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia has shared a couple of pictures of his new dog, King, whom the grand duke adopted. King is eight years-old, and was abandoned by his previous owner. George posted a touching message about…

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Archduchess Maria Magdalena, 2004. The death of Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria was announced on Wednesday, 18 August. According to the Romanian royal house, Maria Magdalena died in Salzburg, Austria. The archduchess was eighty-one years-old. Castle Bran’s Facebook account issued the following statement:   At Bran Castle, we mourn the passing into eternity, after a…

  Today Prince George of Cambridge turns seven years-old. To mark his birthday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released two photographs of the prince that were taken by his mother Catherine earlier this month at Anmer Hall. Embed from Getty Images   Embed from Getty Images   Embed from Getty Images Prince George…