European Royal History

Fürst Albrecht of Hohenberg died on 25 February 2021. He was ninety years-old. Duke Max and Duchess Elisabeth of Hohenberg. Fürst Albrecht Philipp Leopold Josef Andreas Hubertus Maria of Hohenberg was born on 4 February 1931 at Artstetten as the third child and third son of Duke Maximilian of Hohenberg (1902-1962) and Countess Elisabeth von…

The Duke of Kent and Strathearn The Duchess of Kent and Strathearn (née Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld) On 29 May 1818 at Amorbach, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld were wed. This was the first marriage for Prince Edward (2 November 1767-23 January 1820), who was the fourth son and fifth child of King…

The High Court of Cassation and Justice has sentenced Paul Lambrino (aka “Paul Philippe Hohenzollern” and aka “Paul al Romaniei”) to three years and four months in prison due to influence buying, money laundering and complicity to abuse of office. The sentence is final and enforceable; it cannot be appealed. The sentence is in connection…

Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen and Hereditary Princess Viktoria Luise of Leiningen (née Preußen) have announced that they are expecting their first child, who is due in February 2020. Both descendants of Queen Victoria, Ferdinand of Leiningen and Viktoria Luise von Preußen were married in 2017. Ferdinand (b.1982) is the eldest child and son of…

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Nicholas and Alina-Maria of Romania on 18 September 2020. Alina-Maria of Romania (b.1988; née Binder) and her husband Nicholas (b.1985) are soon to welcome their first child. In June, the couple, who married civilly in 2017 and religiously in 2018, announced that they were expecting. The due date for Baby Romania is November 2020; however,…

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their son Archie. At the time of this picture, the Duchess was expecting their daughter Lili. Photograph (c) Misan Harriman. On Friday, 4 June, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their second child, a daughter. Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on 4 June 2021 at Santa…

Note: A big thank you to my dear friend Hein Bruins of Hein’s Royal Genealogy Page for providing this information.   Valentine’s Day newlyweds: Alexander von Preußen and his wife Today, 14 February 2020, Prince Alexander of Prussia was married in a civil ceremony. The name of his wife is not yet known. Alexander’s branch of the…

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011 after their wedding Yesterday, 29 April, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (née Catherine Middleton) celebrated eight years of marriage: The Queen made the Duchess of Cambridge a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on the occasion of the anniversary. The Duke and Duchess were…