European Royal History

The Prince Napoléon Jean-Christophe Napoléon HIH Jean Christophe, Prince Napoléon, today celebrates his thirty-third birthday. Princess Caroline Napoléon, Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon, and Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’kfMKoG-xReNqxVGfsowtdg’,sig:’o9m4HU0TIQz8wbiRA53jwopxt3WpWMNxzvdxe9itenk=’,w:’403px’,h:’594px’,items:’168467666′,caption: true ,tld:’co.uk’,is360: false })}); The prince was born on 11 July 1986 at Saint-Raphaël, Var, as the second child and only son of Prince…

Princess Felicitas zu Salm-Horstmar and Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach on their wedding day.Photograph (c) Eurohistory Photo Collections. On 31 March 1920, HSH Princess Felicitas Sophie Katharine Margarethe Hermine Irene zu Salm-Horstmar was born at Potsdam. Today, the princess celebrates her 100th birthday. Felicitas is the oldest living member of the European Gotha. The paternal grandmother…

Dear Subscribers and Readers, It is with much pleasure that we announce that Issue CXVII, Volume 21.1 is printing. This is the first issue of our 22nd year of publication! Inside Issue CXVII you will find the following articles: 1. The Return of Prince Nicholas of Romania, by Seth Leonard (with the cooperation of Nicholas…

It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Princess Maria Petrovna Galitzine passed away on 4 May. Maria was just short of celebrating her thirty-second birthday on 11 May. The princess died from a heart aneurysm. This information has been provided by someone close to the the Emperor Karl League of Prayer, to…

Yesterday Prince Christian of Denmark, who is fifteen years-old, tested positive for COVID-19 following an outbreak at his school. Prince Christian has not recently been in contact with other members of the royal family, aside from his parents and siblings. In the meantime, the Crown Princely family will stay in isolation at Frederik VIII’s Palace,…

HH Prince Felix of Denmark Photograph (c) Steen Brogaard Today Prince Felix of Denmark celebrates his seventeenth birthday. Felix was born at Copenhagen on 22 July 2002 as the second son of Prince Joachim of Denmark and his first wife Princess Alexandra (née Manley), who had married in 1995. Prince Felix joined an elder brother,…

“London Bridge Is Down” When HM The Queen draws her last breath, an elaborate plan that was created fifty years ago and is periodically practiced will kick into place. Operation London Bridge has been a codename referring to the plan for what will happen in the days after the death of HM The Queen. The plan was…

  Duke Ferdinand greeting his cousins: Duke Carl, Duchess Diane, the late Duke Friedrich, and Duchess Marie (2006). Photograph (c) Presse-Foto-Seeger According to Lucas Szkopinski, Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Württemberg died today (3 November 2020), aged ninety-five. Ferdinand Eugen was a first cousin of Duke Carl of Württemberg, the Head of the Royal House, and…

Prince and Landgrave Otto of Hesse Today, 17 May, Prince and Landgrave Otto of Hesse lost his life following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. The incident took place this morning near Lindau am Bodensee. Otto Hessen was fifty-five years-old. Otto was born at Oldenburg on 19 January 1965 as the second son and last child…