Queen Isabel II and King Consort Francisco de Asís of Spain On 13 April 1902, His Majesty Francisco de Asís, King Consort of Spain, died at his residence, the château d’Épinay-sur-Seine in Paris. He was seventy-nine years-old. Francisco was the husband of the by-then-deposed Queen Isabel II of Spain (10 October 1830 – 9 April…
The Shadow of Delphine. This afternoon, 10 September, the last hearing took place in the paternity case between HM King Albert II of the Belgians and his daughter Delphine Boël. The Brussels Court of Appeals will deliver its decision by the end of October. After the hearing, Delphine Boël’s lawyer Marc Uyttendaele stated: “She wants…
The happy parents with their son!Photo (c) Russian Imperial Chancellery / Konstantin Gribov. The Russian Imperial House has released many new photos of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff, and little Prince Alexander Georgievich Romanoff. Enchanted parents.Photo (c) Russian Imperial Chancellery / Konstantin Gribov. The pictures were taken on the…
Embed from Getty Images On 6 February 1951, Princess Marie-Christine Daphné Astrid Elisabeth Léopoldine of Belgium as born at Laeken as the second child and eldest daughter of King Léopold III of the Belgians (1901-1983) and his second wife Mary Lilian Baels (1916-2002; created Princess de Réthy). As such, Marie-Christine (who sometimes goes by her…
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…
Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg with their children in 1971 With the today’s news that Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie are expecting the birth of their first child, it might be useful to look at the current progeny of the Hereditary Grand Duke’s paternal grandparents, Grand Duke…
Prince Hermann and Princess Isabelle zu Leiningen have welcomed the arrival of their first child. Prince Leopold Konstantin Rainer Andreas zu Leiningen was born in 2019. Leopold was baptised at the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Amorbach on 5 January 2020. The prince’s godparents are Princess Cecilia zu Leiningen, Count Konstantin von Schönborn, and Leopold Ferch. Princess Cecilia zu Leiningen…
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The birthday cake with the Prussian coat of arms Photograph © AM ENDE DES TAGES While realising that this is a quite belated post, one wishes to note that Prince Franz-Friedrich of Prussia celebrated his seventh-fifth birthday on 17 October. The prince was joined by numerous family members and friends in celebrating his special day…
Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’NmVwm1CRQKZrl6CZ4CrqTQ’,sig:’VB3wt-hJh8R9EOQoPmxECm3TRFhqgUC-Y1konB64rpo=’,w:’377px’,h:’594px’,items:’1178645610′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Last month, journalist Rachael Sigee wrote a fascinating profile on Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis. Elisabeth (b.1982) is one of the children of Fürstin Gloria of Thurn and Taxis (née Schönburg-Glauchau) and the late Fürst Johannes. Sigee’s piece focuses on the work that Elisabeth is…