European Royal History

Ari Mikael Behn, the former husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, has passed away today, 25 December 2019, at Lommedalen. The cause of death was suicide. An artist and author, Mr Behn was forty-seven years-old. Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’N-yn10k5Sy16qhixn4b9aw’,sig:’Ji3Q2xr_5NX1pYK_pseiyk3x66tkvkqtHUaX01IhjyU=’,w:’326px’,h:’594px’,items:’157131099′,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:’zQx6VI41R8JQNZckKV7idw’,sig:’AZ6ell7sdgkpwpOi4_a4xKAg6z3kWzd6MA-EU4BpcvI=’,w:’397px’,h:’594px’,items:’115132066′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Ari was…

The coffin of the Duke of Aosta. Princess Silvia of Savoy, Dowager Duchess of Aosta, aided by one of her granddaughters, leaves the church following the funeral of her husband. The funeral of Prince Amedeo of Savoy, 5th Duke of Aosta, took place on Friday, 4 June, at the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte…

Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, and Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune On Friday, 15 May, the engagement was announced between HRH Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, and Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune. The couple will marry in the Summer of 2021. Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’8P_ZS_vlRKFq6OGx-2Nafg’,sig:’l3WgsHgMvBXibTKQvdvOpbS6SR27MH2Y55vtaQSlOdw=’,w:’594px’,h:’451px’,items:’660087940′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Embed from Getty…

Prince Vsevolod of Russia and Valli Knust on their wedding day, 1961. On 8 June 1961 at London, Prince Vsevolod Ivanovich of Russia (1914-1973) married Valli Elisabeth Knust (1930-2012). Vsevolod was the only son of Prince Ivan Konstantinovich of Russia (1886-1918) and Princess Elena Petrovna of Serbia (1884-1962). Valli was the daughter of Cyril Alexander…

THE SISTERS Princess Daisy of Pleß and Shelagh, Duchess of Westminster Every so often, here at EUROHISTORY, we receive a book that fills a much-needed niche in our study of European royalty and aristocracy. Much to our absolute delight, this is what THE SISTERS does so beautifully! The book brings to the reader, in great…

The coffin of the princess inside Basilica di Santa Maria della Steccata. Photo (c) RoyalBlog NL / Hans Jacobs. On Friday, 27 August 2021, the funeral mass of Princess Marie-Thérèse (Maria Teresa) of Bourbon-Parma took place at 4:30pm in the Basilica di Santa Maria della Steccata in the city of Parma. Stemming from precautions around the…

Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria has shared a picture of herself with her young son Archduke Josef.  Archduke Christoph and Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria on their wedding day. Adélaïde Drapé-Frisch married Archduke Christoph of Austria in December 2012. The couple have three children: Archduchess Katarina (b.2014), Archduchess Sophie (b.2017), and Archduke Josef (b.2020).

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…