Philippine de Ganay in Venice, 2006.Photo (c) Getty Images / Bertrand Rindoff Petroff. Earlier this month, Philippine, Marquise de Ganay, died at the age of ninety-seven. Born on 4 September 1925 at Paris, Philippine Louise Charlotte Marie de Noailles was the second child and first daughter of Henry de Noailles, Duc de Mouchy,…
HH Prince Georg-Constantin of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1977-2018) The email was ominous…“Dear Arturo, I have just received a telephone call from Germany asking me something concerning an accident a prince had in London. Do you know anything about this?” The writer of this note was none other than HRH The Margrave of Meißen, Head of the Royal…
Princess Michael of Kent in 1999 Wedding of Baron Günther von Reibnitz and Countess Marianne Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget Baroness Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz was born on 15 January 1945, at Karlsbad, Germany (now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic). Marie Christine was the daughter of Baron Günther von Reibnitz (1894…
Archduchess Helen of Austria. Today Archduchess Helen of Austria (née Toerring-Jettenbach) celebrates her eighty-fifth birthday! The christening of Archduchess Helen in 1937. Holding her is her grandmother and namesake, Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna of Russia. Countess Helen zu Toerring-Jettenbach was born at Schloß Winhöring on 20 May 1937. She was the second child of…
Crown Prince Leka and Crown Princess Elia of the Albanians have released several wonderful photographs of the new parents with their daughter Princess Geraldine. Enjoy!
Archduke Karl and Archduchess Camilla of Austria, 2019. Photo (c) IMAGO / Viennareport. In the late 1980s or early 1990s, Archduke Karl of Austria (b.1961) was in a relationship with his distant cousin Camilla Habsburg-Lothringen (b.1962). Karl was the eldest son and heir of Archduke Otto of Austria, Crown Prince of Hungary, and his wife Archduchess…
Queen Anne looking after King Michael Picture taken at the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest Today marks three years since the death of Queen Anne of Romania. After many years of declining health, the Queen died Monday, 1 August 2016, in hospital at Morges, Switzerland, at the age of ninety-two. Himself suffering from cancer, her ninety-four-year…
Eurohistory weekend sales. As always Eurohistory would like to thank everyone for their support during this time. We understand that last year and 2021 continue to bring challenges to all of us. Please do your best to stay well and safe. We fervently hope that the rest of this year will bring us all better…
It was, thankfully, a very busy week at Eurohistory. We appreciate tremendously the continued support of our clients and value every single sale! These are the week’s top five books…. NUMBER 1: 59% OF TOP-FIVE SALES! For a fourth week in a row, THE GRAND DUCAL HOUSE OF HESSE sits comfortably on the top…
HH Duke Christoph of Schleswig-Holstein was born on 22 August 1949 at Schloß Louisenlund, Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein. Christoph was the second child and first son of Duke Peter of Schleswig-Holstein (1922-1980) and Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe (b.1923). Christoph had joined an older sister, Princess Marita (b.1948), and was followed by a younger brother, Prince Alexander (b.1953), and a…