Prince Rasso and Princess Theresa of Bavaria in 2001. On 9 January 1931, Archduchess Theresa Monika Valerie Elisabeth Ludovika Walburga Anna of Austria was born at Schloß Wallsee. The archduchess was the second child and first daughter of Archduke Theodor Salvator of Austria (1899-1978) and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa (1901-1967; née Countess von Waldburg…
Embed from Getty Images Duchess Beatrix Amelie Ehrengard Eilika of Oldenburg was born 27 May 1971 at Lübeck, Germany, as the eldest daughter of Duke Huno of Oldenburg (b.3 June 1940) and Countess Felicitas-Anita Schwerin von Krosigk (b.5 July 1941). Beatrix was shortly followed by a youngest sister, Duchess Sophie (b.6 November 1972). The paternal grandparents of…
The Prince and Princess of Prussia, 2011. Photo (c) Getty Images / Andreas Rentz. Today, the Prince and Princess of Prussia celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary! One of the engagement pictures of Georg Friedrich and Sophie. The engagement of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Isenburg was announced in January 2011. They…
This evening (July 16-17) we reach the fateful centennial of the martyrdom of the Russian Imperial Family. On the evening of July 16/17, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaevna, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicholaevna, Grand Duchess Marie Nicholaevna, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna, and Tsesarevich Alexei Nicholaevich, accompanied by four loyal servants,…
Aimone and Irene. On 1 July 1939 at Florence, Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Spoleto, married Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark. The groom was thirty-nine years-old; the bride was thirty-four. Their wedding took place at the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Among the guests were King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy and…
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie.Photo (c) Maison Grand Ducal / Sophie Margue. This morning the Grand Ducal Court is pleased to announce that Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg is expecting her second child. She and Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, who wed in 2012, welcomed their first child and son, Prince…
Crown Princess Helen and the newborn Prince Michael of Romania. Photo from HM King Michael I of Romania: A Tribute. Queen Sophie of Greece and her grandson Prince Michael. Photo from HM King Michael I of Romania: A Tribute. Queen Marie of Romania and her grandson Prince Michael. Photo from HM King Michael I of…
A Gotha Quiz: Who Am I? By Darren Shelton for the European Royal History Journal. Upon my birth, I was the product of an interesting and varied family tree. My bloodline teamed with the bluest of blood from the best of reigning families, to a sprinkling of a more “wild and romantic variety” from…
Michel of Bourbon-Parma: Last of the Royal Swashbucklers By Charles Stewart 8 July 2018 The death of Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) on 7 July severs the last link binding several of Europe’s royal families in history and kinship. The late Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma. ©Eurohistory He led a fascinating life,…
Queen Mother Helen of Romania and Princess Margrethe of Bourbon-Parma in later life. Queen Mother Helen of Romania and Princess Margrethe of Bourbon-Parma were first cousins once removed. Both Helen and Margrethe were descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906) and his wife Queen Luise (1817-1898; née Hesse-Kassel). Helen and Margrethe’s children would later form a fantastic dynastic…