Flaminia and Károly Photograph (c) The Princely House of Hohenzollern The Fürst of Hohenzollern has announced that his daughter Princess Flaminia will marry her fiancé Baron Károly von Stipsicz de Ternova on 4 July 2020 at St. Johann Church in Sigmaringen Castle. Countess Alexandra Schenk von Stauffenberg weds Hereditary Prince Karl Friedrich of Hohenzollern Princess…
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…
On 10 July 1952 at Beloeil, Archduchess Alexandra Maria Anna Philippa Othonia of Austria was born as the second child and first daughter of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918-2007) and Archduchess Yolande (b.1923; née Princess de Ligne), who wed in 1950. Archduchess Alexandra had an older brother and two younger siblings: Archduke Rudolph (b.1950;…
The obituary of the princess. Princess Sixtina of Waldeck-Pyrmont died on 18 May 2022. She was eighty-eight years-old. Sixtina’s parents: Fürst Wolff-Heinrich and Fürstin Irma zu Stolberg. The commemorative coin celebrating the marriage of Fürst Wolff Heinrich and Fürstin Irma zu Stolberg. Princess Irma with her two eldest children: Princess Sixtina and Prince Johann….
Prince Philip and Princess Danica unveil a statue of Queen Marie. Photo (c) Prince Philip of Serbia. Prince Philip and Princess Danica of Serbia recently attended the unveiling of a bust of Queen Marie of Yugoslavia in Inđija. Queen Marie, born a Princess of Romania and married to King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, was the…
Dear Readers and Subscribers, Wirth great satisfaction, we began shipping orders our newest book, ROMANOVS ADRIFT! The authors, Greg King and Penny Wilson, best describe their excellent work: “Romanovs Adrift offers a biographical compendium covering all members of the Dynasty between 1913 to the escape from Russia of Grand Duchess Vladimir. Individual chapters focus on Nicholas II…
Today, Princess Leonie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach celebrates her thirty-fifth birthday. Princess Leonie held by her grandmother Hereditary Grand Duchess Elisabeth of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and surrounded by her aunt Princess Elisabeth, her parents Prince Michael and Princess Dagmar, and her aunt Princess Beatrice. Born on 30 October 1986 at Frankfurt, Princess Leonie Mercedes Augusta Silva Elisabeth Margarethe of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach…
Newly-married Crown Prince Carol and Crown Princess Helen of Romania with their sisters Princess Ileana of Romania and Princess Katherine of Greece. One hundred years ago today, on 10 March 1921, Crown Prince Carol of Romania and Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark married at Athens. The civil ceremony took place at the Royal Palace;…
At the end of January 1905, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia granted a rare interview to a foreign reporter about the situation in Russia. The uncle of Tsar Nicholas II, fifty-seven year-old Grand Duke Vladimir, the Military Governor of Saint Petersburg, spoke candidly about the events of 22 January 1905 (O.S. 9 January), which…
Grand Duchess Maria holding her grandson Prince Alexander at home before his christening. Two weeks ago, on 6 December 2022, Prince Alexander Georgievich Romanoff was christened at the Transfiguration Church within the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour complex in Moscow. He is the first of his family line to be baptized in Russia (or a…