Photo (c) Fundacja Księżnej Daisy von Pless. Over this past weekend, Countess Beatrice von Hochberg died on 10 October at Munich. She was ninety-two years-old. The countess was the eldest sister of the current Prince of Pless. Count Konrad and Countess Beatrice. Photo (c) Zamek Książ w Wałbrzychu. Countess Clotilde von Hochberg (formerly Princess of Pless) with…
On Saturday, 19 March, Countess Margherita of Arco-Zinneberg married Charles Green in Bavaria. Countess Margherita Ginevra Maria of Arco-Zinneberg (b.1983) is the third daughter of Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg (1955-2021) and Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este (b.1954). Margherita has five sisters: Countess Anna Theresa (b.1981; married Colin McKenzie), Countess Olympia (b.1988; married Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon), Countess Maximiliana (b.1990),…
Dear Subscribers and readers, Continuing with my personal marathon to get all of last year’s magazines out ASAP…I am delighted to let you all know that tonight I finished putting together Issue CXIX – Volume 21.3, Fall 2018!Inside this magazine you will find the following articles: 1. The Romanovs Adrift: The Imperial Family in 1913-1919, by…
Princess Lorraine. Today, Princess Lorraine of Bourbon-Parma celebrates her seventieth birthday. Prince Jacques and Princess Birgitte of Bourbon-Parma on their wedding day. Born on 27 July 1951 at Roskilde, Princess Lorraine Charlotte Tatjana Ebba Johanna Maria Antonia Josephine Renée of Bourbon-Parma was the second child and only daughter of Prince Jacques of Bourbon-Parma (1922-1964) and Countess…
The Prince Napoléon Jean-Christophe Napoléon HIH Jean Christophe, Prince Napoléon, today celebrates his thirty-third birthday. Princess Caroline Napoléon, Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon, and Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’kfMKoG-xReNqxVGfsowtdg’,sig:’o9m4HU0TIQz8wbiRA53jwopxt3WpWMNxzvdxe9itenk=’,w:’403px’,h:’594px’,items:’168467666′,caption: true ,tld:’co.uk’,is360: false })}); The prince was born on 11 July 1986 at Saint-Raphaël, Var, as the second child and only son of Prince…
A Gotha Quiz: Who Are We? By Darren Shelton, for the European Royal History Journal. “Before we married, I loved my future wife from afar. She, however, loved another. I approached the apple of her eye and told him my plight. He spoke to her and set her straight and opened the path for me to…
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…
Gardener Galleries, an auction house in London, Ontario, currently has on offer a bracelet given to Lady Iris Mountbatten by His Highness Bahadur Singh, Maharaja of Bundi. The bracelet is made of silver and adorned with turquoises, garnets, and pearls. In addition to this jewellery, there are two letters from the Maharaja to Lady Iris, both written in…
Today, the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen dances on the brink of extinction. Depending on one’s point of view, there are either one, two, or three male members of the family (each of different generations) who can carry on the dynasty into the future. The current extant branch of the family descends from Prince…
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…