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…
Elisabeta Palace, the headquarters of the Romanian Royal Family in Bucharest Yesterday, 11 May 2020, the government of Prime Minister Ludovic Orban of Romania gave free use of the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest to Her Majesty’s Household Association (specifically, to the entity called Asociației Casa Majestăţii Sale). The decision was made by the Orban government following the…
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1944207082?ref=myi_title_dp When EUROHISTORY began printing books back in 2001, our founder envisioned a major work dedicated to each of Europe’s ruling and non-ruling royal houses. This, needless to say, was an ambitious and grand plan that would require decades of research, investigations, interviews, and dedication. In the meantime, EUROHISTORY also published myriad books about the…
After a long hiatus, this past week we have been working non-stop to bring EUROHISTORY’s four issues for 2019 to life! With that goal in mind, we are delighted to announce that Issue CXXI, Volume 22.1 will be sent to print early this next week! Inside the Issue subscribers will find the following articles: 1….
Count Jan Bernadotte af Wisborg. Count Jan Bernadotte af Wisborg died on 1 September 2021. He was eighty years-old. Count Lennart Bernadotte and Karin Nissvandt, 1932. On 9 January 1941, Count Carl Johan “Jan” Gustaf Vilhelm Bernadotte af Wisborg was born at Stockholm. He was the son of Count Lennart Bernadotte af Wisborg (1909-2004; born Prince…
Prince Charles-Emmanuel. Today, Prince Charles-Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma celebrates his sixtieth birthday! Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel and Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma on their wedding day. Born on 3 June 1961 at Paris, Prince Charles-Emmanuel Marie Joseph Jacques Hély of Bourbon-Parma was the fifth child and second son of Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) and Princess Yolande de…
Prince Guy, Princess Maria, Prince Rémy, Princess Chantal, and Prince Louis of Parma. On 14 July 1942 at Cannes, Prince Rémy François Xavier Louis Robert Victor of Bourbon-Parma was born as the second son and child of Prince Louis of Bourbon-Parma (1889-1967) and Princess Maria of Savoy (1914-2001), who wed in 1939. Rémy has three…
Prince Rafael. Photograph (c) Pró Monarquia. On Wednesday, 16 June, Prince Rafael of Orleans and Bragança received his first dose of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus. The prince got his jab in London, where he lives and works. His parents, Prince Antônio and Princess Christine, are scheduled to get their second dose of the…
Today Nicholas of Romania celebrates his thirty-fourth birthday! Embed from Getty Images Nicholas Michael de Roumanie Medforth-Mills was born on 1 April 1985 at Meyrin, Switzerland, as the eldest child and only son of Princess Helen of Romania (b.1950) and Dr Robin Medforth-Mills (1942-2002), who had married in 1983. Nicholas was baptised into the Romanian…
Prince Emmanuel of BelgiumPhotograph (c) Belgian Royal Family Today, HRH Prince Emmanuel of Belgium marks his 14th birthday. Embed from Getty Images Prince Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie of Belgium was born on 4 October 2005 at Anderlecht, Belgium, as the third child and second son of King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde (née d’Udekem d’Acoz). Emmanuel…