India Oxenberg, Granddaughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, Is Engaged to Patrick D’Ignazio

India Oxenberg and Patrick D’Ignazio Wonderful news from a descendant of the Serbian royal family! India Oxenberg (b.1991) has recently become engaged to Patrick D’Ignazio, a chef at the Double Zero restaurant in New York City. India is the daughter of Catherine Oxenberg (b.1961) and William Weitz Shaffer (b.1946); she is the granddaughter of Princess…

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An Imperial and Royal Marriage in Madrid

The Wedding of Grand Duchess Maria of Russia and Prince Franz-Wilhelm of Prussia by Seth B. Leonard Originally published in the European Royal History Journal, Issue CXXV, Volume 23.1 – Spring 2020. When asked about her private life in an interview with a Russian daily paper, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna briefly touched upon a subject that…

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The Six Siblings of Queen Paola of Belgium

Surrounded by her six elder children, Donna Luisa Ruffo di Calabria is pictured holding her seventh child and fourth daughter Paola. The future Queen Paola of Belgium was born as Donna Paola Margherita Maria Antonia Consiglia Ruffo di Calabria on 11 September 1937 as the seventh and last child of Don Fulco Ruffo di Calabria (1884-1946)…

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The Bonapartes Visit Corsica To Commemorate 250th Anniversary Of Napoléon

Prince Charles Napoléon and his son Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon Photo (c) PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP The Prince Napoléon and his fiancée Countess Olympia Arco-Zinneberg were in Ajaccio two weeks ago for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Emperor Napoléon I of the French. Prince Jean-Christophe was also joined by his father, Prince…

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