Count Jan Bernadotte af Wisborg. 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 Lennart of Sweden) and his first wife Karin Nissvandt (1911-1991). Count Jan’s paternal grandparents were Prince Wilhelm of Sweden (1884-1965), Duke of…
The Prince In The Rhine: The Tragic End of Friedrich of Prussia (1911-1966) German Crown Princess Cecile with her son Prince Friedrich The Four Princes of Prussia: (left to right) Friedrich, Hubertus, Louis Ferdinand, and Wilhelm Prince Friedrich of Prussia in 1922 Born at Berlin on 19 December 1911, Prince Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Christoph of Prussia was…
The last photo of King Manuel II, 1932. On 2 July 1932, King Manuel II of Portugal died at 2pm at his home-in-exile, Fulwell Park, Twickenham. His wife Queen Victoria Auguste was at his bedside when the last Portuguese monarch passed away. A malady of the throat was the case of death for the forty-three…
The Secretariat of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, has confirmed that the prince has decided to abolish to Salic Law, which governs the line of succession in the Royal House of Savoy, and to replace it with absolute primogenture. Vittorio Emanuele is the only son of the late King Umberto II of Italy and Queen…
Grand Duke George and Princess Victoria.Photo (c) Russian Imperial Chancellery. The Imperial House of Russia has announced that Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff are expecting their first child in the fall of this year. The princess is in excellent health and will be continuing her charitable activities full-time. Grand Duke George…
The Duke of Vendôme approaches Senlis with his aunt Princess Christine of Liechtenstein (née Württemberg) The Duchess of Vendôme arrives at the Cathedral on the arm of her father don Alfonso Today was a meaningful occasion for the Count and Countess of Paris in two ways. First of all, they were present at…
On Wednesday, 6 October, Judge Lionel Guignard of the District Court of La Côte, which hears cases from Morges and Nyon, acquitted Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (also known as “Principele Nicolae al Romaniei” and “Prince Nicholas of Romania”) of charges levelled at the erstwhile Romanian heir in 2017 by his aunt Crown Princess Margarita of Romania…
Baby Princess Margrethe of Denmark. On 16 April 1940, Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark gave birth to her first child. Ingrid and her husband Crown Prince Frederik were delighted with the arrival of their daughter. The newborn princess was given the names Margrethe Alexandrine Thorhildur (Þórhildur) Ingrid at her christening on 14 May. Princess Margrethe’s…
On Saturday, 30 April, the press office of the Royal Palace in Belgrade released a statement from Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia regarding the renunciation of his eldest son, Prince Peter: Concerning the withdrawal of my oldest son Prince Peter from the line of succession, I wish him all the best for the future, good…
Prince Dushan of Yugoslavia, only son of the late Prince Alexander and of his wife Barbara (née Liechtenstein) married civilly Ms. Valerie Demuzio. She works in marketing and advertising in NY. Although currently residing in New York, Prince Dushan’s career obligations bring him to Europe frequently. His mother, a longtime resident of Paris, relocated to…