The Serbian Twins Turn 40: the Birthday of Prince Philip and Prince Alexander!

Prince Alexander and Prince Philip.Photograph courtesy of the Royal Family of Serbia.   Today, Prince Philip and Prince Alexander of Serbia celebrate their fortieth birthdays! The birth of the twin princes is noted in the Chicago Tribune of 25 January 1982. Princess Maria da Gloria holding Prince Alexander and Prince Philip while Prince Peter looks on, 1982. Born…

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Superb Objets d’Art to be Auctioned from the Estate of Duke Ferdinand of Württemberg

On 30 March, the auction house Neumeister will be hosting a magnificent sale: Hidden Treasures – Treasures from the House of Württemberg. The historically significant items contained in the auction come from the estate of Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Württemberg (1925-2020). Neumeister received sixty wooden boxes in 2021; these boxes and the treasures therein were from the…

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An Engagement in the Princely House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

Hereditary Prince Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg has recently become engaged to Helene von Pezold.   Born in 1994, Prince Ludwig Hubertus Alfred-Ernst Sebastian Carl Roman zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg is the third child and only son of Fürst Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (b.1951) and Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee (b.1962). Ludwig has two older sisters: Princess Sophie (married to Count Constantn…

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Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa (1926-2022): The Last of the Aliʻi and Descendant of Hawaiian Kings

  Princess Abigail in front of a portrait of Princess Victoria Kaʻiulani. On Monday morning, the death of Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa on Sunday, 11 December, was announced in the Hawaiian language in front of the Iolani Palace in Honolulu: With profound sadness, the Kawananakoa Family, the Hale O Na Alii O Hawaii and Iolani Palace announces…

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Romanians Commemorate the Centennial of the Coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie

The royal couple. Today, Nicholas and Alina-Maria of Romania commemorated the centennial of the Coronation of Nicholas’ great-great-grandparents, King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania.  The Coronation of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie of Romania. Photo (c) Tallandier / Bridgeman Images. On 15 October 1922, King Ferdinand and Queen Marie were crowned as monarchs…

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