A Century Since the Birth of Archduchess Elisabeth, Posthumous Child of Emperor Karl of Austria

A young Elisabeth with her mother and siblings, 1928. One hundred years ago today marks the birth of Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, the youngest child of the Blessed Emperor Karl of Austria and his wife Empress Zita. The wedding of Archduke Karl of Austria and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma, 1911. Archduchess Elisabeth Charlotte Alphonsa Christina…

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A Right Royal Soirée In São Paolo: Braganzas, Bourbons, and Savoys Gather For a Small Family Reunion

The Duke of Bragança, Prince Imperial Bertrand of Brazil, Count Alberto Farini, Prince Luiz Philippe of Orléans and Bragança, and Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.Photograph (c) Pró Monarquia. On 11 March 2020, before the world was completely changed by the coronavirus pandemic, Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Maria Cristina organised a…

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A Noble Engagement: Countess Who Descends From The Saxe-Coburgs Engaged To Czech Count

Recently, the engagement between Count Benno Czernin-Kinsky (b.1990) and Countess Antonia von Mensdorff-Pouilly (b.1992) has been announced. Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Antonia is a Saxe-Coburg descendant: she is a great-great-great-granddaughter of Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1778-1835). In 1804, Sophie married Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1777-1852). Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was the sister of the eventual King Leopold I of…

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30 Years Since The Royal Family Came Home: Margarita & Sophie of Romania Commemorate Their 1st Visit in 1990

Custodian of the Crown Margarita and Prince Radu arrive at the Concert at the Atheneum on Saturday. (c) SIMION MECHNO / AGERPRES FOTO Over the weekend, Custodian of the Crown Margarita and Princess Sophie of Romania celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of their first (and joint) trip to their country back in January 1990. Several items…

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A Royal Portuguese Christmas in the USA

  “To dear Willie from his loving sister —Maria Antonia. — Christmas 1938” Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal (1903-1973) in a signed photo to her brother-in-law William Astor Chanler, Jr. (1904-2002). Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal married Sidney Ashley Chanler in 1934. You can read more about the Infanta and her family here: https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-portuguese-infanta-and-blue-blooded.html ______________ For…

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