European Royal History

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…

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…

Max and Valerie of Baden with their eldest children Marie Louise and Bernhard Today, Marie Louise of Baden celebrates her fiftieth birthday. Princess Marie Louise Elisabeth Mathilde Theodora Cecilie Sarah Charlotte of Baden was born on 3 July 1969 at Salem; the princess is the eldest daughter of Prince Max and Princess Valerie, Margrave and Margravine of…

Photograph (c) EPA-EFE. On Wednesday evening, a group of about 500 people turned up to demonstrate outside the police station on rue de Brabant in Brussels. The group were demanding answers from authorities in regards to the death in police custody on Monday of Ibrahima Barrie, who was only twenty-three years-old. According to royal reporter Wim…

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…

On Monday, 23 March, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, together with their children Prince Henrik and Princess Athena, returned to Denmark from France. Prince Henrik was examined at the Rigshospitalet for breathing problems caused by asthmatic bronchitis. The prince was also tested for coronavirus. Thankfully, the result was negative.

H.R.H. Prince Antonio of Bourbon-Two Sicilies died at Zurich, Switzerland, on Monday, 11 November, at the age of ninety. His eldest son, Francesco, was at his father’s side when Antonio passed away. Prince Gabriele of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, father of Prince Antonio Prince Antoine (Antonio) Marie Joseph Alphonse Adam of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was born at Cannes…

  “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…

+ HRH Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (1921-2019) Photograph (c) Grand Ducal Court/Vic Fischbach The Grand Ducal Court has announced that Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg passed away at 12:25am this morning (Tuesday, 23 April) following a recent illness. He was surrounded by his family. Grand Duke Jean celebrated his…