Adieu to a Doyenne of the Gotha: Duchess Marie-Alix of Schleswig-Holstein (1923-2021)

Duchess Marie-Alix of Schleswig-Holstein on the occasion of her 95th birthday. Photo courtesy of Fürst Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe / Stiftung Louisenlund. On Monday, 1 November 2021, Dowager Duchess Marie-Alix of Schleswig-Holstein died peacefully at her home of Gut Bienebek in Holstein. She was ninety-eight years-old. The four children of the duchess were by her side when…

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Princess Seble Desta (1931-2023), the Granddaughter of the Last Ethiopian Emperor

  Princess Seble. Princess Seble (Sybil) Desta died on 3 January 2023 in Virginia. She was ninety-one years-old. Princess Tenagnework. Princess Tenagnework and Princess Seble. The princess was born in Addis Ababa on 1 September 1931 as the fourth child and third daughter of Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (1912-2003) and her first husband Ras Desta…

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Princess Elmira of Saxony (1930-2022)

The late Princess Elmira and Prince Albert of Saxony. On 14 June, Princess Elmira of Saxony died in Munich. She was ninety-one years-old. Born on 25 December 1930 at Lodz, Poland, Elmira Carlen Henke was the daughter of textile merchant Emil Henke (1886-1957) and Lydia Müller.  On 12 April 1980 at the Theatinerkirche in Munich, Elmira wed Prince Albert of…

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The Prescient Interview Given by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia in 1905 About Bloody Sunday

At the end of January 1905, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia granted a rare interview to a foreign reporter about the situation in Russia. The uncle of Tsar Nicholas II, fifty-seven year-old Grand Duke Vladimir, the Military Governor of Saint Petersburg, spoke candidly about the events of 22 January 1905 (O.S. 9 January), which…

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Nicholas and Alina-Maria of Romania Attend A Noble Wedding At Schloß Hardenberg

Nicholas and Alina-Maria of Romania Attend A Noble Wedding At Schloß Hardenberg       View this post on Instagram     Wedding time! Casa de piatra @zernye & @paulinevonhardenberg @alinacernatescu A post shared by Alina Maria de Roumanie (@alinamariaderoumanie) on Jul 20, 2019 at 2:04pm PDT This past weekend, Nicholas and Alina-Maria of Romania were guests at…

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