Today, Infanta Margarita of Spain, Duchess of Soria and Hernani, and Dr. Carlos Zurita y Delgado celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary! Margarita and Carlos. Born on 6 March 1939 at Rome, Infanta Margarita of Spain was the third child and second daughter of Infante Juan of Spain and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies,…
Noble Couplings That Were Not To Be: Hereditary Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Elvire Pasté de Rochefort Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Fürst Richard of S-W-B, Elvire Pasté de Rochefort, Prince Gustav of S-W-B On 16 August 2000, the Danish royal house announced the betrothal between Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b.12 January 1969; eldest of three…
I founded EUROHISTORY in August 1997, while a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs. It was an attempt to remind myself that in spite of working in an industry that was hugely profitable, my heart was in the study of history in general, royalty in particular. This has been a highly fulfilling and satisfying endeavor. EUROHISTORY became my life; it…
Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Franziska of Austria Photograph © Alamy/Daniel Seidel Archduke Maximilan of Austria and Princess Franziska zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst On 6 December 1918, Archduke Ferdinand Karl Max Franz Otto Konrad Maria Joseph Ignatius Nikolaus of Austria was born at Vienna as the first child and eldest son of Archduke Maximilian of Austria (1895-1952) and Archduchess Franziska…
A kiss between the newly married couple! Three years ago, on 8 October 2016, Crown Prince Leka of the Albanians and his fiancée Elia Zaharia were married in a splendid ceremony at the Royal Palace in Tirana. Their wedding was covered by media from around the world, including the European Royal History Journal. A video…
Prince Andreas of Liechtenstein in London, 1998. Photo © Desmond O’Neill Features. Today, Prince Andreas of Liechtenstein celebrates his seventieth birthday! Born on 25 February 1952 at Vienna, Prince Andreas Duarte Emanuel Ulrich Benedikt Josef Maria Karl Rafael Ignatius Mathias Paulus of Liechtenstein was the second child and son of Prince Karl Alfred…
Fürstin Marie and Fürst Hans Adam II at the beautification mass of Pope John Paul II, 2011. Photograph (c) Getty Images / Vittorio Zunino Celotto. Earlier today, Fürstin Marie of Liechtenstein, the wife of Fürst Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein, died at Grabs, Switzerland. She was eighty-one years-old. The princess had suffered a stroke on 18 August; she suffered from poor…
The young prince. Today, Hereditary Prince Nicodemus zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg turns twenty years-old. Hereditary Prince Carl Friedrich zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and Baroness Stephanie von Brenken on their wedding day, 1998. Photo (c) Seeger-Press. Born on 2 August 2001 at Oslo, Norway, Prince Nicodemus Hieronymus Alois Georg Hubertus Mario Hugo Eusebius Maria zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the second child and first son…
The coffin of the princess inside Basilica di Santa Maria della Steccata. Photo (c) RoyalBlog NL / Hans Jacobs. On Friday, 27 August 2021, the funeral mass of Princess Marie-Thérèse (Maria Teresa) of Bourbon-Parma took place at 4:30pm in the Basilica di Santa Maria della Steccata in the city of Parma. Stemming from precautions around the…
Photograph (c) NAEF On Tuesday, 3 December, Princess Beatrice of York and Count Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi attended the annual Carols by Candlelight at St. Luke’s Church. This yearly occasion seeks to garner funds for the Northwood African Education Foundation (NAEF), of which Princess Beatrice is Patron. Photograph (c) NAEF This year, £14,500 was raised for NAEF….