Maria Luisa, Duquesa de Sevilla, in 1920.Photo (c) National Portrait Gallery. Born at 1pm on 4 April 1868 at Madrid, María Luisa Enriqueta Josefina de Borbón y Parade was the first of three daughters of Enrique Pío de Borbón y Castellví, 2nd Duke of Seville (1848-1894) and Josefina Parade y Sibié (1840-1939). María Luisa’s parents wed two years after…
Prince Mihailo and Hereditary Prince Philip with their families. On his Instagram, Prince Mihailo of Serbia, a son of Prince Tomislav and a grandson of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, has issued a statement showing his support for his first cousins once removed, the former Hereditary Prince Peter and the new Hereditary Prince Philip :…
Today, the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen dances on the brink of extinction. Depending on one’s point of view, there are either one, two, or three male members of the family (each of different generations) who can carry on the dynasty into the future. The current extant branch of the family descends from Prince…
Today, Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium celebrates her sixty-fifth birthday! Lilian with her daughter Marie-Esmeralda, 1956. Born on 30 September 1956 at Laeken, Princess Marie-Esmeralda Adelaide Lilian Anna Léopoldine of Belgium was the second daughter and last child of King Léopold III of the Belgians and his second wife Lilian, Princess de Réthy. Marie-Esmeralda had two full siblings:…
Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (b.1943) has married for a second time. The prince recently wed his long-time partner Nadia Nour. The information was made public on the Instagram account of Franz Wilhelm’s son, Grand Duke George of Russia. View this post on Instagram поздравляю моего отца, который недавно женился на этой прекрасной даме. Congratulations…
As we await with anticipation the arrival of our next book, DEATH OF A ROMANOV PRINCE – The Promising Life and Early Death off Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia, by Terry Boland, we are about to release to our printer the newest EUROHISTYORY production with talented authors Greg King and Penny Wilson. Their joint effort, with an Afterword by the…
Infante Dom Miguel, Duque de Viseu. Today, the Duke of Viseu celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday! Duarte Nuño and Maria Francisca on their wedding day, 1942. The Duke and Duchess of Braganza with their three sons, 1950s.Photo (c) LIFE / Nina Leen. The Duke and Duchess of Braganza with their children, 1950s.Photo (c) LIFE / Nina…
STATEMENT OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF SERBIA From Belgrade, HRH Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has issued an appeal today for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine: “With great disturbance and sadness, I have been following the news about the conflict in Ukraine. I want to send my appeal to all parties included,…
An invitation to the imperial and royal wedding In April 1949, from their residence at the Palacio Grão Pará in Petropolis, Prince Pedro Gastão, Head of the Imperial Family, and his mother Princess Elisabeth of Orléans and Bragança (née Dobrzensky de Dobrzenicz) announced the engagement of their brother and son Prince João to Princess Fatima Toussoun…
Prince Josef Wenzel Today, His Serene Highness Prince Josef Wenzel of Liechtenstein celebrates his twenty-fifth birthday. Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Duchess Sophie in Bavaria The princely wedding in 1993. The arrival of Prince Josef Wenzel in 1995. On Wednesday, 24 May 1995, Josef Wenzel Maximilian Maria was born at London, where…