A Review of Eurohistory’s Royal Exiles in Cannes: The Bourbons of the Two Sicilies of the Villa Marie-Thérèse

Eurohistory published Royal Exiles in Cannes: The Bourbons of the Two Siclies of the Villa Marie Thérèse by David McIntosh and Arturo E. Beéche in 2015. This historic work “includes more than 315 unique and rarely seen photos from both Mr. McIntosh’s archive and the renowned Eurohistory Royal Archive. The book follows the history of…

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Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma Engaged to Guatemalan Diplomat

    Recently, Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma became engaged to Javier Valladares Urruela.    Charlotte at the Bal des débutantes, 2011.   Princess Charlotte is the daughter of Prince Charles Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma (b.1961) and his wife Constance de Ravinel (b.1970). Charlotte’s paternal grandparents are Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) and Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel (1928-2014). Charlotte’s…

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Marquis Antoine de Castellane (1934-2021): Uncle of Princess Silvia of Arenburg and Half-Brother of Princess Barbara d’Orléans

Antoine de Castellane. French aristocrat and artist Comte and Marquis Antoine de Castellane died on 3 February 2021. He was eighty-six years-old.  Antoine’s father: Count Henri de Castellane. Antoine’s mother: Doña Silvia Rodríguez de Rivas. Born on 8 October 1934 at Paris, Antoine was the second child and eldest son of Count Henri de Castellane (1903-1937) and his wife…

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The 80th Birthday of Princess Marion d’Orléans, Dowager Countess of La Marche

Thibaut, Marion, and Robert. Photo (c) Micheline PELLETIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images. Today, Princess Marion d’Orléans, Dowager Countess of La Marche, celebrates her eightieth birthday. Born on 4 September 1942 at Santiago, Chile, Marion Mercedes Gordon-Orr was the only daughter of James Gordon-Orr (1894-1973), an engineer, and Gertrude Mercedes Devia Hermosilla (1914-2003). Marion’s paternal grandparents were Alexander Orr…

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A Romanian Royal Baby on the Horizon!

Today, 1 June, Nicholas of Romania announced that his wife Alina-Maria is expecting their first child in November. The proud parents-to-be chose a very apt day to announce the pregnancy – 1 June is Ziua Copilului (Children’s Day) in Romania! This will be the first child for the couple. Nicholas of Romania and Alina-Maria Binder were…

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The Death and Funeral of Johannes Count von Mirbach-Geldern-Egmont, Prince zu Hohenlohe-Jagstberg

On 6 July 2020, Count Johannes von Mirbach-Geldern-Egmont, Prince zu Hohenlohe-Jagstberg, died as a result of contracting COVID-19. Johannes was eighty-one years-old. Fürst Johannes zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein and Archduchess Anna of Austria. The Hohenlohe-Jagstberg siblings (right to left): Maria Rosa, Karl, Albrecht, Elizabeth, Margarethe, and Friedrich August. Prince Johannes Maria Carl Alfons Friedrich Leopold zu Hohenlohe-Jagstberg was…

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