Princess Ilke and Prince Ulrich zu Wied at the wedding of Duchess Fleur of Württemberg.Photograph (c) Seeger-Presse. Aged eighty-three, Princess Ilke zu Wied passed away on 26 November 2020. Born Ilke Fischer on 9 December 1936 at Bonn, she was the daughter of Dr. Gottfried Fischer and Dr. Maria Mühlenbein. In 1968, Ilke Fischer married…
On 7 July 2020, Prince Nicolás and Princess Sofía of Hannover were born in a hospital on the outskirts of Madrid. The twins were born to Prince Christian of Hannover and his wife Princess Alessandra. The pregnancy was announced in March of this year. Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’aX3_km5cRvR50JgEGi1pOQ’,sig:’bqLin84K8jeCw7-TCEGJi2ltL0uC_mJOUjrKZoK7Ep8=’,w:’594px’,h:’395px’,items:’932899730′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Prince Christian…
Today, Hereditary Prince Peter of Serbia marks his fortieth birthday. Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and Princess Maria da Glória of Orléans-Braganza on their wedding day. Prince Regent Paul of Yugoslavia can be seen to the far right of the photograph. The Royal Wedding of the Karageorgevich and Orléans-Braganza. (left to right): Prince Juan Carlos…
On Sunday afternoon, King Albert of Belgium and his wife Queen Paola met with his daughter Princess Delphine at the couple’s Belvédère residence. This is the first time that King Albert has seen his daughter in at least thirty years, and it is the first occasion when Queen Paola has ever met Princess Delphine….
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It has been announced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting a baby girl. The second child and first daughter of the Sussexes will be eighth in the line of succession to the British throne. Prince Harry of Wales, later Duke of Sussex, is the second son…
+ Princess Gabriele of Bavaria, Dowager Duchess of Croÿ Princess Gabriele, Dowager Duchess of Croÿ, and her sister Princess Sophie, Dowager Duchess of Arenberg HRH Princess Gabriele of Bavaria, Dowager Duchess of Croÿ, passed away on Friday, 19 April, at the age of ninety-one. She was the widow of Carl, Duke of Croÿ (1914-2011). The…
Hello Subscribers and Eurohistory readers, Earlier this morning we finished putting together Issue CXVIII – Volume 21.2. Inside Issue CXVIII – Volume 21.2, are articles on the following topics: 1. Duke Friedrich of Württemberg (1961-2018), by Arturo E. Beéche 2. Hessian Endings – November 16, 1937, by Marlene A. Eilers Koenig 3. Prince Georg-Constantin of…
Boris Saxe Coburg Gotta with the “Pivotal” sculpture. Photograph (c) Boris Saxe Coburg Gotha Earlier this week, London-based sculptor Boris Saxe Coburg Gotha (also known as Prince Boris of Bulgaria) gave an AMA (Ask Me Anything) segment on his Instagram. The questions posed to him and the answers he provided are given below for the…
The 2020 Christmas card of H.I.H. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia. Courtesy of the Chancellery of the Russian Imperial House. The Chancellery of the Russian Imperial House was kind enough to send us the Christmas card for His Imperial Highness Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia. Like many royal Christmas cards, this one from…
India Oxenberg and Patrick D’Ignazio Wonderful news from a descendant of the Serbian royal family! India Oxenberg (b.1991) has recently become engaged to Patrick D’Ignazio, a chef at the Double Zero restaurant in New York City. India is the daughter of Catherine Oxenberg (b.1961) and William Weitz Shaffer (b.1946); she is the granddaughter of Princess…