The late Prince Amedeo of Savoy, 5th Duke of Aosta, was buried today at the Royal Basilica of Superga in Turin. He joins his parents, Prince Aimone of Savoy and Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, as well as the ancestors of the prince who are all buried in the Basilica. The ceremony took place…
Prince Edward in 1994. Photo (c) Heptagon/Shutterstock. In July 1994, the Estonian Royalist Party (Eesti Rojalistlik Partei / ERP) sent a letter to Buckingham Palace requesting that Prince Edward, the youngest child of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, accept their invitation to become King of Estonia. At the time, the party had 8% of…
Since her reign began in 1952, HM The Queen has seen fourteen Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom come and go. However distantly, a number of this politicians are somehow or another related to the queen. Below we will see the familial connections between Queen Elizabeth II and a number of these leaders in British…
The passing of King Constantine II of the Hellenes leaves a great void in his immediate family, as well as for his many relatives and friends. The late king was the godfather to many of Europe’s royals, including the Prince of Wales, and the heirs to the Hanoverian, Serbian, and Russian dynasties. Prince Contanijn…
Prince Louis II of Monaco, King Gustav V of Sweden, and Princess Ghislaine of Monaco in 1947.Photo (c) Getty Images / Keystone-France. In 1946, Ghislaine Marie Françoise Dommanget (1900-1991) married Prince Louis II of Monaco (1870-1949). Before her marriage, Ghislaine was an actress. She had been married once before her union to the grandfather of…
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The Prince In The Rhine: The Tragic End of Friedrich of Prussia (1911-1966) German Crown Princess Cecile with her son Prince Friedrich The Four Princes of Prussia: (left to right) Friedrich, Hubertus, Louis Ferdinand, and Wilhelm Prince Friedrich of Prussia in 1922 Born at Berlin on 19 December 1911, Prince Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Christoph of Prussia was…
Today, 25 September, Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein and Ralph “Rafe” Worthington V married at the Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta in Orbetello, Italy. The bride is the daughter of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg. The groom is the son of Mr Ralph Worthington IV and Ms Lucinda Earle Morrisey. Our best…
Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Today, Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies celebrates her seventieth birthday. The wedding of Prince Ferdinando of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Chantal de Chevron-Villette Embed from Getty Images On 16 June 1950, Princess Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was born at Saint-Raphaël, Var, France. The princess was the first…
It was, thankfully, a very busy week at Eurohistory. We appreciate tremendously the continued support of our clients and value every single sale! These are the week’s top five books…. NUMBER 1: 59% OF TOP-FIVE SALES! For a fourth week in a row, THE GRAND DUCAL HOUSE OF HESSE sits comfortably on the top…