European Royal History

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’l2JD13EGT1lxYsDKBGZFSA’,sig:’7Iox0qDZRg0FTx1AvOpfKa0QlgZVd6Jv0YyBxbrZ79s=’,w:’369px’,h:’594px’,items:’86348719′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); On 26 April 1951, Antoine de Gramont was born at Boulogne-sur-Seine as the only child of Henri de Gramont (1907-1995), eventual 13th Duke de Gramont, and Odile Sublet d’Heudincourt de Lénoncourt (1914- 1994), who had married in 1949. Armand, Duc de Gramont Élaine, Duchesse de Gramont The young Antoine’s…

Embed from Getty Images   According to an interview given to Vanitatis, Princess Béatrice d’Orléans has stated that she is well and fully recovered after dealing with a mild case of the novel coronavirus. Embed from Getty Images The princess, who is seventy-eight years-old, developed a minor form of the disease and recovered from it while…

Today, Prince Rafael of Brazil, Prince of Orléans-Braganza, celebrates his 33rd birthday. Prince Rafael of BrazilPhotograph (c) Casa Imperial do Brasil Rafael Antonio Maria José Francisco Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Ligne was born at Rio de Janiero on 24 April 1986. His parents, Prince Antônio of Brazil (b.1950) and Princess Christine of…

The Belgian Royal House today released an image of King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium with their three children, eleven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild (with another on the way). Only Prince Joachim of Belgium, the second son and third child of Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, was missing. The photograph was taken last week…

Two royal weddings will be taking place in May 2020. Both of the brides are princesses of the blood in their respective dynasties; indeed, they are third cousins. Beatrice of York and Theodora of Greece are descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901), King Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906), and King George I…

    Greetings subscribers and EUROHISTORY readers, We are delighted to announce that Issue CXXVI – Summer 2020, Volume 23.2 is going to the printer! Inside the magazine, subscribers will find a varied number of expertly researched articles. These include the following: 1. Who Is In the Photograph: The Battenberg Family, (c. 1895) – by…

Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg on their wedding day. On Sunday (today), 10 May 2020, the Grand Ducal Court delivered the happy news of the birth of the first child of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg. The hereditary grand duchess was delivered of…

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  Duke Ferdinand greeting his cousins: Duke Carl, Duchess Diane, the late Duke Friedrich, and Duchess Marie (2006). Photograph (c) Presse-Foto-Seeger According to Lucas Szkopinski, Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Württemberg died today (3 November 2020), aged ninety-five. Ferdinand Eugen was a first cousin of Duke Carl of Württemberg, the Head of the Royal House, and…

My appreciation to a dear friend, member of the German Gotha, for sending us copies of two death notices: First Franz Alexander of Isenburg and Duke Friedrich of Württemberg. This has been a dreadful week in royal losses! I first met Duke Friedrich many years ago while attending a royal wedding. later, I met him…