On 1 May 1868, Prince Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin of Hesse was born at the family manor of Gut Panker in Holstein. Friedrich Karl was the third son and fourth child of Landgrave Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse (1820-1884) and his second wife Princess Anna of Prussia (1836-1918). Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse and Princess Margarete of Prussia…
On 14 May 1922, the Princess of Festetics von Tolna died at Budapest, aged seventy-one. The princess was a first cousin of Queen Carola of Saxony, Queen Stephanie of Portugal, King Carol I of Romania, and Princess Marie, Countess of Flanders. Her Serene Highness was also a third cousin of Emperor Napoléon III of the French. William,…
View this post on Instagram throwback A post shared by Louise d’Orléans (@louiseorleans) on Oct 28, 2018 at 9:33am PDT The parents of Louise: Prince Charles-Louis d’Orléans and Iléana Manos on their wedding day Born at Paris on 6 December 1999, Princess Louise Marie Isabelle d’Orléans is the eldest daughter of Prince Charles-Louis, Duke…
The late Princess Eva Maria of Yugoslavia. On 13 December 2020, HRH Princess Eva Maria of Yugoslavia died in Palm Springs, California. The widow of Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia, the princess was ninety-four years-old. She had lived in Palm Springs for many decades. Born on 26 August 1926 at Vrnjacka-Banja, Serbia, Milica “Mitzi” Anđelković was…
Princess Donata Reuss and Bishop Peter Coleman after their engagement. Photo (c) ANL/Shutterstock. On 24 April 2022, Donata Coleman died at the age of eighty-nine years-old. She was survived by her four children and six grandchildren. Donata’s parents: Prince Heinrich XXXIX and Countess Antonia. Photo (c) Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo/Alamy. Born on 8 June 1932 at…
Count Josef Hubert von Neipperg Last week, on 22 July 2020, Count Josef Hubertus von Neippurg celebrated his 102nd birthday. Countess Anna von Neipperg, born Countess von Silva-Tarouca Count Maria Josef Hubertus Ernst Amadeus Vincenz Benediktus Antonius Konrad Apolinarius von Neipperg was born in 22 July 1918 at Schwaigern in the soon-to-be-gone Kingdom of Württemberg. His parents…
A Gotha Quiz: Who Am I? By Darren Shelton for the European Royal History Journal. My maternal grandfather at one time was mooted as heir to a throne he did not inherit, although in time he was to become a reigning sovereign on his brother’s death. I was born to a well-known mother who was…
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Margrave Max of Baden at the funeral of his first cousin Fürst Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Max and Valerie of Baden at the memorial service of Kraft of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 2004. Yesterday, 29 December, Margrave Max of Baden died at Schloß Salem in Germany. The margrave was eighty-nine years-old. Margrave Max of Baden was a nephew of…
Hereditary Prince Philip and his older brother Prince Peter during the renunciation. On 27 April at Casa Pilatos in Seville, Prince Peter of Serbia renounced his right of succession to the Headship of the Royal House. Among others, Peter’s act of renunciation was witnessed by his mother the Duchess of Segorbe, his stepfather the…