Prince François and Princess Therese d’Orléans, 2014. In an interview with Ultima Hora, Prince François and Princess Theresa d’Orléans revealed that they are expecting their third child. The Count and Countess of Dreux live in Mallorca with son Prince Philippe (b.2017) and daughter Princess Marie Amélie (b.2019). Prince François d’Orléans (b.1982), youngest child of Prince…
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…
Queen Isabel II and King Consort Francisco de Asís of Spain On 13 April 1902, His Majesty Francisco de Asís, King Consort of Spain, died at his residence, the château d’Épinay-sur-Seine in Paris. He was seventy-nine years-old. Francisco was the husband of the by-then-deposed Queen Isabel II of Spain (10 October 1830 – 9 April…
Photo (c) Fundacja Księżnej Daisy von Pless. Over this past weekend, Countess Beatrice von Hochberg died on 10 October at Munich. She was ninety-two years-old. The countess was the eldest sister of the current Prince of Pless. Count Konrad and Countess Beatrice. Photo (c) Zamek Książ w Wałbrzychu. Countess Clotilde von Hochberg (formerly Princess of Pless) with…
Prince Charles greeted at the airport in Kyiv by three women in a traditional Ukrainian costume, 11/4/96.Photo (c) Getty Images / John Stillwell. The prince speaking to young academics at the Mohyla Academy, 11/4/96.Photo (c) Getty Images / Tim Graham. Ukrainian youths hold posters of the Prince of Wales during his visit, 11/4/96.Photo (c) Getty…
After a long hiatus, this past week we have been working non-stop to bring EUROHISTORY’s four issues for 2019 to life! With that goal in mind, we are delighted to announce that Issue CXXI, Volume 22.1 will be sent to print early this next week! Inside the Issue subscribers will find the following articles: 1….
Prince Victor Napoléon and Alice Biot. In 1905, reports in the Belgian press, which spread to international outlets, increasingly indicated that Prince Victor Napoléon, Head of the Imperial House of France, and Princess Clémentine of Belgium had fallen in love and desired to marry. However, there were several impediments to their plans to wed. King…
Fürst Wittekind of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Today, Fürst Wittekind zu Waldeck und Pyrmont celebrates his eighty-fifth birthday. Hereditary Prince Josias zu Waldeck und Pyrmont and Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg. Prince Wittekind Adolf Heinrich Georg-Wilhelm zu Waldeck und Pyrmont was born on 9 March 1936 at Arolsen. The prince was the only son and fourth of…
Today marks the passage of thirty years since the death of Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia. The grand duke in Miami. In January 1992, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich received an invitation to give a speech at the Northern Trust Bank of Florida, located in Miami. The address was to be given by the grand…
Today, the Ducal House of Saxe-Meiningen dances on the brink of extinction. Depending on one’s point of view, there are either one, two, or three male members of the family (each of different generations) who can carry on the dynasty into the future. The current extant branch of the family descends from Prince…