Showing posts from May, 2019

On This Day In History: The Death of Prince Ludwig, The Last of the Hesse and by Rhine

Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duchess Eleonore, and Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus and Prince Ludwig   The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine with their two son…
On This Day In History: The Death of Prince Ludwig, The Last of the Hesse and by Rhine

Memories of the Past Decade: Radu Duda Announces Candidacy for the Romanian Presidency

Radu Duda of Romania: When an Actor turned Prince runs for President Ten years ago, Prince Radu of Romania (né Duda) announced his candidacy for the Romanian Presidency in a press conference a…
 Memories of the Past Decade: Radu Duda Announces Candidacy for the Romanian Presidency

On This Day In History: The Marriage of Queen Victoria's Parents

The Duke of Kent and Strathearn The Duchess of Kent and Strathearn (née Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld) On 29 May 1818 at Amorbach, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Princess Viktori…
 On This Day In History: The Marriage of Queen Victoria's Parents

The Prince of Venice Announces Cancer Diagnosis

Embed from Getty Images Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, has made it public knowledge that he is suffering from cancer: the exact kind is not specified. The forty-six year-old prin…
 The Prince of Venice Announces Cancer Diagnosis

All In The Family: The Princely Pleß Stepmother Who Married Her Stepson

doña Clothilde de Silva y González de Cándamo Announcement of the marriage between Prince Hans Heinrich XV of Pleß and Clotilde de Silva y González Article (c) Chicago Tribune (24 January 1…
 All In The Family: The Princely Pleß Stepmother Who Married Her Stepson

Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia Remarries

Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (b.1943) has married for a second time. The prince recently wed his long-time partner Nadia Nour. The information was made public on the Instagram account of Fran…
 Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia Remarries

On This Day In History: The Death of Grand Duchess Leonida of Russia

On 23 May 2010, Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna died at La Paz Hospital in Madrid. The grand duchess was ninety-five years-old. She was the last surviving member of the Imperial House of Romano…
 On This Day In History: The Death of Grand Duchess Leonida of Russia