Showing posts from August, 2022

A Spectacular Spanish Saga: The Life of Doña María Luisa de Borbón, 3rd Duchess of Seville

Maria Luisa, Duquesa de Sevilla, in 1920. Photo (c)  National Portrait Gallery . Born at 1pm on 4 April 1868 at Madrid,  María Luisa  Enri…
A Spectacular Spanish Saga: The Life of Doña María Luisa de Borbón, 3rd Duchess of Seville

Upcoming Grand Ducal Marriage in September!

Hereditary Prince Alexander and Hereditary Princess Hande of Mecklenburg. Photo (c) Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg. On 17 September 2022…
Upcoming Grand Ducal Marriage in September!

Noble Titles Linked to Franco Regime To Be Abolished By Proposed Law

Around thirty aristocrats will have their titles abolished by the Spanish Cortes if and when it adopts the Democratic Memory Law (Ley de Memoria D…
Noble Titles Linked to Franco Regime To Be Abolished By Proposed Law

On This Day in 2007: The Death of Prince Theodore Romanoff

Fifteen years ago today, Prince Theodore Romanoff died on 25 August 2007 at Pompano Beach, Florida. The prince was thirty-two years-old. Th…
On This Day in 2007: The Death of Prince Theodore Romanoff

The 50th Birthday of Archduchess Eilika of Austria

Archduchess Eilika and Archduke Georg of Austria, 2016. The couple are here attending the wedding in Tirana of Crown Prince Leka of Albania. P…
The 50th Birthday of Archduchess Eilika of Austria

Ratibor und Corvey: Unique Ancestor of the Duke of Ratibor und Corvey

[This post was written by Arturo E. Béeche and originally appeared on Eurohistory's former blog in 2013.] I purchased this beautiful photo at…
Ratibor und Corvey: Unique Ancestor of the Duke of Ratibor und Corvey

Prince Wauthier de Ligne (1952-2022), First Cousin of Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Prince Wauthier. On Monday, 15 August, Prince Wauthier de Ligne died in hospital near Beloeil following a long illness. He was seventy yea…
Prince Wauthier de Ligne (1952-2022), First Cousin of Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Sculptures of King Michael and Queen Mother Helen of Romania

King Michael. In the Museo Pietro Canonica at the Villa Borghese in Rome, there are two sculptures of a mother and a son, a queen mother and a king…
 Sculptures of King Michael and Queen Mother Helen of Romania

Prince Achi of Greece Turns Twenty!

Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark Today HRH Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark celebrates his twentieth birthday! …
Prince Achi of Greece Turns Twenty!

The Duchess de Almenara Alta (1924-2022)

Soledad Martorell y Castillejo, 8th Duquesa de Almenara Alta, died on 6 August 2022 in Madrid. Sol's parents. Born on 8 July 1924 a…
The Duchess de Almenara Alta (1924-2022)

Wedding Bells: Xenia Trotzky and Count Frederic von Brandenstein-Zeppelin

Xenia Trotzky and Count Frederic von Brandenstein-Zeppelin celebrated their religious marriage on 30 July 2022 at Gröbming. The couple were civilly …
Wedding Bells: Xenia Trotzky and Count Frederic von Brandenstein-Zeppelin

Princess Gabrielle d'Arenberg (1920-2022)

Princess Charles de Ligne, Madame Bertrand de la Haye Jousselin and Princess Armand d'Arenberg at a Parisian ball, 1950. Photo (c) Robert …
Princess Gabrielle d'Arenberg (1920-2022)

Royal Engagement: Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Sophie Evekink

Sophie and Ludwig. The engagement of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Sophie Evekink was recently announced. Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, the eld…
Royal Engagement: Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Sophie Evekink

The 95th Birthday of Sylviane Muselier, Half-Sister of Queen Geraldine of Albania

Sylviane in front of portraits of her sister Queen Geraldine and her brother-in-law King Zog. Today, Sylviane Girault Muselier turns ninety…
The 95th Birthday of Sylviane Muselier, Half-Sister of Queen Geraldine of Albania