Brazilian Royals Vaccinated Against Covid-19

Prince Rafael. Photograph (c) Pró Monarquia. On Wednesday, 16 June, Prince Rafael of Orleans and Bragança received his first dose of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus. The prince got his jab…
 Brazilian Royals Vaccinated Against Covid-19

Romanov Weddings: Prince Vsevolod of Russia and Valli Knust in 1961

Prince Vsevolod of Russia and Valli Knust on their wedding day, 1961. On 8 June 1961 at London, Prince Vsevolod Ivanovich of Russia (1914-1973) married Valli Elisabeth Knust (1930-2012). Vsevolod wa…
 Romanov Weddings: Prince Vsevolod of Russia and Valli Knust in 1961

Glimpses from Two Recent German Noble Weddings

The Croÿ newlyweds. On 22 May 2021, Prince Marc of Croÿ and Countess Delia de Cossé-Brissac celebrated their religious marriage at the Chateau de Brissac. One of the priests who presided over the co…
 Glimpses from Two Recent German Noble Weddings

Romanov Weddings: Nicholas Romanoff and Sveva della Gherardesca in 1952

On 21 January 1952, Nicholas Romanovich Romanoff (1922-2014) married Countess Sveva della Gherardesca (b.1930) at the Russian Cathedral in Cannes. Nicholas was the eldest son of Prince Roman Petrov…
 Romanov Weddings: Nicholas Romanoff and Sveva della Gherardesca in 1952

Romanov Weddings: Prince Andrei of Russia and Nadine McDougall in 1942

Prince Andrei of Russia and Nadine McDougall on their wedding day, 1942. On 21 September 1942, Prince Andrei (Andrew) Alexandrovich of Russia (1897-1981) married Nadine Sylvia Ada McDougall (1908-20…
 Romanov Weddings: Prince Andrei of Russia and Nadine McDougall in 1942

Romanov Weddings: Princess Catherine of Russia and Ruggero Farace in 1937

Princess Catherine Ivanovna of Russia on her wedding day, 1937. On 15 September 1937 at Rome, Princess Catherine Ivanovna of Russia (1915-2007) married Marchese Ruggero Farace di Villaforesta (1909-…
 Romanov Weddings: Princess Catherine of Russia and Ruggero Farace in 1937

Don Andrea Torlonia dei duchi di Poli e Guadagnolo (1961-2021)

Andrea Torlonia and his wife Sania Imperiali in Rome, 1992. Photograph (c)  Marcellino Radogna .   Aged just fifty-nine, Don Andrea Torlonia dei duchi di Poli e Guadagnolo died in June 202…
Don Andrea Torlonia dei duchi di Poli e Guadagnolo (1961-2021)

Romanov Weddings: Prince Feodor of Russia and Princess Irina Paley in 1923

Prince Feodor of Russia and Princess Irina Paley on their wedding day, 1923. On 31 May 1923, Prince Feodor (Theodore) Alexandrovich of Russia (1898-1968) civilly married Princess Irina Pavlovna Pale…
 Romanov Weddings: Prince Feodor of Russia and Princess Irina Paley in 1923

New Pictures of Duke Franz of Bavaria

Dr. Thomas Greinwald and Duke Franz of Bavaria with their dachshund. Photo credit: Erwin Olaf. We are happy to share two pictures of Duke Franz of Bavaria, Head of the Royal House. In the f…
New Pictures of Duke Franz of Bavaria

The Mysterious Origins of the “Duc de Royan”

Since 2019, there is a Frenchman named Jérôme Trimouille who now presents himself as the "Duc de Royan," owing to his alleged (and not documented) descent from the noble La Trémoille fami…
 The Mysterious Origins of the “Duc de Royan”