“I was born a King’s daughter. I shall die a King’s daughter.” Louise Marie Amélie of Belgium was born on 18 February 1858 as the eldest child of King Leopold II of Belgium and his wife, Marie Henriette of Austria. She was not the longed-for male heir, but a little brother named Leopold was born [read more]
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 19 April 1876 as the youngest son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his third wife, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. When he was seven years old, his father died and he was succeeded by Henry’s much older half-brother who became Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke [read more]
The Habsburgs: To Rule the World Hardcover – 12 May 2020 (US & UK) In The Habsburgs, historian Martyn Rady tells the epic story of the Habsburg dynasty and the world it built — and then lost — over nearly a millennium, placing it in its European and global contexts. Beginning in the Middle Ages, the Habsburgs [read more]
Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry had been married for just a few months when she found herself pregnant for the first time. Tragically, it would be the start of many disappointments. On 9 November 1901, she suffered a miscarriage, and the cause was not clear. Queen Wilhelmina was ordered to bed rest for four weeks [read more]
The future Queen Saleha of Brunei was born as Hajah Saleha binti Haji Mohamed Alam as the daughter of Pengiran Anak Mohammad Alam and Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar – Pengiran being a hereditary title for those who are related by blood to the Royal family. Saleha’s grandfather was the younger brother of the 26th Sultan [read more]
With many of us stuck at home and unable to travel, the Egyptian Tourist Board has now virtually opened the 5,000 years old tomb of Queen Meresankh III. She was the daughter of Hetepheres II and Prince Kawab, who were brother and sister. She married the pharaoh Khafra, and they had four sons and at [read more]
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