Caroline of Baden was born on 13 July 1776 as the daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, and his wife Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was one of a set of twins – her sister Amalie remained unmarried. Her parents would have a total of eight children, of which seven survived to adulthood. Her [read more]
On 12 July 1856, Empress Elisabeth of Austria gave birth to a second daughter. The labour went quickly and was without complications. She was named Gisela, after the wife of the first Christian King of Hungary, King Stephen I. Elisabeth’s mother Ludovika was the child’s godmother, but she was not present at the christening the [read more]
Empress Dowager Cheonchu was the granddaughter, daughter, wife, sister, mother, and aunt of Goryeo (Korean) emperors. However, Empress Dowager Cheonchu has gone down in Korean history as a lecherous, villainous Empress. Over the centuries, historians have called her a “음녀 [prostitute]” [1] and a “악녀 [villain].” [2] This was because she took a lover after [read more]
Most of the Grand Princess consorts of Kyiv have had very little about them written down. One of them who we have more biographical details about is Rogneda of Polotsk, the main pagan wife of Vladimir the Great. Early Life and Background Rogneda was probably born in the early 960s. Her father was Rogvolod, the [read more]
Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes are teaming up to write a Bridgerton prequel novel based on the spinoff series on Netflix. The book is set to be released around the same time as the show will premiere on Netflix. The character of Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton was created by Chris Van Dusen. Her marriage to [read more]
The engagement of Prince Richard of Gloucester and the Danish-born Birgitte van Deurs was announced in February 1972 with the New York Times writing: “Queen’s Cousin will wed a secretary The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester announced the engagement at Kensington Palace today and declared themselves “simply delighted” with the young woman their son had [read more]
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