Sophie Nicoline of Waldeck and Pyrmont was born on 27 July 1854 as the daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Helena of Nassau. As such, she was the sister of Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Queen of the Netherlands and mother of Queen Wilhelmina. It was 11-year-old Emma who wrote to [read more]
This article was written by Carol. Daisy was an English aristocrat who married into the immensely wealthy Prussian family of the Prince of Pless. During her lifetime she was famous for her beauty, wealth and for the memoirs that she published after the first World War. She was an early target of the paparazzi. Daisy [read more]
Marie Amalie of Brandenburg-Schwedt was born on 26 November 1670 as the daughter of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg and Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. She had several half-siblings from her father’s first marriage and several full siblings. Her first marriage took place on 20 August 1687 in Potsdam, to Prince Charles of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. He was [read more]
Louise of Denmark was born on 19 October 1726 as the daughter of King Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She was described as a lively person, who did not fit in well into her parents’ court, which was quite rigid. She suffered from a stammer, and her father often complained of [read more]
Charlotte was born in 1715 as the daughter and ultimately the heiress of Count Anton II of Aldenburg and Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse-Homburg. Charlotte was known as lively and witty. She enjoyed going hunting, and she spent her youth at Castle Varel, which unfortunately no longer exists. At the age of 16, her father was approached with [read more]
A horrible discovery has been made in the crypt of Schönfelder Castle. The coffin of an illegitimate daughter of Augustus II of Poland and his mistress Anna Constantia of Brockdorff, named Augusta Anna Constantia contains scratches on the inside. How could she have been buried alive? Augusta was just 17 years old in 1725 when she married Heinrich [read more]
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