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Wilhelmshöhe Palace and Löwenburg Castle

Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is home to the Wilhelmshöhe Palace or rather what is left of it after it was bombed during the Second World War. The middle part of it was reconstructed to serve as an art museum. The artwork is simply amazing, and they had an entire exhibition dedicated to Rembrandt’s Saskia, but they also [read more]

Helene in Bavaria – Almost an Empress?

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

Helene was born on 4 April 1834 as the daughter of Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. She would grow up to be the opposite of her famous sister. While Elisabeth enjoyed hunting and riding, Helene sat quietly with her embroidery. This often worried her mother, who believed her eldest daughter [read more]

The disappearance of Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

Saturday, 31 August 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 4

Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg was born Lady Anne Savile on 25 May 1864 as the daughter of John Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough and Agnes Louisa Elizabeth Raphael. On 15 May 1897, at the age of 33, Anne married Prince Ludwig of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, the eighth child and sixth son of Wilhelm, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and [read more]

From Tyranny to Freedom – Memoirs of My Life by Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth Book Review

Saturday, 3 August 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth was born on 13 March 1921 as the daughter of Count Hans of Solms-Baruth and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. On 25 January 1942, she married her first cousin Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and they had one son together. Their son is now the Head of the House [read more]

Princesses of Thurn and Taxis – Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Tuesday, 7 May 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 5 April 1773 as the daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. Her aunt was Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who became Queen of Great Britain while Therese’s sister Louise became Queen of Prussia. Therese lost her mother when she was just nine years old, [read more]

Herminen-Palais in Bückeburg – The Widow’s Residence

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

The Herminen-Palais is also known simply as Palais (Palace) Bückeburg. It lies in the middle of Bückeburg in Germany and was completed in 1896 to serve as the widow’s residence of Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont, the wife of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. The Palace served as a military hospital during the Second World War and from [read more]