Queens Regent – Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
A regent is “a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.” Hedwig Eleonora was born on […]
Month: October 2016
Princess Irene deeply hurt by new biography on Queen Juliana
Princess Irene, the sister of former Queen Beatrix and aunt to current King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, is “deeply hurt” by the content of the […]
Victoria: A Celebration of a Queen and her Glorious Reign by Deborah Jaffé Book Review
An incisive tribute to one of Britain’s most powerful and influential monarchs ever. Queen of Great Britain and sovereign of an empire on which the […]
Pauline of Waldeck-Pyrmont and Bentheim Castle
Just across the border into Germany is the city of Bentheim, which has its very own castle, Bentheim Castle. There was probably a castle on […]
Chapel consecrated in honor of Emperor Nicholas II and family
A chapel in Simferopol has been consecrated in honour of the Holy Royal Martyrs, Emperor Nicholas II and his family, the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, their […]
The last letter of Madeleine of Valois
Madeleine of Valois was the fifth child of Francis I of France and his wife Queen Claude. She was born on 10 August 1520 and […]