Princesses of Orange – Mary, Princess Royal
Mary was the daughter of King Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France, and she was also the first bearer of the title, ‘Princess Royal’. […]
Month: June 2019
The unknown Countess Othilde
Dirk V, Count of Holland was driven from his lands with his mother around 1070 but just a few years later, the lands would be […]
The Coronation of Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria’s coronation took place on Thursday, 28 June 1838 in Westminster Abbey; she had become monarch at the age of 18 on 20 June […]
From Queen Victoria to the Empress Frederick – 27 June 1894
From Queen Victoria to the Empress Frederick – Windsor Castle, 27 June 1894 You rejoice as I do, indeed, and as the whole nation does, […]
Princesses of Orange – Louise de Coligny
Louise de Coligny was the fourth and final wife of William, Prince of Orange. Louise was born on 23 September 1555 at Castle Châtillon-sur-Long as […]
Gertrude of Saxony – Twice a Countess
Gertrude of Saxony was born circa 1030 as the daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and Eilika of Schweinfurt. Gertrude married Floris I, Count of […]
