Empress Elisabeth of Austria, perhaps better known as Sisi, has gone down in history as a formidable but complicated woman. One would perhaps be surprised to learn that the Empress had a tattoo of an anchor on her shoulder done in 1888 to represent her undying love for the sea. Elisabeth abhorred the court in [read more]
Read part one here. In early 1762, Russian politics and Princess Dashkova’s life were both in a state of turmoil. Russia had a new Emperor, Peter III, who was the husband of Empress Catherine, Princess Dashkova’s close friend. As we learned earlier, though, Peter’s policies were deeply unpopular, and people were beginning to favour the [read more]
From Queen Victoria to the Princess Royal – Osborne, 17 July 1859 My first impression on hearing this dreadful news is to write to you! God has taken a pure, lovely angel to him! She was too good for this world, poor dear Pedro! He had found an angel to cheer his hard, trying life [read more]
Wilhelmina of Prussia was born on 7 August 1751 as the daughter of Prince Augustus William of Prussia and Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Her brother eventually became King Frederick William II of Prussia. She barely knew her father because he died when she was just seven years old. She was raised mostly by her grandmother, [read more]
The Kingdom of Sicily began its life in 1130 when it was created by Count Roger II of Sicily with the agreement of Pope Innocent II. Roger was married three times. His first wife was Elvira of Castile who was thus the first Queen of Sicily. They went on to have six children together, and [read more]
Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg was born on 6 March 1804 in Ansbach as the daughter of Baron Heinrich Ernst Konrad Friedrich of Dörnberg and his wife Baroness Sophie Wilhelmine of Glauburg. She was one of eight children, and she received an education. She was praised with the words, “Nature had given her a graceful, splendid [read more]
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