Anna was born with the first names Anna Caterina in Mantua in modern-day Italy in 1566 into a wealthy and noble family. Her father was Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and her mother was Eleanora of Austria, the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor. Although born into a privileged family, Anna was raised in a [read more]
Sophie Amalie was born in March 1654 as the youngest of six children. She was born straight into a life at the royal court. Her parents were Ida Dorothea Bureneus and her husband Poul Moth, who was a court doctor after previously having worked as a teacher in the household. We do not know anything [read more]
The Royal Hashemite Court has announced the death of Her Royal Highness Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, the former Queen of Jordan, who died today – 21 August 2019 – in Amman. Princess Dina’s funeral march will take place this afternoon at the Royal Guard Mosque and she will then be buried in the Royal Tombs. Princess [read more]
In August 1836, King William IV celebrated his last birthday in style. He invited the Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria to stay at Windsor Castle from the 13th – Queen Adelaide’s birthday – until his own birthday on the 21st. However, the Duchess of Kent told him that she wanted to have her own [read more]
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. It would not be until her daughter became a mother of her own, that Victoria found herself welcomed back into the family. When Sir John Conroy died in 1854, Victoria wrote to her daughter, “He has been of great use to me, but [read more]
Read part one here. Read part two here. As her daughter received the news of her accession, Victoria sat outside the door. The new Queen’s first act was to ask for an hour alone and for her bed to be moved from her mother’s room. Victoria would spend the day trying to get close to [read more]
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