2021 - History of Royal Women

Maria Josepha of Bavaria – The second choice (Part one)

Friday, 31 December 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Maria Josepha of Bavaria was born in Munich on 20 March 1739 as the daughter of the future Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Amalia of Austria. She was the youngest of seven children, though two of her siblings did not live to adulthood. The relationship between her parents is difficult to pinpoint. Charles [read more]

Marie Louise Coidavid – The Haitian Queen in exile (Part two)

Thursday, 30 December 2021, 6:00 Lauralee Jacks 0

Read part one here. It would seem that the Queen would have a glorious reign. Queen Marie Louise Coidavid seemed to ensure a dynasty in Haiti. Her son, Victor Henri, would be the next King of Haiti. However, there would soon be political unrest. Nine years after she was crowned, she would be forced to [read more]

Marie Louise Coidavid – Haiti’s only Queen (Part one)

Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 6:00 Lauralee Jacks 0

Queen Marie Louise Coidavid was Haiti’s only Queen. She was born into a free black family. Her future as the Queen of Haiti seemed unlikely until there was a political upheaval in the colony. In 1791, there was a slave rebellion. Her future husband joined the uprisings and rose to prominence. Thus, Marie Louise, an [read more]

Zhongli Chun – The Ugly Queen

Monday, 27 December 2021, 6:00 Lauralee Jacks 0

Queen Zhongli Chun (also known as Zhong Wuyan) is one of China’s most popular and recognizable historical figures. Queen Zhongli Chun was known to be one of the four ugliest women in Chinese history. Unattractive and a spinster until 40 years old, she made an unlikely candidate for Queen consort. Yet, despite her looks, she [read more]

Early life at home for Danish sisters Alix and Minnie before becoming Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie Feodorovna (Part two)

Sunday, 26 December 2021, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* This is a guest post by James-Charles Noonan. Read part one here. Alix and Minnie’s father was born Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg and in royal circles, he was known simply as Glucksburg. As a minor prince, he was penniless and totally without prospects, but his family had origins in the two coveted [read more]

Two Danish sisters who rose from obscurity to become Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom and Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia (Part one)

Saturday, 25 December 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* This is a guest post by James-Charles Noonan. This is the story of Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, who was the great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, and her effervescent sister, Empress Marie of Russia, who was the mother of the ill-fated Tsar Nicholas II and grandmother to the famous Grand Duchess [read more]