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Home2022June

Month: June 2022

Charlotte of Belgium

The Year of Empress Elisabeth – Sisi & her sister-in-law Charlotte of Belgium (Part three)

June 11, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part two here. Maximilian woke early on the morning of 19 June. Around 5, he received the last sacraments during a short mass. He handed his wedding ring, a rosary and a scapular to Doctor Basch and told them to give them to his mother. He had a breakfast of coffee, bread, chicken and [read more]

Margrethe II of Denmark

Royal Wedding Recollections – Princess Margrethe of Denmark & Henri de Laborde de Monpezat

June 10, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

On 10 June 1967, the heiress presumptive to the Danish throne Princess Margrethe married the French diplomat Henri de Laborde de Monpezat at the Holmen Church in Copenhagen. Today would have been their Emerald wedding anniversary, but tragically Prince Henrik, as he was then known, passed away in 2018. So today, we take a look [read more]

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Charlotte of Belgium

The Year of Empress Elisabeth – Sisi & her sister-in-law Charlotte of Belgium (Part two)

June 9, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. In the early 1860s, Emperor Napoléon III wished to turn Mexico into a satellite state and needed a figurehead for the empty throne. He chose Maximilian, who needed a challenge, and he accepted the throne against his brother’s advice. There were many doubts about this, but he believed that he could [read more]

Elisabeth in Bavaria

The Year of Empress Elisabeth – Her coronation as Queen of Hungary

June 8, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

With the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary was created. Count Gyula Andrássy, who shared Empress Elisabeth’s devotion to Hungary, became its first  Prime Minister and a coronation for the King and Queen of Hungary was arranged for 8 June 1867. During a prior visit to Hungary, Elisabeth had been a huge [read more]

Charlotte of Belgium

The Year of Empress Elisabeth – Sisi & her sister-in-law Charlotte of Belgium (Part one)

June 7, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Charlotte of Belgium was born on 7 June 1840 as the daughter of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans. Though her childhood was considered to be happy, she had little contact with her parents. Charlotte was separated from her brothers and was given an entirely different education. She grew up fast, and Charlotte was just [read more]

China

Empress Yuan – One of the world’s shortest-reigning rulers

June 6, 2022 Lauralee Jacks 0

Empress Yuan remains one of China’s most controversial monarchs. She has often been considered one of the world’s shortest-reigning monarchs in history.[1] At only fifty days old, she ruled as a female empress for only one day.[2] For centuries, she has been overlooked as a ruler by ancient historians simply because she was a girl who [read more]

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