Some royals have ended up in the United States, either by choice or after being exiled from their country. Some have never left. Here are some female royals who are buried in the United States. Hawaiian royals The Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in 1893 and subsequently annexed by the United States in 1898. It [read more]
The Principality of Liechtenstein is the only European monarchy which completely bars women from the throne. So, how many women missed out on being a reigning princess due to this rule? Princess Anna Maria of Liechtenstein (1601 – 1640) Karl I became the first Prince of Liechtenstein in 1608. He and his wife, Anna Maria [read more]
The grave of the King of Prussia’s bigamous wife has most likely been rediscovered in Berlin. Julia von Voss was bigamously married to King Frederick William II of Prussia in 1787 while he was still married to Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt. She had been a lady-in-waiting to Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, the wife of Frederick [read more]
Read part one here. Fortunately for Fusipala, Queen Sālote was sympathetic, and she did not put pressure on her sister to marry. Early in 1928, Fusipala joined the Tupou College Choir for some of their concerts. She danced, played the piano and sang. She developed a romantic attachment with one of the commoner boys in [read more]
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Princess Sālote’s mother, Lavinia, died in 1902 when Sālote was just two years old. Her parents’ marriage had been quite controversial as King George had originally been meant to marry Princess ʻOfakivavaʻu, but he had chosen Lavinia instead. With Lavinia dead and in order to appease those who had been offended by his first marriage, [read more]
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