Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – The life and death of Prince Albert of Prussia (Part four)

Read part three here. Albert took part in the Second Schleswig War of 1864 as a spectator at the German headquarters, and the following year, he was appointed Inspector of the Third Army Division. He was allowed to participate with his own command in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. During the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, he [read more]
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: “A great longing for solitude and peace” (Part six)

Read part five here. On 26 February 1858, Victoria wrote to her mother about Augusta, “The thing which pains me most of all is to see the Prince [William] and the Princess [Augusta], two noble souls bound together by the ties of marriage – and both unhappy! I am so fond of them both; they [read more]
Book News

Book News Week 42

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 42 – 12 October – 18 October 2026 Margaret of Austria, 1480–1530: Regent and Governor of the Netherlands, Diplomat, and Patron of the Arts (Gendering the Late Medieval and Early Modern World) Hardcover – 14 October 2026 (US & UK) Livia: Mother of Rome (Ancient Lives) Hardcover – 13 October [read more]
Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – The life and death of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Part one)

Charles II, future Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was the father of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia. Charles was born on 10 October 1741 as the sixth but third surviving child and second son of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Another three siblings would survive to adulthood, including [read more]
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – The life and death of Prince Albert of Prussia (Part three)

Read part two here. Following her father’s death, Marianne became determined to make it work with Albert. She wrote to Queen Elisabeth, “I forgive him, as I do everything else, and I do not forgive myself for my weakness and the vanity of considering his love and his pleasure more important than love for God [read more]
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: A “family of democrats” (Part five)

Read part four here. During this time, there was some discussion of a forcible change of ruler, and Augusta was considered a possible regent for her son, who was still underage. Augusta’s thoughts on this plan remain a mystery, as she later destroyed all her letters from those days. In the end, the King promised [read more]