Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – The life and death of King Frederick William IV of Prussia (Part three)

Read part two here. King Frederick William IV remained in ill health, but in February 1858, Victoria, Princess, who had recently married William’s son Frederick, wrote to her mother, Queen Victoria, “At Bellevue we saw the King and Queen. If I had not known that the King had been ill, I should certainly never have [read more]
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Book News Week 43

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Augusta of Saxe-Weimar

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: “Her life closed in a merciful way” (Part eight)

Read part seven here. Augusta continued to do what she could, from her wheelchair or even from her sickbed. Her lady-in-waiting wrote, “Her mind is more active than ever.” Her son, Fritz, also became ill. In 1887, he was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. The growth was at first believed to be harmless, but he could [read more]