Auguste von Harrach

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Auguste von Harrach – “The chosen betrothed of the mighty lord” (Part two)

Read part one here. The children were shocked, and “a palpable  sense of emotion was evident in every face; even the sons could not hold back their tears.” His daughter Charlotte was devastated but resigned herself to the situation. She wrote, “Princess Liegnitz has not introduced the slightest change into the course of daily life.” Her [read more]
Auguste von Harrach

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Auguste von Harrach – A “beautiful, modest and gentle girl” (Part one)

Fourteen years after the death of his first wife, Queen Louise, King Frederick William III of Prussia entered into a morganatic marriage with Countess Auguste von Harrach. Auguste was born on 30 August 1800 in Dresden, the daughter of Count Ferdinand Joseph von Harrach zu Rohrau and Christiane, Baroness von Rayski. Her father did not [read more]
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Book News Week 36

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 36 – 31 August – 6 September 2026 Exile: The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots  Paperback – 2 September 2026 (US) Queens and Kings: An Unusually Personal History  Hardcover – 1 September 2026 (US) & 3 September 2026 (UK) The Queenship of Mathilda of Flanders, c. 1031-1083: [read more]