The Lost Queen: The Life & Tragedy of the Prince Regent’s Daughter by Anne Stott Book Review
Princess Charlotte of Wales was born into tragedy as the only child of parents who had been at war since the moment they married. That […]
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King Albert II of Belgium recognises Delphine Boël as his natural daughter
After a lengthy legal procedure filed by Delphine Boël, King Albert II of Belgium has recognised her as his natural daughter. Although there isn’t any […]
Sophie of Hohenberg – The insanity of life (Part three)
Read part two here. Sophie’s husband had survived the war, but they had no news of their eldest son Erwein. They did learn that Sophie’s […]
Queen Elizabeth II surpasses Emperor Franz Joseph I to become fifth longest-reigning monarch in history
Queen Elizabeth II has reached yet another milestone. Just last year, she surpassed Eleanor of Aquitaine, who ruled the Duchy of Aquitaine in her own […]
Sophie of Hohenberg – The insanity of life (Part two)
Read part one here. Sophie and her brothers travelled to Vienna with their aunts and uncles and stayed with their stepgrandmother Maria Theresa at the […]
Sophie of Hohenberg – The insanity of life (Part one)
Sophie of Hohenberg was born on 24 July 1901 at Konopiště as the daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his morganatic wife Sophie, […]
