Moniek Bloks, Author at History of Royal Women

Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown by J.F. Andrews Book Review

Saturday, 16 May 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

There are many what-ifs in history, and perhaps the lost Kings and Queens are the most interesting ones; a single life that could have potentially altered the history of the world. Or in this case, the history of England as Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown covers only English history. Of the ten chapters, only [read more]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Württemberg

Friday, 15 May 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1

The Kingdom of Württemberg in present-day Germany existed from 1805 to 1918. It was preceded by the Duchy and Electorate of Württemberg and Frederick II, Duke of Württemberg, took the title of King Frederick I on 1 January 1806. Frederick’s first wife was Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and they had three surviving children together before [read more]

Amalia of Nassau-Dietz – Trapped in her own mind

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Amalia of Nassau-Dietz was born on 23 October 1710 as the daughter of Johan Willem Friso of Nassau-Dietz, who succeeded King William III of England as Prince of Orange in 1702, and Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel. She was born in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands and had a younger brother, William IV, Prince of Orange, [read more]

Queen Wilhelmina escapes to England

Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Netherlands had been neutral during the First World War, but the German invasion on 10 May 1940 changed everything. Juliana and her two daughters had been sleeping in a shelter by Huis ten Bosch, and Wilhelmina ordered her heir to leave the country. The initial plan was for her and her daughters to go [read more]

Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra – The unknown Princess of Liechtenstein

Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra was born on 21 June 1776 as the daughter of Joachim Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra and Countess Sophia Maria of Oettingen-Wallerstein. Fürstenberg-Weitra was a cadet branch of the princely House of Fürstenberg, which became extinct in 1932. At the age of 15 – on 12 April 1792 – Josepha married Prince [read more]

Last Iraqi Princess Badiya bint Ali has died at the age of 100

Monday, 11 May 2020, 13:44 Moniek Bloks 0

Iraqi Princess Badiya bint Ali has died at the age of 100. She passed away on 9 May 2020 in London. Badiya was born in 1920 as the daughter of Ali of Hejaz (a state in the Hejaz region in the Middle East – modern-day western Saudi Arabia) and Nafissa Khanum. She was a niece [read more]