“Even a palace can be a prison”, says a young Princess Victoria in The Young Victoria film from 2009 as she walks along the fence of Kensington Palace. Being born royal, or even with money, can be a burden as Women of Means proves. Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and [read more]
María Josepha Sophia de Iturbide was born on 29 February 1872 in Mikosdpuszta, Austria-Hungary as the eldest of three daughters of Prince Salvador de Iturbide and Baroness Gizella Maria Terezia Mikos de Tarrõdhàza. Her father was a grandson of Emperor Agustín I of Mexico. Agustín was the first Emperor of Mexico between 1822 and 1823 [read more]
She had only just recently beaten Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria to become the fifth longest-reigning monarch in history but now she had moved up yet another spot. Just last year, she surpassed Eleanor of Aquitaine, who ruled the Duchy of Aquitaine in her own right, as longest-reigning female ruler. In 2015, she surpassed [read more]
Miriam Likelike Kekāuluohi Keahelapalapa Kapili was born on 13 January 1851 as the daughter of Caesar Kapaʻakea and Analea Keohokālole. Her mother was the daughter of ʻAikanaka, high chief of the Kingdom of Hawaii, while her father was the son of Kamanawa II, another high chief of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Her siblings were James [read more]
For this International Women’s Day I’d like to shine a spotlight on five royal women who should be remembered for their bravery. Sophie of Hohenberg The daughter of the assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg tried to negotiate her brothers’ release from Dachau concentration camp with Heinrich Himmler, [read more]
The remains of Princess Eanswith, also written as Eanswythe or Eanswide, have been discovered hidden inside the wall of a church in Kent. Historians say that the bones and teeth that were found are almost certainly those of the 7th century Princess and saint. Dr Andrew Richardson, from the Canterbury Archaeological Trust, told the BBC: [read more]
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