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Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Who would be Queen of Württemberg today?

The Kingdom of Württemberg existed between 1806 and 1918 and was preceded by the Electorate of Württemberg. Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg and then Württemberg, became its first King. The kingdom operated under Salic law, which did not allow for the succession of women. The Queens mentioned are, therefore, consorts and not reigning Queens. Any [read more]
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Book News

Book News Week 43

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 43 – 20 October – 26 October 2025 Winston & the Windsors  Hardcover – 21 October 2025 (US) Audible – 21 October 2025 (US) Princess Margaret and the Curse: An Inquiry into a Royal Life  Hardcover – 23 October 2025 (UK) Eleanor of Aquitaine: Woman, Queen and Legend (Medieval [read more]
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Kako of Akishino

Princess Kako’s Tiara

Princess Kako’s Tiara is worn by Princess Kako of Akishino. She received the diamond fleur-de-lis tiara for her 20th birthday in 2014, which is the age of majority in Japan. The tiara is part of a parure. It was made by the Japanese jeweller Mikimoto.  
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Nanasipauʻu Vaea

Nanasipauʻu Vaea – Queen of Tonga

Nanasipauʻu Vaea was born on 8 March 1954 as the daughter of Siaosi ʻAlipate Halakilangi Tau’alupeoko Vaea Tupou, Baron Vaea of Houma, and Tuputupu -‘o-Pulotu Vaea, The Honourable Baroness Tuputupu ‘o Pulotu Vaea of Houma. Her father was the son of an illegitimate half-brother of Queen Sālote of Tonga. Queen Sālote had three illegitimate half-brothers [read more]
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The Royal Women

Book News Week 42

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 42 – 13 October – 19 October 2025 Uncrowned: Royal Heirs Who Didn’t Take the Throne  Paperback – 15 October 2025 (UK) + Audible Exile: The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots  Hardcover – 16 October 2025 (US) [no image yet] Royal Mint, National Debt: More Things the [read more]