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About Moniek Bloks
My name is Moniek and I am from the Netherlands. I began this website in 2013 because I wanted to share these women's amazing stories.
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Victoria Kamāmalu
Hawaii

Victoria Kamāmalu – The lost Princess of Hawaii

Friday, 28 December 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Victoria Kamāmalu was born on 1 November 1838 as the daughter of Elizabeth Kīnaʻu, Kaʻahumanu II and her third husband, Mataio Kekūanāoʻa. Her mother was a daughter of King Kamehameha I, the founder of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Two of her brothers would go on to become Kings of Hawaii. Her mother refused to give up in hānai (a [read more]
Louise Hippolyte
Louise Hippolyte of Monaco

Louise Hippolyte – Reigning Princess of Monaco

Thursday, 27 December 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Louise Hippolyte was born on 10 November 1697 as the daughter of Prince Antonio I of Monaco and Marie of Lorraine. In the family, she was known as Coco. She was the eldest surviving of six daughters and as she had no brothers, she was made the heiress of Monaco. However, she could only succeed [read more]
Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony
Maria Josepha of Saxony

Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony – The lost Queen of Spain

Wednesday, 26 December 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony was born on 6 December 1803 as the youngest daughter of Prince Maximilian of Saxony and his first wife Princess Carolina of Parma. Carolina died just four months after her daughter’s birth. Her two elder brothers both succeeded as King of Saxony. She received a strict religious upbringing from nuns [read more]
Anna of Prussia

Rumpenheimer Palace and its hidden graves

Tuesday, 25 December 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
The construction of the Rumpenheimer Palace dates back to the 17th century. When the area of Hanau came into the possession of the Hesse-Kassel family, the Palace was expanded. It was used as a residence by Mary of Great Britain, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel until her death in 1772. On 25 July 1797, Princess Caroline of [read more]
sisi
Austria

Sisi – The Bavarian Princess (Part 1)

Monday, 24 December 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
I am Sunday’s child, a child of the sun. Her golden rays she wove into my throne With her glow, she wove my crown It is in her light that I live. – Sisi The future Empress Elisabeth of Austria was born on 24 December 1837 in the Herzog Max Palais in Munich as the [read more]
Margaret Tudor
England

Margaret Tudor and the politics of her marriage gifts

Sunday, 23 December 2018, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0
This article was written by Hannah Pym. The material goods given to Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, upon her marriage served as important reminders of her dual identity as both Princess of England and Queen of Scotland. Although she was married to a Scottish king, James IV, she was still an ambassador of the [read more]

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