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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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Yekaterinburg remains not expected to be recognised in time for centenary

Friday, 29 June 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
There is still no information on the completion of the examinations of the remains of Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria and it is therefore not expected that these will be recognised in time for the centenary of their deaths on 17 July. Earlier DNA-testing had already confirmed that the remains are those of the [read more]
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Charlotte of Belgium

Charlotte of Belgium – Empress of nowhere

Thursday, 28 June 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Charlotte of Belgium was born on 7 June 1840 as the daughter of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans. Though her childhood was considered to be happy, she had little contact with her parents. Charlotte was separated from her brothers and was given an entirely different education. She grew up fast, and Charlotte was just [read more]
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Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours – Daughter of Nemours

Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours was born on 11 April 1644 at the Hôtel de Nemours in Paris as the daughter of Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours and his wife, Élisabeth de Bourbon. Her father died in a pistol duel with his brother-in-law, and he was succeeded by his brother, who would be the last Duke. Marie Jeanne Baptiste, [read more]
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Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia – “Kindness itself”

Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 4
“Her tastes were very simple, and with her warm heart she was kindness itself.” Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia was born on 26 June 1899 (O.S 14 June) as the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra Feodorovna. She was considered to be the prettiest of the four daughters. She had [read more]
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Maria of Austria and her daughter Elisabeth – The teenage years of a Queen

Monday, 25 June 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Maria of Austria was born on 21 June 1528 as the daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and Isabella of Portugal. On 15 September 1548, she married her first cousin, the future Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. The couple would go on to have sixteen children together, though not all survived to adulthood. One of these [read more]
Louise of Great Britain

Louise of Great Britain – The popular Queen

Saturday, 23 June 2018, 20:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Louise of Great Britain was born on 18 December 1724 as the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. On 11 December 1743, she married the future King Frederick V of Denmark. King Christian VI hoped that a match with Great Britain would improve his chances to succeed as King of Sweden. This never [read more]

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