Empress Xiaoyuanjing was the first empress to Emperor Daizong (also known as the Jingtai Emperor) of the Ming Dynasty. She was a devoted empress.[1] However, she opposed Emperor Daizong’s proposal to remove the Crown Prince.[2] Because of her opposition, she was deposed and banished to the cold palace.[3] After Emperor Daizong’s death, Empress Xiaoyuanjing was given many [read more]
Read part six here. Therese wanted to make sure her other children were cared for as well. Therese corresponded constantly with Countess von Lerchenfeld, who had adopted Amalie. The Countess was trying to have Amalie’s last name changed to von Lerchenfeld for her future prospects, and this was granted without the right to use the [read more]
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Read part five here. At the end of 1810, Therese had been forced to come clean to her father about her affair and the illegitimate children after a government official threatened to disclose everything. She told her brother the whole story, as even he did not know about all the children and asked him to [read more]
The Diamond Festoon Tiara was a present for Princess Anne from the World Wide Shipping Group. She had launched their tanker “World Unicorn” in May 1973. It was probably created in the early 20th century. Embed from Getty Images Anne first wore the tiara for a series of portraits made by Lord Lichfield in [read more]
Read part four here. Therese got up early to practice what she would say to Napoleon. She arrived at St. Cloud at 1:30 p.m. She was greeted by Empress Joséphine, who wanted to meet her due to their newfound close relationship after the wedding of Eugène and Therese’s cousin, Auguste. She was then introduced to [read more]
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