The future Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria was born on 18 August 1830 as the eldest son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, the third son of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Princess Sophie of Bavaria. As such, he was not a direct heir to the throne, but his uncle Ferdinand I had [read more]
As a newly married Empress, Elisabeth reluctantly began to follow court protocol while lamenting the loss of her former “carefree, innocent existence of Possenhofen.” Shortly before her wedding, she had been given an intense course of study, which had included protocol and formalities. But Elisabeth had little interest in the formalities that raised her new [read more]
Read part one here. In 1553, Mihrimah’s husband would play a role in the downfall of her elder half-brother Mustafa. According to Rüstem, during an offensive by the Persians, there were mutterings that Mustafa should dethrone his father as he was too old to go against the enemy himself. Mustafa refused, despite accepting the reading [read more]
Mihrimah Sultan was born in the fall of 1522 as the second child and first daughter of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and Hurrem Sultan, also known as Roxelana. Her father was away for much of the pregnancy and her subsequent birth and only returned home in February 1523. Mihrimah means “sun and moon” or [read more]
The future Queen Sirikit was born on 12 August 1932 as the daughter of Prince Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara and Mom Luang Bua Snidvongs at the home of her maternal grandfather. She had two elder brothers, Mom Rajawongse Kalyanakit Kitiyakara (1929-1987) and Mom Rajawongse Adulakit Kitiyakara (1930-2004) and a younger sister, Mom Rajawongse Busba Kitiyakara (1934). [read more]
*contains affiliate links* The formidable Queen Mary was born Princess Mary of Teck on 26 May 1867 as the eldest child of Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and Prince Francis of Teck, later Duke of Teck, at Kensington Palace. She would be known as May in the family, and after a tragic engagement with Prince [read more]
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