Read part one here. In 1685, Eleonore Magdalene’s stepdaughter Maria Antonia married Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria and Maria Antonia remained in Vienna at first, as Maximilian was away fighting. As a condition of the marriage, Leopold had made Maria Antonia secretly renounce her rights to the Spanish throne in favour of her father’s [read more]
“Any woman who has been loved as I have been loved, and who, too, has loved, has experienced life in its fullness. To this I must add one qualification, one continuing regret: I have never known the joy of having children of my own.” The childlessness of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor has led [read more]
Tragedy struck the house of Habsburg again on 8 April 1676 when Empress Claudia Felicitas died at the age of just 22. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, had been widowed for the second time, and he had just one surviving daughter from his first marriage to Margaret Theresa of Austria. There were not a lot [read more]
Claudia Felicitas of Austria was born on 30 May 1653 as the daughter of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria and Count of Tyrol, and his wife and first cousin Anna de’ Medici. She was named for her grandmother Claudia de’ Medici, who had died in 1648. She would be the only one of their [read more]
*review copy* *contains affiliate links* The Isle of Wight is perhaps best known for its connection to Queen Victoria but it also lies at the heart of the relationship between Russia and Britain. From Peter the Great to Nicholas II and his family, the island is linked to many generations of the Romanovs. Osborne House, [read more]
Read part two here. The Queen Mother and Wallis did not come face to face again until 1967 when both attended the dedication of a memorial plaque to Queen Mary outside Marlborough House. The Queen Mother at first refused to attend if Wallis was invited, but she eventually relented, and to the public, it appeared [read more]
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