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Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth – The uncrowned Queen

Monday, 28 May 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was born on 19 December 1671 as the daughter of Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and his second wife, Sophie Louise of Württemberg. On 20 January 1693, she married Frederick Augustus, Duke of Saxony. He was a younger son and destined for a career in the military, but for Christiane Eberhardine it was a [read more]

Magda Lupescu and the abdication of King Carol II of Romania

Saturday, 26 May 2018, 20:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

Magda Lupescu, later known as Princess Elena can be compared to Wallis Simpson in the way that their stories panned out. Unlike Wallis however, the woman behind the Romanian throne has been mostly forgotten by popular culture today, and details of her life are often hard to piece together. Magda was born as Elena to [read more]

The coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and the Khodynka tragedy

Saturday, 26 May 2018, 7:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

Tsar Nicholas was crowned and formally bestowed with his title of Tsar Nicolas II on 26 May 1896. He had become Tsar almost eighteen months earlier, but the coronation did not occur at the same time as the vast celebrations and ceremonies had to be carefully planned. Tsar Nicholas was not universally liked at the [read more]

Queen Camilla – From vilified Princess to beloved Queen

Friday, 25 May 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 3

Queen Camilla was born Camilla Rosemary Shand on 17 July 1947 as the daughter of Major Bruce Shand and his wife, The Honourable Rosalind Cubitt, at King’s College Hospital in London. Her mother was the daughter of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe and Sonia Rosemary Keppel. She, in turn, was the daughter of Alice Keppel, [read more]

Ida of Austria and the Crusade of 1101

Thursday, 24 May 2018, 7:00 CaraBeth 0

After writing about Florine of Burgundy, I thought it would be interesting to look at Ida of Austria, another high-ranking noblewoman who took part in the early crusades. Like Florine, finding information on Ida is difficult, and there are conflicting results. Ida’s Background Margravine Ida of Austria was said to have been one of the [read more]

Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach and the Grävenitz affair

Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach was born on 3 October 1680 as the daughter of Frederick VII Magnus, Margrave of Baden-Durlach and his wife Auguste Marie of Holstein-Gottorp. In 1697, she married Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg. Her new husband had little interest in his new wife, he reportedly only married her to bring her attractive lady-in-waiting to court. Johanna [read more]