Alexandra of Denmark Archives - History of Royal Women

Early life at home for Danish sisters Alix and Minnie before becoming Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie Feodorovna (Part two)

December 26, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* This is a guest post by James-Charles Noonan. Read part one here. Alix and Minnie’s father was born Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg and in royal circles, he was known simply as Glucksburg. As a minor prince, he was penniless and totally without prospects, but his family had origins in the two coveted [read more]

Two Danish sisters who rose from obscurity to become Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom and Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia (Part one)

December 25, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* This is a guest post by James-Charles Noonan. This is the story of Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, who was the great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, and her effervescent sister, Empress Marie of Russia, who was the mother of the ill-fated Tsar Nicholas II and grandmother to the famous Grand Duchess [read more]

The Queens and Princesses in St George’s Chapel’s Royal Vault

April 17, 2021 Moniek Bloks 1

St George’s Chapel at Windsor is known for being one of the royal burial sites. So which Queens and Princesses can we find in its Royal Vault? Embed from Getty Images Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom Princess Amelia was the daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom and his wife, Charlotte of [read more]

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s grandchildren

September 19, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Together they went on to have nine children and 42 grandchildren. Only Princess Louise did not have children of her own. Their grandchildren included an Emperor, an Empress, a King, four Queens and a Crown Princess. Her son Leopold suffered from haemophilia and [read more]

Mary of Teck – A lifetime of gracious service (Part four)

April 3, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. The following year saw Mary suffer another tragedy. Her sixth and youngest child, Prince John, died at the age of 13. He had long suffered from epileptic attacks, and he was kept apart in his own establishment at Wood Farm on the Sandringham [read more]

Mary of Teck – A lifetime of gracious service (Part two)

March 20, 2019 Moniek Bloks 1

Read part one here. On 22 January 1892, Mary returned to White Lodge with her parents. She wrote, “It is so difficult to begin one’s old life again after such a shock.” Just a few weeks later, she and her parents were invited to Osborne by Queen Victoria, and it did Mary some good. Queen [read more]