Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – The first German Empress (Part two)
Read part one here. On 2 August 1861, William’s brother passed away, and he became King of Prussia with Augusta as his Queen. Her increasing […]
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – The first German Empress (Part one)
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was born on 30 September 1811 as the daughter of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of […]
The First German Empress: Augusta, Consort of Emperor William I by John van der Kiste Book Review
Born a princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1811, Augusta was married at the age of seventeen to Prince William of Prussia, the future King and first […]
Faded Glory: Maria Kunigunde of Saxony and The Electoral Palace in Koblenz, Germany
On a gloomy day I visited the faded glory of the Electoral Palace in Koblenz. Most of it is not open to the public, as […]
Charlottenburg Palace and Gardens & Schloss Schönhausen
Charlottenburg Palace is the largest palace in Berlin, and it sits in the Palace Garden. Naturally, there was some construction going on while I was there. […]