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 Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Thousands of private letters to last German Empress discovered
A forgotten cabinet in Potsdam’s New Palace has been hiding thousands of letters that had been written to the last Empress of Germany, Augusta Victoria. […]
Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia came into being in 1701 in return for an alliance against France in the War of the Spanish Succession. Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg and Duke […]
A Temporary Home for an Emperor and Empress in Exile: Amerongen Castle in Amerongen, The Netherlands
Amerongen Castle was built between 1674 and 1680, on the site of a medieval castle that had been burned down by the French in 1673. It […]
The Kaiser Exhibition at The Loo Palace Review
The contrast between The Loo Palace’s two exhibitions could not have been greater. From the graceful and timeless Sisi to the ultimate military man, William […]
Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women by Justin C. Vovk Book Review
I’ve been meaning to read Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women, The Fall of the Age of Empires by Justin C. Vovk for a while now. […]