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Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – The first German Empress (Part two)

April 11, 2020 Moniek 0

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 […]

Thousands of private letters to last German Empress discovered

August 7, 2018 Moniek 0

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

April 23, 2018 Moniek 0

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 […]

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A Temporary Home for an Emperor and Empress in Exile: Amerongen Castle in Amerongen, The Netherlands

May 13, 2016 Moniek 0

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

November 13, 2015 Moniek 2

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

July 1, 2015 Moniek 0

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. […]

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