Margaret of Bohemia – A funeral instead of a wedding
There are many “what-ifs” in history. One major “what-if” is the proposed marriage of Casimir III of Poland to Margaret of Bohemia. This marriage could […]
Bavaria
Ludovika of Bavaria – The unhappy Duchess (Part two)
Read part one here. By May 1834, Ludovika’s worried mother wrote to her daughter Amelie that Ludovika had become apathetic. One month earlier, she had […]
Ludovika of Bavaria – The unhappy Duchess (Part one)
Princess Ludovika of Bavaria was born on 30 August 1808 in the Munich Residenz as the daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and […]
Anne of Bavaria – The elusive Queen of Bohemia
Out of the four wives of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, the second, Anne of Bavaria, is the least known. It is not surprising that […]
Irmingard of Bavaria – A Princess in a concentration camp
Whether we like it or not…our lives are determined to a certain degree not only by individual choices and circumstances but also by history…the history […]
Kunigunde of Poland – A royal bride who was left behind
Like her aunt and namesake, the second Kunigunde of Poland did not leave a mark on history. In fact, she stayed at her father’s court […]
