From Queen Victoria to the Crown Princess of Prussia – 24 March 1869
From Queen Victoria to the Crown Princess of Prussia – Windsor Castle, 24 March 1869 The second reading of the Irish Church Bill was passed […]
Carlota of Mexico
Charlotte of Belgium – Empress of nowhere
Charlotte of Belgium was born on 7 June 1840 as the daughter of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans. Though her childhood was considered to […]
Marie Henriette of Austria – A desperately lonely Queen
Marie Henrietta of Austria was born on 23 August 1836 as the daughter of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, and Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg. Dorothea de Ficquelmont […]
Charlotte of Belgium & Bouchout Castle
Bouchout Castle is perhaps best known as the last residence of Charlotte of Belgium, or Empress Carlota of Mexico. It was erected around 1300 by […]
The Royal Crypt at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken
The Royal Crypt in Laeken had been on my list for quite some time now. Last weekend I had a family weekend in the south […]