Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily – A Crown of Thorns (Part two)
Read part one here. King Louis XVIII was quite fond of Maria Amalia, and he wrote of her, “I had heard a great deal in […]
Charlotte of Wales
The Lost Queen: The Life & Tragedy of the Prince Regent’s Daughter by Anne Stott Book Review
Princess Charlotte of Wales was born into tragedy as the only child of parents who had been at war since the moment they married. That […]
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – The obedient wife
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 19 May 1744 as the daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and his wife Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She came […]
Louise of Orléans – The lonely Queen of Belgium
Louise of Orléans was born on 3 April 1812 in the Palazzo Santa Teresa in Palermo as the daughter of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, […]
Charlotte of Wales – The triple obstetric tragedy
Princess Charlotte of Wales grew up knowing that she would one day be Queen. As the only child of the future George IV of the […]
Caroline of Brunswick – The eccentric Queen
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was born on 17 May 1768 as the daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Princess Augusta of Great Britain. She was […]