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HomeElena of Montenegro

Elena of Montenegro

Elena of Montenegro

Remains of the penultimate Queen of Italy transferred to Italy

Tuesday, 16 January 2018, 9:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The remains of the penultimate Queen of Italy, Elena of Montenegro, were returned to Italy last month. Queen Elena and her husband King Victor Emmanuel III were exiled in 1946 after a referendum ended the monarchy. They first went to live in Egypt, where they were welcomed by King Farouk. King Victor Emmanuel died a [read more]

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Elena of Montenegro – The letter that was supposed to stop the Second World War

Thursday, 5 January 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Elena of Montenegro was born in 1873 as the daughter of  King Nicholas I of Montenegro and his wife, Milena Vukotić. On 24 October 1896, she married the future King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and they had five children. During the First World War, she worked as a nurse, and she turned two properties into [read more]

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Queens in White – Privilège du blanc

Saturday, 27 February 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Privilège du Blanc is the honour of wearing a white dress and matching mantilla in the presence of the Pope. This honour is only accorded to certain Catholic monarchs. Normally women are required to wear a long black dress with a high collar and long sleeves, with a black mantilla during an audience with [read more]

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Anastasia of Montenegro

Reburial of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholayevna and husband in Russia

Sunday, 3 May 2015, 15:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The remains of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicolayevna and her husband Grand Duke Nicolas Nicholayevna have been re-interred in Moscow on 30 April 2015. Grand Duchess Anastasia was born Princess Anastasia of Montenegro on 4 June 1868 as the daughter of King Nikola I Petroviç-Njegos of Montenegro and Queen Milena of Montenegro. She was one of twelve [read more]




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