Amélie of Arenberg was born on 10 April 1789 in Paris as the daughter of Prince Louis Marie of Arenberg and Anne Adélaïde Julie, Comtesse de Mailly de Nesle. Her parents had married on 26 June 1788 in the chapel of the Hotel d’Harcourt in Paris. Tragically, Amélie’s mother would die on Christmas Eve in [read more]
Read part two here. In February 1868, Helene was back in Regensburg, and she wrote sadly, “I lead a quiet, monotonous life, but have so much to do so that despite my loneliness of heart… and gloominess of my heart, time flies quickly.” She added, “The children are now my only diversion, the sole purpose [read more]
Read part one here. There was just one problem. While the Thurn and Taxis family was one of the wealthiest noble families, they were not a royal family and were technically subjects of the King of Bavaria. By March 1858, Maximilian’s father officially asked for Helene’s hand in marriage for his son. However, Helene’s first [read more]
Elisabeth’s sister Helene (also known as Néné) has gone down in history as the scorned sister as she was supposedly passed over when Franz Joseph fell in love with Elisabeth instead of her. However, there is no evidence to be found that Archduchess Sophie and her sister Ludovika had planned to marry Helene off specifically. [read more]
In the early hours of 5 March 1855, the 17-year-old Empress Elisabeth of Austria went into labour with her first child. Her mother-in-law Archduchess Sophie sat outside the bedchamber with her needlework as her son Franz Joseph went back and forth between his wife and his mother. She was allowed to join them inside around [read more]
Read part one here. By then, Sophie Charlotte was pregnant again, and Prince Emmanuel was born on 18 January 1872. Sophie and Elisabeth were incredibly close during the months of her pregnancy, and they often took long walks together. Emmanuel was born in Merano, where Sophie Charlotte was again staying for health reasons. Elisabeth was [read more]
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