The items stolen from the Louvre used to belong to several royal women. A total of ten items were stolen, of which two were later recovered. One of these was the Crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged. The other items stolen were: A tiara and brooch belonging to Empress Eugénie An [read more]
Mary Stuart became Queen of Scots at a mere six days old in December 1542. This young baby was in the care of her recently widowed mother, Mary of Guise, while Scotland was under the rule of the regent James Hamilton, Earl of Arran. Nobles around Mary were constantly seeking to gain power at court [read more]
Some royals have ended up in the United States, either by choice or after being exiled from their country. Some have never left. Here are some female royals who are buried in the United States. Hawaiian royals The Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in 1893 and subsequently annexed by the United States in 1898. It [read more]
The V&A Museum will host the exhibition “Marie Antoinette Style.” The exhibition will feature 250 objects, including loans which have never been outside of Versailles or France. It will include rare personal items from Marie Antoinette, including her silk slippers and jewels from her private collection. You will also be able to see costumes made [read more]
A rare 10.38-carat purple-pink diamond, believed to have been owned by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, is going up for auction soon. The kite-shaped diamond, known as the Marie-Thérèse Pink Diamond, is estimated to go between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000. According to lore, Marie Antoinette entrusted her jewels to her coiffeur on the eve of the [read more]
Read part three here. Eleanor and Francis had no children together but she became a stepmother to the children from his first marriage to Claude of France. She was particularly close to his eldest son, also named Francis, and was heartbroken when he died in 1536. While she was kept informed of her daughter’s health [read more]
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