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The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Alexandrine of Prussia, The Mother of Mecklenburg (Part one)

Monday, 23 February 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 23 February 1803, Queen Louise gave birth to her seventh child and fourth daughter, Alexandrine, at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin. On 19 May, Louise wrote to her brother George, “Now a few words from me; I am as well and as happy after these weeks as one can be. My little daughter, Alexandrine [read more]

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – The life and death of Louise of Prussia (Part one)

Sunday, 1 February 2026, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 1 February 1808, Queen Louise gave birth to her penultimate child, a daughter who would be her namesake – Louise. It was Louise’s ninth pregnancy, but little Louise was her sixth surviving child. Queen Louise had been dreading childbirth as she had been stuck in Memel, where the house was too small and there [read more]

Marie of Prussia – The lost Princess

Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Marie of Prussia was born on 14 September 1855 as the daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau. That day also happened to be her mother’s 18th birthday. “I must admire my little wife who was very steadfast and did not utter a peep”, wrote her father. Marie was never close to [read more]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Prussia

Monday, 23 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Prussia came into being in 1701 in return for an alliance against France in the War of the Spanish Succession. Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia became the first King in Prussia in 1701 and crowned himself King Frederick I on 18 January 1701 in Königsberg. Frederick was married three times. His first wife [read more]

Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Fighting the monster

Friday, 13 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

A young Princess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 10 March 1776 as the daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Landgravine Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. Louise was particularly close to her younger sister Frederica. She also had two elder sisters, Charlotte and Therese, and one younger brother who survived to adulthood. Her mother died when Louise was just [read more]

Charlottenburg Palace and Gardens & Schloss Schönhausen

Monday, 29 June 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

Charlottenburg Palace is the largest palace in Berlin, and it sits in the Palace Garden. Naturally, there was some construction going on while I was there. The Palace was commissioned by Sophie Charlotte of Hanover. She was the sister of George I of Great Britain and the wife of the first King of Prussia, Frederick I. [read more]