Marie of Orléans – A life cut short
Princess Marie of Orléans was born on 12 April 1813 as the third child and second daughter of Louis-Philippe, King of the French, and his […]
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily – A Crown of Thorns (Part three)
Read part two here. The exiled King and his family slowly made their way to England as Maria Amalia, and her husband reluctantly stepped into […]
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 […]
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily – A Crown of Thorns (Part one)
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily was born on 26 April 1782 as the daughter of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Carolina […]
Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily – An ambitious Infanta
Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily was born at the Palace of Portici on 24 October 1804 as the daughter of King Francis I of the […]
Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of France
The Kingdom of France originated when Hugh Capet was elected King and founded the Capetian dynasty. Before, the area of the Frankish empire was ruled […]