Giving birth has always been dangerous, but multiples added another dimension to the danger. Nevertheless, there are several instances of surviving twins. Here are some royal twins (girl/girl) from history. Elsa of Württemberg & Olga of Württemberg Elsa and Olga were born on 1 March 1876 as the daughters of Duke Eugen of Württemberg and [read more]
Read part two here. Royal uncle-niece marriages happened several times over the years. These marriages often happened for strategic reasons, such as land or power, but also because of rank and status. There simply weren’t enough others of high enough rank for marriage. The offspring of such marriages often suffered from genetic abnormalities, such as [read more]
Maria Anna of Bavaria was born on 8 December 1574 in Munich as the daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine. She was their fourth child, but she would be the first surviving daughter of her parents. Six more siblings would follow, of whom four survived to adulthood. Her elder brother [read more]
The Kingdom of Saxony began its life in 1806 as nearly 500 years of an Electorate of Saxony came to an end. The last elector became the first King of Saxony; his name was King Frederick Augustus I. The first Queen consort of Saxony was his wife, Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. She went on to deliver three [read more]
Read part one here. The civil war that began with the death of King Andrew III of Hungary and Croatia ended two decades later with the succession of the grandson of Mary of Hungary, the sister of King Ladislaus IV of Hungary. He became King Charles I of Hungary. The amount of times he married is [read more]
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