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The former home of a Portuguese Queen – Schloss Jägerhof

February 21, 2017 Moniek Bloks 0

Once upon a time, this place was called Schloss Jägerhof and it was inhabited by Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, the wife of the late Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, visited by Marie Louise of Austria, wife of Emperor Napoleon I and until 1885 it was used as a residence for the family of Karl Anton, Prince of [read more]

The Royal Crypt at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken

April 1, 2015 Moniek Bloks 2

The Royal Crypt in Laeken had been on my list for quite some time now. Last weekend I had a family weekend in the south of the Netherlands and since Brussels was a lot closer by I hopped on a train! The royal crypt is inside the Église Notre-Dame in Laeken, Brussels. It is a [read more]