The Monaco Bäumer Aigrette was created in 2011 for Princess Charlene of Monaco. It is also known as the Diamond Foam tiara. She wore the aigrette during her wedding dinner. The tiara was created by Lorenz Bäumer as a wedding present from Prince Albert. It features eleven thin stems of diamond set in white gold [read more]
The Principality of Monaco has traditionally practised male-preference primogeniture, which means that a brother will always take precedence over an elder sister. If we take absolute primogeniture (meaning that the eldest child inherits regardless of sex) into account, which women were passed over? Marie Grimaldi Marie was the only child of Antoinette of Savoy and [read more]
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco was born on 1 February 1965 as the youngest daughter of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Princess Grace (born Grace Kelly). She had two elder siblings, Caroline and Albert, and her mother had suffered two miscarriages. Shortly after her birth, Grace told a friend, “She’ll have everything she wants.” The [read more]
On 20 July 1999, Princess Caroline of Monaco gave birth to her fourth child, Alexandra. The father was Ernst August, Prince of Hanover whom she married on 23 January 1999. Embed from Getty Images As Ernst August was a descendant of King George II of Great Britain, he was required to receive permission from Queen [read more]
Françoise de Choiseul was born on 8 December 1766 as the daughter of Jacques Philippe de Choiseul, Duke of Stainville and Marshal of France, and Thérèse de Clermont. She was described as a “delicate girl, fair-skinned, with pale hair set off by violet eyes, and had a charming manner.” On 6 April 1782, she married [read more]
Read part two here. I would like to be remembered as someone who accomplished useful deeds, and who was a kind and loving person. On 18 September 1982, Monaco laid its Princess to rest. The coffin was carried to the Notre-Dame-Immaculée Cathedral, Saint Nicholas, as bells sounded. Her husband, Prince Rainier, with their children, Prince [read more]
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