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Marie Louise of Bulgaria – An exiled Princess

Monday, 7 August 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria was born on 13 January 1933 as the eldest child of Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria, and Princess Giovanna of Italy. According to the New York Times, the “whole nation rejoices.” She was born at 9.30 in the morning, and a 21-gun salute welcomed the arrival of the princess. Her [read more]

Schloss Wolfenbüttel – Birthplace of a Duchess

Saturday, 5 August 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Schloss Wolfenbüttel is a palace in Wolfenbüttel in Germany, which served as the residence of the rulers of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1432 to 1753. It was, for example, the home of Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, later Countess of Nassau-Dietz. Perhaps one of the most notable royal women to be born here was Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, [read more]

Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara

Friday, 4 August 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara is “formed of 61 graduated bars, rising to the centre and pavé -set with 488 brilliants.” The Kokoshnik Tiara was modelled after the traditional form of a Russian girl’s headdress, and this version was given to the then Princess of Wales for her 25th wedding anniversary in 1888 by the “Ladies [read more]

Marie Antoinette is moved to the Conciergerie

Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Marie Antoinette had been separated from her son in early July 1793 while the family was still imprisoned in the Temple. She remained with her sister-in-law Madame Élisabeth and her daughter Marie Thérèse until she was moved to the Conciergerie in the early hours of 2 August 1793. The security around the move had been [read more]

The Nassaus of Breda Exhibition

Saturday, 29 July 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The city of Breda has a deep connection to the Dutch Royal Family due to the marriage of the 11-year-old heiress Johanna van Polanen, the only child of John III, Lord of Polanen and the Lord of Breda, and Engelbert I, Count of Nassau. They were the great-great-grandparents of William I, Prince of Orange and [read more]

Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace

Friday, 28 July 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace consists of “eight pearl and diamond clusters, all detachable and all with spiral back clasps for attachments, the three at the centre with detachable brilliant and pavé-set baroque pearl pendants, linked by festoons of brilliant in open-back and cut-down silver collets.” Embed from Getty Images The necklace was part of a [read more]