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The Bonaparte Women – Marie-Félix Blanc & Marie Bonaparte

Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

Marie-Félix Blanc was born on 22 December 1859 as the daughter of François Blanc, founder of the Monte-Carlo casino, and Marie Blanc (née Hensel). Prince Ronald Bonaparte was a grandson of Lucien Bonaparte, the brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who probably was more in love with Marie-Félix’s money than Marie-Félix herself. They married on 17 November [read more]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Prussia

Monday, 23 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Prussia came into being in 1701 in return for an alliance against France in the War of the Spanish Succession. Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia became the first King in Prussia in 1701 and crowned himself King Frederick I on 18 January 1701 in Königsberg. Frederick was married three times. His first wife [read more]

Book News May 2018

Saturday, 21 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew Paperback – 1 April 2018 (US) & 1 May 2018 (UK) The true story of a girl from the wilderness settlements of a burgeoning new America who became one of the most privileged figures of the Gilded Age. Born to a pioneering family in Upstate New York [read more]

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern – Wife of Frederick the Great

Friday, 20 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Caesar desired that his wife should afford no occasion to be spoken of, and Queen Elisabeth Christine fulfilled these conditions entirely Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern was born on 8 November 1715 as the daughter of Duke Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Duchess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. In 1733, Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia was ordered by his father to marry [read more]

Royal Galleries of Ostend

Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Royal Galleries in Ostend were constructed between 1902 and 1906 on the orders of King Leopold II of Belgium. The galleries would allow the King and his guests to walk from the royal villa to the racetrack without being exposed to the elements. The royal villa is currently a health centre. During the German [read more]

Elisabeth-Richeza of Poland – Twice a Queen of Bohemia

Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 7:00 CaraBeth 0

Throughout history, there are several examples of a king’s widow marrying her husband’s successor. In these situations, the marriage to the Queen dowager was believed to strengthen the new King’s claim to the throne. One such woman who married two different kings of the same kingdom was Elisabeth-Richeza of Poland. Both of her marriages were [read more]