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Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra – The unknown Princess of Liechtenstein

Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra was born on 21 June 1776 as the daughter of Joachim Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra and Countess Sophia Maria of Oettingen-Wallerstein. Fürstenberg-Weitra was a cadet branch of the princely House of Fürstenberg, which became extinct in 1932. At the age of 15 – on 12 April 1792 – Josepha married Prince [read more]

Louise Auguste of Denmark – La Petite Struensee

Monday, 11 May 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 7 July 1771, Queen Caroline Matilda of Denmark gave birth to a daughter at Hirschholm Palace. By her side was the baby’s father Johann Friedrich Struensee, the King’s royal physician. He was stroking her hair and holding her hand as a male accoucheur delivered their daughter. On 22 July, the day of Louise Auguste’s [read more]

The Two Eleanors of Henry III by Darren Baker Book Review

Sunday, 10 May 2020, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Writing a book about medieval women is always a challenge, not in the least because of the lack of documentation. Many women have no recorded dates of births or deaths, and simply disappear from the pages of history written by men. The two Eleanors of King Henry III of England are his wife Eleanor of [read more]

The Bonaparte Women – The daughters of Lucien Bonaparte

Saturday, 9 May 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Lucien Bonaparte, a younger brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, was married twice and fathered a total of seven daughters (and seven sons). His first wife Christine Boyer died in 1800 of pulmonary disease. She was pregnant at the time, and the child died with her. He remarried to Alexandrine de Bleschamp in 1803. Charlotte The Bonaparte [read more]

Queen Wilhelmina – Meeting Henry

Friday, 8 May 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

“Only a German Prince will do.” – Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany in 1899 Emperor Wilhelm wasn’t the only who believed that only a German Prince would do for the young Queen Wilhelmina; her mother wanted it too. But while Emperor Wilhelm preferred Frederick William of Prussia, who also happened to be a quarter Dutch [read more]

How King Charles II’s line made it back into the Royal Family

Thursday, 7 May 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The merry monarch King Charles II of England, Scotland, and Ireland, famously fathered many children. However, his Queen, Catherine of Braganza, had three miscarriages, and they had no surviving legitimate issue. So how did King Charles II’s line make it back into the British Royal Family? Coincidentally, both of King Charles III’s two wives were [read more]