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Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria
Anna Isabella Gonzaga

The imprisonment of Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria

Sunday, 10 December 2017, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Isabella Clara of Austria was born on 12 August 1629 as the daughter of Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria and Count of Tyrol and Claudia de’ Medici. On 7 November 1649, Isabella Clara married Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (an area in Northern Italy) in a pro-Austria policy. She gave birth to her [read more]
Empress Kōjun

Empress Kōjun – Fragrant Purity

Saturday, 9 December 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0
The Empress Kōjun was born Princess Nagako on 6 March 1903 as the daughter of Kuniyoshi, Prince Kuni by his consort, Shimazu Chikako. As a member of one of the Ōke (also known as the Old Imperial Family branch), she was eligible to provide an heir to the throne. She attended the Girls’ Department of Peers’ School in Tokyo, which was [read more]
Austria

The Birth of Archduke Maximilian Francis

Friday, 8 December 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
On 8 December 1756, Maria Theresa gave birth to her 16th and final child, a son who was named Maximilian Francis. Maria Theresa was 39 years old, and after the birth, she suffered from postnatal depression. As her fifth son, he was not expected to inherit any of the Habsburg lands. In 1780, he succeeded [read more]
The Royal Women

Margaret of Connaught – A royal ray of sunshine

Thursday, 7 December 2017, 7:00 Sophie 4
Margaret Victoria Augusta Charlotte Norah was born 15 January 1882 at Bagshot Park in Surrey, England. Her parents were Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia. She had two younger siblings, Arthur and Patricia. Known as “Daisy” to family and friends, Margaret was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and grew up [read more]
Germany

Corvey Abbey – A Princely home

Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Corvey Abbey in Höxter in Germany was one of the Imperial abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire from the 844 until 1792. It was raised to the status of a prince-bishopric. This was secularized in 1803 and became part of the Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda, under the rule of the future King William I of the Netherlands. In 1807, it fell under [read more]
Marina of Greece and Denmark

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent – The Princess who won Britain’s heart

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 7:00 Raluca Elgyar 2
As history would have it, the last foreign princess who married into the British royal family was an exceptional figure, the epitome of royal style and beauty. Born in Athens, Greece, on 13 December 1906, Princess Marina was the youngest child of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, the third son of George I of [read more]

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