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Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Bavaria

Monday, 4 December 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Bavaria was founded in 1805 when the Peace of Pressburg allowed the then Elector Maximilian to raise Bavaria to the status of a Kingdom. The preceding Electorate of Bavaria was an independent hereditary electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1623. Maximilian proclaimed himself King on 1 January 1806, and he also [read more]

Daughter of Prussia: Louise, Grand Duchess of Baden and her family by John Van Der Kiste Book Review

Sunday, 3 December 2017, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Louise of Prussia, later Grand Duchess of Baden (1838-1923) was the daughter of William I, King of Prussia and German Emperor. Her long life spanned the year of revolutions in 1848 and the immediate aftermath of the First World War. She took little interest in the political matters of the day and, apart from [read more]

Russian Orthodox Church hopes to decide on ‘Yekaterinburg remains’ issue in 2018

Saturday, 2 December 2017, 8:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Russian Orthodox Church is likely to decide on the authenticity of the “Yekaterinburg remains”, or the remains of the last Tsar and his family, in 2018, said Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations. “The Сhurch will recognize the ‘Yekaterinburg remains’ as the true remains of the imperial family if exhaustive [read more]

Sofia of Nassau – The Blue Duchess

Saturday, 2 December 2017, 7:00 Sophie 0

Sophia Wilhelmina Mariana Henrietta was born on 9 July 1836, at Biebrich Castle in Wiesbaden, Germany. Her parents were William, Duke of Nassau, and Princess Pauline of Württemberg. Rumours had it that the Duke terrorised the family with his moody personality, which was altered by a drinking problem. He died when Sophia was only three [read more]

Imperial Consort Yang Guifei – The tragic love story that inspired The Tale of Genji

Friday, 1 December 2017, 7:00 Lauralee Swann 1

Yang Guifei was known as one of the four most beautiful women in Ancient China. She is famous for being the subject of the famous poem of the Tang Dynasty, “Song of Everlasting Sorrow.” Her love story with Emperor Xuanzong also served as the basis for The Tale of Genji. She was once the wife of [read more]

Marguerite Louise of Orléans and the end of the Medici dynasty

Thursday, 30 November 2017, 7:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 3

Marguerite Louise of Orléans was born in July 1645 to Gaston, Duke of Orléans and his second wife Marguerite of Lorraine. Her father was the brother of King Louis XIII of France, making Marguerite the granddaughter, niece and cousin of three French kings. Marguerite’s older half-sister was La Grande Mademoiselle; a high ranking heiress at [read more]