Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

The Politics of Skirts

This article was written by Michelle. In 1898 an article appeared in a Danish newspaper, criticising Queen Louise of Denmark for her intrusion into politics: ”In Germany, they have had their Reasons to distrust the Politics of Skirts, which has been going on at the Danish Court, but ultimately there have been no Accidents.” Queen [read more]
The Royal Women

The Queens of Huahine

Huahine is an island in the Pacific Ocean and is part of the territory of France. It currently has a population of about 6,300. The island was ruled by monarchs from 1760 until 1895, when it was annexed by France. Of its ten monarchs, five were women.  Tehaʻapapa I The first ruler of the island was [read more]