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Mathilde de Morny – Queen Hortense’s unconventional grandchild (Part one)

Monday, 11 August 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Mathilde de Morny was born on 26 May 1863 as the fourth and final child of Charles de Morny, Duke of Morny and Sofia Sergeyevna Trubetskaya. Their father, Charles, was the illegitimate son of Hortense de Beauharnais and Charles Joseph, Comte de Flahaut, making him a half-brother of Emperor Napoleon III. Their mother, Sofia, was [read more]

Book News Week 33

Sunday, 10 August 2025, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 33 – 11 August – 17 August 2025 Henry’s Roses: The Lives of Elizabeth of York, Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France Hardcover – 15 August 2025 (UK) [no image yet] Six Queens: The Wives of Henry VIII Hardcover – 14 August 2025 (UK) From Romanov to Windsor: [read more]

Frederica Charlotte of Prussia- The forgotten Duchess of York (Part three)

Saturday, 9 August 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part two here. Frederica’s support returned when she showed an interest in Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; she agreed he was the best of all the princes who had come to court Charlotte. However, she told Charlotte, “I beg as a favour you will never let it be known you mentioned it to me, for [read more]

The Japanese Honeysuckle Tiara

Friday, 8 August 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Japanese Honeysuckle Tiara was first worn by Setsuko, Princess Chichibu. The British-born Setsuko Matsudaira wore the tiara when she married Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, the second son of Emperor Yoshihito, in 1928. The couple had no surviving children together, and the tiara returned to the imperial vaults after the death of the Princess in 1995. [read more]

Frederica Charlotte of Prussia- The forgotten Duchess of York (Part two)

Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. After the wedding, Queen Charlotte wrote to Elisabeth Christine, “If anything could add to my satisfaction at the choice of my son, it would be the lively interest which your Majesty takes in the fate of this Princess, your pupil, and I assure you that a Princess brought up under your [read more]

Frederica Charlotte of Prussia – The forgotten Duchess of York (Part one)

Monday, 4 August 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Frederica Charlotte of Prussia was born on 7 May 1767 as the only child of the future King Frederick William II of Prussia and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Her parents’ marriage was particularly unhappy, and both of them had sought love outside of the marriage. But while Frederick William’s exploits were ignored, Elisabeth Christine’s caused [read more]