Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis – The flaunting co-regent
Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis was born on 11 August 1706 as the daughter of Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Maria […]
Württemberg
Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach and the Grävenitz affair
Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach was born on 3 October 1680 as the daughter of Frederick VII Magnus, Margrave of Baden-Durlach and his wife Auguste Marie of Holstein-Gottorp. In […]
The Louvre & Place de la Concorde
The last stop of my day in Paris was the Louvre. The Louvre is a museum now but it began its life as a royal […]
Archduchess Mathilde of Austria-Teschen & the secret cigarette
As you may remember, I went to Vienna last October, and while there I visited the Kaisergruft also known as the Imperial Crypt. There are […]
