Württemberg Archives - History of Royal Women

Royal Wedding Recollections – Charlotte, Princess Royal & Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Württemberg

May 18, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Charlotte, Princess Royal, was the eldest daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was the only one of their daughters to make a timely marriage; the others remained unmarried or were married so late in life that they could no longer have children. On 18 May 1797, Charlotte married Frederick, Hereditary Prince [read more]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Württemberg

May 15, 2020 Moniek Bloks 1

The Kingdom of Württemberg in present-day Germany existed from 1805 to 1918. It was preceded by the Duchy and Electorate of Württemberg and Frederick II, Duke of Württemberg, took the title of King Frederick I on 1 January 1806. Frederick’s first wife was Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and they had three surviving children together before [read more]

Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis – The flaunting co-regent

September 12, 2018 Moniek Bloks 0

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 Ludovika Anna Franziska, Princess of Lobkowicz. She grew up in the Austrian Netherlands until the family moved back to Frankfurt. She married Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental (later Duke of Württemberg) [read more]

Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach and the Grävenitz affair

May 23, 2018 Moniek Bloks 0

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 1697, she married Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg. Her new husband had little interest in his new wife, he reportedly only married her to bring her attractive lady-in-waiting to court. Johanna [read more]

The Louvre & Place de la Concorde

March 6, 2015 Moniek Bloks 2

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 palace and it was Louis XIV who moved the seat of power to Versailles in 1682. Since 1789, it has housed the museum. The Louvre glass Pyramid is now the [read more]

Archduchess Mathilde of Austria & the secret cigarette

December 6, 2014 Moniek Bloks 1

Archduchess Mathilde of Austria was born on 25 January 1849, and she was a great-granddaughter of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. She had a pretty impressive family tree. She is also a granddaughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria, and she’s related to Charles III of Spain. Mathilde’s mother was Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, and she [read more]