Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Archives

The Amalienborg complex

Monday, 30 January 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Amalienborg complex in Copenhagen is the official residence of the Danish royal family. It consists of four almost identical palaces around an octagonal courtyard. It was originally built for four noble families, but the royal family purchased the complex after a fire devastated Christianborg Palace. Christian VII’s Palace Christian VII’s Palace was originally built [read more]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Iceland

Monday, 24 September 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The area of Iceland had been under the control of Denmark since 1380, although it formally remained in possession of Norway until 1814. On 1 December 1918, the Act of Union recognised Iceland as a sovereign state, and it was now considered to be in personal union with Denmark. The Kingdom of Iceland received its [read more]

Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – The Queen who brought the Danish Monarchy into the 20th century

Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

This article was written by Michelle. Queen Alexandrine was married to Christian X, and together they reigned from 1912 to 1947. Using her roles as queen consort, Queen Alexandrine understood how to navigate as part of the Danish constitutional monarchy through the turmoil of two world wars and the breakup of many European monarchies after [read more]

The Politics of Skirts

Thursday, 8 June 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

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]

Elena of Montenegro – The letter that was supposed to stop the Second World War

Thursday, 5 January 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Elena of Montenegro was born in 1873 as the daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and his wife, Milena Vukotić. On 24 October 1896, she married the future King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and they had five children. During the First World War, she worked as a nurse, and she turned two properties into [read more]

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia – ‘A woman who loved and who lived’

Monday, 16 March 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna was born on 28 July 1860 at the Peterhof Palace in Russia. She was the daughter of Princess Cecilie of Baden, known as Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna, and Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich. She was their only daughter, and she had six brothers. Her marriage to Friedrich Franz, the Hereditary Grand Duke [read more]