Queen Alexandrine’s Fringe Tiara was a gift to Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia upon her marriage to the future Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in 1879 from her uncle, Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Following Anastasia’s death in 1922, the tiara was inherited by her eldest daughter, Alexandrine, who was the Queen [read more]
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]
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]
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]
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 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]
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