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Thousands of private letters to last German Empress discovered

Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 18:00 Moniek Bloks 0

A forgotten cabinet in Potsdam’s New Palace has been hiding thousands of letters that had been written to the last Empress of Germany, Augusta Victoria. The New Palace in Potsdam has been undergoing renovations for several years now, which lead to the discovery of the letters. The Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation (SPSG) announced that [read more]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Prussia

Monday, 23 April 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Prussia came into being in 1701 in return for an alliance against France in the War of the Spanish Succession. Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia became the first King in Prussia in 1701 and crowned himself King Frederick I on 18 January 1701 in Königsberg. Frederick was married three times. His first wife [read more]

A Temporary Home for an Emperor and Empress in Exile: Amerongen Castle in Amerongen, The Netherlands

Friday, 13 May 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Amerongen Castle was built between 1674 and 1680, on the site of a medieval castle that had been burned down by the French in 1673. It is perhaps best known as the place where German Emperor William II signed his abdication in 1918 and he lived in the castle until 1920 when he moved to Huis [read more]

Bust of William, with a background of Huis Doorn

The Kaiser Exhibition at The Loo Palace Review

Friday, 13 November 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

The contrast between The Loo Palace’s two exhibitions could not have been greater. From the graceful and timeless Sisi to the ultimate military man, William II, the last German Emperor. The Kaiser exhibition began just two days ago, and I visited it right away. To my own surprise there was no ban on photography this [read more]

Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women by Justin C. Vovk Book Review

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

I’ve been meaning to read Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women, The Fall of the Age of Empires by Justin C. Vovk for a while now. It’s not exactly a new book, having been first released in 2012. This book concentrates on four women and the role they played in the age that saw the downfall [read more]

Doorn House – A home for an exiled Emperor and Empress

Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 19:00 Moniek Bloks 2

After Emperor Wilhelm II’s abdication in 1918, he and his wife, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, went into exile in the Netherlands where he finally settled in this manor house in Doorn, called Huis Doorn. Wilhelm was married to Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein until her death in 1921. She was the daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Adelheid of [read more]