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Caroline of Baden

Caroline of Baden – Franz Joseph and Sisi’s grandmother (Part two)

July 15, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. The family was hit hard by the death of little Ni. Caroline wrote to her mother, “The King is still deeply depressed. He keeps himself together in front of people, but in front of me and the children, he often weeps bitterly. He did not think it was possible that God [read more]

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Caroline of Baden – Franz Joseph and Sisi’s grandmother (Part one)

July 13, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Caroline of Baden was born on 13 July 1776 as the daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, and his wife Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was one of a set of twins – her sister Amalie remained unmarried. Her parents would have a total of eight children, of which seven survived to adulthood. Her [read more]

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A Baden burial place – Schlosskirche St. Michael Pforzheim

March 28, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

The Schlosskirche St. Michael Pforzheim in Germany seems like an unassuming place to have so many royal figures buried there. Though its exact building history is unclear, it dates from around the 13th century. It was heavily damaged during the air raid on Pforzheim in February 1945 but was restored before 1957. From 1535 the [read more]

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Louise of Prussia – A Prussian through and through (Part two)

October 22, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. In 1879, Louise’s 17-year-old daughter Victoria was introduced to Gustav, the future King of Sweden, and their betrothal was announced later that year. On 20 September 1881, which was also Louise and Frederick’s 25th wedding anniversary, their daughter married Crown Prince Gustav. Although Victoria was well-received in Sweden as a descendant [read more]

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Louise of Prussia – A Prussian through and through (Part one)

October 21, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Louise of Prussia was born on 3 December 1838 as the second child of the future Wilhelm I, German Emperor and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. She would be the only sibling of the future Emperor Frederick III, and he was seven years her senior. Her first name was chosen in honour of her grandmother Louise [read more]

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Amalia of Nassau-Dietz – Trapped in her own mind

May 14, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

Amalia of Nassau-Dietz was born on 23 October 1710 as the daughter of Johan Willem Friso of Nassau-Dietz, who succeeded King William III of England as Prince of Orange in 1702, and Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel. She was born in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands and had a younger brother, William IV, Prince of Orange, [read more]

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