Helene in Bavaria – The almost Empress
Helene had expected to make the most brilliant match of all until the man she was supposed to marry fell in love with her younger […]
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Kunigunde of Poland – A royal bride who was left behind
Like her aunt and namesake, the second Kunigunde of Poland did not leave a mark on history. In fact, she stayed at her father’s court […]
Sophie of Bavaria – “The only man at court”
Without doubt, Archduchess Sophie was the most significant figure of all the women of the imperial house after Maria Theresia. Sophie was born in 1805 […]
Sisi – The Lonely Empress (Part 4)
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. In my great loneliness I make tiny songs My heart, filled with grief […]
Sisi – The Bavarian Princess (Part 1)
I am Sunday’s child, a child of the sun. Her golden rays she wove into my throne With her glow, she wove my crown It […]
Margaret of Tyrol – “The Ugly Duchess”
Margaret of Tyrol was one of the 14th century’s wealthiest heiresses. As the heiress to the Duchy of Carinthia and County of Tyrol in present-day […]
