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The Royal Mistresses Series

Mitzi Kaspar – The true love of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria

Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 6:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

Mitzi or Mizzi was born as Maria Kaspar on 28 September 1864 in Austria. We do not have any details on her parentage or the early years of her life, as it was only in adulthood that she came into the public eye. The first details that we have on her are that she was [read more]

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Elisabeth in Bavaria

Sisi & Rudolf – “Rudolf’s bullet killed my faith” (Part three)

Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part two here. In October 1888, Stéphanie returned from a trip to Greece. She wrote in her memoirs, “But I was horrified as soon as I set eyes on the Crown Prince. His decay was so greatly advanced as to have become conspicuous. He was frightfully changed; his skin was flaccid; his eyes were [read more]

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Elisabeth in Bavaria

Sisi & Rudolf – “Rudolf’s bullet killed my faith” (Part two)

Monday, 22 August 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. In 1868, Empress Elisabeth gave birth to a fourth child – a daughter named Marie Valerie. Unlike with Sophie (who died young), Gisela and Rudolf, Elisabeth kept Marie Valerie close to her, and as a result, the siblings did not become particularly close. In fact, Rudolf was extremely jealous of Marie [read more]

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Elisabeth in Bavaria

Sisi & Rudolf – “Rudolf’s bullet killed my faith” (Part one)

Sunday, 21 August 2022, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 21 August 1858, at Schloss Laxenburg, Empress Elisabeth gave birth to her third child and the much-longed-for male heir – Crown Prince Rudolf. Elisabeth received a triple strand of pearls worth 75,000 guldens from her husband. On his very first day of life, Rudolf received the Order of the Golden Fleece, and he was [read more]

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The Royal Women

Sisi & Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich – Ostracised from court (Part three)

Saturday, 26 February 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part two here. On the evening of 27 January, Marie found Mary, her mother Helene and her sister Hanna at home. Mary was drinking tea laced with rum and sat smoking as her mother admonished her. Mary and Marie retreated to Mary’s bedroom, where Mary asked her if she looked nice. Marie later wrote, [read more]

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The Royal Women

Sisi & Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich – Ostracised from court (Part two)

Friday, 25 February 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. It all began in the spring of 1888. Marie would collect the 17-year-old Mary from her mother’s residence every few days, ostentatiously to take her shopping or to the Prater, but they always ended up with Rudolf. It was hardly a secret, and even Rudolf’s wife Stéphanie knew of it after [read more]

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