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Dear aunt Daisy…

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 14:20 Moniek Bloks 1

Although the grand birthday celebrations for Queen Margrethe II of Denmark have been cancelled, royals from all over Europe recorded a message for her. For those wondering, Daisy is Margrethe’s nickname! King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his wife Silvia kicked off the video with the words, “Dear Daisy and cousin, Us from Sweden, [read more]

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark – The foundation of a royal calling

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

When Princess Margrethe of Denmark was born on 16 April 1940, she had no succession rights whatsoever. She was the firstborn child of the future King Frederick IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden, and it was probably expected that brothers would follow. Margrethe was baptised on 14 May in the Holmen Church in Copenhagen. Ingrid gave [read more]

Ulvhild Håkansdotter – Thrice a Queen

Tuesday, 31 December 2019, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Ulvhild Håkansdotter was born circa 1095 as the daughter of Haakon Finnsson. The name of her mother was not recorded. She came from somewhere in Norway. Nothing is known of her youth. Her first marriage was to King Inge II of Sweden, and the wedding was held around 1116/1117. King Inge ruled together with his [read more]

Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – A banished Princess

Sunday, 15 December 2019, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 4 December 1784 at Ludwigslust as the daughter of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. She was one of three surviving siblings, and her elder sister Louise Charlotte became the maternal grandmother of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s consort. She was known to [read more]

Bad Berleburg Castle – Home of a Danish Princess

Saturday, 28 September 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Bad Berleburg Castle was built in 1258 by Count Siegfried I of Wittgenstein. Von Sayn was added to the family name when the Wittgensteiner counts died out and the castle was inherited by Salentin von Sayn, who was married to Countess Adelaide of Wittgenstein. A partition in the 1600s meant the family name evolved into [read more]

Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – The ambitious mother

Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was born on 4 September 1729 as the daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. On 8 July 1752, she married King Frederick V of Denmark and had the thankless task of replacing his immensely popular first wife, Louise of Great Britain, who had died only six months before. It would [read more]