Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
The Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia is one of the more short-lived Kingdoms in history. It was created in 1815 in recognition of Austria’s rights to Lombardy […]
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Ludovika of Bavaria – The unhappy Duchess (Part two)
Read part one here. By May 1834, Ludovika’s worried mother wrote to her daughter Amelie that Ludovika had become apathetic. One month earlier, she had […]
“Sisi” novels to be adapted to TV-series
Allison Pataki’s “Sisi” novels, based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, are set to be adapted into a TV-series by Amy Jenkins, who […]
Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria – Between duty and love
Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria was born on 22 February 1847 at 5.20 in the morning as the daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and […]
Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria – The Queen’s Companion
In April 1843, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria – wife of Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria – wrote to her niece Mathilde (Princess Mathilde Caroline of […]
Einstein and Elisabeth – Friendship with a Queen
In 1929, Albert Einstein – theoretical physicist and Nobel prize winner – visited the Belgian Royal court and a friendship began between him and the […]