Schloss Richmond was built between 1768 and 1769 for Princess Augusta of Great Britain, the elder sister of King George III. She was married to Charles William Ferdinand, future Duke of Brunswick, on 16 January 1764 and the palace was a gift from him. The architect of the palace was Carl Christoph Wilhelm Fleischer, and [read more]
Through her two marriages, Constance of Aragon gained a variety of royal titles – Queen of Hungary, Queen of Sicily, Queen of the Romans and Holy Roman Empress. By birth and her two marriages, she got to spend her life in several different countries – Spain, Hungary, Germany, and Italy. Constance was born around 1179 [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Victoria, Princess Royal was born on 21 November 1840 as the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. She married the future Frederick III, German Emperor at the age of 17 and went on to have eight children with him. Tragically, his reign would last just 99 days as [read more]
*Part of a press trip* While the Netherlands seems to have forgotten the 250th anniversary of the birth of King William I of the Netherlands, the city of Fulda in Germany has embraced it as an opportunity to showcase its links to the Dutch King. William ruled the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1815 and [read more]
Once a grand royal residence overlooking the city of Heidelberg, Heidelberg Castle now lies mostly in ruins. Yet, it has retained its magnificence, and you only need to walk among the ruins to imagine what it must have been like. The castle has links to several royal women. For example, Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate [read more]
Karlsruhe Palace began its life in 1715 upon the orders of Margrave Charles III William of Baden-Durlach. It was rebuilt in stone 50 years later and underwent some renovations in the years to come under the Grand Dukes of Baden. However, it ceased to be a royal residence with the end of the monarchy in [read more]
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