Louise of Denmark was born on 19 October 1726 as the daughter of King Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She was described as a lively person, who did not fit in well into her parents’ court, which was quite rigid. She suffered from a stammer, and her father often complained of [read more]
The original Stolzenfels castle in Koblenz in Germany was built in the 13th century but it was destroyed by the French in 1689. The ruins of the castle were gifted to the future Frederick William IV of Prussia in 1823 and he had it rebuilt in the current gothic style. Inauguration of the Gothic chapel occurred [read more]
Amerongen Castle was built between 1674 and 1680, on the site of a medieval castle that had been burned down by the French in 1673. It is perhaps best known as the place where German Emperor William II signed his abdication in 1918 and he lived in the castle until 1920 when he moved to Huis [read more]
Last week I visited Schloss or Castle Moyland in Germany for a Christmas market. The Castle itself is beautiful, but I have yet been unable to find a connection to a royal woman, so I’m posting this as an extra article this Saturday. It might be connected to Anne of Cleves, or other women of [read more]
Blanche of England was born in the spring of 1392 as the daughter of the future Henry IV of England and Mary of Bohun at Peterborough Castle. She was their sixth child, and her mother would later die giving birth to her seventh child. Blanche was probably named for her grandmother Blanche of Lancaster. Her [read more]
The contrast between The Loo Palace’s two exhibitions could not have been greater. From the graceful and timeless Sisi to the ultimate military man, William II, the last German Emperor. The Kaiser exhibition began just two days ago, and I visited it right away. To my own surprise there was no ban on photography this [read more]
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