*review copy* *contains affiliate links* Juana, or Joanna of Austria, was the daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Isabella of Portugal. Born in 1535 as their youngest surviving child, she went on to marry her double first cousin, the 14-year-old John Manuel, Prince of Portugal, when she was 16 years old. She was [read more]
Read part one here. After being installed as governor on 5 July 1531, Mary moved her court to Brussels and sold her aunt’s palace to the city of Mechelen. Perhaps one of her biggest challenges was her personal sympathy for Protestantism, but she had to remain opposed to it publicly. Charles could be cruel to [read more]
Mary of Austria was born on 15 September 1505 at the Coudenberg Palace in Brussels as the daughter of Queen Joanna and King Philip I of Castile. She was their third daughter and fifth child and the first to be born after Joanna’s accession as Queen regnant of Castile. Her siblings were Eleanor (later Queen [read more]
The Wurttemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara is thought to be a remodelled tiara from the collection of Sophie of Wurttemberg but this has not been confirmed. Nevertheless, this is where the name originates from. Embed from Getty Images It was created for Queen Wilhelmina in 1897 and is set with diamonds, round and pear-shaped pearls. She [read more]
The Dutch Star Tiara was worn by Máxima Zorreguieta as she married the future King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands in 2002. Embed from Getty Images She put together two separate pieces to create a new tiara. The base of the tiara came from the Pearl Button Tiara, and five diamond stars, which belonged to Queen [read more]
Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara was made for Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont and gifted by her husband, King William III of the Netherlands to her in 1890. However, it arrived shortly after his death. It was made by Royal Begeer and features a trio of harp designs with diamond rosette-style clusters made from silver and [read more]
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