Female Heirs – Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
With the introduction of absolute primogeniture in most European monarchies, there are now several Queens in waiting. With our series Female Heirs, we’ll be taking […]
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The life of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
After many years of the Dutch succession depending on a single heartbeat, the birth of a healthy third daughter to the heiress presumptive Princess Juliana […]
Mary of Austria – The dedicated sister
Mary of Austria was born at the Coudenberg Palace in Brussels on 15 September 1505 as the daughter of Queen Joanna of Castile and King […]
Charlotte of Bourbon’s grave at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp
Charlotte of Bourbon was born in 1546 or 1547 as the daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier and Jacqueline de Longwy, Countess of Bar-Sur-Seine. Her […]
Princesses of Orange – Anna Pavlovna of Russia
Anna Pavlovna was born on 18 January 1795 as the daughter of Paul I of Russia and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, who was known as […]
Hildegard of Flanders – A charitable Countess
Hildegard of Flanders was the daughter of Arnulf I, Count of Flanders and Adele of Vermandois. Her exact birthdate is unknown but by 938 – […]