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Maria Luisa of Parma
Maria Luisa of Spain

Maria Luisa of Parma – A much-maligned Queen (Part two)

Monday, 18 January 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Read part one here. In 1802, Maria Luisa’s son the Prince of Asturias married his first cousin Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, but there were to be no grandchildren from this marriage for Maria Luisa. One might expect Maria Luisa to be more sympathetic, but she wrote after one of Maria Antonia’s miscarriages, [read more]
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Maria Luisa of Parma

Maria Luisa of Parma – A much-maligned Queen (Part one)

Friday, 15 January 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Maria Luisa of Parma was born on 9 December 1751 as the daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma, himself the second son of King Philip V of Spain from his second marriage to Elisabeth Farnese, and Louise Élisabeth of France, the eldest daughter of King Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczyńska. She had an [read more]
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Maria Luisa of Savoy

Maria Luisa of Savoy – La Saboyana

Wednesday, 30 December 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Maria Luisa of Savoy was born on 17 September 1688 at the Royal Palace of Turin as the third daughter and second surviving child of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy and Anne Marie of Orléans – the youngest daughter of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans and Henrietta of England. She was one of nine [read more]
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Queen Sofía of Spain

Taking a look at Queen Sofía of Spain

Monday, 10 August 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark was born on 2 November 1938 as the daughter of the future King Paul of Greece and Frederica of Hanover. According to her mother’s memoirs, she was born in the sitting room of a small house in Psychico, given to them by the government. Sophie’s younger brother, the future [read more]
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Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily

Maria Isabel of Braganza – An obstetric tragedy

Friday, 10 July 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 2
Maria Isabel of Braganza was born on 19 May 1797 as the daughter of John VI of Portugal and his wife Carlota Joaquina of Spain. She was their third child, but her elder brother would die at the age of six. Six more siblings would follow, including Peter IV of Portugal and I of Brazil. Her [read more]
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Isabel Fernanda of Spain

Isabel Fernanda of Spain – From first lady of the land to penury

Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Isabel Fernanda of Spain was born on 18 May 1821 as the daughter of Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily and Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain. Her parents were uncle and niece, and several of her ten siblings would die young. Isabel would be their eldest surviving child. Isabel Fernanda’s aunt, her mother’s sister, [read more]

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