Stéphanie of Belgium – The would-be Empress of Austria (Part one)
At the time of Stéphanie’s marriage to Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, the Austrian court was one of the most brilliant in Europe. The following […]
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Marie Henriette of Austria – A desperately lonely Queen
Marie Henrietta of Austria was born on 23 August 1836 as the daughter of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, and Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg. Dorothea de Ficquelmont […]
The Mayerling Tragedy: Mary Vetsera’s goodbye letters found
Most of us know the tragic story of Crown Prince Rudolf and his mistress Mary Vetsera. They probably made some sort of murder-suicide pact, which […]
Elisabeth Marie of Austria – Getting away with murder
Archduchess Elisabeth Marie was born on 2 September 1883 as the only child of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and Princess Stephanie of Belgium. She […]
I Was To Be Empress by Stéphanie of Belgium Book Review
I’ve wanted to read this book for quite some time now, and I finally ordered it a while ago. This book was written by Princess […]
