The tragedy of the Holocaust is one everyone learns about and remembers; the victims’ names are mentioned and memorialised. Royals were not exempt from the concentration camps, and Princess Mafalda of Savoy was sent off to Buchenwald where she would later die. Mafalda was born on 19 November 1902 in Rome to King Victor Emmanuel [read more]
It was on 15 June 1978 in Amman that an American, with Syrian roots, Lisa Halaby married King Hussein and became the Queen of Jordan. She relinquished her American citizenship, converted to Sunni Islam and took the name of Noor Al-Hussein. She became his fourth wife after the twice-divorced King was widowed when Queen Alia was killed in a helicopter [read more]
As a continuation of our series regarding “The Year of Maria Theresa,” we take a look at the birth and life of her daughter, Maria Amalia. On 26 February 1746, Maria Theresa gave birth to her eighth child, and sixth daughter, in the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria. She was given the full name [read more]
Queen Lili‘uokalani has been honoured with a centennial service to mark her death 100-years-ago based on Buddhist tradition. She died on 11 November 1917. Buddhists observe the 100th year a year earlier than the Western world. Her full name was Lydia Kamaka‘eha Lili‘uokalani, and she was known to be very compassionate to the Japanese immigrants that [read more]
Many ancient female royals are rarely talked about for a variety of reasons. One female monarch that we do not hear enough about is Gorgo of Sparta. You may recognise her name from Histories by Herodotus – as she was one of the few women who were even mentioned in his writings. Gorgo was the daughter and only [read more]
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