Amélie of Arenberg was born on 10 April 1789 in Paris as the daughter of Prince Louis Marie of Arenberg and Anne Adélaïde Julie, Comtesse de Mailly de Nesle. Her parents had married on 26 June 1788 in the chapel of the Hotel d’Harcourt in Paris. Tragically, Amélie’s mother would die on Christmas Eve in [read more]
Read part two here. In February 1868, Helene was back in Regensburg, and she wrote sadly, “I lead a quiet, monotonous life, but have so much to do so that despite my loneliness of heart… and gloominess of my heart, time flies quickly.” She added, “The children are now my only diversion, the sole purpose [read more]
Read part one here. There was just one problem. While the Thurn and Taxis family was one of the wealthiest noble families, they were not a royal family and were technically subjects of the King of Bavaria. By March 1858, Maximilian’s father officially asked for Helene’s hand in marriage for his son. However, Helene’s first [read more]
Elisabeth’s sister Helene (also known as Néné) has gone down in history as the scorned sister as she was supposedly passed over when Franz Joseph fell in love with Elisabeth instead of her. However, there is no evidence to be found that Archduchess Sophie and her sister Ludovika had planned to marry Helene off specifically. [read more]
Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was born on 24 March 1843 as the daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Maria Theresa of Austria, a granddaughter of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Luisa of Spain. She was known in the family as Ciolla. From her father’s first [read more]
Read part two here. Rudolf then began to hesitate, and he spent several hours beside Mary’s body as the dawn approached. At half-past six, he unlocked the door and asked to have breakfast prepared and to be called down in an hour’s time. He then went back into the bedroom and locked the door behind [read more]
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