On 5 April 1773, Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born in Hanover as the daughter of Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt and the future Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. She was their fourth child, but an elder brother and sister would die in infancy in the same year as her birth. Her elder sister was Charlotte, [read more]
The Église Notre-Dame des Victoires du Sablon in Brussels is the site of a burial chapel belonging to the comital and princely Thurn and Taxis family. The church was built in the 15th century, and it suffered damage several times over the years. It was renovated in the 20th century. The chapel for the Thurn [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]
Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg was born on 6 March 1804 in Ansbach as the daughter of Baron Heinrich Ernst Konrad Friedrich of Dörnberg and his wife Baroness Sophie Wilhelmine of Glauburg. She was one of eight children, and she received an education. She was praised with the words, “Nature had given her a graceful, splendid [read more]
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