united kingdom Archives - History of Royal Women

Royal Wedding Recollections – Charlotte, Princess Royal & Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Württemberg

May 18, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Charlotte, Princess Royal, was the eldest daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was the only one of their daughters to make a timely marriage; the others remained unmarried or were married so late in life that they could no longer have children. On 18 May 1797, Charlotte married Frederick, Hereditary Prince [read more]

Queen Elizabeth II becomes the third longest-reigning monarch in history

May 7, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Today Queen Elizabeth II surpasses Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein to become the third longest-reigning monarch in history. Johann II ruled the principality of Liechtenstein between 1858 and 1929. He succeeded his father on 12 November 1858 upon his death at the age of 62. Johann had just turned 18 the month before. He reigned [read more]

Early life at home for Danish sisters Alix and Minnie before becoming Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie Feodorovna (Part two)

December 26, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* This is a guest post by James-Charles Noonan. Read part one here. Alix and Minnie’s father was born Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg and in royal circles, he was known simply as Glucksburg. As a minor prince, he was penniless and totally without prospects, but his family had origins in the two coveted [read more]

Two Danish sisters who rose from obscurity to become Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom and Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia (Part one)

December 25, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* This is a guest post by James-Charles Noonan. This is the story of Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, who was the great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, and her effervescent sister, Empress Marie of Russia, who was the mother of the ill-fated Tsar Nicholas II and grandmother to the famous Grand Duchess [read more]

Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – The fairest flower in the field

May 10, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

Right beside the monument dedicated to King Edward IV of England and his wife Elizabeth Woodville in St. George’s Chapel hangs a plaque remembering the short life of a German Princess – Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. How did she end up there? Louise was born on 31 March 1817 in Ghent, Belgium as the eldest child [read more]

Anne, Princess Royal – A colourful and hardworking royal

May 27, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

At 11.50 o’clock this morning Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, was safely delivered of a Princess at Clarence House. Her Majesty The QUEEN and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh were present. Her Royal Highness and her daughter are both doing well. The happy event has been commemorated by the [read more]