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In 1912 King Frederik VIII of Denmark visited Hamburg, Germany. He stayed at the Hotel Hamburger Hof. He used the pseudonym Count Kronsberg.

Prince Heinrich of Bavaria is the second son of Prince Luitpold and Princess Beatrix of Bavaria. Henriette Gruse is the daughter of Bernd and Friederike Gruse. The wedding occurred at Andechs Abbey. Royal Musings: Prince Heinrich of Bavaria marries Henriette Gruse

This will be the first Royal Maundy Service with Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen. Might any other Royals accompany them? In 2023 King Charles III will undertake his first Maundy Service as Monarch at York Minster. King Charles III’s first Maundy service to be held in ancient...

Edward John Spencer, Viscount Althorp married The Honourable Frances Roche on June 1, 1954 at Westminster Abbey.

A painting of Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples 1814 http://www.fineartamerica.com/featured/caroline-murat-queen-of-naples-1814-jean-auguste-dominique-ingres.html

On January 6, 1717 King Friedrich Wilhelm I bought conscript for nobles. Lithograph of Friedrich Wilhelm I by Schertle http://www.maryevans.com/history/10439344

Archduchess Marie Valerie was the daughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Archduke Franz Salvator was the son of Archduke Karl Salvator, Prince of Tuscany and Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies. Marie Valerie and Franz Salvator became engaged on...

Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu (1394-1460) was the son of King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He is known as Prince Henry the Navigator. Henry the Navigator helped begin the Golden Age of Portugal.

Tatiana Maria declared about the wedding of Lady Tatiana Mountbatten being discussed in the Name of the Royal House and Surname thread. On July 23, 2022 Lady Tatiana Mountbatten married Alexander Dru at Winchester Cathedral. She is the daughter of the Marquess of Milford Haven.

Prince George (King George II) received news from Sir Horace Walpole, British Prime Minister, of his father's demise in June 1727. http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-king-george-receives-news-87986041.html

Princess Marthe Bibesco's Emerald Bandeau http://www.tiara-mania.com/2015/10/emerald-bandeau.html

Restoration of King Victor Emmanuel III http://www.deviantart.com/spartan4251/art/Restoration-of-King-Victor-Emmanuel-III-901268104 Queen Margherita of Savoy http://www.deviantart.com/katrinaftw44/art/Queen-Margherita-of-Savoy-625604407

On this day, October 4, 1841 ~ Birth of Maria Sophie in Bavaria, Queen of the Two Sicilies, wife of Francesco II, King of the Two Sicilies, at Possenhofen Castle in Possenhofen, Kingdom of Bavaria

On this day, August 16, 1662 ~ Birth of Prince Hans-Adam I Liechtenstein in Brno, Margraviate of Moravia On this day, August 18, 1781 ~ Demise of Prince Franz Josef I of Liechtenstein On this day, August 28, 1853 ~ Birth of Prince Franz I of Liechtenstein at Schloss Liechtenstein near Vienna...

Upon the order of Queen Victoria of England, Prince Maximilian of Baden (1867-1929) was brought to Darmstadt in the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine as a suitor for Victoria's granddaughter, Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine. Alix rejected Prince Max. She married Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

Crown Princess Pavlos of Greece's Fringe Tiara http://www.tiara-mania.com/2012/02/fringe-tiara.html

Footage of treasures associated with the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia An Ethiopian Crown https://www.flickr.com/photos/142133317@N03/27512129434 An Ethiopian crown with filigree designs https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43642265

On this day, January 14, 1850 ~ Birth of Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovich, son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia

Philippa of Hainault was the daughter of Count William of Hainault and French Princess Joan of Valois. King Edward III of England married Philippa at York Minster in York, England on January 24, 1328. The church of York Minster was still being built and had no roof...

Gustav II Adolf was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632. Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (1599-1655) was the daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg and Anna, Duchess of Prussia. Gustav II Adolf and Maria Eleonora were married on November 25, 1620 at the Royal Castle in...

Princess Maud of Fife (1893-1945) was the daughter of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife and Princess Louise of Wales. On November 12, 1923 , Maud married Charles, Lord Carnegie (1893-1992) at the Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London. Lord Carnegie was the eldest son of Charles...

Maria Theresa of Spain was an Infanta of the Spanish Empire. She belonged to the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg. She was born September 10, 1638. Her father was King Philip IV of Spain. Her mother was Elisabeth of France. The negotiations between Spain and France resulted in the...

On May 24, 1888 Prince Heinrich of Prussia married Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine in the chapel of the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, Germany. Irene was the daughter of Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Alice of Great Britain. Prince Heinrich was the son of...

On February 27, 1881 Prince Wilhelm of Prussia married Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. She was the daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Wilhelm's grandfather Wilhelm I reigned as Emperor...

The Grand Tour was a period of foreign travel commonly undertaken by gentlemen to finish off their education. The Grand Tour was only undertaken by the very rich, mainly the sons of the aristocracy. It was popular from the mid 17th century until the end of the 18th century when the outbreak...