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Sunday, December 5, 2010
An interview with Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
A lovely interview with Princes Alice, Queen Victoria's longest-lived grandchild!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS4hAbHLszw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS4hAbHLszw&feature=related
Saturday, December 4, 2010
An interesting documentary on Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha
A couple of years ago I was contacted by the group putting this documentary together. they wanted to use photos from the Eurohistory Collection, but wanted me to donate the use...it was a non-starter as we could not agree on a solution to the quandary at hand.
From Wikipedia, where I contribute a lot...
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; German: Carl Eduard Georg Albert Luitpold; 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was the fourth and last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, two duchies in Germany (from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918), and the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1900 until his death in 1954. A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, he was also a Prince of the United Kingdom and held the British title of Duke of Albany.
The Duke was a controversial figure in the United Kingdom due to his status as Sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, part of the German Empire, during World War I. He was deprived of his British peerages, his title of Prince and Royal Highness and his British honours in 1919.[1] In 1918, he was forced to abdicate his ducal throne. He also later joined the German Nazi Party, and served in a number of positions in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, including as President of the German Red Cross.
He is the maternal grandfather of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. He was also the younger brother of HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkhhPxMw0G8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkhhPxMw0G8&feature=related
From Wikipedia, where I contribute a lot...
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert; German: Carl Eduard Georg Albert Luitpold; 19 July 1884 – 6 March 1954) was the fourth and last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, two duchies in Germany (from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918), and the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1900 until his death in 1954. A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, he was also a Prince of the United Kingdom and held the British title of Duke of Albany.
The Duke was a controversial figure in the United Kingdom due to his status as Sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, part of the German Empire, during World War I. He was deprived of his British peerages, his title of Prince and Royal Highness and his British honours in 1919.[1] In 1918, he was forced to abdicate his ducal throne. He also later joined the German Nazi Party, and served in a number of positions in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, including as President of the German Red Cross.
He is the maternal grandfather of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. He was also the younger brother of HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkhhPxMw0G8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkhhPxMw0G8&feature=related
An interesting article on Queen Draga of Serbia
The source of much chagrin, Draga, consort of misguided Alexander of Serbia (Obrenivich Dynasty), ended having a harrowing death in 1903.
Click on the link and read more about the ill-starred Serbian queen...
http://theesotericcuriosa.blogspot.com/2009/11/tragic-queen-draga-masin.html
Click on the link and read more about the ill-starred Serbian queen...
http://theesotericcuriosa.blogspot.com/2009/11/tragic-queen-draga-masin.html
Friday, December 3, 2010
Biography of Princess Margaret of Hesse and by Rhine
Born a commoner, Margaret Geddes, through a prolific life dedicated to the well-being of her husband's Hessian compatriots, died a princess.
In 1937 in the midst of tragedy Lady Margaret Geddes, Peg to the family and friends, married Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine. Her future mother-in-law along with her son, his wife, and the couple's two young sons, died in a fire air crash over Steen Belgium. The Hessians were en route to London to be present at the Hesse/Geddes wedding.
This ink will take you to a nicely written biography of Margaret of Hesse...Enjoy!
http://theesotericcuriosa.blogspot.com/2010/03/hessian-grande-dame-princess-peg-of.html
In 1937 in the midst of tragedy Lady Margaret Geddes, Peg to the family and friends, married Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine. Her future mother-in-law along with her son, his wife, and the couple's two young sons, died in a fire air crash over Steen Belgium. The Hessians were en route to London to be present at the Hesse/Geddes wedding.
This ink will take you to a nicely written biography of Margaret of Hesse...Enjoy!
http://theesotericcuriosa.blogspot.com/2010/03/hessian-grande-dame-princess-peg-of.html
Obituary: The Duke of Parma
We published our own in ERHJ LXXVI, but this is also interesting to read...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/7962633/HRH-Prince-Carlos-Hugo.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/7962633/HRH-Prince-Carlos-Hugo.html
Obituary: The Fürst of Hohenzollern
We have our own Obituary inside ERHJ LXXVI...this one is is also interesting...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8062520/His-Highness-Prince-Friedrich-Wilhelm.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8062520/His-Highness-Prince-Friedrich-Wilhelm.html
Ghosts from the Past...
New discoveries about an ugly family secret...but she should not be blamed for the sins of her late father...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/8174045/Swedish-queens-family-made-fortune-from-Jewish-factory-seized-by-Nazis.html
©The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/8174045/Swedish-queens-family-made-fortune-from-Jewish-factory-seized-by-Nazis.html
Prince Sigvard of Sweden's Widow in NYC
Countess Marianne Bernadotte af Wisbog visits NYC!
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/a-princess-in-the-city/
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/a-princess-in-the-city/
ERHJ LXXVI started mailing!
The ERHJ Issue LXXVI (August 2010) began mailing this morning. The issue looks wonderful!
European subscribers should expect Issues LXXV and LXXVI together!
I will begin working on Issue LXXVII (October 2010) tomorrow...surely get through the muddle caused by my five-month long battle with cancer...glad's all over!
European subscribers should expect Issues LXXV and LXXVI together!
I will begin working on Issue LXXVII (October 2010) tomorrow...surely get through the muddle caused by my five-month long battle with cancer...glad's all over!
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