WIED: Fürst Carl zu Wied (1961-2015)

Carl, the Head of the mediatized dynasty of Wied, passed away at Neuwied on 12 March 2015.

Born at Neuwied, the family seat, in 1961, Carl was the second son of the Fürst of Wied, Friedrich Wilhelm (1931-2000), and of his first wife, the former Princess Guda of Waldeck und Pyrmont. (b. 1932). After his birth, there were no more children born to the princely couple. Carl's parents divorced in 1962. Fürst Friedrich Wilhelm remarried in 1967, his second wife being the former Countess Sophie Charlotte of Stolberg-Wernigerode (b. 1943), who survives him. With his second wife, Friedrich Wilhelm had two more children: Christina (b. 1970) and Wolff-Heinrich (b. 1979). Princess Guda married secondly to Dr. Horst Dierkes, by whom she had two further children: Vicco and Christian.

Fürst Friedrich Wilhelm passed away in 2000. Six weeks after his death, his eldest son, Alexander, who remains unmarried, renounced his rights of succession as Fürst zu Wied. Friedrich Wilhelm was then succeeded by his son Prince Carl, who two years earlier had married Princess Isabelle of Isenburg. The wedding took place at Birstein, the Isenburg family seat. In due time, Carl and Isabelle became the parents of four children: Maximilian (b. 1999), who succeeds his father, Friedrich (b. 2001), Marie Elisabeth (b./d. 2003) and Anastasia (b. 2004). All children were born at Neuwied. Fürstin Isabelle is the eldest sister of Archduchess Katharina of Austria and of Princess Sophie of Prussia. Their two brothers married commoners.

Neuwied is a vibrant small city on the Rhine. Fürst Carl played an important role in the area's economic and cultural life. From political figures to regular folk, all have expressed their sadness at his untimely passing.

His funeral, held at Neuwied's Marktkirche on 20 March 2015, was attended by a bevy of German royalty and aristocracy, many of them with long-standing links to the princely family of Wied.

May He rest in Peace ...

Fürst Carl zu Wied

(1961-2015)

EUROHISTORY: Issue CIII, Volume 18.1 – February 2015 Goes to Print!

Issue CIII, the first of our 18th subscription year, will head to print this Wednesday!

Inside this newest issue of EUROHISTORY readers will find articles on the following topics:


1. Prince Maurice of Battenberg, by Marlene Eilers Koenig

2. Queluz: An Elegant Royal Palace, by Greg King

3. Italy Enters the Great War, by Janet Ashton

4. Who Is In the Photo: Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna and Her Descendants, by Ilana D. Miller

5. The Nassaus of Luxembourg: An Interdisciplinary Discussion, by Roberto Cortez González Ph.D.

6. Book Reviews

7. Royal News



The magazine's printing and binding is changing! From this issue onward, the printing will be similar to that found inside our photo books and the binding will be the same as our soft-back books. This will greatly increase the overall quality of the magazine, even though printing time will increase from 1 week to 4 weeks. However, because of our increased subscription numbers, we can bring you these improvements without increasing the yearly subscription rate!

Not only are we revamping the magazine, but we have two books in production: ROYAL GATHERINGS, Volume II: 1914-1939 and MARIA PIA, Queen of Portugal.

The second installment of the ROYAL GATHERINGS series ships to us on April 9. MARIA PIA will be here the first week of May 2015!

These are very exciting times for us!

EUROHISTORY: New Book on King Paul

Although we will start selling this book in April through AMAZON, we have already started selling it in Europe.

Now available from our UK AMAZON site:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00UVVQT58/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=

EUROHISTORY: Book Signing at Hoogstraten in The Hague

On April 18, 2015, Ilana D. Miller & Arturo E. Beéche will be at Hoogstraten Booksellers in The hague autographing copies of their newest book, ROYAL GATHERINGS, Volume II: 1914-1939.

Please come join us ... meet the authors, enjoy the camaraderie  of the venue and company and find new additions to your royal book collections!

Announcement:

https://www.facebook.com/Booksvanhoog?fref=nf

Hoogstraten's website:

http://www.hoogstraten.nl/theshop/index.php

EUROHISTORY: ROYAL GATHERINGS, Volume II – List of Contents!

Divided in 36 chapters, each dedicated to a particular royal gathering, ROYAL GATHERINGS, Volume II, is a masterpiece!

The book's 248 pages regale the reader with a whopping 330 exquisite photos illustrating at a given point in time, some of the royalties present, or related, to the event discussed in any given chapter.

It is by far, one of our best books ... which continue improving in content and quality, raising the bar even higher than the previous EUROHISTORY production!

This is the list of chapters inside ROYAL GATHERINGS, Volume II:

Chapter I: The Russian Imperial Family Visits the Romanian Royal Family – Constanza, 14 June 1914

Chapter II: The Russian Emperor Declares War on Germany – St Petersburg, 2 August 1914

Chapter III: The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha and Her Spanish Grandsons – Dolder Hotel, Zurich, Switzerland, August 1916

Chapter IV: The wedding of Prince George of Battenberg and Countess Nada de Torby –

London, 15 November 1916

Chapter V: The Funeral of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, King of Hungary – Vienna, 30 November 1916

Chapter VI: The Family of the Infante don Carlos of Spain – Madrid, c. 1917

Chapter VII: The Habsburgs of Teschen – Austria, c. 1917

Chapter VIII: Queen Maud of Norway Visits Her English Relations – London, England, December 1918

Chapter IX: The Wedding of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg & Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma – Luxembourg, 6 November 1919

Chapter X: A Gathering of Coburgs – Burglaßschloßen, Coburg, Germany, c. late 1919

Chapter XI: The Ordainment of Prince Georg of Bavaria – Ettal Abbey, near Oberammergau, 

Bavaria, 19 March 1921

Chapter XII: The Funeral of Kaiserin Augusta Viktoria – Potsdam, Germany, 19 April 1921

Chapter XIII: The Swedish Royal Family Visit Their English Relations – c. 1921

Chapter XIV: The Wedding of Princess Margrethe of Denmark and Prince René of Bourbon-Parma – Copenhagen, Denmark, 9 June 1921

Chapter XV: The Wedding of Princess Barbara of Bourbon-Two Sicilies & Count Franz Xaver of

Stolberg-Wernigerode, Munich, 31 May 1922

Chapter XVI: King Alexander I of Serbia & Princess Marie of Romania – Belgrade, 8 June 1922

Chapter XVII: The Wedding of Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria and Duke Albrecht Eugen of

    Württemberg – Bad Mergentheim, 24 January 1924 

Chapter XVIII: The Wedding of Prince Wolfgang of Hesse and Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden – Schloß Salem, 17 September 1924 

Chapter XIX: The Kaiser in Exile – Huis Doorn, c. 1926 

Chapter XX: The Heinrichs of Prussia – Schloß Hemmelmark, c. June 1927 

Chapter XXI: The Funeral of the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia – Roskilde, Denmark, 19 October 1928 

Chapter XXII: The Wedding of Prince Christopher of Greece & Princess Françoise of France – Palermo, Sicily, 11 February 1929 

Chapter XXIII: A Royal Gathering in Northern Germany, c. 1929 

Chapter XXIV: The 70th Birthday of Prince Carl of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, 27 February 1931

Chapter XXV: The Wedding of the Count of Paris and Princess Isabelle d’Orléans-Bragança  Palermo, Sicily, 8 April 1931 

Chapter XXVI: The 70th Birthday of Grand Duchess Maria Anna of Luxembourg – Schloß Berg, Luxembourg, 13 July 1931 

Chapter XXVII: The Funeral of King Friedrich August III of Saxony – Dresden, Saxony, 23 February 1932 

Chapter XXVIII: The Wedding of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha – Coburg, Bavaria, 20 October 1932 

Chapter XXIX: The Wedding of Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Count Carl Theodor of Toerring-Jettenbach – Schloß Seefeld, Bavaria – 10 January 1934 

Chapter XXX: King Vittorio Emanuel III of Italy and His Family, c. 1934 

Chapter XXXI: The Wedding of the Duke of Kent & Princess Marina of Greece – Westminster Abbey, London, England, 29 November 1934 

Chapter XXXII: The Funeral of Queen Astrid of Belgium – Brussels, Belgium, 3 September 1935 

Chapter XXXIII: The Wedding of Princess Juliana of the Netherlands & Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld – The Hague, The Netherlands, 7 January 1937 

Chapter XXXIV: Hessian Tragedy – The Funeral of the Grand Ducal Family – 19 November 1937

Chapter XXXV: The Wedding of Princess Eugenie of Greece and Prince Dominic Radziwill – Paris, France, 30 May 1938

Chapter XXXVI: The Wedding of the Duke of Spoleto and Princess Irene of Greece – Florence, Italy, 1 July 1939

Family Tree

Advert

EUROHISTORY: Royal Gatherings, Volume II: 1914-1939

EUROHISTORY latest production, ROYAL GATHERINGS, Volume II: 1914-1939, was released to the printer today!

The book will be officially presented at Hoogstraten English Bookstore in The Hague on April 18, and at Royal Gatherings in London, a royalty conference hosted by EUROHISTORY and Mr Ian Shapiro, on April 25-26, 2015.

This volume has 248 pages and well over 300 amazing photos illustrating thirty-six chapters ranging from the Russian Imperial Family's visit to Constanza in June 1914 to the wedding of the Duke of Spoleto and Princess Irene of Greece in 1939.

The chapter listing will be revealed tomorrow!

This is yet another successful cooperation between Ilana D. Miller and Arturo E. Beéche, EUROHISTORY's founder.

The book will begin selling the second week of April 2015!

SPAIN: King Juan Carlos in Washington DC

King Juan Carlos is Spain’s best king since Carlos III of the eighteenth century and one of the most consequential statesmen of the twentieth century. He is overlooked in the United States because Spain’s success is taken for granted and because his life has been chronicled in Spanish. He is far more appreciated in Latin America than in the United States. His reign tinged with sacrifice and tragedy, he succeeded General Francisco Franco, orchestrated Spain’s transition to democracy, faced down a major coup attempt in 1981, drove Spain’s full return to the West, and built bridges to Latin America and the Middle East.

With his active support, Spain became largely prosperous, a net provider of security as a member of NATO, and even became a significant donor of foreign aid. Spain’s transition to democracy is seen as the “textbook” case. The historic transition placed far higher responsibilities on Juan Carlos than almost any other twentieth-century European monarch.

Continue reading ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielrunde/2015/03/02/king-juan-carlos-returns-washington/

EUROHISTORY: William Mead Lalor Collection Acquired by the Eurohistory Archive!

The royal photographic collection painstakingly put together by the late William Mead Lalor, author of three excellent books on European Royalty (Royalty Before the Wars, Royalty Between the Wars and Royalty After the Wars), was recently acquired by the EUROHISTORY Royal Photography Archive. All Mr. Lalor's books were published by Rosvall Royal Books in Sweden.

Bill, as we all called Mr. Lalor, was a royalty enthusiast, perhaps among the most devoted of us. He spent decades putting together this collection and saving for posterity rare images of European royalty between 1860-2010. Added to the already massive archive built by Mr. Beeche at EUROHISTORY, this acquisition easily makes the archive one of the largest royal photo archives in existence.

In an effort to pay tribute to Bill, every time we use an image from his collection, we will source its provenance. We hope that from wherever dear Bill is today, he will be satisfied that his legacy will remain intact!

This acquisition would have been impossible to achieve without the support and financing provided by Mr. Beéche and a selfless donor who believes in "the cause," just as much as our founder!

"Our friend, who has helped keep the flame alive, is owed a great debt of gratitude, but in keeping with his selflessness and low-key approach to the good he does, he wants to remain anonymous," Mr. Beéche, EUROHISTORY's founder, said when asked about the co-donor's identity.

Appreciation is also expressed to Mr. Lalor's children and his estate, for a successful negotiation that was amenable to all parties involved!

Transfer to EUROHISTORY of the Lalor Collection began last month and will conclude soon, as it is a sizable shipment. Once completed, cataloguing will commence and the Lalor Collection will occupy it's own wall in the recently renovated offices of EUROHISTORY.

Sale Discount at Eurohistory's AMAZON Store!

This weekend, to celebrate the 50th birthday of our founder, Arturo Beéche, EUROHISTORY is having a discount on all our books...

Stop by our AMAZON page and get yourself a treat!


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aag/main/ref=olp_merch_name_1?ie=UTF8&asin=0985460369&isAmazonFulfilled=0&seller=A3SHUOZBCCEYBL

SPAIN: The Future of the Monarchy ...

An interesting article from Foreign Policy, the respected journal...

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/02/the-twilight-of-the-spanish-monarchy-king-felipe-vi/