Third Royal Gatherings in The Hague: November 7-8, 2015

As we shift full gear toward our Fall 2015 meeting (november 7-8, 2015), we are delighted to share with you the list of speakers at the Third Royal Gatherings in The Hague Conference. They include:

Galina Korneva – The Vladimir Villa and the Court of Marie Pavlovna

Robert Golden– The Connaughts

Janet Ashton – The Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II

Susan Symons – Schloß 2

Sabrina Pollock – Queen Maria Pia of Portugal

Bjarne Steen Jensen – Royal Jewels

Ms. Spliethof – Het Loo Palace

Mr. Bilker – Princess Maria Louisa of Hesse-Kassel

Marian Bette – Margaret Tudor, mother of the Tudors

To reserve a seat please email us at: aebeeche@mac.com or Annet.bekker@hoogstraten.nl

Also, on Friday, November 6, we will lead a separate tour to Het Loo Palace. It is important, given the reduced number of seats we have available in the bus, that if you wish to join us, you do so ASAP. There is a separate charge for this optional tour.

As was the case last year, the Park Hotel has given us a set of rooms for those attending the conference. if you wish to take advantage of the reduced rate being offered, please contact Arturo Beéche at: aebeeche@mac.com without delay!

For further information including pricing for this year's conference, see the attached flyer!

See you in the Hague!

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Book Review: Royal Gatherings, Volume II: 1914-1939

Royal author Marlene Eilers Koenig has written a nice review of ROYAL GATHERINGS, Volume II: 1914-1939.

Royal Gatherings (Who is in the Picture) has been a popular feature of European Royal History Journal for several years now.  The first volume covered the 1859-1914 time period


http://royalbooknews.blogspot.com/2013/01/royal-gatherings-by-ilana-miller-and.html


This second volume picks up where the first volume left off in 1914, ending in 1939, thus covering a heady time in European royal history.  This book is divided into 36 chapters, opening with the familiar group photo of the Russian Imperial Family's visit with the Romanian royal family at Constanza in mid-June 1914, only two weeks before Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination at Sarajevo.   The final group photo is from the wedding of the Duke of Spoleto and Princess Irene of Greece.

The purpose of Royal Gatherings is to provide biographical details, anecdotes and historical information about the people in the group photos.  The publisher includes more photos from his own collection (and the newly acquired collection of the late William Mead Lalor) to flesh out the stories of these weddings, funerals and family gatherings.

I think my most favorite group photo is of the Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and her three Spanish grandsons sitting on a bench outside the Dolder Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1916.  Princes Alvaro, Alonso and Ataulfo were the sons of the Duchess' youngest daughter, Beatrice, married to Infante Don Alfonso of Orleans-Borbon, a first cousin of King Alfonso XIII. (Bee was the first cousin of King Alfonso's wife, Queen Ena.)

Baby Bee is one of my favorites, as are her descendants, all of whom are lovely and helpful people.  

Some of the group photos are familiar to many readers, including the weddings of Princess Margarethe of Denmark and Prince Rene of Bourbon-Parma, King Alexander of Serbia and Princess Marie of Romania, 70th birthday of Prince Carl of Sweden, 70th birthday of Grand Duchess Maria Anna of Luxembourg, the wedding of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and the wedding of the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece,

There are also some gems, too: the Habsburgs of Teschen,  the family of Infante Don Carlos of Spain, the funeral of Kaiserin Auguste, the wedding of Princess Barbara of Two-Sicilies and Count Franz Xavier of Stolberg-Wernigerode, the Heinrichs of Prussia. and the Hessian Tragedy, the funeral of the Grand Ducal Family.

This is the kind of book that you will dip into many times,  Don't rush through the photos or the text.  Sit back and enjoy the traveling back to a time, edging toward a world-changing war that affected the lives of both commoners and royals.   The 20s were a time of rebirth, new challenges, and then the madness of an collapsed economic system leading to the most deadly of dictatorships, hurling toward a second world war.

Royal Gatherings Volume II is published by Eurohistory.com ($48.95.)   The book is available though Amazon and Amazon.co.uk.

I reiterate the same complaint that I made about the first volume.  The authors have not included a bibliography nor do they cite the quotes they use in the text.  It would help other writers and researchers to do know the source material - and to see where the quotes come from.  The addition of a bibliography and citations would only enhance this book's worth.


http://royalbooknews.blogspot.com/2015/07/royal-gatherings-volume-ii-1919-1939-by.html


To purchase your copy...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0985460385

Maria Pia – Queen of Portugal Shipping!

It is with great delight that we announce to all our readers that Eurohistory's twenty-first book, MARIA PIA – Queen of Portugal, has just arrived at our office and began shipping this very afternoon!

We are very happy with the end product and hope that this erudite and well-researched study of a little-known consort will bring her life alive, for those who know her and those interested in getting to know more about the Portuguese Royal Family.

Copies of the book have started shipping to our distributors (Hoogstraten English Bookstore, MAJESTY, Librairie Galignani, AMAZON.co.uk, Rosvall Royal Books) and resellers and ought to be in their hands by the end of next week!

The book is available for immediate purchase at:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0985460377

UK: Obituary of His Grace the Duke of Fife

His Grace the Third Duke of Fife, James Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, passed away at the age of 85 years.

He inherited the title from his aunt Alexandra, widow of Prince Arthur of Connaught. She was the eldest daughter of Princess Louise, the Princess Royal, and wife of the First Duke of Fife.

As Princess Alexandra's only son, Alastair, died without issue, her heir was her sister Maud and then Maud's only son James. Princess Maud of Fife had Charles Carnegie, later 11th Earl of Southesk.

The Third Duke of Fife died on June 22, 2015.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11693626/The-Duke-of-Fife-obituary.html#disqus_thread

Issue CIV – April 2015 Mailing!

We are delighted to let our subscribers know that Issue CIV, Volume 18.2 – April 2015 arrived at our office this afternoon and began mailing immediately!

We expect to complete mailing the magazine by Saturday, thus most subscribers in the USA will have the magazine in their hands by week's end!

Inside this issue, readers will find articles authored by Ilana D. Miller, Coryne Hall, Janet Ashton, Marlene Eilers Koenig and Roberto Cortez Gonzáles. Their contributions deal with: the Battenbergs in 1895, Apapa – King Christian IX of Denmark and his family, Italy's role in entering the Great War, Princess Frederica of Hanover and the Nassaus of Luxembourg. Other sections include book reviews and royal news!

If interested in subscribing, email us at books@eurohistory.com

Issue CV, Volume 18.3 – June 2015 is already in preparation and ought to reach us in about six weeks!

Sweden: Official Wedding Photos

Copyright is held by the Royal Court!

Sweden: A New Baby for Madeleine...

HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden was delivered of a healthy baby boy this afternoon at 145pm (Swedish time).

The Royal Court has released a communiqué letting the public know that both baby and mother are doing well!

http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/latestnews/latestnews/announcementfromthemarshaloftherealm.5.2a01eed814d8a796c1b2119.html

EUROHISTORY: Our Offerings on AMAZON

If you are seeking to increase the size of your library or searching for a gift, don't hesitate to visit our AMAZON page!

There you will find all of EUROHISTORY's books, as well as those by other specialty royal publishers.

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Our New Facebook Shop is Up and Running!

Visit our new Facebook shop where you can find Eurohistory's unique offerings!

http://erhj.blogspot.com/2015/03/eurohistory-our-new-facebook-shop-is-up.html

Sweden: Further Images of the Royal Wedding

Here is a potpourri of images from the royal wedding in Sweden today...

Royal guests (according to the Royal Court) included, besides the King's four sisters and their living spouses: HM Queen Mathilde of Belgium; H.M. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, T.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, T.R.H. Prince Joachim and Princess Marie; HRH Prince Nikolaos and HRH Princess Tatiana of Greece; HIH Princess Takamado of Japan; HM Queen Máxima of the Netherlands; H.M. Queen Sonja of Norway, T.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Märtha Louise and Mr. Ari Behn; T.R.H. The Earl of Wessex and Countess of Wessex; TRH Prince Leopold and Princess Ursula of Bavaria, T.R.H. Prince Manuel and Princess Anna of Bavaria; HH Hereditary Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Mrs Désirée von Bohlen und Halbach and Mr Eckbert von Bohlen und Halbach; HSH Prince Hubertus von Hohenzollern and HSH Princess Ute Maria von Hohenzollern.


http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/latestnews/latestnews/theprincecouplesweddingintheroyalchapel.5.751c664a14d8a76c8332225.html