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Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, Europe’s Wealthiest Heiress Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, Europe’s Wealthiest Heiress

Princess Antonia Kohary (left) and Prince Ferdinand of Saxed-Coburg and Gotha At the turn of the 19th century, one woman, while not a full-fledged ro…

Princess Grace of Monaco: Movie Queen, Royalty, Fashion Icon Monagasque royalty

Princess Grace of Monaco: Movie Queen, Royalty, Fashion Icon

Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco in Rome, c1960. Image from Wikimedia Commons Grace Patricia Kelly was born to a rich and influential …

The Life of Princess Pauline von Metternich, Europe’s Grand Dame, Party-Loving Royal Dueler Empress Eugenie

The Life of Princess Pauline von Metternich, Europe’s Grand Dame, Party-Loving Royal Dueler

Portrait of Princess Pauline de Metternich by Winterhalter, c1860. Image from Wikimedia Commons Princess Pauline Clémentine Marie Walburga von Mett…

Princess Clémentine of Orléans, Europe’s Cleverest Princess, Bulgaria’s Kingmaker August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Clémentine of Orléans, Europe’s Cleverest Princess, Bulgaria’s Kingmaker

A portrait of Princess Clementine of Orleans by Winterhalter, c1846. Marie Clémentine Léopoldine Caroline Clotilde was born at the Château de Neuilly…

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, The Smiling Queen Claus of the Netherlands

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, The Smiling Queen

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Image from Wikimedia Commons Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands’ warm personality endeared her not only to her subjects b…

King George VI Dead at 56 British royal family

King George VI Dead at 56

King George VI with Prince Charles, Regent of Belgium, at the Headquarters of the Canadian Army in Belgium, c October 1944. Image from Wikimedia Commons …

Sophie of Bavaria: the Secret Empress of Austria, the Only Man in the Habsburg Court Archduchess Sophie of Austria

Sophie of Bavaria: the Secret Empress of Austria, the Only Man in the Habsburg Court

A portrait of Sophie, Archduchess of Austria. Image from Wikimedia Commons In assessing the life of Archduchess Sophie of Austria, one would easily…

Frogmore Cottage, a Dream Home for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex British royal family

Frogmore Cottage, a Dream Home for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Frogmore Cottage c1872. Image from Royal Collection Trust via Wikimedia Commons Before the end of 2018, news broke that the Duke and Duchess of Susse…

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