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In Pictures: Inside Kensington Palace British royal family

In Pictures: Inside Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace. Image from Wikimedia Commons Kensington Palace is one of the top tourist attractions of London. Kings and queens lived here since th…

The Colorful and Tragic Life of Luisa, Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino Coco Chanel

The Colorful and Tragic Life of Luisa, Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino

Born on January 23, 1881 in Milan, Italy, Luisa Adele Rosa Maria Amman was the younger of two daughters of rich parents, Alberto Amman and his wife Luc…

The Royal Palace of Wroclaw: A Baron’s Mansion Turned King’s Palace castles and palaces

The Royal Palace of Wroclaw: A Baron’s Mansion Turned King’s Palace

Until 1740, the mineral-rich province of Silesia was part of the Habsburg dominions. For centuries, this dynasty had provided rulers to Spain, Austria, …

Princess Thyra of Denmark and her Love Child Danish royal family

Princess Thyra of Denmark and her Love Child

Princess Thyra of Denmark, Duchess of Cumberland, and her husband, Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. Images from Wikimedia Commons Thyra Ameli…

“Pleasant-Looking but not Beautiful”: The Life of Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland, the Last Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

“Pleasant-Looking but not Beautiful”: The Life of Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland, the Last Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (left) and Friedrich Franz IV, the last Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. (Images from Wikimedia Commons) …

Queen Maria II of Portugal, Portugal’s Educator and Good Mother House of Braganza

Queen Maria II of Portugal, Portugal’s Educator and Good Mother

Maria II, Queen of Portugal. Images from Wikimedia Commons Maria da Glória Joana Carlota Leopoldina da Cruz Francisca Xavier de Paula Isidora Micaela …

An Artistic Princess: The Life of Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Frederick II

An Artistic Princess: The Life of Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Princess Wilhelmine Friederike Sophie of Prussia was born on July 3, 1709 in the city of Berlin, the capital of the kingdom of Prussia.   She was the e…

Frederica of Hanover, Greece’s Grey Eminence Ernest Augustus Duke of Brunswick

Frederica of Hanover, Greece’s Grey Eminence

King Paul and Queen Frederica. Image from Wikimedia Commons  Friederike Luise Thyra Victoria Margarita Sophia Olga Cecilia Isabella Christa was born on Ap…

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