Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone, c1911. Image from Wikimedia Commons A most interesting personality has the young Princess who recently became th…

Queen Maud of Norway was the first queen of an independent Norway for over half a millennium. Known for her chic fashion sense, she was a beloved royal in Grea…

Queen Maria Pia of Portugal was an Italian princess who married King Luis of Portugal.  Read more about her story in this article. A portrait of Queen Maria Pi…

A portrait of Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta by Philip de Laszlo, c1931.  Princess Irene was born a Princess of Greece and Denmark. By marriage, she was Duch…

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was born on March 31, 1900, at York Cottage on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk.  He was the third son and fourth child of P…

Sophia of Nassau (christened Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette) was born on July 9, 1836. She was the youngest daughter of Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau, (1792-18…

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is set to release his memoirs next summer. This coincides with the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II, who is t…

Born on December 1, 1877, Hermine was the fourth daughter and fifth of six children of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and his wife, Princess Ida Mathi…

On April 9, 1835, King Leopold II of Belgium was born in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. He was the second but eldest surviving son of Leopold I and Louise…

A portrait of Queen Carola of Saxony by Elisabeth Vilma Lwoff Parlaghy, c1901. Dubbed as one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe during the 1850s, Princ…

On December 14, 1878, Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, died. Diphtheria claimed the life of Queen Victoria's second daughter and third child.…

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia was born on was born 18 April, 1890 in Saint Petersburg. She was the first child and only daughter of Grand Duke P…

Queen Olga, the wife of King George I of the Hellenes, was highly esteemed and deeply loved in her adopted land of Greece. Born on September 3, 1851, she …

Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, died on August 21, 2021, at the age of 81. Her death came just a few days after she suffered a stroke and was rushed to Grabs…

Amedeo, Duke of Aosta He was born in Florence, Italy on September 27, 1943, the only child of Prince Aimone, Duke of Spoleto, and Princess Irene of Greece and …

Portrait of Princess Mary by James Jebusa Shannon for the book Princess Mary's Gift Book, published in 1914. In 1932, King George V named her only da…

A young Empress Zita. Image from Wikimedia Commons Empress Zita of Austria was born on May 9, 1892, at the Villa Pianore near Viareggio. She was the seven…

At the Buckingham Palace reception held by Queen Elizabeth II in honor of Princess Alexandra. Image from Getty The Picture Gallery of Buckingham Palace …

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as a member of the Charles Edward SA-Gruppenführer in 1933. Image from Wikimedia Commons  Read Part 1 here W…