August 7, 1908
King Frederik VIII and Queen Louise of Denmark had lunch today with a party of 400 Danish Americans in Copenhagen, reports the New York Times.
Colonel Listoe, who lives in New York, conveyed President Roosevelt's greetings to the Danish sovereigns. King Frederik responded gracefully with his "best wishes for the President Roosevelt and the United States."
The royal couple spent time talking with a number of the American, including several doctors.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge & Prince Harry of Wales in Mons
My thanks to Kori Lawrence, who has allowed me to post her photos from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry of Wales' visit to Mons on August 4.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Princess Dorothea criticized for priest at wedding
August 6, 1898
Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has been censured for the "passive assistance" of a Catholic priest at her recent marriage to Duke Ernst Gunther of Schleswig-Holstein, reports the New York Times,.
The presence of the priest at the wedding has caused much discussion in the "Ultramontane press." The Cologne Volks-Zeitung stated: "The priest committed a grave breach of faith and the Princess was guilty, by marrying according to the Protestant rite, of deadly sin."
The Augsburg Post Zeitung chimed in with: "The Coburg family has been guilty of another public nuisance."
Princess Dorothea is the daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his estranged wife, Princess Louise of Belgium. She married Duke Ernst Gunther of Schleswig-Holstein on August 2. The Duke is the brother of Empress Auguste Viktoria, consort of Wilhelm II.
The new Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein is a Roman Catholic. Her husband is Lutheran. The couple were married in a Lutheran ceremony.
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2010/08/duke-of-schleswg-holstein-marries.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2010/08/pope-offended-by-ernst-gunthers.html
Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has been censured for the "passive assistance" of a Catholic priest at her recent marriage to Duke Ernst Gunther of Schleswig-Holstein, reports the New York Times,.
The presence of the priest at the wedding has caused much discussion in the "Ultramontane press." The Cologne Volks-Zeitung stated: "The priest committed a grave breach of faith and the Princess was guilty, by marrying according to the Protestant rite, of deadly sin."
The Augsburg Post Zeitung chimed in with: "The Coburg family has been guilty of another public nuisance."
Princess Dorothea is the daughter of Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his estranged wife, Princess Louise of Belgium. She married Duke Ernst Gunther of Schleswig-Holstein on August 2. The Duke is the brother of Empress Auguste Viktoria, consort of Wilhelm II.
The new Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein is a Roman Catholic. Her husband is Lutheran. The couple were married in a Lutheran ceremony.
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2010/08/duke-of-schleswg-holstein-marries.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2010/08/pope-offended-by-ernst-gunthers.html
Princess Alice robbed
August 6, 1904
Princess Alice of Monaco was the victim of a robbery today at the Hotel Mercedes in Paris. According to the New York Times, the princess was robbed of a "diadem valued at $12,000, other jewels and a sum of money."
The Princess was born Marie Alice Heine in New Orleans in 1858. She was born Jewish but converted to Roman Catholicism when she married her first husband, the Duke of Richelieu in 1875. He died in 1880, leaving his widow with a son, Armand, who succeeded as the 8th Duke of Richelieu, and Odile.
Nine years after the death of her first husband, Alice married as his second wife, Prince Albert I of Monaco on October 30, 1889. In May 1902, the couple separated judicially, but there are no plans for divorce.
Princess Alice of Monaco was the victim of a robbery today at the Hotel Mercedes in Paris. According to the New York Times, the princess was robbed of a "diadem valued at $12,000, other jewels and a sum of money."
The Princess was born Marie Alice Heine in New Orleans in 1858. She was born Jewish but converted to Roman Catholicism when she married her first husband, the Duke of Richelieu in 1875. He died in 1880, leaving his widow with a son, Armand, who succeeded as the 8th Duke of Richelieu, and Odile.
Nine years after the death of her first husband, Alice married as his second wife, Prince Albert I of Monaco on October 30, 1889. In May 1902, the couple separated judicially, but there are no plans for divorce.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Crown Prince: make visible the spirit and work of your glorious ancestors, the participants of the First World War
Belgrade, 5 August 2014. - His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II invites all descendants of the participants of the First World War to participate in the making of the Album of memories of our ancestors who shed their blood and gave lives fighting for the survival of their homeland and their people in the Great War
The project "Album in Memory of our Ancestors in the Great War" has the main goal to increase visibility and sustainability of Serbian cultural heritage as an important part of the cultural heritage of European nations at the time of First World War. One of the primary goals is to empower citizens who chose to take part in it to give their personal touch by providing relevant documents and historic sources in marking the Centenary of the First World War.
The creation of this Album will give an opportunity for all to submit online scans of photographs of their ancestors, biographic texts, diaries, medals, letters of soldiers and other materials of importance for Serbian and world history. At the end of the project, 100 chosen photographs will be printed and exhibited at places of historic importance of this period.
Photos and other documents could be submitted via web site http://slavnim-precima.rs where all material collected so far could be seen.
"The history obliges us not to surrender to oblivion the cathartic experience that Serbia bears from the First World War but to become aware and start renewing common values: love, honour, culture of remembrance, creativity and above all - humanity. History calls us to take personal responsibility for the future of our descendants. On this occasion, I appeal to all the descendants of our giant heroes to be interested in the history of their ancestors and to talk with their loved ones and gather as much information and documentation about their brave ancestors, because any document, image, monument, diary, medal, autobiographical writing or postcard is invaluable and a great contribution to the beautiful and the sublime restoration of our historical self-consciousness as a defence and confirmation of truth and justice. This act will show that you are an important part of our community, aware of the importance and influence of the history on the contemporary moment, that you are conscientious and responsible to the challenges of your time, and that you are willing to give a clear and unambiguous answer to the question of what it means to protect and nurture own identity. Make visible the spirit and work of your glorious ancestors. Participate in the making of the Album of memories of our ancestors from the First World War" - said the Crown Prince Alexander II in its public invitation.
Crown Prince Alexander on World War centenary
Crown Prince Alexander II on the Centenary of the beginning of the Great War
It has been hundred years since the beginning of the war that is remembered in history as the Great War, as a first war that officially was called a World War that left tragic marks on our planet! The victorious parties named it as a Great war for civilization afterwards! The war began by the Austro Hungarian attack on Serbia. Serbia lived on, the Austro Hungarian Monarchy did not.
My great grandfather His Majesty King Peter I ruled Serbia in 1914. During First and Second Balkan War we liberated our lands that were enslaved for centuries and our people that dreamt of freedom during those times! Nobody in Serbia wanted a new war, nor welcomed it, but when it came it was welcomed as an uninvited guest should have been: with courage and determination!
Monday, August 4, 2014
Britain has declared war on Germany
August 4, 1914
Tonight Great Britain and Germany went to war. The "momentous decision of the British Government came before the "expiration of the time limit" set by Great Britain in her ultimatum to Germany to respect Belgian neutrality.
According to Associated Press bulletins, Germany has rejected Britain's request in regards of Belgium's neutrality.
The British Ambassador to Germany has received his passports, and the British government has notified Germany that a "state of war existed between the two countries."
The Prime Minister spoke in the House of Commons: "We have repeated the request made last week to the German Government that they should give us the same assurance in regard to Belgian neutrality that was given to us and Belgium by France last week. We have asked that it should be given before midnight."
The response from Germany was unsatisfactory. King George V and his Council met late in the evening, where the declaration of war was signed.
War was declared at 11:00 p.m. The Foreign Office has released the following statement:
"Owing to the summary rejection by the German Government of the request made by his Majesty's Government for assurances that the neutrality of Belgium will be respected, his Majesty's Ambassador to Berlin has received his passports, and his Majesty's Government declared to the German Government that a state of war exists between Great Britain and Germany as from 11 p.m. on August 4, 1914."
More than a thousand people gathered outside Buckingham Palace late tonight and cheered until King George V, Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales and Princess Mary appeared on the balcony.
All of Europe "is now in arms." On one side: Austria-Hungary and Germany, which are opposed by Russia, France, Great Britain, Serbia and Montenegro.
Italy has declared to be neutral but has been mobilizing. Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland are also mobilizing. Germany's request for free passage of its troops through Belgium was "answered with hasty preparations" by Belgium to resist the advance.
Tonight Great Britain and Germany went to war. The "momentous decision of the British Government came before the "expiration of the time limit" set by Great Britain in her ultimatum to Germany to respect Belgian neutrality.
According to Associated Press bulletins, Germany has rejected Britain's request in regards of Belgium's neutrality.
The British Ambassador to Germany has received his passports, and the British government has notified Germany that a "state of war existed between the two countries."
The Prime Minister spoke in the House of Commons: "We have repeated the request made last week to the German Government that they should give us the same assurance in regard to Belgian neutrality that was given to us and Belgium by France last week. We have asked that it should be given before midnight."
The response from Germany was unsatisfactory. King George V and his Council met late in the evening, where the declaration of war was signed.
War was declared at 11:00 p.m. The Foreign Office has released the following statement:
"Owing to the summary rejection by the German Government of the request made by his Majesty's Government for assurances that the neutrality of Belgium will be respected, his Majesty's Ambassador to Berlin has received his passports, and his Majesty's Government declared to the German Government that a state of war exists between Great Britain and Germany as from 11 p.m. on August 4, 1914."
More than a thousand people gathered outside Buckingham Palace late tonight and cheered until King George V, Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales and Princess Mary appeared on the balcony.
All of Europe "is now in arms." On one side: Austria-Hungary and Germany, which are opposed by Russia, France, Great Britain, Serbia and Montenegro.
Italy has declared to be neutral but has been mobilizing. Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland are also mobilizing. Germany's request for free passage of its troops through Belgium was "answered with hasty preparations" by Belgium to resist the advance.
British royal family commemorate the start of the first world war
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Liege. The Duke of Rothesay in Glasgow and Queen Elizabeth II at Crathie. Also the King and Queen of the Belgians and the King of Spain.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
The wedding of Princess Tatiana von Preussen and Philip Womack
Princess Tatiana von Preussen and Philip Womack were married on June 28th at St. Andrew's Church, Wingfield, Suffolk.
Here is a link to the official wedding photographer's photo
http://howardbarlow.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/WEDDINGS/G0000RbEIgn85QkY/I0000BUntZ9xCqV4
Here is a link to the official wedding photographer's photo
http://howardbarlow.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/WEDDINGS/G0000RbEIgn85QkY/I0000BUntZ9xCqV4
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Habsburg-Fairfax engagement officially announced.
Mr A.T.D. Fairfax and Archduchess Elmerice of Austria
Friday, August 1, 2014
Grand Duchess Marie visits Princess Beatrice to end feud
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The Dowager Duchess Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, daughter of Alexander II of Russia and widow of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, visited her sister-in-law, Princess Beatrice, today at Kensington Palace.
Everyone is talking about this visit, reports the Chicago Daily Tribune because the two women were once "arch enemies and kept old Queen Victoria's Household in constant turmoil."
As Duchess of Edinburgh, Marie was never popular in England. She hated the country, and felt that she deserved a better precedence at the court because she was the daughter of the Russian Emperor. Queen Victoria did not agree. Marie would not have precedence before the Princess of Wales nor Queen Victoria's daughters.
This did not set well with Marie. It was not until the death of her husband's uncle, Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, that the Russian grand duchess became the consort of the new Duke. Her new rank did not extend, however, to the British court.
She resented the influence that Victoria's youngest daughter, Beatrice, had with her mother. Beatrice's position remained higher than Marie's even though Beatrice married Prince Henry of Battenberg, the son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and By Rhine and his morganatic wife, Julie von Hauke.
Marie's life is now very different. Her only son, Alfred, died before his father, and the Coburg dukedom passed to a nephew. None of her daughters have made brilliant marriages. Her eldest daughter, Marie, will one day be Queen of Roumania, but "that is nothing great as far as a throne and queens are concerned."
However, Princess Beatrice's only daughter, Victoria Eugenie, is the queen of Spain.
Popuar Imperial couple
The new heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Karl Franz Josef, was not so well known in Hungary, as in Austria, reports the Associated Press' foreign correspondent. But his popularity has been spreading with the telling of "numerous anecdotes illustrative of his democratic simplicity."
His sympathy for Hungary and Hungarians is well-known, and he and his wife, Archduchess Zita, "speak the Hungarian language well." They have chosen to live in the "magnificent royal palace at Buda," which Karl believes is well situated for "bettering the relations between the Austrian and Serbian peoples."
This dispatch was filed on July 19 from Budapest but was not published until today.
Intermarriages don't stop war
August 1, 1914
It is war in Europe as Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany has declared war on Russia, and her Emperor Nicholas II, whose wife, Alexandra, is the Kaiser's first cousin.
According to the Ex-Attache's most recent dispatch in the Chicago Daily Tribune, the many intermarriages among the European royal houses have failed to stop the escalating war in Europe.
It has been largely assumed that these marriages would "serve to cement offensive and defensive alliances between the countries which the bride and bridegroom belonged."
But it comes as a shock to see what a "small and insignificant role" these marriages have played in involving all the "great powers of the old world in war."
These matrimonial alliances have "exercised little influence on political alliances in today's Europe. Empress Alexandra and a number of the Grand Duchesses are of German birth, but this did not deter Nicholas II from "embarking upon a war with Germany."
Queen Sophie of the Hellenes is a sister of Kaiser Wilhelm II but her husband, King Constantine I has refused Wilhelm II's entreaties to join the Triple Alliance.
Great Britain is siding with France and Russia. The Duchesses of Connaught and Albany, who married sons of Queen Victoria, as well as her son-in-law, the elderly Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, were all Germans at the time of their respective marriages. Christian, a naturalized Briton, serves as a general in the British army.
The widowed Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who remains at Coburg, is a Russian Grand Duchess by birth. She is "Russian through and through," as the only daughter of Alexander II. The Dowager Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin is also a Grand Duchess of Russia as she is the daughter of the late Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich. Grand Duchess Anastasia has two daughters: Alexandrine, the wife of the Crown Prince of Denmark, and Cecilie is the wife of the Crown Prince of Germany.
The late Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was also a British prince as he was the second son of Queen Victoria.
Kaiser Wilhelm and his younger brother, Prince Henry, are the sons of a British mother, Princess Victoria, sister of the late Edward VII.
Empress Alexandra and Grand Duchess Elisabeth, the widow of the assassinated Grand Duke Serge, are the sisters of the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantovich's wife, Elisabeth, is the daughter of the late Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Grand Duchess Victoria, the wife of Grand Duke Kirill, second in line to the throne, is a British princess by birth, and is the daughter of the late Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her mother, Grand Duchess Marie is the sister of the late Grand Duke Wladimir and Grand Duchess Marie, born a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Grand Duchess Victoria's older sister, Marie, is the wife of Crown Prince Ferdinand of Roumania.
Fortunately for the Austrians, all the members of imperial house are married to princes or princesses of the sovereign families of Germany, such as Saxony, Bavaria and Württemberg. Several members of the family are married to members of the former ruling house of Portugal as well as with the Spanish and Italians. None of the Habsburgs have married members of the British or Russian royal houses.
King George V "recently decreed" that the princes of Battenberg were to be "regarded" as members of the British royal family. Prince Louis, a British admiral, and First Sea Lord, "was born and bred a German," and has a German title. He is married to the sister of the Grand Duke of Hesse and By Rhine and the Empress of Russia. His wife's brother-in-law, Prince Henry of Prussia, is the ranking officer in the Germany navy.
It is not known if Prince Louis will be allowed to remain in his position due to his German title and origins, although he is a naturalized British national.
It is war in Europe as Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany has declared war on Russia, and her Emperor Nicholas II, whose wife, Alexandra, is the Kaiser's first cousin.
According to the Ex-Attache's most recent dispatch in the Chicago Daily Tribune, the many intermarriages among the European royal houses have failed to stop the escalating war in Europe.
It has been largely assumed that these marriages would "serve to cement offensive and defensive alliances between the countries which the bride and bridegroom belonged."
But it comes as a shock to see what a "small and insignificant role" these marriages have played in involving all the "great powers of the old world in war."
These matrimonial alliances have "exercised little influence on political alliances in today's Europe. Empress Alexandra and a number of the Grand Duchesses are of German birth, but this did not deter Nicholas II from "embarking upon a war with Germany."
Queen Sophie of the Hellenes is a sister of Kaiser Wilhelm II but her husband, King Constantine I has refused Wilhelm II's entreaties to join the Triple Alliance.
Great Britain is siding with France and Russia. The Duchesses of Connaught and Albany, who married sons of Queen Victoria, as well as her son-in-law, the elderly Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, were all Germans at the time of their respective marriages. Christian, a naturalized Briton, serves as a general in the British army.
The widowed Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who remains at Coburg, is a Russian Grand Duchess by birth. She is "Russian through and through," as the only daughter of Alexander II. The Dowager Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin is also a Grand Duchess of Russia as she is the daughter of the late Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich. Grand Duchess Anastasia has two daughters: Alexandrine, the wife of the Crown Prince of Denmark, and Cecilie is the wife of the Crown Prince of Germany.
The late Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was also a British prince as he was the second son of Queen Victoria.
Kaiser Wilhelm and his younger brother, Prince Henry, are the sons of a British mother, Princess Victoria, sister of the late Edward VII.
Empress Alexandra and Grand Duchess Elisabeth, the widow of the assassinated Grand Duke Serge, are the sisters of the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantovich's wife, Elisabeth, is the daughter of the late Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Grand Duchess Victoria, the wife of Grand Duke Kirill, second in line to the throne, is a British princess by birth, and is the daughter of the late Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her mother, Grand Duchess Marie is the sister of the late Grand Duke Wladimir and Grand Duchess Marie, born a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Grand Duchess Victoria's older sister, Marie, is the wife of Crown Prince Ferdinand of Roumania.
Fortunately for the Austrians, all the members of imperial house are married to princes or princesses of the sovereign families of Germany, such as Saxony, Bavaria and Württemberg. Several members of the family are married to members of the former ruling house of Portugal as well as with the Spanish and Italians. None of the Habsburgs have married members of the British or Russian royal houses.
King George V "recently decreed" that the princes of Battenberg were to be "regarded" as members of the British royal family. Prince Louis, a British admiral, and First Sea Lord, "was born and bred a German," and has a German title. He is married to the sister of the Grand Duke of Hesse and By Rhine and the Empress of Russia. His wife's brother-in-law, Prince Henry of Prussia, is the ranking officer in the Germany navy.
It is not known if Prince Louis will be allowed to remain in his position due to his German title and origins, although he is a naturalized British national.
Little Alexis: most important baby in Russia
August 1, 1908
The baby with the "highest position in Russia" is the only son and heir of Emperor Nicholas II, reports the Los Angeles Times. If this little boy ever "gains the throne," he will known as Alexis II.
Little Alexis was born on August 13, 1904. He has four older sisters who adore him, and "he has so many toys that that he probably doesn't know how many he owns."
His first toys "were a set of brightly painted funny little figurines that fitted into one another." He loves a "jointed serpent that wriggles along in a fearsome manner," as well as a little horse drawn cart, and miniature railway set.
Alexis has "electrical toys, steam toys, all sorts of mechanical toys and toys that talk from hidden phonographs."
He wears "magnificent clothes," as well. Many little boys love playing soldier. The young tsarevitch is all ready the colonel of regiments in Finland, Lithuania, Siberia, and several others. He also is the commander of the Cossacks. Certainly enough military honors for a little boy who isn't yet four.
The baby with the "highest position in Russia" is the only son and heir of Emperor Nicholas II, reports the Los Angeles Times. If this little boy ever "gains the throne," he will known as Alexis II.
Little Alexis was born on August 13, 1904. He has four older sisters who adore him, and "he has so many toys that that he probably doesn't know how many he owns."
His first toys "were a set of brightly painted funny little figurines that fitted into one another." He loves a "jointed serpent that wriggles along in a fearsome manner," as well as a little horse drawn cart, and miniature railway set.
Alexis has "electrical toys, steam toys, all sorts of mechanical toys and toys that talk from hidden phonographs."
He wears "magnificent clothes," as well. Many little boys love playing soldier. The young tsarevitch is all ready the colonel of regiments in Finland, Lithuania, Siberia, and several others. He also is the commander of the Cossacks. Certainly enough military honors for a little boy who isn't yet four.
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