December 5, 1901
The Paris correspondent for The Times of London "quotes a dispatch from The Hague correspondent of The Temps," regarding the "reports of a serious quarrel" between Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and her husband, Prince Hendrik.
The Temps' correspondent states that the "malicious rumors" about the marital strife between the Queen and Prince Hendrik are the "fabrications of cheap Socialist papers" in the Netherlands.
"It is a most happy thing that there is no domestic strife. The Prince is kind and affectionate. The Queen loves her husband, and harmony has always prevailed."
Monday, December 5, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Alfonso bars wedding of son Jaime
December 2, 1931
The Associated Press is reporting that Infante Jaime of Spain has been "prevented" by his father, King Alfonso, from "marrying the girl of his choice.
Jaime, the second son of King Alfonso and Queen Ena, "informed his parents a few days ago" that he was going on a "little automobile trip," from Fontainbleau, were the royal family have been living since they were exiled from Spain earlier this year.
Persons close to the king stated that the Infante Jaime had planned to travel to Bayonne where he had planned to marry secretly. Nothing is known about the putative bride except that she was Spanish.
All of the "necessary papers had been made ready for the ceremony" when friends of the family learned of the preparations and notified Queen Ena who then told the king.
Alfonso then "instructed" his son to "write a letter of renunciation to the girl." Infante Jaime has complied with "his father's order."
Infante Jaime, a deaf mute, recently underwent several operations to improve his hearing. With the help of "scientific instruction," he has learned German, French and Russian.
His elder brother, Infante Alfonso, suffers from hemophilia, and Don Jaime has been mentioned "as a possible heir apparent to the throne."
Not a royal Borbon wedding
December 2, 1911
Although several newspapers have described the newly married Marie Christine of Bourbon as a princess, the Marquise de Fontenoy's latest dispatch notes that she is not a royal princess. Marie Christine, who recently married an Englishman, Leopold Walford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walford of Shropshire, is the daughter of Don Francesco de Borbon, Duke of Marchena, and Countess Maria del Pilar de Muguiro y Beruete, Duchess de Villafranca.
Mr. Walford's father is the chairman of the Walford Lines Ltd, shipowners and of Leopold Walford Shipping Ltd.
The Duchess of Marchena is a "mere noblewoman by birth," and, although, the Duke of Marchena is the son of the "homely" Infant Sebastian and the "light headed and eccentric Infanta Cristina, he is not styled as a royal or an infant of Spain. His descent from the throne is so "remote as to extinguish the prerogatives and status of royalty in their offspring."
The only people in Spain who "have the right to the title of 'prince' are the full fledged scions of the reigning house. They also have the title of Infante or Infanta.
The Duke of Marchena was not an infant of Spain, but he was created a duke by the late King Alfonso XII. He is also a Grandee of Spain, and a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Maria Cristina is the eldest of the three daughters. She will inherit her father's title when he dies, and will become the Duchess of Marchena. Her parents have a home in Madrid, but their primary residence is in the Rue Dumont d'Urville in Paris. The second daughter, Doña Elena died in 1910. The youngest daughter, Maria de los Angelos, is unmarried.
The marriage between Doña Maria Cristina and Leopold Walford took place "quietly and unobtrusively on November 11 at the Church of St. Pierre de Chaillot" in Paris.
The Duke of Marchena has one surviving brother, Don Alfonso, who lives in Madrid in "the utmost retirement and seclusion, having inherited the weak mind of his mother, Infanta Cristina." His two other brothers are deceased, including Don Pedro, Duke of Durcal, who came to the United States in 1887 "in the vain attempt to sell a collection of paintings said to have been made by his father, the Infant Sebastian."
But the collection turned out to be "transparent copies" of paintings or "works of art of inferior masters," that had no real artistic value. The collection was sent back to France, and was eventually sold to pay the storage expenses. The late Duke of Durcal settled in Paris with his Cuban wife and their three children. He got into a series of "financial scrapes," and was disowned by his Spanish relatives. He apparently killed himself the night before he was to be summoned for a "judicial account" involving "particularly questionable transactions." His wife and children were left "penniless." The late Queen Isabel of Spain came to the family's assistance by securing an allowance for them from her daughter-in-law, Queen Maria Cristina, widow of Alfonso XII.
The Duke of Marchena's other brother, Don Luis, Duke of Ansola, also "succumbed to hard living."
Infant Sebastian was the son of Don Pedro, Infant of Spain and Portugal, the eldest son of Don Gabriel, Infant of Spain, and his wife, Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal. Gabriel was the eleventh child of King Carlos III and Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony. Sebastian's wife, Infanta Cristina, was the 10th child of Infant Francisco de Paula of Spain and Princess Luisa of Borbon-Two Sicilies, who was also his niece. Francisco was the fourteenth child of King Carlos IV and Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon Parma.
Although several newspapers have described the newly married Marie Christine of Bourbon as a princess, the Marquise de Fontenoy's latest dispatch notes that she is not a royal princess. Marie Christine, who recently married an Englishman, Leopold Walford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walford of Shropshire, is the daughter of Don Francesco de Borbon, Duke of Marchena, and Countess Maria del Pilar de Muguiro y Beruete, Duchess de Villafranca.
Mr. Walford's father is the chairman of the Walford Lines Ltd, shipowners and of Leopold Walford Shipping Ltd.
The Duchess of Marchena is a "mere noblewoman by birth," and, although, the Duke of Marchena is the son of the "homely" Infant Sebastian and the "light headed and eccentric Infanta Cristina, he is not styled as a royal or an infant of Spain. His descent from the throne is so "remote as to extinguish the prerogatives and status of royalty in their offspring."
The only people in Spain who "have the right to the title of 'prince' are the full fledged scions of the reigning house. They also have the title of Infante or Infanta.
The Duke of Marchena was not an infant of Spain, but he was created a duke by the late King Alfonso XII. He is also a Grandee of Spain, and a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Maria Cristina is the eldest of the three daughters. She will inherit her father's title when he dies, and will become the Duchess of Marchena. Her parents have a home in Madrid, but their primary residence is in the Rue Dumont d'Urville in Paris. The second daughter, Doña Elena died in 1910. The youngest daughter, Maria de los Angelos, is unmarried.
The marriage between Doña Maria Cristina and Leopold Walford took place "quietly and unobtrusively on November 11 at the Church of St. Pierre de Chaillot" in Paris.
The Duke of Marchena has one surviving brother, Don Alfonso, who lives in Madrid in "the utmost retirement and seclusion, having inherited the weak mind of his mother, Infanta Cristina." His two other brothers are deceased, including Don Pedro, Duke of Durcal, who came to the United States in 1887 "in the vain attempt to sell a collection of paintings said to have been made by his father, the Infant Sebastian."
But the collection turned out to be "transparent copies" of paintings or "works of art of inferior masters," that had no real artistic value. The collection was sent back to France, and was eventually sold to pay the storage expenses. The late Duke of Durcal settled in Paris with his Cuban wife and their three children. He got into a series of "financial scrapes," and was disowned by his Spanish relatives. He apparently killed himself the night before he was to be summoned for a "judicial account" involving "particularly questionable transactions." His wife and children were left "penniless." The late Queen Isabel of Spain came to the family's assistance by securing an allowance for them from her daughter-in-law, Queen Maria Cristina, widow of Alfonso XII.
The Duke of Marchena's other brother, Don Luis, Duke of Ansola, also "succumbed to hard living."
Infant Sebastian was the son of Don Pedro, Infant of Spain and Portugal, the eldest son of Don Gabriel, Infant of Spain, and his wife, Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal. Gabriel was the eleventh child of King Carlos III and Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony. Sebastian's wife, Infanta Cristina, was the 10th child of Infant Francisco de Paula of Spain and Princess Luisa of Borbon-Two Sicilies, who was also his niece. Francisco was the fourteenth child of King Carlos IV and Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon Parma.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Cristina in good health
December 1, 1885
Queen Maria Cristina of Spain is "announced to be in good health," although she is "greatly depressed" by the death of her husband, King Alfonso XII, reports the New York Times.
Queen Maria Cristina of Spain is "announced to be in good health," although she is "greatly depressed" by the death of her husband, King Alfonso XII, reports the New York Times.
Italian royals are helping out the war effort
December 1, 1935
Members of the Italian royal family are doing their bit for the war effort, reports the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Princess Jolanda, the eldest daughter of King Vittorio Emanuele, who lives in Turin with her husband, the count of Calvi di Bergolo, "has contributed gold and silver ornaments and coins." She has also stopped using her car, as has her cousin, the Count of Turin.
Crown Prince Umberto and Crown Princess Marie-José have delighted the residents of Naples "by riding on street cars. The Prince has given orders "that his autos shall be used only when necessary." Members of his household who cannot walk "must drive in carriages drawn by the royal horses."
Italy is "conserving gasoline and oil to aid her mechanized army in Africa.
Members of the Italian royal family are doing their bit for the war effort, reports the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Princess Jolanda, the eldest daughter of King Vittorio Emanuele, who lives in Turin with her husband, the count of Calvi di Bergolo, "has contributed gold and silver ornaments and coins." She has also stopped using her car, as has her cousin, the Count of Turin.
Crown Prince Umberto and Crown Princess Marie-José have delighted the residents of Naples "by riding on street cars. The Prince has given orders "that his autos shall be used only when necessary." Members of his household who cannot walk "must drive in carriages drawn by the royal horses."
Italy is "conserving gasoline and oil to aid her mechanized army in Africa.
Boris' wedding canceled
December 1, 1927
King Boris of Bulgaria's engagement plans are on hold, according to an exclusive dispatch from Coburg to the Los Angeles Times. The household of the former King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Boris' father, has learned that Pope Pius has made it impossible for the Bulgarian king to marry Princess Giovanna of Italy.
Although Italian Premier Mussolini favors the match because he "wants to draw Bulgaria into Italy's Balkan orbit," the Pope refuses to allow Princess Giovanna to be married in the Orthodox Church. King Boris is Orthodox.
The Pope also will not allow any children born of "such a marriage" to be raised in any faith but Roman Catholicism. Bulgaria's constitution requires that the heir to the throne be raised in the Orthodox faith.
King Boris is now back in Sofia and explaining to his ministers why he has failed to "find a queen."
The heads of three former ruling houses in Germany have "reminded King Boris that they have marriageable daughters," but the king is not interested in marrying a German princess.
King Boris of Bulgaria's engagement plans are on hold, according to an exclusive dispatch from Coburg to the Los Angeles Times. The household of the former King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Boris' father, has learned that Pope Pius has made it impossible for the Bulgarian king to marry Princess Giovanna of Italy.
Although Italian Premier Mussolini favors the match because he "wants to draw Bulgaria into Italy's Balkan orbit," the Pope refuses to allow Princess Giovanna to be married in the Orthodox Church. King Boris is Orthodox.
The Pope also will not allow any children born of "such a marriage" to be raised in any faith but Roman Catholicism. Bulgaria's constitution requires that the heir to the throne be raised in the Orthodox faith.
King Boris is now back in Sofia and explaining to his ministers why he has failed to "find a queen."
The heads of three former ruling houses in Germany have "reminded King Boris that they have marriageable daughters," but the king is not interested in marrying a German princess.
Princess Stephanie loses her jewels
December 1, 1921
Princess Stephanie of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was the victim of a Parisian jewel thief this evening, according to a special cable to the New York Times. The Princess, who recently arrived from Vienna, went to her bank this morning and took out "half a million francs' worth of jewels," which she planned to wear at a "soirée this evening."
She put the jewels in her handbag and then went to lunch at the Boulevard restaurant. After lunch, she went shopping at one of Paris' large department stores. While she was shopping, "a stranger bumped up against her and shortly afterward she noticed her bag was gone.
The princess lost her jewels and all the contents in the bag including 4,000 French francs and £200. It is believed that the thief followed Princess Stephanie from the bank, and waited for a "favorable moment to snatch the bag from her."
Unfortunately, Princess Stephanie was unable to give police "any description of the man who bumped against her."
Princess Stephanie of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was the victim of a Parisian jewel thief this evening, according to a special cable to the New York Times. The Princess, who recently arrived from Vienna, went to her bank this morning and took out "half a million francs' worth of jewels," which she planned to wear at a "soirée this evening."
She put the jewels in her handbag and then went to lunch at the Boulevard restaurant. After lunch, she went shopping at one of Paris' large department stores. While she was shopping, "a stranger bumped up against her and shortly afterward she noticed her bag was gone.
The princess lost her jewels and all the contents in the bag including 4,000 French francs and £200. It is believed that the thief followed Princess Stephanie from the bank, and waited for a "favorable moment to snatch the bag from her."
Unfortunately, Princess Stephanie was unable to give police "any description of the man who bumped against her."
New Spanish baby shown on a silver salver
December 1, 1901
Not long after the Princess of Asturias gave birth to her son, Alfonso, her husband, "bearing the new-born infant, wrapped in a rich robe, on a silver salver, showed him, according to custom," to Spain's Prime Minister and several other government officials, according to the Madrid correspondent of The Times of London.
The Presidents of both houses of the Cortes, the Papal Nuncio, and high court officials and ladies were also invited to the presentation ceremony.
The Princess of Asturias is the eldest sister of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. She is the heiress presumptive to the throne, and will remain the heir until Alfonso marries and becomes a father. The Princess was married on February 14 to Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies, who was created an Infant of Spain by King Alfonso.
The Princess gave birth yesterday in Madrid.
Not long after the Princess of Asturias gave birth to her son, Alfonso, her husband, "bearing the new-born infant, wrapped in a rich robe, on a silver salver, showed him, according to custom," to Spain's Prime Minister and several other government officials, according to the Madrid correspondent of The Times of London.
The Presidents of both houses of the Cortes, the Papal Nuncio, and high court officials and ladies were also invited to the presentation ceremony.
The Princess of Asturias is the eldest sister of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. She is the heiress presumptive to the throne, and will remain the heir until Alfonso marries and becomes a father. The Princess was married on February 14 to Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies, who was created an Infant of Spain by King Alfonso.
The Princess gave birth yesterday in Madrid.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
What a joke, what a scam?
Can reality TV sink any lower? In a word: yes. Apparently, Francis Mathews, the son of Princess Olga Andreevna of Russia and Tom Mathews, is playing a prince on TV ... Prince Alexander .. on the Ukrainian edition of the Bachelor. Spare me, please.
Francis, a freelance photographer, is a British commoner. His mother is a descendant of a morgantic marriage. He is not a Romanov, nor is he a prince, but he apparently plays one on TV - and 25 luscious Ukraine babes are being suckered into a fractured fairy tale.
I cannot believe Ukraine television viewers are that gullible. I know times in the Ukraine are truly tough, but it is necessary to foster a false identity for someone who is British and a commoner.
http://joannascarrattuabrands.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/prince-alexander-ukrainian-bachelor/#comment-33
Francis, a freelance photographer, is a British commoner. His mother is a descendant of a morgantic marriage. He is not a Romanov, nor is he a prince, but he apparently plays one on TV - and 25 luscious Ukraine babes are being suckered into a fractured fairy tale.
I cannot believe Ukraine television viewers are that gullible. I know times in the Ukraine are truly tough, but it is necessary to foster a false identity for someone who is British and a commoner.
http://joannascarrattuabrands.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/prince-alexander-ukrainian-bachelor/#comment-33
A marriage for a 5-year-old infanta
November 30, 1885
Don Carlos's recent manifesto "promising to confirm to the Spaniards all their present civil and religious liberties," is being seen as a "direct bid" for the throne, reports the New York Times.
The manifesto's declaration is also being interpreted as a "prelude to a proposal of marriage" of Don Carlos' son, Jaime, and the Princess of Asturias, the elder daughter of the late King Alfonso XII of Spain. This marriage would take place "in the event of no heir to the throne being born."
It is said that Carlists and Spanish monarchists would welcome "such a settlement with acclamation," as it would end 50 years of conflict in Spain.
Prince Jaime was born on June 27, 1870. The Princess of Asturias, whose Christian name is Maria de las Mercedes, was born on September 11, 1880.
King Alfonso XII died on November 25. His illness was first reported on October 20. At that time, the Spanish court was "much alarmed by his paleness, lassitude and enunciation." Several days later, the king was feeling much better and attended the Autumn race meeting in Madrid on October 25.
Late on the afternoon of November 24, the Spanish Minister in Washington received a dispatch from the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Madrid stating that the King was ill with "a violent disorder of respiratory organs."
King Alfonso XII died the following morning. The cause of death was "consumption accelerated by dysentery."
Queen Maria Cristina was said to be "completely prostrated by his death."
The king's elder daughter, Mercedes, "will be queen" under a regency headed by Queen Maria Cristina, according to a telegram from Madrid. It was not publicly known at the time of Alfonso's death that his wife was pregnant with the couple's third child, which is why it was assumed that Maria Cristina would act as a regent for the young Queen Mercedes. But as Queen Maria Cristina was pregnant, the succession to the throne would have to wait until she gave birth. The birth of a third daughter would make Mercedes the Queen Regnant, while the birth of a son would mean a new king, and Mercedes would remain as the Princess of Asturias until her younger brother married and fathered a legitimate heir.
Don Carlos's recent manifesto "promising to confirm to the Spaniards all their present civil and religious liberties," is being seen as a "direct bid" for the throne, reports the New York Times.
The manifesto's declaration is also being interpreted as a "prelude to a proposal of marriage" of Don Carlos' son, Jaime, and the Princess of Asturias, the elder daughter of the late King Alfonso XII of Spain. This marriage would take place "in the event of no heir to the throne being born."
It is said that Carlists and Spanish monarchists would welcome "such a settlement with acclamation," as it would end 50 years of conflict in Spain.
Prince Jaime was born on June 27, 1870. The Princess of Asturias, whose Christian name is Maria de las Mercedes, was born on September 11, 1880.
King Alfonso XII died on November 25. His illness was first reported on October 20. At that time, the Spanish court was "much alarmed by his paleness, lassitude and enunciation." Several days later, the king was feeling much better and attended the Autumn race meeting in Madrid on October 25.
Late on the afternoon of November 24, the Spanish Minister in Washington received a dispatch from the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Madrid stating that the King was ill with "a violent disorder of respiratory organs."
King Alfonso XII died the following morning. The cause of death was "consumption accelerated by dysentery."
Queen Maria Cristina was said to be "completely prostrated by his death."
The king's elder daughter, Mercedes, "will be queen" under a regency headed by Queen Maria Cristina, according to a telegram from Madrid. It was not publicly known at the time of Alfonso's death that his wife was pregnant with the couple's third child, which is why it was assumed that Maria Cristina would act as a regent for the young Queen Mercedes. But as Queen Maria Cristina was pregnant, the succession to the throne would have to wait until she gave birth. The birth of a third daughter would make Mercedes the Queen Regnant, while the birth of a son would mean a new king, and Mercedes would remain as the Princess of Asturias until her younger brother married and fathered a legitimate heir.
The death of an archduke
November 30, 1891
Archduke Heinrich of Austria died this morning in Vienna, reports the New York Times. He suffered from "inflammation of the lungs," and his condition grew "rapidly worse during this night."
Archduke Heinrich of Austria died this morning in Vienna, reports the New York Times. He suffered from "inflammation of the lungs," and his condition grew "rapidly worse during this night."
Dutch royal marriage in trouble
November 30, 1901
By cable to the Chicago Tribune. There are now "semi-official denials" of problems between Queen Wilhelmina and her husband, Prince Hendrik. The situation is said to be "entirely mendacious."
A month ago, the Tribune and other newspapers reported that the couple "did have serious differences" and are now said to be "gravely estranged."
The Dutch people are siding with their young queen, and Prince Hendrik "dates not show himself in public, so widespread and passionate is the feeling of resentment."
The former Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin "has taken no pains to conceal his contempt" for the Dutch, and would "doubtless cheerfully accept a lump sum by way of solatium for retirement into private life in Germany."
The Prince consort has already sent "a complete statement of his case" to Kaiser Wilhelm II, but the German Emperor is unlikely to get "interfere actively" in the Netherlands.
Hendrik's list of complaints are in order of importance: His wife's "stinginess in the matter of money," her decision to "keep him in a subservient position," and the attitude of the Dutch government, who treat him "as a person of no importance."
The prince's position is very similar to that of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who married Queen Victoria in 1840. Albert was, however, a "man of intellect." The British never loved Albert, but they "learned to respect him."
Unfortunately, Prince Hendrik does not possess "the qualities absolutely indispensable" to maintain his position as the husband of a Queen Regnant. Thus, it was inevitable that there would be trouble between the Queen and her husband.
Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik were married in February.
The death of a king who never reigned
King Leka of the Albanians died earlier today the Mother Teresa Hospital in Tirana.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iWOfQtYI-fJTNkI7sa6Ut6O05bMg?docId=92a7d9517a14477baaf5e8f1b4e04492
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8926722/Leka-I-Zogu.html
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iWOfQtYI-fJTNkI7sa6Ut6O05bMg?docId=92a7d9517a14477baaf5e8f1b4e04492
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8926722/Leka-I-Zogu.html
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Mike Tindall aplogetic, reinstated to team
For more information: click here.
Still think Mike find it a bit frosty at Christmas dinner with the in-laws.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/8923674/Apologetic-Mike-Tindall-blasts-RFU-for-making-him-a-scapegoat-over-handling-of-World-Cup-PR-disaster.html
Still think Mike find it a bit frosty at Christmas dinner with the in-laws.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/8923674/Apologetic-Mike-Tindall-blasts-RFU-for-making-him-a-scapegoat-over-handling-of-World-Cup-PR-disaster.html
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