Prince killed in picket duty

October 20, 1914 

 A Dutch newspaper, the Handelsblad, reported today that Prince Wolrad Friedrich of Waldeck und Pyrmont was killed in action on the western front while "engaged in patrolling." 

 Prince Wolrad was a half-brother to the Dowager Queen Emma of the Netherlands, the Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt, the Duchess of Albany, and the Princess of Erbach-Schönburg. His half-brother, Friedrich, is the current Prince of Waldeck und Pyrmont. He was born in 1892, and he was killed on October 14, 1914, in France. 

He was the only child of the late Prince Georg Viktor of Waldeck-Pyrmont and his second wife, Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein. The prince was only 22 when he was killed.

Crown Princess falls down, hits head, cancels engagements

Crown Princess Mette-Marit's official visit to the Ukraine ended quickly and with a bang ... to the head:

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2722738.ece

Prince Ludwig's funeral

The information was provided to me by a family member.

Prince Ludwig will lie in repose at the Church of Saint Alto in Leustetten, near Starnberg on Tuesday. The visitation hours are from 9:30 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. The funeral will be on Wednesday at the Klosterkirche in Andechs. This will be followed by a reception and burial, the latter to take place at the cemetery at Andechs. Other members of the Bavarian royal family are also buried here including the late head of the family, Duke Albrecht, who was Ludwig's half-brother-in-law.

A little too dressed for sight-seeing

I don't know about you, but I think TRH Prince and Princess Michael were more concerned with being seen than sightseeing. I think they were a tad over-dressed for walking the streets of Rome. I don't know about you, but I like to wear casual, comfortable shoes when walking. Not heeled shoes.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1078730/Pictured-Prince-Michael-strolling-hand-hand--wife.html

Interview with Marie Chantal of Greece

Long interview with HRH Crown Princess Pavlos of the Hellenes - to use Marie Chantal's official title.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2008/10/19/st_mariechantal.xml&page=2

Prince Ludwig of Bavaria dead at 95

His Royal Highness Prince Ludwig (Karl Maria Anton Josef) of Bavaria died today, October 17. 2008. He was 95-years-old.

Prince Ludwig was one of the last three members of the Bavarian royal family who were born before the end of the Wittelsbach's reign in Bavaria. (The other two Bavarian royals are Ludwig's sisters, Maria, the widow of Prince Pedro Henrique de Orleans-Braganza, and Eleonore, Countess of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchberg.

Prince Ludwig was born June 22 1913 at Schloss Nymphenberg. He was the eldest of the six children of Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife, Princess Isabella of Croy.

Prince Franz was a younger brother of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.

On July 20, 1950, Prince Ludwig married his first cousin, Princess Irmingard of Bavaria. The Princess, who was born in 1923, is the second of Crown Prince Rupprecht's six children by his second wife, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg.

The marriage took place at Schloss Nymphenburg. Prince Ludwig and Princess Irmingard settled down at Schloss Leutstetten, which Ludwig would inherit from his father, Prince Franz, who died in 1957.

Irmingard's nephew, Franz, who is the eldest son of her eldest surviving half-brother, Albrecht, is the current head of the Bavarian royal family.

Prince Ludwig is survived by his widow, Princess Irmingard, their son, Prince Luitpold and five grandchildren, Princesses Auguste and Alice and Princes Ludwig, Heinrich and Karl of Bavaria. Ludwig is also survived by his sisters, Princesses Maria, Eleonore and Dorothea (Archduchess Gottfried of Austria) and his younger brother, Prince Rasso. He was predeceased by two daughters, Maria and Philippa, both of whom were stillborn in 1953 and 1954, respectively.

Prince Luitpold is now third in line for the Bavarian succession. As Franz has no children, and his brother, Max, has only daughters, the succession will eventually devolve on Prince Luitpold, who lives with his family at Schloss Kaltenberg.

Alexander's funeral

October 16, 1934

Today was a great national, if indeed international, pageant of sorrow" for the late King Alexander of Yugoslavia, who was assassinated at the start of a State visit to France last week. "Devout peasants" who considered Alexander one of their own lined the streets of Belgrade, holding crucifixes and lighted candles, as the funeral procession past.
Alexander's coffin was taken from the national cathedral and placed on a gun carriage for the final journey to the train station.
The funeral procession was preceded by a distinguished Serbian general who carried Alexander's crown, which will be worn again when the young King reaches his majority.
Eleven-year-old King Peter dressed with "the simplicity of an American schoolboy, walked between his mother, Queen Marie, and his grandmother, Queen Marie of Roumania. As Peter passed by, flanked by armed guards, the crowds wept. King Boris of Bulgaria and King Carol of Roumania were also provided with extra security.
The coffin was placed upon a crepe covered train with white crosses painted on it. The train ride was a mere fifty miles to Topola, for burial next to Alexander's grandfather.

Marie of Isenburg to tour America

October 18, 1908

Next week "America will have the honor of welcoming" Princess Marie zu Isenburg und Büdingen, next week, according to a report in the Chicago Daily Tribune. The princess "is a bachelor maid the Almanach de Gotha credits with 33 summers." She is on board the Kronprinzessin Cecilie and will reach New York City on Tuesday. Although the reason for her tour has not been made public, it is believed that the trip "is for pleasure."
The princess is one of ten children (nine girls and one son) of the late Bruno Prince of Isenburg und Büdingen. The prince, who died in 1906, was married twice. His first wife was Princess Mathilde of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, who died in 1867, by whom he had two daughters, Hedwig & Elisabeth. Two year later, he married Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen, who gave birth to eight children, including Marie and the present Prince Wolfgang.

Julia Cantacuzene to file for divorce

October 16, 1934



Julia Cantacuzene is expected to file for divorce from her husband Prince Michel in Florida. The former Julia Dent Grant, who was born in the White House, is a granddaughter of the late President Ulysses S. Grant.

Her husband has said that he will not contest the divorce. "Divorce has been considered for quite some time. We have kept it out of the papers so far, but I realize this can be done no longer."

The couple had been married for 35 years, and had survived the vicissitudes of the Russian Revolution, and the loss of the Cantacuzene estates.

Julia Cantucuzene recently regained her American citizenship, and is now known as Mrs. Cantacuzene.



Here is a link to more information about their wedding:



http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9901E5DE1530E132A25755C2A96F9C94689ED7CF

Archduke's trial postponed

October 16, 1934.

A trial date has been set for November 7th for Archduke Leopold, who has been charged with grand larceny in connection with "an allegedly unauthorized sale" of a $400,000 diamond necklace that Napoleon Bonaparte had given to Empress Marie Louise in 1811.

Leopold allegedly sold the necklace to a local jeweler, David Michel by Charles Townsend, who pretended to be a Colonel in the British Secret Service. Townsend and his wife have been indicted but have not yet been apprehended.
Through his counsel, Archduke Leopold said he was unhappy about the change in date as he has business in Austria.

Queen Marie eager to land

October 16, 1926

Having gotten rid of her cold, Queen Marie of Roumania took a swim today in the pool on the SS Leviathan. She was joined in the pool by her son, Prince Nicholas, and her daughter, Princess Ileana.

She had lunch with Captain Hartley. Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt was also at the captain's table.

The Queen said she enjoyed her time on the ship, and she signed autographs for children. She has also enjoyed the sunshine, sitting on deck, knitting and chatting with fellow passengers.
The SS Leviathan is expected to dock in New York City tomorrow.

the Google Queen

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4956260.ece

Olga is pregnant

Hey, I was right. I said this is a post here at the time of the wedding that perhaps Olga was pregnant, and the baby was the reason for getting married now.
The pregnancy was confirmed in an interview with Prince Amedeo, Duke of Savoy/Aosta. Olga is 3-months pregnant, and expects to give birth in April.

http://www.realcasadisavoia.it/files/stampa/20081016_A_it.pdf

Illa and Philipp

Update: the wedding is of HSH Princess Eulalia of Thurn un Taxis and HSH Prince Philipp of Thurn und Taxis in September 1929. I did a post about Princess Illa and her engagements.

Not a good idea to take stage an official wedding photograph where some of the guests are obscured by a pole.


http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2008/07/princess-illa-leave-fiance-at-altar.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2013/05/illa-to-marry-prince-philipp-of-thurn.html

Crown Princess Cecilie's 50th birthday

A new addition to my collection: Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia celebrates her 50th birthday (September 20, 1936) with her family at Potsdam.

The group photo includes all all but one of the Crown Princess's children: Wilhelm, Louis Ferdinand, Friedrich, Cecilie and Alexandrine (Hubertus is missing), as well as Mecklenburg relatives: Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (Cecilie's sister), Grand Duke Franz Friedrich IV of Mecklenburg (Cecilie's brother) and his wife, Alexandra, along with most of their children, Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Franz, and Duchesses Thyra and Anastasia. Prince Christian Ludwig is not in the photo.

Other royals who attended the birthday celebrations (but were not included in this family photo) included Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark (Alexandrine's son and daughter-in-law), Duke Adolf Friedrich and Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg with their daughter, Duchess Woizlawa.