December 6, 1927
Princess Victoria of Schaumburg-Lippe, a younger sister of former Kaiser Wilhelm II, has obtained an injunction against Rochus von Reinfelden, a writer who has penned a new book about the princess and her loves.
According to the Associated Press's dispatch, a Berlin court issued a preliminary injunction against the publication of The Love Romance of Princess Victoria and Alexander Zubkoff. The ruling noted that "there was danger that the publication may contain opinions and claims which ought to be interdicted even if the persons described are historical characters.
Von Reinfelden's book is said to "contain details" about Zubkoff's earlier life, as well as to "dwell at length on Victoria's youthful love" for Prince Alexander of Battenberg, Prince of Bulgaria.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Soapy debut for Theodora Greece
London-born actress Theodora Greece made her debut yesterday on the CBS soap, The Bold & the Beautiful. The 28-year-old actress is HRH Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
A divorce for the Aga Khan
Karim Aga Khan IV and his second wife, Begum Inaara, were divorced on November 30. At the end of September, a French court awarded the Begum 60 million Euros in the divorce settlement.
Now the marriage is officially over, and the Begum Inaara is no more. As a part of the divorce decree, she must stop using the title Begum, and revert to her previous name, Gabriele Prinzessin zu Leiningen.
They have one son, Prince Aly Muhammed.
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismailis sect of Islam, was seen as the guilty party during the marriage. He apparently commited adultery while he was married to the former Gabriele Thyssen.
Prince Karim has been seen in public with Beatrice von der Schulenberg.
It is not known if the Aga Khan will marry Beatrice. She is the daughter of Danish folk singer Frederik von Pallandt and Dorte Holm-Jenson. He later became involved with a drug gang and was shot dead by contact killer in 1994. Beatrice was raised in London where she met and married German-born Jeffrey von der Schulenberg, a management consultant. They had four children before their divorce in 2005.
Beatrice met the Aga Khan at a part in 2006.
For seven years, he was involved in a relationship with Austrian-American model Pilar Goess, who died of a brain tumor in 1999.
The Aga Khan's first marriage to Sarah Crocker Poole, who became Begum Salima ended in 1995. She ceased to be the Begum and became known as Princess Salima Aga Khan. She lost the style Highness after the divorce.
The Aga Khan expects woman to be "both subservient and decorative," according to a profile of his eldest son, Prince Rahim by Mark Hollingsworth. At the beginning of his marriage, Prince Karim told Gabriele: "I determine things. You obey."
Karim likes his ladies. Not long after his marriage to Sally Crocker Poole, he began a series of adulterous affairs. One of his mistresses, Italian Milena Maffei, "hung around for years in the hopes that he would divorce" his first wife. Sally received £20 million in her divorce settlement. After the divorce, she auctioned off her jewels, which brought her a further £17.5 million. She has homes in Geneva and London, where she lives with her third husband, French lawyer Philippe Linzop.
Now the marriage is officially over, and the Begum Inaara is no more. As a part of the divorce decree, she must stop using the title Begum, and revert to her previous name, Gabriele Prinzessin zu Leiningen.
They have one son, Prince Aly Muhammed.
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismailis sect of Islam, was seen as the guilty party during the marriage. He apparently commited adultery while he was married to the former Gabriele Thyssen.
Prince Karim has been seen in public with Beatrice von der Schulenberg.
It is not known if the Aga Khan will marry Beatrice. She is the daughter of Danish folk singer Frederik von Pallandt and Dorte Holm-Jenson. He later became involved with a drug gang and was shot dead by contact killer in 1994. Beatrice was raised in London where she met and married German-born Jeffrey von der Schulenberg, a management consultant. They had four children before their divorce in 2005.
Beatrice met the Aga Khan at a part in 2006.
For seven years, he was involved in a relationship with Austrian-American model Pilar Goess, who died of a brain tumor in 1999.
The Aga Khan's first marriage to Sarah Crocker Poole, who became Begum Salima ended in 1995. She ceased to be the Begum and became known as Princess Salima Aga Khan. She lost the style Highness after the divorce.
The Aga Khan expects woman to be "both subservient and decorative," according to a profile of his eldest son, Prince Rahim by Mark Hollingsworth. At the beginning of his marriage, Prince Karim told Gabriele: "I determine things. You obey."
Karim likes his ladies. Not long after his marriage to Sally Crocker Poole, he began a series of adulterous affairs. One of his mistresses, Italian Milena Maffei, "hung around for years in the hopes that he would divorce" his first wife. Sally received £20 million in her divorce settlement. After the divorce, she auctioned off her jewels, which brought her a further £17.5 million. She has homes in Geneva and London, where she lives with her third husband, French lawyer Philippe Linzop.
Nazis want Michael to marry a Bavarian princess
December 5, 1941
King Michael of Romania is in Florence, Italy, where he is visiting his mother, Princess Helen. He is expected to consult her about a "marriage offer received through German authorities," reports United Press, which received the report today in Vichy, France.
It is understood that Nazi officials want Michael to marry eighteen-year-old Princess Irmingard, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and his wife, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg.
Princess Antonia is a younger sister of Grand Duchess Charlotte, who is now living in the United States.
The Germans are "reportedly anxious" for King Michael to marry and "provide the Romanian throne with an heir" in order to prevent the possible return of King Carol II, who is now in Mexico.
King Michael of Romania is in Florence, Italy, where he is visiting his mother, Princess Helen. He is expected to consult her about a "marriage offer received through German authorities," reports United Press, which received the report today in Vichy, France.
It is understood that Nazi officials want Michael to marry eighteen-year-old Princess Irmingard, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and his wife, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg.
Princess Antonia is a younger sister of Grand Duchess Charlotte, who is now living in the United States.
The Germans are "reportedly anxious" for King Michael to marry and "provide the Romanian throne with an heir" in order to prevent the possible return of King Carol II, who is now in Mexico.
Princess Aleene drops divorce suit
December 5, 1941
Princess Aleene of Liechtenstein has dropped a divorce suit against her husband, Prince Johann, because "we have patched up our disagreement."
The Princess, who filed suit in Ft. Worth, Texas, spoke an AP reporter today. She married Prince Johann ten years ago in London.
Princess Aleene of Liechtenstein has dropped a divorce suit against her husband, Prince Johann, because "we have patched up our disagreement."
The Princess, who filed suit in Ft. Worth, Texas, spoke an AP reporter today. She married Prince Johann ten years ago in London.
Former Empress of Mexico is dying
December 5, 1925
The Associated Press is reporting that former Empress Charlotte of Mexico is "gravely ill," and is "sinking rapidly. She is suffering from "acute bronchitis with pulmonary congestion," according to a statement released by her doctors. Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians has been at Charlotte's bedside, and the royal family "has been informed of the patient's condition hourly."
Charlotte, who suffers from mental illness, is the widow of Emperor Maximilian. She is the daughter of King Leopold I of the Belgians, and, thus, the aunt of the present King Albert. She was born at Laeken on June 7, 1870. In 1857, she married Archduke Maximilian of Austria, who later became Emperor of Mexico.
Empress Charlotte is 85 years old.
Rumors about Prince Hendrik: not true
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."
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."
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.
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