Thursday, June 8, 2017
Friedrich Karl Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1933-2017)
HSH Friedrich Karl, 9th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst died on June 6. He was 83 years old.
http://www.stimme.de/hohenlohe/nachrichten/oehringen/Friedrich-Karl-Fuerst-zu-Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-gestorben;art1921,3860925
Friedrich Karl Josef Gero Michael Maria Aloisius was born at Waldenburg on January 19, 1933, the eldest of five children of Friedrich Karl, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and Princess Mechtilde of Urach.
He succeeded his father in 1982.
The prince was passionate about forestry, which he studied at universities in Freiburg and Munich, He also loved painting, and studied with his uncle, Albrecht Prince of Urach.
The family home, Schloss Waldenburg, was destroyed during the second world war and has been partially rebuilt.
The prince and his wife, Marie Gabriele von Rantzau, moved into the rebuilt castle after their wedding in April 1965.
The marriage was childless. Friedrich Karl has been succeeded by his nephew, Prince Felix, eldest son of his brother, Prince Hubertus as the 10th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst.
Prince Felix is married to an American, Barbara Ross Dabney. Their religious wedding took lace on April 16, 1994 at Lynchburg, Virginia. They have six children, Prince Konrad (1995), Princess Frances (1997), Princess Maria (1999) Prince Albrecht (2002), Prince Franz (2005) and Princess Charlotte (2010).
The new Princess is the daughter of the late Ross Hutcheson Dabney, a professor emeritus of English at Sweet Briar College and Charlotte Gmelin
http://www.hsm-forest.net/cms/firmenhistorie.html
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
After 30 years, Wallis joins royal family
June 7, 1967
Thirty years of "formal social ostracism" of the Duchess of Windsor by the British royal family ended today "under the trees along the Mall," reports the New York Times.
The Duchess, who stood next to her husband, the former King Edward VIII, joined Elizabeth II and other members of the royal family at the "unveiling of a memorial plaque" to Queen Mary, the Duke's mother, who died in 1953.
The "brief ceremony" took place outside Marlborough House, long the residence of Queen Mary, only a few hundred yards from Buckingham Palace.
It was the first time that the 72-year-old Duke and the 70-year-old Duchess had attended "a royal family occasion together" since Edward's abdication in December 1936, stating he was abdicating to "marry the woman I love."
The plaque commemorated the 100th anniversary of Queen Mary's birth. The irony of today's ceremony highlighted the fact that the Queen was "firmly opposed" to her son's marriage to a twice-divorced American.
Queen Mary died in 1953 at the age of 85. She never received the Duchess of Windsor.
As the years passed, the Duchess of Windsor began to "appear as more of an anachronism." The first step toward ending the Duchess' alienation came in March 1965, when the Queen met the Duchess twice, by arrangement, at the Duke's bedside, when he was in a London hospital for a series of eye operations.
The "five-minute unveiling ceremony ended" with the royal family chatting, "wreathed in smiles." The Duke and Duchess of Windsor then went off to "an informal private lunch" at Kensington Palace as the guests of Princess Marina, the widow of the Duke of Kent, the Duke of Windsor's younger brother.
Thirty years of "formal social ostracism" of the Duchess of Windsor by the British royal family ended today "under the trees along the Mall," reports the New York Times.
The Duchess, who stood next to her husband, the former King Edward VIII, joined Elizabeth II and other members of the royal family at the "unveiling of a memorial plaque" to Queen Mary, the Duke's mother, who died in 1953.
The "brief ceremony" took place outside Marlborough House, long the residence of Queen Mary, only a few hundred yards from Buckingham Palace.
It was the first time that the 72-year-old Duke and the 70-year-old Duchess had attended "a royal family occasion together" since Edward's abdication in December 1936, stating he was abdicating to "marry the woman I love."
The plaque commemorated the 100th anniversary of Queen Mary's birth. The irony of today's ceremony highlighted the fact that the Queen was "firmly opposed" to her son's marriage to a twice-divorced American.
Queen Mary died in 1953 at the age of 85. She never received the Duchess of Windsor.
As the years passed, the Duchess of Windsor began to "appear as more of an anachronism." The first step toward ending the Duchess' alienation came in March 1965, when the Queen met the Duchess twice, by arrangement, at the Duke's bedside, when he was in a London hospital for a series of eye operations.
The "five-minute unveiling ceremony ended" with the royal family chatting, "wreathed in smiles." The Duke and Duchess of Windsor then went off to "an informal private lunch" at Kensington Palace as the guests of Princess Marina, the widow of the Duke of Kent, the Duke of Windsor's younger brother.
A first for Princess Elizabeth
June 7, 1947
Now that she has come of age, Princess Elizabeth needs help as she begins to undertake engagements as the heiress presumptive to the throne. The Associated Press is reporting that the Princess now has a private secretary. Buckingham Palace has announced the "temporary appointment of 33-year-old John Rupert Colville.
Mr Colville is a member of the foreign service, and the grandson of the first Viscount Colville of Culross.
Now that she has come of age, Princess Elizabeth needs help as she begins to undertake engagements as the heiress presumptive to the throne. The Associated Press is reporting that the Princess now has a private secretary. Buckingham Palace has announced the "temporary appointment of 33-year-old John Rupert Colville.
Mr Colville is a member of the foreign service, and the grandson of the first Viscount Colville of Culross.
A vote to send Nicholas to Kronstadt
June 7, 1917
Reuters has received a dispatch from Petrograd stating that "a meeting of the workmen;s section of the workmen's and soldiers' delegates and the Leninists," a vote was taken and passed in favor of sending former Emperor Nicholas II and his family to Kronstadt.''
The dispatch further stated "in consequence of the hilarity caused by alternative proposals by the Leninists, such as the imperial prisoners be sent to work in the Siberian gold mine, some groups refrained from voting."
Friday, June 2, 2017
New to my collection
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| Hans Veit, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach (1862-1929) and his wife, Duchess Sophie in Bavaria (1875-1957). Sophie was a sister of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians. The couple had three children: Carl Theodor, Count of Toerring-Jettenbach (1900-1967), married to Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark; Countess Antonia (1902-1988), and Count Hans Heribert (1903-1977) |
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| Princesses Elisabeth (1922-2011) & Princess Marie-Adelaide (1924-2007), the second and third children of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg. This card is from the early 1950s |
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| Ludwig Karl Maria Anton Joseph (1913-2008), eldest child of Prince Franz of Bavaria and Princess Isabella of Croy. In 1950, he married Princess Irmingard of Bavaria, daughter of Crown Prince Rupprecht and Princess Antonia of Luxembourg. Ludwig and Irmingard's only surviving child, Prince Luitpold, is second in line in the Bavarian succession. Ludwig was first cousin of Princesses Elisabeth and Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg. |
80 years ago - Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson
June 3, 1937
At the Chateau de Candé, in Monts, France, HRH The Duke of Windsor married his American love, Bessie Wallis Warfield. No member of the royal family attended the wedding. Queen Mary believed that the date chosen was deliberate and a slight, as June 3 was King George V's birthday. He would have been 72 years old.
The new Duchess of Windsor, styled as Her Grace, and not Her Royal Highness, wore a "Wallis Blue" gown designed by Mainbocher.
At the Chateau de Candé, in Monts, France, HRH The Duke of Windsor married his American love, Bessie Wallis Warfield. No member of the royal family attended the wedding. Queen Mary believed that the date chosen was deliberate and a slight, as June 3 was King George V's birthday. He would have been 72 years old.
The new Duchess of Windsor, styled as Her Grace, and not Her Royal Highness, wore a "Wallis Blue" gown designed by Mainbocher.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
A Nordic Celebration: Finland turns 100
Happy 100th birthday to Finland. Today in Helsinki, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway, and King Carl XVI Gustaf joined Finland's president Sauli Niinistö and his wife, Jenni Haukio.
These photos were taken by Finnish royal watcher Hovikirjeenvaihtajan, who is the copyright holder. Thank you for allowing me the use of the photos.
https://hovikirjeenvaihtaja.wordpress.com/ (in Finnish)
These photos were taken by Finnish royal watcher Hovikirjeenvaihtajan, who is the copyright holder. Thank you for allowing me the use of the photos.
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| @Hovikirjeenvaihtajan (all photos) |
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| King Harald V and Queen Sonja |
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| Queen Margrethe II |
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| King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia |
https://hovikirjeenvaihtaja.wordpress.com/ (in Finnish)
Victoria opposed to Duke of York's match with Mary
June 1, 1892
Now that the young Prince George of Wales has received the title Duke of York, he has become the subject of numerous marital rumors. The Chicago Tribune reports that it has been "confidently expected by many" that Queen Victoria would also bestow the "style of Royal Highness upon Princess Victoria Mary of Teck. "
The Queen had "signified her intention of raising Mary's royal rank," as one of "many signs of sympathy and affection" that Victoria "began to shower upon the unfortunate Princess" after the death of her fiancé, the Duke of Clarence, in January.
Mary's name has been omitted from the birthday honors, and many see this as a "sign of the Queen's displeasure at the energetically circulated rumor" of the forthcoming engagement of the Duke of Clarence's younger brother, the new Duke of York, and Princess Mary.
Queen Victoria is said to have opposed a match between her grandson and Princess Mary, just as she was opposed to the Duke of Clarence's engagement. She gave her consent only "after many protestations from the Prince and Princess of Wales."
It is expected the the Duke of York's parents will follow a similar course and "plead for the second son.."
No one knows what the outcome will be, but the hope is for the Duke of York to be married as "expeditiously as possible after the year of mourning has elapsed."
The Duke of York will move into an apartment at St. James's Palace, which had been intended for the Duke of Clarence after his marriage to Princess May.
There are few eligible Princesses to choose from, and none of whom would be as "bright and vivacious" as Princess May, who is very popular with the English people. Neither she nor the Duke of York has a choice in this matter.
Other suggested names are two of the Duke of York's first cousins, Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Marie of Edinburgh.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
what the mailman brought
In the mailbox today - a thank you from King Willem-Alexander and from Princess Bendikte and her three children on the death of Prince Richard.
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Princess Charlotte says thank you
The official thank you for Princess Charlotte of Cambridge's second birthday
Friday, May 26, 2017
A girl for Mary Adelaide
May 26, 1867
"Kensington Palace, May 27, 1 A.M.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary Adelaide was safely delivered of a Princess at one minute before midnight on the 26th inst. (yesterday).
Her Royal Highness and the infant Princess are doing well."
The official announcement of Princess Mary of Teck's accouchement was signed by Arthur Farr, M.D., Edward H Hills, Chir.
A further bulletin on May 30 was shown to the "numerous visitors" who visited Kensington Palace to congratulate the new mother. "The condition of Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary Adelaide continues satisfactory. The infant Princess is quite well."
The baptism of the infant daughter of Her Royal Highness Princess Mary Adelaide and His Serene Highness the Prince of Teck took place on July 27, 1867, in the afternoon at Kensington Palace's Chapel Royal. The ceremony was conducted in the presence of the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cambridge (mother of Mary Adelaide), the Duke of Cambridge (Princess Mary's older brother), the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the Grand Duchess was Mary Adelaide's older sister, Princess Augusta).
Queen Victoria was represented by Princess Mary Adelaide, and the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince of Wales were the godmothers and godfather to the infant Princess, who was given the names Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes.
The Archbishop of Canterbury officiated at the baptism.
In the evening, the Prince and Princess of Teck "received a select party" at a dinner at Kensington Palace.
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2012/11/george-to-marry-mary.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2012/11/george-to-marry-mary.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2012/11/george-to-marry-mary.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2009/07/duke-of-york-marries-princess-mary-of.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2013/03/queen-mary-good-night.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2013/03/queen-mary-dead-at-85.html
"Kensington Palace, May 27, 1 A.M.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary Adelaide was safely delivered of a Princess at one minute before midnight on the 26th inst. (yesterday).
Her Royal Highness and the infant Princess are doing well."
The official announcement of Princess Mary of Teck's accouchement was signed by Arthur Farr, M.D., Edward H Hills, Chir.
A further bulletin on May 30 was shown to the "numerous visitors" who visited Kensington Palace to congratulate the new mother. "The condition of Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary Adelaide continues satisfactory. The infant Princess is quite well."
The baptism of the infant daughter of Her Royal Highness Princess Mary Adelaide and His Serene Highness the Prince of Teck took place on July 27, 1867, in the afternoon at Kensington Palace's Chapel Royal. The ceremony was conducted in the presence of the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cambridge (mother of Mary Adelaide), the Duke of Cambridge (Princess Mary's older brother), the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the Grand Duchess was Mary Adelaide's older sister, Princess Augusta).
Queen Victoria was represented by Princess Mary Adelaide, and the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince of Wales were the godmothers and godfather to the infant Princess, who was given the names Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes.
The Archbishop of Canterbury officiated at the baptism.
In the evening, the Prince and Princess of Teck "received a select party" at a dinner at Kensington Palace.
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2012/11/george-to-marry-mary.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2012/11/george-to-marry-mary.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2012/11/george-to-marry-mary.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2009/07/duke-of-york-marries-princess-mary-of.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2013/03/queen-mary-good-night.html
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2013/03/queen-mary-dead-at-85.html
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Princess Victoria confirmed as 20th Duchess of Medinaceli
HSH Princess Victoria Elisabeth von Hohenlohe-Langenburg has been confirmed as her father's successor to the Spanish duke of Medinaceli and Grandee of Spain. She is the 20th Duchess of Medinaceli.
HSH Prince Marco zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg died last August 19 at the age of 54.
In Spain, Victoria has the surname zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Schmidt-Polex.
She celebrated her 20th birthday on March 20. The young duchess is also the 10th Countess Ofalia, a title she inherited from her paternal grandmother, Doña Ana de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba. This was confirmed in May 2016.
A month after Victoria's succession as Countess of Ofalia, her younger brother, Alexander, was confirmed as the Marqués de Navahermosa, which he inherited from Doña Ana.
Victoria's German-born mother, Sandra, raised her and her younger brother, Alexander, after she and Prince Marco were divorced. Victoria was named for her great grandmother, Doña Victoria Eugenia, the 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, who died in 2013.
Prince Marco succeeded his maternal grandmother, as his mother died in 2012.
The new Duchess of Medinaceli now lives in Spain.
A month after Victoria's succession as Countess of Ofalia, her younger brother, Alexander, was confirmed as the Marqués de Navahermosa, which he inherited from Doña Ana.
Victoria's German-born mother, Sandra, raised her and her younger brother, Alexander, after she and Prince Marco were divorced. Victoria was named for her great grandmother, Doña Victoria Eugenia, the 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, who died in 2013.
Prince Marco succeeded his maternal grandmother, as his mother died in 2012.
The new Duchess of Medinaceli now lives in Spain.
Monday, May 22, 2017
Prince Peter of Greece as an official greeter
While putting away the Crown Prince Pavlos photos in the Greek album, I noticed these two photos of Prince Peter of Greece (1908-1990.) He was the elder child and only son of Prince George of Greece and Princess Marie Bonaparte. His father was the second son of King George I of the Hellenes.
In September 1939, he married Irina Aleksandrovna Ovtchinnikova, a Russian divorcee. The marriage was considered a mesalliance, and Peter lost his dynastic rights. Although he kept in touch with his mother, Marie, and his sister, Princess Eugenie, his father, Prince George disowned him.
Peter and Irina were remarried in a Greek Orthodox ceremony in 1941. He introduced Irina as a Princess, but his first cousin, King George II of the Hellenes, made it clear that the marriage was not dynastic, and Irina was not entitled to be styled as a Princess.
King George II's brother, Paul, succeeded him as king in April 1947. Prince Peter hoped that Paul would look kindly on his marriage, and restore his dynastic rights. Paul would not budge.
Peter also had issues with Paul's son, King Constantine II, and he chafed at the loss of his succession rights. He also refused to accept a change to the Constitution, allowing for female succession. He did not accept that Constantine II's younger sister, Princess Irene, was the heiress presumptive until the birth of Constantine's first child, Alexia, in 1965. Princess Alexia was the heiress presumptive until the birth of Crown Prince Pavlos in May 1967.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/aug/20/alantravis
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| Prince Peter with King Hussein of Jordan |
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| Prince Peter with Prince Rainier III of Monaco (both photos Marlene A Eilers Koenig collection) |
In September 1939, he married Irina Aleksandrovna Ovtchinnikova, a Russian divorcee. The marriage was considered a mesalliance, and Peter lost his dynastic rights. Although he kept in touch with his mother, Marie, and his sister, Princess Eugenie, his father, Prince George disowned him.
Peter and Irina were remarried in a Greek Orthodox ceremony in 1941. He introduced Irina as a Princess, but his first cousin, King George II of the Hellenes, made it clear that the marriage was not dynastic, and Irina was not entitled to be styled as a Princess.
King George II's brother, Paul, succeeded him as king in April 1947. Prince Peter hoped that Paul would look kindly on his marriage, and restore his dynastic rights. Paul would not budge.
Peter also had issues with Paul's son, King Constantine II, and he chafed at the loss of his succession rights. He also refused to accept a change to the Constitution, allowing for female succession. He did not accept that Constantine II's younger sister, Princess Irene, was the heiress presumptive until the birth of Constantine's first child, Alexia, in 1965. Princess Alexia was the heiress presumptive until the birth of Crown Prince Pavlos in May 1967.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/aug/20/alantravis
Crown Prince Pavlos celebrates the Big 5-0
Yes a few days late with this post ...
Crown Prince Pavlos, the second child of King Constantine II and Queen Anne Marie of the Hellenes, was born at Tatoi on May 20, 1967. He was nearly seven months old when his father's counter coup against the military junta (which had taken power in the spring of 1967) failed. The royal family left the country, first to Rome, and then to London where they lived for several decades. A plebiscite in 1973 ended the Greek monarchy.
On July 1, 1995 at the Saint Sophia Cathedral in London, Pavlos married duty-free heiress Marie Chantal Miller. They have five children, and are now in the process of moving from London back to New York City. He is the co founder with Peter DeSorcy of Ortelius, an alternative investment group specializing in hedge funds and private equity.
These photos are from my private collection. A friend of mine was the late George Tantzos, who worked as an aide to King Constantine II. George founded the publishing company, Atlantic International. His first book, The Inheritors of Alexander the Great, was published in a limited edition in 1987.
George died in the early 1990s. I inherited his Greek photo collection. Most of the photos had been used in The Inheritors of Alexander the Great.
Crown Prince Pavlos, the second child of King Constantine II and Queen Anne Marie of the Hellenes, was born at Tatoi on May 20, 1967. He was nearly seven months old when his father's counter coup against the military junta (which had taken power in the spring of 1967) failed. The royal family left the country, first to Rome, and then to London where they lived for several decades. A plebiscite in 1973 ended the Greek monarchy.
On July 1, 1995 at the Saint Sophia Cathedral in London, Pavlos married duty-free heiress Marie Chantal Miller. They have five children, and are now in the process of moving from London back to New York City. He is the co founder with Peter DeSorcy of Ortelius, an alternative investment group specializing in hedge funds and private equity.
These photos are from my private collection. A friend of mine was the late George Tantzos, who worked as an aide to King Constantine II. George founded the publishing company, Atlantic International. His first book, The Inheritors of Alexander the Great, was published in a limited edition in 1987.
George died in the early 1990s. I inherited his Greek photo collection. Most of the photos had been used in The Inheritors of Alexander the Great.
Grand Duchess Charlotte arrives on Clipper
May 22, 1942
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg has arrived in New York City by transatlantic clipper, reports the New York Times. The Grand Duchess is accompanied by her husband, Prince Felix, and her Minister of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Bech. They will travel to Washington. D.C., to meet with President Roosevelt tomorrow, and then will rejoin Luxembourg's Government-in-Exile and the Grand Ducal children in Montreal for an "indefinite period."
They arrived at La Guardia Field and were met by the Premier of the Government in exile, as well as two members of the family, Prince Rene of Bourbon-Parma, a brother of Prince Felix, and the Prince of Schwarzenberg, who is married to the Grand Duchess' sister, Princess Hilda.
In a brief interview, Grand Duchess Charlotte said: "We are all in the same war, against the same enemy."
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