On Christmas Eve 24 December 1837 at 10.43pm the fourth child of Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria was born in München, Germany. The little girl was christened Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, but was known by her family by the nickname of Sisi. In August 1853 Elisabeth became engaged to her full […]
Looking back at the visit of Charles and Camilla to München
On 9 and 10 May Charles, The Prince of Wales, and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall were in München (Munich), Germany. My friend Gabi decided to have a look and arrived at the Residenz – where once the Dukes and Kings of Bavaria resided – around noon. However the couple was a bit late. They […]
New royal and noble books – February 2019
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Author: Helmut Reinmüller. Title: Mary Vetsera. Der Grabraub 1992: Darstellung der Tat aus kriminalpolizeilicher Sicht mit neuen Fakten, Details und Bildern (Mary Vetsera. The grave robbery 1992: Representation of […]
New royal and noble books – October 2018
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA (NOBILITY) Authors: Gerhard Jelinek and Birgit Mosser. Title: Die Trapp-Familie. Die wahre Geschichte hinter dem Welterfolg (The Trapp Family. The true story behind the global success). Published: 15 October 2018 by Molden […]
Sophie and Maximilien – Happiness at Tegernsee
Duchess Sophie von Württemberg and her French groom Count Maximilien d’Andigné were rather lucky with the weather when the got married religiously at the church of Tegernsee Castle, Germany, on Saturday 20 October 2018. The civil wedding had taken place in private at Altshausen on 15 September 2018, during which the bride wore a short […]
New Royal and Noble Books – January 2018
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Author: Jean-Paul Bled. Title: Sophie de Habsbourg. L’impératrice de l’ombre (Sophie of Habsburg. The Empress in the Shadow). Published: 25 January 2018 by Perrin. Language: French. BAVARIA (GENEALOGY) Author: Elli and Edwin […]
Prince Heinrich of Bavaria has married his Henriette
It is not allowed to post the pictures elsewhere without permission. Only a few weeks ago it was discovered that Prince Heinrich of Bavaria was going to marry Henriette Gruse on 22 April 2017 at Kloster Andechs. The weather on Saturday was a bit cold and windy, but at least it didn’t rain. The groom […]
Zuylen Castle and the novelist Isabelle de Charrière
Just outside the city of Utrecht, in the middle of the Netherlands, you will find the cute pittoresque village of Oud-Zuilen along the riverside of the Vecht. Before the 13th century only some farmers and fishermen lived on the riverbanks. But the nobility had the marshland cultivated and built stronghouses. The stronghouses later became castles, […]
Crowned!
I am not always fond of all these digital additions to museums nowadays. But the Diamond Museum in Amsterdam had a computer on which you could take a picture of yourself and crown yourself with one of a few digital crowns or tiaras. Here the result! The tiara or crown used to belong to the […]
Royal and Noble Genealogy Books
Nowadays a lot of information can be found online, but not everything and there are still wonderful genealogy books being published with extensive royal and noble genealogies that are a must to have for royal and noble genealogists. They don’t come cheap, but some are really worth buying. The original “Almanach de Gotha” was published […]