The king & the parrot

Frederick IX of Denmark posing with a parrot. Mid 1930s

Mother and son

Augusta Victoria of Prussia with her firstborn son, the kronprinz Wilhelm. 1882

Tightlaced Irene

Princess Irene of Prussia looking gorgeous and very tightlaced!. I love this image of her!

Highlandeeer!!!

Edward, then prince of Wales as "The lord of the isles". I must confess i find this image pretty funny!

Beep Beep!

Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich (AKA Misha) driving a car. Next to him, Princess Beatrice of Coburg (Baby bee) and the driver`s sister, Grand duchess Olga Alexandrovna and her husband Peter Oldenburg, Circa 1902.

Ps: In that period, Misha was flirting with Beatrice but in the end , that finished in nothing, leaving Bee heartbroken

Two crownprinces. one prince.

A very young Nicholas II (then Tsarevich) with cousins Constantine and Giorgos of Greece. Circa 1892

Posing with mommy

The countess of Paris, Isabelle D`Orleans with his brother, Antoine, posing with their mother, the duchess of Montpesier

Imaged scanned by Claudiams from "Historia & vidas" forums as the watermark says.

Happy family

Archduke Karl Ludwig of austria with his wife, Archduchess Maria Annunziata nee princess Bourbon Due Sicilie and their two eldest sons, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduke Otto. 1865

The illegitimate Gallore : Count of Orx

Well...here s nothing to say....the resemblance is VERY strong!!

Count of Orx, illegitimate son of Emperor Napoleon III and his mistress Eleonore Vergeot. She was a laundress at the prison of Ham where he spend some time. She bore him two kids, Eugene (the count) and Louis Alexandre.

Source

Image courtesy of the Musee d`Orsay

The illegitimate Gallore : Olga Yurievsky

Even tho her parents formed a monargic marriage, she was born illegitimate, six years before this happened.

Olga Alexandrovna Romanov Yurievsky (1874 –1925), first daughter of Tsar Alexander II and Catherine Dolgorukov

Happy Brides : Princess Astrid of Sweden

Happy Astrid waiting for her groom. Next to her, Princess Ingeborg of Sweden, nee princess of Denmark. Religious ceremony, November 10 , 1926

A crown`s story...Chapter I

Now we gonna talk about one of my favorite tiaras ever...the Swedish Cameo Tiara!

This Pearl- Gold-cameo Tiara has a whole set which includes a bracelet, necklace, earrings and brooch.

Here s a view of the Tiara. As you can see, the cameos have the image of Napoleon I

It belonged to Josephine of Leuchtemberg, Queen of Sweden. Here she wearing it

and then, the Prince Eugene of Sweden inheredit. He borrowed the tiara to his sister in law, Margaret of Connaught lots of times. She looked amazing with it!

(As you can see she s also using the cameo necklace)

Stay tunned for Chapter II. We will see the whole set (in color) and more swedish royals wearing this wonderful tiara

(To be continued...)

Images courtesy of Claudiams from "Historia & vidas" forums

The Hanovers in the past

When booze wasnt the typical drink in the family...1860s.

Smile, Leo!

King Leopold III of Belgium smiling at the camera in this sweet candid. Circa 1940

Gotta love "Pickelhaubes"!

Kaiser Wilhelm II, looking dashing with uniform and his "pickelhaube" helmet. 1896.

Proud parents

The happy couple, Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich and his wife, Alexandra Fyodorovna posing happy with their first daughter, the little Grand duchess Olga Nicholaevna. 1896

Irene...

Princess Irene of prussia, nee Hesse and by Rhine. Lucky in love, she married prince Heinrich von Preussen, but sadly, the couple lost two sons , both of them for the "royal curse" Haemophilia.

Cute brunette little thing!

This is baby Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz, Princess Elisabeth of Austria`s only daughter. She was a pretty brunette girl among three blonde siblings.Circa 1910

Lovely Daisy

This beautiful lady is Daisy Greville, the countess of Warwick, a social beauty and also mistress of Edward, then prince of Wales. She also had affaires with another powerful men as Lord Charles Beresford, among others. Image circa 1889.

The nice prussian Prince

Prince Heinrich of Prussia, who was the totally opposite to his brother Wilhelm II. He was a loved member of the Hohenzollern!

Here in his teen days.

Bimbo & mommy.

Grand duke Nicholas Mikhailovich sitting in his mother, Olga Fyodorovna (nee princess Cecilie of Baden) lap. Circa 1861

Source : RGAKFD

What are you thinking, Lousy?

Princess Louise of England, Duchess of Argyll , looking to nowhere with sad eyes.

Maybe Louise had reasons to be sad, lets remember there s a rumor that she had an illegitimate son with his brother Leopold`s tutor, around the time this picture was taken (late 1860s)

Eddie Eddie!

The tragic crownprince Albert Victor of England, also called "Eddie" in hussar uniform. Circa 1890

Happy Brides : Princess Ingrid of Sweden

The only daughter of Gustav Adolf VI and Margaret, nee Princess of Connaught , smiling happy the day of her wedding. She married Frederick IX of Denmark in 1935. They made such a beautiful couple!

A royal beauty: Queen Marie of Romania

Beautiful, mysterious and wonderful woman. I love her!

Image circa mids 1900s.

Cheesy royal stuff : The duke and duchess of Kent.

This is one of the cheeesiest royal images i ve ever seen!

Ps: Gotta love Marina and her always flawless and chic style!

Whatever happened with Lady Mordaunt

This beautiful lady was part of one of the hugest scandals in the Victorian Britain. Lady Mourdant was accused in 1870 of adultery, the jugde said she was insane ("Sex Crazy") and was sent to an asylum for the rest of her days (1906). Its said she was mistress of Edward, then prince of Wales, who was witness in the trial against her (tho it wasnt proved that he had more than an "innocent flirt" with her).Harriet (lady Mourdant) had a baby girl in 1869, from her relationship with Lowry Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen. The girl was born blind and Lady Mordaunt blamed her daughter`s affliction to a venereal disease. Just when baby Violet was born she confesed her infidelities, not only with Bertie, but with another man...daily and often

Material for a intense novel, no?

Sources

The Telegraph

New York Times

Jewels : Now and then - Thurn and Taxis I

The wonderful Gloria von Thurn and Taxis using a beautiful "Crescent moon" Brooch in her hair

The same brooch used by prince Albretch von Thurn and Taxis in his turbant . Its well known that Albrecth loved to use jewels, even more than his wife, Margarethe (nee archduchess of Austria)

This jewel, among other from the Thurn and Taxis`s family were put on action a few time ago. Here s the brooch in big, among other wonderful pieces.

The two Last images were cortesy of Claudiams from "Historia & vidas" Forums

Happy Birthday, Nando!!

Yesterday was King Ferdinand of Romania`s 145`s birthday. Happy Birthday, dear (and handsome) king!

She doesnt prefer "My First sony"

A little Queen Wilhelmina of Netherlands posing with a pony. Circa 1885

Ps: For those who didnt understand the title...Check here

The always gorgeous, Alix...

Alexandra of Wales, the MOST beautiful and "chic" royal of victorian times, looking awesome and flawless as always in this breathtaking cabinet card.Circa 1880.

Handsome Max

Archduke Maximilian of Austria, Son of the handsome and rebel archduke Otto and Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (nee Princess of Saxony) posing in uniform. Indeed he inheredit and the beauty and charm of his late father, but thanks god not his character!

Mourning with elegance

Empress Eugenie of France mourning her late husband, Emperor Napoleon III. Circa 1874.

Cleo de Merode

The beautiful and talented french dancer Cleo de Merode in stage costume. Cleo was allegadly Leopold II`s mistress (and for this reason, the king was called "Cleopold")

Prince Sigvard of Sweden goes to Hollywood

Prince Sigvard having a chat with the famous actor Lionel Barrymore. According to This Source, the prince worked as an assistant and learning production in the MGM in 1935.

Say hi to the camera!!

An smiling empress Zita of Austria with her three eldest kids : Kronprince Otto, Archduchess Adelheid and archduke Robert. Circa 1916

The elegant May...

Future Queen Mary of England looking absolutely adorable. She wasnt a great beauty but in her younger days she had a wonderful and refined taste in clothing. Image circa 1890

Nicky fooling around

Tsar Nicholas II making funny faces to the camera. Behind, we can see his mother, dowager empress Maria Fyodorovna, laughing . 1896

Welcome!!

Welcome All!

I ve created this place to share some info but mainly images of royals of the past, who are my current passion. Here you will find great images of some members of the most important european royals houses such as the Windsors, Habsburg , Romanov, among other. Also you will find interesting links to learn more about them. Also, i pretend to create an educational place to warn and teach "newbies " in royal matters to be careful of what they buy on Ebay since there are rats willing to profit with naive people selling common people`s images as royals.

Also, sometimes i will include some images of modern royals i love, like Gloria von Thurn of Taxis, one of my favs modern princess!

As you can all see, english its not my primary language so i will do my best to be clear in all what i write.

Welcome and Enjoy!!

Mimi.