#Marie of Same-Altenburg

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Grand Duchesses at the Coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna

Nicholas II and his consort Empress Alexandra, were crowned on Tuesday, 14 May (O.S., 26 May N.S.) 1896, in Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin. The magnificence of the occasion was never again seen in Russia. The Grand Duchesses were in full regalia. Here are two great photographs of them.

Above:

Sitting: Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna (who had been present at the coronation of Alexander III); sitting on the floor at her knees is Princess Olga of Wurttenberg; sitting next to Alexandra Iosifovna is Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught

Back Row Standing from Let to Right: Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna, Grand Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (the elder), Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna, and Princess Elena of Saxe-Altenburg

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In the center of this group, is Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, (daughter of Tzar Alexander II, wife of Queen Victoria's second son Alfred, Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, who is standing behind her.)

On the right side of Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, is her daughter Victoria Melita, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Sitting to the left of her mother is the Crowned Princess of Romania, Marie (same name as her mother; known by the family as Missy). Her husband the Crowned Prince of Romania, Ferdinand, is standing slightly to the side, behind Missy.

Next to Ferdinand of Romania is Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and By Rhine, husband of Victoria Melita at the time and brother of the Empress being crowned, Alexandra Feodorovna. To the right of Victoria Melita is her brother, Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha who died at age twenty-four.

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Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover:

Top left:  Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover as Crown Princess by Franz Hanfstaengl after Conrad l'Allemand (Royal Collection - RCIN 610399). From their Web site 1423X2000 @72 716kj.

Top right:  Koningin Marie van Hannover by Carl Mayer (Rijksmuseum), From Wikimedia; erased spots & flaws wPshop and cropped 904X1299 @300 345kj.

Second row:  1840s Maria of Saxe-Altenburg by Joseph Karl Stieler (Schloß Marienburg Pattensen - Pattensen, Niedersachsen, Germany). From pinterest.com/pin/572379433866616674/ via pinterest.com/ajackson1912/-burgundy/?lp=true; enlarged by half 846X1100 @72 364kj.

Third row:  ca. 1846 Marie, Königin von Hannover und Kronprinz Ernst August by Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Oesterley (location ?). From Wikimedia; Erased spots & flaws w Pshop 1600X2349 @300 1.6Mj. There were a set of flaws along the left center that were too tightly packed to fill in accurately so the much of the left side is blurred.

Fourth row:  1848 Family of Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg by Joseph Karl Stieler (Hermitage). From wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/s/stieler/family.html; erased flaws & fit to screen 2400X1969 @300 942kj.

Fifth row left:  1851 (after) Maria Alejandrina Reina de Hannover by M. Iglesias photo - Michael Gäbler. From Wikimedia 1537X2366 @300 2.2Mj.

Fifth row right:  1854-1856 (probably) George V of Hanover, his wife Marie of Saxe-Altenburg and their children Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, Princess Frederica of Hanover and Princess Marie of Hanover by Julius Giere 1543X2064 @200 1.5Mj.

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The Cumberland Wedding

The wedding of Princess Alexandra of Cumberland to the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, which takes place at Gotlinden next Wednesday, is an event of more than family interest; for the position of the bride's father is a disturbing element to the German Empire, of which the bridegroom's sovereignty forms part. The Duchess of Cumberland, who is Queen Alexandra's sister, was married in 1878, a few months after the death of the King of Hanover, whose Kingdom was united to the Prussian Crown after the war of 1866. Since then the Hanoverian succession has been disputed , the victory in 1871, when the King of Prussia was proclaimed German Emperor at Versailles, making the position of the possessors all the stronger. The Duke of Cumberland, the only son of the ex-King, has also a claim in respect of the revenues of the Duchies of Brunswick and Luneburg, which he claims. Last year, it was hoped that a rapproachement would take place, as the Duke and Duchess were staying at Copenhagen with King Christian, the Duchess's father, when the German Emperor was expected to spend a couple of days there; but a few days before the Kaiser was to arrive, the Duke and Duchess left the Danish Court and returned to Gmunden, their beautiful home in Upper Austria. Rumour also had it that a marriage would be arranged between the Crown Prince of Prussia and one of the Cumberland Princesses, of whom there are two unmarried, Princess Alexandra, born in 1882, and Princess Olga, born 1884; the eldest, Princess Marie, was married four years ago to Prince Max of Baden. The Duke's elder son, Prince George, who is twenty-four, holds a commission in an Austrian regiment; and it may be that the reconciliation between the German Sovereign and the Cumberlands will come through his marriage. The Duke fo Cumberland is a great-grandson of George III, and as the son of a sovereign ranks as a Royal Highness; he is entitled to sit in the House of Lords, his dignities being Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and Earl of Armagh, conferred in 1799 on his grandfather. His mother, the ex-Queen of Hanover, who lives principally at Gmunden, was born the same year as Queen Victoria and is the eldest daughter of the late Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

The bridegroom of next week, H.R.H. The Grand Duke of Meckelnburg-Schwerin, who, liked the bride, can only count twenty-four years, was but fifteen years old when he succeeded his father; and as the income of the Duchy was carefully tended during his minory by the Regency of his uncle, Duke John, he is to be counted among the wealthy German Princes. One of his sisters is married to Prince Christian of Denmark, eldest son of the Crown Prince, and cousin of Princess Alexandra of Cumberland; the other, the Duchess Cecilie, is in her eighteenth year. His mother, a Russian Grand Duchess, is a sister of that Grand Duke Michael who has practically settled in England, and whose beautiful wife (a morganatic alliance) is known as the Countess Torby. Another connection with Russia is that the Duchess Marie, the bridegroom's aunt, is the wife of the Grand Duke Vladimir (the Tsar's uncle and eventual heir), whose son, the Grand Duke Cyril, recently came near to death at Port Arthur. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin's marriage is a matter of considerable interest to his six hundred thousand subjects, as the next heir is a Catholic, and the reigning family has long been Lutheran. Rostock, principal town of the Grand Duchy, boasts a University of which the Grand Duke is Chancellor.

Black and White, June 4, 1904

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Master Post - Members who married into a royal or noble house

Disclaimer: If a person married someone from the same house as they were born into, I have not listed them in this list. Please look at the list sorted by birth for them. Houses that rule(d)/reside(d) in other countries but originally came from German and/or Austrian territories and/or are generally regarded as belonging to this cultural room are listed among the German & Austrian Houses.

German & Austrian Houses

House of Babenberg

Princess Eudokia Laskarina of Nicaea, The Hereditary Duchess of Austria

Princess Theodora Angelina of Byzantium, The Duchess of Austria & Styria

Princess Theodora Komnene of Byzantium, The Duchess of Bavaria & Austria

House of Castell

Baroness Ottilie of Faber, Countess of Faber-Castell

House of Coburg (Cadet branch of the House of Wettin)

Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1st marriage)

Princess Mary of Teck, The Queen of the United Kingdom & British Dominions, The Empress of India

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (wife of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)

House of Faber

Ottilie Richter, Baroness of Faber

House of Habsburg (incl. Habsburg-Lorraine)

Anna Plochl, Countess of Meran

Princess Charlotte of Belgium, The Empress of Mexico, Archduchess of Austria

Infanta Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress, The Archduchess of Austria

Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empress

Elisabeth in Bavaria, The Empress of Austria

Princess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress

Queen Joanna of Castile, León and Aragon (Consort of Philip the Handsome, Archduke of Austria and The Duke of Burgundy)

Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria, The Archduchess of Inner Austria-Styria

Maria Beatrice d’Este, The Duchess of Massa & Carrara, Archduchess of Austria

Mary, The Duchess of Burgundy

Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Archduchess of Austria

Countess Sophie Chotek of Chotkowa and Wognin, The Duchess of Hohenberg

Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, The Crown Princess of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia

House of Hanover (Cadet branch of the House of Welf)

Princess Adelaide (Adelheid) of Saxe-Meiningen, The Queen of the United Kingdom and Hanover

Princess Caroline of Ansbach, The Queen of Great Britain

Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, The Queen of the United Kingdom and Hanover

Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, The Queen of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover

Frederica (Friederike) of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, The Queen of Hanover, The Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale (3rd marriage)

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, The Duchess of Kent (2nd marriage)

House of Hesse

Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland, The Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine

Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine

Princess Christina of Saxony, The Landgravine of Hesse

House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Feodora of Leininigen, The Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

House of Hohenstaufen

Irene of Byzantium, The Queen of the Germans, The Duchess of Swabia

House of Hohenzollern

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, The German Empress

Princess Augusta Victoria (Auguste Viktoria) of Schleswig-Holstein, The German Empress

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, The Queen of Prussia

Princess Elisabeth of Wied, The Queen & Princess of Romania

Princess Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, The Queen of Prussia

Frederica (Friederike) of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Princess Louis Charles of Prussia (1st marriage)

Princess Hermine Reuß, “German Empress”

Jadwiga Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg

Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, The Queen of Prussia

Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, The Queen in Prussia

Princess Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess Royal, The German Empress

House of La Marck

Jeanne d’Albret, The Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

House of Limburg-Luxemburg

Elizabeth of Pomerania, Holy Roman Empress

House of Nassau

Princess Sophie of Württemberg, The Queen of the Netherlands

House of Oldenburg

Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein

Princess Juliane of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, The Queen of Denmark and Norway

House of Supplinburg

Richenza of Northeim, Holy Roman Empress

House of Thurn and Taxis

Helene in Bavaria, The Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis

House of Welf (without the British Hanover branch)

Princess Elisabeth of Brandenburg, The Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen

Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess of Brunswick-Lüneburg aka Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia

House of Wettin (without the Coburg branch)

Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, The Queen of Saxony

Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, The Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria, The Queen of Saxony

Sibylle of Cleves, The Electress of Saxony

House of Wittelsbach

Elizabeth Stuart, The Queen of Bohemia & Electress Palatine

Kunigunde of Austria, The Duchess of Bavaria-Munich

Princess Louise d’Orléans, Princess of Bavaria

Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria, The Electress of Bavaria

Princess Marie of Prussia, The Queen of Bavaria

The House of Württemberg

Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess of Württemberg

Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, The Duchess of Württemberg

The Ottonians

Adelaide of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Italy

Theophanu, Holy Roman Empress

Foreign Houses

House of Bourbon

Jeanne d’Albret, The Queen of Navarre and The Duchess of Vendôme

Archduchess Maria Antonia “Marie Antoinette” of Austria, The Queen of France

House of Braganza

Archduchess Maria Leopoldina, The Empress of Brazil, The Queen of Portugal and the Algarves 

Byzantine Imperial Family

Konstanze “Anna” of Hohenstaufen, The Empress of Nicaea

House of Ivrea

Elisabeth “Beatrix” of Swabia, The Queen of Castile, León & Galicia

House of Lorraine

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Princess of Lorraine and Bar

The Archduchess Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia) of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (marriage formed new House of Habsburg-Lorraine)

House of Medici

Archduchess Johanna of Austria, The Grand Duchess of Tuscany

House of Radziwiłł

Princess Luise of Prussia, Princess Radziwiłł

House of Romanov (incl. Romanov-Holstein-Gottrop)

Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine aka Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia

Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, The Empress Regnant of Russia aka Catherine the Great

House of Tudor

Anne of Cleves, The Queen of England

House of Valois

Elisabeth (Isabeau) of Bavaria, The Queen of France

House of Vasa

Princess Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, The Queen of Sweden

Minor Nobles

Anna Constantia of Brockdorff, The Imperial Countess of Cosel

Helene Baltazzi, The Baroness of Vetsera

Maria Anna Mozart, The Imperial Countess Berchthold

Marie Karoline of Mollard, The Imperial Countess of Fuchs to Bimbach

Sophia Botta, The Dark Countess of Hildburghausen

Sophie of Pannwitz, Countess of Voß

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I would like to add to the list:

• Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria-Teschen, Isabella of Parma’s sister in law and reciprocated lover.

• Maria Theresa Louisa of Savoy-Carignano, Princess of Lamballe by marriage, one of the alleged lovers of Marie Antoinette.

• Prince Eugene of Savoy, one of the greatest military leaders in European history. The rumors of his homosexuality are generally thought to be true by historians.

• The Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, brother of Franz Joseph, lived openly as a homosexual and was a known figure in Viennese queer circles. He renounced a marriage offer from the Princess Imperial of Brazil, presumably for this reason.

• Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, lived as openly same-gender attracted and was known to cross dress. He wrote the first books publicly defending homosexual relationships.

• The controversial Ludwig II of Bavaria was discovered to have written love letters to many men, and to have struggled with the Catholic ban on homosexuality.

Were there any lgbtq+ kings/queens? I am a bit curious because I know people werent accepting back them, and was there any punishment for it?

Yes and there plenty of them. Most royals were not prescuted for being LGBTQ+ as they were above the standard of regular classes, however most were private and did not openly come out as LGBTQ+. Usually as long as they were discreet, people looked the other way.

Queen Anne (alleged had lesbian affairs, evidence is shaky)

Philippe d'Orleans (openly gay Prince living with his long-term lover, the Chevalier de Lorraine)

Edward II (had male lovers)

Richard I of England (allegedly slept with the French King)

Philip II of France (allegedly slept with Richard I of England)

Prince George, Duke of Kent (allegedly bisexual)

Marie Antoinette (allegedly had affairs with two ladies in waiting though evidence is shaky)

William II of England (had male lovers)

Richard II of England (may have been bisexual)

Emperor Hadrian

Emperor Nero

Emperor Tiberius

Henri III of France (allegedly gay)

James I & VI (had affairs with both men and women but kept it private)

Alexander the Great (was openly bisexual)

Princess Isabella of Parma (was allegedly in love with her sister in law)

Emperor Ai of Han (openly gay)

Christina, Queen of Sweden (had lesbian affairs)

Charles I of Württemberg (had an affair with an American gentleman)

Frederick the Great (allegedly had male lovers, one of which was executed)

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Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg

That same year - 1882 - during a visit to his mother´s native Altenburg, Konstantin met Princess Elisabeth Auguste Marie Agnes, daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg and his wife Auguste, formerly a Princess of Saxe-Meiningen. Born on Wednesday, January 25, 1865, in Meiningen, the sixteen-year-old Princess was a slim young woman with a long neck and narrow waist, and light brown hair coiled in a fringe atop her head. The Grand Duke´s mother, Alexandra Iosifovna, pushed the pair toward marriage; Princess Elisabeth seemed amenable enough to the idea, but Konstantin Konstantinovich was less certain. It took nearly two year for the young Grand Duke to finally work  up the courage to propose. He could have remained a bachelor, but family pressure on him was enormous; by this time, his brother Nicholas Konstantinovich had been living in disgrace in exile for ten year, and there was little doubt that his father´s estates would devolve upon him - a fact that would necessitate heirs. Expectation may have pushed the Grand Duke toward a proposal. In the end, it is difficult to say what his true feelings about Elisabeth may have been.

Greg King & Penny Wilson: Gilded Prism

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Hear Them Roar!...Women’s March trumps Inauguration

"Women, if the Soul of the Nation is to be saved, 'you' must become its Soul" ~~~ Coretta Scott King

Ever since God created Woman, Man has had the notion that the Male of the species…because of their natural physical strength…is a far superior being than the Female. Ever since the days of the Caveman with his handy club…Man, in all of his Machismo…has tried to maintain dominance over women. Throughout the ages, Male Chauvinism has ruled every aspect of Society in this World.

But as we continuously evolve as a Society, while some Men still have their heads stuck up those "Caves", or more likely in the Gutter…it's been the Woman in the forefront of Progress the last 218 years or so. Women, who have championed the righteous fights for Civil Liberties, Social Change, and Social Justice.

The Women's March on Versailles…October 5th, 1789…was the defining moment of the French Revolution, when 7,000+ "Angry Women" packed with Pitchforks and Muskets, marched to the Palace of Versailles and said to Louis & Marie; Guess who's going to eat Cake, now?...Monsieur Guillotine will even "Slice" it for ya!

In 1903, Mary Harris (Mother) Jones made America aware of the plight of Children, working under Draconian conditions…by taking kids out from their factories and having them parade in mass demonstrations. The Demonstrations eventually lead to America's Child Labor Laws!

The late 19th and early 20th Century saw political actions by the Suffragist Movement. Frustrated with the Abolitionists, they began mass demonstrations in 1911, demanding Women's Right to Vote. In 1916 and 1917, Suffragists picketed the White House and 218 women were arrested and brutally beaten by Jailhouse Guards. Results of those actions after the public outrage? The 19th Amendment was created…guaranteeing Women, the Right to Vote!  

In 1914 and 1915, Lucy Parsons led mass Demonstrations in San Francisco and Chicago over the concerns of the Unemployed and the Homeless. In 1917, 15,000 marched in New York City. The issue of the Protests? Racial Discrimination and Lynching.

And in the 1960s, the "Independence" of the American Woman roared into the public's eye. Thanks to women activists like Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem. And ladies in Washington who made their voices heard, like Bella Abzug, Margaret Chase Smith, and Shirley Chisholm…whether they're  liked or not…these women were largely responsible for the changes in the general perception and attitude about the "Weaker Sex"!

The American Woman is not June Cleaver, anymore! She's now bright, intelligent, and well versed in the use of Education and Communication. A person who is totally qualified in every way, shape, and form possible to run a Corporation. Many are there, now! but the Male Chauvinist Status Quo will continue…like always…to impede the progress women make!!  

Now, we have another Historic March…probably, the most Dramatically Historic March in American History…if not, the most historic in World History!

It was a show to end all shows…even Donald Trump's attempt to upstage the March failed miserably with his "Breaking News" appearance in Langley, Virginia. After his schpiel at the CIA…he was cut off, right back to the broadcast of the March.

His 1st 2 Days as President hasn't gone too well. 2 straight days of mediocre ratings…but, worst of all?…being upstaged by Women!!

Women!...lots and lots of angry "Nasty" women, protesting their Equal Rights, their Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, their Rights to proper Health Care, and their Rights to protection from Pu**y Grabbing Misogynist Bullies, Sexual Predators, and Rapists.

But the day wasn't just about women issues; Immigration Reform, Racial Discrimination, Voter Rights, Civil Rights, Obamacare, Education, the Environment, whatever else…

No one has ever said Women cannot inspire!…the respect for their causes has brought out the Men, the Gay community, Blacks, Hispanics, Muslims, the Young, and the Elderly…and because of their continuously determined fight for Social Justice?…they were joined by the Rest of the World!

Almost 500,000 in Washington DC…determined by Crowd Scientists, Marcel Altenburg and Keith Still…as 3x the size of the Inauguration. Of course, with the Word "Science" attached…Trump and Republican Circles will dismiss it as Lies and Fake News…like the proof of the pudding Photographs of the Crowds with Obama and with Trump, side by side, and the Film showing the empty stands during the parade…with more cops lined up on one side of the barriers, than people sitting in the stands. Next horseshit Tale?? They were Photoshopped!…just tell them the "Alternative Truth"!…their minions will believe that, too!

There was at least one March in every of the 50 States. Cities and Towns throughout the Country, of every size…from 30, 50, 100 people to thousands… 400,000+ in New York City, 750,000 in Los Angeles, 250,000 in San Francisco, 100,000 next door in Oakland, and 20,000 in Sacramento,  and 50,000 in San Diego.

In the Heart of Dixie, Birmingham Alabama 10,000! Then you got 250,000 in Chicago, 100,000 in Portland, and so forth…an entire Country voicing their displeasure for a man, who most consider an illegitimate President.  

The Facts: Let's just say that over 2 Million people Marched throughout the United States…while the Trump Inauguration couldn't even give away tickets…for free!! and couldn't even fill an NFL standardized size Stadium.  

Millions!! Amazingly the March continued throughout the World…whether from concerns about a Trump Administration, concerned about the issues, or in support of their sisters and brothers in America…their voices also roared! 100,000 in London, with Marches in Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Athens, Tokyo…and in countries as far as Australia and New Zealand, Thailand, Japan, India, South Korea, Switzerland, Sweden, Scotland, and much more!

It must be hard for someone to know, millions and millions of people throughout the world and millions in his own country believe he's a totally unqualified piece of excrement who only cares about #1  Anyone else, would be embarrassed and ashamed of himself for all his actions…President Trumpster, being the indecent human being that he is…could care less what anyone's causes or problems are.

For the next 4 years, the problems within America and our problems outside our shores will be under the guidance of this Country's "Second Banana". While Trump tries to act important…the real importance in his life is to rip off this country for as much as he can get. A man who believes…yes! Believes!…that "To the Victors, goes the Spoils". Donald Trump essentially said; he finds no problem with "Stealing" another Country's Oil! That's an International War Crime! But, for a man with no Morals and even lesser Values? It's all about $$$$ and how much he can make around the world before he gets booted out or ends up in Jail!!

What the general consensus rapidly considers as the Largest & Greatest Protest March in History, it shows what the Power of Women can achieve…combined with Activists with the same Ideals, and people in general who truly and passionately cares. Trump may not care about those women, or their cause…but to mainstream Republicans? It's destroying their ulcers!

Women, Men, Children, the Old, the Young, the Blacks, and the Whites…a truly united Global Gathering…because, our problems are their problems, their plight for Social Justice is our plight for Social Justice! It was a total Global effort beyond any description, whatsoever.

When you have Millions of Women, joined by millions more who supports them and want to vent 'their' own anger! When you see the masses of People…millions in the United States, and millions more throughout the entire World…even in Antarctica!!

When you see a World Protest of this magnitude aimed at Donald Trump, his personal Character flaws, his lack of political understanding, his Policies, and the GOP?

When you see all of that…you'll understand the seriousness of the issue at hand, the political dangers of the situation, and the dire consequences.

A problem that will need immediate attention. But in the world of "Alternative Facts"? Does the Trumpster understand?...or even care?

The Success of the 2017 Women's March on Washington, showed something that President P**sy Grabber will never ever understand!…but, it sure frightens the living hell out of Republicans!

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More Images of Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover:

Top:  Queen Marie of Hanover, neé Princess Marie of Saxe Altenburg by ?. From Carolath Habsburg via Wikimedia; removed spots, flaws, & print w Pshop 569X900 @72 191kj. The image had many spots and a Carolath Habsburg watermark that were removed. People reproducing this image need to attribute it to Carolath Habsburg.

Second row:  1855 Marie Alexandrina of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover by Carl Ferdinand Sohn (Royal Collection - RCIN 405098). From their Web site; made lower left sector darker w Pshop 1333X2000 @300 576kj. It took several passes with the Photoshop burn tool to partially suppress a strong veiling reflection in lower left part of the image.

Third row left:  ca. 1864 Queen of Hanover by ? (Royal Collection - RCIN 2908181). From their Web site; removed spots & print & cropped w Pshop & contrast +25%, exposure -30% 1131X1769 @300 411kj.

Third row right:  Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover by ? (Royal Collection - RCIN 610404). From their Web site 1641X2000 @72 705kj.jpg. This is the same dress as in the image to the left.

Bottom:  ca. 1866 Queen Marie of Hanover and her daughter Mary by Wilhelm von Kaulbach (Schloß Marienburg - Pattensen, Niedersachsen, Germany) photo - Michael Gäbler. From Wikimedia 1517X2205 @200 1.4Mj.