#frederica of hanover

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, January 9th:

Dai Zong, Chinese Emperor, 727

Meisho, Empress Regnant of Japan, 1622

Frederica of Hanover, Baroness von Pawel-Rammingen, 1848

Theresa of Austria, Princess of Bavaria, 1931

Catherine, Princess of Wales, 1982

[19centuryroyalty]

Crown Prince Ernst August, Duke of Cumberland; Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover, Ernst August, Duke of Braunschweig and his wife, Princess Victoria Luise of Prussia holding baby Princess Friederike (later Queen of Greece); Prince Ernst August of Hanover; Crown Princess Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland and Princess Olga of Hanover. ❦

[colorizedhistory]

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Rare photo of Greek Royal Family Matriarch, Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark (née Battenberg) with niece-in-law Dowager Queen Frederica of Greece (née Princess of Hanover) and new mother, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (née Princess of Denmark) with newborn Princess Alexia, 1965

[royal-confessions]

“I would've loved to seen Frederica of Hanover's reaction to her grandsons Felipe and Pavlos’s choice of wives. She was such a snob to the point that she believed royals should only marry royals and even considered the Grimaldis beneath her, I doubt she would’ve liked Marie-Chantal because she was a new money American and she would’ve probably had a heart attack from Letizia.” - Submitted by Anonymous

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

It always surprises me how much Viktoria Louis of Prussia looks so much like Leonor? Or I should say Leonor looks like Viktoria. They are related right? 😂

Yes indeed they are! Viktoria Louise’s daughter was Princess Frederica of Hanover who, when married, became Queen Frederica of Greece. Frederica’s daughter was Princess Sofia of Greece who, when married, became Queen Sofia of Spain. She is Leonor’s grandmother today. This makes Leonor Viktoria Louise’s Great-Great Granddaughter.

There might be a parallel of them in the future but you never know? Thank you and I hope this helps! 🤍

[gemsofgreece]

The mystery of the Greek regalia has been solved...?

A mystery counting centuries was solved recently, when the Greek regalia, missing for many decades, were apparently discovered carefully stored in Tatoi Palace during its maintenance works.

The regalia of the Greek Kingdom were commissioned in Paris 1834, before the coronation of Otto of Greece. However, the regalia's transfer was delayed and Otto was coronated before they arrived at the country. As a result, Otto never actually used them but he did take them with him to Bavaria when he was exiled 30 years later.

The regalia reappeared almost a century after their creation when Albrecht von Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria, returned them to the Greek Kingdom during the wedding of King Paul of Greece to Frederica of Hanover, even though Paul belonged to a different house (Glücksburg).

The crown reportedly shortly appeared in the funerals of Paul and Frederica, however after that there was no more information on the whereabouts of the regalia. This led to conspiracy theories or even a conviction shared by historians and the public alike, which accused Constantine II, their son and last King of Greece, of sneaking the regalia out of the country and keeping them to himself, even though those belong to the Greek state and not a particular royal house.

Finally, the regalia were recently found carefully stored in Tatoi palace, outside Athens. This led to some re-evaluation of the theories blaming Constantine although some, including a significant historian, speculate that Constantine's descendants, sneaked the regalia back to the palace after the ex-King's death, to end these rumours casting a shadow over the ex-royal family.

The Greek regalia were commisioned to the French royal goldsmith house, Fossin et Fils, which had crafted the regalia of Napoleo Bonaparte. The sword was commissioned to the famed swordsmith Jules Manciaux. The regalia were made of gold, gilded metal and silver.

Otto tried to diverge a little from Bavarian archetypes for the designation of the regalia and establish a style slightly differing from the western kingdoms. The use of gems is very modest; only the sword is decorated with lapis lazuli. The decorative patterns refer directly to Greece, Christianity and the ancient greek culture. Lapis lazuli was chosen for its blue colour, the trademark colour associated with Greece. The sword case bears the Greek royal flag. The base has a sculpted presentation of a trident and two dolphins, as well as Goddess Nike (Victory).

The crown was very modest compared to most crowns in the west. Its base was crafted to look like a wreath of laurels. It has additional details of acanthus leaves and lion heads. The globus cruciger lies on the top of the crown and the cross resembles that of the Orthodox Church, unlike the ones in western kingdoms. In his own words, Otto had written to the architect Friedrich von Gürtner that his vision was for the architecture and designs used for him to be relatively strict, with noble dignity and simplicity.

The regalia will now be kept in the trophy hall of the Greek parliament.

Sources:

Newsbomb

Θέμα

[europesroyalsweddings]

✵ January 9, 1938 ✵

Princess Frederica of Hanover & Prince Paul of Greece

Later The King and Queen of Greece

[radicalroyalist]

King Constantine II of the Hellenes was King of Greece, from 6 March 1964 until his death. His Majesty was the only son of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece. 

Born: June 2, 1940, Psychiko

Died: January 10, 2023, Athens, Greece

Spouse: Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (m. 1964-2023)

Parents: Frederica of Hanover, Paul of Greece

[ofprincessesandqueens]

Yeah Frederica of Hanover (Sofia's mother) was a huge snob. She only wanted her kids to marry royalty. She probably would've had a heart attack at Letizia and Marie Chantal lol. She even looked down on Grace Kelly and the Grimaldis because Grace was an American Actress and she didn't consider the Grimaldis royalty. Her nephew later on marries Grace Kelly's daughter lol.

So many people looked down on Miss Grace Kelly

[theroyalwatcher]

Royal Guests and Relatives at the Wedding of Crown Prince Paul of Greece and Princess Frederica of Hanover at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens #OnThisDay 85 years ago: https://royalwatcherblog.com/2023/01/09/royal-guests-at-the-wedding-of-crown-prince-paul-of-greece-and-princess-frederica-of-hanover-1938/

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, March 3rd:

John II, King of Portugal, 1455

Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, 1506

Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Hanover, 1778

Charles-Philippe of Orleans, Duke of Anjou, 1973

Maria Francisca, Portuguese Infanta, 1997

[19centuryroyalty]

Princess Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick with her only daughter Princess Frederica of Hanover future Queen of Greece ❦

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 8.23 (after 1930)

1939 – World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania are divided into German and Soviet "spheres of influence". 1942 – World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad. 1943 – World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Red Army for the second time after the Battle of Kursk. 1944 – World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allied forces. 1944 – World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is later arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies. 1944 – Freckleton air disaster: A United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into a school in Freckleton, England, killing 61 people. 1945 – World War II: Soviet–Japanese War: The USSR State Defense Committee issues Decree no. 9898cc "About Receiving, Accommodation, and Labor Utilization of the Japanese Army Prisoners of War". 1946 – Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein. 1948 – The World Council of Churches is formed by 147 churches from 44 countries. 1954 – The first flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft takes place. 1954 – The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departs from Marseille, France. 1958 – Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy. 1966 – Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. 1970 – Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins. 1973 – A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome". 1975 – The start of the Wave Hill walk-off by Gurindji people in Australia, lasting eight years, a landmark event in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia, commemorated in a 1991 Paul Kelly song and an annual celebration. 1975 – The Pontiac Silverdome opens in Pontiac, Michigan, 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Detroit, Michigan 1985 – Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany. 1989 – Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius–Tallinn road, holding hands. 1990 – Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War. 1990 – Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union. 1990 – West and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3. 1991 – The World Wide Web is opened to the public. 1994 – Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. 2000 – Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143. 2006 – Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity. 2007 – The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia. 2010 – The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others. 2011 – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War. 2023 – Chandrayaan-3 mission initiated first Moon landing in Indian history. 2023 – A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on-board.

[royal-confessions]

“I would've loved to see Frederica of Hanover's reaction to her nephew Ernst August marrying Princess Caroline of Monaco since she didn't like Grace Kelly because she was an American Actress and considered the Grimaldis a vulgar lot.” - Submitted by Anonymous