#hohenzollern-sigmaringen

[adini-nikolaevna]

Born on this date in 1900, Princess Maria (“Mignon”) of Romania, great-granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia.

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Princess Antonia of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, neé Infanta of Portugal, with her eldest son, Wilhelm.

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Princess Marie Luise Alexandra Karoline of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Countess of Flanders with 2 of her children: Prince Baudouin Léopold Philippe Marie Charles Antoine Joseph Louis, Prince of Belgium Princess Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette of Belgium, Duchess of Vendôme

Belgian vintage postcard

[dreamconsumer]

King Ferdinand I of Romania (1865-1927).

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[thepastisalreadywritten]

Queen Marie of Romania, King George V of the United Kingdom, King Ferdinand I of Romania, and Queen Mary of the United Kingdom, 1924

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Ferdinand (Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad; 24 August 1865 – 20 July 1927), nicknamed Întregitorul ("the Unifier"), was King of Romania from 1914 until his death in 1927.

Marie (born Princess Marie Alexandra Victoria of Edinburgh; 29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938) was the last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I.

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936, as the wife of King-Emperor George V.

[aristo-men]

“The Young Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (future King of Romania).”

From X

[thingsdavidlikes]

German Castles by Achim Thomae Photography

[coffebits]

“Remember”

This was a super fun piece! 😊 I have been so inspired by ALTTS! I now realize how much I love world building and character design! ❤️

Make sure to check out the fic that @abbyzwrites is working on for it! It’s been amazing working with her! Couldn’t even picture a better writer for ALTTS! ❤️✨

Note: The Queens’ painting is a redraw of a classic painting of Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen by Philip de László

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[adini-nikolaevna]

Princess Elisabetha of Romania by Artacino.

[ask19thcentury-doctorgilbert]

"I was always more of a quiet kid, greatly preferring my books and toys, and the company of those that I was familiar with. I suppose that's why Fritz and I got on well -- We were of the same temperament and had more than a couple shared interests. Being a part of such an unconventional family hasn't always been easy... Especially now that I'm more grown and am more aware of tensions brought about by politics and the like. But I wouldn't change it for the world."

Portrait descriptions under the cut!!

Portrait 1: The Berlin Family, painted in more recent times.

(L to R Back) Otto (Order of St. John), Niklot (Reiner's son, Neubrandenburg), Konrad (Berlin), Gilbert (Prussia), Rahela (Gilbert's wife, Romania), Reiner (Brandenburg), Ilse (Potsdam), Johanna (Koenigsberg), (L to R Front) Ludwig (German Empire), Sztefa (Silesia) - Gilbert and Rahela were wed in 1866, after Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen came to the Romanian throne as King Carol I of Romania. The marriage is purely political, but the two maintain a cordial and warm friendship. much to Erzsi's dismay - Niklot is Reiner's son, born from a human lover he had before the 30 Years War. Father and son were only recently reunited in the 1820s. - Sztefa is Gilbert's adopted daughter, taken in during the First Silesian war, and raised in part by Frederick II. Served in the volunteer corps during the Napoleonic era disguised as a man. Is Ludwig's scary lesbian older sister.

Portrait 2: The Vienna family, painted c. 1830s.

(L to R Back) Erzsebet (Hungary), Sztefa, Anneliese (Vienna), Roderich (Austria) (L to R Front) Ludwig, Gilbert - Roderich may be bonded to Austria, but his sister Anneliese, who embodies the capital, takes more of a leading role when it comes to government matters.

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Princess Marie Luise Alexandra Karoline of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Countess of Flanders

Belgian vintage postcard, mailed in 1903

[dreamconsumer]

Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (later King of Romania).

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Links with reference to Joachim Murat

After finding a fourth link about our beloved Joachim Murat, I decided to do a bigger post which contains all of the links I have found so far! Have fun with it. ☺️✨

Gallois, Léonard: Histoire de Joachim Murat (French)

Maceroni, Francis: Interesting facts relating to the fall and death of Joachim Murat, King of Naples (in English)

Geschichte des Königreichs Neapel vom Jahre 1800 bis zum Jahr 1820 (= history of the kingdom of Naples from 1800 - 1820 in German)

Joachim Murat. Zu seinem Leben und zu seinen Briefen an die Fürstin Amalie Zephyrine von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (= Joachim Murat. About his life and his letters at Princess Amalie Zephyrine of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in German)

Das Großherzogthum Berg unter Joachim Murat, Napoleon I. und Louis Napoleon 1806 - 1813 (= the Grand Duchy of Berg under Joachim Murat, Napoleon I. and Louis Napoleon 1806 - 1813 in German)

Vie de Joachim Murat, et relation des événements politiques & militaires qui l'ont précipité du trône de Naples (= Life of Joachim Murat, and relation to political and military events which precipitate him from the throne of Naples in French)

Conversação que teve o Principe Murat com D. Manoel Godoy, relativa aos successos da Hespanha (I am not even trying to translate this. It’s in Portuguese)

Lettre d'un Anglais à son retour en Angleterre d'un voyage en Italie, au mois d'Aout 1814, sur le roi Joachim Murat: augmentée de notes pour servir à l'histoire du général Murat (= Letter from an Englishman on his return to England from a trip to Italy in August 1814, about King Joachim Murat: with additional notes for the history of General Murat in French)

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The Bucharest authorities will seek the extradition of Prince Paul-Philippe of Romania after he was apprehended by police on Sunday in Malta.

The fugitive royal was convicted in 2020 of corrupt activities related to the illegal restitution of expensive real estate near Bucharest, to which he falsely claimed ownership.

However, Prince Paul fled Romania before the final sentencing by the Brasov Court of Appeal.

In June 2022, he was apprehended on the street in Paris and presented a passport issued by the British authorities.

However, the Paris Court of Appeals this year refused to extradite him to Romania.

Romania’s Minister of Justice Alina Gorghiu explained that the Paris court ruled that the Romanian judging panel in the trial of Prince Paul was unlawfully composed.

Prince Paul argued in front of the Paris court that one of the judges who convicted him in Romania had not actually taken an oath of office.

On April 6 this year, the Romanian Justice Ministry representatives said that the French court had accepted this argument and refused to approve the extradition.

The fugitive royal said in a statement issued by his lawyers after the Paris ruling that he had received “what was denied me in Romania: a fair trial based on evidence and impartial application of the law”, Radio France International reported.

Prince Paul was convicted in December 2020 at the Brasov Court of Appeal of buying influence and complicity in the crime of abuse of office against the public interest. He was sentenced to three years and four months in prison.

The court found that between 2006 and 2013, he illegally claimed the right to land, including the Snagov Forest and the Baneasa Royal Farm, an upmarket area near Bucharest, to which he had no right of ownership.

The cost to the state amounted to 145 million euros – 135 million euros for the royal farmlands and 10 million euros for the forest.

Although he is known as Prince Paul or Prince Paul-Philippe of Romania, he is not recognised as a member of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen nor the Royal House of Romania. He is also known as Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern.

He is the grandson of King Carol II of Romania, who ruled between 1930 and 1940, and the son of Mircea Grigore Carol Lambrino, also known as Mircea Grigore Carol Hohenzollern, and his first wife, Helene Henriette Naravitzine.