#marie-adelaide of luxembourg

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Modern portrait depicting Marie Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as Gretchen from Goethe’s Faust, by Dieschburg.

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Grand Duchess Marie-Adelaide of Luxembourg

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Grand Duchesses Marie Adelaide & Charlotte of Luxembourg.

It was on January 15th [1919] at four o'clock of a foggy, melancholy afternoon that the Grand Duchess Charlotte was formally sworn in at Colmar-Berg as ruler of Luxembourg. Across her breast was the broad orange ribbon of the House of Nassau. She was weeping. Marie Adelaide, dry eyed, with a restrained tenderness said to her, taking her hand: 'Poor Lotty. Forgive me for having put so heavy a burden upon you.'

Marie Adelaide by Edith O'Shaughnessy

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4 August 1940 | Prince Felix of Luxembourg taking a photograph of his family, Princess Alix, Prince Charles, Princess Marie Gabrielle, Princess Marie Adelaide, Prince Jean (later the Grand Duke) and Princess Elizabeth, during their exile in America. (c) Fox Photos/Getty Images

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Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg, 1910s.

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Wives and Daughters of Holy Roman Emperors: Age at First Marriage

I have only included women whose birth dates and dates of marriage are known within at least 1-2 years, therefore, this is not a comprehensive list.

This list does not include women who died before their husbands were crowned Emperor. It spans between the beginning of the reign of Otto I (962 CE) and the end of the reign of Francis II (1806 CE).

The average age at first marriage among these women was 17. The sample size was 91 women. The youngest bride, Bianca Maria Sforza, was just 2 years old when she wed her first husband, who was himself 9. The oldest bride, Constance of Sicily, was 32 years old.

Adelaide of Italy, wife of Otto I, HRE: age 15 when she married Lothair II, King of Italy, in 947 CE

Liutgarde of Saxony, daughter of Otto I, HRE: age 15 when she married Conrad the Red, Duke of Lorraine, in 947 CE

Theophanu, wife of Otto II, HRE: age 17 when she married Otto in 972 CE

Cunigunde of Luxembourg, wife of Henry II, HRE: age 24 when she married Henry in 999 CE

Gisela of Swabia, wife of Conrad II, HRE: age 12 when she married Brun I of Brunswick in 1002 CE

Agnes of Poitou, wife of Henry III, HRE: age 18 when she married Henry in 1043 CE

Matilda of Germany, daughter of Henry III, HRE: age 11 when she married Rudolf of Rheinfelden in 1059 CE

Judith of Swabia, daughter of Henry III, HRE: age 9 when she married Solomon, King of Hungary in 1063 CE

Bertha of Savoy, wife of Henry IV, HRE: age 15 when she married Henry in 1066 CE

Agnes of Waiblingen, daughter of Henry IV, HRE: age 14 when she married Frederick I, Duke of Swabia in 1086 CE

Empress Matilda, wife of Henry V, HRE: age 12 when she married Henry in 1114 CE

Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, wife of Frederick I, HRE: age 13 when she married Frederick in 1156 CE

Beatrice, daughter of Frederick I, HRE: age 10 when she married Guillaume II, Count of Chalon in 1173 CE

Constance, Queen of Sicily, wife of Henry IV, HRE: age 32 when she married Henry IV in 1186 CE

Beatrice of Swabia, first wife of Otto IV, HRE: age 14 when she married Otto in 1212 CE

Maria of Brabant, second wife of Otto IV, HRE: age 24 when she married Otto in 1214 CE

Constance of Aragon, first wife of Frederick II, HRE: age 19 when she married Emeric of Hungary in 1198 CE

Isabella II of Jerusalem, second wife of Frederick II, HRE: age 13 when she married Frederick in 1225 CE

Isabella of England, third wife of Frederick II, HRE: age 21 when she married Frederick in 1235 CE

Margaret of Sicily, daughter of Frederick II, HRE: age 14 when she married Albert II, Margrave of Meissen in 1255 CE

Anna of Hohenstaufen, daughter of Frederick II, HRE: age 14 when she married John III Doukas Vatatzes in 1244 CE

Marie of Luxembourg, daughter of Henry VII, HRE: age 18 when she married Charles IV of France in 1322 CE

Beatrice of Luxembourg, daughter of Henry VII, HRE: age 13 when she married Charles I of Hungary in 1318 CE

Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, wife of Louis IV, HRE: age 13 when she married Louis in 1324 CE

Matilda of Bavaria, daughter of Louis IV, HRE: age 10 when she married Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen in 1323 CE

Beatrice of Bavaria, daughter of Louis IV, HRE: age 12 when she married Eric XII of Sweden in 1356 CE

Anna von Schweidnitz, wife of Charles IV, HRE: age 14 when she married Charles in 1353 CE

Elizabeth of Pomerania, wife of Charles IV, HRE: age 16 when she married Charles in 1378 CE

Margaret of Bohemia, daughter of Charles IV, HRE: age 7 when she married Louis I of Hungary in 1342 CE

Catherine of Bohemia, daughter of Charles IV, HRE: age 14 when she married Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria in 1356 CE

Elisabeth of Bohemia, daughter of Charles IV, HRE: age 8 when she married Albert III, Duke of Austria in 1366 CE

Anne of Bohemia, daughter of Charles IV, HRE: age 16 when she married Richard II of England in 1382 CE

Margaret of Bohemia, daughter of Charles IV, HRE: age 8 when she married John III, Burgrave of Nuremburg in 1381 CE

Barbara of Cilli, wife of Sigismund, HRE: age 13 when she married Sigismund in 1405 CE

Elizabeth of Luxembourg, daughter of Sigismund, HRE: age 13 when she married Albert II of Germany in 1422 CE

Eleanor of Portugal, wife of Frederick III, HRE: age 18 when she married Frederick in 1452 CE

Kunigunde of Austria, daughter of Frederick III, HRE: age 22 when she married Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria in 1487 CE

Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, HRE: age 2 when she married Philibert I, Duke of Savoy in 1474 CE

Margaret of Austria, daughter of Maximilian I, HRE: age 17 when she married John, Prince of Asturias in 1497 CE

Barbara von Rattal, daughter of Maximilian I, HRE: age 15 when she married Siegmund von Dietrichstein in 1515 CE

Dorothea of Austria, daughter of Maximilian I, HRE: age 22 when she married Johan I of East Frisia in 1538 CE

Isabella of Portugal, wife of Charles V, HRE: age 23 when she married Charles in 1526 CE

Maria of Austria, daughter of Charles V, HRE: age 20 when she married Maximilian II, HRE in 1548 CE

Joanna of Austria, daughter of Charles V, HRE: age 17 when she married John Manuel, Prince of Portugal in 1552 CE

Margaret of Parma, daughter of Charles V, HRE: age 14 when she married Alessandro de’ Medici, Duke of Florence, in 1536 CE

Elizabeth of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I, HRE: age 16 when she married Sigismund II Augustus of Poland in 1543 CE

Anna of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I, HRE: age 17 when she married Albert V, Duke of Bavaria in 1546 CE

Maria of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I, HRE: age 15 when she married William of Julich-Cleves-Berg in 1546 CE

Catherine of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I, HRE: age 16 when she married Francesco III Gonzaga in 1559 CE

Eleanor of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I, HRE: age 27 when she married William I, Duke of Mantua in 1561 CE

Barbara of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I, HRE: age 26 when she married Alfonso II d’Este in 1565 CE

Joanna of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I, HRE: age 18 when she married Francesco I de’ Medici in 1565 CE

Anna of Austria, daughter of Maximilian II, HRE: age 21 when she married Philip II of Spain in 1570 CE

Elisabeth of Austria, daughter of Maximilian II, HRE: age 16 when she married Charles IX of France in 1570 CE

Anna of Tyrol, wife of Matthias, HRE: age 26 when she married Matthias in 1611 CE

Eleonora Gonzaga the Elder, wife of Ferdinand II, HRE: age 24 when she married Ferdinand in 1622 CE

Maria Anna of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand II, HRE: age 25 when she married Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria in 1635 CE

Cecilia Renata of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand II, HRE: age 26 when she married Władysław IV of Poland in 1637 CE

Maria Anna of Spain, wife of Ferdinand III, HRE: age 25 when she married Ferdinand in 1631 CE

Maria Leopoldine of Austria, wife of Ferdinand III, HRE: age 16 when she married Ferdinand in 1648 CE

Eleonora Gonzaga the Younger, wife of Ferdinand III, HRE: age 21 when she married Ferdinand in 1651 CE

Mariana of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand III, HRE: age 15 when she married Philip IV of Spain in 1649 CE

Eleonore of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand III, HRE: age 17 when she married Michael I of Poland in 1670 CE

Maria Anna Josepha of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand III, HRE: age 24 when she married Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine in 1678 CE

Margaret Theresa of Spain, wife of Leopold I, HRE: age 15 when she married Leopold in 1666 CE

Claudia Felicitas of Spain, wife of Leopold I, HRE: age 20 when she married Leopold in 1673 CE

Eleonore Magdalene of Neuberg, wife of Leopold I, HRE: age 21 when she married Leopold in 1676 CE

Maria Antonia of Austria, daughter of Leopold I, HRE: age 16 when she married Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria in 1685 CE

Maria Anna of Austria, daughter of Leopold I, HRE: age 25 when she married John V of Portugal in 1708 CE

Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick, wife of Joseph I, HRE: age 26 when she married Joseph in 1699 CE

Maria Josepha of Austria, daughter of Joseph I, HRE: age 20 when she married Augustus III of Poland in 1719 CE

Maria Amalia of Austria, daughter of Joseph I, HRE: age 21 when she married Charles VII, HRE in 1722 CE

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick, wife of Charles VI, HRE: age 17 when she married Charles in 1708 CE

Maria Theresa of Austria, daughter of Charles VI, HRE: age 19 when she married Francis I, HRE in 1736 CE

Maria Anna of Austria, daughter of Charles VI, HRE: age 26 when she married Charles Alexander of Lorraine in 1744 CE

Maria Antonia of Bavaria, daughter of Charles VII, HRE: age 23 when she married Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony in 1747 CE

Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, daughter of Charles VII, HRE: age 20 when she married Louis George of Baden-Baden in 1755 CE

Maria Josepha of Bavaria, daughter of Charles VII, HRE: age 26 when she married Joseph II, HRE in 1765 CE

Maria Christina, daughter of Francis I, HRE: age 24 when she married Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen in 1766 CE

Maria Amalia, daughter of Francis I, HRE: age 23 when she married Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma in 1769 CE

Maria Carolina, daughter of Francis I, HRE: age 16 when she married Ferdinand IV & III of Sicily in 1768 CE

Maria Antonia, daughter of Francis I, HRE: age 14 when she married Louis XVI of France in 1770 CE

Maria Josepha of Bavaria, wife of Joseph II, HRE: age 26 when she married Joseph in 1765 CE

Maria Luisa of Spain, wife of Leopold II, HRE: age 19 when she married Leopold in 1764 CE

Maria Theresa of Austria, daughter of Leopold II, HRE: age 20 when she married Anthony of Saxony in 1787 CE

Maria Clementina of Austria, daughter of Leopold II, HRE: age 20 when she married Francis I of Sicily in 1797 CE

Maria Theresa of Naples, wife of Francis II, HRE: age 18 when she married Francis in 1790 CE

Marie Louise, daughter of Francis II, HRE: age 19 when she married Napoleon I of France in 1810 CE

Maria Leopoldina, daughter of Francis II, HRE: age 20 when she married Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal in 1817 CE

Clementina, daughter of Francis II, HRE: age 18 when she married Leopold of Salerno in 1816 CE Marie Caroline, daughter of Francis II, HRE: age 18 when she married Frederick Augustus of Saxony in 1819 CE

[onheirpodcast]

Who: Grand Duchess Charlotte Role: Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Allegiance: Neutral

Like many countries, Luxembourg opted for neutrality as the war kicked off but faced a difficult choice in 1940 when they were invaded. Charlotte initially didn't want to leave but she was reminded of her sister Marie-Adelaide who had stayed in Luxembourg during the first World War and had not actively resisted, leading to a public perception she had collaborated with the Germans and her eventual abdication. She agreed to flee Luxembourg, refused a Nazi partnership arrangement, and eventually settled in the UK. While there she, like many other royal evacuees, broadcast to her citizens back home through BBC radio and became a rallying point for her country's resistance. During trips to visit her children in Canada she also travelled extensively across the US to campaign for the country's support, earning the nickname the "propagandist in pearls." While she lived in relative safety in the UK, her connection to the war effort was deeply personal. Her son Jean served in the British Army's Irish Guards while her sister was sent to a concentration camp due to her German husband's long standing and vocal opposition to Hitler. Luxembourg was eventually liberated between 1944 and 1945, and Charlotte was at the centre of driving forward reconstruction efforts and international diplomacy, earning her huge popularity amongst the people.

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The Wedding of Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg and Count Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck in 1958

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Holidays 3.13

Holidays

Africa Scout Day

Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis (Vatican City)

Blame Someone Else Day

Burgsonndeg (Bonfire Day; Luxembourg)

Culture Day (Palestine)

A Day for Jake

Donald Duck Day

Dribble to Work Day

Earmuffs Day

Estatuto de Autonomía de Melilla (Spain)

Good Samaritan Involvement Day

Hubbard Day (a.k.a. L. Ron Hubbard Day; Scientology)

International Every Girl Wins Day

IUGAR (Isra-Uterine Growth Awareness Restriction) Day

Ken Day

K-9 Veterans Day

L. Ron Hubbard Day (Scientology)

Lucky Penny Day

Marie Day

MAR13 Day (Splatooon)

National Bystander Awareness Day (UK)

National Exclamation Point Day

National Good Samaritan Day

National Jewel Day

National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day

National Sheep Day

National Smart & Sexy Day

National Thai Elephant Day (Thailand)

Planet Pluto Day

Purification Day (Bali)

Religious Freedom Day

Smart & Sexy Day

Swiftie Day

Tenochtitlan Foundation Day (Mexico)

Trisomy 13 Awareness Day

Uranus Day

World Erica Day (Nigeria)

World Rotaract Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chicken Nuggets Day

Earl Grey Tea Day

National Chicken Noodle Soup Day

National Coconut Torte Day

National Ginger Ale Day

World Riesling Day

2nd Monday in March

Adelaide Cup Day (South Australia) [2nd Monday]

Bock Beer Day [2nd Monday; also 3.20]

Canberra Day (Australia) [2nd Monday]

Commonwealth Day (a.k.a. Empire Day; UK, Commonwealth nations) [2nd Monday]

Eight Hours Day (Tasmania) [2nd Monday]

Fill Our Staplers Day [Monday of 2nd Full Week]

Labour Day (Victoria, Australia) [2nd Monday]

National Butcher’s Week begins (UK) [2nd Monday]

Wildlife Week begins [2nd Monday]

Workplace Napping Day [Monday after DST]

World Salt Awareness Week begins [2nd Week in March]

Independence Days

South Maudlandia (Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]

Taranaki Province Day (New Zealand)

Feast Days

Ansovinus of Camerino (Christian; Saint) [Crops, Harvests]

Antisthenes (Positivist; Saint)

Cthulhu Contemplation Day (Pastafarian)

Day of Oath to the Earth (Pagan)

The Dragon (Muppetism)

Euphrasia (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Tropicalismo (Brazil)

Firesign Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Gerald of Mayo (Christian; Saint)

James Theodore Holly (Episcopal Church (USA))

Kasuga Matsuri (Monkey Festival; Japan)

Kennocha of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Mochoemoe, Abbot in Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Roderick (Christian; Saint)

Theophanes (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s Satan’s birthday.)

Premieres

Back to Black, by Amy Winehouse (Album; 2007)

The Bends, by Radiohead (Album; 1995)

Cannibal Capers (Disney Cartoon; 1930)

Elvis Presley, by Elvis Presley (Album; 1956)

Frozen Fever (Disney Cartoon; 2015)

The Grey Fox (Film; 1983)

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (Film; 1957)

Howard’s End (Film; 1992)

Kissing Jessica Stein (Film; 2002)

The Love Bug (Film; 1969)

My Cousin Vinny (Film; 1992)

The New Adventures of Old Christine (TV Series; 2006)

Raising Arizona (Film; 1987)

Ransom (Film; 1974)

The Searchers (Film; 1956)

Shakes the Clown (Film; 1992)

Song of the Islands (Film; 1942)

Sunshine Cleaning (Film; 2009)

Swimming to Cambodia (Film; 1987)

T.J. Hooker (TV Series; 1982)

Vanishing Point (Film; 1971)

Woodland Cafe (Disney Cartoon; 1937)

The Wrecking Crew! (Documentary Film; 2015)

Today’s Name Days

Judith, Leander, Pauline (Austria)

Nikifor (Bułgaria)

Kristina, Patricija, Ratka, Rozalija, Sabina (Croatia)

Růžena (Czech Republic)

Macedonius (Denmark)

Erni, Ernits, Erno, Ernst (Estonia)

Ernesti, Erno, Tarvo (Finland)

Rodrigue (France)

Judith, Leander, Pauline (Germany)

Leandros, Marios (Greece)

Ajtony, Krisztián (Hungary)

Arrigo, Eufrasia, Letizia, Rodrigo (Italy)

Balvis, Ernests (Latvia)

Kristina, Liutauras, Teodora, Vaidilė (Lithuania)

Greta, Grete (Norway)

Bożena, Ernest, Ernestyn, Kasjan, Krystyna, Marek, Roderyk, Rodryg, Rodryk, Trzebisław (Poland)

Ipomoni, Nichifor (Romania)

Vlastimil (Slovakia)

Cristina, Ramiro, Rodrigo, Salomón (Spain)

Greger (Sweden)

Anina (Ukrainę)

Pluto, Rod, Rodd, Roderica, Roderick, Rodney, Rodrigo, Solomon (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 72 of 2023; 293 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 11 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 23 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Yi-Mao), Day 22 (Geng-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 20 Adar 5783

Islamic: 20 Sha’ban 1444

J Cal: 11 Ver; Foursday [10 of 30]

Julian: 28 February 2023

Moon: 65%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 16 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Antisthenes]

Runic Half Month: Beore (Birch Tree) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 83 of 90)

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 22 of 29)

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Holidays 3.13

Holidays

Africa Scout Day

Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis (Vatican City)

Blame Someone Else Day

Burgsonndeg (Bonfire Day; Luxembourg)

Culture Day (Palestine)

A Day for Jake

Donald Duck Day

Dribble to Work Day

Earmuffs Day

Estatuto de Autonomía de Melilla (Spain)

Good Samaritan Involvement Day

Hubbard Day (a.k.a. L. Ron Hubbard Day; Scientology)

International Every Girl Wins Day

IUGAR (Isra-Uterine Growth Awareness Restriction) Day

Ken Day

K-9 Veterans Day

L. Ron Hubbard Day (Scientology)

Lucky Penny Day

Marie Day

MAR13 Day (Splatooon)

National Bystander Awareness Day (UK)

National Exclamation Point Day

National Good Samaritan Day

National Jewel Day

National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day

National Sheep Day

National Smart & Sexy Day

National Thai Elephant Day (Thailand)

Planet Pluto Day

Purification Day (Bali)

Religious Freedom Day

Smart & Sexy Day

Swiftie Day

Tenochtitlan Foundation Day (Mexico)

Trisomy 13 Awareness Day

Uranus Day

World Erica Day (Nigeria)

World Rotaract Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chicken Nuggets Day

Earl Grey Tea Day

National Chicken Noodle Soup Day

National Coconut Torte Day

National Ginger Ale Day

World Riesling Day

2nd Monday in March

Adelaide Cup Day (South Australia) [2nd Monday]

Bock Beer Day [2nd Monday; also 3.20]

Canberra Day (Australia) [2nd Monday]

Commonwealth Day (a.k.a. Empire Day; UK, Commonwealth nations) [2nd Monday]

Eight Hours Day (Tasmania) [2nd Monday]

Fill Our Staplers Day [Monday of 2nd Full Week]

Labour Day (Victoria, Australia) [2nd Monday]

National Butcher’s Week begins (UK) [2nd Monday]

Wildlife Week begins [2nd Monday]

Workplace Napping Day [Monday after DST]

World Salt Awareness Week begins [2nd Week in March]

Independence Days

South Maudlandia (Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]

Taranaki Province Day (New Zealand)

Feast Days

Ansovinus of Camerino (Christian; Saint) [Crops, Harvests]

Antisthenes (Positivist; Saint)

Cthulhu Contemplation Day (Pastafarian)

Day of Oath to the Earth (Pagan)

The Dragon (Muppetism)

Euphrasia (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Tropicalismo (Brazil)

Firesign Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Gerald of Mayo (Christian; Saint)

James Theodore Holly (Episcopal Church (USA))

Kasuga Matsuri (Monkey Festival; Japan)

Kennocha of Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Mochoemoe, Abbot in Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Roderick (Christian; Saint)

Theophanes (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s Satan’s birthday.)

Premieres

Back to Black, by Amy Winehouse (Album; 2007)

The Bends, by Radiohead (Album; 1995)

Cannibal Capers (Disney Cartoon; 1930)

Elvis Presley, by Elvis Presley (Album; 1956)

Frozen Fever (Disney Cartoon; 2015)

The Grey Fox (Film; 1983)

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (Film; 1957)

Howard’s End (Film; 1992)

Kissing Jessica Stein (Film; 2002)

The Love Bug (Film; 1969)

My Cousin Vinny (Film; 1992)

The New Adventures of Old Christine (TV Series; 2006)

Raising Arizona (Film; 1987)

Ransom (Film; 1974)

The Searchers (Film; 1956)

Shakes the Clown (Film; 1992)

Song of the Islands (Film; 1942)

Sunshine Cleaning (Film; 2009)

Swimming to Cambodia (Film; 1987)

T.J. Hooker (TV Series; 1982)

Vanishing Point (Film; 1971)

Woodland Cafe (Disney Cartoon; 1937)

The Wrecking Crew! (Documentary Film; 2015)

Today’s Name Days

Judith, Leander, Pauline (Austria)

Nikifor (Bułgaria)

Kristina, Patricija, Ratka, Rozalija, Sabina (Croatia)

Růžena (Czech Republic)

Macedonius (Denmark)

Erni, Ernits, Erno, Ernst (Estonia)

Ernesti, Erno, Tarvo (Finland)

Rodrigue (France)

Judith, Leander, Pauline (Germany)

Leandros, Marios (Greece)

Ajtony, Krisztián (Hungary)

Arrigo, Eufrasia, Letizia, Rodrigo (Italy)

Balvis, Ernests (Latvia)

Kristina, Liutauras, Teodora, Vaidilė (Lithuania)

Greta, Grete (Norway)

Bożena, Ernest, Ernestyn, Kasjan, Krystyna, Marek, Roderyk, Rodryg, Rodryk, Trzebisław (Poland)

Ipomoni, Nichifor (Romania)

Vlastimil (Slovakia)

Cristina, Ramiro, Rodrigo, Salomón (Spain)

Greger (Sweden)

Anina (Ukrainę)

Pluto, Rod, Rodd, Roderica, Roderick, Rodney, Rodrigo, Solomon (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 72 of 2023; 293 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 11 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 23 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Yi-Mao), Day 22 (Geng-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 20 Adar 5783

Islamic: 20 Sha’ban 1444

J Cal: 11 Ver; Foursday [10 of 30]

Julian: 28 February 2023

Moon: 65%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 16 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Antisthenes]

Runic Half Month: Beore (Birch Tree) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 83 of 90)

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 22 of 29)

[ella-in-wonderland001]

Except that women have equal rights to the throne of Luxembourg, thus Alexandra and Amalia are ahead of their younger brothers in the line of succession. Luxembourg had female Grand Duchesses, Marie Adelaide and Charlotte, from 1912 until 1964. And Prince Rainier considered changing the succession rules, because he thought Caroline was more suitable for the job than Albert lol.

“unlike other royal families (like SRF, BRF), the ruling families of luxembourg, liechtenstein and monaco are not come-and-go families. they are still running the same countries that their ancestors ruled so it is understandable for them to only have male line succession. to them their family is important. those countries literally have their families in laws (unlike britain where succession is done by gov.)” - Submitted by Anonymous

[adini-nikolaevna]

Marie Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

[romanovsonelastdance]

OTMAA Contemporaries: the six princesses of Luxembourg [bigger].

In the early 1900s, Luxembourg faced a similar succession crisis as their Russian counterparts did, except that Nicholas and Alexandra finally got their male heir with Alexei in 1904, and the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg never did. They had six children, all girls. So in 1907, Grand Duke William IV named his eldest daughter heiress presumptive.  Marie-Adelaide, b. 1894, was a year older than Olga Nikolaevna, and was Grand Duchess from 1912-1919, when she abdicated in favor of her sister, Charlotte, b. 1896, who was one year younger than Olga Nikolaevna. Next was Hilda, born 1897, the same year as Tatiana Nikolaevna, followed by Antonia, 1899, the same year as Maria Nikolaevna; Elisabeth, 1901, the same as Anastasia Nikolaevna, and finally Sophie, born 1902.

[princessvictoriamelita]

Empress Maria Feodorovna's Luxembourg relatives.

Grand Duchess Adelheid-Marie in the middle of the picture surrounded by her granddaughters, the Luxembourg princesses. In the back left, The Grand Duchess' unmarried sister, Princess Hilda of Anhalt-Dessau.

[drosera-nepenthes]

Former Grand Duchess Marie-Adelaide of Luxembourg

[venicepearl]

Marie-Adélaïde (Marie Adelheid Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine; 14 June 1894 – 24 January 1924), reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1912 until her abdication in 1919. She was the first Grand Duchess regnant of Luxembourg (after five grand dukes), its first female monarch since Duchess Maria Theresa (1740–1780, who was also Austrian Empress) and the first Luxembourgish monarch to be born within the territory since Count John the Blind (1296–1346).