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The grandchildren of Queen Caroline of Bavaria, by Josef Kriehuber, 1840. From left to right, sitting: Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Prince Ernst of Saxony. Standing: Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria, Prince Georg of Saxony (later King of Saxony), Archduke Franz Josef of Austria (later Emperor of Austria), Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria (later Emperor of Mexico), Duchess Helene in Bavaria (later Hereditary Princess of Thurn und Taxis), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (later Duchess of Genoa), Prince Albert of Saxony (later King of Saxony). In the back there is a portrait of Queen Caroline.

From The Austrian Court in the Nineteenth Century by Sir Horace Rumbold

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Friedrich August Georg Ferdinand Albert Carl Anton Paul Marcellus, last Crown Prince of Saxony

German vintage postcard

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On 9th November 1841, Edward VII was born at Buckingham Palace.

Then titled The Duke of Cornwall, he was born to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was named Prince Albert Edward after his father, Prince Albert and his maternal grandfather, Prince Edward. He was known to the family as Bertie. Albert Edward was born first in line to the throne and heir apparent. At one-month-old, he was created Prince of Wales. Through his father, he was also a Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Saxony.

In 1863, The Prince of Wales married Princess Alexandra of Denmark at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. They had 6 children: Albert Victor, George (later George V), Louise, Victoria, Maud and Alexander (who died at one day old).

After the death of his mother, Edward ascended the throne in 1901 as Edward VII. Edward’s reign is widely regarded as a successful one, constitutionally, by reinventing how the Royal Family operated and in terms of diplomacy - Edward was fluent in French and German and famously charmed the previously hostile French on a State Visit in 1903. Edward VII reigned for nine years and was succeeded by his son, George, in 1910.

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Royal Godparents to Royal Godchildren

I did this list back in 2012, and got some great responses. I've updated and edited parts of the list. Again, any corrections and/or adds, message me! Thanks in advance!

When choosing godparents for their children, the parents often chose friends or other relatives. Often in royal circles, royals also pick other royals. Here’s a partial list. (Yes, I know some lists are incompelte as some of these royals’s godchildren are not royals themselves.) If you have any additions, please feel free to message me!

Belgium

King Baudouin I

Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)

King Leopold III

Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)

Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)

King Philippe of The Belgians (1960)

Queen Astrid

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

King Albert II

Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)

Queen Paola

Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)

King Philippe

Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)

Princess Marie Gabrielle de Nassau (1986)

Queen Matilde

Princess Alexia of The Netherlands (2005)

 Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)

Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (1992)

Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant (2001)

Princess Claire

Princess Eléonore of Belgium(2008)

Prince Lorentz, The Archduke of Austria-Este

Prince Carl-Johan de Nassau (1992)

Bulgaria

Queen Margarita

Prince Umberto of Bulgaria (1999)

Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, Duke of Saxony

   Infanta Sofia of Spain (2007)

Princess Rosrio

Doña Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2005)

Denmark

Queen Ingrid

 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon  (1930)

King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)

King Christian X

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Queen Alexandrine

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Princess Dagmar

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Princess Thyra

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

King Fredrick IX

King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)

Queen Margarethe II

King Williem-Alexander of The Netherlands (1967)

Crown Prince Hakon of Norway (1973)

Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)

Crown Prince Fredrick of Denmark

 Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

 Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, Duke of Skane (2016)

Crown Princess Mary

Count Henrik af Monzepat (2009)

Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)

Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012) 

Prince Christian

Prince Gustav Alberct of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg (2023)

Princess Marie

Princess Josephine of Denmark (2011)

Princess Caroline-Mathilde

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Princess Elisabeth

Theodor Christian Emmanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg (2009)

Princely Family of Lieiningen

Princess Alexandra

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)

Princely Family of Hanover

Princess Sophie of Hanover

Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)

Princely Family of Hesse

Prince Philipp

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson  von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Princely Family of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Elisabeth

Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)

Princely Family of Liechtenstein

Prince Constantin

Prince Georg Antonius of Liechtenstein (1999)

Princess Margaretha

Archduke Imre of Austria (1985)

Princess Louise of Belgium (2004)

Princely Family of Monaco

Prince Albert

Baron Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta (1974)

Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987)

Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)

Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)

Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)

Princess Charlene

Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)

Princess Caroline of Hanover

Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)

Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)

Princess Stephanie

Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984)

Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)

Baroness Elisabeth Anne de Massy

Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Countess of Polinac (1965)

The Netherlands

Queen Juliana

King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)

Queen Anne-Marie of Denmark (1946)

King Williem-Alexander

Count Claus-Casmir van Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004)

Countess Zaria of Oranje-Nassau (2006)

Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012)

 Prince Constantijn

Princess Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands, The Princess of Orange (2003)

Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2005)

Prince Friso

Countess Eloise van Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002)

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (2005)

 Norway

King Haakon VII

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Queen Maud

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner(1932)

King Olav V

Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971)

Crown Princess Martha

Crown Princess Martha

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

King Harald

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)

Maud Angelica Behn (2003)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Queen Sonja

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)

Crown Prince Hakkon

Maud Angelica Behn (2003)

Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

Princess Estelle of Sweden(2012) 

Crown Princess Mette-Mairt

  Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

  Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)

Princess Märtha Louise

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson  von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971) 

Spain

Queen Victoria Eugenia

Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913)

Doña María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (1926)

Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928)

Prince Albert of Monaco (1957)

Felipe, Prince of Austrias (1968)

King Juan Carlos

Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y Borbón (1998)

Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005

Queen Sofia

Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005)

King Felipe VI

Princess Sofia Vidinska of Bulgaria (1999)

Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000) 

Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)

Infanta Elena

Don Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (1999)

Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece (2000)

Infanta Christina

Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)

Iñaki, the former Duke of Palma de Mallorca

Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)

Infanta Maria Cristina

Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)

Infanta Cristina, Duchess of  Palma de Mallorca (1965)

Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)

Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)

Carina, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg

Countess Athena af Monzepat

Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Witentein-Berleburg

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Princess Benedikte

Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)

Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of  Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1981)

Royal Family of Italy

Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro

Princess Joesphine of Denmark (2011)

Greece

Queen Olga

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)

Prince George

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

King Constantine II

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969)

Prince William of Wales (1982)

Crown Prince Pavlos

Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)

Princess Alexia

Don Pablo Nicolás Sebastián de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000)

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)

Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)

Prince Nikolas

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson  von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg

Grand Duchess Charlotte

Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)

Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte (1927-2005)

Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962)

Prince Felix (1893-1970)

Prince Albert of Belgium (1934)

Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957)

Prince Jean of Luxembourg (1957)

Princess Marie-Gabrielle (1925)

Grand Duke Henri (1955)

Prince Jean (1957-)

Prince Félix of Luxembourg (1984)

Grand Duchess Joesphine-Charlotte

Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)

Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962)

Grand Duke Henri

King Albert II of Belgium (1934)

Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Luxembourg (1986)

Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke

Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (1992)

Prince Paul-Louis of Luxembourg (1998)

Prince Noah of Nassu (2007)

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (2007)

Princess Alexandra

Prince Gabriel de Nassau  (2006)

Prince  François Henri Louis Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg (2023)

Prince Louis

Prince Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume of Luxemborug (2020)

 Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein

Prince Georg of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Sweden

King Gustaf V

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Prince Carl of Sweden & Norway (1861-1951)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Prince Eugen of Sweden & Norway (1865-1947)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Princess Ingeborg of Sweden & Norway (1878-1958)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Princess Margaretha of Sweden & Norway

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957)

Princess Margaretha (1899-1977)

Prince Jean of Luxembourg(1957)

Princess Ingeborg

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

King Carl XVI Gustav

Hakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973)

Crown Princess Victoria

 Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)

 Baroness Madeleine von Dincklage (1999)

 Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (2003)

 Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

 Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

 Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008)

Princess Leonore Lilian Maria of Sweden, The Duchess of Gotland (2014)

Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland (2016)

Prince Carl Phillip

Princess Estelle of Sweden, The Duchess of Ostergotland  (2012) 

Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland (2015)

Princess Madeleine

Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skane (2016)

 Prince Gabriel Carl Walter of Sweden, The Duke of Dalarna (2017)

Princess Christina

 Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)

Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)

Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)

Princess Birgitta

Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)

Princess Margaretha

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1973)

Mr. Gustaf Magnusson

Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf of Sweden, The Duke of Angermanland (2015)

Mr. Victor Magnusson

Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland (2016)

United Kingdom

Queen Victoria

Prince Albert Edward Kamehameha of Hawaiʻi (1858–1862)

Prince Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert of Edinburgh, later Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874–1899)

Princess Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline of Albany (1883–1981)

Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David of York, later Edward VIII (1894–1972)

Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York, later George VI (1895–1952)

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895–1918)

Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary of York (1897–1965)

Prince Louis Francis of Battenberg, later 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979)

King George V

Queen Elizabeth II (1926) 

Queen Mary

Queen Elizabeth II (1926)  

Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of York, later Elizabeth II (1926)

Prince Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul, The Duke of Kent (1935)

Prince George, The Duke of Kent

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

King Edward VIII

 Princess Margaret of York  (1930)

Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone

Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

Princess Elizabeth of York (1926)  

Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles

Princess Elizabeth of York (1926)  

The Princess Victoria

 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon  (1930)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

King George VI

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924)

Gerald David Lascelles Esq (1924–1998)

Princess Astrid of Norway (1932)

Princess Alexandra of Kent (1936)

Princess Sofia of Greece, later Queen of Spain (1938)

Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1940)

Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick of Gloucester (1941–1972)

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Prince Richard of Gloucester, later Duke of Gloucester (1944)

Princess Anne of Edinburgh (1950)

The Hon (Robert) Jeremy Lascelles (1955)

Queen Elizabeth II

David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (1950)

Princess Fredrike of Hanover (1954) 

David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (1961)

Edwina Victoria Louise Brudenell (1961)

James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (1964)

Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983)

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

King Charles III (1948)

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh

Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (1948)

Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne (1947)

Princess Maria Tatiana of Yugoslavia (1957)

Prince Christopher of Yugoslavia (1960)

 George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews (1962)

 Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986)

King Charles III

The Hon. Nicholas Knatchbull (1964-1979)

The Hon.  Timothy Knatchbull (1964)

Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy (1966)

 Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (1967)

 India Amanda Caroline Hicks (1967)

 Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970)

 Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1970)

The Hon. Edward John Hugo Tollemache (1975) 

Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (1977)

 The Hon. Nicholas Louis Charles Norton Knatchbull (1981)

Hugh Grosvenor, The Duke of Westminster (1991)

Lord Frederick Charles Wellesley(1992)

 Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)

Samuel David Benidict Chatto (1996)

 Kumar Padmanabh Singh, Crown Prince of Jaipur (1998)

Diana, Princess of Wales

The Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor (1981)

Alexandra Victoria Edwina Diana Knatchbull (1982)

Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986)

Jakie James Warren (1986)

The Lady Mary Luise Wellesley (1986)

Edward Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988)

Jack William Bartholomew (1989)

Benjamin Peter Marcus Samuel (1989)

Domenica Marianna Tertia Lawson (1995)

The Prince William, The Prince of Wales

Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)

Mia Grace Tindall (2014)

The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York

Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips Tindall (1981)

Prince Henry, The Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry, 1984)

The Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh

The Lady Rose Gilman (1980)

Lady Ella Mountbatten (1996)

Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)

Sophie, The Duchesss of Edinburgh, The Countess of Wessex

Lady Alexandra Mountbatten (1998)

Anne, The Princess Royal

 Philip, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1970)

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973)

Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1980)

Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank

Maud Daphne Marina Windsor (2013)

Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall

Prince George Alexander Louis of Wales (2013)

David Armstrong-Jones, The 2nd Earl Snowdon

Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli (1988)

The Lady Sarah Chatto

The Lady Rose Gilman (1980)

Prince Henry of Wales (1984)

Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003)

Princess Michael of Kent

Princess Maria Chiara Amalia Carola Louise Carmen of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2005)

Katharine, Duchess of Kent

Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)

Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy

George Windsor, The Earl of St Andrews (1962)

The Prince William of Wales (1982)

James Robert Bruce Ogilvy

Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank (1990)

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The Klein-Sodor-Bahn crest

Time to explain the name origin of this blog. Klein-Sodor-Bahn is German for Little Sodor Line/Railway. This is the name Henry’s line gets after Edward’s arrival. If you are curious about some design background click on more.

So still here. Let’s get started!

In general I wanted to make it look regal, noble and old. But also unification of Germany and the UK elements. Since it’s a railway run by UK/Sudrian engines, but is located in Germany.

First the winged lions are a merger of the early day BR lion and the winged wheel which is the symbol for the railway in Germany.

The shield has three parts:

The eagle for Germany in the typical German Black, red and gold.

The wheel is again based on the early BR crest but also on the red wheels most German engines have. And since it’s a crest for a railway it was a given.

The last section is the crest of Saxony that is the Bundesland where the Klein-Sodor-Bahn is located. Also the current monarchs of the UK are linked to Saxony through Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha who’s the husband of Queen Victoria.

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what: new tiaras

(These tiaras have recently been sold at auction through either Sotheby's or Christie’s. I’ve fictionally had them all bought by Karolina Augusta to expand her tiara collection)

(All italicised text in this post is made up for the sake of this story)

THE BADEN PEARL & DIAMOND TIARA

Created in 1829 for Stéphanie, Dowager Grand Duchess of Baden (nee de Beauharnais), the adopted daughter of Napoleon Bonaparte. The tiara passed through  Stéphanie’s descendants, including Princess Marie José of Belgium, who would be Italy’s last Queen in 1946. Marie José is shown wearing the tiara in above and below. She had the tiara modified in 1924 to be worn as a bandeau across the forehead.

Marie José died in 2001 and the tiara passed to her daughter, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy. Maria Gabriella put the tiara up for auction in 2007.

Karolina Augusta, impressed with its royal heritage, bought the tiara in 2007. She had the tiara restored to its original form (wearing it on top of her head as shown in the photo below worn by Queen Carola of Saxony). As the private property of Karolina Augusta, she is the only member of the royal family to wear the tiara to date.

THE EMPRESS JOSÉPHINE TIARA

The tiara was created for the Dukes of Leuchtenberg in 1890 from diamonds owned by their ancestor, Empress Joséphine. The tiara was created by Fabergé (famed for their eggs). The Dukes of Leuchtenberg sold the tiara following the First World War, when it was bought by King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians. They gave the tiara to their youngest son, Charles, who gave it to his sister, Marie José (the above pictured). Such as with the Baden Pearl & Diamond Tiara, the Empress Joséphine Tiara was then inherited by her daughter, Maria Gabriella, who put the Empress Joséphine Tiara up for auction at the same time as the Baden tiara in 2007.

Karolina Augusta I, while not descended from Empress Joséphine, could not resist the heritage and the Fabergé connection and bought the small tiara for a massive sum in 2007. This purchase was anonymous and Karolina Augusta allowed the tiara to tour a number of museums in Europe before wearing the tiara for the first time at the wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden and Daniel Westling in June 2010. Karolina Augusta remains the sole wearer of the Empress Josephine Tiara.

THE HABSBURG SAPPHIRE TIARA

Believed to have been made from jewels owned by Marie Louise of Austria, second wife to Napoleon Bonaparte, and created into a diamond and sapphire parure consisting of a tiara, necklace, bracelet, and three brooches by her relatives, the parure was put up for auction in 2012.

Karolina Augusta I, while only distantly related to the Habsburg family, could not resist a whole parure going on sale together and purchased the jewels for a large sum of money in 2012. The tiara is small and not often worn by Karolina Augusta, however the bracelet and necklace are among her favourite sapphire pieces.

THE HESKETH AQUAMARINE TIARA

The Hesketh Aquamarine Tiara was created by Cartier and features aquamarine clusters and diamond leaves arranged in a kokoshnik shape. This small tiara was previously owned by Christian, Lady Hesketh and was put up for auction in 2007 following her death.

Karolina Augusta I and her younger brother, Prince Klaus Wilhelm, purchased the tiara for their mother and presented it as a Christmas present in December 2007. Queen Eleonora loves aquamarines and owns a large collection of aquamarine jewellery. Following the end of the regency, Queen Eleonora chose to no longer wear the family’s only aquamarine tiara, the Alexandra Fabergé Tiara, and was deeply touched when she received the Hesketh tiara from her children. Presently, Queen Eleonora is the sole wearer of the tiara.

THE MÜRITZ EMERALD NECKLACE TIARA

The emerald and diamond necklace tiara is by an unknown creator with no known provenance. The tiara was put up for auction in 2011.

Karolina Augusta I purchased the necklace tiara in 2011 as she continues to grow a collection of smaller tiaras to be used for less important occasions. Karolina Augusta named the tiara after Lake Müritz, the largest lake in Mecklenburg. Karolina Augusta prefers to wear the tiara as a necklace, but has worn the piece as a tiara a number of times.

THE PORTLAND SAPPHIRE CIRCLET TIARA

This tiara was created in 1889 for William Cavendish-Bentinck, the 6th Duke of Portland and his new wife Winnifred Dallas-Yorke. The tiara is a full circle of 54 cm made of diamonds, pearls and sapphires, and came with a matching parure of jewels. The tiara and other jewels passed through a series of relatives until they came up for auction in 2010.

Karolina Augusta I bought the tiara, to fill in a gap in her jewel collection, along with the other jewels in the collection. Karolina Augusta has worn the tiara and other jewels several times since 2010.

THE ROSENBORG KOKOSHNIK TIARA

The Rosenborg Kokoshnik Tiara was created by Danish court jeweller, Dragsted, for Eleanor Green, the wife of Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg (born Prince Viggo of Denmark). The garland design features bows, flowers and other floral elements created out of diamonds, garnets and pearls. Viggo and Eleanor had no children and the tiara was inherited by their relatives who put the tiara up for auction in 2012. It was not purchased at the time and was put up for auction again in 2014.

Karolina Augusta I thought of purchasing the tiara in 2012, but found the tiara’s design to be too childish. A couple of years later, when the tiara was put up for auction again, Karolina Augusta had changed her mind regarding the tiara and purchased it. Karolina Augusta’s great-grandmother, Queen Karola, inherited a large collection of garnet jewellery from her mother and the tiara is now paired with those pieces, though still rarely worn by Karolina Augusta.

THE SCHWERIN KOKOSHNIK TIARA

Created circa 1910 and purchased by Mervyn Horatio Herbert, Viscount Clive, for his wife Vida Cuthbert in the 1930s, this tiara is made of diamonds in the kokoshnik style. The tiara was put up for auction in 2007.

Karolina Augusta I purchased the tiara in 2007, renaming it the Schwerin Kokoshnik Tiara. Karolina Augusta wears the tiara frequently thanks to its medium size and lightness.

THE SORGENFRI TURQUOISE  TIARA

Created in the 1880s, this turquoise and diamond tiara was later owned by Mrs James A. De Rothschild before being sold at auction in 1989. The tiara was once again put up for auction in 2010.

Karolina Augusta I purchased the small tiara in 2010 wanting to fill a hole in her tiara collection. She renamed it the Sorgenfri Turquoise Vine & Ribbon Tiara in honour of her grandmother, Queen Thyra of Mecklenburg, who was born at Sorgenfri Palace, and loved and owned many pieces of turquoise jewellery.

THE STUTTGART LAUREL WREATH TIARA

Created circa 1900, this emerald and pearl laurel wreath tiara can be split into two pieces and worn separately as hair ornaments. The tiara was put up for auction in 2011.

Karolina Augusta I purchased the small tiara in 2011 to fill a hole in her tiara collection. She renamed it the Stuttgart Emerald & Pearl Laurel Wreath Tiara in honour of her great-grandmother, Queen Karola of Mecklenburg, who was born in Stuttgart’s New Palace, and loved and owned many pieces of emerald or pearl jewellery. Karolina Augusta prefers to wear the tiara as separate hair ornaments.

THE VORPOMMERN PEARL & DIAMOND TIARA

Created in the late 19th century, the providence of the pearl and diamond tiara is unknown. The tiara can be dismantled into three brooches. The tiara was put up for auction in 2012.

Karolina Augusta I purchased the tiara because of its beauty, her attention was especially drawn to the foliate scroll design. The tiara was renamed the Vorpommern Pearl & Diamond Tiara.

Photos taken from sotheby’s, christie’s or Google Images.

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Sarasate's jewelries

Sara: "I have much but most of them I don't use. Violinists don't use them!"

a) Sapphire ring. Empress Augusta of Germany. 1877. Pamplona City Council.

b) Digmantes ring. Queen Victoria of England. Pamplona City Council.

a) Diamond and Esmolte's rings. Brazilian Emperor Pedro L. Pamplona City Council.

b) A ring with garnet and diamonds. Albert I, King of Saxony. Pamplona City Council.

a) Ring with emerald and diamonds. Queen Maria Christina of Spain. G. Veralba and Flores. Madrid. Pamplona City Council.

b) Diamond button. King Alfonso XI of Spain. Francisco Mazzo. Madrid. Pamplona City Council.

a) Button of pearls and diamonds. Queen Victoria of England. 1896. Pamplona City Council.

b) Button of hard diamond and enamel, with Cologne pattern. Empress Augusta of Germany. 1886. Pamplona City Council.

a) Button and diamond cufflinks. Prince of Wales. Pamplona City Council.

b) Agate and silver buttons. Pamplona City Council.

a) Diamond tie pin. Queen Victoria of England. Collingwood&C. London. Pamplona City Council.

b) Diamond tie. Anso Reina's Home. Pamplona's mother.

a) A tie pin with black pearls and diamonds. Queen Maria Christina of Spain. Pamplona City Council.

b) Sapphire and diamond Tie clip. Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild. Friedrich Hartone. Vienna. Pamplona City Council.

a) Watch. A. Ladet. Flower shop. Pamplona City Council.

b) Watch. L. Leroy and Cie. Paris. Pamplona City Council.

a) Diamond watch. Spanish people in Mexico. 1890. Dina and Rottak. Mexico. Pamplona City Council.

b) A watch with enamel and diamonds. Napoleon II. 1861. Czapek&Cie. Ginebra. Pamplona City Council.

Damascus watch. Toledo Committee on Art Monuments. 1881 Alvarez. Toledo. Pamplona City Council.

[steliosagapitos]

~ "Princess Maria Isabella of Württemberg’s Ruby and Diamond Tiara. This tiara is made with a design featuring three bows, connected to each other by a ribbon motif, in which 7 oval and cushion-shaped rubies are set, and the whole is then entirely packaged with cushion-shaped and circular-cut diamonds. The tiara, which can also be disassembled and where the 3 arched elements can be worn as hair accessories, was made by the jewelers @a.e.koechert in 1894 on commission from Prince Johann Georg of Saxony, who gave it as a wedding gift to his new bride, Princess Maria Isabella of Württemberg. Isabella and Johann Georg, however, had no children, and upon her death in 1904, the tiara was inherited by her nephew, Prince Albert of Württemberg, second-born son of Maria Isabella's brother, Prince Albert of Württemberg, Duke of Württemberg, and his wife, Archduchess Margaret of Habsburg-Lorraine. It is likely that Albert gave the tiara to his wife, Princess Nedezhda of Bulgaria, daughter of King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and his wife, Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Parma, and that the latter, upon her death, left it to her eldest son, Prince Ferdinand Eugene of Württemberg, who however died unmarried in 2020; therefore, it is deducible that from there the tiara was inherited by his sister, Princess Marguerite of Württemberg. Marguerite, who was married to François Luce-Bailly de Chevigny, died in 2017, so it is possible that the tiara was kept by her husband until 2022, and from there passed to her son, Baron Patrick de La Lanne-Mirrlees, who may have put it up for auction in 2023 at Sotheby’s, where it was estimated at between 185.000€ and 360.000€, before finally selling for 805.000€." ~

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

Royal Deaths, 12th September.

1015 - Lambert I, Count of Leuven.

1185 - Andronicus I Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor.

1213 - Pedro II, King of Aragon.

1368 - Blanche of Lancaster, mother of King Henry IV of England.

1500 - Albert III, Duke of Saxony.

1604 - Louis Gunther, Count of Nassau.

1612 - Tsar Vasili IV of Russia.

1683 - Afonso VI, King of Portugal.

1691 - Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony.

1917 - Tsaritsa Eleonora of Bulgaria, second wife of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria.

1938 - Prince Arthur of Connaught, son of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and grandson of Queen Victoria.

[archduchessofnowhere]

Queen Victoria to her uncle King Leopold I of the Belgians, on the potential future husband of his daughter Princess Charlotte of Belgium:

September 19 of 1856: We are both [she and her husband Prince Albert] very desirous that dear Pedro [V, King of Portugal] be preferred by Charlotte. He is by far the most distinguished young Prince there is, and he is also as good, excellent and firm as one could desire, as one could wish for an only and beloved daughter. It would also be a great blessing for Portugal to have a kind and well-mannered Queen, this has never happened before. I am sure that you would be much calmer about Charlotte's happiness than if you gave her to one of these innumerable Archdukes or to Prince Georg of Saxony.

Pictured: Queen Victoria and other Royals watching Fra Diavolo, by Frances Elizabeth Wynne. From left to right: Queen Victoria, Leopold I of the Belgians, Princess Charlotte of Belgium, Prince Albert (standing), Victoria Princess Royal, Friedrich Prince of Prussia, Lady Frances Jocelyn.

[princessvictoriamelita]

The children of Prince Georg of Saxony, later King of Saxony, on horseback, mids 1880s.

From left to right: Prince Frederick Augustus, Princess Mathilde, Prince Johann Georg, Prince Maximilian and Prince Albert.

Princess Maria Josepha was missing from the photo as she was already married to Archduke Otto of Austria.

[theroyalfanzine]

I did this list back in 2012, and got some great responses. I've updated and edited parts of the list. Again, any corrections and/or adds, message me! Thanks in advance!

When choosing godparents for their children, the parents often chose friends or other relatives. Often in royal circles, royals also pick other royals. Here’s a partial list. (Yes, I know some lists are incompelte as some of these royals’s godchildren are not royals themselves.) If you have any additions, please feel free to message me!

Belgium

King Baudouin I

Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)

King Leopold III

Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)

Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)

King Philippe of The Belgians (1960)

Queen Astrid

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

King Albert II

Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)

Queen Paola

Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)

King Philippe

Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)

Princess Marie Gabrielle de Nassau (1986)

Queen Matilde

Princess Alexia of The Netherlands (2005)

 Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)

Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (1992)

Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant (2001)

Princess Claire

Princess Eléonore of Belgium(2008)

Prince Lorentz, The Archduke of Austria-Este

Prince Carl-Johan de Nassau (1992)

Bulgaria

Queen Margarita

Prince Umberto of Bulgaria (1999)

Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, Duke of Saxony

   Infanta Sofia of Spain (2007)

Princess Rosrio

Doña Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2005)

Denmark

Queen Ingrid

 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon  (1930)

King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)

King Christian X

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Queen Alexandrine

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Princess Dagmar

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Princess Thyra

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

King Fredrick IX

King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)

Queen Margarethe II

King Williem-Alexander of The Netherlands (1967)

Crown Prince Hakon of Norway (1973)

Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)

King Fredrik X of Denmark

 Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

 Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, Duke of Skane (2016)

Queen Mary

Count Henrik af Monzepat (2009)

Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)

Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012) 

Crown Prince Christian

Prince Gustav Alberct of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg (2023)

Princess Marie

Princess Josephine of Denmark (2011)

Princess Caroline-Mathilde

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Princess Elisabeth

Theodor Christian Emmanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg (2009)

Princely Family of Lieiningen

Princess Alexandra

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)

Princely Family of Hanover

Princess Sophie of Hanover

Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)

Princely Family of Hesse

Prince Philipp

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson  von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Princely Family of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Elisabeth

Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)

Princely Family of Liechtenstein

Prince Constantin

Prince Georg Antonius of Liechtenstein (1999)

Princess Margaretha

Archduke Imre of Austria (1985)

Princess Louise of Belgium (2004)

Princely Family of Monaco

Prince Albert

Baron Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta (1974)

Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987)

Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)

Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)

Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)

Princess Charlene

Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)

Princess Caroline of Hanover

Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)

Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)

Princess Stephanie

Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984)

Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)

Baroness Elisabeth Anne de Massy

Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Countess of Polinac (1965)

The Netherlands

Queen Juliana

King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)

Queen Anne-Marie of Denmark (1946)

King Williem-Alexander

Count Claus-Casmir van Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004)

Countess Zaria of Oranje-Nassau (2006)

Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012)

Queen Maxima

Countess Leonore van Oranje-Nassau,  Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2006)

 Prince Constantijn

Princess Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands, The Princess of Orange (2003)

Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2005)

Prince Friso

Countess Eloise van Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002)

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (2005)

 Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004)

Princess Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala

Countess Eloise van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002)

Juliana  Edenia Antonia Guillermo

Countess Leonore van Oranje-Nassau,  Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2006)

 Norway

King Haakon VII

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Queen Maud

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner(1932)

King Olav V

Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971)

Crown Princess Martha

Crown Princess Martha

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

King Harald

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)

Maud Angelica Behn (2003)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Queen Sonja

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)

Crown Prince Haakon

Countess Eloise van Oranje-Nassau,  Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002)

Maud Angelica Behn (2003)

Crown Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

Princess Estelle of Sweden(2012) 

Crown Princess Mette-Mairt

  Crown Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

  Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)

Princess Märtha Louise

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson  von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971) 

Romania

Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills

Princess Marija of Yugoslavia(2023)

Alina-Maria de Roumanie Medforth-Mills

Princess Marija of Yugoslavia(2023)

Spain

Queen Victoria Eugenia

Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913)

Doña María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (1926)

Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928)

Prince Albert of Monaco (1957)

King Felipe VI of Spain (1968)

King Juan Carlos

Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y Borbón (1998)

Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005)

Queen Sofia

Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005)

King Felipe VI

Princess Sofia Vidinska of Bulgaria (1999)

Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000) 

Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)

Infanta Elena

Don Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (1999)

Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece (2000)

Infanta Christina

Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)

Iñaki, the former Duke of Palma de Mallorca

Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)

Infanta Maria Cristina

Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)

Infanta Cristina, Duchess of  Palma de Mallorca (1965)

Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)

Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)

Carina, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg

Countess Athena af Monzepat

Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Witentein-Berleburg

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Princess Benedikte

Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)

Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of  Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1981)

Royal Family of Italy

Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro

Princess Joesphine of Denmark (2011)

Greece

Queen Olga

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)

Prince George

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

King Constantine II

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969)

Prince William of Wales (1982)

Crown Prince Pavlos

Crown Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)

Princess Alexia

Don Pablo Nicolás Sebastián de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000)

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)

Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)

Prince Nikolas

Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson  von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg

Grand Duchess Charlotte

Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)

Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte (1927-2005)

Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962)

Prince Felix (1893-1970)

Prince Albert of Belgium (1934)

Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957)

Prince Jean of Luxembourg (1957)

Princess Marie-Gabrielle (1925)

Grand Duke Henri (1955)

Prince Jean (1957-)

Prince Félix of Luxembourg (1984)

Grand Duchess Joesphine-Charlotte

Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)

Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962)

Grand Duke Henri

King Albert II of Belgium (1934)

Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Luxembourg (1986)

Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke

Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (1992)

Prince Paul-Louis of Luxembourg (1998)

Prince Noah of Nassu (2007)

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (2007)

Princess Alexandra

Prince Gabriel de Nassau  (2006)

Prince  François Henri Louis Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg (2023)

Prince Louis

Prince Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume of Luxemborug (2020)

 Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein

Prince Georg of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Sweden

King Gustaf V

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Prince Carl of Sweden & Norway (1861-1951)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Prince Eugen of Sweden & Norway (1865-1947)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Princess Ingeborg of Sweden & Norway (1878-1958)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

Princess Margaretha of Sweden & Norway

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957)

Princess Margaretha (1899-1977)

Prince Jean of Luxembourg(1957)

Princess Ingeborg

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

King Carl XVI Gustav

Hakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973)

Crown Princess Victoria

 Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)

 Baroness Madeleine von Dincklage (1999)

 Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (2003)

 Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)

 Crown Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)

 Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008)

Princess Leonore Lilian Maria of Sweden, The Duchess of Gotland (2014)

Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland (2016)

Prince Carl Phillip

Princess Estelle of Sweden, The Duchess of Ostergotland  (2012) 

Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland (2015)

Princess Madeleine

Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skane (2016)

 Prince Gabriel Carl Walter of Sweden, The Duke of Dalarna (2017)

Princess Christina

 Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)

Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)

Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)

Princess Birgitta

Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)

Princess Margaretha

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1973)

Mr. Gustaf Magnusson

Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf of Sweden, The Duke of Angermanland (2015)

Mr. Victor Magnusson

Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland (2016)

United Kingdom

Queen Victoria

Prince Albert Edward Kamehameha of Hawaiʻi (1858–1862)

Prince Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert of Edinburgh, later Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874–1899)

Princess Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline of Albany (1883–1981)

Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David of York, later Edward VIII (1894–1972)

Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York, later George VI (1895–1952)

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895–1918)

Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary of York (1897–1965)

Prince Louis Francis of Battenberg, later 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979)

King George V

Queen Elizabeth II (1926) 

Queen Mary

Queen Elizabeth II (1926)  

Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of York, later Elizabeth II (1926)

Prince Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul, The Duke of Kent (1935)

Prince George, The Duke of Kent

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)

King Edward VIII

 Princess Margaret of York  (1930)

Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone

Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

Princess Elizabeth of York (1926)  

Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles

Princess Elizabeth of York (1926)  

The Princess Victoria

 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon  (1930)

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

King George VI

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924)

Gerald David Lascelles Esq (1924–1998)

Princess Astrid of Norway (1932)

Princess Alexandra of Kent (1936)

Princess Sofia of Greece, later Queen of Spain (1938)

Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1940)

Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick of Gloucester (1941–1972)

Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Prince Richard of Gloucester, later Duke of Gloucester (1944)

Princess Anne of Edinburgh (1950)

The Hon (Robert) Jeremy Lascelles (1955)

Queen Elizabeth II

David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (1950)

Princess Fredrike of Hanover (1954) 

David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (1961)

Edwina Victoria Louise Brudenell (1961)

James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (1964)

Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983)

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

King Charles III (1948)

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh

Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (1948)

Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne (1947)

Princess Maria Tatiana of Yugoslavia (1957)

Prince Christopher of Yugoslavia (1960)

 George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews (1962)

 Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986)

King Charles III

The Hon. Nicholas Knatchbull (1964-1979)

The Hon.  Timothy Knatchbull (1964)

Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy (1966)

 Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (1967)

 India Amanda Caroline Hicks (1967)

 Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970)

 Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1970)

The Hon. Edward John Hugo Tollemache (1975) 

Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (1977)

 The Hon. Nicholas Louis Charles Norton Knatchbull (1981)

Hugh Grosvenor, The Duke of Westminster (1991)

Lord Frederick Charles Wellesley(1992)

 Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)

Samuel David Benidict Chatto (1996)

 Kumar Padmanabh Singh, Crown Prince of Jaipur (1998)

Diana, Princess of Wales

The Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor (1981)

Alexandra Victoria Edwina Diana Knatchbull (1982)

Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986)

Jakie James Warren (1986)

The Lady Mary Luise Wellesley (1986)

Edward Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988)

Jack William Bartholomew (1989)

Benjamin Peter Marcus Samuel (1989)

Domenica Marianna Tertia Lawson (1995)

The Prince William, The Prince of Wales

Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)

Mia Grace Tindall (2014)

The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York

Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips Tindall (1981)

Prince Henry, The Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry, 1984)

The Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh

The Lady Rose Gilman (1980)

Lady Ella Mountbatten (1996)

Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)

Sophie, The Duchesss of Edinburgh, The Countess of Wessex

Lady Alexandra Mountbatten (1998)

Anne, The Princess Royal

 Philip, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1970)

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973)

Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1980)

Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank

Maud Daphne Marina Windsor (2013)

Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall

Prince George Alexander Louis of Wales (2013)

David Armstrong-Jones, The 2nd Earl Snowdon

Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli (1988)

The Lady Sarah Chatto

The Lady Rose Gilman (1980)

Prince Henry of Wales (1984)

Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003)

Princess Michael of Kent

Princess Maria Chiara Amalia Carola Louise Carmen of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2005)

Katharine, Duchess of Kent

Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)

Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy

George Windsor, The Earl of St Andrews (1962)

The Prince William of Wales (1982)

James Robert Bruce Ogilvy

Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank (1990)

[madamelareinette]

more info about them (hope it's okay to add)!

unfortunately only isabella of parma's letters to maria christina have survived (mimi's letters were burned after isabella's death), meaning that we only truly know of her feelings. that said, we can still make a few conclusions about mimi. as barbara strollberg-rilinger points out in her book Maria Theresa: The Habsburg Empress in Her Time, it's likely that maria christina was more reserved as isabella writes: “Despite your saintliness, I kiss you with all my soul, so that they may be said to be pious kisses, for what comes from the soul is purely spiritual and not of this earth, although I love all that is down-to-earth.”

there are some historians (simone bertière is the first that comes to my mind) who believe that isabella's feelings were not requited, but personally i think the fact that maria christina kept these letters suggests affection on her part. plus there are certain statements (e.g. "I kiss thine archangelic little ass" yes isabella actually wrote this) that imply a not only romantic, but also physical affair. at the end of day, however, making any definitive conclusion on her feelings is just impossible without her replies.

also the reason we still have isabella's letters is because maria christina's husband, prince albert of saxony, conserved her correspondance. he probably read the letters too, so he might have known of the past (by the time they married, isabella was already dead) relationship between the two.

isabella liked to compare herself and mimi to fictional couples, in particular: orpheus and eurydice, zerbin and laurette, linon and lisette.

joseph ii was in love with isabella, and no, she didn't return his affection, like at all. she almost always referred to him as mimi's rival. as strollberg-rilinger puts it, in isabella's eyes joseph was an "unwelcome intrusion" to her and her lover's romance.

their entire surviving correspondance has been published by élisabeth banditer: Lettres à l'archiduchesse Marie-Christine 1760-1763: "Je meurs d'amour pour toi..."

If you know about Marie Antoinette's sisters, I'd be curious to know if you have you ever looked more into Maria Christina and her relationship with Isabella of Parma (emperor Joseph II's first wife)?

It seems to be of the most underrated 18th century (very likely) queer relationships!

Oooh, I’ve never even heard of this! @frevandrest, @tiny-librarian, @orionsolstice, @tabellae-rex-in-sui any of you have any familiarity with this? Or anyone else who happens to see this? I’d totally love to learn more!!!

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German and Prussian Imperial Families

Prince Albert of Saxony

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Royal Birthdays for today, August 10th:

Lê Hoàn, Vietnamese Emperor, 941

James II, King of Aragon, 1267

John the Blind, King of Bohemia, 1296

Albert II, King of Germany, 1397

Bona of Savoy, Duchess of Milan, 1449

Madeleine of Valois, Queen of Scotland, 1520

Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1528

Amalie, Princess of Saxony, 1794

Christopher, Prince of Greece and Denmark, 1888

Abdul Mateen, Prince of Brunei, 1991

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Carola of Vasa, Queen of Saxony (5 August 1833 - 15 December 1907)