#princess mathilde of saxony

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The Ducal Wittelsbach family and their relatives, early 1890s. From left to right, standing: Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria, Duchess Sophie Adelheid in Bavaria, Archduchess Maria Annunziata of Austria, Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria.

Sitting: Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria (née Infanta of Portugal), King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies, Queen Marie Sophie of the Two Sicilies (née Duchess in Bavaria)

Via As Infantas de Bragança e a Sua Descendência - História das Filhas de D. Miguel by Dativo Salvia Ocaña

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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 children of King George I of Saxony and Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal, mids 1870s.

Prince Frederick Augustus, Prince Maximilian, Princess Mathilde, Princess Maria Josepha and Prince Johann Georg.

[duchessofostergotlands]

Ok so for @intercolorum and @lizisanamimal a few Austrian/German noble houses I had on my long long long list (titles may not be exact, this is just from my notes): Princess Alexandra von Wrede, Archduchess Maria Constanza, Princess Sandra of Saxony, Thyra von Westernhagen, Princess Diana of Schwarzenberg, Duchess Mathilde von Württemberg

And of course can’t forget Gloria TNT

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Princess Maria Anna of Saxony, nee Infanta of Portugal, with her four children: Mathilde, Frederick Augustus, Maria Josepha and Johann Georg.

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1872 Alfred Richard Diethe - Portrait of a girl in a park landscape (Princess Mathilde of Saxony ?)

(Private collection)

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House of Wittelsbach: Princess Alexandra of Bavaria

Alexandra was born as the eight child and fifth daughter of King Ludwig I. of Bavaria and his wife Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Alexandra’s siblings were King Maximilian II. of Bavaria, King Otto I. of Greece, Prince-Regent Luitpold of Bavaria, Grand Duchess Caroline Mathilde of Hesse and by Rhine, Duchess Adelgunde of Modena, Archduchess Hildegard of Austria and Prince Adalbert of Bavaria. But not only her siblings were of high-rank, among her aunts were Empress Caroline Augusta of Austria, Queen Elisabeth Ludovika of Prussia, Queens Amalie Auguste and Maria Anna of Saxony, Archduchess Sophie of Austria and Duchess Ludovika in Bavaria. Through the latter two, she was also a first half-cousin of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria and his wife Elisabeth “Sisi” in Bavaria.

After his divorce, Louis Lucien Bonaparte, a cousin of Napoleon III., asked for Alexandra’s hand but her father declined. He thought it impossible to marry his daughter to a Napoleon but Alexandra’s fear of touch might have been another reason for him to decline a marriage. Alexandra stayed unmarried for the rest of her life. Instead her father made her abbess of the Royal Chapter for Ladies of Saint Anne in Munich and Würzburg.

In 1852, Alexandra began her literary career as an author and French to German translator. Several of her books were dedicated to charities and their earnings donated towards their cause.

Like other members of the House of Wittelsbach, Alexandra suffered from mental health issues too. She was obsessed with cleanliness and only wore white for a time. In her early twenties, she was haunted by the delusion of having swallowed a whole glass piano as a child. When she had to throw up one day, her servants tried to trick her by throwing a miniature piano into her puke to show her that she finally got rid of it.

Despite all her troubles, Alexandra was very close with her mother and tried to be as useful and kind as possible after her father’s death. Alexandra especially took care of the poor in Aschaffenburg. In 1860, she sponsored a public kitchen for the poor and sick there.

Alexandra died on May 8th, 1877, at the age of only 49 at Nymphenburg Castle. The same day and place, her younger brother Adalbert died too. But while Adalbert is buried at St. Michael, Alexandra rests in the Wittelsbach Crypt of Theatine Church in Munich.

// Ella Hunt in Dickinson

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King Pedro V’s 5th sibling: Infanta Maria Ana de Portugal

Born: 21st August 1843 Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, Portugal Died: 5th February 1884 (aged 40) Dresden, Saxony

Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal (Maria Ana Fernanda Leopoldina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Carlota Antónia Júlia Vitória Praxedes Francisca de Assis Gonzaga) (21st August 1843 – 5th February 1884) was a Portuguese infanta (princess), the eldest surviving daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her King consort Fernando II of Portugal, a member of the House of Bragança. 

After her mother's death in 1853, when Maria Ana was just ten years old, she became the leading lady of the court, until her older brother, King Pedro V of Portugal, married Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, 

in 1858. Although in the early stages of their acquaintance the two sisters-in-law had a good relationship, in a letter written in 1859 to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 

when Stephanie was already dead, King Pedro mentions that his sister made unflattering comments regarding his wife "because of her feminine vanity caused by a lower status (...)" 

The relationship between the sisters-in-law seems to have had its ups and downs since Stephanie's arrival in May 1858 and Maria Ana's wedding in May 1859. The Queen wrote about her sister-in-law: "She is, in every respect, the one who is more like Pedro (...)", "She is a charming person, good, generous, remarkably sensible for her age, with no trace of selfishness, respected and loved by all of us (...) George of Saxony has discovered a true gem. She is happy and loves him, but she cannot talk about the moment in which she will leave her family without crying. What is certain is that she will leave a terrible emptiness behind". Maria Ana's brother, Pedro, also claims during this time that his sister is "the pearl of our family circle", in a letter to Prince Albert.  

She married in Lisbon at the Belém Palace on 11th May 1859 Prince George of Saxony (1832–1904), 

second son of King John I of Saxony, 

a kinsman from the Catholic Albertine branch of her father's Wettin dynasty. Queen Stephanie tried to organize a brilliant ceremony, but, in the end, the wedding was quiet and went unnoticed in both Portugal and Saxony. The newly-weds spent their first days as a married couple at Belém Palace. During their short stay in Portugal after the ceremony, Prince George left a poor impression with the Portuguese Royal Family, as he "barely talked to the bride" and did not attend a theater performance to which he had been invited. During that same performance, 15-year-old Maria Ana was seen crying. The couple left to Saxony on May 14th. Maria Ana was not allowed to take Portuguese ladies-in-waiting with her and was only accompanied by her brother Luís 

in the journey. Pedro V wrote the following regarding the wedding: "the wedding of my sister to Prince George of Saxony was celebrated with more pomp than happiness. The former is followed by a regretful fate, as he left no sympathies and people who met him often left with a poor impression." 

The marriage was not a happy one, according to Historian Eduardo Nobre who claims that the Prince "did not live up to the expectations and qualities of the Portuguese Infanta". Despite their issues, they had eight children.

Although she renounced her claims to the Portuguese throne when she married, Maria Ana could still become Queen if the male line became extinct. This situation nearly happened in 1861, when King Pedro V and two of her other brothers died from Typhoid Fever and left no children. However, this hypothesis was completely put aside when her brother, King Luís I, married Princess Maria Pia of Savoy 

and had two sons, the future King Carlos I 

and Infante Afonso. 

Despite everything, it's not likely that Maria Ana ever gave this hypothesis great importance because of her troubled marriage and many children.

Around 1883, her youngest son, Prince Albert of Saxony, 

became seriously ill. Maria Ana took care of him for several months until he recovered. This effort would be fatal, as the Infanta died from exhaustion, on 5th February 1884, before her husband became King. Her husband would remain unmarried for the rest of his life. 

In Portugal, her second brother Luís I soon succeeded her eldest brother Peter V as king.

Her husband's elder brother Albert 

succeeded her father-in-law as King of Saxony and gradually it became clear that he and his wife Carola of Vasa 

were not able to have children of their own. Maria Ana's eldest son would almost certain to one day succeed to the throne.

Marie Johanna Amalie Ferdinande Antonie Luise Juliane, (19th June 1860 - 2nd March 1861), died in childhood, no issue

Elisabeth Albertine Karoline Sidonie Ferdinande Leopoldine Antonie Auguste Clementine (14th February 1862 - 18th May 1863) died in childhood, no issue

Mathilde Marie Auguste Viktorie Leopoldine Karoline Luise Franziska Josepha (19th March 1863 - 27th March 1933) died unmarried, no issue

Frederick Augustus Johann Ludwig Karl Gustav Gregor Philipp (25th May 1865 - 18th February 1932)

married Princess Louise of Tuscany (1870–1947), 

later divorced, had issue

Maria Josepha Luise Philippine Elisabeth Pia Angelica Margarethe (31st May 1867 - 28th May 1944) 

married to her cousin second degrees Archduke Otto Franz of Austria (1865–1906), 

had issue 

Johann Georg Pius Karl Leopold Maria Januarius Anacletus (10th July 1869 - 24th November 1938) married first Duchess Maria Isabella of Württemberg (1871–1904) and second Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1874–1906)

Maximilian Wilhelm August Albert Karl Gregor Odo (17th November 1870 - 12th January 1951) ordained as a priest, died unmarried, no issue

Albert Karl Anton Ludwig Wilhelm Viktor (25th February 1875 - 16 September 1900) died unmarried, no issue.

Princess Maria Ana predeceased her father Fernando, her husband George, and her brother-in-law King Albert of Saxony. In 1902 George succeeded his childless brother as king, and on his death in 1904 Maria Ana's eldest son became King of Saxony as Frederick Augustus III.

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Royals wearing the same floral dress from Giambattista Valli:

Princess Caroline - International Bouquets Competition (May 2019)

Queen Mathilde - Official Visit to Saxony-Anhalt (July 2019)

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Greetings!

This is Jennifer Ritchey, we spoke yesterday about working together on my Shelton Family History in order to help you as well on information about Shelton Hall. I am going to send you all the information that I gathered. If you have any questions, please let me know via email lylithrave6@gmail.com  Thank you. 

To start with I will be sending you what I know about my family history.Please keep in mind this is my ancestry through my great grandmother Annie Opal Shelton. Which is the following among other royal family members:

!.Ferreolus, Tribune of Gaul m. Clarissima Femma in 382 AD

2. Tonatius Ferreolus ( b. 310 AD-  475 AD) m. Papianilla

3.Tonatius Ferreolus "Senator" (440 AD-511AD) m. Eulalia

4.Ferreolus (Senator of Narbonne)(b.485 AD-?) m. Saint Doda of Reims

5. Ansbertus m. Billild dau.of Charibert I (Merovingian)

6. Arnoldas Bishop of Metz (b.540AD-611AD m.Unknown

7. Saint Arnulf of Metz (b.582 AD-645 AD) m. Dode

8. Ansegisel (b.602 AD-679AD) m. Saint Begga

9.Pepin II of Herstal (b.633 AD-714) m.Alpaida

10. Charles Martel (B. 688-741 AD) m. Rotrude of Hesbayer

11. Pepin the Short(b.714 AD-?) m. Bertrada of Laon

12.Charlemagne (b.748 AD-814)m. Hildegarde

13 Louis the Pious m. Judith of Bavaria 

14. Charles the Bald (823 AD-877AD) m. Ermentrude

15.Judith of Flanders (b.843 AD-?)m. Baldwin I, Count of Flanders

16. Baldwin II of Flanders  m. Aelfthryth dau. of King Alfred the Great

17.Arnulf I, count of Flanders (b. 890 AD-965) m. Adele of Vermandois dau. of Herbert II of Vermandois

18.Baldwin III Count of Flanders (940-962) m. Mathilde of Saxony

19. Arnulf II Count of Flanders (960-987)m. Rozala of Italy dau.of King Berenger of Italy

20. Baldwin IV Count of Flanders (980-1035 ) m.Ogive of Luxemburg

21. Baldwin V of Flanders (1012-1067) m.Adele Of France

22. Matilda of Flanders(1031-1083) m. William the Conqueror, King of England

23 Henry I, king of England (1068-1135) m. Matilda of Scotland

24. Empress Matilda(1102-1167) m. Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou(Plantagenet)

25. Henry II, King of England (b. 1133-1189) m.Eleanor of Aquitaine

26.John I, King of England (1166-1216) m. Isabella, Countess of Anjouleme

27.Henry III, King of England (1207-1272) m. Eleanor of Provence

28. Edward I, King of England (1239-1307)m. Eleanor of Castile

29. Princess Elizabeth Plantagenet of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford (1282-1316) m. Lord Humphrey de Bohun 

30 Eleanor de Bohun (1304-1363) m. James Butler I of Ormonde

31. James Butler II of Ormonde (1331-1382)m. Lady Elizabeth Darcy

32. James Butler !!! of Ormonde (1359-1405) m.Lady Anne Welles

33. James Butler IV of Ormonde ( 1392-1452) m. Joan de Beuchamp

34. Thomas Butler VII of Ormonde (1426 -1515) m. Lad Anne Hankford

35. Lady Margaret Butler (1454-1539) m. Sir William Boleyn

36. Lady Anne Boleyn (1475-1556)m. Sir John Shelton of Shelton Hall 

37. Sir John Shelton II (1504-1558)m. Margaret, dau. of Sir Henry Parker

38. Sir Ralph Shelton(1530-1580)  m. Lady Mary Wodehouse

39.Sir Ralph Shelton II (1560-1628) m. Lady Jane West

40.Capt, James Shelton (1580-1668)m. Anne Herbert ( Immigrated to America?)

41. Thomas Shelton(1606-1684) m. Hannah Wood

42.Capt. James Stephen Shelton(1629-1716) m. Mary Jane Bathurst

43.John Shelton(1648-1706) m. Jane Chilton

44. Thomas Shelton(?-1738) m. Winifred King

45. Thomas Shelton(1723-1808) m. Jane Bennett

46. William "Mountain Man"(1753-1827) Shelton m. Ann Lomax

47. William Bennett Shelton(1784-1860) m. Lydia Cloud

48.Andrew Jackson Shelton Sr. m. Rachel Jane Cassady

49.Andrew Jackson Shelton Jr. m. Lucretia Earle

50. John Edgenton Shelton(1892-1922) m. Opal Mcgary

51. Annie Opal Shelton m. Robbie Ray Kisselburg

52. Roberta Knell Kisselburg m. Danny Ritchey Sr.

53 Danny Ritchey II m. Anna Maria Puebla (Spanish descent)

54 Jennifer Deann Ritchey (b.1993)(me)

I am also a descendant of  a Anne Elizabeth Boleyn who was born in 1475 is a possible sister of Lady Anne Boleyn Shelton who is also a daughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, descended to her through Anne Herbert, wife of Captain James Stephen Shelton of whom is also a descendant of the Boleyns.. I am also the descendant of Countess Anne Parr through Anne Herbert as well. Through Anne Herbert the wife of Captain. James Shelton, through her ancestress  Countess Anne Parr,wife of William Herbert (1501-1570). I a, a direct descendant of Richard Neville(1400-1460),who is the grandson of John of Gaunt(1340-1399). 

That Genealogy goes as follows: 1. John of Gaunt (1340-1399) m Katherine de Roet

2. Joan Beaufort (1379-1440) m. Ralph Neville

3. Richard Neville (1400-1460) m. Alice Montague

4. Alice Neville(1430-1503)m.Henry FitzHugh

5.Lady Elizabeth Fitzhugh(1465-1507) m. William Parr Ist Baron

6. Thomas Parr(1483-1517) m. Maud Green

7.Countess Anne Parr (1515-1552) m. William Herbert

8.Henry Herbert (1538-1601)m. Catherine Talbot

9.Hebry Herbert (1567-1601) m. Lady Seymour (1565-?)

10.Anne Herbert 1588-1684)m. James Shelton (1580-1668)

Well . have to get back to college work I really hope this would help you out, next time we speak i'll do some research about Shelton Hall.

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Francis I, Duke of Lorraine- was son of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier, daughter of Gilbert, Count of Montpensier. He was briefly engaged in the mid-1530s to Anne of Cleves, who in 1540 would become the fourth wife of King Henry VIII of England. Francis married the princess of Denmark, Christina of Denmark. Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony-was Electress of Saxony and Margravine of Meissen. She was a member of the House of Oldenburg.Anne was the eldest child of King Christian III of Denmark Frederick II of Denmark-was King of Denmark and Norway and duke of Schleswig from 1559 until his death.Frederick II was the son of King Christian III of Denmark Evangeline Lysgaard-lady in waiting at Denmark’s court, a fictional character, hers story is all yours to make. Magnus, Duke of Holstein-Duke Magnus was born at the Copenhagen Castle in 1540 as the second son of King Christian III of Denmark John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-John was born in Haderslev as the fourth child (third son) of King Christian III of Denmark Jean Rombaud-Ambassador at Denmark’s court, a fictional character, his story is all yours to make. Victoria Morgensen-Lady in waiting to to Christina of Denmark, a fictional character, her story is all yours to make. Mathilde Schleswig- Countess of Frederiksberg Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg-brother to  Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenbur Ursula, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Scherwin- sister to  Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenbur Clara, Duchess of Brunswick-Gifhorn- sister to Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenbur Rose Shiera-Countess of Seville and childhood love to Christian III of Denmark Isabella of Austria-Dowager Queen of Denmark

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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)

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Princess Mathilde of Saxony as an elderly woman, c. 1930.

All credits to Paul Delank.

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Princess Mathilde of Saxony in 1886.

Mathilde (1863-1933), was the older sister of the last King of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III. (1865-1932).

Wettiner boss Alexander Markgraf von Meißen: "After my great-grandfather's wife, the Crown Princess, ran away in 1902, she also took care of his six children."

Her life was similiar to that of Victoria, Princess of Wales. Both women died unmarried and were bitter.

She was also a talented painter.

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Wedding of Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony and Princess Sophie of Luxembourg  on 12 April 1921 at Schloss Hohenburg in Bavaria, Germany.

Sophie on her way to the Church.

The young bridal couple. At the time of their marriage Ernst Heinrich was 24 while Sophie was 19 years old.

Ernst Heinrich was the third child and youngest born son of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his ex-wife, Archduchess Louise of Austria.

Sophie was the youngest daughter of the late Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg and his wife Princess Marie Anne of Portugal.

The bride and bridegroom with the wedding guests.

The newlyweds and some wedding guests after the wedding ceremony.

Sophie's elder sister, Princess Antonia had just married Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria five days before Sophie's own wedding also at Schloss Hohenburg.

The two photos where the wedding guests appears are from Miss Mertens Flickr account. I don't own any rights!

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Wedding of Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony and Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis on 16 June 1923 at Regensburg.

The bride was the only daughter of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria. Albert was the nephew of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The bridegroom was the second born son of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his ex-wife Archduchess Louise of Austria.

The beautiful bride was just 19 years old and resembled her late paternal aunt, Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, Duchess Elisabeth of Braganza.

The wedding guests.