All About Royal Families

April 21st. 1673 marks the birth of Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. This took place in Hanover (Germany). Wilhelmine Amalia - Source picture: Wikipedia She was the youngest daughter of John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate. Trough her great-aunt Louise Holladine she received a catholic education. Eleonor Magdalene of the Palatinate-Neuburg, who was Holy Roman Empress, decided that Wilhelmine would became her daughter-in-law. The girl had to undergo a medical examination to see if she was fertile. All things went well and on February 24th. 1699, Wilhelmine married Archduke Joseph of Austria, the heir of Emperor Leopold I. They would have 3 children. Due to marriage Wilhelmine moved from Hanover to Vienna. She was described as beautiful, religious and serious. In the beginning her marriage with Joseph couldn't be better. But Joseph had during his life mistresses. They could be servants or nobles. He even h

August 27 th. 1471 marks the birth of George, Duke of Saxony. This event took place in Meissen. His parents had been Albert the Brave of Saxony and Sidonie Podiebrad. George with the Beard - Source picture: Wikipedia  George of Saxony received a very fine education with inter alia theology and other interesting things. In fact he was better educated than many princes of his time. On November 21st. 1496 George of Saxony married Barbara Jagiellon, who was a daughter of the King of Poland. German and Polish nobles attended their wedding. George reformed the finances and the government of Saxony on a wise way and he supported Emperor Charles V. After the death of his wife, in 1534, George mourned very hard, as a sign for his grief, he let grow his beard. George of Saxony died on April 17th. 1539.

One of the most amazing Rivers in Europe is the Moselle. the Moselle flows in France, Luxembourg and in Germany. Near the stream there are a lot of beautiful places, areas and even castles! This time I chose an old picture of me, taken in 2007 during a visit to Remich. Remich is a lovely community, with a city status. Moselle in Remich own picture This picture shows trees and the Moselle, which is here the natural border between Luxembourg and Germany. The history of Remich started in the time of the Romans. They had at the same place a settlement, called Remacum. Later it was transformed to the name Remich. In the 8th century Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, donated his estate 'Hof Remich' to the Benedictine St. Maximin's Abbey in Trier. Unfortunately, in 882 the Normans destroyed the settlement. This happened again in 1687, where the city fortifications were demolished by the army of King Louis XIV of France. Bridge over the Moselle in Rem

April 14th. 1606 marks the birth of Juliana of Hesse-Darmstadt. Her parents were Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt and Magdalene of Brandenburg. Juliana of Hesse-Darmstadt - Source picture: Wikipedia On March 5th. 1631 Juliana married Ulrich II, Count of East Frisia. They would have 3 sons. During the Thirty Year's war Ulrich gave the order to build a Lustschloss, or a palace for private pleasure, for his wife at Sandhorst. Finally the castle was finished in 1648. After her husband's death in 1648, Juliana became regent for her minor son. This lasted until 1641. Her regency wasn't a great success. She lived in a world of decadence and the managing of the county was in hands of her favourites. This led to huge problems with the East Frisian States. In 1651, Emperor Ferdinand III declared Enno Louis, Juliana's eldest son, to be an adult. He removed his mother from the government. Juliana of Hesse-Darmstadt spent her last years on a farm called Westerhof