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Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.comBlogger1650125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-1066129839761112772024-03-28T16:03:00.008+01:002024-03-28T18:38:57.892+01:00Ingrid of Sweden<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWp_8fgW49RbHPPMCE9COYFIzcyms7PPRBXdGft7_mi7ueem4k536Bt_TA1WqhfOxPy5Nurt8H5KRTTGLxbpxwCw-CtJmmg05KcFQ77xvQK_ZnzSToMnpHlxibPtSy_M0zWE7MJwvIqvJn2TtQqiFcY46RCqWfDUtxd2J6_1B-sGj1GaHkAWm8xEIY1XQ/s600/407px-IngridofSweden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="407" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWp_8fgW49RbHPPMCE9COYFIzcyms7PPRBXdGft7_mi7ueem4k536Bt_TA1WqhfOxPy5Nurt8H5KRTTGLxbpxwCw-CtJmmg05KcFQ77xvQK_ZnzSToMnpHlxibPtSy_M0zWE7MJwvIqvJn2TtQqiFcY46RCqWfDUtxd2J6_1B-sGj1GaHkAWm8xEIY1XQ/w271-h400/407px-IngridofSweden.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div><br /></div><div>Princess Ingrid was born on 28 March 1910, at the Royal Palace </div><div>in Stockholm as the third child and only daughter of Gustaf Adolf, <br />Crown Prince of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of <br />Connaught. </div><div><br /></div><div>Her mother was a daughter of Queen Victoria's third son Prince Arthur, <br />Duke of Connaught and Strathearn by his wife <br />Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Princess Ingrid was a member of the House of Bernadotte.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BIirqVbCw4U6Et0PY_oH9cGwsF1-tZvAA-6ZFsrIfE76Ao8LKomh_dM4YiC3cH4w85cn7c0VGJe8ZTcc-IUYrAZtgHz_tLAoa7hMrsGc7G_Y9uI8KHgZON5U_XcXdEu3jGPcHd7h1XLVJPQHUx7IMT_aEX_kOpUddBnK3uQkGpGx9IC1J28TfDQBFq8/s599/Crown_Prince_Gustav_(VI)_Adolf_of_Sweden_w_fam_07729v.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BIirqVbCw4U6Et0PY_oH9cGwsF1-tZvAA-6ZFsrIfE76Ao8LKomh_dM4YiC3cH4w85cn7c0VGJe8ZTcc-IUYrAZtgHz_tLAoa7hMrsGc7G_Y9uI8KHgZON5U_XcXdEu3jGPcHd7h1XLVJPQHUx7IMT_aEX_kOpUddBnK3uQkGpGx9IC1J28TfDQBFq8/s320/Crown_Prince_Gustav_(VI)_Adolf_of_Sweden_w_fam_07729v.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Baptism</h3><div><br /></div><div>She was baptised Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta in Slottskyrkan <br />(the Royal Chapel) in Stockholm, Sweden on 5 May 1910. </div><div><br /></div><div>Her godparents were: </div><div>- the King and Queen of Sweden (her paternal grandparents); <br />- the Dowager Queen of Sweden (her paternal great-grandmother); <br />- the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn (her maternal grandparents); <br />- the Dowager Grand Duchess of Baden (her paternal great-grandmother); <br />- the Empress of Russia (her mother's paternal first cousin); <br />- Princess Alexander of Teck (her mother's paternal first cousin); <br />- the Prince of Wales (her mother's paternal first cousin); <br />- Prince Adalbert of Prussia (her maternal second cousin); <br />- the Grand Duchess of Baden (her grandaunt); <br />and the Dowager Duchess of Dalarna (her great-grandaunt).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Childhood</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>Ingrid and her family lived in apartments in the Royal Palace in <br />Stockholm, in a mansion at Ulriksdal, near the capital, and in a summer <br />residence, Sofiero Palace in Helsingborg, Scania in southern Sweden.</div><div><br /></div><div>Crown Princess Margaret founded a school for Ingrid with a small circle <br />of Swedish noble girls. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ingrid was also given some domestic instruction as part of her education. <br />As a child, she practiced cooking in her model cottage on the palace <br />grounds and even washed the dishes after meals. </div><div><br /></div><div>The ability for a girl to cook, sew, and manage a household was seen <br />as important at the time for royalty.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1920, when Ingrid was just ten years old, her mother died from <br />sepsis while in the eighth month of her sixth pregnancy. </div><div><br /></div><div>After her mother's death, Ingrid spent several months of each year <br />in the United Kingdom in the care of her grandfather.Observers suggested <br />that Ingrid's strong self-discipline was shaped as an effect <br />of her mother's death.</div><div><br /></div><div>Her father remarried Lady Louise Mountbatten three years later. <br />Louise was a second cousin of Ingrid's. Only a stillborn daughter <br />resulted from her father's second marriage. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ingrid felt betrayed by her father when he remarried, and she <br />was unkind to Crown Princess Louise. Ingrid and her father would <br />not reconcile until many years later.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Education</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ingrid was taught history, art history, political science, and learned several <br />languages. Her knowledge of art and culture was extended by long stays <br />in Paris and Rome. </div><div><br /></div><div>Along with her father, stepmother and brother Prince Bertil, Ingrid took a <br />five-month journey through the Middle East in 1934 - 1935. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ingrid interested in sports, especially horse-riding, skiing and tennis.<br />Ingrid made her debut at the opening of the Swedish Riksdag in 1928 <br />when she was noted to be “smartly dressed.” She was also noted to be <br />an accomplished linguist, horsewoman, skier and skater, and dancer. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ingrid often played tennis against her grandfather King Gustav V. <br />During her young adulthood, Ingrid was often seen driving her <br />two-seat car around Stockholm. </div><div><br /></div><div>Besides gaining a reputation as a stylish young woman, Ingrid was <br />known as being quite attractive. After her visit to the United States in <br />1939, Americans described Ingrid as "tall and very slender" with a <br />"nicely modeled mouth and exquisite teeth."</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLl0wdr9eCy9QdhH-_7tCaQgHWH4i2wM0eI8x4Vb5FsSBFvG3HGWeCDAFlOWAXxtWCknD42SbSO944YwMjeswmBaDc-TyqNTOn_qTapbss7UGNIrKCdD2Gf4yC9uIjJIX4du3S_HnmQG931Nzn1GPHL6D9W-Y17jkZblIhzPlkFXG1EpqSzm1Ed9q4zZU/s428/The_newly_married_royal_couple_running_through_the_city.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="428" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLl0wdr9eCy9QdhH-_7tCaQgHWH4i2wM0eI8x4Vb5FsSBFvG3HGWeCDAFlOWAXxtWCknD42SbSO944YwMjeswmBaDc-TyqNTOn_qTapbss7UGNIrKCdD2Gf4yC9uIjJIX4du3S_HnmQG931Nzn1GPHL6D9W-Y17jkZblIhzPlkFXG1EpqSzm1Ed9q4zZU/w400-h344/The_newly_married_royal_couple_running_through_the_city.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Love and Marriage</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>The question of Ingrid's marriage was a hot topic of conversation in <br />the 1920s. She was matched with various foreign royalties and was s<br />een by some as a possible wife for the heir-apparent to the British throne, <br />the Prince of Wales, who was her second cousin. </div><div><br /></div><div>Her mother, Margaret of Connaught, and the then-Prince of Wales' father, <br />King George V, were first cousins, both being grandchildren of <br />Queen Victoria. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1928, Ingrid met the Prince of Wales in London. However, no <br />engagement took place. She was also considered as a match for <br />Prince George of the United Kingdom, the fourth son of King George V.</div><div><br /></div><div>On 15 March 1935, shortly before her 25th birthday, she was <br />engaged to Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark and Iceland. <br />They were related in several ways. As descendants of Oscar I of <br />Sweden, they were third cousins. Through Leopold, Grand <br />Duke of Baden, they were third cousins. And finally through <br />Paul I of Russia, Frederick was a fourth cousin of Ingrid's<br />mother. </div><div><br /></div><div>They married in Stockholm Cathedral on 24 May 1935. Among <br />the wedding guests were the King and Queen of Denmark, <br />the King and Queen of the Belgians and the Crown Prince <br />and Crown Princess of Norway. </div><div><br /></div><div>Her wedding was one of the greatest media events of the day in <br />Sweden in 1935, and received so much attention that the media <br />were criticised for it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ingrid also appeared on the radio in 1935 and read a poem, <br />something which was also given much attention.</div></div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5msii7KLQwNDdUniVbGWqHJBL32nfHMWqZk8rq1NLe5ks_yYsqRvAKtlEzkD_2xUSO384f5DfNT7kQc82P5Z6sMogCy2wyaDIyShqixCmFUD8UfiYrsBDfo7kzB2IsfNWtjE75Me1nSWPNcO6mksOy7x2Ij22jxN328Bgg9j5BftOAytwMRlg_PclfX8/s800/Kongeparret.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="800" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5msii7KLQwNDdUniVbGWqHJBL32nfHMWqZk8rq1NLe5ks_yYsqRvAKtlEzkD_2xUSO384f5DfNT7kQc82P5Z6sMogCy2wyaDIyShqixCmFUD8UfiYrsBDfo7kzB2IsfNWtjE75Me1nSWPNcO6mksOy7x2Ij22jxN328Bgg9j5BftOAytwMRlg_PclfX8/w400-h275/Kongeparret.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Duty</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>While she was Crown Princess, she was the official patron of the <br />Girl Guides (1936), after having taken, and passed, the same tests all <br />applicants were given. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1940, before the occupation, she was the leader of the Danske Kvinders <br />Beredskab (The Danish Women's war-effort society). </div><div><br /></div><div>During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, Ingrid, <br />with her personal courage and integrity, influenced the Danish Royal House <br />and its conduct in relation to the occupation forces, and won great <br />popularity as a symbol of silent resistance and public patriotic moral. </div><div><br /></div><div>She showed solidarity toward the Danish population, and could often be <br />seen on her bicycle or with her baby carriage on the streets of <br />Copenhagen during the war. </div><div><br /></div><div>Her open defiance of the occupation forces made her grandfather, <br />King Gustav of Sweden, worry about the risks, and in 1941, he sent <br />a demand to her to be more discreet "for the sake of the dynasty" and <br />its safety, but she reacted with anger and refused to obey, and she had <br />the support of her spouse, who shared her views. </div><div><br /></div><div>Upon her husband's accession to the throne on 20 April 1947, she <br />became the Queen of Denmark. As such, she reformed the traditions<br />of Danish court life, abolished many old-fashioned customs at court <br />and created a more relaxed atmosphere at official receptions. </div><div><br /></div><div>She was interested in gardening and art, and renovated the Gråsten Slot <br />according to her own historical research about the palace's <br />original appearance.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1972, King Frederick IX died, and Ingrid was widowed at the age of <br />61. Her elder daughter, aged 31, became the new queen, and Ingrid <br />now assumed a position as family matriarch. </div><div><br /></div><div>She was patron of a long line of social organizations, positions <br />which, one after another, she eventually left to Princess Benedikte <br />as years passed. She was described as dutiful, well-prepared and energetic.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlduGo2qs7M-Q8vu3Zg_BbmHYqNOpiSdbGY6T-0rfwGthr_0beCntFzB5gNV7yeKp4LVC1GzbLnN3kyA4rh8Ao1reZyheShwT-OB8DogD1VvH2oBd1OFODiGyHkXP4vFcOEKLog4fM3vufFaBE-p1R32yk0ibgjWW3XvPo6rg8fr0ihKl-AXWcOO9afuU/s599/Ingrid2queenconsortofdenmark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="441" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlduGo2qs7M-Q8vu3Zg_BbmHYqNOpiSdbGY6T-0rfwGthr_0beCntFzB5gNV7yeKp4LVC1GzbLnN3kyA4rh8Ao1reZyheShwT-OB8DogD1VvH2oBd1OFODiGyHkXP4vFcOEKLog4fM3vufFaBE-p1R32yk0ibgjWW3XvPo6rg8fr0ihKl-AXWcOO9afuU/w295-h400/Ingrid2queenconsortofdenmark.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Death</h3><div><br /></div><div>Queen Ingrid died on 7 November 2000 at Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, <br />with her three daughters and ten grandchildren at her bedside. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thousands gathered outside Amalienborg Palace, her official residence, <br />after her death was announced; flowers were left, candles were lit and <br />hymns were sung in her honour. </div><div><br /></div><div>Her funeral took place on 14 November 2000, and Ingrid was interred <br />next to her husband, King Frederick IX, outside Roskilde Cathedral <br />near Copenhagen. </div><div><br /></div><div>The funeral was attended by many crowned heads of Europe and <br />other heads of state, among them the King and Queen of Sweden, <br />the then Queen of Spain, the then Queen of the Netherlands, <br />the King and Queen of Norway, the then King and then Queen of the Belgians, <br />the then Grand Duke and then Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, <br />the then Prince of Wales, the then Hereditary Prince of Monaco, <br />the then President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and <br />former President of Finland Mauno Koivisto.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Source pictures: Wikipedia</div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Denmark56.26392 9.50178527.953686163821153 -25.654465000000002 84.574153836178851 44.658035tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-37972691239351100292024-02-22T14:35:00.002+01:002024-02-23T09:30:19.264+01:00Brussels: memorial mass for deceased relatives<p style="text-align: left;">Each year, around 17 February, the Belgian Royal Family gathered together to<br />remember the deceased relatives.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In 2024 this mass took place on February 20th. in the St. Michael and St. Gudula<br />kathedral in Brussels. This was due to the spring holiday. </p><p style="text-align: left;">As always Geert Janssens and Bjorn Hoex were present to great the royals and to<br />take amazing pictures.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQrW26BWeYcecNoxfmJcPJ8PkRiq7VpIDOm4zRKgglwAG65MZ2wcBOvHfGDf8U6wXtURvr0g178AA-NUsKF3xGrHEV_JuanUYHWe5DJvp6VcZIr5HNrbP5YeIOrOCl6205Qet8suQoArb9iILq19FUNCicYES1sk8J1fiDlFKG8MMQzvfGkqZ9L72Ul4/s1080/Brussels.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQrW26BWeYcecNoxfmJcPJ8PkRiq7VpIDOm4zRKgglwAG65MZ2wcBOvHfGDf8U6wXtURvr0g178AA-NUsKF3xGrHEV_JuanUYHWe5DJvp6VcZIr5HNrbP5YeIOrOCl6205Qet8suQoArb9iILq19FUNCicYES1sk8J1fiDlFKG8MMQzvfGkqZ9L72Ul4/w400-h400/Brussels.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Following members of the Belgian Royal Family were present:</p><p style="text-align: left;">- King Philippe of the Belgians;</p><p style="text-align: left;">- Queen Mathilde of the Belgians;</p><p style="text-align: left;">- King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium;</p><p style="text-align: left;">- Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium;</p><p style="text-align: left;">- Princess Delphine of Belgium and her husband James O’Hare.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">However there were more royals present in the kathedral:</p><p style="text-align: left;">- Princess Lea of Belgium;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUXgnrVTJt60zePdURN-QFxb_1cfZY22w8tDXQ476w-dxq-Jf_QTSphE5RvGQKD7ONtnlWvOPQIhBAcqDjZmkF7TJiUsiqhufK3Z6GOa5lEyjg2-8Cr6VtoUHFS5uR0szJALzSqEcHZaf5O3qMoVobKAodIb-pIMYFvQDAS6wqgrmDALbrSkUb1OMTSs/s4032/Archduchess%20Marie%20Astrid%20of%20Austria%20Bjorn%20Hoex.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUXgnrVTJt60zePdURN-QFxb_1cfZY22w8tDXQ476w-dxq-Jf_QTSphE5RvGQKD7ONtnlWvOPQIhBAcqDjZmkF7TJiUsiqhufK3Z6GOa5lEyjg2-8Cr6VtoUHFS5uR0szJALzSqEcHZaf5O3qMoVobKAodIb-pIMYFvQDAS6wqgrmDALbrSkUb1OMTSs/s320/Archduchess%20Marie%20Astrid%20of%20Austria%20Bjorn%20Hoex.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">After the memorial mass the Belgian Royal Family took their time to meet<br />the public.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85Lh5ZeO68J5j-BRiTuxCehpFhm2ywNhbvaQDpuOZpVp0HGKsj0B_ThhWd2v2239EaGzv6C2SQEIe5dwRZRnH8dgth7hAGZ5MM7_G8yROgCcQzT5HMJri6ZFw0Y7bJLUMvS_xCdQiBDnnre1V0Z56M4ZKt4LW4XZ10mTV0bPVcZAlgFh8oDKJkmC3rzc/s2970/Bjorn%20Hoex%20February%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="2970" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85Lh5ZeO68J5j-BRiTuxCehpFhm2ywNhbvaQDpuOZpVp0HGKsj0B_ThhWd2v2239EaGzv6C2SQEIe5dwRZRnH8dgth7hAGZ5MM7_G8yROgCcQzT5HMJri6ZFw0Y7bJLUMvS_xCdQiBDnnre1V0Z56M4ZKt4LW4XZ10mTV0bPVcZAlgFh8oDKJkmC3rzc/w400-h343/Bjorn%20Hoex%20February%202024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">These pictures were taken by Bjorn Hoex and Geert Janssens. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Brussels, Belgium50.8476424 4.357169622.537408563821153 -30.7990804 79.157876236178851 39.5134196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-10839871093044182602024-02-22T11:58:00.008+01:002024-02-23T19:08:35.133+01:00Lange Voorhout Palace in The HagueOur 3rd. Royal Palace visit took place on January 7th. 2024 in The Hague. <div>Then we visited the Lange Voorhout Palace and the exhibition<br />"Escher in het Paleis". </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqRYmPulelMCvN_uCwbzVI9OY1Ui8Sw71mngQSNVmTqRF3PGxE3RObmwAHgHDBmpNi1O-Ov2_U3uT9V0q7vYA4DCmcEpsYNc8auWNOPEvwTYjghfsMW2p2MVRTwxuLUDxnZm6c_d9tX7SIVtiH6LkdMGHPMiQhN63lYQk7OXl6ShfsSLbJ56LQdmTGsE/s1080/Lange%20voorhout%20Palace%20Kathleen%20Van%20Lierop.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqRYmPulelMCvN_uCwbzVI9OY1Ui8Sw71mngQSNVmTqRF3PGxE3RObmwAHgHDBmpNi1O-Ov2_U3uT9V0q7vYA4DCmcEpsYNc8auWNOPEvwTYjghfsMW2p2MVRTwxuLUDxnZm6c_d9tX7SIVtiH6LkdMGHPMiQhN63lYQk7OXl6ShfsSLbJ56LQdmTGsE/w400-h400/Lange%20voorhout%20Palace%20Kathleen%20Van%20Lierop.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI33GLEAxZgzvCslwLEAjhxBRB-FJbh8hueJ4zRkRl5LNTntXebXWXmF0V3q2wSqf05-ltZk5wje8puVBx7UC9Gwu8viBdnCFT1mtpoahi_X93EzBN_kGiGn1scXTN1xdZwb0hqMR6E7SnZOilyqq44VrbaOLVv85hbEUDpwFW4phjzXfQERr_XkUijc8/s4032/Lange%20Voorhout%20Palace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI33GLEAxZgzvCslwLEAjhxBRB-FJbh8hueJ4zRkRl5LNTntXebXWXmF0V3q2wSqf05-ltZk5wje8puVBx7UC9Gwu8viBdnCFT1mtpoahi_X93EzBN_kGiGn1scXTN1xdZwb0hqMR6E7SnZOilyqq44VrbaOLVv85hbEUDpwFW4phjzXfQERr_XkUijc8/w400-h300/Lange%20Voorhout%20Palace.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Some History</h3><div><br /></div><div>The Lange Voorhout Palace in The Hague was designed in 1760 by <br />the architect Pieter de Swart for Anthony Patras (1718-1764), a deputy <br />to the States General of the Netherlands.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>In 1796 the mansion was bought by Archibald Hope (1747-1821), <br />a manager of the Dutch West India Company. </div><div><br /></div><div>Archibald was a cousin of Henry Hope and Jan Hope and involved <br />in the family banking business. In 1808 his wife died. </div><div><br /></div><div>Napoleon and his wife on their travels through the First French Empire <br />used it one night. The inventory was sold in December 1821 and lasted <br />more than two weeks. </div><div><br /></div><div>The building was bought by Renaud Diederick James de Ginkell, <br />7th Earl of Athlone (1773–1823), married to a daughter of <br />John Williams Hope.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1831 the Minister of Foreign Affairs Johan Gijsbert <br />Verstolk van Soelen (1776-1845) moved in. He had an enormous <br />collection of Dutch art which was sold after his death.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FOzHt8QWOrYa86zTuMkRaZtXxaomZ_-_VK9g1eIVUzRuuwvl9rcms3inRZD9rjuRKGyjjPGQLA2jvk4Xz4tB8S_NNHg2mtmNtT_AdcOFQRMetvkYvfatK9_PLSVCQ6qBYhCEuS_2ZL_jVbUFvtNIxC9XcFOGTm6EVPb2LuVof3cms0rQNg1KKagatyY/s4032/Lange%20voorhout%20inside%201.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FOzHt8QWOrYa86zTuMkRaZtXxaomZ_-_VK9g1eIVUzRuuwvl9rcms3inRZD9rjuRKGyjjPGQLA2jvk4Xz4tB8S_NNHg2mtmNtT_AdcOFQRMetvkYvfatK9_PLSVCQ6qBYhCEuS_2ZL_jVbUFvtNIxC9XcFOGTm6EVPb2LuVof3cms0rQNg1KKagatyY/w400-h300/Lange%20voorhout%20inside%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXG-PFJS2uxGMQs0mX4Cgek888_oamwedRUAOIy_4b67jmFaWumKqFKuewc5TJ4XdWkU3VUL2L1GqoWGoFQmzGJjuuxiTzSynUCqa59Mv-7-4AMCrhmfuYAODOYTFb5m0TgIAsgjtHeG8fDFu-Cy2-UCZRQSz6Mohw2SZtAHoiIw9mBy3molreUXuf0A/s4032/Lange%20Voorhout%20inside%202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXG-PFJS2uxGMQs0mX4Cgek888_oamwedRUAOIy_4b67jmFaWumKqFKuewc5TJ4XdWkU3VUL2L1GqoWGoFQmzGJjuuxiTzSynUCqa59Mv-7-4AMCrhmfuYAODOYTFb5m0TgIAsgjtHeG8fDFu-Cy2-UCZRQSz6Mohw2SZtAHoiIw9mBy3molreUXuf0A/w400-h300/Lange%20Voorhout%20inside%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fCV-KwcQFPp-WJsQ7DXw2TSCgcNnIvQokn97rOXwzogFrvh8l_LIYYoRyltGOPggMaiod3n-m-UFEurdgp9Os-glmQv25jbUvhOaIXWVH7mVjjyBVm60mgkpnZaWnO_tNVJRrr8_o1s3EghyB0JUVAwqWwI7y004cuuiasr697-jtJbmcZNhFjZKg4Y/s4032/Lange%20Voorhout%20inside%203.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fCV-KwcQFPp-WJsQ7DXw2TSCgcNnIvQokn97rOXwzogFrvh8l_LIYYoRyltGOPggMaiod3n-m-UFEurdgp9Os-glmQv25jbUvhOaIXWVH7mVjjyBVm60mgkpnZaWnO_tNVJRrr8_o1s3EghyB0JUVAwqWwI7y004cuuiasr697-jtJbmcZNhFjZKg4Y/w400-h300/Lange%20Voorhout%20inside%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8t35K0ACiYtkNaKZ-4eWwWH299LXqCvy4YyX520UQ6XCKFuFVy_KOM2V6jHIbHnWS2P2qH3AG415xCdTmvw79ocTMakYfQWiXBURdMWisw04r2SuH05aNURIgqfJkma4VtobJJsuL-Rns20_aPMP41MNzOCOV3lwPr1V22gyOnBbgBq0yzPtT2SBhmY/s4032/Lange%20voorhoud%20inside%204.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8t35K0ACiYtkNaKZ-4eWwWH299LXqCvy4YyX520UQ6XCKFuFVy_KOM2V6jHIbHnWS2P2qH3AG415xCdTmvw79ocTMakYfQWiXBURdMWisw04r2SuH05aNURIgqfJkma4VtobJJsuL-Rns20_aPMP41MNzOCOV3lwPr1V22gyOnBbgBq0yzPtT2SBhmY/w400-h300/Lange%20voorhoud%20inside%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">A royal Palace</h3><div><div>In 1848 it was bought by Prince Henry. After his death in 1879 his <br />widow Princess Marie of Prussia used the palace and probably <br />lived there till 1885.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AlV_3BHlQe5Q7uXY7qFxsRl3KpNi2eXUyNRnp_2iK_G1wyRNhEBy7bfaf-A3mMB9OdTPqQlpxfp9iHbkZYB46TbIDiSMfwGYGhGWqDK0ZgSs0d4LIEeZSmuDmzpzcY_hAeZCLvrxMTeyNekbnCORlu6DT6DrHIwOjiH0n_QdjsmpkDE7YiwMvpR1oo0/s514/Portrait_of_Hendrik_van_Oranje-Nassau_and_Marie_van_Pruisen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AlV_3BHlQe5Q7uXY7qFxsRl3KpNi2eXUyNRnp_2iK_G1wyRNhEBy7bfaf-A3mMB9OdTPqQlpxfp9iHbkZYB46TbIDiSMfwGYGhGWqDK0ZgSs0d4LIEeZSmuDmzpzcY_hAeZCLvrxMTeyNekbnCORlu6DT6DrHIwOjiH0n_QdjsmpkDE7YiwMvpR1oo0/s320/Portrait_of_Hendrik_van_Oranje-Nassau_and_Marie_van_Pruisen.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Prince Henry and Princess Marie of Prussia</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Princess Sophie of the Netherlands inherited the palace and in 1896 <br />Queen Emma bought it from her sister-in-law. She had it renovated and <br />rebuilt before moving in the palace in 1901. Like prince Henry <br />queen-mother Emma used the palace as a winter palace; in the <br />summer she stayed at Soestdijk.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmcFrKDrg5UomBWfw7qWc6cSprbP4DvfAZpSmAaoIii8t0mYUtSg_-ioXRPF4QbNtWk_bl1Qo2DCHmXspNT7Co7OIWoSTKFqxyRPg-QlkJHzu_19OEYcAIWlK2RLYDUPaZgAj1vV5-89a12QDciCIaZJABFRuogJAjhW6S56MoZ5h4jLom_29w3MYZ_Y/s4032/Lange%20Voorhout%20Palace%20Queen%20Emma.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmcFrKDrg5UomBWfw7qWc6cSprbP4DvfAZpSmAaoIii8t0mYUtSg_-ioXRPF4QbNtWk_bl1Qo2DCHmXspNT7Co7OIWoSTKFqxyRPg-QlkJHzu_19OEYcAIWlK2RLYDUPaZgAj1vV5-89a12QDciCIaZJABFRuogJAjhW6S56MoZ5h4jLom_29w3MYZ_Y/w300-h400/Lange%20Voorhout%20Palace%20Queen%20Emma.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The palace was used as an office for Wilhelmina, Juliana and till <br />1984 for Beatrix. In 1991, princess Juliana sold the building to the <br />municipality of The Hague on condition that it would only be <br />used for cultural activities.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Prince's Day </h3><div><br /></div><div>👉 Nowadays the balcony scene on Prince's Day (3rd Tuesday in <br />September) take place on Noordeinde Palace. However during the<br />reign of Queen Juliana, she used The Lange Voorhout Palace as a<br />working Palace. At that time Noordeinde was used by other <br />organisations. </div><div><br /></div><div>Between 1952 and 1984 the balcony scene on Prince's Day took <br />place at the Lange Voorhout Palace in The Hague. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfszCUGYOj6nKG5vMeNBmybIRafmXM3t9TPrb9Uc9129JXRW4ZRoJrB_yyTjvqoNbUAugFKIhBSuJqvIVuzWEB0vHsVZgOci6D3Qh0aH-GFHSTSxcQ_J1V4BGYK33iVOqYChg3LmYfrrk34tDBOxipAcrY2-iswhJ4MwoG9mOt3EiWMHUEyqZN9hRvSGw/s800/Koninklijk_paar_en_Prinses_Irene_op_balkon_van_het_Lange_Voorhout,_Bestanddeelnr_910-6735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="800" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfszCUGYOj6nKG5vMeNBmybIRafmXM3t9TPrb9Uc9129JXRW4ZRoJrB_yyTjvqoNbUAugFKIhBSuJqvIVuzWEB0vHsVZgOci6D3Qh0aH-GFHSTSxcQ_J1V4BGYK33iVOqYChg3LmYfrrk34tDBOxipAcrY2-iswhJ4MwoG9mOt3EiWMHUEyqZN9hRvSGw/s320/Koninklijk_paar_en_Prinses_Irene_op_balkon_van_het_Lange_Voorhout,_Bestanddeelnr_910-6735.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Prince's Day 1959</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A visit</h3><div><br /></div><div>You can visit the Lange Voorhout Palace in The Hague each day from<br />11 am till 5 pm.</div><div><br /></div><div>More information on this <a href="https://www.escherinhetpaleis.nl/visit/visitor-information/?lang=en" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgHtWoLd8yL8-e1hx__fuP5BDVBIpGNPIVXauF7z_vwRGrcYeTZdYVlL7oNQcSiiX_o4HsfcntaftKgIhl5jpnyVG6EnYzC7N5bqHvQn9RLwN_tFVLsSfzeOtaPDQmNenRvcd8lSZA3BjymlsxLGuDfR0Brf3AxqVwAn7Jp_ZU21CHSCUyCzDgDgh2Kw/s4032/Lange%20voorhout%20me%20in%20front%20of%20the%20palace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgHtWoLd8yL8-e1hx__fuP5BDVBIpGNPIVXauF7z_vwRGrcYeTZdYVlL7oNQcSiiX_o4HsfcntaftKgIhl5jpnyVG6EnYzC7N5bqHvQn9RLwN_tFVLsSfzeOtaPDQmNenRvcd8lSZA3BjymlsxLGuDfR0Brf3AxqVwAn7Jp_ZU21CHSCUyCzDgDgh2Kw/s320/Lange%20voorhout%20me%20in%20front%20of%20the%20palace.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I really enjoyed to see this wonderful palace inside. It was a very nice<br />exhibition of Escher too. The combination of these two, the history and<br />the culture is a fantastic mix. </div><div><br /></div><div>The pictures were taken in 2022 and 2024 by me with the exception of<br />the picture of Prince Henry and his wife. This is a portrait from Wikipedia. </div><div>Also the picture of Prince's Day 1959 is from Wikipedia. This article is<br />edited by Oscar Meijer. </div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0The Hague, Netherlands52.0704978 4.300699923.760263963821153 -30.855550100000002 80.380731636178837 39.4569499tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-42045683232882329232024-02-09T00:00:00.001+01:002024-02-11T16:33:04.193+01:00Prince Leopold of Bavaria<p>9 February 1846 marks the birth of Prince Leopold of Bavaria. This took place<br />in Munich. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Family</h3><div><br /></div><div>Prince Leopold of Bavaria was the son of Prince Regent Luitipold of Bavaria <br />and Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6IOyPfoTWGUm39J2oup1j5uGqgVg7bgVE3lZDoWzQ_O9m4S29eUhsEkWyX9cMZ72vzbe530Gu-F1xVnAZGq-OPEFIytckGUxf-aTbMtDxJ0jlJ7fgATEnYk3NGpZAQuR_zCFUkD4QzhAoRZEP2WDXfy4YXG6lg_m416UyDY3mY5PcGBz_zVaujHK/s599/342px-Alexander_von_Liezen-Mayer_-_Prinz_Leopold_von_Bayern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="342" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6IOyPfoTWGUm39J2oup1j5uGqgVg7bgVE3lZDoWzQ_O9m4S29eUhsEkWyX9cMZ72vzbe530Gu-F1xVnAZGq-OPEFIytckGUxf-aTbMtDxJ0jlJ7fgATEnYk3NGpZAQuR_zCFUkD4QzhAoRZEP2WDXfy4YXG6lg_m416UyDY3mY5PcGBz_zVaujHK/w229-h400/342px-Alexander_von_Liezen-Mayer_-_Prinz_Leopold_von_Bayern.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">In the army</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>Prince Leopold entered the Bavarian Army at the age of 15, and received <br />his patent as a lieutenant dated 28 November 1861.</div><div><br /></div><div>He saw first combat during the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, where he <br />commanded an artillery battery at Kissingen and Rossbrunn.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1870, King Ludwig II of Bavaria sent Leopold to the battlefields of <br />France, where the Bavarian Army was fighting alongside the Prussian <br />Army in the Franco-Prussian War. He served with the 3rd Bavarian <br />Artillery Regiment and saw action at Sedan and Beauvert. He was <br />promoted to major in December 1870.<br /><br /></div><div>For his bravery against the enemy he received both the Iron Cross 1st and <br />2nd Classes, the Bavarian Military Merit Order Knight 1st Class, the Knight's <br />Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph, Bavaria's highest military decoration, <br />and decorations from several other German states.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Travels</h3><div><br /></div><div>In the post-war years, Prince Leopold spent most of his time travelling, <br />visiting Africa, Asia and countries of Europe. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zFrB86MYgtdmAhrJW5P_iBVLXbTseUelHy_xhWrujc-HSiE2sJFcBXbhahqGNqca1BDJfOAr2das64CHkWaNX-fCO3rEVWqcC15dXungp3iXagxeySug24TsGR7fxLvOqie5y8ASstUny05uDjxb5rvlNXOwol6gM2F3hyCRg-3BV7UOy9AZsYFD/s599/Gisela_Austria_Leopold_Bayern_children.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zFrB86MYgtdmAhrJW5P_iBVLXbTseUelHy_xhWrujc-HSiE2sJFcBXbhahqGNqca1BDJfOAr2das64CHkWaNX-fCO3rEVWqcC15dXungp3iXagxeySug24TsGR7fxLvOqie5y8ASstUny05uDjxb5rvlNXOwol6gM2F3hyCRg-3BV7UOy9AZsYFD/w285-h400/Gisela_Austria_Leopold_Bayern_children.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Marriage</h3><div><br /></div><div>He was married on 20 April 1873 at Vienna to his second cousin <br /><b><u>Archduchess Gisela of Austria</u></b>, daughter of Emperor <br />Franz Joseph of Austria and the Empress Elisabeth. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Prince Leopold and his wife Gisela had four children:</div><div><br /></div><div>* Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria (1874–1957), who married <br />Otto Ludwig Philipp Graf von Seefried auf Buttenheim</div><div>* Princess Auguste Maria of Bavaria (1875–1964), who married <br />Archduke Joseph August of Austria</div><div>* Prince Georg of Bavaria (1880–1943), married <br />Archduchess Isabella of Austria</div><div>* Prince Konrad of Bavaria (1883–1969), who married Princess <br />Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa</div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Army</h3><div><br /></div><div>From 1881 to 1887 Leopold was the commander of the 1st Royal Bavarian <br />Division, from 1887 to 1892 of the I Royal Bavarian Corps. In both commands <br />he would be succeeded by his younger brother, Prince Arnulf of Bavaria. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1892 Leopold became the inspector general of the 4th Army Inspection, <br />replacing Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal. After his appointment, the 4th <br />Army Inspection gradually became consistent of Bavarian corps.</div><div><br /></div><div>He remained in the Bavarian Army and was finally promoted to the rank <br />of field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) on 1 January 1905.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1911 he ordered a 6m racing yacht "Ralle II" from the great British <br />yacht designer Alfred Mylne, built at the Rambeck yard on Lake Starnberg.<br />He retired from active duty in 1913 to give chances to Rupprecht, <br />Crown Prince of Bavaria.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAU4hYApA_W4nG9FVhg7qnRJfakqypLHjnwFYn9n0gD_ldkkIvHJ-1a-RLQ4vqliI9hyrnWGj98TEEbt6iyX53-7W_eQHqyuYDyeRST39IKjsaIqqbzQbqmAbMtr25gRS_ont-UYugGxyfflLpuuCCrDLau0cnCm4ZhxngCTUsvVglRcoJBJyJ1Meg/s599/502px-Leopold,_Prinz_von_Bayern_(1846-1930),_1873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="502" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAU4hYApA_W4nG9FVhg7qnRJfakqypLHjnwFYn9n0gD_ldkkIvHJ-1a-RLQ4vqliI9hyrnWGj98TEEbt6iyX53-7W_eQHqyuYDyeRST39IKjsaIqqbzQbqmAbMtr25gRS_ont-UYugGxyfflLpuuCCrDLau0cnCm4ZhxngCTUsvVglRcoJBJyJ1Meg/w335-h400/502px-Leopold,_Prinz_von_Bayern_(1846-1930),_1873.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">World War I</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>Prince Leopold's retirement, however, did not last long. On 16 April 1915,<br /> he was given command of the German 9th Army, replacing General <br />August von Mackensen. Leopold quickly proved himself an able <br />commander as he took Warsaw on 4 August 1915. Following this success, <br />he was put in command of Army Group Prince Leopold of Bavaria <br />(Heeresgruppe Prinz Leopold von Bayern), which was a German force <br />in the central/northern sector of the Eastern Front. He was awarded the <br />Grand Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph on 5 August 1915, <br />the prestigious Pour le Mérite, Prussia's highest military decoration, <br />on 9 August 1915 and the oak leaves to the Pour le Mérite on 25 July 1917.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On 29 August 1916, after the brutal summer campaigns succeeded in <br />reversing the Brusilov Offensive against the Austrians, Leopold became <br />the Supreme Commander of the German forces on the Eastern front <br />(Oberbefehlshaber Ost), succeeding Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg. <br />Leopold held this post for the rest of the war. Because of his position, <br />Leopold was a potential German candidate for the throne of the puppet <br />Kingdom of Poland.</div><div><br /></div><div>On 4 March 1918, Leopold received yet another high honor, the <br />Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded only five times during World War I.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prince Leopold retired again in 1918 after the signing of the <br />Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which had ended the war on the Eastern Front. <br />This treaty was highly favorable to Germany, and Leopold ended his <br />career with success. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUehtDLb3Z_cyhkfMq7SAXnj11i5ZGMya2EDU9s8QVDNHPbRIGGDF8aSqRjKnEvePRe2NRneeB70DFVjv-DQb8ZP-_8GNZCfxthJnWM6PO1eX-APvTT5cVGtqICoXX6wn3DSyQHSbuPuBwKv_oy67Ljr6qKlXtGU191N8RE__jlaIVK_ZouyXnBvz/s599/488px-Hermann_Ei%C3%9Ffeldt_-_Prinz_Leopold_von_Bayern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUehtDLb3Z_cyhkfMq7SAXnj11i5ZGMya2EDU9s8QVDNHPbRIGGDF8aSqRjKnEvePRe2NRneeB70DFVjv-DQb8ZP-_8GNZCfxthJnWM6PO1eX-APvTT5cVGtqICoXX6wn3DSyQHSbuPuBwKv_oy67Ljr6qKlXtGU191N8RE__jlaIVK_ZouyXnBvz/w326-h400/488px-Hermann_Ei%C3%9Ffeldt_-_Prinz_Leopold_von_Bayern.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Death</h3><div><br /></div><div>He died on 28 September 1930 in Munich and is buried in the Colombarium <br />in the Michaelskirche in Munich.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Source pictures: Wikipedia</div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0München, Duitsland48.1351253 11.581980619.824891463821153 -23.5742694 76.445359136178837 46.7382306tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-67415643465735208402024-02-02T00:00:00.003+01:002024-02-11T16:32:49.728+01:002 February 1882 - Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark<p>Prince Andrew was born at the Tatoi Palace just north of Athens on 2 February 1882, <br />the fourth son of George I of Greece. A member of the House of <br />Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, he was a prince of both Greece and <br />Denmark, as his father was a younger son of Christian IX of Denmark. He was in the <br />line of succession to the Greek and more distantly to the Danish throne.</p><p>He learned Greek as well as Danish, German, French, English and Russian.<br />In conversations with his parents he refused to speak anything but Greek. He attended<br />cadet school and staff college at Athens, and was given additional private tuition in<br />military subjects by Panagiotis Danglis, who recorded that he was "quick and intelligent".</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVsDsgWqPXpocyZjGV6VN_Ro0hrxN3iOhhhrn9VZU-qZwopexW6MK8lll3tvTHKcqz0Mci14cZdAI1ctNX-Ulj4dbB5EdwayqvX3Q0qPgWpM-7O2-nAR8g8e9nlj94gCgougv40EAcBc51S-a-0SLJnGR4c8JgEVktv7omZlyUt1CQInxzOdfwZ1px=s407" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="301" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVsDsgWqPXpocyZjGV6VN_Ro0hrxN3iOhhhrn9VZU-qZwopexW6MK8lll3tvTHKcqz0Mci14cZdAI1ctNX-Ulj4dbB5EdwayqvX3Q0qPgWpM-7O2-nAR8g8e9nlj94gCgougv40EAcBc51S-a-0SLJnGR4c8JgEVktv7omZlyUt1CQInxzOdfwZ1px=s320" width="237" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3PslbiZ9eO-1Hw7GTZ2jTh36wsylRxytIeQJFOxDdEY40lEirZKa0u_02rnluqGEf-bnhiJ-kVIz1A0UentBim_XVFCWAyH1KtMESeZvQUm3ecVayQfWbUukRgWgHcuu4uNVqMg73w2f-YJZcsmkZJI4TolIJGR0B-amvU7KLsMs-BNsGbwbb3sM_=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3PslbiZ9eO-1Hw7GTZ2jTh36wsylRxytIeQJFOxDdEY40lEirZKa0u_02rnluqGEf-bnhiJ-kVIz1A0UentBim_XVFCWAyH1KtMESeZvQUm3ecVayQfWbUukRgWgHcuu4uNVqMg73w2f-YJZcsmkZJI4TolIJGR0B-amvU7KLsMs-BNsGbwbb3sM_=w400-h278" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Love and Marriage</h3><div><br /></div><div>In 1902, Prince Andrew met Princess Alice of Battenberg during his stay in London <br />on the occasion of the coronation of King Edward VII, who was his uncle-by-marriage <br />and her grand-uncle. Princess Alice was a daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg and <br />Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, King Edward's niece. They fell in love, and the <br />following year, on 6 October 1903, Andrew married Alice in a civil wedding at Darmstadt.</div><div>The following day two religious wedding services were performed: one Lutheran in the <br />Evangelical Castle Church, and another Greek Orthodox in the Russian Chapel on the <br />Mathildenhöhe. Prince and Princess Andrew had five children, all of whom later had </div><div>children of their own.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGzSdf1H2NZYjaYGawM0L6cxck8MYwwufwG4QL7f2rF8USvo3ZBqiM3DdIsbUAFJ5ad_2e13WCHttpMtoZKWvWC9C07xo2-xyEP5pLP0HH10X8ZMP3WKuIa00dFnnv5pUa6CcJ6i4QG6fPIaPsRcjzUY28faNnj-s3Scs1t_8zYgyWvLpalGILkCyJ=s600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="407" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGzSdf1H2NZYjaYGawM0L6cxck8MYwwufwG4QL7f2rF8USvo3ZBqiM3DdIsbUAFJ5ad_2e13WCHttpMtoZKWvWC9C07xo2-xyEP5pLP0HH10X8ZMP3WKuIa00dFnnv5pUa6CcJ6i4QG6fPIaPsRcjzUY28faNnj-s3Scs1t_8zYgyWvLpalGILkCyJ=w271-h400" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Career</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>In 1909, the political situation in Greece led to a coup d'état, as the Athens government <br />refused to support the Cretan parliament, which had called for the union of Crete (still <br />nominally part of the Ottoman Empire) with the Greek mainland. A group of <br />dissatisfied officers formed a Greek nationalist Military League that eventually led to <br />Prince Andrew's resignation from the army and the rise to power of Eleftherios Venizelos.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A few years later, at the outbreak of the Balkan Wars in 1912, Andrew was reinstated <br />in the army as a lieutenant colonel in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment,and placed in command </div><div>of a field hospital. During the war, his father was assassinated and Andrew inherited a </div><div>villa on the island of Corfu, Mon Repos. In 1914, Andrew (like many European princes) </div><div>held honorary military posts in both the German and Russian empires, as well as </div><div>Prussian, Russian, Danish and Italian knighthoods.</div><div><br /></div><div>During World War I, he continued to visit Britain, despite veiled accusations in the </div><div>British House of Commons that he was a German agent.His brother, King Constantine, </div><div>who was the Kaiser's brother-in-law, followed a neutrality policy, but the </div><div>democratically elected government of Venizelos supported the Allies. By June 1917, </div><div>the King's neutrality policy had become so untenable that he abdicated and the Greek </div><div>royal family were forced into exile. For the next few years, most of the Greek royal </div><div>family lived in Switzerland.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA1_s5XTDt1bHk2XwvcKcJqiH2OeLor84AkAByVSodJL3se5iMtHGUgT5ld1dIwpTdpakMKU3qYhimgHbqluMaVtxx3uLkULNu7fZOujREx77OZZuAntIiO8eQ62H1ryxUm61mjL0Pbx45M7SmApXbjaM-02d6lasx_nEe_8jWlfX93lOQQEqxdpLV=s599" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="425" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA1_s5XTDt1bHk2XwvcKcJqiH2OeLor84AkAByVSodJL3se5iMtHGUgT5ld1dIwpTdpakMKU3qYhimgHbqluMaVtxx3uLkULNu7fZOujREx77OZZuAntIiO8eQ62H1ryxUm61mjL0Pbx45M7SmApXbjaM-02d6lasx_nEe_8jWlfX93lOQQEqxdpLV=w284-h400" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Exile</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>For three years, Constantine's second son, Alexander, was king of Greece, until his <br />early death from an infection due to a monkey bite. Constantine was restored to the </div><div>throne, and Andrew was once again reinstated in the army, this time as a major-general.</div><div>The family took up residence at Mon Repos.</div><div><br /></div><div>Andrew was given command of the II Army Corps during the Battle of the Sakarya, </div><div>which effectively stalemated the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). Andrew had little </div><div>respect for his superior officers, whom he considered incompetent. He was ordered to </div><div>attack the Turkish positions, which he considered a desperate move little short </div><div>"of ill-concealed panic".</div><div><br /></div><div>Refusing to put his men in undue danger (suffering lack of food and ammunition),</div><div>Andrew followed his own battle plan, much to the dismay of the commanding general, </div><div>Anastasios Papoulas.</div><div><br /></div><div>Relieved of his chief of staff, and given a dressing-down by Papoulas, in September </div><div>Andrew asked to be removed from command but Papoulas refused. Andrew's troops </div><div>were forced to retreat. He was placed on leave for two months, until he was transferred </div><div>to the Supreme Army Council. In March 1922, he was appointed as commander of the </div><div>V Army Corps in Epirus and the Ionian Islands. Papoulas was replaced by General </div><div>Georgios Hatzianestis.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMlre5rjG7ioBkunim4hpOyGOuJGd2VF_3k5B3jEuw_TXwt-ftv_UAxy5FBWRG1J4JGEqL_rIakXAvGsHJ_wOeqHp-dxzyC8FFWLZpgK2Q0xvUErQvFQkGD80MjlSDHVZuFXrJuiJ3bmk_9TshfoeORRTV0V91VoXKC3p8NcGNobB-Fw2c6RHm0_a-=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="800" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMlre5rjG7ioBkunim4hpOyGOuJGd2VF_3k5B3jEuw_TXwt-ftv_UAxy5FBWRG1J4JGEqL_rIakXAvGsHJ_wOeqHp-dxzyC8FFWLZpgK2Q0xvUErQvFQkGD80MjlSDHVZuFXrJuiJ3bmk_9TshfoeORRTV0V91VoXKC3p8NcGNobB-Fw2c6RHm0_a-=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Greek defeat in Asia Minor in August 1922 led to the 11 September 1922 Revolution, </div><div>during which Prince Andrew was arrested, court-martialed, and found guilty of </div><div>"disobeying an order" and "acting on his own initiative" during the battle of the </div><div>previous year. Many defendants in the treason trials that followed the coup were </div><div>shot, including Hatzianestis and five senior politicians.</div><div><br /></div><div>British diplomats assumed that Andrew was also in mortal danger. Andrew, </div><div>though spared, was banished for life and his family fled into exile aboard a British </div><div>cruiser, HMS Calypso.[26] The family settled at Saint-Cloud on the outskirts of Paris, </div><div>in a small house loaned to them by Andrew's wealthy sister-in-law, Princess George of </div><div>Greece. He and his family were stripped of their Greek nationality, and traveled </div><div>under Danish passports.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1930, Andrew published a book entitled Towards Disaster: The Greek Army in Asia </div><div>Minor in 1921, in which he defended his actions during the Battle of the Sakarya, </div><div>but he essentially lived a life of enforced retirement, despite only being in his forties.</div><div><br /></div><div>During their time in exile the family became more and more dispersed. Alice </div><div>suffered a nervous breakdown and was institutionalized in Switzerland. Their daughters </div><div>married and settled in Germany, separated from Andrew, and Philip was sent to school in </div><div>Britain, where he was brought up by his mother's British relatives. Andrew went to live </div><div>in the South of France.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the French Riviera, Andrew lived in a small apartment, or hotel rooms, or on </div><div>board a yacht with Countess Andrée de La Bigne. His marriage to Alice was </div><div>effectively over, and after her recovery and release, she returned to Greece. In 1936, </div><div>his sentence of exile was quashed by emergency laws, which also restored land and </div><div>annuities to the King. </div><div><br /></div><div>Andrew returned to Greece for a brief visit that May. The following year, his pregnant </div><div>daughter Cecilie, his son-in-law and two of his grandchildren were killed in an air </div><div>accident at Ostend; he met Alice for the first time in six years at the funeral, </div><div>which was also attended by Andrew's sixteen-year-old son Prince Philip.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsMoPzeE4yEjJ_r5th9b8_jvh92WGuQ_7kLJKwESKc-p0quVoqZG5buDnetTbavCOnetMFmUiVTCDH7WKD1nYXRQTmMZQG3lWNonVL1ikkIO5y-sUoZ6e4X1gHum00XSuPgRAdBhooLuodZI7IOlD1BuCx79jNJUC6FvM4Hwoml0yP9Bv3Tea2JCq4=s774" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="774" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsMoPzeE4yEjJ_r5th9b8_jvh92WGuQ_7kLJKwESKc-p0quVoqZG5buDnetTbavCOnetMFmUiVTCDH7WKD1nYXRQTmMZQG3lWNonVL1ikkIO5y-sUoZ6e4X1gHum00XSuPgRAdBhooLuodZI7IOlD1BuCx79jNJUC6FvM4Hwoml0yP9Bv3Tea2JCq4=w400-h310" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">World War II</h3><div><br /></div><div>During World War II, he found himself essentially trapped in Vichy France, while his son, <br />Prince Philip, fought on the side of the British. They were unable to see or even <br />correspond with one another. Andrew's three surviving sons-in-law fought on the <br />German side: Prince Christoph of Hesse was a member of the Nazi Party and the <br />Waffen-SS; Berthold, Margrave of Baden, was invalided out of the Wehrmacht in 1940 <br />after an injury in France; Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg served on the <br />Eastern Front and was dismissed after the 20 July plot. For five years, Andrew saw <br />neither his wife nor his son.</div></div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Death</h3><div><br /></div><div>He died on 3 December 1944, in the Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo, <br />Monaco, of heart failure and arteriosclerosis in the closing months <br />of the war in Europe. He became 62 years old. </div><div><br /></div><div>Andrew was at first buried in the Russian Orthodox church in Nice, but in 1946 his </div><div>remains were transferred, by the Greek cruiser Averof, to the royal cemetery at </div><div>Tatoi Palace, near Athens.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prince Philip and then-private secretary, Mike Parker, traveled to Monte Carlo to </div><div>collect items belonging to his father from Andrée de La Bigne; among these items: </div><div>a signet ring which the Prince wore from then onwards, an ivory shaving brush he </div><div>took to using, and some clothes he had adapted to fit him. </div><div><br /></div><div>Prince Andrew left to his only son seven-tenths of his estate, but he also left behind a </div><div>debt of £17,500, leading Philip's maternal grandmother, Victoria, Marchioness of </div><div>Milford Haven, to complain bitterly of the extravagance the Greek prince had been led </div><div>into by his French mistress.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Athene, Griekenland37.9838096 23.72753889.6735757638211552 -11.428711199999999 66.294043436178839 58.883788800000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-81800241503656350892024-01-18T14:18:00.007+01:002024-01-18T18:16:58.240+01:00Why Zeist Castle is a royal surprise? <p>Our 2nd castle visit of 2024 took place on January 6th. On a rather grey <br />Saturday we visited Slot Zeist in The Netherlands.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9qA_S4n0GCnVlhpC1sUXjm4paoM2vrdtdQRamNRCYKwNcXOEut-pIiMiihHR__-YKfJE-ViBD8-J2V4cXfpIqg19mErYl35xH0rfTnakWyY2vt7O0GazGwrKgzpZMsH9uS1YH0BNY4-0jVDRs6NKbQ1n9wc4vEQrlt6fBVs-MlkVvuTvjneGqeXy9PE/s4032/Zeist%20Castle%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9qA_S4n0GCnVlhpC1sUXjm4paoM2vrdtdQRamNRCYKwNcXOEut-pIiMiihHR__-YKfJE-ViBD8-J2V4cXfpIqg19mErYl35xH0rfTnakWyY2vt7O0GazGwrKgzpZMsH9uS1YH0BNY4-0jVDRs6NKbQ1n9wc4vEQrlt6fBVs-MlkVvuTvjneGqeXy9PE/w400-h300/Zeist%20Castle%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkWP3uBOeLBizxR9TKOuUuVvnHaSLB2Wub1ooY9aVpucxXUwY0fCRgPBtMc8IJidNed1BKdKYDfqYak5Pwx-cyXmc2q9418m-Z5JRhqwozLTU8t59ry1G-M2UEulBAsfUa60B79-gTLaIFMQ7zPJKKU1EDWz6owzYUSQbhfvOlJzb_NrZw0S8EG0DZKw/s4032/Zeist%20Castle%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkWP3uBOeLBizxR9TKOuUuVvnHaSLB2Wub1ooY9aVpucxXUwY0fCRgPBtMc8IJidNed1BKdKYDfqYak5Pwx-cyXmc2q9418m-Z5JRhqwozLTU8t59ry1G-M2UEulBAsfUa60B79-gTLaIFMQ7zPJKKU1EDWz6owzYUSQbhfvOlJzb_NrZw0S8EG0DZKw/w400-h300/Zeist%20Castle%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Slot Zeist is a castle built in the 17th. century in Zeist, near Utrecht in <br />The Netherlands. We travelled from The Hague to Utrecht by train and then<br />we took the bus to the castle.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-TL0nRhg9Xf5NrNVQO-3QBT71SLwCPn7_hqv9aaEOpVDmJaa6HKptJx_aBqxeslUup9M-umiFSrBA0QKy0Q63D7kk47bgJ_wAaCIzmrFt6wEKYFOY6frj5gVGiN_tW88HxZD0POy_0timJjXCYX8Jlc2b2IoFqif1_FyZAt_Vq1bbiL1_QXA5XEdngE/s4032/Zeist%20Castle%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-TL0nRhg9Xf5NrNVQO-3QBT71SLwCPn7_hqv9aaEOpVDmJaa6HKptJx_aBqxeslUup9M-umiFSrBA0QKy0Q63D7kk47bgJ_wAaCIzmrFt6wEKYFOY6frj5gVGiN_tW88HxZD0POy_0timJjXCYX8Jlc2b2IoFqif1_FyZAt_Vq1bbiL1_QXA5XEdngE/w400-h300/Zeist%20Castle%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Some history</h3><div><br /></div><div>It all started with Willem Adriaan van Nassau, lord of Odijk, Kortgene, <br />Zeist and Driebergen, a natural grandson of Maurice of Orange and thus<br />a natural great grandson of Willem of Orange, also known as the Silent.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Willem Adriaan van Nassau </b> bought the manor of the States of Utrecht <br />in 1677 and had the current castle built. The architect of the house <br />was Jacobus Roman, who also designed Paleis Het Loo. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAL7kXa2PmeWgOV-iEWAcKpt3bYOayr134V9RxfZETSKNji7RPqRWg6cW3Nx0YlGaifM5bwsj2toaURqnC6YKpn1-dVcaUVXS7APRwL9i8fwg-rA8rQmongUFvEtWraC-abxmmvNVCW6iL8ZeR-SVKtYlJ5BIou8j8u76wTVf-b4yqjdQTiQyCF9pFEY/s4032/Willem%20adriaan%20van%20nassau.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAL7kXa2PmeWgOV-iEWAcKpt3bYOayr134V9RxfZETSKNji7RPqRWg6cW3Nx0YlGaifM5bwsj2toaURqnC6YKpn1-dVcaUVXS7APRwL9i8fwg-rA8rQmongUFvEtWraC-abxmmvNVCW6iL8ZeR-SVKtYlJ5BIou8j8u76wTVf-b4yqjdQTiQyCF9pFEY/w400-h300/Willem%20adriaan%20van%20nassau.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The interior was mainly designed by the Huguenot Daniel Marot. <br />Its largely preserved wall and ceiling paintings are reminiscent <br />of the French Baroque. </div><div><br /></div><div>Construction lasted from 1677 to 1686. In 1745, Slot Zeist was <br />purchased by the merchant Cornelis Schellinger. In 1746 he donated <br />a portion to the Hernhutters that would serve as their headquarters <br />in the Netherlands. The Hernhutters had a Brother and Sister Square <br />constructed in front of the castle.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1830 Jan Elias Huydecoper became the new owner. He commissioned <br />Jan David Zocher to develop the backyard into a landscape park. <br />The baroque interior was adapted to the empire style that was <br />fashionable at the time. The large Baroque mural in the stairwell <br />survived this intervention because it was painted directly on the wall.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1924 the castle was purchased by the municipality of Zeist.</div><div><br /></div><div>The castle was renovated in 1969 under the leadership of architect <br />Johannes Bernardus van Asbeck, who returned it to the original <br />Baroque style, using authentic demolition materials from other <br />Baroque buildings.</div><div><br /></div><div>The municipality has handed over the operation of the lock to catering <br />entrepreneur Nico Bakker. At the beginning of December 2023, <br />it was announced that Fletcher Hotels will take over the operations of<br />Slot Zeist.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lsFtj6sBGEACUV8vgNl2SHGa8b4KoPVa3L-Rf0A2BxqDXwryDd_FHwZIso774kNPjxPekJ8rn38gIZfFC8-PU3jh7fs6oMlxDohK9ixzO4Vljg_jxAODYVYZtJu4y8mLFtplAuabhothbMPiHPaTOarBuRdO0ZpqKJ1BK1Osz-iCg2e4OOSGD-8rJMY/s4032/Slot%20zeist%20zilver%20exhibition.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lsFtj6sBGEACUV8vgNl2SHGa8b4KoPVa3L-Rf0A2BxqDXwryDd_FHwZIso774kNPjxPekJ8rn38gIZfFC8-PU3jh7fs6oMlxDohK9ixzO4Vljg_jxAODYVYZtJu4y8mLFtplAuabhothbMPiHPaTOarBuRdO0ZpqKJ1BK1Osz-iCg2e4OOSGD-8rJMY/w400-h300/Slot%20zeist%20zilver%20exhibition.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Exhibitions</h3><div><br /></div><div>We visited two lovely exhibitions at Slot Zeist: "Zeister Zilver voor 3<br />vorstinnen." with amazing pieces of the royal collection of our friend<br />Oscar Meijer (from the blog <a href="https://destaatvanoranje.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Staat van Oranje</a>).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cVfUKCH4RuxtuQCwb2Z-8QKqjj67kvH-mZ7cOH9jA7Sqqii-geY9p7KTARrd7eRKGJ1ryxYxEltBAYIP9ffauDCriUH0hyphenhyphenlPaXJyUKlKAIgIYxGwBriEvMoBLEIFQ2H97QR0e8AThPtfhtla2U58SZOLApP5A9fx1rqLsb4j6HxgeYEIcUjFW2z9TNM/s4032/Zeist%20Castle%20exhibtion%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cVfUKCH4RuxtuQCwb2Z-8QKqjj67kvH-mZ7cOH9jA7Sqqii-geY9p7KTARrd7eRKGJ1ryxYxEltBAYIP9ffauDCriUH0hyphenhyphenlPaXJyUKlKAIgIYxGwBriEvMoBLEIFQ2H97QR0e8AThPtfhtla2U58SZOLApP5A9fx1rqLsb4j6HxgeYEIcUjFW2z9TNM/w400-h300/Zeist%20Castle%20exhibtion%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">some amazing Silver pieces of the exhibition</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9cwdDSshfrMyMm7O7hkFnWUkTFvyRtK43ZyWYjR4ii_LDuGWNrVbmahdfQA_vDOZjxVHtBVvHMjtb7FLTS-MF-Y3DzgXOx45-GWjEH4gN4tdUALWvpLzY62jrNsBaUlHcV8mBBmryBOf6YU4p7raUAf0lLCXEdyrghzCTYBW5Qa4RtHHGwlAZ4eEGcM/s4032/Slot%20zeist%20exhibition.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9cwdDSshfrMyMm7O7hkFnWUkTFvyRtK43ZyWYjR4ii_LDuGWNrVbmahdfQA_vDOZjxVHtBVvHMjtb7FLTS-MF-Y3DzgXOx45-GWjEH4gN4tdUALWvpLzY62jrNsBaUlHcV8mBBmryBOf6YU4p7raUAf0lLCXEdyrghzCTYBW5Qa4RtHHGwlAZ4eEGcM/w300-h400/Slot%20zeist%20exhibition.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-FrOkEY_sNK4QEU0p8PstNNXJARNPXc7IhkHS3gPY7eMROOYbUqED8hq3o017dfwY1y6tdYIhom8tqId5fzFe6QqN8zFWSBlXp5kmfL23vs_oSv3c1bI1U0eqa-yvBi5_yt6fTDgPJrXbMG-7ha6h4C5GxvRULf4mdiQ6H-6HHZ-OKtLuKC9n9ozTZE/s4032/Slot%20Zeist%20exhibition%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-FrOkEY_sNK4QEU0p8PstNNXJARNPXc7IhkHS3gPY7eMROOYbUqED8hq3o017dfwY1y6tdYIhom8tqId5fzFe6QqN8zFWSBlXp5kmfL23vs_oSv3c1bI1U0eqa-yvBi5_yt6fTDgPJrXbMG-7ha6h4C5GxvRULf4mdiQ6H-6HHZ-OKtLuKC9n9ozTZE/w400-h300/Slot%20Zeist%20exhibition%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And the 2nd smaller exhibition from the story of Slot Zeist about the<br />history of the castle.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AmErz3iqwFt8sJyE2eirHA9wtULvUveHY7HSgV7f3QSUtMTTNfA3JDX9dhhLHrARkZgoHUaNXqXlMgq5NRpj_Dzk5i1OvvjS6NYiiGHk8i0GQEVsnXT_rZVHK1kAG_56nD6KUKS7jMhiqOHvLzrnPW6OIQ7dsEaNpAhZkyPiFL7x2RntdhFiksz5qO8/s4032/Zeist%20Castle%20the%20story%20of%20Zeist.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AmErz3iqwFt8sJyE2eirHA9wtULvUveHY7HSgV7f3QSUtMTTNfA3JDX9dhhLHrARkZgoHUaNXqXlMgq5NRpj_Dzk5i1OvvjS6NYiiGHk8i0GQEVsnXT_rZVHK1kAG_56nD6KUKS7jMhiqOHvLzrnPW6OIQ7dsEaNpAhZkyPiFL7x2RntdhFiksz5qO8/w400-h300/Zeist%20Castle%20the%20story%20of%20Zeist.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswQYV2VwyjF83EQtEg2_CdM_zLo2RefANpqVF67Z2OjIrSTg8BnHrfJbtsIFH6ZWwBJcvPmaoMB4rXWyJ2CUJW4o9i3-Xy_Qgnr99OkgHrkNcbvI6XelU3F0qIsshydV2xBCOKyQDLlcaFHbAbqWn9vfrSbBXefpGd6xOt9QQdiTZkyPXHjdImRdbQ4E/s4032/Slot%20Zeist%20exhibition%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswQYV2VwyjF83EQtEg2_CdM_zLo2RefANpqVF67Z2OjIrSTg8BnHrfJbtsIFH6ZWwBJcvPmaoMB4rXWyJ2CUJW4o9i3-Xy_Qgnr99OkgHrkNcbvI6XelU3F0qIsshydV2xBCOKyQDLlcaFHbAbqWn9vfrSbBXefpGd6xOt9QQdiTZkyPXHjdImRdbQ4E/w400-h300/Slot%20Zeist%20exhibition%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It were two great and interesting exhibitions with connections and ties<br />to the royal family of The Netherlands.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More information about Slot Zeist (in Dutch) on this <a href="https://www.slotzeist.nl/" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>These exhibitions were announced on the blog of Netty Royal on this <a href="https://www.nettyroyal.nl/" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Orangery</h3><p>There also is a very nice Orangery, where you are able to eat or drink<br />something good. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygVMdu8QgxIGWc2iFYCGY0oRnYhNE72sc7DbxVrvtKup95bMOw7PzoxFVnS5D5q4i65yFaiwy187is6WABuz0booX6KICqVJpGDFEfLgEadfZ8drR1u00PnOqUgXLVOTan4z8T9NUFBudwmus10yvI3ymMVfJ5nDyMTJ_AUdj0FyQOClXHRN-LmbwQZ0/s4032/me%20in%20front%20of%20slot%20Zeist.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygVMdu8QgxIGWc2iFYCGY0oRnYhNE72sc7DbxVrvtKup95bMOw7PzoxFVnS5D5q4i65yFaiwy187is6WABuz0booX6KICqVJpGDFEfLgEadfZ8drR1u00PnOqUgXLVOTan4z8T9NUFBudwmus10yvI3ymMVfJ5nDyMTJ_AUdj0FyQOClXHRN-LmbwQZ0/s320/me%20in%20front%20of%20slot%20Zeist.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Me in front of Slot Zeist</p><p><br /></p><p><i>I took the pictures about Slot Zeist in and around Slot Zeist on <br />January 6th. 2024. My goal for 2024: to visit at least one <br />castle/palace every month 😏</i></p>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Zeist, Netherlands52.0906015 5.233252623.780367663821153 -29.9229974 80.400835336178844 40.3895026tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-77084185973056503302024-01-14T11:36:00.001+01:002024-01-14T11:36:56.066+01:00The Change of Thrones<p>Today, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will abdicate after 52 years on<br />the throne. In the afternoon Frederik will become the new King and<br />Mary the new Queen.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78RtYxJjd3BeNrbv1omJ2u-FSeNqzNT1GTiBg1YSAULpkBo-c_Pnk3qFQMesTbJH9hD4DLZO4m48PLGh5yy3FQozXbOv8W3f-lpH0gKNwWewz6a0Wej0EMWYECqEdYEmG8M1SznpmQFNppcx-OsXM2NvGx3vqren5ZPvlpXgpqeV1LnAKoABanJfWPDs/s4009/officielle-gallaportr%C3%A6tter-2022-kronprinsparret-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4009" data-original-width="2953" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78RtYxJjd3BeNrbv1omJ2u-FSeNqzNT1GTiBg1YSAULpkBo-c_Pnk3qFQMesTbJH9hD4DLZO4m48PLGh5yy3FQozXbOv8W3f-lpH0gKNwWewz6a0Wej0EMWYECqEdYEmG8M1SznpmQFNppcx-OsXM2NvGx3vqren5ZPvlpXgpqeV1LnAKoABanJfWPDs/w295-h400/officielle-gallaportr%C3%A6tter-2022-kronprinsparret-1.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Foto: Hasse Nielsen</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">In Europe this is the 6th. change of throne within 11 years. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbalOk3o0O4vk1hHfhh-fRIw9gm9ArQLzGjI2zUVXG1kexjBWDx6jTLD4EaW1ukQFeg7JuZ3Hi9nj45Q6ERv5lw08vbt0ct4oCJmMN-wTf8gJP6HLPYRtKDeDx-naluiguEKqY3XNs7cGnqTDO4Ikbaorp-lv7xY7PsHN4O_pw8q6_Oa5axVBHi50vUN4/s5152/Vatican.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbalOk3o0O4vk1hHfhh-fRIw9gm9ArQLzGjI2zUVXG1kexjBWDx6jTLD4EaW1ukQFeg7JuZ3Hi9nj45Q6ERv5lw08vbt0ct4oCJmMN-wTf8gJP6HLPYRtKDeDx-naluiguEKqY3XNs7cGnqTDO4Ikbaorp-lv7xY7PsHN4O_pw8q6_Oa5axVBHi50vUN4/w400-h300/Vatican.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">It all started with Pope Benedict XVI. He was Pope from 19 April 2005<br />untill his resignation on 28 February 2013. He was succeeded by<br />Pope Francis.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz3lghe_EGQuQ8HU25ahkIgKuSxTdxIb2RszwFyTQz4dJfNPElPHQEkHdfFvd1iglov_ckc39tZJnksjgzBc0lQ__RmtU3L_79j-JVfnOGoyhVkYLwe7-znxqieq4hcFKSf-9FGIicwGDGkiucXWqGBtX3H80Y6kq1Hts496tVg1uJa3sOwPIo42is7E/s1250/driegeneratieportret-koning-willem-alexander-prinses-beatrix-en-prinses-van-oranje-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz3lghe_EGQuQ8HU25ahkIgKuSxTdxIb2RszwFyTQz4dJfNPElPHQEkHdfFvd1iglov_ckc39tZJnksjgzBc0lQ__RmtU3L_79j-JVfnOGoyhVkYLwe7-znxqieq4hcFKSf-9FGIicwGDGkiucXWqGBtX3H80Y6kq1Hts496tVg1uJa3sOwPIo42is7E/w400-h320/driegeneratieportret-koning-willem-alexander-prinses-beatrix-en-prinses-van-oranje-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Beeld: ©RVD - Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Meanwhile in a broadcast on national media on 28 January 2013, Beatrix <br />announced her intention to abdicate on 30 April (Queen's Day), when <br />she would have been on the throne for exactly 33 years. Beatrix stated <br />that it was time to "place the responsibility for the country in the hands <br />of a new generation".</p><p style="text-align: left;">The official program for the abdication and inauguration took place <br />on 30 April 2013. Beatrix signed the instrument of abdication in the <br />Vroedschapkamer (also known as Mozeszaal) in the Royal Palace, <br />Amsterdam at 10:07 a.m. local time. <br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">With the completion of her signature, she was no longer monarch.<br />The inauguration of Willem-Alexander as king took place that<br />afternoon in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-170Qn2OKC5-nA1tFjvbh-aEBrVI55bVR2p5t_VneKAmPqIaz2CQWiWBoMPFj5vVyY-yZjEkRKDzjT14BL2RuYGoCHfDdvjlMrUXrKqOqUF8UXGS_a3VVGmqWfRGGIwta7zli60Ppz57FiR0_3eHe5EAVVP4e6Fr2dPKKHkIEtL6AAFWAu97OzdyLQM/s4032/Royal%20Palace%20Brussels%202019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-170Qn2OKC5-nA1tFjvbh-aEBrVI55bVR2p5t_VneKAmPqIaz2CQWiWBoMPFj5vVyY-yZjEkRKDzjT14BL2RuYGoCHfDdvjlMrUXrKqOqUF8UXGS_a3VVGmqWfRGGIwta7zli60Ppz57FiR0_3eHe5EAVVP4e6Fr2dPKKHkIEtL6AAFWAu97OzdyLQM/s320/Royal%20Palace%20Brussels%202019.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Another surprise came from Belgium. On 3 July 2013, 79-year-old King <br />Albert II attended a midday session of the Belgian cabinet, where he revealed his <br />intention to abdicate to Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo and to the deputy <br />prime ministers. </p><p style="text-align: left;">This came less than one month after the king and two of his children had <br />been asked to appear in court by the Belgian sculptor Delphine Boël, <br />who was intent on proving that the king was her biological father. </p><p style="text-align: left;">According to a letter sent by the King to the Prime Minister and <br />dated 3 July 2013, and which was made public, the King had <br />already broached the topic of his intention to abdicate several <br />times with the Prime Minister, who had asked him to reconsider it. </p><p style="text-align: left;">At 6 pm (CET) the King announced in a recorded radio and television <br />speech that on 21 July, Belgium's National Day, he would abdicate the <br />throne for health reasons. He was succeeded by his elder son, Philippe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WbZCVngmm5KgTawAf6HRsCe2e3uFJnooH-UHvJM61a0EOmIEJvXAfWTbmMxe4T3gWnle5pZIAxH1oDsPE6Iy0nEk6K8CLsJWW7xJ37mrSayuQvfrP4e6cGmJ5Ug6n1SpiDvEQ9LGi_-SX9vM_2Z89QKzF5WGnBtHDwKGI3NT-cE2YlYOhBlFWNKIUj4/s4032/Royal%20Palace%20madrid%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WbZCVngmm5KgTawAf6HRsCe2e3uFJnooH-UHvJM61a0EOmIEJvXAfWTbmMxe4T3gWnle5pZIAxH1oDsPE6Iy0nEk6K8CLsJWW7xJ37mrSayuQvfrP4e6cGmJ5Ug6n1SpiDvEQ9LGi_-SX9vM_2Z89QKzF5WGnBtHDwKGI3NT-cE2YlYOhBlFWNKIUj4/w400-h300/Royal%20Palace%20madrid%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Other news came from Madrid in Spain. On the morning of 2 June 2014, <br />Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy made a televised announcement that the <br />King had told him of his intention to abdicate. Later, the King delivered <br />a televised address and announced that he would abdicate the throne in <br />favour of the Prince of Asturias. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Royal officials described the King's choice as a personal decision which <br />he had been contemplating since his 76th birthday at the start of the year.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As required by the Spanish constitution, any abdication would be settled <br />by means of an organic law. A draft law was passed with 299 in favour, <br />19 against and 23 abstaining. </p><p style="text-align: left;">On 18 June, he signed the organic law passed by parliament several hours <br />before his abdication took effect. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Felipe was enthroned on 19 June 2014, and Juan Carlos's granddaughter <br />Leonor became the new Princess of Asturias. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Juan Carlos was the fourth European monarch to abdicate in just over a <br />year, following Pope Benedict XVI (28 February 2013), Queen Beatrix <br />of the Netherlands (30 April 2013), and King Albert II of Belgium (21 July 2013).</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNXoT5Jjjs-heGemtxlKpsv9hfCNFOMBgYAtLEZyDtqmWaUqis6ib03ONe_32GzffEBbyW8e8PqaeU-WdlRqiuAa5q6B9BSRF6ViGDnkE14e2W-47i2JKYVtX_kgd63wXyOEwQ2Z5ZJnAAL8SfyWKhKYgGjelIQTVsPRRN_NtS6C-bHBb8iS8iMnmos4/s800/Firmaleyabdicacionjuancarlos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNXoT5Jjjs-heGemtxlKpsv9hfCNFOMBgYAtLEZyDtqmWaUqis6ib03ONe_32GzffEBbyW8e8PqaeU-WdlRqiuAa5q6B9BSRF6ViGDnkE14e2W-47i2JKYVtX_kgd63wXyOEwQ2Z5ZJnAAL8SfyWKhKYgGjelIQTVsPRRN_NtS6C-bHBb8iS8iMnmos4/w400-h266/Firmaleyabdicacionjuancarlos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_MjfTKn4hQnUmZPKse3WyWT_yXtVoLQxZZVxKoC2dMaWemkeRUwgIXnAZJ92DdAbtXd7oh0yrXWx4X_spAyWDeNUxTiDJJ6BbE6ipzQamnlN8X5noP_nvi3AnEqcLeiMgqlg9bN-bqBx_MN37IzXc7ciaZfx8VTGZ5dxumOL9v5UwdJ6JdiHMo7iO1o/s4032/Buckingham%20Palace%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_MjfTKn4hQnUmZPKse3WyWT_yXtVoLQxZZVxKoC2dMaWemkeRUwgIXnAZJ92DdAbtXd7oh0yrXWx4X_spAyWDeNUxTiDJJ6BbE6ipzQamnlN8X5noP_nvi3AnEqcLeiMgqlg9bN-bqBx_MN37IzXc7ciaZfx8VTGZ5dxumOL9v5UwdJ6JdiHMo7iO1o/w400-h300/Buckingham%20Palace%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">On 8 September 2022, Buckingham Palace released a statement which read: <br />"Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen's doctors are concerned <br />for Her Majesty's health and have recommended she remain under medical <br />supervision. The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral."</p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>It was for us royalty watchers a sign to put the television on and to follow the<br />BBC very well.</i></p><p style="text-align: left;">She died peacefully at 15:10 BST at the age of 96. Her death was announced <br />to the public at 18:30, setting in motion Operation London Bridge and, <br />because she died in Scotland, Operation Unicorn.<br />Elizabeth was the first monarch to die in Scotland since James V in 1542.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtGoeYp0j-bfYAzXuT3RmzyegBcbXHH6oyP-VowNTl2NS7RdLAQOyJj3bXuHzqBKtsFb2rbb0GYmUCiX8dou_JOkX7VWbRrPdkx0oatuD0Tu6-kifyfNNZEVIf8D1CpwDI0kdnbd3CTdjOOFFtB8OMZ5vyeHKKF-tAj_30HW9iTmX1fa9Q64utasU_Dk/s2048/King%20Charles%20Coronation%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtGoeYp0j-bfYAzXuT3RmzyegBcbXHH6oyP-VowNTl2NS7RdLAQOyJj3bXuHzqBKtsFb2rbb0GYmUCiX8dou_JOkX7VWbRrPdkx0oatuD0Tu6-kifyfNNZEVIf8D1CpwDI0kdnbd3CTdjOOFFtB8OMZ5vyeHKKF-tAj_30HW9iTmX1fa9Q64utasU_Dk/w400-h300/King%20Charles%20Coronation%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">screenshot</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Queen Elizabeth was succeeded by her eldest son, Charles. His coronation <br />took place on 6 May 2023.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Only in Norway and in Sweden there wasn't a throne change. <br />Norway’s 86-year-old King Harald V, who has been hospitalized several <br />times in recent months, has not indicated he’s considering abdicating in favor <br />of his son, Crown Prince Haakon. <br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Neither has Sweden’s 77-year-old King Carl XVI Gustaf, who last year <br />celebrated 50 years on the throne.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Denmark56.26392 9.50178527.953686163821153 -25.654465000000002 84.574153836178851 44.658035tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-61109880621621301802024-01-09T15:36:00.020+01:002024-01-18T14:18:00.140+01:00Ties between the royal families of Belgium and Denmark<p>Since Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced her abdication, I had the<br />idea to write a post about the family ties between the royal families of<br />Denmark and Belgium.</p><p>The current King of Belgium, is King Philippe. Is he related to Queen Margrethe<br />of Denmark and how? </p><p>Let's find it out in this blogpost. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7CWoQ7V7BzNytyUccCmmiEj-7uY1f0GY4XIt4MKlh924_2LNz73_CtgiVlJ4z4fRlABJRvo3XHTU1CrpaQ2_J02PGHCzTyenGxyO3ShlxXLsK2g0r0PJ1Fkoyryxkl0FkUE-T7yvjMI2H_Mr7ioWVbgwHKCZOMD8FU7XTyazkrfewwJ3FU9tyuxZxCI/s5119/hm-dronningen-14-01-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3983" data-original-width="5119" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7CWoQ7V7BzNytyUccCmmiEj-7uY1f0GY4XIt4MKlh924_2LNz73_CtgiVlJ4z4fRlABJRvo3XHTU1CrpaQ2_J02PGHCzTyenGxyO3ShlxXLsK2g0r0PJ1Fkoyryxkl0FkUE-T7yvjMI2H_Mr7ioWVbgwHKCZOMD8FU7XTyazkrfewwJ3FU9tyuxZxCI/w400-h311/hm-dronningen-14-01-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Poppins, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #44597b; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-align: left;">Kongehuset ©</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVR2RG2Mcr9LRwsAN78sc4r3_AM9NSDgoSoWdfbu092y0EwX4DU-4A2J6NQmwYxUQhfFfYtlZfOAQ-26xbt6Ch620z1zosyvBcJQC7AKfrvkVKrf8NfeUJ6zdjDWhrMWGAroobXHl45Jfh_p6PtA3kkt39iZ2RMKCYUK5PFctxVIQMdWuQS64B6bJ1Ftk/s278/King%20Philippe%20of%20Belgium%20Bjorn.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="180" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVR2RG2Mcr9LRwsAN78sc4r3_AM9NSDgoSoWdfbu092y0EwX4DU-4A2J6NQmwYxUQhfFfYtlZfOAQ-26xbt6Ch620z1zosyvBcJQC7AKfrvkVKrf8NfeUJ6zdjDWhrMWGAroobXHl45Jfh_p6PtA3kkt39iZ2RMKCYUK5PFctxVIQMdWuQS64B6bJ1Ftk/w207-h320/King%20Philippe%20of%20Belgium%20Bjorn.JPG" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">King Philippe of Belgium</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Denmark</h3><p>Let's start from Queen Margrethe II of Denmark,<br />We continue with her father, <b>King Frederick IX of Denmark</b>.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaGOSs5f8CiucvYJRY3H9A8Wa6mI-0qB4lowGXsVTElX9TTasHHi3PFBN4_gB289CpOgOxzHpaeNX4l4SBhUkvnTAwR86uaj2IL7u9OuVsAqISH3Jlo5yH83y25mQiPWx8JsAEN2xW3vPkYAJkwC41aKNd26h4EDQs71ZK950eIdX0WPkwc_xnQ2UUiI/s599/471px-IngridandFrederikIX.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="471" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaGOSs5f8CiucvYJRY3H9A8Wa6mI-0qB4lowGXsVTElX9TTasHHi3PFBN4_gB289CpOgOxzHpaeNX4l4SBhUkvnTAwR86uaj2IL7u9OuVsAqISH3Jlo5yH83y25mQiPWx8JsAEN2xW3vPkYAJkwC41aKNd26h4EDQs71ZK950eIdX0WPkwc_xnQ2UUiI/s320/471px-IngridandFrederikIX.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>King Frederick IX's father was King Christian X of Denmark, while his<br />grandfather was <b>King Frederick VIII of Denmark</b>. King Frederick VIII <br />of Denmark married Louise of Sweden.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8osOwffxTz6gDC9ZD7VToEz9iM3chlbr8ZIWznafhsrtxCy7jQhjeH1aQAw_OhiTXQrBP37o6L4AVTSL2UczVh-dRPzjTqqGagL5fRbB9FFN2elXsUOqSmouuGCJN4i6fZflO3v3_18FbJHerYCdq0Zp1kcKLVy-qtuSqY6ZqjGCfX6432ax8wbctQGk/s600/389px-Fredrik_og_Lovisa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="389" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8osOwffxTz6gDC9ZD7VToEz9iM3chlbr8ZIWznafhsrtxCy7jQhjeH1aQAw_OhiTXQrBP37o6L4AVTSL2UczVh-dRPzjTqqGagL5fRbB9FFN2elXsUOqSmouuGCJN4i6fZflO3v3_18FbJHerYCdq0Zp1kcKLVy-qtuSqY6ZqjGCfX6432ax8wbctQGk/w259-h400/389px-Fredrik_og_Lovisa.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Their daughter was Princess <b>Ingeborg of Denmark</b>. This princess married<br />to Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, the Duke of Västergötland.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2BFhHIAqwrOi0AIShBQCW7xPJIGgt-2tsN78IIPmj_jXJI433mLwNE54TXLieJN__8LMHmY1REG2virU7egqf_eRVY2OkVymgHWnKfZ_MW1ydIm6vGzvL1TleL7Vk4LN-PWS5Ep4f6OGdPPcyTQQb-8jqeZc6KfWgyOnRdp2JaKBPn8HnBywh0EvI08/s549/Prins_Carl_&_prinsessan_Ingeborg_av_Danmark._Gifta_1897._Carl_och_Ingeborg_fick_tre_d%C3%B6ttrar,_Margaretha,_M%C3%A4rtha_och_Astrid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="408" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2BFhHIAqwrOi0AIShBQCW7xPJIGgt-2tsN78IIPmj_jXJI433mLwNE54TXLieJN__8LMHmY1REG2virU7egqf_eRVY2OkVymgHWnKfZ_MW1ydIm6vGzvL1TleL7Vk4LN-PWS5Ep4f6OGdPPcyTQQb-8jqeZc6KfWgyOnRdp2JaKBPn8HnBywh0EvI08/s320/Prins_Carl_&_prinsessan_Ingeborg_av_Danmark._Gifta_1897._Carl_och_Ingeborg_fick_tre_d%C3%B6ttrar,_Margaretha,_M%C3%A4rtha_och_Astrid.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Belgium</h3><div><br /></div><div><b>Princess Ingeborg of Denmark</b> and Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway had<br />several children. One of them was <b>Princess Astrid</b>, who married King<br />Leopold III of Belgium.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nxO7qDs1tKh8ae__ww1sz6FXV5IzHcHtEej6U6lkm_g3QFDOYHKOHVx606oVsD0F-SC8Zd-SXvk4CHSxPiGik1BUYbp_RCD2R8rmzH_2vYr9OgFvHJuIKPgq42g9OvuAbUpbl6t_Ru_DGnvhMb7Jl2OHYwEOkZAoFiP8PVTdGI45uNq18WP6uNJgK2Y/s599/Leopold_of_Belgium_and_Astrid_of_Sweden_on_their_wedding_day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="434" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nxO7qDs1tKh8ae__ww1sz6FXV5IzHcHtEej6U6lkm_g3QFDOYHKOHVx606oVsD0F-SC8Zd-SXvk4CHSxPiGik1BUYbp_RCD2R8rmzH_2vYr9OgFvHJuIKPgq42g9OvuAbUpbl6t_Ru_DGnvhMb7Jl2OHYwEOkZAoFiP8PVTdGI45uNq18WP6uNJgK2Y/s320/Leopold_of_Belgium_and_Astrid_of_Sweden_on_their_wedding_day.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Queen Astrid was the mother of Josephine Charlotte (later Grand Duchess <br />of Luxembourg), King Baudouin and King Albert II of Belgium.</div><div><br /></div><div>And King Albert II of Belgium is of course the father of King Philippe of<br />Belgium.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kY7Z8RR-T-WFK5sqH8Mz0xRaSHODjSwB77bR8fJwoB3iAPBCjif0Am4iD_ABJTCXvZmOtkM2AGbsyWresoOVYmabtYAcpPXJS2u-IfQAkHQh7E3ZCy_SmsUZFnME8ObI2s6xPGZOrEGUVxxfuJmghMFjwHCLh6j0e4GN-D0kk73tRYaoWh3hNiYS9fQ/s2016/family%20ties%20Belgium%20denmark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kY7Z8RR-T-WFK5sqH8Mz0xRaSHODjSwB77bR8fJwoB3iAPBCjif0Am4iD_ABJTCXvZmOtkM2AGbsyWresoOVYmabtYAcpPXJS2u-IfQAkHQh7E3ZCy_SmsUZFnME8ObI2s6xPGZOrEGUVxxfuJmghMFjwHCLh6j0e4GN-D0kk73tRYaoWh3hNiYS9fQ/w400-h300/family%20ties%20Belgium%20denmark.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">More family ties</h3><div><br /></div><div>Queen Margrethe II's mother, <b>Princess Ingrid of Sweden</b> and Astrid were</div><div>related via King Oscar II of Sweden. <br /><br /></div><div>King Leopold III and Queen Astrid of Belgium attended the wedding of <br />Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Frederick IX of Denmark.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEX0H2rg5XVm0B0PLHeuSGphWaUaPF9nUH8FftUR3dvppX7lgyEw_7eemvo6D6vRf_QCsUpvgk4GsnQUW-nUtUzCuAH3_KuAO6HDwzNBWRMQTazFiXKrEWcdN94lyvbfyEtUlL0kLslcqNv9kliWRqxnUXYSwkUnLbn81v5eAZ3QnW4XG_5cYlNFqin4U/s428/The_newly_married_royal_couple_running_through_the_city.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="428" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEX0H2rg5XVm0B0PLHeuSGphWaUaPF9nUH8FftUR3dvppX7lgyEw_7eemvo6D6vRf_QCsUpvgk4GsnQUW-nUtUzCuAH3_KuAO6HDwzNBWRMQTazFiXKrEWcdN94lyvbfyEtUlL0kLslcqNv9kliWRqxnUXYSwkUnLbn81v5eAZ3QnW4XG_5cYlNFqin4U/s320/The_newly_married_royal_couple_running_through_the_city.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Princess Ingrid of Sweden, Queen of Denmark</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>King Oscar II was inter alia the great grandfather of Queen Ingrid of Denmark and<br />the grandfather of Queen Astrid as well. Thus Queen Margrethe II of Denmark,<br />King Harald V of Norway, King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden, <br />Queen Anne Marie of Greece, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and<br />King Philippe of the Belgians are among his descendants. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JWJv6GNYnhkxgeyRCl5Xz2eRckcM0_7NhesAFfYVXxRtrDLnr6wQZ3DchuEvNUTKSTyY_Hc1PMXylLuAVhQVH4X_Z_2LIsIH2DRqZlgiCSYWHPEyvhyhc0NgXN34emGxycy_IChUkh5IdDAp0R2s_L2BEKmkHDkp0S_cA5ULkQuMZj2gE9R8Bj_acUE/s400/Oscar_II_of_Sweden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JWJv6GNYnhkxgeyRCl5Xz2eRckcM0_7NhesAFfYVXxRtrDLnr6wQZ3DchuEvNUTKSTyY_Hc1PMXylLuAVhQVH4X_Z_2LIsIH2DRqZlgiCSYWHPEyvhyhc0NgXN34emGxycy_IChUkh5IdDAp0R2s_L2BEKmkHDkp0S_cA5ULkQuMZj2gE9R8Bj_acUE/s320/Oscar_II_of_Sweden.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">King Oscar II of Sweden</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Nowadays</h3><div><br /></div><div>From 28-30 March 2017, the King and Queen of the Belgians made an <br />official State visit to Denmark. More about the state visit on this <a href="https://diplomatmagazine.eu/2017/04/01/belgian-state-visit-denmark-march-2017/" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Queen Margrethe II of Denmark mentioned the ties as well in her speech<br />given for the State Visit in 2017:</div><p><br /></p><p>"Y<i>our Majesty’s grandmother Queen Astrid came from Sweden <br />as did my mother. Not only were they cousins, but they were close <br />friends ever since their childhood. My sisters and I remember <br />well how our mother Queen Ingrid spoke with love and deep <br />regret of Aunt Astrid, and her portrait photograph was always <br />in our mother’s room.</i></p><p><i>It gives me much pleasure that the relations between our two <br />families have become even closer by Queen Mathilde accepting <br />to be the godmother of Princess Isabella, my granddaughter."</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVXicgiBqL8Tq80hW78-PMNL1KJh47yJ5QxZZD9ztbIEjJkgjH92165U70YO3bJvZjHHGZt_M-_X9GJQXcyxzywNHjezO3DV3fqTmVLw1XyFMpyUa0WAkFiTqMPxfSNh1GV42vJwr6yulVxXImejz0muwEmKL5kj99cakyrLaXpKoSJeZWECHMBepp6U/s600/490px-Great_coat_of_arms_of_Belgium.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVXicgiBqL8Tq80hW78-PMNL1KJh47yJ5QxZZD9ztbIEjJkgjH92165U70YO3bJvZjHHGZt_M-_X9GJQXcyxzywNHjezO3DV3fqTmVLw1XyFMpyUa0WAkFiTqMPxfSNh1GV42vJwr6yulVxXImejz0muwEmKL5kj99cakyrLaXpKoSJeZWECHMBepp6U/s320/490px-Great_coat_of_arms_of_Belgium.svg.png" width="261" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Source pictures: <span face="Poppins, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #44597b; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Kongehuset ©</span> Wikipedia</p><p>Source picture: King Philippe: Bjorn Hoex</p><p>in collaboration with Geert Janssens</p>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Brussels, Belgium50.8476424 4.357169622.537408563821153 -30.7990804 79.157876236178851 39.5134196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-82493976465982827732023-12-23T12:41:00.019+01:002024-01-18T14:18:08.905+01:00Christmas & New Year Speeches<p>Many reining monarchs have special Christmas traditions. One of them is the <br />yearly Christmas Speech.</p><p>In the United Kingdom the first Christmas Broadcast was delivered by <br /><b><u>George V</u></b> in 1932 and since then has evolved into an important part of <br />the Christmas Day celebrations for many in Britain and around the world.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59f9dLCxk7Rom7yTamRBBTVOpOrVCjweoYfaThw6dG1PgM_pq_raQ_cODLPHjEfx3y7BB-4ZuCKFpyWwVwouGQ4hbkHUAV7BKWuOh5YCkMiufRHySHkrTMEgX-Q5YA7XAvULZNM5nLsDA4aceCLkxro0SKSysjZw51TjRx5CKXaStNvNoR4b5xWpbu78/s800/800px-Royal_broadcast,_Christmas_1934_(Our_Generation,_1938).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59f9dLCxk7Rom7yTamRBBTVOpOrVCjweoYfaThw6dG1PgM_pq_raQ_cODLPHjEfx3y7BB-4ZuCKFpyWwVwouGQ4hbkHUAV7BKWuOh5YCkMiufRHySHkrTMEgX-Q5YA7XAvULZNM5nLsDA4aceCLkxro0SKSysjZw51TjRx5CKXaStNvNoR4b5xWpbu78/w400-h265/800px-Royal_broadcast,_Christmas_1934_(Our_Generation,_1938).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Each Broadcast carefully reflects current issues and concerns, and shares <br />The Monarch's reflections on what Christmas means to them and their listeners. <br />Over the years, the Christmas Broadcast has acted as a chronicle of global, <br />national and personal events which have affected the Monarch and their audience. </p><p>King George V's eldest son and the new king, Edward VIII, never delivered <br />a Christmas Broadcast, as his reign lasted less than a year.</p><p>The task fell to King George VI, King Edward's younger brother, <br />who made his first broadcast in December 1937 in which he thanked <br />the nation and Empire for their support during the first year of his reign.</p><p>Though the Christmas Broadcast was already popular by this time, it had <br />still not yet become the regular tradition it is today. Indeed, there had <br />been no broadcasts in 1936 or 1938.</p><p>It was the outbreak of war in 1939 which firmly established the Royal Christmas <br />Broadcast. With large parts of the world now facing an uncertain future, <br />King George VI spoke live to offer a message of reassurance to his people.</p><p>The Queen continued with this tradtion as well as King Charles III.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lOA9J7vVBjGlHoVE-R7Ht9hCpHdT_KjDeIGisaA45DkydOe_oK6fOnXfPnqOEZe7vYbEwzPjg-XLhaT5LVb9nbOlhaulGmysoxEeI_wuwGOZ1kBkr3Ip_QGj9kuHtQEq_YA_AkMGzWyaFJErEwpsVs9PEoF3BdfuE_ntwJqvKBWNdmBdrGVZvIjN4tA/s353/Christmas_broadcast_1957.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="353" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lOA9J7vVBjGlHoVE-R7Ht9hCpHdT_KjDeIGisaA45DkydOe_oK6fOnXfPnqOEZe7vYbEwzPjg-XLhaT5LVb9nbOlhaulGmysoxEeI_wuwGOZ1kBkr3Ip_QGj9kuHtQEq_YA_AkMGzWyaFJErEwpsVs9PEoF3BdfuE_ntwJqvKBWNdmBdrGVZvIjN4tA/w400-h320/Christmas_broadcast_1957.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>But also in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and in many monarchies, the<br />King or Grand Duke will deliver a speech. </p><p>In Belgium, King Baudouin started to deliver a Christmas Speech in 1961. It<br />became a yearly tradition since 1975.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7Ma0EMmooUCDj0X3i9LbvfZX1mD90rej1FUVCLXhzY0EhxgcbUtmDw3Ya2Z69Od8yIHtSd2lRvpvztwSz1pgdbq5Z7qMfoMuAE0gYxLIEO6UeWD21zICeyqzxK5UEJa7G7lZXU_WW4s6FmgtsOiY44MDsfgVsITovLsib5I-kweB1q4ulQskD-_WOAw/s727/727px-Koningin_Juliana_tijdens_de_kerstboodschap,_Bestanddeelnr_909-2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="727" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7Ma0EMmooUCDj0X3i9LbvfZX1mD90rej1FUVCLXhzY0EhxgcbUtmDw3Ya2Z69Od8yIHtSd2lRvpvztwSz1pgdbq5Z7qMfoMuAE0gYxLIEO6UeWD21zICeyqzxK5UEJa7G7lZXU_WW4s6FmgtsOiY44MDsfgVsITovLsib5I-kweB1q4ulQskD-_WOAw/w400-h330/727px-Koningin_Juliana_tijdens_de_kerstboodschap,_Bestanddeelnr_909-2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Queen Juliana and her Christmas speech</p><p><br /></p><p>In Sweden the Christmas Speech (Jultal) was held since 1927 and in Denmark<br />it became a tradition in 1941. The Danish Queen and the King of Norway will<br />speak on New Years' Eve.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Belgium</h3><p>In 2023, King Philippe of the Belgians already delivered his speech on <br />December 24th. You can read this speech in Dutch on this <a href="https://www.monarchie.be/nl/agenda/toespraak-van-zijne-majesteit-de-koning-ter-gelegenheid-van-kerstmis-en-nieuwjaar-0" target="_blank">link</a>. </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Denmark</h3><div><br /></div><div>In the New Year's speech of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, there was a<br />huge surprise which caused a shock among the royalty watchers and<br />bloggers. Queen Margrethe announced her abdication. Her son Frederik<br />will access the throne on 14 January 2024! You can read the full speech<br />in English on this <a href="https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/read-hm-the-queens-new-year-address-2023" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Luxembourg</h3><p>In 2023, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg also delivered his speech.<br />You can read it on this <a href="https://monarchie.lu/fr/actualites/discours-de-noel-2023-de-sar-le-grand-duc" target="_blank">link</a> (in Luxembourgish). </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Monaco</h3><p>On New Years' Evy, Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife Princess Charlène<br />has delivered their speech.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Norway</h3><div><br /></div><div>In Norway, King Harald has delivered his speech on New Years' Eve too<br />just as in Denmark, although he didn't announce an abdiction.</div><div>You can see his speech on this Youtube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyyUqI726AY" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Spain</h3><p>In 2023, King Felipe VI of Spain has made his speech on December 24th.<br />You can read the full speech in Spanish on this <a href="https://www.casareal.es/EN/Actividades/Paginas/actividades_actividades_detalle.aspx?data=15976" target="_blank">link</a>. </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Sweden</h3><div><br /></div><div>King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden also made his speech. He called 2023<br />a dark year. You can listen to his speech on this <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/kings-christmas-speech-a-dark-year-in-many-ways" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Netherlands</h3><p>In 2023, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands made his Chrismas <br />Speech on December 25th. You can read more about the speech on this<br /><a href="https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/agenda/2023/12/25/kersttoespraak-koning-op-25-december-2023" target="_blank">link</a> (in Dutch). </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">United Kingdom</h3><p>In 2023, King Charles III of the United Kingdom did something different.<br />The King is pictured in the Centre Room at Buckingham Palace during <br />the filming of this year's Christmas Broadcast. </p><p>The Centre Room opens onto the Buckingham Palace balcony and overlooks <br />The Victoria Memorial and The Mall, where crowds gathered to celebrate <br />The Coronation in May.</p><p>The tree is a real tree and will be planted out somewhere else. The decorations<br />are sustainable. You can see the speech on this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T14HbUIhKU" target="_blank">link</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrww1LI9-jj5hu6LyPTn5HxlunujerL1d6oApfaXjKJWVQsJ923B_ka-Ium33j9wr8jFhlD7C8qSJojqapYx2YU1AVHrgi_QbnEMPdU2ZEQWMUtH-fI9w6NjV-xm0pxmvaoIJca1USmW2mCcS9eU1RUXe9peRFD35rpKV4QUISRXqouRZzyChTfNGFFI/s4608/christmas%20Brussels%20Airport.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrww1LI9-jj5hu6LyPTn5HxlunujerL1d6oApfaXjKJWVQsJ923B_ka-Ium33j9wr8jFhlD7C8qSJojqapYx2YU1AVHrgi_QbnEMPdU2ZEQWMUtH-fI9w6NjV-xm0pxmvaoIJca1USmW2mCcS9eU1RUXe9peRFD35rpKV4QUISRXqouRZzyChTfNGFFI/w400-h225/christmas%20Brussels%20Airport.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>This post will be updated with the speeches.</i> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Source pictures: Wikipedia + own picture (Christmas Tree)</p>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0United Kingdom55.378051 -3.43597327.067817163821154 -38.592223 83.688284836178838 31.720277tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-4386032103368762442023-12-15T16:16:00.009+01:002024-01-18T14:18:17.745+01:00An amazing royal winter wedding in Brussels<p>On 15 December 1960, in the morning, King Bouduin of Belgium married<br />Fabiola de Mora y Aragón in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace of Brussels.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zRn-hWGr44nxQ4Jcu4aIAmdT033Q6iQ8Xfs9ATdygfscWJa6Dgca2ej5xVSY4CdtfnNInCorlfut5GRF-HSQV5cJbmFPYeOouyNd9O7f-BqdQxPIzlPyG3LhVKrs-w1cvsPtW_Zx8d1o1nGIkT8eG5hWCzjiOaA5lEwakfKk_0-qYhs9FuLvJ1j0bqQ/s799/800px-Vorstelijk_huwelijk_te_Brussel,_huwelijksvoltrekking_door_kardinaal_Van_Rooy,_Bestanddeelnr_911-8801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="799" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zRn-hWGr44nxQ4Jcu4aIAmdT033Q6iQ8Xfs9ATdygfscWJa6Dgca2ej5xVSY4CdtfnNInCorlfut5GRF-HSQV5cJbmFPYeOouyNd9O7f-BqdQxPIzlPyG3LhVKrs-w1cvsPtW_Zx8d1o1nGIkT8eG5hWCzjiOaA5lEwakfKk_0-qYhs9FuLvJ1j0bqQ/w400-h259/800px-Vorstelijk_huwelijk_te_Brussel,_huwelijksvoltrekking_door_kardinaal_Van_Rooy,_Bestanddeelnr_911-8801.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Then a ceremony was held at the St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral<br />in Brussels. </p><p>The witnesses were the groom's father, King Leopold III, his brother-in-law, <br />Jean, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, the bride's brother, <br />The Marqués of Casa Riera, and the pretender to the <br />Spanish throne, the Count of Barcelona.</p><p>The bride's white silk and tulle gown, trimmed with ermine, had a <br />high neckline, three-quarter length sleeves with a drop waist and a <br />full skirt. It was designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga and had a 22-foot <br />long train. </p><p>She wore the Art Deco diamond tiara given to her late mother-in-law <br />at the time of her own marriage in 1926.</p><p>The groom wore the uniform of a Lieutenant-General of the Armed Forces <br />with the riband and star of the Belgian Order of Leopold and the collar of <br />the Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiio85V4hIcgtwKPpVllT9jZNZInsrS9YAnZYRI2dV7lMy8_C-CJz7_Pl9O7wuKR8DbcWaFckdpIMoFq4JnXvoXdi4te_yrufLu5s5vdmT90i030XYj4-ZtffVfIumBs1GedxdC1z5veMcvKevlhjScdbnY2m2n_5ueYtQJiqKc10OIo1fKuLeP6LGJjGk/s2016/King%20Baudouin%20and%20queen%20Fabiola%20of%20Belgium%20wedding%20own%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiio85V4hIcgtwKPpVllT9jZNZInsrS9YAnZYRI2dV7lMy8_C-CJz7_Pl9O7wuKR8DbcWaFckdpIMoFq4JnXvoXdi4te_yrufLu5s5vdmT90i030XYj4-ZtffVfIumBs1GedxdC1z5veMcvKevlhjScdbnY2m2n_5ueYtQJiqKc10OIo1fKuLeP6LGJjGk/w400-h300/King%20Baudouin%20and%20queen%20Fabiola%20of%20Belgium%20wedding%20own%20collection.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Royal Guests</h3><div><br /></div><div><h4 style="text-align: left;">The groom's family</h4><div>* King Leopold III of Belgium and the Princess of Réthy, <br />the groom's father and stepmother</div><div>* The Hereditary Grand Duchess and Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, <br />the groom's sister and brother-in-law</div><div>* The Prince and Princess of Liège, the groom's brother and sister-in-law</div><div>* Prince Alexandre of Belgium, the groom's half-brother</div><div>* Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, the groom's paternal grandmother</div><div>* Queen Marie-José and King Umberto II of Italy, <br />the groom's paternal aunt and uncle</div><div>* Princess and Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, the groom's first cousin <br />and her husband, the groom's third cousin</div><div>* The Prince of Naples, the groom's first cousin</div><div>* Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, the groom's first cousin</div><div>* Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy, the groom's first cousin</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">The bride's family</h4><div>* The Dowager Marchioness of Casa Riera, the bride's mother</div><div>* The Countess and Count of Sástago, the bride's sister and brother-in-law</div><div>* The Marquess and Marchioness of Casa Riera, the bride's brother and sister-in-law</div><div>* The Duchess and Duke of Lécera, the bride's sister and brother-in-law</div><div>* Don Jaime de Mora y Aragón, the bride's brother</div><div>* The Marchioness and Marquess of Aguilar, the bride's sister and brother-in-law</div><div>* The Count de la Rosa de Abarca, the bride's brother</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Foreign royal guests</h3><div>* Norway The King of Norway, the groom's maternal uncle by marriage</div><div>* Norway Princess Astrid of Norway, the groom's first cousin</div><div>* Denmark Princess and Prince Axel of Denmark, the groom's <br />maternal aunt and uncle (representing the King of Denmark)</div><div>* Denmark Prince and Princess Georg of Denmark, the groom's <br />first cousin and his wife</div><div>* Denmark Count and Countess Flemming of Rosenborg, the groom's <br />first cousin and his wife</div><div>* Sweden The Duke of Halland, the groom's second cousin <br />(representing the King of Sweden)</div><div>*Netherlands The Queen and Prince Consort of the Netherlands, <br />the groom's third cousin twice removed, and her husband</div><div>* Netherlands Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, the groom's <br />fourth cousin once removed</div><div>* Netherlands Princess Irene of the Netherlands, the groom's <br />fourth cousin once removed</div><div>* Luxembourg The Grand Duchess and Prince Consort of Luxembourg, <br />the groom's first cousins twice removed (also parents of the <br />groom's brother-in-law)</div><div>* United Kingdom The Princess Margaret and Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones, <br />the groom's third cousin and her husband (representing the <br />Queen of the United Kingdom)</div><div>* Pahlavi Iran Prince Gholamreza of Iran (representing the Shah of Iran)</div><div>* Ethiopian Empire Prince Iskander Desta of Ethiopia <br />(representing the Emperor of Ethiopia)</div><div>* The Count and Countess of Barcelona, the groom's fourth cousin and his <br />wife, the groom's third cousin once removed</div><div>* Infante Juan Carlos, the groom's fourth cousin</div><div>* Infanta María Cristina, Countess Marone, and Enrico Marone-Cinzano, <br />1st Count Marone, the groom's fourth cousin and her husband</div><div>* King Michael I and Queen Anne of Romania, the groom's third cousin <br />and his wife, the groom's second cousin once removed</div><div>* Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, the groom's fourth cousin</div><div>* Otto, Crown Prince of Austria, the groom's second cousin once removed</div><div>* The Archduke and Archduchess of Austria-Este, the groom's second cousin <br />once removed, and his wife</div><div>* The Duke and Duchess of Braganza, the groom's first cousin twice <br />removed, and his wife, the groom's third cousin once removed</div><div>* The Princess Napoléon, wife of the groom's second cousin once removed</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULreJheXoR3V1lsTqf5MYcg_H4t053RSXRulYAdvZa1VHYJE88Kchjh3uiXBvf59WCwDzih2dzoMje4LXyKMluhABcVmXlofd2bcu6jvtSucezIcOnVwNyI7J_lhQIaqz0m-_ZE1HFFkS15iKjEjA0qIVDPygKvMmBPwPbGl1n-CGjhbxPbOKTHTC9mI/s2016/King%20Baudouin%20and%20Queen%20Fabiola%20Wedding%20own%20souvenir%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULreJheXoR3V1lsTqf5MYcg_H4t053RSXRulYAdvZa1VHYJE88Kchjh3uiXBvf59WCwDzih2dzoMje4LXyKMluhABcVmXlofd2bcu6jvtSucezIcOnVwNyI7J_lhQIaqz0m-_ZE1HFFkS15iKjEjA0qIVDPygKvMmBPwPbGl1n-CGjhbxPbOKTHTC9mI/s320/King%20Baudouin%20and%20Queen%20Fabiola%20Wedding%20own%20souvenir%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Souvenirs</h3><div><br /></div><div>After the wedding lots of royal souvenirs were made inter alia this tile <br />in the blogpost, which is a part of my own little royalty collection.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is a tile made by S.A. Manufactures Céramiques d'Hemixem, <br />Gilliot Frères, Belgium. The manufacturer's mark "H" is at the back. </div><div><br /></div><div>At the beginning my parents had such a tile. My mother used it on the<br />kitchen table to put hot pots on it. Of course it broke. Last year a colleague<br />found this one in the second hand store, so I finally could acquire the tile.</div><div><br /></div><div>It now is a part of my small royal collection 👑</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>source pictures:</div><div><br /></div><div>1/ Wikipedia</div><div>2+3/ own collection souvenirs Royal Palace Belgium - royal Wedding 1960 </div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Brussels, Belgium50.8476424 4.357169622.537408563821153 -30.7990804 79.157876236178851 39.5134196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-64897778248662900522023-12-09T12:46:00.014+01:002023-12-10T13:19:17.627+01:00A wonderful State visit in Germany<p>From 3 December 2023 till 7 December 2023, King Philippe and<br />Queen Mathilde of the Belgians made an official State Visit to their<br />neighbours Germany. The royals were invited by President <br />Frank-Walter Steinmeier.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmeVQRUCBNZTKFroGd7e-T10IO9_RmnoMoyhpjxW1CrLQhmPoluP6vgu8wsTUuClHqra4IyHqt6zbf-yvCitEZBMe51Cpag1KLH6eneXeIHv93rTAwES-_s6MhVyc-hy9oWsO8Iyjgu18FPT9w1JJmzxZsxy_kxuYisyCBnktUHw5mQuN_PBnhkNtFM6E/s1600/Christin%20Z%20Berlin%20State%20visit%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmeVQRUCBNZTKFroGd7e-T10IO9_RmnoMoyhpjxW1CrLQhmPoluP6vgu8wsTUuClHqra4IyHqt6zbf-yvCitEZBMe51Cpag1KLH6eneXeIHv93rTAwES-_s6MhVyc-hy9oWsO8Iyjgu18FPT9w1JJmzxZsxy_kxuYisyCBnktUHw5mQuN_PBnhkNtFM6E/w400-h300/Christin%20Z%20Berlin%20State%20visit%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">This was the program:</h3><p><b>Day 1</b><br />Berlin: welcome ceremony by President Frank-Walter <br />Steinmeier and First Lady Elke Büdenbender at the Bellevue Palace.</p><p>Later they went to the Brandenburger Tor, the symbol of German <br />division during the Cold War, the Brandenburg Gate is now a <br />national symbol of peace and unity.</p><p>Finally that day the German President organised a state banquet. <br />At the banquet Queen Mathilde wore the tiara, yes bling!, of the<br />9 Provinces. There were several famous guests too: <br /><br />* Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and<br />his wife Kelly. </p><p>* Domenico Tedesco, German-Italian football manager who is <br />currently the head coach of the Belgium national team.</p><p>* Belgian actor Filip Peeters, who has been expanding his career <br />in Germany since 2000.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_pEdRq1jfwmN79sMFbNUtauULzxapHeFor9Mwoo5mmBk2O2VoiuzukSIRaPTWMfUkXTSabUVYJTT5yRNAORFuofl34-mabIXtek0SBsmFXmuoqDZOPlD61gLvLxuvmt7WOepFcoK586m9QHnsjFJnr4b6FAXRftOrkKFk-dJmjeR9jtL9iDcb1xfQYM/s1600/Christin%20Z%20Berlin%20State%20visit%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_pEdRq1jfwmN79sMFbNUtauULzxapHeFor9Mwoo5mmBk2O2VoiuzukSIRaPTWMfUkXTSabUVYJTT5yRNAORFuofl34-mabIXtek0SBsmFXmuoqDZOPlD61gLvLxuvmt7WOepFcoK586m9QHnsjFJnr4b6FAXRftOrkKFk-dJmjeR9jtL9iDcb1xfQYM/w300-h400/Christin%20Z%20Berlin%20State%20visit%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Day 2</b><br />Berlin: Philippe gets to see a piece of the moon at the German <br />Aerospace Center in Berlin at the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- <br />und Raumfahrt, DLR.</p><p>* Meeting of King Philippe with Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor <br />(“Bundeskanzler”) of Germany.</p><p>* Philippe & Mathilde invite the German President and his wife<br />to a concert to thank them for their invitation to this State Visit.<br />This took place at the Funkhaus Berlin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Day 3</b><br />Dresden: Philippe, Mathilde, German President Steinmeier and First Lady <br />on the Augustbrücke.<br /><br />Philippe and Mathilde visit the Dresden Christmas market <br />(Weihnachtsmarkt) with German President Steinmeier and First Lady.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyjpWfhjtTl-9pXkA4dLBO067oX7scHL-RaEt9yTBWueHDuUv8EUNGUUcEqCRJtpyWSTw5x3opY-GKqpIq8IQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Family ties</h3><p><br /></p><p>As you know King Philippe of Belgium, has German family ties. <br />King Leopold I of Belgium was born as Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg<br />and Gotha. </p><p>Among the ancestors of King Philippe we find Duke Frederick Eugene <br />and Duchess Sophie Dorothee of Württemberg too. Through Sophia of <br />Nassau who became Queen of Sweden (Sabine Hammerbacher).</p><p>But there are more German ties. Queen Elisabeth of Belgium was<br />born Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria.</p><p><br /></p><p>👉 On 5 December 2023, the German president and his wife have<br />received the Belgian Order of Leopold, which is the oldest and highest<br />honor in Belgium. </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">A big Thank you</h3><div><br /></div><div>A big Thank You for @ChristinsQueens. She braved the cold for taking<br />pictures and videos as well in Berlin from this wonderful State visit.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Delphine</h3><div>When King Philippe and Queen Mathilde returned home to Belgium there <br />was a huge riot concerning Princess <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2020/02/books-on-sunday-about-delphine-boel.html" target="_blank">Delphine</a>, the King's half sister.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>She wrote a letter to Prime Minister De Croo; she requests to be given <br />the same rights as her half-brother Laurent and -sister Astrid.</div><div><br /></div><div>"She has been concerned about her role in official events for months,” <br />her lawyer writes. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>"I received that letter," De Croo confirms. "I will also answer that, <br />but I can actually say it now: Princess Delphine is not <br />discriminated at all."</div><div><br /></div><div>"The events she is talking about are events to which people who <br />have an official position in our country are invited. Such as some <br />members of the royal family. </div><div><br /></div><div>Princess Delphine is a member of the royal family, but has no <br />official position. She has no assignment and is not accountable to <br />parliament and the government. That is very clear."</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p>Source pictures and video: @ChristinsQueens</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Berlin, Germany52.520006599999988 13.40495424.209772763821142 -21.751296 80.830240436178826 48.561204000000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-40603839007609709532023-11-26T00:00:00.018+01:002023-11-26T11:29:42.807+01:00Princess Marie de Croÿ and the Resistance<p>Princess Marie was born in London on 26 November 1875<br />as the daughter of Prince Alfred Emmanuel de Croÿ and his <br />wife Elizabeth Mary Parnell. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_sOFDo18KH0Alc6xnx0D018QcwBPdhJzvtt_ilyITAAkmk5iebyhXEQjyhrJ9Wv4liSwz_QX-4SZnsB2Qrx88CoSUgdoWve4iekiKTQZTBO_55imIcaby9JNZ7tujfi8cHDY3UYDjrcGqrUXs_wUVEiXa1sGGKY4wuGHi_9xjShvBmwuCEb3TK0J/s220/Marie_de_Croy_-_avt_1933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="162" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_sOFDo18KH0Alc6xnx0D018QcwBPdhJzvtt_ilyITAAkmk5iebyhXEQjyhrJ9Wv4liSwz_QX-4SZnsB2Qrx88CoSUgdoWve4iekiKTQZTBO_55imIcaby9JNZ7tujfi8cHDY3UYDjrcGqrUXs_wUVEiXa1sGGKY4wuGHi_9xjShvBmwuCEb3TK0J/w295-h400/Marie_de_Croy_-_avt_1933.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>She was thus a member of the <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2018/01/noble-families-in-europe-house-of-croy.html" target="_blank">House of Croÿ</a>. </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Duty</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>When the First World War broke out in 1914, the princess was visiting <br />a friend, Violet Cavendish-Bentinck, at the home of her mother, <br />Mrs Louisa Scott; she immediately set out for France.</div><div><br /></div><div>She worked as a nurse, at the family home of Chateau de Bellignies, <br />which was in use as a hospital and assisted Edith Cavell in helping <br />allied servicemen to escape to Britain via the Netherlands. </div><div><br /></div><div>For this she was arrested in 1915 along with Nurse Cavell and a number <br />of others, but escaped the death penalty. At their trial in October, she <br />asked for clemency for her fellow prisoners, claiming that she and her <br />brother were solely responsible. She was condemned to ten years' hard <br />labour, and sent to a prison at Siegburg in Germany. </div><div><br /></div><div>The <b>Kaiser, Wilhelm II</b>, offered to free her, but she declined because she <br />did not want to be given preferential treatment.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QYHtnyZb1-qia-1z1lq_0dYwiMw2Pyjfe_kSVjmBGH_RsWhVuU5vr520nI7vmIg5wx4kOLdGv9aayieHicw9vI1Ntxy7pOT3c9RYiEdNaxxXCDlHwHCBb46vpwdArmQVxrpGacyc4CdWB-hVQp1O2R0nknmntXwAQQHWirbKHtG9KI_lWOIVTYlyDUU/s599/Kaiser_Wilhelm_II_of_Germany_-_1902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="415" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QYHtnyZb1-qia-1z1lq_0dYwiMw2Pyjfe_kSVjmBGH_RsWhVuU5vr520nI7vmIg5wx4kOLdGv9aayieHicw9vI1Ntxy7pOT3c9RYiEdNaxxXCDlHwHCBb46vpwdArmQVxrpGacyc4CdWB-hVQp1O2R0nknmntXwAQQHWirbKHtG9KI_lWOIVTYlyDUU/s320/Kaiser_Wilhelm_II_of_Germany_-_1902.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1917 the princess was admitted to hospital in Bonn, her health <br />seriously affected by prison conditions. <br />She was finally released on 13 November 1918.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Canadian journalist Elizabeth Montizambert, who had been in the <br />occupied territory during the war, became a close friend of Marie <br />and her brother.</div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">World War II - Resistance</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>During the Second World War, the princess was again involved in <br />Resistance activities. Henri Giraud, who had been assisted by <br />Nurse Cavell's team when he was a junior officer, once again <br />received Princess Marie's help when he escaped from Königstein Castle <br />in 1942. She was arrested at Lille.</div><div><br /></div><div>In recognition of her war service, she was awarded the honours of <br />Chevalier of the <b>Order of Leopold</b> and of the Légion d'honneur.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu6tojdPoBG-N6yUILcnt9937rLGkuTWhrgk26TUyhuVi4OCc4io_dbt2ru5MdhVoWNHD26aHy9QLNnaUNPy7eWBybo2VVL-7m9Fvh3hm67WIYAQDavv981oV6Cap3hWpIZBtBl6jjS5QyxYGx5eRbvrbUMmJZcPEoMNzmraVZJMTowousg31TQJybx0/s599/NICAISE_Leopold_ANV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="341" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSu6tojdPoBG-N6yUILcnt9937rLGkuTWhrgk26TUyhuVi4OCc4io_dbt2ru5MdhVoWNHD26aHy9QLNnaUNPy7eWBybo2VVL-7m9Fvh3hm67WIYAQDavv981oV6Cap3hWpIZBtBl6jjS5QyxYGx5eRbvrbUMmJZcPEoMNzmraVZJMTowousg31TQJybx0/s320/NICAISE_Leopold_ANV.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">King Leopold I wearing the Order the Leopold<br />which he founded. </div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>She wrote a memoir of her war experiences, titled War Memories, <br />which was published by Macmillan in 1932.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Royal connections</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>She was very close to <b>Queen Elisabeth of Belgium</b> and</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPhhvO5AfQ-9z5mrsbfu4aeqeGLHk9WVrgf0surBfwxzGyRB6AXgK9FMMoMBVTXcjwkN7QcUvVeYwvXRe07IMj1UrloAvUZtuoHKk3CysTkrb852ImHhO56BQchFARizFFNUtofhPxpkrpWkuLiryRHljnnagl17Z8jmpETpPi_bUy2AVcx8LTJ0bBew/s599/449px-ElisabethofBelgium.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPhhvO5AfQ-9z5mrsbfu4aeqeGLHk9WVrgf0surBfwxzGyRB6AXgK9FMMoMBVTXcjwkN7QcUvVeYwvXRe07IMj1UrloAvUZtuoHKk3CysTkrb852ImHhO56BQchFARizFFNUtofhPxpkrpWkuLiryRHljnnagl17Z8jmpETpPi_bUy2AVcx8LTJ0bBew/s320/449px-ElisabethofBelgium.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <br /><a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2022/05/26-may-1867-princess-mary-of-teck.html" target="_blank">Queen Mary</a> of the United Kingdom. </div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Death</h3><div>She did not marry, and died at Saint-Benin-d'Azy, aged <br />92 on 20 June 1968. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Books</h3><div><br /></div><div>There are 2 books about Princess Marie de Croÿ:</div><div><br /></div><div>War Memories of Princess Marie de Croy</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuty-U6Y0_UzaAa8ZxmEimXHEeFeddYr29dSvijGt5cKHNQWWMMcTfz3NsscIcrWK8qVrfHxy1Z9FaOuu0b8HpeydPtmFkIBTzS7erIo7a55S6QnpSHCguna18HG29rOT9qVIre9zGyXvnxg6JJmg6vC0S_dFMnBpviazq0RWnSJe0yV-IgzkjzpG92uM/s559/War%20Memories%20Princess%20Marie%20de%20Croy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="381" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuty-U6Y0_UzaAa8ZxmEimXHEeFeddYr29dSvijGt5cKHNQWWMMcTfz3NsscIcrWK8qVrfHxy1Z9FaOuu0b8HpeydPtmFkIBTzS7erIo7a55S6QnpSHCguna18HG29rOT9qVIre9zGyXvnxg6JJmg6vC0S_dFMnBpviazq0RWnSJe0yV-IgzkjzpG92uM/s320/War%20Memories%20Princess%20Marie%20de%20Croy.JPG" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>and in French:</div><div><br /></div><div>Princesse et Combattante </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUcsA-MipAaEeHq81Re5fNW9IGERpph7dW9VrDbXsYYeloqXQcbamv1m-9NMybUuvfnHBlvCeYe5uXnSMJ0unge74hDcLFVecK2DCkyt_18p1JorbvV1vuLTWKl07akgV87kNNOL3RZZu1-H_Bk8e3mfE2oaBoPlpJiJi7PkInHlgDyQ0It3dRzNJPXA/s958/Princesse%20et%20combattante.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUcsA-MipAaEeHq81Re5fNW9IGERpph7dW9VrDbXsYYeloqXQcbamv1m-9NMybUuvfnHBlvCeYe5uXnSMJ0unge74hDcLFVecK2DCkyt_18p1JorbvV1vuLTWKl07akgV87kNNOL3RZZu1-H_Bk8e3mfE2oaBoPlpJiJi7PkInHlgDyQ0It3dRzNJPXA/s320/Princesse%20et%20combattante.JPG" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Source pictures: Wikipedia + bookcovers</div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-47157251942229215082023-11-17T17:25:00.007+01:002023-11-22T18:55:00.566+01:00King's Feast 2023 in Belgium and its royal historyEach year on November 15th. King's Feast is celebrated in Brussels, the capital<br />of Belgium.<div><br /></div><div>This year there was a special gala concert on November 14th. in the Bozar in <br />Brussels, for the occasion of 10 years reign of King Philippe. </div><div><br /></div><div>Two wonderful photographers - Bjorn Hoex and Geert Janssens - traveled to<br />Brussels to attend all the ceremonies. Geert Janssens even could attend the <br />concert and the plenary session in the Senate.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJXzzEc4TYyW6hGJH4qMRblK-DgGqMpV8Qlp2KxT26Y816OihFbXxgNu4SisvbyIq8HlmZfDO07ES7cJ4MNheEp3bL8qXctyBo6pKNDYcdlwbxjG_oIR7fC3pbLyfZRQBgxGpkSoGqyaG9wM0RUYZQMZBJIwnFZAuTKyFpgIGAUiu_jxzjCviMT2xxss/s1640/November%2015th.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJXzzEc4TYyW6hGJH4qMRblK-DgGqMpV8Qlp2KxT26Y816OihFbXxgNu4SisvbyIq8HlmZfDO07ES7cJ4MNheEp3bL8qXctyBo6pKNDYcdlwbxjG_oIR7fC3pbLyfZRQBgxGpkSoGqyaG9wM0RUYZQMZBJIwnFZAuTKyFpgIGAUiu_jxzjCviMT2xxss/w640-h360/November%2015th.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">What's going on? </h3><div><br /></div><div><div>The King's Feast also called in Dutch: Koningsdag and in French: Fête du Roi</div><div>as in German: Festtag des Königs has been celebrated in Belgium on <br />November 15 since 1866. </div><div><br /></div><div>Traditionally, a Te Deum is sung as well as a private observance being held.</div><div>The royals who attedend the Te Deum were:</div><div><br /></div><div>King Albert II of Belgium</div><div>Queen Paola of Belgium</div><div>Princess Astrid of Belgium </div><div>Prince Laurent of Belgium</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>💡 Families/ dynasty</i></h3><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>King Albert II of Belgium is a member of the House of Belgium with the<br />surname Saxe-Coburg & Gotha. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Queen Paola of Belgium was born Paola Ruffo di Calabria and a member<br />of the House of Ruffo di Calabria</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>💥</i></div><div><br /></div><div>King Philippe and Queen Mathilde didn't attend the Te Deum because they<br />couldn't celebrate their own reign. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDMhhHjBZW1OXqoeU0srokAF2F-15Za6JqkOE-hAEIbPFli0XS3kI4o4H19upVbN1FUZMcQONeM2yo7fa-wxL_Isok1GrGLvGBR1eOdbuxfRMa__6GETQdT9JPsgtuybz3gYkVN7b7sz_Q6pA_MiqQ7-a03wWNfg28tPv3tycNqy52QkMcOSd7lVlPfw/s1179/Koningsdag%20Bjorn%20Hoex%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="1179" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDMhhHjBZW1OXqoeU0srokAF2F-15Za6JqkOE-hAEIbPFli0XS3kI4o4H19upVbN1FUZMcQONeM2yo7fa-wxL_Isok1GrGLvGBR1eOdbuxfRMa__6GETQdT9JPsgtuybz3gYkVN7b7sz_Q6pA_MiqQ7-a03wWNfg28tPv3tycNqy52QkMcOSd7lVlPfw/w400-h266/Koningsdag%20Bjorn%20Hoex%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0quu8bs5Qr1G1uZU4ghFRwIhmYGGlUn81q1X2SItzfzEXR9pJvFt0cDK_HjMG7Q7gRMBAAtfmiAp_lMB2R74JANeM9J-v9JDb-BnD0xkAMlsZOpyQOxkzj4yk5dlV5VOyauuRuhFnmvHErKm-XC5ZjejU-_ckzhbDK-si2bUWOdMByPz-Fw8q-2a3SYY/s2048/Koningsdag%20Bjorn%20Hoex%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1119" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0quu8bs5Qr1G1uZU4ghFRwIhmYGGlUn81q1X2SItzfzEXR9pJvFt0cDK_HjMG7Q7gRMBAAtfmiAp_lMB2R74JANeM9J-v9JDb-BnD0xkAMlsZOpyQOxkzj4yk5dlV5VOyauuRuhFnmvHErKm-XC5ZjejU-_ckzhbDK-si2bUWOdMByPz-Fw8q-2a3SYY/w219-h400/Koningsdag%20Bjorn%20Hoex%204.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium</div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Since 2001, the Belgian Federal Parliament has held a ceremony in honor</div><div>of the King, in the presence of members of the Belgian royal family and <br />other dignitaries. It is not a national public holiday; however, federal <br />government institutions (not the local) are closed on this day. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuvkcYV4_x6zbozgBTjKscJZ1zZ_RU06r4T8CSsiYsd2rH2U1YQYziB7OLmoeOvbaF1tzdrKQzY5Tp0rAhuPNEvL7zeU87bd_lbK73WUm2OPCWdiC-jOfMm6fVMurnMUA0KJWaO3Vjoge7n4UdqDDLOMGYnR-BTjKUPruzFrNwDRy49kk1E5MemiLTBQ/s2048/Koningsdag%20Geert%20Janssens%20senaat%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuvkcYV4_x6zbozgBTjKscJZ1zZ_RU06r4T8CSsiYsd2rH2U1YQYziB7OLmoeOvbaF1tzdrKQzY5Tp0rAhuPNEvL7zeU87bd_lbK73WUm2OPCWdiC-jOfMm6fVMurnMUA0KJWaO3Vjoge7n4UdqDDLOMGYnR-BTjKUPruzFrNwDRy49kk1E5MemiLTBQ/w400-h300/Koningsdag%20Geert%20Janssens%20senaat%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Back of Princess Astrid, Queen Paola and King Albert of Belgium</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Some royal history</h3><div><br /></div><div>November 15 is the name day of Leopold (the feast of Saint Leopold in the <br />German liturgical calendar) and Albert (the feast of Saint Albert the Great <br />in the General Roman Calendar). </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXCMHtP0W317UIAfm-EGcgHMh9zcOo0ppnw-BOp7OUwORjvLFBT9-vsAS5q0KhJP5UpeWtXWKe7Rq9RGluPTXbnXPoU4vXwljDEKqxUcGvuG4j2jl20S9gJabmsd1XbmFNBioFOb9eDpR-dE0FjuYWV7O3P3IXobe7sTdFmNC5Coy7U8ISimgLvSoOwc/s599/453px-Vicente_salvador_gomez-san_alberto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXCMHtP0W317UIAfm-EGcgHMh9zcOo0ppnw-BOp7OUwORjvLFBT9-vsAS5q0KhJP5UpeWtXWKe7Rq9RGluPTXbnXPoU4vXwljDEKqxUcGvuG4j2jl20S9gJabmsd1XbmFNBioFOb9eDpR-dE0FjuYWV7O3P3IXobe7sTdFmNC5Coy7U8ISimgLvSoOwc/s320/453px-Vicente_salvador_gomez-san_alberto.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Albert the Great - Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div style="text-align: center;">He died on 15 November 1280 in Cologne</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1951, King Baudouin decided to honor November 15, as did his brother <br />King Albert II. </div><div><br /></div><div>During the regency of Prince Charles, the designations Day of the Dynasty <br />or Feast of the Dynasty were used, and these terms are still often <br />erroneously used. However, it is not the correct name, as was confirmed <br />in a circular letter in 1953.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Concert</h3><div><br /></div><div>This year there was a special concert at the Bozar on the occasion <br />of the 10th. anniversary of the reign of King Philippe, which took <br />place on November 14th.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFT92fVCH0A1oE3chexxaLolGnDhg5u_8VvwgQg8SNphUtgiZKudV28eSNzNBFuR2jathvm97d5l0UUqaJUkDg2gis5H4q73TZGApvsvCJaNdrOsuWggVlqbIVgkylvwpiekq3Cleq0XjhbabcjlXzO9hU4akIQoCv2jV8RLJn3wqn_z1rfQlYJKD2LP8/s2048/Koningsdag%20Geert%20Janssens%20concert%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFT92fVCH0A1oE3chexxaLolGnDhg5u_8VvwgQg8SNphUtgiZKudV28eSNzNBFuR2jathvm97d5l0UUqaJUkDg2gis5H4q73TZGApvsvCJaNdrOsuWggVlqbIVgkylvwpiekq3Cleq0XjhbabcjlXzO9hU4akIQoCv2jV8RLJn3wqn_z1rfQlYJKD2LP8/w400-h300/Koningsdag%20Geert%20Janssens%20concert%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Queen Mathilde and King Philippe of the Belgians at the concert</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Traditions</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Also a tradition on November 15th. is the presentation of the national <br />decorations as well as the nomination of the new purveyors to the court. </div><div>The new purveyors to the court will be received at the royal palace on <br />November 30th. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A big thank you</h3><div><br /></div><div>I want to say a big thank you to the wonderful photographers:</div><div>* Bjorn Hoex</div><div>* Geert Janssens</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Brussels, Belgium50.8476424 4.357169622.537408563821153 -30.7990804 79.157876236178851 39.5134196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-82206847241514521862023-11-06T12:43:00.001+01:002023-11-22T19:39:45.548+01:00Charlotte, Princess of Wales<p>Charlotte, the Princess of Wales was born on January 7th. 1796 at <br />Carlton House in London. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLxDO1PTnbE9jRGPzxyYbteHsbYlCpC0xcSqmzuzVNOu3u6X3uKETfjhilVim3H-79cE1Z7bDf16fuBxNd-QU-afkj-Wk5SygvMN7876Q9FLoNrjA5cr_WcH0OszdOtvayHl6GBfBVE5tBG2WEzd54c7XR8HuJlCXtBFIZmfAEYd9QS_fjOaFwY-ntiQ/s4032/Princess%20Charlotte%20of%20Wales%20Queens%20Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLxDO1PTnbE9jRGPzxyYbteHsbYlCpC0xcSqmzuzVNOu3u6X3uKETfjhilVim3H-79cE1Z7bDf16fuBxNd-QU-afkj-Wk5SygvMN7876Q9FLoNrjA5cr_WcH0OszdOtvayHl6GBfBVE5tBG2WEzd54c7XR8HuJlCXtBFIZmfAEYd9QS_fjOaFwY-ntiQ/w400-h300/Princess%20Charlotte%20of%20Wales%20Queens%20Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">own picture taken in 2023</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Family</h3><p>She was the daughter of the later King George IV. In 1811 he became<br />regent. Her mother was Caroline of Brunswick.</p><p>Her paternal grandparents were King George III and Queen Charlotte.<br />Yes Bridgerton :-) </p><p>Her maternal grandparents were Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of<br />Brunswick and Princess Augusta of Great Britain.</p><p>Wellington called her father the worst man he had ever met in his <br />whole life, the most, selfish, the most false ... almost with no extenuating <br />circumstances." </p><p><i>💡</i></p><p><i>Princess Charlotte was a member of the royal famil of Hanover. </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_q72_ygvK7N34_cYi3jjZ9V1aw0FTCd4vBMuF4rcbQnU4XvO0EDIlADkVaT3OiMOzvWUgy0dzzPE-GlZXgFw5gKGJ6f5ZBqf4R3sembFkdR_iSfp6RbxKR9L5IYyJYYIXssYOJkUsHA_cl7WWytupdNHxrs9-6Q8mGl7Jgyo9PlDVwab1KZP8efuk6I/s4608/Charlotte%20Princess%20of%20Wales.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_q72_ygvK7N34_cYi3jjZ9V1aw0FTCd4vBMuF4rcbQnU4XvO0EDIlADkVaT3OiMOzvWUgy0dzzPE-GlZXgFw5gKGJ6f5ZBqf4R3sembFkdR_iSfp6RbxKR9L5IYyJYYIXssYOJkUsHA_cl7WWytupdNHxrs9-6Q8mGl7Jgyo9PlDVwab1KZP8efuk6I/w360-h640/Charlotte%20Princess%20of%20Wales.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;">own picture taken in the royal palace of Brussels in 2017</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Childhood</h3><div><br /></div><div>Charlotte Augusta wasn't exactly lovingly raised. Her parents, who <br />live together as husband and wife for no more than three weeks, <br />separated shortly after she was born. They also did nothing to keep <br />up appearances. The parents grossly neglected her upbringing. She <br />was constantly outsourced to governesses and sour aunts. Her father, <br />who of course would have preferred a son, hardly ever came to see her. <br />Her mother was banished from court.</div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Education</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>At the age of eight, Charlotte had still not learned to read or write. <br />Thanks to her grandfather George III, the princess finally received a <br />decent education. Since she was very unlikely to have another brother, <br />he felt that her upbringing could not be merely that of a woman, but as <br />heir to the crown.</div><div><br /></div><div>When King George III was declared incapacitated, it was her grandmother <br />Queen Charlotte who tried to teach the sensible but untamed girl <br />etiquette and discipline.</div><div><br /></div><div>Charlotte showed a total lack of self-control as a child. She reacted very <br />impulsively and capriciously, boyishly rough in all her intensity. A small <br />volcano that could literally erupt. Stamping feet in anger or uncontrollable <br />laughter. No manners for a princess.</div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Love </h3><div><br /></div><div>The Prince Regent and his advisers decided that Princess Charlotte should<br />marry William, Hereditary Prince of Orange, son and heir-apparent of <br />Prince William VI of Orange. Such a marriage would increase British <br />influence in Northwest Europe. However Charlotte didn't like him. <br />She found him extremely ugly with expressionless eyes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Marriage meant an escape from the paternal yoke and financial <br />independence for her, but not at any price if it depended on Charlotte. <br />She just didn't have the right temperament for that. As the future <br />Queen of Britain, </div><div><br /></div><div>Charlotte did not want to live in the boring Netherlands. She wondered <br />if people were having a good time there. She threatened to break <br />off the engagement if the marriage contract did not include a clause <br />allowing her to stay in England. She was supported in this by lawyers <br />from the Whigs who were in the opposition.</div><div><br /></div><div>After an argument with Willem, Charlotte wrote without much <br />detour in a farewell letter that she considered the engagement <br />completely and forever over. </div><div><br /></div><div>William himself seemed to prefer to resign himself to the humiliation <br />rather than win over his rebellious princess again. He was more <br />concerned about his father's reaction than about the breakup as such.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha had thus a strong reason<br />to stay a little bit longer in London. However he didn't see the Princess<br />a lot. Once he drunk tea with her at Warwick House.</div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile on 10 June 1814, Charlotte signed the marriage contract.<br />Charlotte had become besotted with a Prussian prince whose identity <br />is uncertain; according to Charles Greville, it was Prince Augustus, <br />although historian Arthur Aspinall disagreed, thinking that her love <br />interest was the younger Prince Frederick. </div><div><br /></div><div>When King George IV learned of this, he punished his daughter <br />Charlotte. Her ladies-in-waiting were dismissed, and the princess <br />herself was imprisoned in Cranbourne Lodge in Windsor Great Park, <br />where she was not allowed to see anyone but the old queen. </div><div><br /></div><div>She escaped in the middle of the night and sought refuge with her <br />mother Caroline. That made the king even angrier. Soon after, <br />Caroline left for the continent.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Marriage</h3><div><br /></div><div>In January 1815 her decision was made. Couldn't be more miserable, <br />unhappy and worse off than in her place of exile. Charlotte hadn't <br />thought about it overnight: she had spent ten months quietly <br />thinking about it. Leo was allowed to cross the Channel without an <br />official invitation, he had her permission.</div><div><br /></div><div>Charlotte began writing letters to Leopold herself in secret, sending <br />her portrait and a lock of hair to assure him of her feelings. She had <br />now truly and truly set her heart and mind upon him and him alone. <br />However, her patience was tested. In October 1815, she finally got <br />his long-awaited letter back, with a miniature portrait and a proposal. <br />She was over the moon. "You open to me a whole new life, new ideas, <br />new hope." she wrote jubilantly.</div><div><br /></div><div>Leopold traveled to the United Kingdom. On February 24, 1816, <br />he was granted the title of Royal Highness and later that year was <br />inducted into the Order of the Garter. Leopold took up residence in <br />the Princely Pavillion in Brighton in anticipation of the marriage.</div><div><br /></div><div>The first real meeting between Leopold and Charlotte was a success. <br />She found him very charming. The couple spent some wonderful days <br />and evenings in Brighton at the end of February 1816, full of long <br />conversations and plans for the future. It didn't take more time to know <br />they were made for each other.</div><div><br /></div><div>On 10 March 1816, King George IV granted his permission for the<br />marriage. He announced the wedding as one made of love. </div><div><br /></div><div>The marriage took place on May 2, 1816. The ceremony was in the evening. <br />The envious Prince Regent had organized a private wedding for his daughter.<br /> A ride in her carriage through the park was supposed to satisfy the spectators.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwh8xcMPVgtoqXQkD5m2jxG1nIgpxCzPhz8HQSRXW0-y7CZPjvx6yqhijOyCndw4QtnH2nayVqbow2P7edNFLaaz42gic_lQe8Ycyob6KoaS76XD_lVrYhRgvkIh1DsHe91SaVF2Zd6youcGfYj64J1D-rRLKBjvqLWD0WaSTf0mLF-IeakXNPqjp2jBw/s4608/King%20Leopold,%20Prince%20of%20Wales.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwh8xcMPVgtoqXQkD5m2jxG1nIgpxCzPhz8HQSRXW0-y7CZPjvx6yqhijOyCndw4QtnH2nayVqbow2P7edNFLaaz42gic_lQe8Ycyob6KoaS76XD_lVrYhRgvkIh1DsHe91SaVF2Zd6youcGfYj64J1D-rRLKBjvqLWD0WaSTf0mLF-IeakXNPqjp2jBw/w225-h400/King%20Leopold,%20Prince%20of%20Wales.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">King Leopold I of Belgium<br />Royal Palace Brussels<br />Own picture taken in 2017</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Honeymoon</h3><div><br /></div><div>After the wedding, the couple traveled to Oatlands, the residence of the <br />Duchess of York, a few miles from London.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Claremont</h3><div><br /></div><div>Claremont was the nation's wedding gift to the young couple. It was <br />an Italian, classical country house, surrounded by a very large English <br />park with old trees and ponds. Leopold could grow flowers and plants to <br />his heart's content, as he had learned from his father in Coburg.</div><div><br /></div><div>They spent sixteen blissful honeymoon months walking, reading, <br />studying, riding horses, playing whist and making music, sitting side <br />by side in the same chair. They were together all the time, almost <br />completely detached from the cannaille of the big world and became <br />more and more attached to each other.</div><div><br /></div><div>Charlotte was proud to be married to Leopold and henceforth <br />signed her letters with Charlotte Princess of Saxe-Coburg. Leopold's <br />family became her family, despite the difference in status.</div><div><br /></div><div>On 7 January, the Prince Regent gave a huge ball there to celebrate <br />Charlotte's 21st birthday, but the Coburgs did not attend, having returned <br />to Claremont and preferring to remain there quietly. At the end of April <br />1817, Leopold informed the Prince Regent that Charlotte was again <br />pregnant, and that there was every prospect of the Princess carrying <br />the baby to term.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Death</h3><div><br /></div><div>Charlotte was believed to be due to deliver on 19 October, but as October <br />ended, she had shown no signs of giving birth, and drove out as usual <br />with Leopold on Sunday 2 November.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the evening of 3 November, her contractions began. As the fourth of <br />November became the fifth, it became clear that Charlotte might be <br />unable to deliver the child. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>At nine o'clock in the evening of 5 November, Charlotte finally gave <br />birth to a large stillborn boy. Efforts to resuscitate him were in vain, and <br />the noble observers confirmed that it was a handsome boy, resembling <br />the Royal Family. </div><div><br /></div><div>They were assured that the mother was doing well, and took their leave. <br />An exhausted Charlotte heard the news calmly, stating it was the will of <br />God. She took some nourishment after her lengthy fast and seemed to be <br />recovering. Leopold, who had remained with his wife throughout, <br />apparently took an opiate and collapsed into bed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Soon after midnight, Charlotte began vomiting violently and complaining <br />of pains in her abdomen. Sir Richard was called, and was alarmed to find <br />his patient cold to the touch, breathing with difficulty, and bleeding. </div><div><br /></div><div>He placed hot compresses on her, the accepted treatment at the time for <br />postpartum bleeding, but the blood did not stop. He called in Stockmar <br />and urged him to bring Leopold. Stockmar found Leopold difficult to <br />rouse, and went to see the Princess, who grabbed his hand and told <br />him, "They have made me tipsy." Stockmar left the room, planning <br />to try again to rouse the Prince, but was called back by Charlotte's <br />voice, "Stocky! Stocky!" He entered the room to find her dead.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>She died on 6 November 1817 at the age of 21. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Afterwards</h3><div><br /></div><div>The Prince Regent was prostrate with grief, and was unable to attend <br />his child's funeral. Princess Caroline heard the news from a passing <br />courier, and fainted in shock. On recovering, she stated, <br />"England, that great country, has lost everything in losing my ever <br />beloved daughter."</div><div><br /></div><div>Even the Prince of Orange burst into tears at hearing the news, and <br />his wife ordered the ladies of her court into mourning.</div><div><br /></div><div>She was buried at the Royal Vault at St George's Chapel in <br />Windsor Castle. <br /><br /></div><div>The greatest effect fell on Prince Leopold. He has never recovered the <br />feeling of happiness which had blessed his short married life.</div><div><br /></div><div>Leopold remained a widower until remarrying in 1832 to <br />Louise of Orleans when he had become King of the Belgians. </div><div><br /></div><div>His youngest daughter, later known as Empress Carlota of Mexico, <br />was named in honour of his lost wife.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Dressing the Georgians</h3><div><br /></div><div>In 2023, Buckingham Palace organized an exhibition in the Queen's Gallery:<br />Dressing the Georgians. There I saw the red cloak that Princess Charlotte <br />wore in the theater she visited with her husband Prince Leopold.It was nice<br />to see that special cloak that close!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-74104757237070502352023-11-03T18:00:00.009+01:002023-11-05T11:46:48.552+01:00The Court of Cambrai, the "Eton of the renaissance"<!--Google tag (gtag.js)-->
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<p>After the death of her husband Charles the Bold in 1477, Margaret of York<br />settled her court in Mechelen. Mechelen was the richest city of her widowhood. <br />Later the palace was called the Imperial Court because princes and <br />princesses stayed here, as well as the later Emperor Charles V.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSy7-rDLdQAmkWl2cIY6e23xmNxiJVUW21rFSE61yHPOIieB0kkH37TlhKjsCRbbLDdqmxM7UsPwK9WCzBVn9so7_F2FLbMGDpzE69RCRnfLatM4pZcXR623cHF9ajdVab8roJCfVF9rpuCTvpDvKfNr1JrAXvR626ppjE1yrPsxm-_LkXorpQPC3eoc/s5152/Court%20of%20Cambrai%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSy7-rDLdQAmkWl2cIY6e23xmNxiJVUW21rFSE61yHPOIieB0kkH37TlhKjsCRbbLDdqmxM7UsPwK9WCzBVn9so7_F2FLbMGDpzE69RCRnfLatM4pZcXR623cHF9ajdVab8roJCfVF9rpuCTvpDvKfNr1JrAXvR626ppjE1yrPsxm-_LkXorpQPC3eoc/w640-h480/Court%20of%20Cambrai%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">👀 Margaret of York</h3><p></p><div>Edward IV, King of England, married his sister Margaret to Charles the Bold, <br />Duke of Burgundy. That's a good thing, because he just became a widower. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>👉 She also was the sister of King Richard III of England.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Eduard also sees value in it, because he has a rich ally against France. <br />Charles has a daughter from his previous marriage: Mary of Burgundy.<br />She was just eleven years old when Margareta became her stepmother. <br />The two get along well.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeOwDPVNa3zSaS970hrOMoJX04dG0oyN_yGBAX8XvH2YsKfYrltNtsoJJMVWzGh83MS5oWHz_skAcvmmkJfw_2Z3FKz8IFFyp5qhwBNgLc7O22pjtJ-UHYRoD0CI8Rp8rOt3DyuSWBJv4l47_ROaTZVq8BZL1uwjkfUQgmgi0bdUDAALYbHtdN9vGCb8/s556/Margaret_of_York.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="389" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeOwDPVNa3zSaS970hrOMoJX04dG0oyN_yGBAX8XvH2YsKfYrltNtsoJJMVWzGh83MS5oWHz_skAcvmmkJfw_2Z3FKz8IFFyp5qhwBNgLc7O22pjtJ-UHYRoD0CI8Rp8rOt3DyuSWBJv4l47_ROaTZVq8BZL1uwjkfUQgmgi0bdUDAALYbHtdN9vGCb8/s320/Margaret_of_York.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Margaret of York</div><div style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">💥 More history 💥</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>In 1477, the city of Mechelen bought a patrician house along the <br />Keizerstraat from John of Burgundy, Bishop of Kamerijk and <br />prepared the site for expansion by purchasing eight houses in <br />the Keizerstraat, which were demolished. </div><div><br /></div><div>The purchase was registered in the Goedenisboek on November 14. <br />The city did not acquire only a plot between Keizerstraat, Blokstraat, <br />Voldersheergracht and the city wall, owned by the Sint-Jansparochie. </div><div><br /></div><div>Margaretha had the bishop's existing home expanded considerably. <br />Antoon I Keldermans, master mason of the city, supervised the site. </div><div><br /></div><div>The palace included a courtyard of honour, a garden, a council chamber <br />that she had built parallel to Keizerstraat, stables, a handball court, <br />a shooting range and a bathing facility.</div><div><br /></div><div>After the death of Mary of Burgundy during a falcon hunt in 1482, <br />daughter of Charles the Bold and stepdaughter of Margaret of York, <br />her son Philip the Fair grew up here. He also stayed here for a short <br />time after his marriage to Johanna the Mad.</div><div><br /></div><div>After the death of Margaret of York in 1503, the court moved to Leuven. <br />They moved into an old castle on the Keizersberg, which in 2015 <br />was a Benedictine monastery. </div><div><br /></div><div>When Philip and Johanna sailed from Middelburg to Spain in 1505, <br />the children were allowed to return to the Keizershof in Mechelen.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XLMJ291WTzsLs_psX1rlR-hjMG7UApo9hkOhzGWHWGHOVbT8EZW4zHxysW1HjWZcRQUNydlVXhT5R6Vj5Lfbw8Mu53KLJCZEQrSvVnY7FHCrkmCMDsXwKCY_N1guoNWrPPXWby5PG8V6g2vu9X-2RZlh2oNSjcesBSeLcHpM0axD2csT071SGpMuJCc/s800/Willem_Geets_(1838-1919)_Poppenspel_aan_het_hof_van_Margaretha_van_Oostenrijk_(1892)_Museum_Hof_van_Busleyden_Mechelen_6-07-2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="800" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XLMJ291WTzsLs_psX1rlR-hjMG7UApo9hkOhzGWHWGHOVbT8EZW4zHxysW1HjWZcRQUNydlVXhT5R6Vj5Lfbw8Mu53KLJCZEQrSvVnY7FHCrkmCMDsXwKCY_N1guoNWrPPXWby5PG8V6g2vu9X-2RZlh2oNSjcesBSeLcHpM0axD2csT071SGpMuJCc/w400-h290/Willem_Geets_(1838-1919)_Poppenspel_aan_het_hof_van_Margaretha_van_Oostenrijk_(1892)_Museum_Hof_van_Busleyden_Mechelen_6-07-2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">At the royal court in Mechelen</div><div style="text-align: center;">source picture: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">💥 Royal children in Mechelen 💥</h3><div><br /></div><div>Philip and Johanna also chose this place for their children Eleonora, <br />Charles, Isabella and Maria. Mechelen was a quieter city than Bruges <br />and Ghent, far from the affairs of state in Brussels. </div><div><br /></div><div>The children had a court of forty people, including nurses and cradles <br />who played a major role in their early years. </div><div><br /></div><div>Charles maintained a bond with one of them, Barbara Servels, <br />throughout her life. The purchase of ABC books for the children <br />is noted on invoices. </div><div><br /></div><div>Charles and Eleonara received a clavichord and Isabella a doll's bed. <br />After the death of Margaret of York, Margaret of Austria took over <br />the care of the children. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibIItR7OJQg1-15aMMRCkqAkJTnrmfCaIBaTdM4Wi6PfRFt_nQNuyvoIs03sLnahAmuJsFhVxUJljLzf7kZmmyHheYihEl4akgxVrZvvXeIC33ft5E4sDP331tVrz7FmxMpF-kuCcUsvnlRxaIvd8cZM9JwDazKw21gXvRGzMagCBvY8cGaS12_iLxIs/s600/Barend_van_Orley_-_Portrait_of_Charles_V_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="430" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibIItR7OJQg1-15aMMRCkqAkJTnrmfCaIBaTdM4Wi6PfRFt_nQNuyvoIs03sLnahAmuJsFhVxUJljLzf7kZmmyHheYihEl4akgxVrZvvXeIC33ft5E4sDP331tVrz7FmxMpF-kuCcUsvnlRxaIvd8cZM9JwDazKw21gXvRGzMagCBvY8cGaS12_iLxIs/s320/Barend_van_Orley_-_Portrait_of_Charles_V_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Emperor Charles V grew up in Mechelen<br />Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>She took the children to all kinds of activities in the city such as fairs, <br />processions, maypole plantings and competitions of the shooting guilds. </div><div><br /></div><div>In August 1510, a deer hunt was organized for them on the Grote Markt, <br />where they could watch from a window of the De Zwaan guesthouse, <br />now known as Café Royal.</div><div><br /></div><div>However the future English queen, Anna Boleyn, also enjoyed her <br />education in Mechelen but in the palaceof Margaret of Austria, Duchess<br />of Savoy. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Court of Cambrai was to Europe what the English <br />Eton College is to the British upper class.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>👉 The children of King Christian II of Denmark who was married to<br />Isabella of Austria were sent to Mechelen too. So Prince John, Princess<br />Dorothea and Princess Christina were raised by their great-aunt<br />Margaret of Austria. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Nowadays</h3><div><br /></div><div>Now, the Court of Cambrai, became the city theater of Mechelen.<br />Although part of the great palace is gone. The city theater only <br />was the reception room of the palace. It must have <br />been huge. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5958ZdoCM7JX2CMlhHgRjiDNa-6EShl2hPjOh3zvpUf2fUI8-KOe981ZddpikMragLTPR1YSqTP0YLTENI9zER7qgA3tS-AmygLmP8AuMLI9NnEVTlvZI_5g7cjrTvzSApWbwwxgJb9Xab2MfnBzQ29i7yQ1id6r344IAss2brroJwYROLu__uy6QIA/s5152/Court%20of%20Cambrai%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5958ZdoCM7JX2CMlhHgRjiDNa-6EShl2hPjOh3zvpUf2fUI8-KOe981ZddpikMragLTPR1YSqTP0YLTENI9zER7qgA3tS-AmygLmP8AuMLI9NnEVTlvZI_5g7cjrTvzSApWbwwxgJb9Xab2MfnBzQ29i7yQ1id6r344IAss2brroJwYROLu__uy6QIA/w640-h480/Court%20of%20Cambrai%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>I took these pictures from the Court of Cambrai in Mechelen in 2016</i></div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Mechelen, Belgium51.0259143 4.477555322.715680463821151 -30.6786947 79.336148136178849 39.6338053tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-78912817076998828562023-11-01T10:00:00.003+01:002023-11-04T15:04:05.253+01:00Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg, mother of a queen<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
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1 November 1797 marks the birth of Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg.<br />This took place in Pokoj, a village nowadays located in southern Poland.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Family</h3><div>Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg was the eldest daughter of <br />Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756–1817) and <br />Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780–1857).<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>She was a member of the <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2018/09/royal-families-house-of-wurttemberg.html" target="_blank">House of Württemberg</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Her brother Alexander was the grandfather of <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2022/05/26-may-1867-princess-mary-of-teck.html" target="_blank">Mary of Teck</a>, <br />the future queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohBvKQGOhYVMwnDtjyw5L-2qWMF6BVGNsumEaE0tDPw8gGtvBb122RLLMhbZ9zL3siix4y_s7iHwwgMveD9SrrTtBSR_7G088tyzbupyS6m01WnhWHDWKWHgnKVvG-gd_lp-bUdoxJOltUaJXNapm-CDoCiBG7CgE_DJs0RPRqIU9hMcT3vAyQgp-/s600/Duchess_Maria_Dorothea_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="467" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohBvKQGOhYVMwnDtjyw5L-2qWMF6BVGNsumEaE0tDPw8gGtvBb122RLLMhbZ9zL3siix4y_s7iHwwgMveD9SrrTtBSR_7G088tyzbupyS6m01WnhWHDWKWHgnKVvG-gd_lp-bUdoxJOltUaJXNapm-CDoCiBG7CgE_DJs0RPRqIU9hMcT3vAyQgp-/w311-h400/Duchess_Maria_Dorothea_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div>Due to her family and her marriage she had some lovely family ties.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Love and marriage</h3><div><br /></div><div>She was the third wife of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, <br />to whom she was married on 24 August 1819.</div><div><br /></div><div>They had following children:</div><div><br /></div><div>- Archduchess Franziska Marie</div><div>- Archduke Alexander</div><div>- Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska</div><div>- Archduke Joseph Karl</div><div>- <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2014/08/today-in-history-august-23rd-1836-marie.html" target="_blank">Marie Henriette</a>, who was due to her marriage Queen <br />of the Belgians </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-5cUXZwP6Vu5GwTAhpqRCLR01GrJXE2NigZ2ZFTEw1PPyCxrSXbNe7-7tr5oRtyjZEUgK4hb3PR6AsrET6_3xkNf3zyL0ByzWLiDxmmDtfYQbHeZFCWxGdfUr-ZkbKT2izXmqX5PihApoXsQfCtatlOm4axydwMIh16J_oLo40FI_l0MKdUWckM4/s599/Archduchess_Maria_Dorothea.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="493" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-5cUXZwP6Vu5GwTAhpqRCLR01GrJXE2NigZ2ZFTEw1PPyCxrSXbNe7-7tr5oRtyjZEUgK4hb3PR6AsrET6_3xkNf3zyL0ByzWLiDxmmDtfYQbHeZFCWxGdfUr-ZkbKT2izXmqX5PihApoXsQfCtatlOm4axydwMIh16J_oLo40FI_l0MKdUWckM4/w329-h400/Archduchess_Maria_Dorothea.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Death</h3><div><br /></div><div>She dies on March 30th. 1855 in Pest, Hungary. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok9NxtJFPsDhy7O31P2197EqFcZ-9zRCr0goYAkuo3wpCkHZHa4Yhv3MUkLI48iji9zubT_V9eG3hb7qKcmv2J7OGeGz_n9kNna5m21jIlxBUblcgyW3Fv-5D0vfBt0GuelHM-r6IZxbYO5Ld_u4YvtebDu-oQ60N6GEpaUi35F01DcyPtVixCLwH/s600/Maria_Dorothea_von_W%C3%BCrttemberg_Litho.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok9NxtJFPsDhy7O31P2197EqFcZ-9zRCr0goYAkuo3wpCkHZHa4Yhv3MUkLI48iji9zubT_V9eG3hb7qKcmv2J7OGeGz_n9kNna5m21jIlxBUblcgyW3Fv-5D0vfBt0GuelHM-r6IZxbYO5Ld_u4YvtebDu-oQ60N6GEpaUi35F01DcyPtVixCLwH/w266-h400/Maria_Dorothea_von_W%C3%BCrttemberg_Litho.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Poland51.919438 19.14513629.987611105222932 -16.011114 73.851264894777074 54.301386tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-56011873789244340962023-10-29T10:46:00.012+01:002023-11-04T15:04:15.850+01:00What's the royal connection with this door? <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
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<p>Last weekend, we travelled from Brussels (capital of Belgium) to our <br />homeplace Sint-Niklaas by train.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdIHrFZYLct1BmEzAMdjcxkWwHC8UlfVwzPtZ9_XZRMK3QzmAVOMeKlNOxAYpN9t3S1x-Mek61C7KJtSvjEIbx7gOjcMfro0ZzqZgv-VA83YJ2PKduF1QBeRoR0ee9AV6mEnmLGGFuY1y7raF77ZUFu-tEubM3iLwXdUrPCVX9MuEqCK753sCN-q2RX4/s2016/koninnklijke%20wachtkamerk%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdIHrFZYLct1BmEzAMdjcxkWwHC8UlfVwzPtZ9_XZRMK3QzmAVOMeKlNOxAYpN9t3S1x-Mek61C7KJtSvjEIbx7gOjcMfro0ZzqZgv-VA83YJ2PKduF1QBeRoR0ee9AV6mEnmLGGFuY1y7raF77ZUFu-tEubM3iLwXdUrPCVX9MuEqCK753sCN-q2RX4/w300-h400/koninnklijke%20wachtkamerk%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>While walking into the railway station of Brussels Central, we were<br />thinking how the royal family of Belgium travelled by train. I think<br />they had much more comfort and even special trains.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEek06mifqrPlIsfGYHXn1u8-dWVTO_if5iA-XyEopJSXpelBeRZZJbvEw0IGjWnI_swlCFVVhhZN0TpKOUk3wU3B-jLso__kDESuPXqKPVhq9WXnysxpTDrN6fjHHwpTWuDoqPriLp3di6LTF2p-dwVt0e4i_Bbf7DGSEYomp0cZqRjumJ6YYjc3Nmk/s4032/royal%20train%20trainworld%20museum%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEek06mifqrPlIsfGYHXn1u8-dWVTO_if5iA-XyEopJSXpelBeRZZJbvEw0IGjWnI_swlCFVVhhZN0TpKOUk3wU3B-jLso__kDESuPXqKPVhq9WXnysxpTDrN6fjHHwpTWuDoqPriLp3di6LTF2p-dwVt0e4i_Bbf7DGSEYomp0cZqRjumJ6YYjc3Nmk/w400-h300/royal%20train%20trainworld%20museum%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">royal trains, Train World museum in Schaarbeek</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>As always, in Brussels Central we passed a special door and the coat of arms <br />suggests that this place has a royal connection. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF8Kd0oVL2LqyJpTULRx75sY5jXn5sNkdYEOBjUfVv_-bKQb2HH49NQk3JSMo_n8baCGuR9hbUSDmwqpcP17cL5Rh_natZxFVvsTasrBZYOQt2pN82rzsEdOZrRzGPds_kfeZt6WJzcmn1EkBJf1dndjRnFfjbEP9j9Ep18UaBErOAxle_qkanw5o4gU/s2016/koninklijke%20wachtkamer%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF8Kd0oVL2LqyJpTULRx75sY5jXn5sNkdYEOBjUfVv_-bKQb2HH49NQk3JSMo_n8baCGuR9hbUSDmwqpcP17cL5Rh_natZxFVvsTasrBZYOQt2pN82rzsEdOZrRzGPds_kfeZt6WJzcmn1EkBJf1dndjRnFfjbEP9j9Ep18UaBErOAxle_qkanw5o4gU/w400-h300/koninklijke%20wachtkamer%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">👀 How do you think about the coat of arms of the</div><div style="text-align: center;">Belgian royal family? </div><div><br /></div><br /><p>This is the entrance of the royal salon in Brussels Central. Once four Belgian <br />railway stations had such a royal salon: Brussels-North, South and Central, <br />and Ostend. The salons in Ostend and Brussels North have disappeared, the one<br />in Brussels South is used as a meeting room. </p><p>Only the salon in Brussels Central has retained its original grandeur.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">History</h3><div><br /></div><div>On 4 October 1952 the royal salon in Brussels Central was officially <br />opened by King Baudouin of Belgium. It is the first and also the last <br />time that the salon is used as a waiting area. </div><div><br /></div><div>King Baudouin would receive a number of heads of state there over <br />the course of the 1950s, including the Shah of Iran, the President of Argentina <br />and the Emperor of Ethiopia.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BWtCegUp_bAWvQnT8R5RCRP1TjtJtpBYutdIYRkRnvgScRgMmJ6zRLkmxOoIdNAGpv75hxmABMedWvZ9sOTLt5sYX8WOroHL_7o7pYJccyf4GGmTU057nZFNhriKgPpzwLXY1XVIua2GTlijdFqRBG59rFSjTWx3dSjJyYEznyYAKqBi6KB7c6yJNFo/s2016/Koning%20Boudewijn%20van%20Belgi%C3%AB%20standbeeld.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BWtCegUp_bAWvQnT8R5RCRP1TjtJtpBYutdIYRkRnvgScRgMmJ6zRLkmxOoIdNAGpv75hxmABMedWvZ9sOTLt5sYX8WOroHL_7o7pYJccyf4GGmTU057nZFNhriKgPpzwLXY1XVIua2GTlijdFqRBG59rFSjTWx3dSjJyYEznyYAKqBi6KB7c6yJNFo/w300-h400/Koning%20Boudewijn%20van%20Belgi%C3%AB%20standbeeld.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">King Baudouin of Belgium, statue<br />own picture taken in October 2023</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuv7HDYhq_MRBWTHuUQ5-HG84wqnJHUGD2GY4tmIg1gOjrOztONiVCgerGUZ-0H4fra1kBPosdmlKaDszuFI__ga5Zp4GDxMZPLFDApHCqZf4JFoyx99OXzhDJ6C_aCWcai0WQzcBzjTkfndvAuV86mCJrOIdKdROvfBXkdtu7q5LtoZkN30pfZ1ajHg/s599/Shah_fullsize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuv7HDYhq_MRBWTHuUQ5-HG84wqnJHUGD2GY4tmIg1gOjrOztONiVCgerGUZ-0H4fra1kBPosdmlKaDszuFI__ga5Zp4GDxMZPLFDApHCqZf4JFoyx99OXzhDJ6C_aCWcai0WQzcBzjTkfndvAuV86mCJrOIdKdROvfBXkdtu7q5LtoZkN30pfZ1ajHg/w316-h400/Shah_fullsize.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Shah of Iran till 1979<br />Source picture: Wikipedia</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkEkihD0L-1PkKAdIFIT5j2x-mjjyHiumrclw4fScU_Atn-cYm7evrAWb-VmMCfiZCBcoQoCFuxvIUdzK6-oMj8_aX5em9nohrcbtm87OZcXwQ485VIPg2YBjmRLn434fv2jhHvxWy8a9Ebv6lssH71Uf7bw_JEsTkKPnqlz3IAnTJvwmDTgLIMcXryE/s600/Haile_Selassie_in_full_dress_(cropped).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkEkihD0L-1PkKAdIFIT5j2x-mjjyHiumrclw4fScU_Atn-cYm7evrAWb-VmMCfiZCBcoQoCFuxvIUdzK6-oMj8_aX5em9nohrcbtm87OZcXwQ485VIPg2YBjmRLn434fv2jhHvxWy8a9Ebv6lssH71Uf7bw_JEsTkKPnqlz3IAnTJvwmDTgLIMcXryE/w300-h400/Haile_Selassie_in_full_dress_(cropped).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Emperor of Ethiopia till 1974<br />Source picture: Wikipedia</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">This place full of history was once the property of the Court, but since 2007 <br />the NMBS has been responsible for it. The royal family does retain the <br />option to reclaim the salon.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Nowadays</h3><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">When King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of The Netherlands <br />arrived by train on their state visit to Belgium in 2023, they arrived in <br />railway station Brussels South. They they immediately proceeded to the <br />royal palace in Brussels. So they didn't need a royal salon in the station.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU3XbkkT5C18wDFXPBDnFhJatAb9UQPr5gBMNI4PpVBsYt2cygNiziYYse586JCqtFL1t_6EB2utbZ5NL40kYQTeWYyVpg42oLg0g-Asfs6qh-cLnb1VvurDoPvAROXZaCe_jIRMYaLSem08MlAQIkxRRWOeYlJrv0W8POsvSO0JtujuMNvncaYyr6Xc/s2048/bjorn%20hoex%20staatsbezoek%20aan%20belgi%C3%AB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU3XbkkT5C18wDFXPBDnFhJatAb9UQPr5gBMNI4PpVBsYt2cygNiziYYse586JCqtFL1t_6EB2utbZ5NL40kYQTeWYyVpg42oLg0g-Asfs6qh-cLnb1VvurDoPvAROXZaCe_jIRMYaLSem08MlAQIkxRRWOeYlJrv0W8POsvSO0JtujuMNvncaYyr6Xc/s320/bjorn%20hoex%20staatsbezoek%20aan%20belgi%C3%AB.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Bjorn Hoex</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">However it would be nice if such great royal destinations were preserved<br />for the future. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kBHb0PJfrebDCQLGglgFvb0AFklwWX3pC-L2OeKwmyg4cQcuZzvpY4LDRJq7Z6v8t4cL0IvRv8N3pRrAgZJHEjvFX4cysPfH2jNC_H4PH1AdIowq_CENyRB_Z5tyP5O7pEKoKMZLCam64sCObwK6PsY-qaZAqrGLmdtDZ2gW19vY5g_vJwXQBWX9ozY/s2016/koninklijke%20wachtkamer%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kBHb0PJfrebDCQLGglgFvb0AFklwWX3pC-L2OeKwmyg4cQcuZzvpY4LDRJq7Z6v8t4cL0IvRv8N3pRrAgZJHEjvFX4cysPfH2jNC_H4PH1AdIowq_CENyRB_Z5tyP5O7pEKoKMZLCam64sCObwK6PsY-qaZAqrGLmdtDZ2gW19vY5g_vJwXQBWX9ozY/w300-h400/koninklijke%20wachtkamer%201.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>I took the pictures of the royal train, the statue of King Baudouin of Belgium<br />and the doors of the royal salon in 2023 in Brussels. </i></p>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com2Brussels, Belgium50.8476424 4.357169622.537408563821153 -30.7990804 79.157876236178851 39.5134196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-82853993527712843662023-10-19T17:16:00.004+02:002023-11-01T17:43:46.117+01:00The Tower of London and its royal connection<p>One of the main historic castles in London is the Tower of London located<br />on the north bank of the River Thames. </p><p>It is not only a tourist vistor place but the Tower of London also has a great<br />royal history.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP5DYsgiZ-jEy_pqgGEhwqcqlSpR3PQlh0ZLjyeNk5ke80p16-bUmSzuQVCEg3ZW8-xTAeAxKFu0IY5rdeCGDB2pknpxU1TX1ynrk-lZ0pY2pRWmzxTCkzyfy_o88UlHqVjHTSm0H4NaWbSdMDVPCnrxwG3jLuHGL8bH-dyXYQo77zTZJsmI9NKg-oGY/s5152/The%20Tower%20of%20London%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP5DYsgiZ-jEy_pqgGEhwqcqlSpR3PQlh0ZLjyeNk5ke80p16-bUmSzuQVCEg3ZW8-xTAeAxKFu0IY5rdeCGDB2pknpxU1TX1ynrk-lZ0pY2pRWmzxTCkzyfy_o88UlHqVjHTSm0H4NaWbSdMDVPCnrxwG3jLuHGL8bH-dyXYQo77zTZJsmI9NKg-oGY/w400-h300/The%20Tower%20of%20London%201.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Royal History</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>Between 1066 and 1087, <b>William the Conqueror</b> established 36 castles, <br />although references in the Domesday Book indicate that many more <br />were founded by his subordinates. The Normans undertook what has <br />been described as "the most extensive and concentrated programme of <br />castle-building in the whole history of feudal Europe".</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtbkir5cBVIblT-vDvgBzAfqpuwGZf_S0SWBdbx_g4Qt3XtyrcWwk7i95Nk0Gy1c0l-775qLKC6lkMg7JFwWjNE0WPdWLCdDSFMRXDXLQREKQn7vRQGmv4ldvOMSkbaczZT2GNvi6iVKLXKEiP3dL82dM4SlrMqIXJHClhC61AlfZVdwqzFsTyq9V2EQ/s600/William_the_Conqueror_(TFA).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtbkir5cBVIblT-vDvgBzAfqpuwGZf_S0SWBdbx_g4Qt3XtyrcWwk7i95Nk0Gy1c0l-775qLKC6lkMg7JFwWjNE0WPdWLCdDSFMRXDXLQREKQn7vRQGmv4ldvOMSkbaczZT2GNvi6iVKLXKEiP3dL82dM4SlrMqIXJHClhC61AlfZVdwqzFsTyq9V2EQ/s320/William_the_Conqueror_(TFA).jpg" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>William sent an advance party to prepare the city for his entrance, <br />to celebrate his victory and found a castle; in the words of William's <br />biographer, William of Poitiers, "certain fortifications were completed <br />in the city against the restlessness of the huge and brutal populace. </div><div><br /></div><div>At the time, London was the largest town in England; the foundation of <br />Westminster Abbey and the old Palace of Westminster under <br />Edward the Confessor had marked it as a centre of governance, and with a <br />prosperous port it was important for the Normans to establish control <br />over the settlement.</div><div><br /></div><div>The fortification that would later become known as the Tower of London <br />was built onto the south-east corner of the Roman town walls, using <br />them as prefabricated defences, with the River Thames providing <br />additional protection from the south.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbVhhUm1FKu3J_carXoFEA6gXQlxrCEEvYXyr10IOK9ejJLsxxPbBfrivR-uZHz8XJq-lWsNwCWsVZvxLU_XWjHSru181gFD6DuCpm2Aw7KQHFVvebVjWrXmP5cgoI6xtlM8l5VlXo21edCdp0nQlWT78ZViXxtziKldaY2Hhhqgnga-GsXW2_3h1QTA/s5152/Entrance%20Tower%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbVhhUm1FKu3J_carXoFEA6gXQlxrCEEvYXyr10IOK9ejJLsxxPbBfrivR-uZHz8XJq-lWsNwCWsVZvxLU_XWjHSru181gFD6DuCpm2Aw7KQHFVvebVjWrXmP5cgoI6xtlM8l5VlXo21edCdp0nQlWT78ZViXxtziKldaY2Hhhqgnga-GsXW2_3h1QTA/w400-h300/Entrance%20Tower%201.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">White Tower</h4><div><br /></div><div>Most of the early Norman castles were built from timber, but by the end of <br />the 11th century a few, including the Tower of London, had been renovated <br />or replaced with stone. </div><div><br /></div><div>Work on the White Tower – which gives the whole castle its name –<br />is usually considered to have begun in 1078, however the exact date <br />is uncertain. William made Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, responsible <br />for its construction, although it may not have been completed until <br />after William's death in 1087. </div><div><br /></div><div>The White Tower is the earliest stone keep in England, and was the <br />strongest point of the early castle. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that in 1097 King William II <br />ordered a wall to be built around the Tower of London; it was probably <br />built from stone and likely replaced the timber palisade that arced <br />around the north and west sides of the castle, between the Roman wall <br />(to the east) and the Thames (to the south). </div><div><br /></div><div>The death in 1135 of <b>Henry I </b>left England with a disputed succession; <br />although the king had persuaded his most powerful barons to swear <br />support for the Empress Matilda, just a few days after Henry's death <br />Stephen of Blois arrived from France to lay claim to the throne. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdPjp4o6o2o_EkkOgKdsy4j5V1bmBXn1nCWeMZGX6nd4tQO3qKDcp7Z4quspr2cYeXiT9WjBOLq3EVHQ8D3QcWcEJCz4pQSst97RIKue3sNt5vXzwxVzHDeGmgtQKH_Kd0iZWbeSAWypzImyGKsAMEZvKi-u3P9qSp1S1PUOH7bv13l4lTHFglgd2JKQ/s599/Henry1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdPjp4o6o2o_EkkOgKdsy4j5V1bmBXn1nCWeMZGX6nd4tQO3qKDcp7Z4quspr2cYeXiT9WjBOLq3EVHQ8D3QcWcEJCz4pQSst97RIKue3sNt5vXzwxVzHDeGmgtQKH_Kd0iZWbeSAWypzImyGKsAMEZvKi-u3P9qSp1S1PUOH7bv13l4lTHFglgd2JKQ/s320/Henry1.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The importance of the city and its Tower is marked by the speed at <br />which he secured London. The castle, which had not been used as a <br />royal residence for some time, was usually left in the charge of a <br />Constable, a post held at this time by Geoffrey de Mandeville. </div><div><br /></div><div>As the Tower was considered an impregnable fortress in a strategically <br />important position, possession was highly valued. Mandeville exploited <br />this, selling his allegiance to Matilda after Stephen was captured <br />in 1141 at the Battle of Lincoln. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once her support waned, the following year he resold his loyalty <br />to Stephen. Through his role as Constable of the Tower, Mandeville <br />became "the richest and most powerful man in England".</div><div><br /></div><div>The castle probably retained its form as established by 1100 until <br />the reign of <b>Richard I</b> (1189–1199). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib61r5EtUHM2xv5Q6Nu8jB8VeIAprDLLVQI4RysEiVG37cTJvEX_EGnwu-Tf6qFYojug0lLlX22J1S81ltH7HIxcuJZBbzI7OYdDUBtd_bwzpR0MH09WsisTYQQchOqhxsOyfYkiJdisvNKPpjMKKqQtk1o3qf4kOYHgK2FVnIXBHtnP_FQkm5kno275o/s600/538px-Richard_L%C3%B6wenhez,_Salbung_zum_K%C3%B6nig.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="538" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib61r5EtUHM2xv5Q6Nu8jB8VeIAprDLLVQI4RysEiVG37cTJvEX_EGnwu-Tf6qFYojug0lLlX22J1S81ltH7HIxcuJZBbzI7OYdDUBtd_bwzpR0MH09WsisTYQQchOqhxsOyfYkiJdisvNKPpjMKKqQtk1o3qf4kOYHgK2FVnIXBHtnP_FQkm5kno275o/w359-h400/538px-Richard_L%C3%B6wenhez,_Salbung_zum_K%C3%B6nig.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The castle was extended under William Longchamp, King Richard's <br />Lord Chancellor and the man in charge of England while he was <br />on crusade. </div><div><br /></div><div>John succeeded Richard as king in 1199, but his rule proved unpopular </div><div>with many of his barons, who in response moved against him. In 1214, </div><div>while the king was at Windsor Castle, Robert Fitzwalter led an army </div><div>into London and laid siege to the Tower. Although under-garrisoned, </div><div>the Tower resisted and the siege was lifted once John signed </div><div>the Magna Carta.</div><div><br /></div><div>John was deposed in 1216 and the barons offered the English throne <br />to Prince Louis, the eldest son of the French king. However, after John's <br />death in October 1216, many began to support the claim of his eldest son, <br />Henry III. War continued between the factions supporting Louis and Henry, <br />with Fitzwalter supporting Louis. Fitzwalter was still in control of London <br />and the Tower, both of which held out until it was clear that Henry III's <br />supporters would prevail.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the 13th century, Kings Henry III (1216–1272) and Edward I (1272–1307) <br />extended the castle, essentially creating it as it stands today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henry was disconnected from his barons, and a mutual lack of understanding <br />led to unrest and resentment towards his rule. As a result, he was eager to <br />ensure the Tower of London was a formidable fortification; at the same <br />time Henry was an aesthete and wished to make the castle a comfortable <br />place to live.</div><div><br /></div><div>Beginning around 1238, the castle was expanded to the east, north, <br />and north-west. The work lasted through the reign of Henry III <br />and into that of Edward I, interrupted occasionally by civil unrest. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Henry III </b>often held court at the Tower of London, and held parliament <br />there on at least two occasions (1236 and 1261) when he felt that the <br />barons were becoming dangerously unruly. In 1258, the discontented <br />barons, led by Simon de Montfort, forced the King to agree to reforms <br />including the holding of regular parliaments. Relinquishing the <br />Tower of London was among the conditions. Henry III resented <br />losing power and sought permission from the pope to break his oath. <br />With the backing of mercenaries, Henry installed himself in the <br />Tower in 1261. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKd35wgQbxIw9_kJZ1c9bZ2Fk1X3fkiUuB6B0Li8jjS_9ZMlYmfl5SUfeqRW8why-w3DEPz6ilJtgwmjJhR1EhvdzqbZhyphenhyphen5IGXPwf1ME0bY9oaAafbkkMqbAklXTnVemialIFLyAS1fyFDj7zx2jqeRlIuxRK59L38ZtB5pvmfBjUIhDsHzu183Q4x8jc/s599/532px-HenryIII.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="532" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKd35wgQbxIw9_kJZ1c9bZ2Fk1X3fkiUuB6B0Li8jjS_9ZMlYmfl5SUfeqRW8why-w3DEPz6ilJtgwmjJhR1EhvdzqbZhyphenhyphen5IGXPwf1ME0bY9oaAafbkkMqbAklXTnVemialIFLyAS1fyFDj7zx2jqeRlIuxRK59L38ZtB5pvmfBjUIhDsHzu183Q4x8jc/s320/532px-HenryIII.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Henry won a significant victory at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, <br />allowing him to regain control of the country and the Tower of London. </div><div><br /></div><div>Although he was rarely in London, Edward I undertook an expensive <br />remodelling of the Tower, costing £21,000 between 1275 and 1285, <br />over double that spent on the castle during the whole of Henry III's reign</div><div><br /></div><div>During Edward II's reign (1307–1327) there was relatively little <br />activity at the Tower of London.However, it was during this period <br />that the Privy Wardrobe was founded. The institution was based at <br />the Tower and responsible for organising the state's arms. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqWhcLeNe2iw93FvU-LMFO12JV5rJjR3H51OyT2sjLhIxBEJSdAlGd1GjKXXYcE_6902kMedgXV-f0i4fY0KMpDOy9VkIRfz1bKxT7dnObWZe6bs-IsooeyuHm21_TuxVCjg1PdhTJOG90UHhYNE6n1ZHEYux6c0Ou_M-hbbHwxLw2tDckXxVdgjgoIg/s5152/the%20Tower%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqWhcLeNe2iw93FvU-LMFO12JV5rJjR3H51OyT2sjLhIxBEJSdAlGd1GjKXXYcE_6902kMedgXV-f0i4fY0KMpDOy9VkIRfz1bKxT7dnObWZe6bs-IsooeyuHm21_TuxVCjg1PdhTJOG90UHhYNE6n1ZHEYux6c0Ou_M-hbbHwxLw2tDckXxVdgjgoIg/w400-h300/the%20Tower%203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">A prison</h4><div><br /></div><div>In 1321, Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere became the first <br />woman imprisoned in the Tower of London after she refused <br />Queen Isabella admittance to Leeds Castle and ordered her archers <br />to target Isabella, killing six of the royal escort.</div><div><br /></div><div>Amongst Edward's successes were the battles of Crécy and Poitiers <br />where King John II of France was taken prisoner, and the capture <br />of the King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross. </div><div><br /></div><div>During this period, the Tower of London held many noble prisoners <br />of war. Edward II had allowed the Tower of London to fall into a state <br />of disrepair, and by the reign of Edward III the castle was an <br />uncomfortable place. The nobility held captive within its walls were <br />unable to engage in activities such as hunting which were permissible <br />at other royal castles used as prisons, for instance Windsor. <br />Edward III ordered that the castle should be renovated.</div><div><br /></div><div>When <b>Richard II</b> was crowned in 1377, he led a procession from the <br />Tower to Westminster Abbey. This tradition began in at least the early 14th <br />century and lasted until 1660. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue_DoU1cTSRiX0v344NvXPsQiCnpL8QrPQ7VP_vnj52XX21_cnRWfT3zXFn-SLiBpIVW6WneNbvKZ-9E4FEOjzpPblgmSyYMt8YcRTe37H3zlXeHwgNCUSmkZeJExYYxzXLZOJgDvhb8UwM7OHuSNboGcSGO5moNNUZn_0woSA14GP1WP45CFA0bDbxI/s571/Richard_II_of_England.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="283" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue_DoU1cTSRiX0v344NvXPsQiCnpL8QrPQ7VP_vnj52XX21_cnRWfT3zXFn-SLiBpIVW6WneNbvKZ-9E4FEOjzpPblgmSyYMt8YcRTe37H3zlXeHwgNCUSmkZeJExYYxzXLZOJgDvhb8UwM7OHuSNboGcSGO5moNNUZn_0woSA14GP1WP45CFA0bDbxI/w199-h400/Richard_II_of_England.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>During the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 the Tower of London was besieged <br />with the King inside. When Richard rode out to meet with Wat Tyler, the <br />rebel leader, a crowd broke into the castle without meeting resistance <br />and looted the Jewel House. </div><div><br /></div><div>Much of the latter half of the 15th century was occupied by the <br />Wars of the Roses between the claimants to the throne, the houses of <br />Lancaster and York. </div><div><br /></div><div>The castle was once again besieged in 1460, this time by a Yorkist force. <br />The Tower was damaged by artillery fire but only surrendered when <br />Henry VI was captured at the Battle of Northampton. With the help of <br />Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (nicknamed "the Kingmaker") <br />Henry recaptured the throne for a short time in 1470. </div><div><br /></div><div>However, Edward IV soon regained control and Henry VI was <br />imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he was probably murdered.</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Princes of the Tower</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaP-z6FdFNZqA3aOYeCHTV660K8Cj2xMVAG04CsC0k59G4sIAfzTAaSaCJBWlJgYVQuQ1Ez0RmWsH4uTwn3aSUeO1SRiAfN1uZiVOr-G0txYt8QYlPfYmXRAESr1_pC0HYwA3KtYG3XdRnnHxGrSPN1Jn5GMTqPrqcOfkWypOl_QgkYOTdGGyQcL9if4/s599/The_Princes_in_the_Tower_by_John_Everett_Millais_(1878).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="361" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaP-z6FdFNZqA3aOYeCHTV660K8Cj2xMVAG04CsC0k59G4sIAfzTAaSaCJBWlJgYVQuQ1Ez0RmWsH4uTwn3aSUeO1SRiAfN1uZiVOr-G0txYt8QYlPfYmXRAESr1_pC0HYwA3KtYG3XdRnnHxGrSPN1Jn5GMTqPrqcOfkWypOl_QgkYOTdGGyQcL9if4/s320/The_Princes_in_the_Tower_by_John_Everett_Millais_(1878).png" width="193" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Shortly after the death of Edward IV in 1483, the notorious murder of the <br />Princes in the Tower is traditionally believed to have taken place. <br />The incident is one of the most infamous events associated with the <br />Tower of London. </div><div><br /></div><div>Edward V's uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester was declared Lord Protector <br />while the prince was too young to rule. Traditional accounts have held <br />that the 12-year-old Edward was confined to the Tower of London along <br />with his younger brother Richard. The Duke of Gloucester was <br />proclaimed King Richard III in June. The princes were last seen in <br />public in June 1483; it has traditionally been thought that the most likely <br />reason for their disappearance is that they were murdered late in the <br />summer of 1483. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P58pl7411Zop-pr_GPldp8x3kpvaSyLGztSSzvfa_VWo6qjwXDzZjSEV_GlGHJezplICSHNhQYCYd91cNaYMw1-ZyMKtFLmyKV_x7APpxRDRg9kYyr1TvEdZB5SPXEoetSFKHav3bJ8bsRxuFNx2nlAis9Kd1t8nGFQRp9JbV5autpj47MdA9vErQ_g/s5152/the%20tower%20new%20picture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P58pl7411Zop-pr_GPldp8x3kpvaSyLGztSSzvfa_VWo6qjwXDzZjSEV_GlGHJezplICSHNhQYCYd91cNaYMw1-ZyMKtFLmyKV_x7APpxRDRg9kYyr1TvEdZB5SPXEoetSFKHav3bJ8bsRxuFNx2nlAis9Kd1t8nGFQRp9JbV5autpj47MdA9vErQ_g/w400-h300/the%20tower%20new%20picture.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Another use</h4><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The beginning of the Tudor period marked the start of the decline of the <br />Tower of London's use as a royal residence. As 16th-century chronicler <br />Raphael Holinshed said the Tower became used more as "an armouries <br />and house of munition, and thereunto a place for the safekeeping of <br />offenders than a palace roiall for a king or queen to sojourne in".</div><div><br /></div><div>Henry VII visited the Tower on fourteen occasions between 1485 and 1500, <br />usually staying for less than a week at a time. </div><div><br /></div><div>During the reign of Henry VIII, the Tower was assessed as needing <br />considerable work on its defences. In 1532, Thomas Cromwell spent £3,593 <br />on repairs and imported nearly 3,000 tons of Caen stone for the work.</div><div><br /></div><div>Even so, this was not sufficient to bring the castle up to the standard <br />of contemporary military fortifications which were designed to withstand <br />powerful artillery.</div><div><br /></div><div>From 1547 onwards, the Tower of London was only used as a royal <br />residence when its political and historic symbolism was considered <br />useful, for instance each of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I briefly <br />stayed at the Tower before their coronations.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIPICi-Duzb4n0G7Tg6myOt_CucF9eb9bteH74XCuuTSvnv6NVp1oG4Fh5j_FSL3skJrJD5rCWfru7fePq82_uaW1kyBhAjGJfjnHNXgtIK9WyaFhdFhW5AOPnvVi7sZTkgo3iKxhRM1rcF_iLqTXEuE1LAxLo_2ajFEoLNWKdb0_JcOPKj4aN2oNYIQ/s5152/The%20Tower%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIPICi-Duzb4n0G7Tg6myOt_CucF9eb9bteH74XCuuTSvnv6NVp1oG4Fh5j_FSL3skJrJD5rCWfru7fePq82_uaW1kyBhAjGJfjnHNXgtIK9WyaFhdFhW5AOPnvVi7sZTkgo3iKxhRM1rcF_iLqTXEuE1LAxLo_2ajFEoLNWKdb0_JcOPKj4aN2oNYIQ/w400-h300/The%20Tower%204.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">16th. century</h4><div><br /></div><div>In the 16th century, the Tower acquired an enduring reputation as a grim, <br />forbidding prison. This had not always been the case. As a royal castle, <br />it was used by the monarch to imprison people for various reasons, <br />however these were usually high-status individuals for short periods <br />rather than common citizenry as there were plenty of prisons elsewhere <br />for such people. </div><div><br /></div><div>One of those tortured at the Tower was Guy Fawkes, who was brought <br />there on 6 November 1605; after torture he signed a full confession <br />to the Gunpowder Plot.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Anne Boleyn</h3><div><br /></div><div>Among those held and executed at the Tower was Anne Boleyn. <br />The Tower was often a safer place than other prisons in London such as <br />the Fleet, where disease was rife. High-status prisoners could live in <br />conditions comparable to those they might expect outside; one such <br />example was that while Walter Raleigh was held in the Tower his <br />rooms were altered to accommodate his family, including his son <br />who was born there in 1605. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoUCDgpUq2SDmpnqDfGnkSch1kE_YbKFUhHRPHBrFaRpd1Ks6pdG5nUKRaTzUHJ3-Wsmm0aQ4qJNyM7mdaGhbC9ndn2L5nXZR3IgPXAM5ChEbYJnfe4F6k_h3RPxDKtW1T2fB4Y-fiSA7vxIdU3wMBAkM50JhNm0qCXNlQHXuiOD9zMyjIv2GYnraQxg/s599/448px-Anne_Boleyn_London_Tower.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoUCDgpUq2SDmpnqDfGnkSch1kE_YbKFUhHRPHBrFaRpd1Ks6pdG5nUKRaTzUHJ3-Wsmm0aQ4qJNyM7mdaGhbC9ndn2L5nXZR3IgPXAM5ChEbYJnfe4F6k_h3RPxDKtW1T2fB4Y-fiSA7vxIdU3wMBAkM50JhNm0qCXNlQHXuiOD9zMyjIv2GYnraQxg/s320/448px-Anne_Boleyn_London_Tower.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Executions were usually carried out on Tower Hill rather than in the Tower <br />of London itself, and 112 people were executed on the hill over 400 years. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Lady Jane Grey</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Before the 20th century, there had been seven executions within the castle <br />on Tower Green; as was the case with Lady Jane Grey, this was reserved <br />for prisoners for whom public execution was considered dangerous.</div><div><br /></div><div>After Lady Jane Grey's execution on 12 February 1554, Queen Mary I <br />imprisoned her sister Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth I, in the Tower <br />under suspicion of causing rebellion as Sir Thomas Wyatt had led a <br />revolt against Mary in Elizabeth's name.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Charles I</h3><div><br /></div><div>Political tensions between Charles I and Parliament in the second quarter <br />of the 17th century led to an attempt by forces loyal to the King to <br />secure the Tower and its valuable contents, including money and <br />munitions. By the time the English Civil War broke out in November 1642, <br />the Tower of London was already in Parliament's control.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last monarch to uphold the tradition of taking a procession from the <br />Tower to Westminster to be crowned was Charles II in 1661. At the time, the <br />castle's accommodation was in such poor condition that he did not stay there <br />the night before his coronation. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Stuart reign</h3><div><br /></div><div>Under the Stuart kings the Tower's buildings were remodelled, mostly under <br />the auspices of the Office of Ordnance. Just over £4,000 was spent in 1663 <br />on building a new storehouse, now known as the New Armouries in the inner ward.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the 17th century there were plans to enhance the Tower's defences in the style <br />of the trace italienne, however they were never acted on. Although the facilities <br />for the garrison were improved with the addition of the first purpose-built <br />quarters for soldiers (the "Irish Barracks") in 1670, the general accommodations <br />were still in poor condition.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Hanover reign</h3><div><br /></div><div>When the Hanoverian dynasty ascended the throne, their situation was <br />uncertain and with a possible Scottish rebellion in mind, the Tower of London <br />was repaired. The popularity of the Chartist movement between 1828 and 1858 <br />led to a desire to refortify the Tower of London in the event of civil unrest. <br />It was the last major programme of fortification at the castle. Most of the <br />surviving installations for the use of artillery and firearms date from <br />this period.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhT06d-xwPSo7UlCHYOCihosBjUgF73ZXZHLqLURYvX4qn0WoHsJokkyic6ccnnu2R1_9VkQr3twJUY9SQmjHmNMOTpovMP18QxP841JubSe_f6pzxVCIHjnnorF713Rfk5FtUcZ0XpTBAWwa1B43S71iO3GRpJUypVMjF-bzLeTsnwUGFECSapOu3oyA/s5152/The%20Tower%205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhT06d-xwPSo7UlCHYOCihosBjUgF73ZXZHLqLURYvX4qn0WoHsJokkyic6ccnnu2R1_9VkQr3twJUY9SQmjHmNMOTpovMP18QxP841JubSe_f6pzxVCIHjnnorF713Rfk5FtUcZ0XpTBAWwa1B43S71iO3GRpJUypVMjF-bzLeTsnwUGFECSapOu3oyA/w400-h300/The%20Tower%205.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">20th century</h4><div><br /></div><div>During the First World War, eleven men were tried in private <br />and shot by firing squad at the Tower for espionage.</div><div><br /></div><div>During the Second World War, the Tower was once again used to <br />hold prisoners of war. One such person was Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy,<br />albeit just for four days in 1941. He was the last state prisoner to be held at <br />the castle.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last person to be executed at the Tower was German spy Josef Jakobs <br />who was shot on 15 August 1941. </div><div><br /></div><div>The executions for espionage during the wars took place in a prefabricated <br />miniature rifle range which stood in the outer ward and was demolished <br />in 1969. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Second World War also saw the last use of the Tower as a fortification. <br />In the event of a German invasion, the Tower, together with the <br />Royal Mint and nearby warehouses, was to have formed one of three <br />"keeps" or complexes of defended buildings which formed the last-ditch <br />defences of the capital.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnrpFsrKafOkUuH41o28z0fzzJTmxhh3HY7LDHKC4Kv2ixwLtjltMf688CUwh4J926Pijg2J2dByHvKz2Nz9tKPUHt4ROEeKwWQxqqzl_V09vJm9JGM6vaUVX7pQMk8YeiC1nNZTMMh7H3pYG_Ls9BHDtPDuKD0DcXIefnkWsLOenWnlTZulEBziKfcE/s5152/The%20Tower%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnrpFsrKafOkUuH41o28z0fzzJTmxhh3HY7LDHKC4Kv2ixwLtjltMf688CUwh4J926Pijg2J2dByHvKz2Nz9tKPUHt4ROEeKwWQxqqzl_V09vJm9JGM6vaUVX7pQMk8YeiC1nNZTMMh7H3pYG_Ls9BHDtPDuKD0DcXIefnkWsLOenWnlTZulEBziKfcE/w400-h300/The%20Tower%202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Nowadays</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>In the 21st century, tourism is the Tower's primary role, with the remaining <br />routine military activities, under the Royal Logistic Corps, having wound <br />down in the latter half of the 20th century and moved out of the castle. </div><div><br /></div><div>However, the Tower is still home to the regimental headquarters of the <br />Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">👻 Ghosts .....</h3><div style="text-align: center;">Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536 for treason against Henry VIII; <br />her ghost supposedly haunts the Church of St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower, <br />where she is buried, and has been said to walk around the <br />White Tower carrying her head under her arm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Other reported ghosts include Henry VI, <br />Lady Jane Grey, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Margaret Pole, and the Princes in the Tower.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In January 1816, a sentry on guard outside the Jewel House </div><div style="text-align: center;">claimed to have witnessed an apparition of a bear </div><div style="text-align: center;">advancing towards him, and reportedly died of fright </div><div style="text-align: center;">a few days later.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's something for Halloween isn't it? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h3>👻</h3><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">👀 Figures 👀</h3><div><br /></div><div>As protector of the Crown Jewels, home of the Yeomen Warders and its <br />legendary guardians, the pampered ravens, the Tower now attracts over <br />three million visitors a year.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unesco</h3><div>Since 1990, the Tower of London has been cared for by an independent charity,</div><div>Historic Royal Palaces, which receives no funding from the <br />Government or the Crown. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1988, the Tower of London was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, <br />in recognition of its global importance and to help conserve and protect the site. </div><div><br /></div><div>However, recent developments, such as the construction of skyscrapers nearby, <br />have pushed the Tower towards being added to the United Nations' Heritage <br />in Danger List. The remains of the medieval palace have been open to the <br />public since 2006 where visitors can explore the restored chambers.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"> The Ravens </h3><div><br /></div><div>At least six ravens are kept at the Tower at all times, in accordance <br />with the belief that if they are absent, the kingdom will fall. They are under <br />the care of the Ravenmaster, one of the Yeoman Warders.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQ0ZBu09nq8lFxLXuqbrUa7uvna_PbSEjaSU6xf85lWtMG86-WSexvXnShanFPz3WlEI-gi3xt75DzRmxeYg5BpSGSBQq4ECoelXCKtJaFhVySKuQgmePRkLTkljhGx5aA4piEXjB3rV3szAEHAE1yb_5vNVCb7olnWlpEmIPtcIIBpJ53sjavKDvQ20/s5152/the%20Tower%206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQ0ZBu09nq8lFxLXuqbrUa7uvna_PbSEjaSU6xf85lWtMG86-WSexvXnShanFPz3WlEI-gi3xt75DzRmxeYg5BpSGSBQq4ECoelXCKtJaFhVySKuQgmePRkLTkljhGx5aA4piEXjB3rV3szAEHAE1yb_5vNVCb7olnWlpEmIPtcIIBpJ53sjavKDvQ20/w400-h300/the%20Tower%206.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The crown jewels</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>The tradition of housing the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London probably <br />dates from the reign of Henry III (1216–1272). The Jewel House was built <br />specifically to house the royal regalia, including jewels, plate, and <br />symbols of royalty such as the crown, sceptre, and sword. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1649, during the English Commonwealth following Charles I's execution, <br />the contents of the Jewel House were disposed of along with other royal <br />properties, as decreed by Cromwell. Metal items were sent to the Mint to <br />be melted down and re-used, and the crowns were "totallie broken and <br />defaced".</div><div><br /></div><div>When the monarchy was restored in 1660, the only surviving items of <br />the coronation regalia were a 12th-century spoon and three ceremonial <br />swords. (Some pieces that had been sold were later returned to the Crown.)</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1669, the Jewel House was demolished and the Crown Jewels moved <br />into Martin Tower (until 1841). They were displayed here for viewing by the <br />paying public.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since 1994, the Crown Jewels have been on display in the Jewel House <br />in the Waterloo Block. Some of the pieces were once regularly used by <br />Queen Elizabeth II. The display includes 23,578 gemstones, the 800-year-<br />old Coronation Spoon, St Edward's Crown (traditionally placed on a <br />monarch's head at the moment of crowning) and the <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2022/04/royal-jewelry-imperial-state-crown.html" target="_blank">Imperial State Crown</a>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>📷 I took the pictures from the Tower of London in 2016. </div><div><br /></div><div>source pictures royals: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-39474246578177115822023-10-13T19:23:00.008+02:002023-11-04T15:04:45.129+01:00Nymphenburg palace - The Versailles in Bavaria<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
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<p>The Nymphenburg Palace is a Baroque palace situated in Munich's western <br />district Neuhausen-Nymphenburg, in Bavaria, southern Germany. </p><p>The Nymphenburg served as the main summer residence for the former <br />rulers of Bavaria of the <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2018/10/royal-families-house-of-wittelsbach.html" target="_blank">House of Wittelsbach</a>.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrygsLX-lZEaTy6MtnjPQ3GDkoQMlWhaF0rCgo0tMXeWlf4cKSvrCOboHxJ57MndU-Da5j4YiISdWadv69yLaBHnegeNBYYb5FFj2AnOHg2mF3pmbrMakT2KKtjPqCF58yCJrdkmaUpqniwQ__eWg1Qah3q2QEt8PTIz5khBBeaaZD_ow-BQFOpvbCkRM/s2592/Nymphenburg%20Palace%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrygsLX-lZEaTy6MtnjPQ3GDkoQMlWhaF0rCgo0tMXeWlf4cKSvrCOboHxJ57MndU-Da5j4YiISdWadv69yLaBHnegeNBYYb5FFj2AnOHg2mF3pmbrMakT2KKtjPqCF58yCJrdkmaUpqniwQ__eWg1Qah3q2QEt8PTIz5khBBeaaZD_ow-BQFOpvbCkRM/w400-h300/Nymphenburg%20Palace%202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">History</h3><div><br /></div><div>The palace was commissioned by the electoral couple Ferdinand Maria and <br />Henriette Adelaide of Savoy to the designs of the Italian architect Agostino Barelli <br />in 1664 after the birth of their son <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2014/07/today-in-history-july-11th-1662.html" target="_blank">Maximilian II Emanuel</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Starting in 1701, Maximilian Emanuel, the heir to Bavaria, a sovereign <br />electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, undertook a systematic extension of <br />the palace. Two pavilions were added each in the south and north of Barelli's <br />palace by Enrico Zucalli and Giovanni Antonio Viscardi and were connected <br />with the centre pavilion by two gallery wings.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1795, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria ordered the widening of the <br />galleries on the park side. In 1826, under King Ludwig I of Bavaria, his <br />architect Leo von Klenze removed the gables of the main pavilion with <br />the Electoral coat of arms and created an attic style decoration directly <br />under the roof instead.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the Treaty of Nymphenburg signed in July 1741, Charles Albert <br />allied with France and Spain against Austria. Two of his children were <br />born here: Maria Antonia (future Electress of Saxony) in 1724 and <br />Maria Anna Josepha (future Margravine of Baden-Baden) in 1734. </div><div><br /></div><div>Charles Albert lived during his time in Munich as Holy Roman Emperor <br />at Nymphenburg Palace and died there in 1745. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1792, Elector Charles Theodor opened the park for the public.</div><div><br /></div><div>For a long time, the palace was the favourite summer residence of the <br />rulers of Bavaria. King Max I Joseph died there in 1825 and his <br />great-grandson King Ludwig II was born there in 1845. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1863, the only meeting between Ludwig and Otto von Bismarck <br />was held in Nymphenburg, although they remained connected <br />in a lifelong friendship.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkXLx0xcBk5YWdIzbjmmQjaJ62L_bhVH1eBoC6l-1coIop54ADzuKtpd8LnIUFt1p18T184MITDU2kMJnLE0wNm19UzCiiuS9d7GY7ms0eSp-K3CWrqK314bYSAA4nUwY7gq4XYPI6255WvBcJoEen2ZmyuqYJJNr0Pbg96GrnGhY8pMbw08h1Few5pk/s2592/Nymphenburg%2010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkXLx0xcBk5YWdIzbjmmQjaJ62L_bhVH1eBoC6l-1coIop54ADzuKtpd8LnIUFt1p18T184MITDU2kMJnLE0wNm19UzCiiuS9d7GY7ms0eSp-K3CWrqK314bYSAA4nUwY7gq4XYPI6255WvBcJoEen2ZmyuqYJJNr0Pbg96GrnGhY8pMbw08h1Few5pk/w400-h300/Nymphenburg%2010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZratHNTAmdePzzDScnoOI9qDE9tkLH_5hqy7G8FojXuc7m4IHz_po4ZwW-EKf3NRVuUd7b8Eijo6J-gGBVEfTlqh-hruq89iteJ10tu1yqG2I_WmbQYzV4Qb5IrxoyQs7kw1eYvrpg8ADcKmTqGRenCcSqKXKD1bIbHizSyGcWnd85YJRD7YpFtnw3e4/s2592/Nymphenburg%2011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZratHNTAmdePzzDScnoOI9qDE9tkLH_5hqy7G8FojXuc7m4IHz_po4ZwW-EKf3NRVuUd7b8Eijo6J-gGBVEfTlqh-hruq89iteJ10tu1yqG2I_WmbQYzV4Qb5IrxoyQs7kw1eYvrpg8ADcKmTqGRenCcSqKXKD1bIbHizSyGcWnd85YJRD7YpFtnw3e4/s320/Nymphenburg%2011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jBdcHicnqTAEU8e9ha9-oyHmmv_VZ2no6pDGXzdrbF62x5F9K4fSzU1hSDRz_3FXYn9j3TuMWhHyb7ARNcYUzZRqdJumBrR9RXQSJr5Rt1-rk9MSSjpmox8nzgv6MmOwjyaQ12_z194qL7VKZLhwYf4O6_HjnrbKwf5XjBpKYBtnWl01jtYk19GicEY/s2592/Nymphenburg%2012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jBdcHicnqTAEU8e9ha9-oyHmmv_VZ2no6pDGXzdrbF62x5F9K4fSzU1hSDRz_3FXYn9j3TuMWhHyb7ARNcYUzZRqdJumBrR9RXQSJr5Rt1-rk9MSSjpmox8nzgv6MmOwjyaQ12_z194qL7VKZLhwYf4O6_HjnrbKwf5XjBpKYBtnWl01jtYk19GicEY/s320/Nymphenburg%2012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Nowadays</h3><div><br /></div><div>Today, Nymphenburg is open to the public but also continues to be <br />a home and chancery for the head of the House of Wittelsbach, <br />currently Franz, Duke of Bavaria. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>The main building alone has more than 300,000 visitors per year. <br />Nymphenburg Palace has as many visitors as the Munich Residence <br />and more than Schleissheim Palace, though the castles of King Ludwig <br />II, especially Neuschwanstein, are more frequented.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmRJHD0a5TBaPdLWEfJ_tyfYlUimDx9BA7b5z_CUhVnbcRXr0iKm5-B0q_i2SDSNp283HxhHNHszKhd0auemG5gGc1159Dd-T5y1BswOJYsMgkT4mcFAA1AgtqDC39x15RY8PD1GIpKX49xbG8um3uLXmM8l44-zLE_IIoi_fXsDCUixbP7q4S8y47QU/s2592/Nymphenburg%20Palace%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmRJHD0a5TBaPdLWEfJ_tyfYlUimDx9BA7b5z_CUhVnbcRXr0iKm5-B0q_i2SDSNp283HxhHNHszKhd0auemG5gGc1159Dd-T5y1BswOJYsMgkT4mcFAA1AgtqDC39x15RY8PD1GIpKX49xbG8um3uLXmM8l44-zLE_IIoi_fXsDCUixbP7q4S8y47QU/w400-h300/Nymphenburg%20Palace%201.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A visit</h3><div><br /></div><div>I visited Nymphenburg Palace on a rainy day in 2014. I took the public<br />transport and the palace is reachable in a short walk.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>own pictures taken in 2014</div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Munich, Germany48.1351253 11.581980619.824891463821153 -23.5742694 76.445359136178837 46.7382306tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-80519847986216671902023-09-30T09:00:00.024+02:002024-01-11T12:07:46.222+01:00A very royal destination: Palace Noordeinde in The Hague <!--Google tag (gtag.js)-->
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<p>In the heart of the city of The Hague, the Noordeinde Palace is located. <br />Today it still is used by the Dutch Royal family as a an office for<br />King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLATVxuZ7VM8FlCO046ubFjkdQsvD7CM5NxqSRu1gnS0Ohpna0-rm8u949Lk-Y8FujjvP-iHea1VX-uIW8Qz9mokiSA9LXBo9emviYpkZDJW0hDCasce77ZhsaWP7KuLjOaijyY_bnGRBCyHcrhQd8kwamV-D6ZC3FqIBalM608859v7dTDkt1jQTKUi4/s2016/Noordeinde%20palace%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLATVxuZ7VM8FlCO046ubFjkdQsvD7CM5NxqSRu1gnS0Ohpna0-rm8u949Lk-Y8FujjvP-iHea1VX-uIW8Qz9mokiSA9LXBo9emviYpkZDJW0hDCasce77ZhsaWP7KuLjOaijyY_bnGRBCyHcrhQd8kwamV-D6ZC3FqIBalM608859v7dTDkt1jQTKUi4/w400-h300/Noordeinde%20palace%202024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWtl6yUumDuRQyIbxmbaATrb0RzwZhtOj5evvK2zIsShlFKw4FIGKNfCVbOpZgmGDda-gQipKiaXlD-2l5b4PefN4eAtPJr0eUccIf7xg2I8JOQKfp39x3QB__4_OKMhImcotPAOTDVC2SKA30YQ8WE_qiJmrYXaBQz4yrx3h2n2AvaI6l7DgvlOHD7I/s1664/Noordeinde%20coat%20of%20arms%20Oscar%20Meijer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="1557" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWtl6yUumDuRQyIbxmbaATrb0RzwZhtOj5evvK2zIsShlFKw4FIGKNfCVbOpZgmGDda-gQipKiaXlD-2l5b4PefN4eAtPJr0eUccIf7xg2I8JOQKfp39x3QB__4_OKMhImcotPAOTDVC2SKA30YQ8WE_qiJmrYXaBQz4yrx3h2n2AvaI6l7DgvlOHD7I/w374-h400/Noordeinde%20coat%20of%20arms%20Oscar%20Meijer.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On big events just as Prinjesdag - Prince's Day - , which takes place <br />every third Tuesday in September, the Palace of Noordeinde <br />is the decor of the depart of the royal family and the <br />famous balcony scene.</p><p>However what's the history of this beautiful place?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkDfvIIWjq6iLMwwK_ZI4HbW7Lqq8clYp6ssMjKIKpB89bxeC3mfmoRL2YBkRbH9Jp4kEZ4SX7ifBwQk_sank3BtlZ2eDTQe1Oc7ThqLIGJpxJ_d2HDg1vQkB0fuFnv9aeQhMqAOvfmoqe-mPO97XopC0IxMtNKtCuVz93GNVHCUsHamAn96fHRdbMxM/s4032/Noordeinde%20Palace%20The%20Hague%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkDfvIIWjq6iLMwwK_ZI4HbW7Lqq8clYp6ssMjKIKpB89bxeC3mfmoRL2YBkRbH9Jp4kEZ4SX7ifBwQk_sank3BtlZ2eDTQe1Oc7ThqLIGJpxJ_d2HDg1vQkB0fuFnv9aeQhMqAOvfmoqe-mPO97XopC0IxMtNKtCuVz93GNVHCUsHamAn96fHRdbMxM/w400-h300/Noordeinde%20Palace%20The%20Hague%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Some royal history</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div style="text-align: left;">The Noordeinde palace originated as a medieval farmhouse, which was <br />converted into a spacious residence by the steward of the States of Holland, <br />Willem van de Goudt.</div><div><br /></div><div>From 1566 to 1591, the palace had a different owner. After that it was <br />leased, and in 1595, purchased by the States of Holland for <br />Louise de Coligny, the widow of William of Orange, and her son <br />Prince Frederik Hendrik. In recognition of William's service to the nation, <br />the States presented the building to his family in 1609.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYJLE6awgt4ky6t5YFEpIfeSvog2SwH4neZ8OXAxayOMWc3VM7du5_8Jd3c9pPvusN6inzAONgbLTWSx5AWPa7CLpMxC1LovRw4cBjXwIe4BUYQ4iBj5G5rKPC2EIc1bL4Kw5eg5ehCnxClitSRC9Fkq5iLKifxd6I05HbrT0eJIHMI5Jx8_q8z1W4xo/s555/Louisecoligny.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="521" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYJLE6awgt4ky6t5YFEpIfeSvog2SwH4neZ8OXAxayOMWc3VM7du5_8Jd3c9pPvusN6inzAONgbLTWSx5AWPa7CLpMxC1LovRw4cBjXwIe4BUYQ4iBj5G5rKPC2EIc1bL4Kw5eg5ehCnxClitSRC9Fkq5iLKifxd6I05HbrT0eJIHMI5Jx8_q8z1W4xo/s320/Louisecoligny.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Louise de Coligny</div><div style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Frederik Hendrik substantially enlarged the house, which was then <br />known as the Oude Hof. He began by buying the surrounding <br />plots of land. The architects Pieter Post and Jacob van Campen, <br />who built Huis ten Bosch Palace in 1645, were among those <br />involved in the alterations of 1640.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0PiRX2DMUNI3EuDOSEreUY8Cnm0s_rmqn8l6CRVn-gJ1sn-bC0wUGspzNQcs5jzQA_FHC4CHtvvQ0eF7wRljeLN2LFSC7aC0bG8qus2IRWCO7lMqKj4EPY7YGNS2HdXHTLtm0ZvpbyyDUQYrEDh7EsPaDj-o6847C0Lq0C79cEh1S_s4xSgegDDoPuA/s898/Frederik_Hendrik_by_Michiel_Jansz_van_Mierevelt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="714" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0PiRX2DMUNI3EuDOSEreUY8Cnm0s_rmqn8l6CRVn-gJ1sn-bC0wUGspzNQcs5jzQA_FHC4CHtvvQ0eF7wRljeLN2LFSC7aC0bG8qus2IRWCO7lMqKj4EPY7YGNS2HdXHTLtm0ZvpbyyDUQYrEDh7EsPaDj-o6847C0Lq0C79cEh1S_s4xSgegDDoPuA/s320/Frederik_Hendrik_by_Michiel_Jansz_van_Mierevelt.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After Frederik Hendrik died in 1647, his widow, <b>Amalia van Solms</b>, <br />spent much of her time at the Oude Hof. Following her death in 1675, <br />the house was more or less empty for many years. After the death of <br />the Stadholder-King William III in 1702, it passed to King <br />Frederick I of Prussia, a grandson of Frederik Hendrik's.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNs6sONeSKlpMroMn8hD2dxoZ_NwTl4SR-W-lLLBy8p0tEqtx1ydDHU06qdPOkQT7CNishrXd48-YZ04orWeY4OIF96E3wfjwXB8pgOXDn4uUnT46Z9TWbMy69UnHS3h09Ff_1kFgpHj1KZ5bv-Y3QcrzKS1jgvY0_uMeB9wH7TUp1nzVQcT0LiLRZFI/s600/486px-Portret_van_Amalia_van_Solms_(1602-75)_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="486" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNs6sONeSKlpMroMn8hD2dxoZ_NwTl4SR-W-lLLBy8p0tEqtx1ydDHU06qdPOkQT7CNishrXd48-YZ04orWeY4OIF96E3wfjwXB8pgOXDn4uUnT46Z9TWbMy69UnHS3h09Ff_1kFgpHj1KZ5bv-Y3QcrzKS1jgvY0_uMeB9wH7TUp1nzVQcT0LiLRZFI/s320/486px-Portret_van_Amalia_van_Solms_(1602-75)_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-179.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Amalia van Solms</div><div style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1740, Voltaire stayed in one of the apartments while he negotiated <br />with Dutch publisher Jan van Duren about the Anti-Machiavel.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1754, King Frederick the Great of Prussia sold his land-holdings <br />in the Netherlands to Stadholder William V.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2uLv6j5dl3ajSJqez3HCaR5sCONXaoQfMZOjGkwNwGQCWcUCxF4tH-ifA-HCC7KvgMyRt8dGmMR99YvUoMKZvz9IQRvmsz_Lv7P0H6Ch1dXKlpp2M-xh73fU_VL5MXrWy4tuVYwCaKF4HEX8328DCc0GOwoeawJ5Zu8F3moD-qd_8PPd27lKEW_v8o8/s599/468px-William_V,_Prince_of_Orange_-_Bone_1801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2uLv6j5dl3ajSJqez3HCaR5sCONXaoQfMZOjGkwNwGQCWcUCxF4tH-ifA-HCC7KvgMyRt8dGmMR99YvUoMKZvz9IQRvmsz_Lv7P0H6Ch1dXKlpp2M-xh73fU_VL5MXrWy4tuVYwCaKF4HEX8328DCc0GOwoeawJ5Zu8F3moD-qd_8PPd27lKEW_v8o8/s320/468px-William_V,_Prince_of_Orange_-_Bone_1801.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stadholder William V</div><div style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The son of Stadholder William V, who would become King Willem I, <br />took up residence at the Oude Hof in 1792. But when the French <br />invaded the Netherlands in 1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars, <br />he and his family were forced to flee to England. The Oude Hof became <br />the property of the Batavian Republic and hence state property, <br />the status it has today.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>In 1813, after the fall of Napoleon, Prince Willem returned to the Netherlands, <br />where he was proclaimed Sovereign Prince.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5STMOsHi_qe229tY7r6izWHHcDnejD9azYDugtClYBm_fc48nMBfNbIJXgxiU5MVf4igeJzMW32qhPbgFBVkuwGQVara0EbCJCC5rAD3IghxR1ZMrOVUD6pA2oOXnl1edfyVrKyOIPcILWd7XXP-QJsLH8wJxytsi__Ja-RDpokeOF7z173Fn1JDEv4/s1206/William_I_of_the_Netherlands.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5STMOsHi_qe229tY7r6izWHHcDnejD9azYDugtClYBm_fc48nMBfNbIJXgxiU5MVf4igeJzMW32qhPbgFBVkuwGQVara0EbCJCC5rAD3IghxR1ZMrOVUD6pA2oOXnl1edfyVrKyOIPcILWd7XXP-QJsLH8wJxytsi__Ja-RDpokeOF7z173Fn1JDEv4/s320/William_I_of_the_Netherlands.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">William I of The Netherlands</div><div style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Constitution of the time decreed that the State must provide a summer <br />and a winter home for the sovereign. Initially there were plans to build a <br />new winter residence, but in the end it was decided to make extensive <br />alterations to the Oude Hof. The palace was extended in 1814 to the back, <br />including the addition of the Ballroom.</div><div><br /></div><div>King Willem I moved into Noordeinde Palace in 1817, living there <br />until his abdication in 1840. His successor, King Willem II, never resided <br />there. Like his grandfather, King Willem III used Noordeinde as his winter <br />home, though he preferred to live at his summer residence, Het Loo Palace <br />in Apeldoorn. In 1876, he had the royal stables built in the gardens behind <br />Noordeinde Palace.</div><div><br /></div><div>Even after King Willem III married Queen Emma, the royal family continued <br />to use Noordeinde as their winter home. Their daughter, Princess Wilhelmina, <br />was born there in 1880, and Queen Emma and her daughter spent their <br />winters at Noordeinde after the King's death in 1890. In 1895, the Queen <br />Regent had premises for the Royal Archives built in the grounds.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO5MuX6G49g2obz0EY8rmOAAWHAVh7XMtNgOTvYGi-EZjHJZnm8OGe_3EXuG-E4NklgNDgQ_aMKuLpWTqSOqDkbii0IyVjfgo-WiApqrOHAnuFuXnZ9mlVKW2z63ctpeqKufmKXJLdThYP1UGvpY9_vCoQlpivZHtLjK6MmsENJ-YvSwvo93RGL2DsfM/s600/Willem_III_(1817-90),_koning_der_Nederlanden,_Nicolaas_Pieneman,_1856,_Rijksmuseum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="406" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO5MuX6G49g2obz0EY8rmOAAWHAVh7XMtNgOTvYGi-EZjHJZnm8OGe_3EXuG-E4NklgNDgQ_aMKuLpWTqSOqDkbii0IyVjfgo-WiApqrOHAnuFuXnZ9mlVKW2z63ctpeqKufmKXJLdThYP1UGvpY9_vCoQlpivZHtLjK6MmsENJ-YvSwvo93RGL2DsfM/s320/Willem_III_(1817-90),_koning_der_Nederlanden,_Nicolaas_Pieneman,_1856,_Rijksmuseum.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">King Willem III of The Netherlands</div><div style="text-align: center;">source picture: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>In 1901, Queen Emma moved to Lange Voorhout Palace, today's Escher <br />Museum, while Queen Wilhelmina and her husband Prince Hendrik <br />remained at Noordeinde.</div><div><br /></div><div>Until the German invasion in 1940, Queen Wilhelmina continued to make <br />frequent use of Noordeinde Palace. After the war, the palace was again <br />used as the Queen's winter residence.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1948, the central section of the palace was destroyed by fire. <br />That same year Juliana acceded to the throne. She preferred Soestdijk Palace <br />as her official residence, though some members of the Royal Household <br />continued to use offices in Noordeinde. Between 1952 and 1976 the <br />Institute of Social Studies was based in the north wing of the palace. </div><div><br /></div><div>Following a thorough restoration in 1984, the palace became the Dutch <br />monarch's workplace and office for all political and state affairs.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LObCzvu3svNPtBRSCUHarWwci-sjAMNxXWi4VAicv4Mxlq7VaWST-UBlvFNbkVKnUrPcLPHiTc7ZTRaxv2CsxiWxlRJKTz6FAT4n76npqhq88aGhd1B8o9ZPYs4z0quviQQrXvxh6DpjM6k1WTE30mA_gWmnoGrYXG2gNeAPI5WZkKkfJnXVsz3pc80/s4032/Noordeinde%20Palace%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LObCzvu3svNPtBRSCUHarWwci-sjAMNxXWi4VAicv4Mxlq7VaWST-UBlvFNbkVKnUrPcLPHiTc7ZTRaxv2CsxiWxlRJKTz6FAT4n76npqhq88aGhd1B8o9ZPYs4z0quviQQrXvxh6DpjM6k1WTE30mA_gWmnoGrYXG2gNeAPI5WZkKkfJnXVsz3pc80/w400-h300/Noordeinde%20Palace%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_Z7Jinx4xvrSlv4K8Dy92i_yQXcpIKUzS_7umJAN0tUpd8SMLIIvz7L6MxynvFSSDpVp-MKb1RHj2ArqW-jR6PeR16o6PnJW853t1IZ2yHIoCdv2Y9Q4xPvKIGPooDmvykgIHulETYPQb3Oy3vNOsQ_ShFFZZM7tlL9AtjGKLDrdWH1hlJOyssxxGUk/s4032/Noordeinde%20Palace%20gardens.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_Z7Jinx4xvrSlv4K8Dy92i_yQXcpIKUzS_7umJAN0tUpd8SMLIIvz7L6MxynvFSSDpVp-MKb1RHj2ArqW-jR6PeR16o6PnJW853t1IZ2yHIoCdv2Y9Q4xPvKIGPooDmvykgIHulETYPQb3Oy3vNOsQ_ShFFZZM7tlL9AtjGKLDrdWH1hlJOyssxxGUk/w300-h400/Noordeinde%20Palace%20gardens.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Royal events</h3><div><br /></div><div>The palace has been the wedding location of several members of the <br />Dutch Royal family, e.g., former Queen and her husband, Juliana and <br />Prince Bernhard, and the youngest brother of the Dutch King and his <br />wife, Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien. Furthermore, <br />Queen Juliana (2004), Prince Hendrik (1934), Prince Claus (2002) <br />and Prince Bernhard (2004) lay in state at the Noordeinde Palace <br />after their deaths.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZSBhvxabL8g4NEJXICDBAPMRk_3ia-E9FPt-0LqJvedqO1HN_276uvTm0_fikl87r6ILH5qL_x1uwWk1mtmjitS-0kAwc1r_5aXjKf82MuLB3ed894x9gQEL1dUz9QXSCPWvLTDya5okQetY9zAq_ZS7VCHU89yIZ1dVaW6bqPylxvVqI_mLhiSgIK0/s4032/Nooreinde%20Palace%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZSBhvxabL8g4NEJXICDBAPMRk_3ia-E9FPt-0LqJvedqO1HN_276uvTm0_fikl87r6ILH5qL_x1uwWk1mtmjitS-0kAwc1r_5aXjKf82MuLB3ed894x9gQEL1dUz9QXSCPWvLTDya5okQetY9zAq_ZS7VCHU89yIZ1dVaW6bqPylxvVqI_mLhiSgIK0/w400-h300/Nooreinde%20Palace%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A visit</h3><div><br /></div><div>Unless you are invited by King Willem-Alexander to the Noordeinde<br />Palace, this splendid royal destination is open for public (after buying<br />a ticket) during a few weeks in July and August. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLLez3k2s25LdvPbzDnbIJ8aZKI6KkmWRxFP0POdRTNXO0N-6U9Ir36vzlX1w7IrmJ1ffHXPLiF7rsA6hHEVrX4kc-qCKHNIzMbvA19i1FzwJoKOT3gv2xuymAr7ip2IcR9Xdo-jA4aXbq8egr8mfIrWcLMZrvCcmxW79qAsgXPV6ciFjVag-XmBTy4w/s2048/Noordeinde%20palace%20oscar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLLez3k2s25LdvPbzDnbIJ8aZKI6KkmWRxFP0POdRTNXO0N-6U9Ir36vzlX1w7IrmJ1ffHXPLiF7rsA6hHEVrX4kc-qCKHNIzMbvA19i1FzwJoKOT3gv2xuymAr7ip2IcR9Xdo-jA4aXbq8egr8mfIrWcLMZrvCcmxW79qAsgXPV6ciFjVag-XmBTy4w/w400-h300/Noordeinde%20palace%20oscar.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Royal The Hague</h3><div><br /></div><div>Other royal destinations in The Hague are inter alia:</div><div><br /></div><div>- Prisoner's Gate, more on this <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2022/09/prisoners-gate-at-hague-netherlands.html" target="_blank">link</a>.</div><div>- Hofvijver, more on this <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2022/09/royal-destinations-hofvijver-at-hague.html" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><div>- Peace Palace, more on this <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2022/08/peace-palace-in-hague.html" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The pictures from Noordeinde Palace were taken in 2022 & 2024 and by <br />Oscar Meijer. </div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0The Hague, Netherlands52.0704978 4.300699923.760263963821153 -30.855550100000002 80.380731636178837 39.4569499tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-63543912434262221122023-09-24T00:00:00.004+02:002023-11-04T15:05:17.035+01:00Who was Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine? <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
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<p>Victoria was born on Easter Sunday at Windsor Castle in the presence <br />of her maternal grandmother, Queen Victoria on 5 April 1863. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOs1un3KlYbqFQIkwU4A5o7auykgnu6m-ooRHo_I0JbSmVhKDSVsMDy-kUpALwW283yPVA9OJ_qGK2Dyb8KhHkBRjA-rZ6q-W_rTtu9pyoWKCteQwCmCmZzAXml_6AGtbEkr4Dd1tJP1OCLkT6tCtjYKjqY77rPxReF4l9kNkL5ERizeyW81VP3j_/s599/Portr%C3%A4t_von_Gro%C3%9Fherzogin_Alice_von_Hessen_mit_ihren_T%C3%B6chtern_Victoria_und_Elisabeth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="516" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOs1un3KlYbqFQIkwU4A5o7auykgnu6m-ooRHo_I0JbSmVhKDSVsMDy-kUpALwW283yPVA9OJ_qGK2Dyb8KhHkBRjA-rZ6q-W_rTtu9pyoWKCteQwCmCmZzAXml_6AGtbEkr4Dd1tJP1OCLkT6tCtjYKjqY77rPxReF4l9kNkL5ERizeyW81VP3j_/w345-h400/Portr%C3%A4t_von_Gro%C3%9Fherzogin_Alice_von_Hessen_mit_ihren_T%C3%B6chtern_Victoria_und_Elisabeth.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>She was christened in the Lutheran faith in the Green Drawing Room <br />at Windsor Castle, in the arms of the Queen on 27 April.</p><p>Her godparents were:<br />* Queen Victoria, <br />* Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, <br />* Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine <br />(represented by Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine), <br />* the Prince of Wales and Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Childhood</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>Her early life was spent at Bessungen, a suburb of Darmstadt, until the <br />family moved to the New Palace in Darmstadt when she was three years old. <br />There, she shared a room with her younger sister, Elisabeth, until adulthood. <br />She was privately educated to a high standard and was, throughout her life, <br />an avid reader.</div><div><br /></div><div>During the Prussian invasion of Hesse in June 1866, Victoria and Elisabeth <br />were sent to Britain to live with their grandmother until hostilities were <br />ended by the absorption of Hesse-Kassel and parts of Hesse-Darmstadt <br />into Prussia. </div><div><br /></div><div>During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, military hospitals were set up <br />in the palace grounds at Darmstadt, and she helped in the soup kitchens <br />with her mother. She remembered the intense cold of the winter, and <br />being burned on the arm by hot soup. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1872, Victoria's eighteen-month-old brother, Friedrich, was <br />diagnosed with haemophilia. The diagnosis came as a shock to the <br />royal families of Europe; it had been twenty years since Queen Victoria <br />had given birth to her haemophiliac son, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, <br />and it was the first indication that the bleeding disorder in the royal family <br />was hereditary. The following year, Friedrich fell from a window onto stone <br />steps and died. It was the first of many tragedies to beset the Hesse family.</div><div><br /></div><div>In early November 1878, Victoria contracted diphtheria. Elisabeth was <br />swiftly moved out of their room and was the only member of the family <br />to escape the disease. For days, Victoria's mother, Princess Alice, nursed the <br />sick, but she was unable to save her youngest daughter, Victoria's sister <br />Marie, who died in mid-November. Just as the rest of the family seemed <br />to have recovered, Princess Alice fell ill. She died on 14 December, <br />the anniversary of the death of her father, Prince Albert. </div><div><br /></div><div>As the eldest child, Victoria partly assumed the role of mother to the <br />younger children and of companion to her father.</div><div>She later wrote, "My mother's death was an irreparable loss ... My childhood <br />ended with her death, for I became the eldest and most responsible.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_ZkTZiLO0T0JLrQRA_GDuYEPC7yp3MvpTRGseNuzVa1zAf_cNwBSC3wIcV2Z2hNzm_H2Q1sZBxpcCPpUpazu7KO0uZ-RoCEWIuwQCJxpSMtpfRfnvYK7jgbR-_pbWRjheu1yy-YxqiU_85GFPCdb350UmVzAt4qHfK1noVs4rulNOwTmEIwfbz3L/s696/696px-The_royal_family_of_Hesse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="696" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_ZkTZiLO0T0JLrQRA_GDuYEPC7yp3MvpTRGseNuzVa1zAf_cNwBSC3wIcV2Z2hNzm_H2Q1sZBxpcCPpUpazu7KO0uZ-RoCEWIuwQCJxpSMtpfRfnvYK7jgbR-_pbWRjheu1yy-YxqiU_85GFPCdb350UmVzAt4qHfK1noVs4rulNOwTmEIwfbz3L/w400-h345/696px-The_royal_family_of_Hesse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Love and Marriage</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>At family gatherings, Victoria had often met Prince Louis of <br />Battenberg, who was her first cousin once removed and a member of a <br />morganatic branch of the Hessian royal family. Prince Louis had adopted <br />British nationality and was serving as an officer in the Royal Navy. <br />In the winter of 1882, they met again at Darmstadt, and were engaged <br />the following summer.</div><div><br /></div><div>After a brief postponement because of the death of her maternal uncle <br />Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Victoria married Prince Louis on <br />30 April 1884 at Darmstadt. Her father did not approve of the match; <br />in his view Prince Louis—his own first cousin—had little money and <br />would deprive him of his daughter's company, as the couple would <br />naturally live abroad in Britain. However, Victoria was of an independent <br />mind and took little notice of her father's displeasure.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Over the next sixteen years, Victoria and her husband had four children:</div></div><p>* Alice who married Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (they were<br />the parents of inter alia the Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh)</p><p>* Louise who married King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. </p><p>* George married Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna de Torby</p><p>* Louis<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>married to Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3djR2sE8T39G_OXgVHSrwECMe1JSz2gnLx550J1HavvrYGEv910ONgOAsQu7gXcamUnr7clokJDP32k_HKDDEcfzn7Jvcv5fjnDRSpHGRpOzJP8wFqR6b03YGNWFfDjfFPCgEC-3-qoG2Hxkxwed7W-IfuT8UUioFsutokBt8OHmKcf6G3bdYNpr/s800/800px-H.R.H._the_Princess_Victoria_of_Hesse_(BM_1902,1011.10722).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="800" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3djR2sE8T39G_OXgVHSrwECMe1JSz2gnLx550J1HavvrYGEv910ONgOAsQu7gXcamUnr7clokJDP32k_HKDDEcfzn7Jvcv5fjnDRSpHGRpOzJP8wFqR6b03YGNWFfDjfFPCgEC-3-qoG2Hxkxwed7W-IfuT8UUioFsutokBt8OHmKcf6G3bdYNpr/w400-h293/800px-H.R.H._the_Princess_Victoria_of_Hesse_(BM_1902,1011.10722).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Life</h4><div><div>They lived in a succession of houses at Chichester, Sussex, Walton-on-Thames, <br />and Schloss Heiligenberg, Jugenheim. When Prince Louis was serving with <br />the Mediterranean Fleet, she spent some winters in Malta. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1887, she contracted typhoid but, after being nursed through her illness <br />by her husband, was sufficiently recovered by June to attend Queen Victoria's <br />Golden Jubilee celebrations in London. </div><div><br /></div><div>She was interested in science and drew a detailed geological map of Malta <br />and also participated in archaeological digs both on the island and in <br />Germany.</div><div><br /></div><div>She personally taught her own children and exposed them to <br />new ideas and inventions.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1906, she flew in a Zeppelin airship, and even more daringly later <br />flew in a biplane even though it was "not made to carry passengers, and we <br />perched securely attached on a little stool holding on to the flyer's back."</div><div><br /></div><div>Up until 1914, Victoria regularly visited her relatives abroad in both Germany <br />and Russia, including her two sisters who had married into the Russian imperial <br />family: Elisabeth, who had married Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, and <br />Alix, who had married Emperor Nicholas II. </div><div><br /></div><div>Victoria was one of the Empress's relatives who tried to persuade her away <br />from the influence of Rasputin. On the outbreak of war between Germany<br /> and Britain in 1914, Victoria and her daughter, Louise, were in Russia at <br />Yekaterinburg. By train and steamer, they travelled to St Petersburg and <br />from there through Tornio to Stockholm. They sailed from Bergen, Norway, <br />on "the last ship" back to Britain.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prince Louis was forced to resign from the navy at the start of the <br />war when his German origins became an embarrassment, and the <br />couple retired for the war years to Kent House on the Isle of Wight, <br />which Victoria had been given by her aunt Princess Louise, <br />Duchess of Argyll. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCrH56-qQ4vvhf8K2TwlnsDOqOBm1oPidHlsLjlakX7cJ3_6MVpPOJiH63XmUU6WbYn-6Y4rBpZqHUxOj3lC2hH8rZLWIwyENC91OEum2oAtaD_uiI0a_ePPH8fv1ntCwQXATFY0bJgiWkqrpQnQrGu1o5JhQNtLyBeFEbdgkPrmC7FApfcJyBpMs/s599/Photograph_of_the_Battenberg_family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCrH56-qQ4vvhf8K2TwlnsDOqOBm1oPidHlsLjlakX7cJ3_6MVpPOJiH63XmUU6WbYn-6Y4rBpZqHUxOj3lC2hH8rZLWIwyENC91OEum2oAtaD_uiI0a_ePPH8fv1ntCwQXATFY0bJgiWkqrpQnQrGu1o5JhQNtLyBeFEbdgkPrmC7FApfcJyBpMs/w334-h400/Photograph_of_the_Battenberg_family.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Victoria blamed her husband's forced resignation on the Government <br />"who few greatly respect or trust". </div><div><br /></div><div>She distrusted the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, <br />because she thought him unreliable—he had once borrowed a book and <br />failed to return it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Continued public hostility to Germany led King George V of the <br />United Kingdom to renounce his German titles, and at the same time <br />on 14 July 1917 Prince Louis and Victoria renounced theirs, assuming an <br />anglicised version of Battenberg—Mountbatten—as their surname. </div><div><br /></div><div>Four months later Louis was re-ennobled by the King as Marquess of <br />Milford Haven. During the war, Victoria's two sisters, Alix and Elisabeth, <br />were murdered in the Russian revolution, and her brother,<br /> Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, was deposed. </div><div><br /></div><div>On her last visit to Russia in 1914, Victoria had driven past the very house <br />in Yekaterinburg where Alix would be murdered. </div><div><br /></div><div>In January 1921, after a long and convoluted journey, Elisabeth's <br />body was interred in Jerusalem in Victoria's presence. Alix's body was <br />never recovered during Victoria's lifetime.</div><div><br /></div><div>Victoria's husband died in London in September 1921. After <br />meeting her at the Naval and Military Club in Piccadilly, he <br />complained of feeling unwell and Victoria persuaded him to <br />rest in a room they had booked in the club annexe. She called a doctor, <br />who prescribed some medicine, and Victoria went out to fill the <br />prescription at a nearby pharmacy. When she came back, Louis was dead. </div><div><br /></div><div>On her widowhood, Victoria moved into a grace-and-favour <br />residence at Kensington Palace and, in the words of her biographer, <br />"became a central matriarchal figure in the lives of Europe's <br />surviving royalty". </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1930, her eldest daughter, Alice, suffered a nervous breakdown <br />and was diagnosed as schizophrenic. In the following decade <br />Victoria was largely responsible for her grandson Prince Philip's <br />education and upbringing during his parents' separation and his <br />mother's institutionalisation. Prince Philip recalled, "I liked my <br />grandmother very much and she was always helpful. She was <br />very good with children ... she took the practical approach to them. <br />She treated them in the right way—the right combination of the <br />rational and the emotional."</div><div><br /></div><div>On 15 December 1948, the Dowager Marchioness attended the <br />christening of her great-grandson, Prince Charles. She was one of eight <br />sponsors or godparents, along with King George VI, <br />King Haakon VII of Norway, Queen Mary, Princess Margaret, <br />Prince George of Greece and Denmark, <br />Lady Brabourne, and David Bowes-Lyon.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQO-83rozjzZsrYOpFP_S0yaYwx0yb1L2qB4SqFj6Tg-L-qV3GFHUJn-UqM6fh95W4vI1qhKB9y0UlQy3wrrfJkabYynVfmuvxQrKwQlWAGIkP2rPB9iN3BS_9ETY2dernrf1M4FCAq7eGGhyl6Ir7QZ98jNGOMo5xzg4_Zr_66L0mBMb8yImXHXF/s599/399px-Philip_de_L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_-_Victoria_Mountbatten.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQO-83rozjzZsrYOpFP_S0yaYwx0yb1L2qB4SqFj6Tg-L-qV3GFHUJn-UqM6fh95W4vI1qhKB9y0UlQy3wrrfJkabYynVfmuvxQrKwQlWAGIkP2rPB9iN3BS_9ETY2dernrf1M4FCAq7eGGhyl6Ir7QZ98jNGOMo5xzg4_Zr_66L0mBMb8yImXHXF/w266-h400/399px-Philip_de_L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_-_Victoria_Mountbatten.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Death</h3><div><br /></div><div>She fell ill with bronchitis (she had smoked since the age of sixteen<br />at Lord Mountbatten's home at Broadlands, Hampshire, in the summer <br />of 1950. Saying "it is better to die at home", Victoria moved back to <br />Kensington Palace, where she died on 24 September aged 87. <br />She was buried four days later in the grounds of St. Mildred's Church, <br />Whippingham on the Isle of Wight. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Source pictures: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Kensington, London, UK51.5010095 -0.193279429.384931847087508 -35.3495294 73.61708715291249 34.9629706tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-84273647125730579102023-09-17T11:01:00.004+02:002023-11-04T15:05:28.177+01:00The turbulent life of Henrietta Maria of France, Queen of England<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
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<p>Recently I read a splendid book "My Queen, My Love: A Novel of Henrietta Maria"<br />written by Elena Maria Vidal about Henrietta Maria of France. Who was she?<br />Who was this French princess who became Queen of England? <br />So, time to make up another Royal History post.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkzAnBKu-EWvU3UYQXhp14FTWNu45zPayaQenGP5EgPbssUhz_6dqgyYVbLZph71PTxq8W7pAeUafHD7js3EimNYp-k-YF5_MvvuS8cSni7dmbArhGrCrhJ1iFqbwwN_1PwLAgCgRN5Y1ATq0xzBCRY7rcTip3tgb2M3eSfSqRZRSo3GpqlLJak2dkbg/s285/King_Charles_1_and_Queen_Henrietta_Maria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="285" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkzAnBKu-EWvU3UYQXhp14FTWNu45zPayaQenGP5EgPbssUhz_6dqgyYVbLZph71PTxq8W7pAeUafHD7js3EimNYp-k-YF5_MvvuS8cSni7dmbArhGrCrhJ1iFqbwwN_1PwLAgCgRN5Y1ATq0xzBCRY7rcTip3tgb2M3eSfSqRZRSo3GpqlLJak2dkbg/w400-h300/King_Charles_1_and_Queen_Henrietta_Maria.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Family</h3><p>Henrietta Maria was born on 25 November 1609 in the Louvre<br />Palace in Paris. </p><p>Her parents were Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici. She<br />was thus a member of the House of Bourbon.</p><p>Of course Henriette Maria had other siblings. Among them were <br />King Louis XIII of France and Elisabeth, who became Queen of Spain.</p><p>Henrietta Maria was trained, along with her sisters, in riding, <br />dancing, and singing, and took part in court plays.</p><p>Although tutored in reading and writing, she was not known for <br />her academic skills. </p><p>As part of her religious training, the princess was heavily influenced <br />by the Carmelites at the French court. </p><p>By 1622, Henrietta Maria was living in Paris with a household of some <br />200 staff, and marriage plans were being discussed.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCQCjuzvvks3OBATSgrhBy96UPtQ9dgPl1FkcqG-vsizHgQFAV6ceFbUKkNAOCUpthh2DPdTW7lwzs1hCHULTaRkWjW-vjRodLdXWQOnpQEN6THlSthGDI6T1Guz5GwvjO8n3-1iv2CfA0Whg9q7neCmZRYgQ-tYl4AgQyQLcHm90x5ecdV4ikkYCOaI/s599/Anthony_van_Dyck_(1599-1641)_(after)_-_Henrietta_Maria_(1609%E2%80%931669)_-_1166715_-_National_Trust.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="490" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCQCjuzvvks3OBATSgrhBy96UPtQ9dgPl1FkcqG-vsizHgQFAV6ceFbUKkNAOCUpthh2DPdTW7lwzs1hCHULTaRkWjW-vjRodLdXWQOnpQEN6THlSthGDI6T1Guz5GwvjO8n3-1iv2CfA0Whg9q7neCmZRYgQ-tYl4AgQyQLcHm90x5ecdV4ikkYCOaI/w328-h400/Anthony_van_Dyck_(1599-1641)_(after)_-_Henrietta_Maria_(1609%E2%80%931669)_-_1166715_-_National_Trust.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /> </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Love and Marriage</h3><h4 style="text-align: left;">Negotiations</h4><div>Henrietta Maria first met her future husband in 1623 at a <br />court entertainment in Paris, when he was on his way to Spain <br />with the Duke of Buckingham to discuss a possible marriage with <br />Maria Anna of Spain. </div><div><br /></div><div>The proposal fell through when Philip IV of Spain demanded <br />Charles convert to the Catholic Church and live in Spain for a <br />year as pre-conditions for the marriage. </div><div><br /></div><div>As Philip was aware, such terms were unacceptable, and when <br />Charles returned to England in October, he and Buckingham <br />demanded King James declare war on Spain. </div><div><br /></div><div>Searching elsewhere for a bride, Charles sent his close friend <br />Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, to Paris in 1624. A Francophile <br />and godson of Henry IV of France, Holland strongly favoured <br />a marriage with Henrietta Maria, the terms of which were <br />negotiated by James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWx4hxzTtaij1RH5MQO6vv8B1jVgnmQgSY_4fgLjlQ_bWwFLTH_noGCj9R_hyFpF7_SML97qi_bTpN6G9hVEkxFD6c5EZWrsaIll_qbSka84XRw_wqsD_xkxW-uJu8iLE_MggQ9wMNj1TK_dYv3p2MscB38XODX86MEheB3ln6FSq1GQ6BN_zVAp-g-A/s744/Anthony_van_Dyck_-_Charles_I_of_England_and_Henrietta_of_France_-_WGA07409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="744" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWx4hxzTtaij1RH5MQO6vv8B1jVgnmQgSY_4fgLjlQ_bWwFLTH_noGCj9R_hyFpF7_SML97qi_bTpN6G9hVEkxFD6c5EZWrsaIll_qbSka84XRw_wqsD_xkxW-uJu8iLE_MggQ9wMNj1TK_dYv3p2MscB38XODX86MEheB3ln6FSq1GQ6BN_zVAp-g-A/w400-h323/Anthony_van_Dyck_-_Charles_I_of_England_and_Henrietta_of_France_-_WGA07409.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Marriage</h4><div><div>A proxy marriage was held at Notre-Dame de Paris on 1 May 1625, <br />where Duke Claude of Chevreuse stood as proxy for Charles, <br />shortly after Charles succeeded as king, with the couple spending <br />their first night together at St Augustine's Abbey near Canterbury <br />on 13 June 1625. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a Roman Catholic, Henrietta Maria was unable to participate <br />in the Church of England ceremony on 2 February 1626 when <br />Charles was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A suggestion she be <br />crowned by Daniel de La Mothe-Houdancourt, the bishop of Mende <br />who accompanied her to England, was unacceptable, although she <br />was allowed to watch her husband's coronation at a discreet distance.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWm1lmWputU4bYWe55g5w13hJqwV-hy8yPs6znd0pINLESp60U7zKpd2l1yWp9jZnUjfWL671pZB7JqfOdgUaalJxycdJSb7lQldOpsqbP1QbBsLWTOFwMBpRmqgmsa0kwTEg0XSh8tdFrXkSIL-cyZ8ePtp88_CBJLKXuVqsR6PwdajS9u4nQ2EHCPE/s800/800px-Daniel_Mytens_(c._1590-1647)_-_Charles_I_and_Henrietta_Maria_-_RCIN_405789_-_Royal_Collection.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="800" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWm1lmWputU4bYWe55g5w13hJqwV-hy8yPs6znd0pINLESp60U7zKpd2l1yWp9jZnUjfWL671pZB7JqfOdgUaalJxycdJSb7lQldOpsqbP1QbBsLWTOFwMBpRmqgmsa0kwTEg0XSh8tdFrXkSIL-cyZ8ePtp88_CBJLKXuVqsR6PwdajS9u4nQ2EHCPE/w400-h217/800px-Daniel_Mytens_(c._1590-1647)_-_Charles_I_and_Henrietta_Maria_-_RCIN_405789_-_Royal_Collection.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">No popular Queen</h3><div><br /></div><div>This went down badly with the London crowds, while England's <br />pro-French policy gave way rapidly to a policy of supporting French <br />Huguenot uprisings, and then a disengagement from European politics, <br />as internal problems grew.</div><div><br /></div><div>After an initially difficult period, she and Charles formed a close <br />partnership and were devoted to each other, but Henrietta Maria <br />never fully assimilated into English society. She did not speak <br />English before her marriage, and as late as the 1640s had <br />difficulty writing or speaking the language. </div><div><br /></div><div>Combined with her Catholicism, this made her unpopular among <br />English contemporaries who feared "Papist" subversion and <br />conspiracies such as the Gunpowder Plot. Henrietta Maria has <br />been criticised as being an "intrinsically apolitical, undereducated <br />and frivolous" figure during the 1630s; others have suggested that she <br />exercised a degree of personal power through a combination of her <br />piety, her femininity, and her sponsorship of the arts.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXdpeDkAEM01urfbQRNNCSzdeXo4dsZx_GOlXF2fC7_jIJf3HUsOyOKbUUU6GvljOqrkhGcXIKGO7cKNFcMVyAcnAl9Zwg78h45JKDUFfY9z7zBIFL6fhwHjt2widupluFFtLt_BtFVMuBVXAm5mb8_9W346GC8r5nJI6kLdya2eU4r6VVevMWn2oBS4/s297/Pot_Henrietta_Maria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="203" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXdpeDkAEM01urfbQRNNCSzdeXo4dsZx_GOlXF2fC7_jIJf3HUsOyOKbUUU6GvljOqrkhGcXIKGO7cKNFcMVyAcnAl9Zwg78h45JKDUFfY9z7zBIFL6fhwHjt2widupluFFtLt_BtFVMuBVXAm5mb8_9W346GC8r5nJI6kLdya2eU4r6VVevMWn2oBS4/w273-h400/Pot_Henrietta_Maria.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Before the civil war</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>Henrietta Maria remained sympathetic to her fellow Catholics, and in <br />1632 began construction of a new Catholic chapel at Somerset House. <br />The old chapel had been deeply unpopular amongst Protestants, and <br />there had been much talk amongst London apprentices of pulling <br />it down as an anti-Catholic gesture. Although modest externally, <br />Henrietta Maria's chapel was much more elaborate inside and <br />was opened in a particularly grand ceremony in 1636. This caused great <br />alarm amongst many in the Protestant community. Henrietta Maria's <br />religious activities appear to have focused on bringing a modern, <br />17th-century European form of Catholicism to England.</div><div><br /></div><div>The result was an increasing intolerance of Henrietta Maria in <br />Protestant English society, gradually shifting towards hatred. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1630, Alexander Leighton, a Scottish doctor, was flogged, branded <br />and mutilated for criticising Henrietta Maria in a pamphlet, before <br />being imprisoned for life. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the late 1630s, the lawyer William Prynne, popular in Puritan circles, <br />also had his ears cut off for writing that women actresses were <br />notorious whores, a clear insult to Henrietta Maria. </div><div><br /></div><div>London society would blame Henrietta Maria for the Irish Rebellion <br />of 1641, believed to be orchestrated by the Jesuits to whom she was <br />linked in the public imagination. </div><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria herself was rarely seen in London, as Charles and <br />she had largely withdrawn from public society during the 1630s, <br />both because of their desire for privacy and because of the <br />cost of court pageants.</div><div><br /></div><div>By 1641, an alliance of Parliamentarians under John Pym had <br />begun to place increasing pressure on Charles, himself embattled <br />after the failure of several wars. The Parliamentary faction achieved <br />the arrest and subsequent execution of the king's advisers, <br />Archbishop William Laud and Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. <br />Pym then turned his attention to Henrietta Maria as a way of <br />placing further pressure on Charles. The Grand Remonstrance, <br />passed by Parliament at the end of 1641, for example, did not <br />mention the Queen by name, but it was clear to all that she was part of <br />the Roman Catholic conspiracy the remonstrance referred to and <br />condemned. Henrietta Maria's confidant Henry Jermyn, who had <br />himself converted to Catholicism in the 1630s, was forced to flee <br />to the Continent after the First Army Plot of 1641.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria encouraged Charles to take a firm line with Pym <br />and his colleagues. She was widely believed to have encouraged Charles <br />to arrest his Parliamentary enemies in January 1642, although no hard <br />proof of this exists. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Marquis de La Ferté-Imbault, the French ambassador, was keen <br />to avoid any damage to French prestige by an attack on the Queen, <br />but was equally unimpressed by Charles's record on relations with France.<br />He advised caution and reconciliation with Pym. The arrest was bungled, <br />and Pym and his colleagues escaped Charles's soldiers, possibly as a <br />result of a tip-off from Henrietta Maria's former friend Lucy Hay.<br />With the anti-royalist backlash now in full swing, Henrietta Maria and <br />Charles retreated from Whitehall to Hampton Court.</div><div><br /></div><div>The situation was steadily moving towards open war, and in February <br />Henrietta Maria left for The Hague, both for her own safety and to <br />attempt to defuse public tensions about her Catholicism and her <br />closeness to the king. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Hague was the seat of Henrietta's prospective son-in-law, <br />William II of Orange, and the queen was to accompany the bride, <br />her 10-year-old daughter Mary, to her new home. Also, her widowed <br />sister-in-law Elizabeth, mother of the queen's old favourite, <br />Prince Rupert, had already been living in The Hague for some years. <br />The Hague was a major centre for banking and finance; the queen <br />intended to raise funds in aid of her husband there.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQxyThT14uPcI7IRX9RlNy8FPw4kxOUkfiwExmHExaJ1iKAtz_p9zFUmCevMGe4YMJxfojMLRTy3n5JrJe8dd_0GdNJt4JrXnt314VTKUWOLOLvv33YPTfz8qeulVdGDmtY0mgtgAhrmKzo-ck7qeh8CkMIZ9QZhx-AdmHMKad-vqFv14jOZRryShVbs/s800/Paulus_Lesire_-_Vertrek_van_Koningin_Henrietta_Maria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="800" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQxyThT14uPcI7IRX9RlNy8FPw4kxOUkfiwExmHExaJ1iKAtz_p9zFUmCevMGe4YMJxfojMLRTy3n5JrJe8dd_0GdNJt4JrXnt314VTKUWOLOLvv33YPTfz8qeulVdGDmtY0mgtgAhrmKzo-ck7qeh8CkMIZ9QZhx-AdmHMKad-vqFv14jOZRryShVbs/w400-h276/Paulus_Lesire_-_Vertrek_van_Koningin_Henrietta_Maria.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Civil war</h3><div><br /></div><div><div>At the beginning of 1643, Henrietta Maria attempted to return to <br />England. Part of the rashness of the following decisions were <br />partially due to the desire to rejoin Charles I in person, as his <br />recent decision-making and disregard of her advising caused <br />her to grow very concerned.</div><div><br /></div><div>The first attempt to cross from The Hague was not an easy one; <br />battered by storms, her ship came close to sinking and was forced <br />to return to port. Henrietta Maria used the delay to convince <br />the Dutch to release a shipload of arms for the king, which <br />had been held at the request of Parliament. </div><div><br /></div><div>This second attempt was successful and she evaded the Parliamentarian <br />navy to land at Bridlington in Yorkshire with troops and arms.<br />The pursuing naval vessels then bombarded the town, forcing the <br />royal party to take cover in neighbouring fields; Henrietta Maria returned <br />under fire, however, to recover her pet dog Mitte which had been <br />forgotten by her staff.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria paused for a period at York, where she was entertained <br />in some style by the Earl of Newcastle. She took the opportunity to <br />discuss the situation north of the border with Royalist Scots, <br />promoting the plans of Montrose and others for an uprising.</div><div><br /></div><div>She also supported the Earl of Antrim's proposals to settle the rebellion <br />in Ireland and bring forces across the sea to support the king in England.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria continued to argue vigorously for nothing less than a <br />total victory over Charles's enemies, countering proposals for a </div><div>compromise. She rejected private messages from Pym and Hampden <br />asking her to use her influence over the king to create a peace treaty, <br />and was impeached by Parliament shortly afterwards. Meanwhile, Parliament <br />had voted to destroy her private chapel at Somerset House and arrest the <br />Capuchin friars who maintained it. In March, Henry Marten and <br />John Clotworthy forced their way into the chapel with troops and <br />destroyed the altarpiece by Rubens, smashed many of the statues <br />and made a bonfire of the queen's religious canvases, books and vestments.</div><div><br /></div><div>Travelling south in the summer, she met Charles at Kineton, near Edgehill, <br />before travelling on to the royal capital in Oxford. The journey through <br />the contested Midlands was not an easy one, and Prince Rupert was sent <br />to Stratford-upon-Avon to escort her. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFHagXWBx0AoyiECWfPw_hakOrNrZ7vrN2HL9wC1nRNXflLrK5TVJWeDQhqYPN9eXlSM0yaYUia4QFNK6HqDo_9xzbaCIzAcvXhhowdc_cvE8Z1AmKcLgOamcvfP_wBQ1yse385goCVjDLbkKPAPZ3UaxKewsXCabcLTWzBMoxU8GcVAZoQeIxRX2h0U/s600/Henrietta_Maria_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="366" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFHagXWBx0AoyiECWfPw_hakOrNrZ7vrN2HL9wC1nRNXflLrK5TVJWeDQhqYPN9eXlSM0yaYUia4QFNK6HqDo_9xzbaCIzAcvXhhowdc_cvE8Z1AmKcLgOamcvfP_wBQ1yse385goCVjDLbkKPAPZ3UaxKewsXCabcLTWzBMoxU8GcVAZoQeIxRX2h0U/w244-h400/Henrietta_Maria_02.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite the difficulties of the journey, Henrietta Maria greatly enjoyed <br />herself, eating in the open air with her soldiers and meeting friends <br />along the way.She arrived in Oxford bringing fresh supplies to <br />great acclaim; poems were written in her honour, and Jermyn, her <br />chamberlain, was given a peerage by the king at her request.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria spent the autumn and winter of 1643 in Oxford with <br />Charles, where she attempted, as best she could, to maintain the pleasant <br />court life that they had enjoyed before the war. The queen lived in the <br />Warden's lodgings in Merton College, adorned with the royal furniture <br />which had been brought up from London. </div><div><br /></div><div>By early 1644, however, the king's military situation had started to <br />deteriorate. Royalist forces in the north came under pressure, <br />and after the Royalist defeat at the battle of Alresford in March, <br />the royal capital at Oxford was less secure.</div><div><br /></div><div>The queen was pregnant with Henrietta and the decision was taken <br />for her to withdraw safely west to Bath. Charles travelled as far as <br />Abingdon with her before returning to Oxford with his sons. It was the <br />last time the two saw each other.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria eventually continued southwest beyond Bath to <br />Exeter, where she stopped, awaiting her imminent labour. Meanwhile, <br />however, the Parliamentarian generals the Earl of Essex and William <br />Waller had produced a plan to exploit the situation. Waller would <br />pursue and hold down the king and his forces, while Essex would s<br />trike south to Exeter with the aim of capturing Henrietta Maria and <br />thereby acquiring a valuable bargaining counter over Charles. </div><div><br /></div><div>By June, Essex's forces had reached Exeter. Henrietta Maria had had <br />another difficult childbirth, and the king had to personally appeal to <br />their usual physician, de Mayerne, to risk leaving London to attend <br />to her. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Queen was in considerable pain and distress, but decided that <br />the threat from Essex was too great; leaving baby Henrietta in <br />Exeter because of the risks of the journey, she stayed at Pendennis Castle, <br />then took to sea from Falmouth in a Dutch vessel for France on 14 July.<br />Despite coming under fire from a Parliamentarian ship, she instructed <br />her captain to sail on, reaching Brest in France and the protection <br />of her French family.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the end of the year, Charles's position was getting weaker <br />and he desperately needed Henrietta Maria to raise additional funds <br />and troops from the continent.The campaigns of 1645 went poorly <br />for the Royalists, however, and the capture, and subsequent publishing, <br />of the correspondence between Henrietta Maria and Charles in 1645 <br />following the Battle of Naseby proved hugely damaging to the royal cause. </div><div>In two decisive engagements – the Battle of Naseby in June and the <br />Battle of Langport in July – the Parliamentarians effectively destroyed <br />Charles's armies. Finally, in May 1646 Charles sought shelter with a <br />Presbyterian Scottish army at Southwell in Nottinghamshire.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAf-X8WoBXQXRCcZ35f9RvsUfbRUA1I7igBskhFvl1nv7MTH90oBS0C_EyyitO2cafzjayLBUW9OWjH5A22sknYJjMXi-eFLGkAjIiLD3zd5EQtvvQBMnhpNuJXwbFo7NKdQuOw4mrZj86aAXR9sqw1cR-ybsannVu4ylwKN_DQi_g3MKx4N5hdS9PE0/s600/470px-Detail_of_Queen_Henrietta_Maria_by_Cornelius_Johnson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="470" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAf-X8WoBXQXRCcZ35f9RvsUfbRUA1I7igBskhFvl1nv7MTH90oBS0C_EyyitO2cafzjayLBUW9OWjH5A22sknYJjMXi-eFLGkAjIiLD3zd5EQtvvQBMnhpNuJXwbFo7NKdQuOw4mrZj86aAXR9sqw1cR-ybsannVu4ylwKN_DQi_g3MKx4N5hdS9PE0/s320/470px-Detail_of_Queen_Henrietta_Maria_by_Cornelius_Johnson.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Exile</h3><div><br /></div><div>With the support of Anne of Austria and the French government, <br />Henrietta Maria settled in Paris. During 1646 there was talk of <br />Prince Charles joining Henrietta Maria in Paris; Henrietta Maria and <br />the King were keen, but the Prince was initially advised not to go, as <br />it would portray him as a Catholic friend of France. After the continued <br />failure of the Royalist efforts in England, he finally agreed <br />to join his mother in July 1646.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria was increasingly depressed and anxious in France, <br />from where she attempted to convince Charles to accept a Presbyterian <br />government in England as a means of mobilising Scottish support for the <br />re-invasion of England and the defeat of Parliament. </div><div><br /></div><div>In December 1647, she was horrified when Charles rejected the <br />"Four Bills" offered to him by Parliament as a peace settlement.<br />Charles had secretly signed "The Engagement" with the Scots, <br />however, promising a Presbyterian government in England with the <br />exception of Charles's own household. It ended in 1648 with the <br />defeat of the Scots and Charles's capture by Parliamentary forces.</div><div><br /></div><div>In France, meanwhile, a "hothouse" atmosphere had developed <br />amongst the royal court in exile at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeC4zvyfTS_1CdX7MPMnpQdFurGj9nLlSwUdLmYHJTxQPvOi0J-MIefHkkGbB_BAvYo-ThiM9j63ZSm67J8c80kWpbPf1ZoI2GuVftamMXthAnggYB-5HsWasma8UTzxM2GU-6DLppHIelunfkpK31a0fuiJWH8J9lPOep3cwwGKl232NJp3hebMEB_0/s600/Charles_I_at_his_trial.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeC4zvyfTS_1CdX7MPMnpQdFurGj9nLlSwUdLmYHJTxQPvOi0J-MIefHkkGbB_BAvYo-ThiM9j63ZSm67J8c80kWpbPf1ZoI2GuVftamMXthAnggYB-5HsWasma8UTzxM2GU-6DLppHIelunfkpK31a0fuiJWH8J9lPOep3cwwGKl232NJp3hebMEB_0/s320/Charles_I_at_his_trial.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">King Charles I at his trial</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A Widow</h3><br /></div><div>King Charles was executed by decree of Parliament in 1649; his <br />death left Henrietta Maria almost destitute and in shock, a situation <br />not helped by the French civil war of the Fronde.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria increasingly focused on her faith and on her children, <br />especially Henrietta (whom she called "Minette"), James and Henry.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria attempted to convert both James and Henry to <br />Catholicism, her attempts with Henry angering both Royalists <br />in exile and Charles II. Henriette, however, was brought up a <br />Catholic.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3zSiXKI6Cv579KdzwqeJv1oC7c6AbV3wCI9p1uU2yKWdAEeJ7Vf7HtnqHOAXDeI_oxHdAH8J8ftXav7TwJuzfipOWw6onxbszcD3ETx7rbs199Oqogbs9ZIvKwAk_uTIT0TafTLtNYJwNMpqJHKY8NWT0O01tL211HTSwopzLLJuhcKAKsxqCvtRaNM/s598/Queen_Henrietta_Maria_with_Jeffery_Hudson_(England,_1633)_-_Sir_Anthony_Van_Dick_(1549_-_1641)_and_workshop_(43808286051).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="357" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3zSiXKI6Cv579KdzwqeJv1oC7c6AbV3wCI9p1uU2yKWdAEeJ7Vf7HtnqHOAXDeI_oxHdAH8J8ftXav7TwJuzfipOWw6onxbszcD3ETx7rbs199Oqogbs9ZIvKwAk_uTIT0TafTLtNYJwNMpqJHKY8NWT0O01tL211HTSwopzLLJuhcKAKsxqCvtRaNM/s320/Queen_Henrietta_Maria_with_Jeffery_Hudson_(England,_1633)_-_Sir_Anthony_Van_Dick_(1549_-_1641)_and_workshop_(43808286051).jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Return to England</h3><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria returned to England following the Restoration in <br />October 1660 along with her daughter Henrietta. She did not <br />return to much public acclaim.</div><div><br /></div><div>Henrietta Maria's return was partially prompted by a liaison between <br />her second son, James, Duke of York, and Anne Hyde, the daughter of <br />Edward Hyde, Charles II's chief minister. Anne was pregnant, and <br />James had proposed marrying her. Henrietta Maria was horrified; <br />she still disliked Edward Hyde, did not approve of the pregnant <br />Anne, and certainly did not want the courtier's daughter to marry <br />her son. However, Charles II agreed and despite her efforts the <br />couple were married.</div><div><br /></div><div>That same September, Henrietta's third son, Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, <br />died of smallpox in London at age 20. He had accompanied his brother <br />King Charles II to England in May and had participated in the King's <br />triumphal progress through London. More death was to follow: <br />on Christmas Eve, Henrietta's elder daughter Mary also died of smallpox <br />in London, leaving behind a 10-year-old son, the future <br />William III of England.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1661, Henrietta Maria returned to France and arranged for her <br />youngest daughter, Henrietta, to marry her first cousin, <br />Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, the only brother of Louis XIV. </div><div><br /></div><div>After her daughter's wedding, Henrietta Maria returned to <br />England in 1662 accompanied by her son Charles II and her <br />nephew Prince Rupert. She had intended to remain in England <br />for the rest of her life, but by 1665 was suffering badly from bronchitis, <br />which she blamed on the damp British weather. Henrietta Maria <br />travelled back to France the same year, taking residence at the <br />Hôtel de la Bazinière, the present Hôtel de Chimay in Paris. </div><div><br /></div><div>In August 1669, she saw the birth of her granddaughter <br />Anne Marie d'Orléans; Anne Marie was the maternal <br />grandmother of Louis XV, making Henrietta Maria an ancestor <br />of most of today's European royal families.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Death</h3><div> <br />Shortly afterwards, she died at the château de Colombes, near Paris, having <br />taken an excessive quantity of opiates as a painkiller on the advice of <br />Louis XIV's doctor, Antoine Vallot. She was buried in the French royal <br />necropolis at the Basilica of St Denis, with her heart being placed in a <br />silver casket and buried at her convent in Chaillot.</div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Book</h3><div>👉 Do check the book My Queen, My Love: A novel about Henrietta Maria <br />written by Elena Maria Vidal. I read and reviewed this book via Booktasters.<br />Read my review on this <a href="https://mycrazylifefullwithbooks.blogspot.com/2023/09/my-queen-my-love-novel-of-henrietta.html" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQuKRxIN3E-74-kaR40UPYJJ99LQ1JM3hQFdAiUCNnXE-GxGc06OVLh0431W8lC1sFxhxISKoKQgqSI9HI7upM6RbPSbwPAw-yk9cU3JzshPU-HA7lAJioxqVje4dNntbR1ZYZ8VEmeZqNH3ajdoxnJRIXXw41wxbrHU5lNrAkGzrnRB21g8O8q2mlwQ/s1441/Triple_Portrait_of_Henrietta_Maria_reconstruction.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1441" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQuKRxIN3E-74-kaR40UPYJJ99LQ1JM3hQFdAiUCNnXE-GxGc06OVLh0431W8lC1sFxhxISKoKQgqSI9HI7upM6RbPSbwPAw-yk9cU3JzshPU-HA7lAJioxqVje4dNntbR1ZYZ8VEmeZqNH3ajdoxnJRIXXw41wxbrHU5lNrAkGzrnRB21g8O8q2mlwQ/w400-h163/Triple_Portrait_of_Henrietta_Maria_reconstruction.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Source pictures: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com2Paris, France48.856614 2.352221925.611924553657754 -32.8040281 72.101303446342243 37.5084719tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-44094015556208726862023-09-15T12:49:00.014+02:002023-11-04T15:05:38.495+01:00Westminster Hall, a very royal destination with lots of history<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
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<p>In August 2023 we finally could see the Westminster Palace and <br />especially the Westminster Hall. A place full of history. We booked <br />a tour with a splendid guide called Ralph.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAphfgjRCCoUFJ5WYn697ZcseVYL9XJiOo72dcP6ODcXloxcmf3cei9e66Gg40SvPuoBOXLm-FLZKcmcocrqLnqPJTf_sCNuXwk8D_PdPxXP4-rPdarta34Iqc_Jtfx0DgTCKNmeqqrU2BObp-v9XhYPNKPHBsGGbLUZVXK2lfU0QgBAHsJ6Or5uOaCXc/s4032/Palace%20of%20Westminster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAphfgjRCCoUFJ5WYn697ZcseVYL9XJiOo72dcP6ODcXloxcmf3cei9e66Gg40SvPuoBOXLm-FLZKcmcocrqLnqPJTf_sCNuXwk8D_PdPxXP4-rPdarta34Iqc_Jtfx0DgTCKNmeqqrU2BObp-v9XhYPNKPHBsGGbLUZVXK2lfU0QgBAHsJ6Or5uOaCXc/w300-h400/Palace%20of%20Westminster.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We were able to enter Westminster Hall and to take pictures there. <br />In other parts of the Palace we were not allowed to take pictures. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZlQyPSSqM2O91sfYWnZgye7nAuCa4kWj3Npgopp1joTatqJAal7zykvLd5CPWpHs9dM3JQ8YlgVpnv4YyRuxWHVkhWcXsSOUVSIvSt1zaSXIpTthPaoiIl_kwOYMFPtnNoZdM8B_ICnRzySh3hFhu0HnP7qbFk0iKBDX1mNkgJzyIZOglHcBhKn5QyY/s4032/Westminster%20Hall%20Inside.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZlQyPSSqM2O91sfYWnZgye7nAuCa4kWj3Npgopp1joTatqJAal7zykvLd5CPWpHs9dM3JQ8YlgVpnv4YyRuxWHVkhWcXsSOUVSIvSt1zaSXIpTthPaoiIl_kwOYMFPtnNoZdM8B_ICnRzySh3hFhu0HnP7qbFk0iKBDX1mNkgJzyIZOglHcBhKn5QyY/w300-h400/Westminster%20Hall%20Inside.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Our suprise was big because of course we recognized the Westminster<br />Hall immediately due to the Lying-in-State of the Late Majesty Queen <br />Elizabeth II, which took place from September 14th. 2022 till <br />September 19th. 2022 in Westminster Hall. </p><p>However its history dates back from long ago. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbovnUKN_1to4eT7TCow-Cg_tcbjqNogFB-7hbS2YkuxzqrNmx_pHmc7bR-YqMHmDyDAIlq-2b_BCOWsFT73XY-WLscoAQNB15pvgabdEelKZFPdN9lyOmvmIV9w2MBctTnPT-XjsKG800WKUOxhgS8IVKzBl7tq0D_VsU6DXMmwq08O0Zp_rMwjwwgvQ/s4032/Westminster%20Hall%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbovnUKN_1to4eT7TCow-Cg_tcbjqNogFB-7hbS2YkuxzqrNmx_pHmc7bR-YqMHmDyDAIlq-2b_BCOWsFT73XY-WLscoAQNB15pvgabdEelKZFPdN9lyOmvmIV9w2MBctTnPT-XjsKG800WKUOxhgS8IVKzBl7tq0D_VsU6DXMmwq08O0Zp_rMwjwwgvQ/w400-h300/Westminster%20Hall%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Some history</h3><p>The oldest existing part of the Palace (Westminster Hall) dates from the<br />reign of William I's successor, King William II (r. 1087–1100).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZPZmFZ2tioSf_HJktTCfKkG_3dk5Gw6ay2J7SswphsTwCe3sbmWBPDeKy6D6U1yeAFG9dn3Pn2BmJBPsJAZ0r_BQ3VczLrNx4Y1-J7ThPiejdbLKeN5_yjAeFT_M70UGfXCKbB5MsrtWyH8gdoBG1vUU6rdS8M6SF88BMK9p7dqyRXEF0drO1kVEGOk/s397/William2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="278" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZPZmFZ2tioSf_HJktTCfKkG_3dk5Gw6ay2J7SswphsTwCe3sbmWBPDeKy6D6U1yeAFG9dn3Pn2BmJBPsJAZ0r_BQ3VczLrNx4Y1-J7ThPiejdbLKeN5_yjAeFT_M70UGfXCKbB5MsrtWyH8gdoBG1vUU6rdS8M6SF88BMK9p7dqyRXEF0drO1kVEGOk/s320/William2.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Wikipedia</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>On 16 October 1834, a fire broke out in the Palace after an overheated<br />stove used to destroy the Exchequer's stockpile of tally sticks set fire to<br />the House of Lords Chamber. In the resulting conflagration both<br />Houses of Parliament were destroyed, along with most of the other<br />buildings in the palace complex. </p><p>Westminster Hall, however, was saved thanks to fire-fighting <br />efforts and a change in the direction of the wind.</p><p>During the seccond World War, London was hit by the blitz for several <br />times. The worst raid took place in the night of 10–11 May 1941, when the <br />Palace took at least twelve hits and three people (two policemen and <br />Resident Superintendent of the House of Lords Edward Elliott) were <br />killed. An incendiary bomb hit the chamber of the House of Commons <br />and set it on fire; another set the roof of Westminster Hall alight.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiyu-UgJjHc8w95yecNg_Qm3OS0L140VO9sSeW-KimpluAWtqVemayxISRxQ2E02HievBvFB34XchlJqs8K5-DKPDt2BXhO-gunIETsgaQnTM49BprJL86zyB_AK9BhH0fphQAetJ_tE13we3LpvEp_kkFnxzJ823mESfKexvpOxHkYsaq2REZy3eyOw/s4032/Westminsterhal%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiyu-UgJjHc8w95yecNg_Qm3OS0L140VO9sSeW-KimpluAWtqVemayxISRxQ2E02HievBvFB34XchlJqs8K5-DKPDt2BXhO-gunIETsgaQnTM49BprJL86zyB_AK9BhH0fphQAetJ_tE13we3LpvEp_kkFnxzJ823mESfKexvpOxHkYsaq2REZy3eyOw/w400-h300/Westminsterhal%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OKJ08zZgmPsF7c9LlAGaW9N1y3mtvz0V7OIvat5kw2wp-pE5pmmz2zQKqEPpvBaqdTYBqonOa2G0nvCGlfcA59M6rs7kp_z-z5sRlK33rdFS5KZUg3xbxXVwBniLBfNb6mGtTfMKR_fKtH8IFM14wGW1fAJ1KHgBgz_hpQZBfg7t934r6LPzwsdqAOs/s4032/Westminsterhall%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OKJ08zZgmPsF7c9LlAGaW9N1y3mtvz0V7OIvat5kw2wp-pE5pmmz2zQKqEPpvBaqdTYBqonOa2G0nvCGlfcA59M6rs7kp_z-z5sRlK33rdFS5KZUg3xbxXVwBniLBfNb6mGtTfMKR_fKtH8IFM14wGW1fAJ1KHgBgz_hpQZBfg7t934r6LPzwsdqAOs/w300-h400/Westminsterhall%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzn7nHDLDFFu-3myZppuISolP6jnzvtvQksCrQxBynEphk-wQ3R9mcwTs2ZQg5ASMBtcT_sJDs0Vk6XuzmmbKo5-vjq9T2RiNQkdkj_8o9CyWkOgpOngxbw4oGAAHCZJ89RzaXgor_THHa7L2fzzKR4qZae2nROX3CvmR64d6VjfDG1jxW97VR-BcYZh4/s4032/Inside%20Westminster%20Hall%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzn7nHDLDFFu-3myZppuISolP6jnzvtvQksCrQxBynEphk-wQ3R9mcwTs2ZQg5ASMBtcT_sJDs0Vk6XuzmmbKo5-vjq9T2RiNQkdkj_8o9CyWkOgpOngxbw4oGAAHCZJ89RzaXgor_THHa7L2fzzKR4qZae2nROX3CvmR64d6VjfDG1jxW97VR-BcYZh4/w400-h300/Inside%20Westminster%20Hall%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Some Important dates</h3><div><div>In 1235 a banquet to honour the Archbishop of Cologne who was <br />taking the King's sister to marry the Emperor Frederick II</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1237, the Treasurer was commanded to feed 6,000 poor people <br />at Westminster in celebration of <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2023/04/eleanor-of-aquitaine.html" target="_blank">Queen Eleanor's </a>coronation. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1247, the poor were again fed in the Hall between Christmas and <br />New Year's Day. No subsequent king provided charity on such a <br />large scale.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1260 to entertain the Scottish King and Queen, Alexander <br />and Margaret</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1269 to mark the placing of Edward the Confessor's remains in the <br />new shrine in Westminster Abbey</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInywr8T0gLSdXXBVtdIGGYfdkkH2l2Ge-GU_bMqecnAbQtnDqRmUweYzRQpkjX6rnGOjiFmAUa_z3YeylDa0mOwHRdnD84BhscFlXBOYngkjRjCpl5qXkEu_BhLc9GsYkm1erGuSCg3uJwk246HFSvnzE1Nc0NUrxAM5XGDvLQOPwXWYyXfnIFWc_w2w/s599/547px-Bayeux_Tapestry_scene1_EDWARD_REX.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="547" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInywr8T0gLSdXXBVtdIGGYfdkkH2l2Ge-GU_bMqecnAbQtnDqRmUweYzRQpkjX6rnGOjiFmAUa_z3YeylDa0mOwHRdnD84BhscFlXBOYngkjRjCpl5qXkEu_BhLc9GsYkm1erGuSCg3uJwk246HFSvnzE1Nc0NUrxAM5XGDvLQOPwXWYyXfnIFWc_w2w/s320/547px-Bayeux_Tapestry_scene1_EDWARD_REX.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Edward the Confessor at the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bayeux Tapestry</div><div style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1306 upon the summoning of knights to fight Robert the Bruce <br />in Scotland</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1357 to mark the arrival of France's <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2017/04/history-onthisday-april-26th-1319-king.html" target="_blank">King John</a> as a prisoner <br />following the Battle of Poitiers</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>1394-1401: Richard II undertook major reconstruction of the Hall, <br />including new roof</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRSQ-O7HSvgkNOGlwqE0QdtNk_QygBsj_IIfm57YYhy5P3iUxKQBgPChLotjcrySb3ib8WKxJQ3llDekYQ73x2GRiifoPNJrp5bZvCOkyHIBWKsayK3VKzExU2tvOPJ7tWv1XFvCejwyLnQxr2lu8_9v620OlrkFfjtvXGfvovHZC30QsixpWca3Mq14/s571/Richard_II_of_England.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="283" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRSQ-O7HSvgkNOGlwqE0QdtNk_QygBsj_IIfm57YYhy5P3iUxKQBgPChLotjcrySb3ib8WKxJQ3llDekYQ73x2GRiifoPNJrp5bZvCOkyHIBWKsayK3VKzExU2tvOPJ7tWv1XFvCejwyLnQxr2lu8_9v620OlrkFfjtvXGfvovHZC30QsixpWca3Mq14/s320/Richard_II_of_England.jpg" width="159" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Richard II of England</div><div style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1509 Coronation Banquet of King Henry VIII and Queen Katherine <br />of Aragon. Tudor chronicler Edward Hall records 'nine-piece table'.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>1533: Coronation Banquet of Anne Boleyn. King Henry VIII watches <br />his new queen from a window to the east of the dais.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>1559: Coronation Banquet of <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2013/11/today-in-history-november-17th-1558.html" target="_blank">Queen Elizabeth I</a>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>1649-60: Commonwealth. King Charles I's trial and execution. King's High <br />Table later broken up.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvZjnUX1zZlYKHo3bS2VQ8hpang5_wBPWceFoTHX-wARqwPrqJb6QnrOf0lihH_N_ilPK_tPlQmi63FyfCoTuIaoHC-XdeGfkQLwoLgoWd4TcAGLnyQ7WiImBeRcugHgxlZO1JrRKt7nz4o-79Ok9uMzWA6aFt_ybJKQjaVyXtmwtLzu5MUititNAOdc/s4032/Westminsterhall%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvZjnUX1zZlYKHo3bS2VQ8hpang5_wBPWceFoTHX-wARqwPrqJb6QnrOf0lihH_N_ilPK_tPlQmi63FyfCoTuIaoHC-XdeGfkQLwoLgoWd4TcAGLnyQ7WiImBeRcugHgxlZO1JrRKt7nz4o-79Ok9uMzWA6aFt_ybJKQjaVyXtmwtLzu5MUititNAOdc/s320/Westminsterhall%204.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyf859D1LmEiR1wojwlO0OP2BWGLnXT5kItGj1FVkozsSlCLVCNFUnIKIspEhMDn5R8VAI7mSgcOF8B_4PhWI95OcHfQgEt1Hng8RioOKUzuA-DjqD6y0z_YCDbQCvk_HF_bGJiICDW9i4Hhw5pQdsJ4PeE4DtRyF-l2s6SXTJ2gLDuoblivdwB5rovsg/s4032/Westminsterhall%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyf859D1LmEiR1wojwlO0OP2BWGLnXT5kItGj1FVkozsSlCLVCNFUnIKIspEhMDn5R8VAI7mSgcOF8B_4PhWI95OcHfQgEt1Hng8RioOKUzuA-DjqD6y0z_YCDbQCvk_HF_bGJiICDW9i4Hhw5pQdsJ4PeE4DtRyF-l2s6SXTJ2gLDuoblivdwB5rovsg/s320/Westminsterhall%205.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKadF_aF10yV_errBlGIpiiSOxnHbc3tpE4ZWXzUGkLJS_35W7YDJ6Tu3z5T63UV39qIUHvf3b2BW-ENC3buNuNYunkbgIxS1a3_IMsaghmSlNDduYbIvcHrU6ecx8vt7ddrKKEvOPMzSIXd3gErWwfWfkA9fIKaWDh31MMk5deV-fiV-ToT_jqw9q7I/s4032/Westminsterhall%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKadF_aF10yV_errBlGIpiiSOxnHbc3tpE4ZWXzUGkLJS_35W7YDJ6Tu3z5T63UV39qIUHvf3b2BW-ENC3buNuNYunkbgIxS1a3_IMsaghmSlNDduYbIvcHrU6ecx8vt7ddrKKEvOPMzSIXd3gErWwfWfkA9fIKaWDh31MMk5deV-fiV-ToT_jqw9q7I/s320/Westminsterhall%206.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Lyings in state</h3><div>Other Lyings in state in Westminster Hall were inter alia:</div><div><br /></div><div>- Edward VII </div><div>- George V,</div><div>- Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, more about her Lying in state on this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP7f2w5AVvo" target="_blank">link</a></div><div>- King George VI;</div><div>- Queen Mary;</div><div>- Winston Churchill</div><div>- Queen Elizabeth II more about her Lying in state on this Youtube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ix133P4ssI" target="_blank">link</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As you can see on the pictures above, from the Lyings in state there are <br />remembrance plates on the floor of Westminster Hall. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkKqWCriYeWs6Rn6D_OjNF4Csjp9r8cRVKgPf4wfITWcL31jY_udOu0x7Uay9XanjXi0US_OnYk8vE6iwjdyAoh1-bucIssHQ4S4jUB9c72ddDO5uO7g13rkgqHs-S-3XCWJBK68foC_AVIivGWA6r2zbpBoeiG0CIDp62_4Uw8DjL61xs7BOB4fYRBA/s4032/Westminster%20Hall%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkKqWCriYeWs6Rn6D_OjNF4Csjp9r8cRVKgPf4wfITWcL31jY_udOu0x7Uay9XanjXi0US_OnYk8vE6iwjdyAoh1-bucIssHQ4S4jUB9c72ddDO5uO7g13rkgqHs-S-3XCWJBK68foC_AVIivGWA6r2zbpBoeiG0CIDp62_4Uw8DjL61xs7BOB4fYRBA/w400-h300/Westminster%20Hall%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>These pictures of Westminster Hall were taken in August 2023 </i></p><p><br /></p>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com2London, UK51.5072178 -0.127586229.585703567411151 -35.283836199999989 73.42873203258884 35.028663799999983tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-66975134291032031472023-09-05T19:29:00.006+02:002023-11-04T15:05:49.245+01:00A royal visit to Buckingham Palace<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
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In August 2023 we visited Buckingham Palace for the very first time <br />and it was - as the ticket told us - a very royal day out.<div><br /></div><div>Buckingham Palace is recognised around the world as the home <br />of the monarch, the focus of national and royal <br />celebrations, as well as the backdrop to the regular Changing the <br />Guard ceremony.</div><div><br /><div>Buckingham palace is open for public for 10 weeks each summer.<br />This year it is from Friday, 14 July to Sunday, 24 September 2023.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A visit</h3><div style="text-align: left;">We booked a Royal Day Out for two persons. So we were able to<br />visit the State Rooms, The Queen's Gallery and the Royal Mews.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPDlMpEtVdsPPTWthiGYLj1IGo4C3_WeZzcsEYNYkR1bjzENur6-qpWdCtxMoKNoSwSu39iZem4qTv9gfMnANDTpwz9bIxN-2EE-Tn8-PxcSqUbCB2Sm72YPMDFXch-j9cgsDYwgVWLLcUIGoWu81v-LF3ZHYfz0ARnfIWD0QYYdSYsHelNZZHgwuxfs/s4032/Buckingham%20Palace%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPDlMpEtVdsPPTWthiGYLj1IGo4C3_WeZzcsEYNYkR1bjzENur6-qpWdCtxMoKNoSwSu39iZem4qTv9gfMnANDTpwz9bIxN-2EE-Tn8-PxcSqUbCB2Sm72YPMDFXch-j9cgsDYwgVWLLcUIGoWu81v-LF3ZHYfz0ARnfIWD0QYYdSYsHelNZZHgwuxfs/w400-h300/Buckingham%20Palace%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </div><div><br /></div><div>On a rather grey day we finally got the chance to visit Buckingham Palace.</div><div>We could spend lot of time and there was plenty enough to see. First we visited<br />the Queen's Gallery</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoGQhlVRKEhnJkjS6XRFM2setCI912ug7qe0YHila5WWjms1Hk24bkc7Mu3Ia7Sr4EH1EV85nR2lMzMHpO2dfC9s8PTnNhUDVscI7ic9cdEF6891z1rVzG_JCYMqZ5a7gbY9zntnEXZkt7xdo0g-12WB4wO5LDPD97Us7U2dVrb-d14ucsz6Y8aOmjwE/s4032/Queens%20gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoGQhlVRKEhnJkjS6XRFM2setCI912ug7qe0YHila5WWjms1Hk24bkc7Mu3Ia7Sr4EH1EV85nR2lMzMHpO2dfC9s8PTnNhUDVscI7ic9cdEF6891z1rVzG_JCYMqZ5a7gbY9zntnEXZkt7xdo0g-12WB4wO5LDPD97Us7U2dVrb-d14ucsz6Y8aOmjwE/s320/Queens%20gallery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>In 2023 there is a fantastic exhibition about dressing the Georgians. It felt<br />like Bridgerton.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ITA-3yS48QvUnVG14GLrku6ooV5_C_9SgLENGZhCuv9c9WQY5VzS9Itqus7CJH1meJteBFRKcQsTdEXQQe5j4D5Ry5GI8BaMi8Ot7Fhg-7f6oVjdfw4mkU3MBS20aDnvYUJytVTjR8T9WRKpX5aL0B0dp-yr5qAH2uYoqdVlArVZucMd06Dlf_21-b8/s4032/Queen%20Gallery%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ITA-3yS48QvUnVG14GLrku6ooV5_C_9SgLENGZhCuv9c9WQY5VzS9Itqus7CJH1meJteBFRKcQsTdEXQQe5j4D5Ry5GI8BaMi8Ot7Fhg-7f6oVjdfw4mkU3MBS20aDnvYUJytVTjR8T9WRKpX5aL0B0dp-yr5qAH2uYoqdVlArVZucMd06Dlf_21-b8/s320/Queen%20Gallery%204.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPaYBxXwswCdWprx7q7LE5dk9kcHtlsxewPSSZ1psawE2bxY_pQ7jHGMtZe668FQ6WFWBfb7Fsvwg2ObmtB25ErsJ2fyDv-EMgqsRdORCoB6g0iQct-uqiiZih96j1xmbvZUzVmcuwKS26J5seurymvIx4Ynb_yMBWzivMIVxXazv9lsN1jejc4u5Md4/s4032/Queen%20Gallery%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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There we saw the amazing<br />Coronation Robes. Unforatunately we were not allowed to take pictures. <br /><br /></div><div>Then we had the chance to walk around the garden and the terrace of<br />Buckingham Palace.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qTSwxv_fq7Aosz8YV79RAunBpsPzZZmOXHzfUe9HdjMlF5GQ_yO5KrAGPBlh2zSQSq8V2c7_N-xa3-E_SmILpkfFsu9Jr3Bb2c7gYR0g9MOphyivVK786bOuKF_pSj8uaHjeL1TOz8kO2WQIDdtiVvfdS94LEuzwjH9sHTsgyhDuDE-SNbPyIx53Guo/s4032/20230803_155959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qTSwxv_fq7Aosz8YV79RAunBpsPzZZmOXHzfUe9HdjMlF5GQ_yO5KrAGPBlh2zSQSq8V2c7_N-xa3-E_SmILpkfFsu9Jr3Bb2c7gYR0g9MOphyivVK786bOuKF_pSj8uaHjeL1TOz8kO2WQIDdtiVvfdS94LEuzwjH9sHTsgyhDuDE-SNbPyIx53Guo/w400-h300/20230803_155959.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91WsBNzuyxUU-xplPqGrzjAfIqlbTCrg6LZt4QbxOUsjzY2NoKwv2lDpuDzFluyGwl0VX6-plY0UGk-ILB91DRaadzethe5U3aj9Qbb6xPHeL3Z857QzIZxDX7fzES9_4HXpUq9b8DmaFEeMXfKtI4Xf-zAL60kYl2WbwktKGklhQWGPC6uEuD-T9tYA/s4032/20230803_160804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91WsBNzuyxUU-xplPqGrzjAfIqlbTCrg6LZt4QbxOUsjzY2NoKwv2lDpuDzFluyGwl0VX6-plY0UGk-ILB91DRaadzethe5U3aj9Qbb6xPHeL3Z857QzIZxDX7fzES9_4HXpUq9b8DmaFEeMXfKtI4Xf-zAL60kYl2WbwktKGklhQWGPC6uEuD-T9tYA/w400-h300/20230803_160804.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Of course I did some shopping at Buckingham Palace shop.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIPCZlxil1nMQB2kVjhx0Eb0XKRdQL-vnKcBJLtSNkE6cuhNJVC3JH_szx-kV2KjLeJBGO90cb6G-6kq48XKl9MSzNk6FRo13CPo7P3XwXH9RGXujSWNMiOvTGelpjIMx1dUjh_73z5rdo4v7LYqnq2_OWZWnx523YeUZcEKnGJhbK5ZreE2XHJbxBec/s4032/shopping%20at%20Buckingham%20Palace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIPCZlxil1nMQB2kVjhx0Eb0XKRdQL-vnKcBJLtSNkE6cuhNJVC3JH_szx-kV2KjLeJBGO90cb6G-6kq48XKl9MSzNk6FRo13CPo7P3XwXH9RGXujSWNMiOvTGelpjIMx1dUjh_73z5rdo4v7LYqnq2_OWZWnx523YeUZcEKnGJhbK5ZreE2XHJbxBec/s320/shopping%20at%20Buckingham%20Palace.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Although the grey weather, the queuing and the inside picture ban, it was <br />a wonderful Royal Day out. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More about Buckingham Palace on this <a href="https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2016/06/royal-destinations-united-kingdom.html" target="_blank">link</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5072178 -0.127586229.393862638031852 -35.283836199999989 73.620572961968151 35.028663799999983tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891409031830345132.post-24887034935776084622023-08-20T10:38:00.011+02:002023-10-08T22:10:36.682+02:00Prince Gabriel of Belgium, the tree of Belgium<p>20 August 2003 marks the birth of Gabriel Baudouin Marie Prince of Belgium.<br />This took place at the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOMZj1u1bVeBXSdhfAOEwOnebdUk7NlQS5NO-jUn74e5f0anbFZ5lF_et7UeVPJJ1FEnGjsOG-oakdzfsGAzcJ0fV6sKBF33sdRTWElHyNMsC4j13x1LWBKAP03Q8ow_21t-dhgvy97n078k93dAvRI1rvDpcdHc8piU2ihQsTsLzPRPhnz09-_u2dh4/s1489/Prince%20Gabriel%20Bjorn%20Hoex.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="1179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOMZj1u1bVeBXSdhfAOEwOnebdUk7NlQS5NO-jUn74e5f0anbFZ5lF_et7UeVPJJ1FEnGjsOG-oakdzfsGAzcJ0fV6sKBF33sdRTWElHyNMsC4j13x1LWBKAP03Q8ow_21t-dhgvy97n078k93dAvRI1rvDpcdHc8piU2ihQsTsLzPRPhnz09-_u2dh4/w316-h400/Prince%20Gabriel%20Bjorn%20Hoex.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Family</h3><div><br /></div><div>Prince Gabriel is the eldest son and second child of King Philippe and<br />Queen Mathilde of Belgium. He has an elder sister Elisabeth, a younger<br />brother Emmanuel and a younger sister Eléonore.</div><div><br /></div><div>He was christened at Ciergnon Castle, one of the royal family’s <br />summer residences, on 25 October 2003 by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, <br />the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels.</div><div><br /></div><div>His godparents are his maternal uncle Count Charles-Henri <br />d'Udekem d'Acoz (born 1985); and his paternal second cousin, <br />Baroness Maria Christina von Freyberg-Eisenberg.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prince Gabriel is a member of the royal family of Belgium, founded by<br />King Leopold I (born as a Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Prince Gabriel </div><div>=> King Philippe</div><div> =>King Albert II</div><div>=>King Leopold III <br /></div><div>=> King Albert I</div><div>=> Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders</div><div>=> King Leopold I</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Names</h3><div><br /></div><div>King Philippe stated in an interview that he finds the name Gabriel, <br />which is new in the royal family, not only beautiful, short and powerful, <br />but also the name unites the three major religious traditions. <br />He was named after his great-uncle King Baudouin of Belgium, <br />his maternal uncle and godfather Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz <br />and Virgin Mary.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Education</h3><div><br /></div><div>Gabriel was a student at St John Berchmans College until 2019, <br />where the instruction is in Dutch, in the Marolles district of Brussels, <br />the capital of Belgium. </div><div><br /></div><div>From 2019 to 2021, he finished his secondary education at the <br />International School of Brussels (ISB), an English-language private <br />school in Watermael-Boitsfort. </div><div><br /></div><div>From September 2021, he is taking a 1-year preparatory A-Level course <br />in mathematics, further mathematics, and physics at The National <br />Mathematics and Science College, a STEM-oriented sixth form <br />college in Warwickshire, England. </div><div><br /></div><div>In August 2022, the Royal Family announced that Gabriel will <br />attend the Royal Military Academy of Belgium, studying social <br />and military sciences in Dutch and will be a part of the <br />162nd class. </div><div><br /></div><div>In September 2022, the Prince received his blue beret and trained <br />under the name "Gabriël van Saksen-Coburg". In 2023 he starts his<br />2nd. year at the Royal Military Academy of Belgium. </div><div><br /></div><div>Gabriel speaks Dutch, French and English.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWUL4nRLPFEWzmmZg-Pxh2UpsfnM1FTjqtz17GxLYll_Ya9Sv8KfbxeJ0x4a6pLN06mN711Vnd9pb0TBbPjomFyjrTEYvR5gslNcL_BLg_mNqfhBo5RpLthME7dRXzh_DAPKbFInHdYwjdL9TuCITSwfGVtaKdTBG8BRQDmES4tg7TBQ6KiCrqrILpOA/s1396/Prince%20Gabriel%20Bjorn%20Hoex%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1178" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWUL4nRLPFEWzmmZg-Pxh2UpsfnM1FTjqtz17GxLYll_Ya9Sv8KfbxeJ0x4a6pLN06mN711Vnd9pb0TBbPjomFyjrTEYvR5gslNcL_BLg_mNqfhBo5RpLthME7dRXzh_DAPKbFInHdYwjdL9TuCITSwfGVtaKdTBG8BRQDmES4tg7TBQ6KiCrqrILpOA/w338-h400/Prince%20Gabriel%20Bjorn%20Hoex%202.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Duty</h3><div><br /></div><div>In August 2013, Prince Gabriel accompanied his father King Philippe <br />to a European Hockey Championship match in Boom, in which <br />Belgium played (and won) against Germany. </div><div><br /></div><div>Prince Gabriel read the prayer intentions at his great-aunt <br />Queen Fabiola's funeral in December 2014. </div><div><br /></div><div>With his mother Queen Mathilde and sister Princess Elisabeth he <br />attended the finals of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition <br />on 12 May 2018. </div><div><br /></div><div>During the COVID-19 pandemic, Prince Gabriel had conversations <br />over the phone with elderly people in residential care centers <br />in order to encourage and support them. </div><div><br /></div><div>In December 2020, Prince Gabriel with his sister Princess Eléonore <br />volunteered at a convenience store and a warehouse in Ghent. </div><div><br /></div><div>In June 2021, Prince Gabriel accompanied his father King Philippe <br />on a visit to the 15Wing Air Transport at Military Airport Melsbroek.</div><div><br /></div><div>In April 2023, Prince Gabriel accompanied King Philippe on a visit <br />to French Guiana, where they witnessed the launch of the Ariane 5 <br />rocket from the Kourou Space Center. </div><div><br /></div><div>In May 2023, the Prince attended a garden party in honour of his <br />father's reign's tenth anniversary. </div><div><br /></div><div>On 21 July 2023, he and his sister Elisabeth were among the fellow <br />students of the Royal Military Academy Belgium to parade during <br />the Belgian National Day. </div><div><br /></div><div>He has been involved in the Scouts since he was eight years old <br />and has become a patrol leader in the last few years.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Hobby</h3><div><br /></div><div>Prince Gabriel plays the piano. He likes to practice taekwondo, <br />football, cycling, tennis, swimming, skiing, sailing and hiking.</div><div><br /></div><div>He was a member of Royal Evere White Star Hockey Club [nl], <br />a Belgian hockey club based in Evere but decided to quit hockey <br />in 2019 to focus on his school work.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rumors</h3><div>The booklets launched rumors that Prince Gabriel would have <br />"something" with Crown Princess Amalia of the Netherlands. <br />Of course this is a rumor because little is known about the <br />private life of this prince. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>💥 Due to his lenght, Prince Gabriel is often called the tree of<br />Belgium. </i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway I'm very curious, how his royal future will be! Happy B-Day! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>The pictures of Prince Gabriel were taken by Bjorn Hoex during</div><div>the National Day of Belgium of 2023. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0NSlHKIaiLN6Cl1puRCdYARom5XRnMxSztk3RGHzPQa-DqOTTfS77nAB57DhL4ukrYRBXW8msF3M9hHG6oy499YZw-HTYNIqaMnRdx3vWu-5ccv5lNqsMow1o8e-OWaNXlE_rsrEQ91kvqBmAJM0QU3MfofovhlvVF0ZHcsyWhxtq8naea1eNId_LuM/s600/Coat_of_arms_of_a_Prince_of_Belgium.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0NSlHKIaiLN6Cl1puRCdYARom5XRnMxSztk3RGHzPQa-DqOTTfS77nAB57DhL4ukrYRBXW8msF3M9hHG6oy499YZw-HTYNIqaMnRdx3vWu-5ccv5lNqsMow1o8e-OWaNXlE_rsrEQ91kvqBmAJM0QU3MfofovhlvVF0ZHcsyWhxtq8naea1eNId_LuM/w366-h400/Coat_of_arms_of_a_Prince_of_Belgium.svg.png" width="366" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">coat of arms of Prince Gabriel</div><div style="text-align: center;">Source picture: Wikipedia</div><div><br /></div>Kathleen Van Lierophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714950998610116888noreply@blogger.com0Brussel, België50.8476424 4.357169622.537408563821153 -30.7990804 79.157876236178851 39.5134196