Is chess a royal hobby?
Chess sometimes is called a royal game. However which royals play(ed) chess? Discover it in this blogpost! Austria Archduchess Anna of Austria and her husband Albert V, Duke of Bavaria liked to play chess (portrait made in 1522). In 1873, the Vienna Chess tournament took place at the Prater from May 1st. Through this tournament Austria-Hungary presented itself as a world leader and the equal of France and England. Emperor Franz Joseph, Baron Albert Salomon von Rothschild and Baron Ignaz von Kolisch contributed large sums to the prize fund. Belgium In Belgium, King Baudouin used to play chess just for fun. Bohemia King Ottokar II of Bohemia also known as the Iron and Golden King liked to play chess. Czech Republic Oldrich Duras was a famous chess player from the Czech Republic. He played against Dr. Jur. Wladimir Count Lazanski (1857-1925). This man was the husband of Mechtilidis Wallburg-Zeil-Trachburg. As you can see on the name, she was family of the wife of Archduke Theodor