All About Royal Families

On 26 September 1870 at Charlottenlund Palace in Copenhagen, a royal boy was born. He received the long name: Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm. Family He was the oldest son of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and his wife, Louise of Sweden. He was a member of the House of Glücksburg. Among his siblings was King Haakon VII of Norway. Love and marriage On 26 April 1898, Christian married Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in Cannes. She was a daughter of Frederick, Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia. Christian and Alexandrine had 2 sons. Reign On 29 January 1906, King Christian IX died and Christian's father ascended the throne as King Frederick VIII. Christian became Crown Prince. On 14 May 1912, King Frederick VIII died after collapsing from shortness of breath while walking in a park in Hamburg, Germany. Shortly afterwards Christian took up the reign as King Christian ...

Sometimes summer destinations do have a royal link. The history of Hurghada, located at the Red Sea Coast in Egypt, is surprising but very interesting. El Gouna, near Hurghada Beach view- own picture taken in 2009 History The village of what's now Hurghada was settled in 1905. It was named after a plant which grew naturally in the environment in ancient times. In 1913, oil was discovered. The exploitation and export started in 1921 by British oil magnates. It was  King Farouk I of Egypt  who ordered to build a recreation center in Hurghada. King Farouk I of Egypt, Source picture: Wikipedia Under president Nasser the nationalization of Egypt's industries was turned over to armed forces. During the war of 1973, Hurghada 's harbor was the target of Israeli troops. Hurghada Harbor and the building works of the El Mina mosque- own picture taken in 2009 Tourism Nowadays Hurghada is a great tourist retreat. It provides sport facilities ...

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor was born on 21 September 1415 in Innsbruck, Tyrol (now a part of Austria). He was called the Peaceful or the Fat. Family Frederick was the eldest son of the Inner Austrian Duke, Ernest the Iron and  his second wife Cymburgis of Masovia. Ernest the Iron was a member of the Leopoldian line of the House of Habsburg. According to the treaty of 1379, the Leopoldian branch ruled over the duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola (referred as Inner Austria). Only 3 of Frederick's 8 siblings survived childhood: - His younger brother Albert, who became later Albert VI, Archduke of Austria. - His sisters Margaret (later Electress of Saxony) and Catherine. Duty In 1424, Frederick 's father died. Frederick, then 9 years old, became Duke of Inner Austria. He ruled as Frederick V together with his uncle Duke Frederick IV of Tyrol as regent. In 1431, Frederick tried to obtain majority but for several years this was den...

Painting with the history of Brussels @ the Town Hall own picture taken in 2017 During a visit in the Town Hall of Brussels, the amazing history of the city is explicated in an original way: through paintings. The official founding of Brussels took place around 979, when Duke Charles of Lower Lotharingia transferred the relics from St. Gudula from Moorsel to Brussels. This Charles would construct the first fortification of the city. Charles Duke of Lower Lotharingia, who founded Brussels - Source picture: Wikipedia In the Middle Ages, Lambert I of Louvain gained the County of Brussels by marrying Charles 's daughter. Unlike the County of Flanders, the city wasn't a fief of France but a part of the Holy Roman Empire.  Brussels was and still is located very well. During the Middle Ages the city was located near the Senne and on an important trade route between Bruges, Ghent (Belgium) and Cologne (Germany). Brussels became a commercial ce...