All About Royal Families

  Source picture: Wikipedia Caroline Augusta was born in 1792 in Mannheim. Her first marriage was arranged by Napoleon I of France.  She married William I of Württemberg .   Source picture - Wikipedia This was a political arranged marriage.  The couple lived separated in their palace. Later they divorced.  Pope Pius VII dissolved the marriage, so they could remarry for the  Catholic Church. Caroline Augusta remarried Francis II of Austria  (in German Franz II see also the page: House of Habsburg on this blog).   Source picture: Wikipedia After the death of her second husband, Carolina Augusta moved to Salzburg  (Austria).   Own picture of a rainy Salzburg Caroline Auguste was described as elegant, likeable, religious and intelligent. She was good friends with both her sister, Archduchess Sophie and her niece  Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi). Caroline Auguste died in 1873.

Princess Augusta of Bavaria married Eugène de Bauharnais. Although this marriage was arranged by Napoleon I of France, it turned out to be a love match.   Princess Augusta of Bavaria - Source: Wikipedia   Eugène de Bauharnais - Source picture: Wikipedia Their eldest daughter Josephine married Oscar I, King of Sweden .   Josephine - Source picture: Wikipedia Auguste , one of their sons, married Marie II of Portugal .   Auguste - Source picture: Wikipedia Another daughter Amélie married Pedro II of Brazil .   Amélie - Source picture: Wikipedia Their youngest son, Maximilian, married  Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna of Russia   (daughter of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia ).   Maximilian - Source picture: Wikipedia

Last week, I was in Berlin. Of course I visited a lot of Prussian Royal Palaces. The only remaining Castle in the city is called Charlottenburg Castle (built in the late 17th. century). During the second World War it was seriously damaged, but the castle was reconstructed. Charlottenburg Castle Berlin Germany Now it is a huge tourist attraction, as you can see on the picture. Sophie-Charlotte, Queen Consort of Prussia, gave the order to build this palace. She was the second wife of Frederick I.    Frederick I - Own picture of a painting   Sophie Charlotte of Hannover - Queen Consort of Prussia Here are some inside views of the Castle:   Beautiful ceilings: Finest Wall Decoration & furniture: The weather vane on the chimney-breast: The Porcelain Cabinet: The Charlottenburg Palace Chapel: Queen Consort Sophie Charlotte wanted 'the place she dedicated  to her God to be the most r

The movie lovers among us, already know that Grace Kelly was a famous actress. During the fifties she played in several movies like: Fourteen Hours; High Noon;   Grace Kelly in High Noon - Source picture: Wikipedia Mogambo; Grace Kelly & Clark Gable in Mogambo - Source picture: Wikipedia Dial M for Murder; Source picture: Wikipedia Rear Window; Grace Kelly and James Stewart - Source picture: Wikipedia The Country Girl; Green Fire; The Bridges at Tokyo Ri; To Catch a Thief; Source picture: Wikipedia Grace Kelly and Cary Crant Source picture: Wikipedia Source picture: Wikipedia The Swan; High Society; Louis Armstrong and Grace Kelly Source picture: Wikipedia