All About Royal Families

On September 24th. 768, Charlemagne also known als Charles The Great was crowned as first King of the Franks. Charlemagne was a member of the Carolingian dynasty. Charlemagne and Pope Adrian I  - Source: Wikipedia

On September 23rd. 1932, the Kingdom of Hejaz and Najd were renamed as Saudi Arabia. View at the coast of Saudi Arabia from Taba (Egypt) - Own picture taken in 2008 Today it is the National Day of Saudi Arabia. Flag of Saudi Arabia - Source: Wikipedia The country is a Unitary Islamic Absolute Monarchy. King of Saudi Arabia was Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz till January 23rd 2015. Now it is ruled by King Salman bin Abdulaziz He is the most influential member of the House of Saud. Salman bin Abdulazis with John Kerry  Coat of arms of the House of Saud - Source: Wikipedia

Well, as promised, here are some inside views of the Achilleion Palace @ Corfu. The beautiful staircase in the entrance hall, marble, red and white colors and a lot of mirrors. Sisi's private chapel at the Achilleion Palace. Her writing table with a telegraph. Her day bed. It was lovely to be in a Palace were Sisi had peace and showed her love for Corfu and for Greece. After Sisi's death, Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany bought the castle. In my next blogpost I'll tell you more about that owner, later I will make a blogpost about Mon Repos in Corfu Town.

In the spring of 1861, Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) visited Corfu for the first time. First she stayed in Villa Mon Repos. Later she gave the order to build her own palace: the Achilleion. The Achilleion Palace - Own Picture Sisi was a highly educated woman. She learned to speak modern Greek and she studied the classics. Empress Elisabeth liked the Greek mythology. That's why she called her palace at Corfu the Achilleion due to Achilles, the hero of the Trojan War. own picture The gardens of the Palace were very beautiful with a lot of statues referring to the Greek Mythology. Own picture of the statues @ the terrace.