All About Royal Families

Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria was born on April 30th. 1839 in Florence (now located in Italy). Karl Salvator of Austria - Source picture: Wikipedia His parents had been Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies. Archduke Karl Salvator served in the Imperial Austro-Hungarian army as Lieutenant-Field Marshal. On September 19th. 1861 he married in Rome, his first cousin, Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. They would have 10 children. Archduke Karl Salvator died in Vienna on January 18th. 1892.

Charlotte Amalie was born on April 27th. 1650 in Kassel (Germany) as the daughter of Landgrave William VI of Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg. Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel - Source picture: Wikipedia She received a fine education and learned French, Italian, Geography and Philosophy. On June 25th. 1667 Charlotte Amalie married Prince Christian of Denmark. Although the negotiations of this marriage were held by her mother-in-law, Charlotte Amalie had a lot of conflicts with her regarding etiquette matters. Charlotte Amalie was described as a charmful person, who had a great tact. She even learned to speak Danish. Her marriage was a political strategy but not a love match and Christian was unfaithful but in 1670 she became Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway. Charlotte Amalie had several residences, which she administered carefully. In 1699, after the death of her husband, she moved to the Charlottenburg Palace in Copenhagen. There she died on Ma

Traveling mostly is discovering beautiful places. One of them, which I really liked is Brig. Brig is a municipality located in the canton of Valois in Switzerland. Of course, it has a great history and even a palace. Stockalper palace in Brig - Switzerland - own picture Brig was first mentioned in 1215 as Briga. The name comes from Briva or Bridge. The de Briga family even was mentioned in 1181.  This family seat was the Höllenburg, a tower above Brig. This tower was demolished in the 17th. century.  In the early modern era families became very wealthy by trading. They built magnificent palaces in Brig.  The most amazing palace is the Stockalper Palace built between 1658 and 1678. Kaspar Jodok Stockalper (a silk marchant, banker, and military) gave the order to build this beautiful palace, with towers, an arcaded courtyard and park. Kasper Stockalper - Source picture: Wikipedia This Stochalper Palace was one of the largest private con

Sabina of Bavaria-Munich was born on April 24th. 1492. Her parents had been Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria and Kunigunde of Austria. Sabina was the grand- daughter of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Leonor of Portugal. Sabina of Bavaria - Source picture: Wikipedia At the age of 6 she was promised to Ulrich of Württemberg. The two got married when she was 15! They would have 2 children. This marriage really became unhappy, due to Ulrich's violence. Finally Sabina was forced to flee from Württemberg. She left her children behind and found shelter by her two brothers in Munich. In 1551 her son Christoph inherited the throne of Württemberg. Sabina moved to Nürtingen. This was the official widow's residence of the Württembergs. Sabina of Bavaria died on August 30th. 1564.