All About Royal Families

Archduke Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria was born on July 30th. 1833 @ Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria - Source picture: Wikipedia His parents had been Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Princess Sophie of Bavaria. His siblings were inter alia Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria and Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico. According to many stories Karl Ludwig would marry his niece Sisi but she married Emperor Franz Joseph. Karl Ludwig married 3 times. 1/  On November 4th. 1856 in Dresden with his first cousin      Margaretha of Saxony. She died in 1858 and they had no children. 2/  On October 21st 1862 in Venice with Princess Maria Annunciata of      Bourbon-Two Sicilies. They would have 4 children inter alia      Franz Ferdinand of Austria (who was killed in Sarajevo in 1914).      Princess Maria Annunciata died in 1871. 3/  On July 23rd. 1873 in  Kleinhaubach with Infanta      Maria Theresa of Portugal. They would have 2 children. Arc

Every year I visit regularly the capital of Belgium: Brussels. During the month of August, the Royal Palace is open for public. Besides that I really like the Grand Place, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. City Hall @ the Grand Place in Brussels - Own picture In the 10th. century, Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine constructed a fort, which  was the seed for Brussels. A document from 1174 even mentioned the existence of a Lower Market. This was very well located on a busy road, who connected the wealthy Rhineland and the County of Flanders. At the beginning of the 13th. century there were 3 indoor markets and these  buildings belonged to the Duke of Brabant.  Between 1401 and 1455 the Town Hall was built. To counter this municipal power the Duke of Brabant built a large stone building across the Town Hall to show the Ducal power. This building was known as the King's House although no King really has lived there. King's House -

Trainworld (Schaarbeek) May 5th. 1835 marks an important historical event for Belgium. The first Rail Transport in Belgium between Brussels and Mechelen (in English: Mechlin) was opened. Railway Station in Sint-Niklaas After splitting from the Netherlands King Leopold of Belgium and his ministers decided to stimulate the industry. King Leopold I of Belgium Belgium became a railway center of the region. Nowadays Belgium still has a very good Railway connection between the major cities (although the punctuality could be better ...). The railwaystation of Brussels. Railway Station of Antwerp, Belgium

June 18th. 1815 ... The Battle of Waterloo took place. 200 years later there are a lot of events to remember this historical battle. If you are interested, check the site Waterloo 2015 on next link . Napoleon Statue - Own picture Nowadays Waterloo is located in my country: Belgium. As a child I was very fascinated by Napoleon Bonaparte, despite the fact that I hate violence, rude words and wars.  Nevertheless I want to talk about Napoleon Bonaparte on this blog during this important remembrance year. Indeed, Napoleon is worldwide a symbol of military genius and political power, although he lost the Battle of Waterloo. For historians he was a complex and a very important person. Since his death, many things were named after him. He also has been portrayed in a lot of films and he is even discussed in many books or articles. Napoleon - Own picture Napoleon Bonaparte has a lot of big and smaller statues. For this blogpost I chose pictures of typical small sta