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St. Peter's Square and the Crowd One of the most special monarchies of the world is the Vatican City State. It is an independent city state enclaved within Rome, Italy. Each Christmas Day, at 12 o'clock,  the head of state: nowadays Pope Francis will give his papal address and a blessing to the City of Rome and to the World. This is in his Urbi et Orbi. I had the chance to visit this lovely place in December 2017. It really has some nice recognizable monuments.  It also has a wonderful history. A view at Vatican City from the Castle Amazing buildings in Vatican City Some 'royal' history 'Vatican' was already mentioned during the time of the Roman Republic. It was then a marshy area on the west bank of the Tiber in the city of Rome. Under the Roman Empire, many villas were constructed there after Agrippina the Elder gave the order to drain the area. Nero completed some building works there, known as the Circus of Nero. In 326

One of the most noble dynasties in Belgium is the prestigious Ullens de Schooten Family. Besides a lovely coat of arms, the family Ullens de Schooten really has a nice history linked to an illustrious royal. History It was King Charles II of Spain who granted three sons of the family Ullens a noble title. Only one of the three sons had descendants. This was Antoine Ullens, the son of Jean-Baptiste, married to Marie van Delft, who continued the noble line. In 1816 their title was recognized in the Belgian nobility. Many descendants of the family Ullens de Schooten became famous. - Cornelius Floris Ullens was mayor of Schoten from 1830 till 1847; - Charles Ullens de Schooten was member of the Chamber of Representatives in   Belgium (1892 - 1908) Royal link 👑 Countess Madeleine Bernadotte   the wife of Charles-Albert d' Ullens de Schooten was the daughter of Prince Carl Bernadotte. He was the son of Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland. Prince Car