All About Royal Families

Queen Victoria of The United Kingdom always has fascinated me and reading a book about her and her family really is a special treat. On 10 February 1840, Queen Victoria married her Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. This family already had important family ties with inter alia Belgium, Portugal and many other royal families in Europe. Screenshot of the Bookcover However the new royal couple and especially Prince Albert had a plan. They wanted to secure the peace in Europe through the marriages of their children and even grandchildren. After the death of Prince Albert in 1861, Queen Victoria continued to forfill their dream. The book mentions lots of children and grandchildren and the making of their wedding plans. Queen Victoria's Matchmaking was written by Deborah Cadbury and translated in Dutch in 2017 by Roelof Posthuma/Nieuw Amsterdam. I like the way the author wrote this book, the division into clear chapters and the use of the 'nickna

On 28 February 1854, a noble girl was born. She received the names:  Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Family Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was the daughter of Karl Alexander Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Princess Sophie of The Netherlands. Her paternal grandparents were: Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Maria Pavlovna of Russia. Her maternal grandparents were: King William II of The Netherlands and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. Both her grandmothers were sisters and daughters of Tsar Paul I of Russia. Love and Marriage Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach married on 6 November 1866 in Weimar to Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the Regent of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the Duchy of Brunswick. They had no children. Interests She was very interested in music. Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar- Eisenach was a talented singer and piano player herself. She loved to have musicians i

Recently, I read the book Louis XIV written by Richard Wilkinson and translated by Rob Hartmans in 2014. King Louis XIV of France Book and garden The book really is to be recommended if you want to know more about the amazing royal history of France. The book is easy reading and has clear chapters, something I like a lot. Although the biography about King Louis XIV of France is fairly complete, I wanted to know much more about this fantastic sun King. So it is a good thing that Richard Wilkinson also refers to other writers such as Antonia Fraser. screenshot from Bookcover Louis XIV (1638 -1715), the Sun King, ruled more than half a century over France and today he is remembered by his absolutism, his role as a patron and his lavish style of life. The author tells about the life of Louis XIV, his youth, his love life, his war, politics and his personality. King Louis XIV of France and Lavender Louis XIV was not only an arrogant ruler, a  woma

Peter III of Portugal (Pedro in Portuguese) was born at 12 o'clock - noon- on 5 July 1717 in the Ribeira Palace in Lisbon. Family His parents were King João V of Portugal and Maria Anna of Austria. His paternal grandparents were: - King Peter II of Portugal; - Maria Sophia of Neuburg. His maternal grandparents were: - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor; - Eleanor Magdalene of Neuburg. Eleanor Magdalene of Neuburg was a sister of Queen Maria Sofia of Portugal. It's a family affair! Pedro was a younger brother of King José I of Portugal Love and Marriage In 1760, Pedro married his niece Maria, Princess of Brazil, because she was heiress presumptive to the throne. According to custom Pedro thus became King of Portugal in the right of his wife. The royal couple had 6 children, some of them died young but their son became João VI in 1816. Reign Pedro made no attempt to participate in government affairs, he spent his time by hunting or