#Princess Valdemar of Denmark

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Princess Marie of Orléans riding a bull. She was married to King Christian IX of Denmark's youngest son Valdemar. 1907 Photo taken by: Peter Elfelt

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Part 2 of photos of the kids at Bernstorff in 1899

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Ingeborg Håkonsdatter

"Ingebjørg Håkonsdatter (1301–1361) was a Norwegian princess and the only legitimate child of Håkon V Magnusson (r. 1299–1319) [...]. Ingebjørg was brought up at the Norwegian royal court until she married Erik Magnusson of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland, in 1312. This marriage was undoubtedly part of a broader political alliance as Håkon V supported Erik and his brother Valdemar in their struggle against their brother, King Birger Magnusson (r. 1290–1318). The early years of the marriage were relatively uneventful, and Ingebjørg gave birth to a son, Magnus Eriksson, in 1316.

In 1317, however, hostilities between Birger and the dukes broke out once more when Erik and Valdemar were imprisoned at Nyköping Castle at the king’s behest. Ingebjørg immediately sprang into action, mobilizing her husband’s allies and even negotiating with Danish aristocrats for military support against Birger and his ally, Erik VI Menved of Denmark. Dukes Erik and Valdemar were murdered in 1318, but Ingebjørg continued to act in her late husband’s name as duchess dowager. Danish and Swedish aristocrats launched several expeditions against the Swedish Crown, conquering most royal castles and forcing Birger into exile. After the death of Håkon V in 1319, Ingebjørg’s son Magnus acceded to the Norwegian throne, and he was also elected king of Sweden later the same year.

After she oversaw Birger’s deposition and secured her son’s election, Ingebjørg became one of the most powerful political figures in Sweden, and her power and influence in Norway remained considerable. She acted as the de facto leader of the Swedish royal council and controlled an expansive network of castles centered around her stronghold of Varberg. Ingebjørg also took many decisions as a territorial princess, perhaps best exemplified by her abortive expedition to Skåne in 1322, launched in conjunction with her favorite and future husband, the Danish aristocrat Knud Porse. Her uncompromising attitude and reliance on foreign favorites, however, led to growing opposition from the Swedish aristocracy, and her holdings were confiscated and her decision-making powers removed by the royal council in 1326. Following her fall from grace, Ingebjørg lived in close proximity to her son Magnus until she passed away in 1361."

— Beñat Elortza Larrea, "Aristocratic Women as Leaders of Dissent in Medieval Scandinavia: Source Misrepresentation, or Agency through Ultranormativity?", Gender and Protest: On the Historical and Contemporary Interrelation of Two Social Phenomena. The image was taken from here.

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Happy 19th birthday to Prince Christian of Denmark!

Born 15 October 2005, Christian Valdemar Henri John is the eldest child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and a grandson of Queen Margrethe Il. He became Crown Prince of Denmark following his grandmother's abdication and his father's subsequent ascension to the Danish throne on 14 January 2024. He is expected to reign as Christian XI.

Christian was baptized on 21 January 2006 in Christiansborg Palace Chapel and his godparents include his paternal uncle, Prince Joachim of Denmark; the Crown Prince of Greece; the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway; and the Crown Princess of Sweden.

Christian graduated from Ordrup Gymnasium in June 2024.

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Photos: 1. Prince Waldemar of Greece; 2. Marie de Orleans, wife of Prince Waldemar; 3. Marie Bonaparte, wife of Prince George of Greece and Denmark; 4. Prince George of Greece and Denmark; 5. Prince and Princess George of Greece and Denmark and their children Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark and Princess Eugenie of Greece and Denmark; 6. Prince and Princess Waldemar of Greece with their children: Prince Aage Count of Rosenborg, Prince Axel of Denmark, Prince Erik Count of Rosenborg, Prince Vigo Count of Rosenborg, Princess Margrethe of Denmark. 7 and 8: Prince Waldemar of Greece and Prince George of Greece and Denmark; 9: Sitting: Marie Bonaparte, Prince Waldemar, Prince George, and Marie de Orleans surrounded by some of their children; 10. Prince Waldemar and Prince George

Sometimes, the love story is where you least imagine it...

Prince Waldemar of Denmark (1858 -1939) and Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869 - 1957)

Prince Waldemar of Denmark was the youngest son of King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Hesse-Kessel. Waldemar entered the naval college as a young man in 1879. He was passionate about the navy and had a lifelong naval career; he was Vice Admiral and Admiral of the Danish Fleet. He married Princess Marie of Orleans, a granddaughter of King Louis Phillipe of France; they had four sons and one daughter and remained married until Marie's untimely death. Marie was a very intelligent and unconventional woman, and her life needs to be told at greater length.

Prince George of Greece and Denmark was the second child of George I of Greece and his wife, Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna (the Queen of the Hellenes); Prince Waldemar was George I's youngest brother. Therefore, Waldemar was George of Greece and Denmark's uncle. When George I and his wife decided to enroll their son in the Naval college, they took George to live with Waldemar, an admiral in the Danish fleet. George developed a great attachment for his uncle, which continued until Waldemar's death. (Prince George of Greece and Denmark was the cousin who went on Tsarevich Nicholas' European tour and ran to his rescue when Nicholas was attacked in the streets of Japan.)

George of Greece and Denmark married Marie Bonaparte, a very unconventional, wealthy woman who at one point was a disciple of Sigmund Freud and who became a psychotherapist. They had two children and remained married until George's death. She is another woman who deserves a book to herself.

When George married, Waldemar came along on his honeymoon. George would often return to his uncle’s palace for visits. At the end of these visits, George would weep while Waldemar would grow ill, both dreading the pending separation from each other. To their own credit, both French Maries respected the oddly close relationship between uncle and nephew.

Waldemar and George flawlessly fulfilled their military and dynastic duties to their countries. Their wives learned to cope with the unusual situation. They were always well-loved by their extensive families and included in all activities of their many European royal relatives.

George of Greece died at eighty-eight, surviving Waldemar by 18 years. When Waldemar died he had been devastated and found great comfort in his wife; the couple's last years together were their best. George was buried at the Greek Royal burial grounds at Tatoi. He requested to be buried with his wedding ring, a lock of hair from Valdemar, a photo of Valdemar, and earth from Valdemar’s palace. His widow honored this request.(gcl)

Were Valdemar and George more than just nephew and uncle? Perhaps. Were they involved in a strong and loving relationship? Undoubtedly.

Sources:

Lea. (2021, October 29). An odd royal relationship. Medium. https://worldroyals.medium.com/an-odd-royal-relationship-6a405ca16320#:~:text=George%20felt%20abandoned%20by%20his,in%20love%20with%20his%20uncle.&text=When%20George%20reached%20adulthood%2C%20he,%2C%20Catholic%20princess%2C%20Marie%20Bonaparte.

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Prince Axel of Denmark (1888-1964).

He was the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie of Orléans, and a grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark.

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MARRIAGE OF KING HAAKON VII AND QUEEN MAUD OF NORWAY🥺🤍💍

Prince Carl, the second son of then-Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and Princess Louise of Sweden, was born at the Charlottenlund Palace on August 3, 1872 and was christened Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel. Maud, meanwhile, was the youngest daughter of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and Princess Alexandra of Denmark. Both Frederick and Alexandra were children of King Christian IX of Denmark.

At a young age, Carl was not expected to become king because he was a second son. So, he built a career in the military, where he served as a naval officer at the Royal Danish Naval Academy in Copenhagen. Maud, meanwhile, was the liveliest of Edward and Alexandra's three daughters. She fell in love with Prince Francis of Teck, the younger brother of her sister-in-law, the future Queen Mary .Francis and Maud exchanged several letters, however, as time passed, it became clear that the love was one-sided as Francis had no interest in Maud.🥲💔

As cousins, Maud and Carl often met, especially during family gatherings. Rumours eventually circulated within the family that the two might get married. Carl proposed during a reunion at Fredensborg Castle and Maud accepted. Their engagement was announced on October 29, 1895. Princess Alexandra was initially hesitant of the engagement because Maud was 3 years older than Carl, She only relented when she realized that Carl would prove to be the right husband for her sea-loving daughter.🌊🤍

The engagement delighted Queen Victoria (Maud's grandmother). According to Queen Victoria's Maid of Honour, news of their engagement “…caused much excitement at Balmoral…and has been the cause of much telegraphing…The Queen is delighted and healths were drunk at dinner.” 

The wedding was set on July 22, 1896. The wedding was almost delayed after Prince Henry of Battenberg's untimely death, but it was finally decided that the wedding should go on as scheduled and that Princess Beatrice (Maud's aunt and Prince Henry's wife) and her children would not attend. European royals converged in London for this wedding. Members of both the British and Danish royal families were present, as well as their Greek, German, Russian, and Swedish relatives. The bride wore a simple dress fashioned by Miss Rosalie Whyte of the Royal Female School of Art. It had a long train and was made of pure white English satin which was woven in Spitalfields, a section of London known for its weaving. She wore the Princess of Wales' wedding veil and instead of a tiara, she adored her hair with flowers.

Queen Victoria recorded in her Journal: ‘After the Benediction, Maud came forward to her parents & then to me & I kissed both her & the Bridegroom’.

the famous royal painter LAURITS REGNER TUXEN painted the wedding using the photos taken at the wedding! Queen Victoria gave the painting as a present to Maud's parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales.🥺❤️‍🩹

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GODPARENTS OF GRAND DUKE MICHAEL ALEXANDROVICH

Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, the youngest son of Emperor Alexander III (then Tsesarevich) of Russia, was born on 4 December 1878 at the Anichkov Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was christened on 22 December at the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, by the Confessor of Their Imperial Majesties. His godparents were:

ALEXANDER II, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA - the Russian Emperor, his grandfather, was one of his godparents. Alexander’s most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia’s serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator.

PRINCESS LOUISE OF HESSE-KASSEL, QUEEN CONSORT OF DENMARK - his maternal grandmother was one of his godparents. Louise became the Queen consort of Denmark upon her husband’s - King Christian IX - accession in 1863. Through her six children, she was a grandmother of not only the future Tsar of Russia (Nicholas II, Michael's older brother), but also that of King George V of the United Kingdom; King Constantine I of Greece; King Christian X of Denmark, and King Harken VII of Norway.

GRAND DUCHESS ALEXANDRA IOSIFOVNA - born a Princess of Saxe-Altenburg, Alexandra married Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich, thus becoming Michael's great-aunt (by marriage), and one of his godparents. She was considered a beautiful woman, but plagued by insecurity, and her marriage to the grand duke had been largely unhappy - though the first sixteen of their marriage was a harmonious one.

GRAND DUKE MICHAEL NIKOLAEVICH - his great-uncle and namesake was listed as one of his godparents. A soldier for most of his adult life, he enjoyed a favourable relationship with the three last Emperors of Russia - his brother Alexander II; nephew Alexander III; and great-nephew Nicholas II.

PRINCE VALDEMAR OF DENMARK - his maternal uncle was also another of his godparents. He had a lifelong naval career, becoming the first president of the Seamen's Association of 1856.

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Fragments of fright (9)

From Richard Cavendish’s The Great Book of the Supernatural

THE MESSENGERS OF THE AFTERLIFE

Most people do not know when they will die - but a few of them are apparently warned of their imminent demise, thanks to the appearance of a ghost. This messenger of the afterlife can be a wraith, or a mysterious animal, and many families are proud of "owning" one.

The Hohenzollern dynasty, which reigned successively over the Brandeburg, Prussia and Germany (until the abdication of the kaiser Wilhelm II at the end of WWI) was boasting the existence of a "family ghost". This specter tied to their bloodline was a White Lady - a female ghost dressed in white, with a mourning armband, usually seen before the death of a member of the family, and appearing in the royal residences of Berlin or other Germany regions. It was believed that she might be the ghost of a princess of the 15th century, who was cruelly abused by her husband, who was a Hohenzollern. The dynasty of the Hesse of Darmstadt (Germany) also had its death herald - a Black Lady this time, in a mourning outfit, her face hidden by a dark veil. This ghost was supposed to be the archduchess Maria-Anna, wife of the archduke Ferdinand.

In the Danish royal family meanwhile, disasters were believed to be announced by the apparition at Gurre, south of Helsingor (a location that inspired the setting of Shakespeare's Hamlet), of the ghost of king Valdemar IV, who ruled on the Denmark in th 14th century and died at Gure in 1375. Another strange fact of the history of the Danish crown concerns the queen Astrid, killed in 1935 by a car accident. Some times after her death, she supposedly appeared before numerous people during a spiritism séance organized at Copenhague by the medium Einar Nielsen. A picture of her "manifestation" was apparently taken - but unfortunately, these kind of pictures are very easy to falsify and thus do not make an actual, solid proof of the ghost's apparition.

The Hasburgs, who ruled over the Austro-Hungarian Empire, were traditionally warned of any upcoming tragedy by the appearance of a group of great white birds circling in the sky. They were seen in 1889, soon before the double suicide of the heir-prince Rudolf and his mistress in Mayerling. Later, the emperor Franz-Josef the First also saw them in 1898, on the eve of the murder of his beloved Elisabeth. Finally, these sinister birds were spotted in 1914, before the Sarajevo attack which killed the archduke Franz-Ferdinand and caused World War I.

The most famous of these "messengers of death" is without a doubt the Irish banshee, which makes the pride and glory of the greatest and oldest families of the island. The banshees howls and wails with a melancholic voice through the night, crying the death of a family's member soon before it actually happens. She can appear as a beautiful maiden with a red shirt, or a green dress under a gray cloak ; or she can appear as an old hag. This "dual face", the beautiful maiden and the ugly hag, were the usual manifestations and appearances of the great goddesses of the pre-Christian Celtic religion, of which the banshee seems to be a remnant. It seems that getting rid of a banshee is hard, since there are records of them still wailing near the old domains of families that left Ireland a long time ago. A few years before the publication of this book, an American that was visiting the Aran island in the Galway bay, organized a party, with lot of music and dancing. As the night was ending, the young man returned home, playing accordion. The noise he made distressed the neighborhood, and someone had to go explain to a poor frightened old man that what he heard wasn't the screams of a banshee, but the sounds of a drunk playing very badly the accordion. Reassured, the old man knew three more weeks of peace... Until he heard the ACTUAL wails of the banshee, and soon after died.

According to a very old tradition, the death of the bishops of Salisbury is announced by the arrival of mysterious white birds flyig over the plain. Other bad omens - not necessarily meaning "death" - are the black dogs, or rather the black hounds, usually of an enormous size, that supposedly haunt the British countryside. Peel's castle, on the isle of Man, is the lair of one of those monsters, the Moddy Dhu, whose mere sight causes a person's death. You will also be doomed to die if you meet the Shriker dog, which hides in the Burnley cemetery (Lancashire). Many more sinisters black hounds are believe to wander on the paths leading to cemeteries. In a lot of popular beliefs and local folklore, dogs are associated with death, probably because in the distant past hungry dogs used to dig up corpses to eat them. There could also be something related to the strong belief that dogs are able to sense entities invisible to humans. Ghosts of dogs are particularly dreaded in the East-Anglia, where strikes the formidable Black Shuck, whose only eye shines in the darkness.

During World War II, an American air-pilot and his wife lived in Walberswick, in the Suffolk, and they had there a terrifying experience. During one whole night, an enormous black dog tried to enter in their house, and they only prevented it from doing so by piling up furniture in front of the door, that the animal nearly split open. At dawn, the beast left, but without leaving any prints in the mud surrounding the house. This event happened during a storm night - which reminds one of the old beliefs claiming that storms are caused by the mad run in the countryside of a pack of infernal hounds, whose howls causes death, madness and misfortune. In some regions, these hounds are led by the "Wild Hunter". In Denmark, it is king Valdemar that leads the pack, in Normandy the Devil himself ; in northern England it is "Gabriel's hounds" led by the Angel of Death, while in the Dartmoor the dogs follow sir Francis Drake riding a hearse. All these legends inspired without a doubt Conan Doyle when he wrote one of Sherlock Holmes' most famous adventures - The Hound of the Baskervilles.

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Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden, The Duchess of Östergötland

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John of Denmark, The Count of Monzepat

Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria, The Princess of Orange, Princess of The Netherlands. Princess of Orange-Nassau

Princess Elisabeth Theresia Maria Helena of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant

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Рюриковичи - Habsburg  und  Windsor - Великий Князь Гедиминас  его сын Любарт и их потомки Князья Сангушки

Габсбург и Виндзор  …..

Потомки Рюрика (ок. 835-879), Князя Новгородского

Княжна Анна Ярославна Киевская (1024/36-1076/89) , Королева Франции

Среди ее потомков:

Хуан Карлос I де Бурбон, король Испании (более 497 122 родственных связей, некоторые из них:

Елизавета II Виндзор, королева Великобритании (более 117 880 родственных связей, некоторые из них: [1])

Александр Дюма-отец (не менее 19 родственных связей, некоторые из них:

 император Нико��ай II Александрович Романов (более 144 016 родственных связей, некоторые из них ....

Дания

Родственные связи между представителями знати двух народов устанавливались уже в Средние века. Так, супругой  

Герцога Южной Ютландии Кнуда Лаварда (1096-1131) стала внучка великого Князя Киевского Владимира Мономаха Ингеборга, чей сын, будущий Король Вальдемар I Великий (1131-1182), был назван в честь своего русского деда. Вальдемар I, в свою очередь, также был женат на русской  Княжне Софии Новгородской. Первый же письменный русско-датский союзный договор, получивший название «Договор о любви и братстве», был заключен в 1493 г. между датским Королем Хансом и великим Князем московским Иваном III. Документ предусматривал оформление военного союза, направленного против Швеции, и был продлен в 1516 г. при сыне Ивана III Василии III.

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Rurikovich - Habsburg und Windsor - Grand Duke Gediminas his son Liubart and their descendants Princes Sangushki

Habsburg and Windsor .....

Descendants of Rurik (c. 835-879), Prince of Novgorod

Princess Anna Yaroslavna of Kiev (1024/36-1076/89) , Queen of France.

Among her descendants:

Juan Carlos I de Bourbon, King of Spain (over 497,122 kin, some of them:

Elizabeth II Windsor, Queen of the United Kingdom (over 117,880 kin, some of them: [1])

Alexandre Dumas father (at least 19 kinships, some of them:

 Emperor Nicholas II Alexandrovich Romanov (over 144,016 kin, some of them ....

Denmark

Kinship ties between the nobility of the two nations were already established in the Middle Ages. Thus, the wife of 

Knud Lavard, Duke of South Jutland (1096-1131), was the granddaughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev, Ingeborga, whose son, the future King Valdemar I the Great (1131-1182), was named in honour of his Russian grandfather. Valdemar I, in turn, was also married to the Russian Princess Sophia of Novgorod.

The first written Russian-Danish alliance treaty, called the "Treaty of Love and Brotherhood", was concluded in 1493 between King Hans of Denmark and Grand Duke Ivan III of Moscow. The document provided for the formalisation of a military alliance against Sweden and was extended in 1516 under Ivan III's son Vasily III.

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Premieres

Amadeus, by Peter Shaffer (Play; 1980)

The Big Short (Film; 2015)

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Falling In Love Again, recorded by Marlene Dietrich (Song; 1939)

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Holidays 12.11

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Anniversary of the Statue of Westminster (Canada)

Aurora Borealis Day

Bharathiyar Day (India)

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Day of Independent Bookstores (Chile)

Establishment of Kurdish Women’s Union Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Fourth Republic Day (Madagascar)

GRMA Day (Ireland)

Hi Neighbor Day

Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals Day

Human Rights and Peace Day (Kiribati)

International Knitters Day

International Mountain Day (UN)

International Tweet Grace Paley Day

Jack Frost Day

Kaleidoscope Day

Middle Finger Day

National App Day

National Caesar Day

National Jon Day

National Knitters Day

National Sobriety Day

National Stretching Day

National Tango Day (Argentina)

Pampanga Day (Philippines)

Psycho Day

Remembrance Day of Llywelyn the Last (Wales)

Scaling Day (aka Escalade; Switzerland)

Sugar Maple Day (French Republic)

UNICEF Day

World’ Children’s Fund Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Have a Bagel Day

National Noodle Ring Day

National Teriyaki Chicken Day

2nd Monday in December

Green Monday [2nd Monday]

National Tree Planting Day (Malawi) [2nd Monday]

Independence Days

South Africa (from UK, 1931)

Upper Volta (from France, 1958)

Indiana Statehood Day (#19; 1816)

Proclamation of Independence Day (Burkina Faso)

Feast Days

Agonalia (Ancient Rome) [also 1.9]

Cian (Christian; Saint)

Damasus I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Daniel the Stylite (Christian; Saint)

Day of the Snow Queen (a.k.a. Lady Winter; Pagan)

Feast of Sekhmet, Bast and Ra (Ancient Egypt)

Festival for Diva Palatua (Guardian of Palatine Hill; Ancient Rome)

Hanukkah Day #4 (Judaism) [thru Dec. 15th]

International Shareware Day (a.k.a. Shareware Piracy Day; Pastafarian)

Kagyed Dance (Sikkim, India)

Maravillas de Jesús (Christian; Saint)

Mark Toby (Artology)

Pen (Christian; Saint)

Peris (Christian; Saint)

Roddenberry Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Sabinus of Piacenza (Christian; Saint)

Septimonia (Honoring Seven Hills of Rome; Ancient Rome)

The Shreepret Service (Muppetism)

Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian (Christian; Martyrs)

Wallis (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [36 of 37]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [29 of 30]

Premieres

Amadeus, by Peter Shaffer (Play; 1980)

The Big Short (Film; 2015)

The Cliff Hanger or Taken for Granite (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 79; 1960)

Empty Socks (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Falling In Love Again, recorded by Marlene Dietrich (Song; 1939)

A Few Good Men (Film; 1992)

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Film; 1967)

Highway Runner (WB LT Cartoon; 1965)

Hook (Film; 1991)

Invictus (Film; 2009)

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, by John Lennon (Album; 1970)

Magnum P.I. (TV Series; 1980)

The Muppet Christmas Carol (Film; 1992)

The Princess and the Frog (Animated Disney Film; 2009)

Rocky and the Rock or Take for Granite (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 185; 1962)

Rushmore (Film; 1998)

Scoop, by Evelyn Waugh (Novel; 1938)

Shakespeare in Love (Film; 1998)

Sheep Ahoy (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

A Small Matter of Pygmies (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #13; 1964)

Star Trek: Insurrection (Film; 1998)

Supersonic Boom or The Old Mount’s A-Moverin’ (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 80; 1960)

The Three Lives of Thomasina (Film; 1963)

Time Out of Joint, by Philip K. Dick (Novel; 1959)

Trouble Upstairs ir Bats in the Boris (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 186; 1962)

Wall Street (Film; 1987)

Wool: Casting Off, by Hugh Howey (Novel; 2011)

Today’s Name Days

Arthur, Damasus, Tassilo (Austria)

Artur, Damaz, Damir, Hugolin (Croatia)

Dana (Czech Republic)

Damascus (Denmark)

Daaniel, Taaniel, Taano, Tanel, Tani, Tanno (Estonia)

Daniel, Daniela, Taneli, Tatu (Finland)

Daniel (France)

Arthur, Damasus, Tassilo (Germany)

Árpád (Hungary)

Damaso (Italy)

Valdemars, Valdis, Voldemārs (Latvia)

Aistis, Dovydas, Tautvaldė (Lithuania)

Dan, Daniel (Norway)

Damazy, Daniela, Julia, Stefan, Waldemar, Wojmir (Poland)

Daniil, Luca (Romania)

Hilda (Slovakia)

Dámaso (Spain)

Daniel, Daniela (Sweden)

Art, Arthur, Arthurine, Arturo, Javon, Jevon, Sage (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 345 of 2024; 20 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 50 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ruis (Elder) [Day 14 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 29 (Gui-Mao)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 28 Kislev 5784

Islamic: 28 Jumada I 1445

J Cal: 15 Zima; Oneday [15 of 30]

Julian: 28 November 2023

Moon: 2%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 9 Bichat (13th Month) [Wallis]

Runic Half Month: Jara (Year) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 79 of 89)

Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 20 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Jara (Year) [Half-Month 24 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 12.24)

[princessvictoriamelita]

Newly married Princess Valdemar of Denmark in 1885.

Sister-in-law of Empress Maria Feodorovna and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom.

[charlotte-of-wales]

Happy 18th birthday to Prince Christian of Denmark!

Born 15 October 2005, Christian Valdemar Henri John is the eldest child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and a grandson of Queen Margrethe II. He has been second in the line of succession to the Danish throne since birth, after his father.

Christian was baptized on 21 January 2006 in Christiansborg Palace Chapel and his godparents include his paternal uncle, Prince Joachim of Denmark; the Crown Prince of Greece; the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway; and the Crown Princess of Sweden.

[loiladadiani]

The European Royal Family that Queen Victoria created

This is a very interesting group of Royal guests assembled for the wedding of the parents of the future Phillip, Duke of Edinburg: Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885 - 1969) to Prince Andrew of Greece (1882 - 1944.) The wedding was celebrated at Darmstadt in 1903. I doubt I will be able to identify all these illustrious guests, but I will list the ones I recognize. There are representatives here from the Greek, Danish, German/Hessian/Prussian, and Russian Royal Houses. I count thirty-three adults and children in this picture.

Prince Heinrich of Prussia

Princess Heinrich of Prussia (nee Irene of Hesse)

Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich Romanov

Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna

Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Younger

Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich

Grand Duchess Maria Georgevna

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicholaevna

Princess Elizabeth of Hesse and by Rhine

Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaevna

Grand Duchess Maria Nicholaevna

Emperor Nicholas II

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna

Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (Greek Nicky)

Prince George of Greece and Denmark (Greek Georgie

Queen Olga of the Hellenes

Prince Valdemar of Denmark

King Hakoon VII

There are roughly thirteen royalties I do not recognize, so if you identify anybody I haven't, please let me know. It is also possible I have made some incorrect identifications, especially among the Greek contingent.

This type of gathering stopped happening gradually, so these photos are treasures!