#duchess marie gabrielle in bavaria

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Duchess Marie Gabrielle Mathilde Isabelle Therese Antoinette Sabine of Bavaria

German vintage postcard

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The daughters of Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria, circa 1885. Sitting: Amalie and Marie Gabrielle. Standing: Elisabeth and Sophie.

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taylor swift lyrics x colors x textiles in art – red

Fifteen – Fearless // Augusta of Bavaria with Her Children – Andrea Appiani ❤️ Love Story – Fearless // Portrait of a Prussian Prince – Unknown Artist ❤️ Red – Red // Apples – Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin ❤️ All Too Well – Red // Birdsong – Károly Ferenczy ❤️ All Too Well – Red // Portrait of a Lady – John Opie ❤️ The Moment I Knew – Red // Portrait of Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg – attributed to Wybrand de Geest ❤️ Nothing New – Red // Sibylla Palmifera – Dante Gabriel Rossetti ❤️ Blank Space – 1989 // Tomaž Hren – unknown artist ❤️ Style – 1989 // Ernest Amadej Tomaž Attems – unknown artist ❤️ Wildest Dreams – 1989 // A Vision of Fiametta – Dante Gabriel Rossetti ❤️ New Romantics – 1989 // Portrait of Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan – Hyacinthe Rigaud ❤️ End Game – Reputation // A Genoese Lady with Her Child – Anthony van Dyck ❤️ I Did Something Bad – Reputation // Marie-Adélaïde de France – Johann Julius Heinsius ❤️ Look What You Made Me Do – Reputation // Infanta Isabel of Spain – Carlos Luis de Ribera y Fieve ❤️ Daylight – Lover // Self-Portrait – Gwen John ❤️ the lakes – folklore // Maria Amalia of Saxony – Anton Raphael Mengs ❤️ gold rush – evermore // Barine – Edward Poynter ❤️ Maroon – Midnights // Margaret “Peg” Woffington – unknown artist ❤️ Maroon – Midnights // Portrait of Marchessa Marianna Florenzi – Joseph Karl Stieler ❤️ Maroon – Midnights // Henry IV, King of France in Armor – Frans Pourbus the Younger ❤️ Maroon – Midnights // Elizabeth I as a Princess – attributed to William Scrots ❤️ The Great War – Midnights // Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge with Her Children – Melchior Gommar Tieleman

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Duchess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria on her wedding day, with her mother Duchess Marie-Jose in Bavaria, 1900

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As I'm currently indexing this blog or, rather, meta-tagging posts in my new version of it on the Blogger website (I will post proper link as soon as it's finished), I decided to compile a list of all the women who feature (or receive a mention however fleetingly) within it. I have tried to trawl the blog ''with a fine toothcomb'', but I'm bound to have missed a few names - oh well! Here is the list as complete as I can muster. The women appear in (broadly) alphabetical order by first name. *** NB it is still a work in progress ***

VOCALISTS & MUSICIANS

Alice Waterhouse (flute) * Amy Winehouse * Angel Olsen * Annie June Callaghan * Ari Up & The Slits * Be Good Tanyas, The * Billie Holiday * Bjork * Black Belles, The * Cait O’ Riordan (Pogues) * Calista Williams (Bluebird) * Cindy Wilson & Kate Pierson (The B52s) * Cistem Failure * Clementine Douglas * Cosey Fanni Tutti * DakhaBrakha (well, 3/4 of them!) * Debbie Harry * Edith Piaf * Elizabeth Morris (Allo Darlin') * Holly Golightly * HoneyLuv * Katy-Jane Garside * Kelis * Kim Deal (Pixies & Breeders) * Maxine Peake * Maxine Venton & Mimi O'Malley (Captain Hotknives) * Meg White * Melanie Safka * Nico * Nina Simone * Patti Rothberg * Penny Ford (Snap!) * PJ Harvey * Rhoda Dakar (Special AKA) * Seamonsters, The * Siouxsie Sioux * Suzanne Vega * Tray Tronic * Trish Keenan (Broadcast)

VISUAL ARTS

Annegret Soltau * Anne Ophelia Dowden * Artemisia Gentileschi * Barbara Regina Dietzsch * Beverly Joubert * Camille Claudel * Clara Peeters * Dale DeArmond * Doreen Fletcher * Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale * Élisabeth Sonrel * Elisabetta Siriani * Elizabeth Mary Watt * Ella Hawkins * Evelyn De Morgan * Frida Kahlo * Gertrude Abercrombie * Helen Martins * Kate Gough * Laura Knight (Dame) * Leonora Carrington * Lily Delissa Joseph * Liza Ferneyhough * Magdolna Ban * Mandy Payne* Mary Delany * Miina Akkijrkka * Ndidi Ekubia * Pamela Colman-Smith * Paula Rego * Rachel Gale * 'Romany Soup' * Sarah Vivien * Shirley Baker * Siirkka-Liisa Konttinen * Sofonisba Anguissola * Sonia Delaunay * Tish Murtha * Vali Myers * Vanessa Bell

COMEDY, DANCE & DRAMA

Alicia Eyo & Carol Morley ('Stalin My Neighbour') * Claire Foy * Daisy May Cooper * Gabrielle Creevy & Jo Hartley ('In My Skin') * Isadora Duncan * Jessica Williams ('Love Life') * Lesley Sharp, Michelle Holmes & Siobhan Finneran ('Rita, Sue & Bob Too') * Michaela Coel ('I May Destroy You') * Morgana Robinson * Samantha Morton * Yasmin Paige (Jordana Bevan in ‘Submarine)

WRITERS, JOURNALISTS, SCHOLARS & POETS

Agatha Christie (MBE) * Andrea Dunbar * Anaïs Nin * Angela Thirkell * Anna Funder * Anna Wickham * Edith Holden * Elizabeth O'Neill * Enid Blyton * Harriet Beecher Stowe * Helen Castor (Dr.) * Hilary Mantel * Janina Ramirez (Dr.) * Jeannette Kupfermann * Jenny March (Dr.) * Jenny Wormald (Dr.) * Lia Leendertz * Mary Oliver * Orna Guralnik (Dr.) * Rachel Beer * Susie Boniface * Virginia Woolf

HISTORICAL FIGURES

Anne, Queen of Great Britain * Anne Boleyn, Queen of England * Anne of Cleves, Queen of England * Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni * Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes * Catherine de’ Medici, Queen Consort/Regent of France * Catherine Parr, Queen of England * Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England * Catherine of Valois, Queen of England * Christine de Pizan * Cixi, Empress of China (aka  Empress Tz'u-hsi ) * Eleanora of Austria, Queen of France * Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France; Queen of England; Duchess of Aquitaine * Eleanor of Castile * Eleanor Talbot ("The Secret Queen") * Elizabeth I Queen of England * Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort of England * Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England * Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia * Hatshepsut, Pharaoh of Egypt *Hildegard of Bingen * Isabeau of Bavaria, Queen of France * Isabella I, Queen of Castile * Isabella of Aragon, Princess of Asturias * Isabella of Portugal, Empress Consort of Holy Roman Empire and Queen Consort of Spain, Germany & Italy * Isabella of France, Queen of England * Jacquetta of Luxemburg * Jane Grey (Lady), Queen of England for Nine Days * Jane Seymour, Queen of England * Juana (aka Joanna), Queen of Castile * Katherine Howard, Queen of England * Louise of Savoy, Regent of France * Margaret of Anjou, Queen Consort of England * Margaret of Austria [check which one] * Margaret Beaufort, Lady * Marie Antoinette, Queen of France * Mary I, Queen of England * Mary II, Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland * Mary, Queen of Scots * Mary of Austria [check which one] * Mary of Burgundy, Duchess * Matilda, Holy Roman Empress * Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem * Sophia of Hanover, Electress * Tatya Betul, Empress of Ethiopia * Theodora, Empress of Byzantium * Victoria, Queen of England & Empress of India

SAINTS & BIBLICAL/CHRISTIAN REFERENCES

Anna (wife of Tobit) * Apollonia (Saint) * Barbara (Saint) * Catherine of Alexandria (Saint) * Ecclesia * Eve (the first woman) * Felicitas of Rome (Saint) * Genevieve (Saint) * Godeberta * Jael * Jezebel * Judith * Lucy (Saint) * Margaret of Scotland (Saint) * Mary Magdalene * Rahab * Rose of Lima (Saint) * Synagoga * The Queen of Sheba * Thérèse of Lisieux (Saint) * Virgin Mary, The* "Whore of Babylon", The * Ursula (Saint)

MYTHOLOGICAL

Anat * Asherah * Astarte * Atalanta * Aurora * Baba Yaga * Circe * Chhinnamasta * Clio/Kleio * Demeter (Rmn: Ceres) * Dido, Queen of Carthage * Durga * Elaine of Astolat * Europa * Eurydice * Hathor * Hesperides * Io * Isolde/Iseult * Isis * Juno (Gk: Hera) * Kali * Kriemhild/Gudrun * Kudshu * Lakshmi * Persephone (Rmn: Proserpine) * Radha * Sabine Women, The * Sati * Sedna * Sirens, The (half-female, half-bird) * Three Graces, The * Valkyries, The * Venus (Aphrodite)

WIVES, MUSES, CONSORTS & SIGNIFICANT OTHERS

Anastasia Romanovna (wife of Ivan the Terrible) * Anne Hyde (1st wife of James, Duke of York; she did not live long enough to see him become James II) * Anne Lovell (wife of Sir Francis Lovell) * Anne of Denmark (wife of James VI of Scotland/James I of England & Ireland) * Bella Chagall (wife of Marc Chagall) * Catherine of Braganza (wife of Charles II) * Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen of England as wife of George III) * Clementine Churchill (wife of Winston Churchill) * Diane de Poitiers (royal mistress to the French king, Henry II) * Emma Hamilton, Lady (mistress of Lord Horatio Nelson) * Evelyn Pyke-Nott (wife of John Byam Shaw) * Françoise Gilot (partner of Pablo Picasso) * Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (mother of Lady Jane Grey) * Henrietta-Maria (wife of Charles I) * Lady Martha Temple (wife of Sir William Temple) * MacDonald sisters, The (Alice, Georgiana, Agnes and Louisa) * Marguerite of Navarre/Angoulême (sister of French king, Francis I) * Mary of Modena (2nd wife of James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, and Ireland) * Mary Shelley (mentioned as wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, though a renowned author in her own right) * Mary Soames (daughter of Winston Churchill & wife of Christopher Soames) * Mary Stuart (daughter of Charles I and mother of the future William III) * Mary Watts (wife of George Frederic Watts, and designer and artist in her own right) * Olga Khokhlova (1st wife of Pablo Picasso) * Portia (wife of Brutus) *

2OTH CENTURY & MODERN DAY

Christabel Pankhurst * Emily Wilding Davison * Emmeline Pankhurst * 'Gulabi Gang' * Hannah Hauxwell * Helen Keller * Hilary Clinton * Liz Truss * Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll * Mata Hari * Melina Mercouri * Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe * Rahima Mahmut * Sylvia Pankhurst *

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In your former post I read that Grand Duchess Elena V tried to hook Princess Elizabeth of GAD to Umberto II, what did umberto think of her from his point of view? And considering Grand duchess Elena V is ambitious about it, what did she thought of Karl Toerring-Jettenbach? Since among her daughters Princess Elizabeth of GAD is just a Countess and her sisters are; a Princess of another country by marriage and a Duchess of high family.

Elizabeth's sister Olga wrote in her diary:

“I wonder if he’ll [Umberto] look at Woolly . . . Poor Mummy sacrificing her whole summer . . . God give it will bring some good results!”

But . . . no results were had. It was probably hopeless from the start, because Umberto may have been more interested in men than women, and everyone had been assuming he would marry Marie-Jose of Belgium someday (which he did). Marie-Jose in her own memoirs writes about how her mother talked about her marrying Umberto someday since she was small, and he became this sort of fantasy fairy tale prince to her. I think there is even a story of Marie-Jose as a child writing something like "When I am Queen of Italy I will ask for a list of all the poor people so I can help them" or something to that effect.

So, yeah, Elizabeth never really had a chance.

The Toerring-Jettenbachs are 'only' counts but they had a lot going for them. They are a mediatized house, which basically means they're a former ruling family who maintained rights and ranks higher than your average noble and most importantly were still considered 'equal' in terms of marriage. They were also very wealthy. Karl Theodor became the head of the house after the death of his father in 1929. And, they had some killer connections. Karl's aunt Elisabeth was the Queen of the Belgians (mother of Marie-Jose, mentioned above), and another aunt, Marie-Gabrielle, had been the first wife of Rupprecht of Bavaria. He might not have been a crown prince, but he was royal-ish, he was rich, and Elizabeth was nearing 30. By all accounts Ellen was happy enough with the match.

Elizabeth and Marina were considered great beauties at the time, but the fact the Greek royal family was in exile for most of the time they were husband-hunting made it a little trickier for them to land the sort of husbands their mother might have been hoping for.

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Magazine "Ueber Land und Meer" illustration depicting young German unmarried Princesses in 1895.

Back row: Duchess Elsa of Württemberg, Princess Alexandra of Schaumburg-Lippe and Duchess Olga of Württemberg.

Back row: Duchess Elsa of Württemberg, Princess Alexandra of Schaumburg-Lippe and Duchess Olga of Württemberg.

Middle row: Princess Clara of Bavaria, Duchesses Sophia Adelheid and Elisabeth in Bavaria, and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Front row: Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, Princesses Mathilde and Hildegarde of Bavaria and Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Back row: Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen and Princess Alexandra of Anhalt.

Middle row (1) Princess Pauline of Württemberg, German Empress Augusta Victoria with her daughter, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia and Princess Olga of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Middle row (2): Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg, Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Front row: Princess Sybille Marguerite of Hesse, Princesses Adelgunde and Maria Ludwiga of Bavaria, and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

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Duchess Maria Josepha in Bavaria, nee Infanta of Portugal, with her three daughters, Marie Gabrielle, Elisabeth and Sophie Adelheid. 

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Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (1878 - 1912) and Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905 - 1996) c. 1910

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Duchess Marie Gabrielle Mathilde Isabelle Therese Antoinette Sabine of Bavaria

German vintage postcard

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The Ducal Wittelsbach family and their relatives, early 1890s. From left to right, standing: Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria, Duchess Sophie Adelheid in Bavaria, Archduchess Maria Annunziata of Austria, Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria.

Sitting: Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria (née Infanta of Portugal), King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies, Queen Marie Sophie of the Two Sicilies (née Duchess in Bavaria)

Via As Infantas de Bragança e a Sua Descendência - História das Filhas de D. Miguel by Dativo Salvia Ocaña

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LXXIII

May 2019

In back to back weekends, Prince Joseph Wenzel Liechtenstein married Countess Laura Henckel von Donnersmack and Princess Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein married Archduke Johannes of Austria, Prince of Habsbourg-Lorraine. Joseph Wenzel and Maria Anunciata were first cousins and the double wedding brought much joy to the tiny principality of Liechtenstein.

Joseph Wenzel married in the capital of Liechtenstein drawing in royals from all over the world to the tiny country. Maria Annunciata had married in Switzerland but many royals stayed in surrounding areas finding no reason to leave and only return the following weekend. With the deaths of Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria and Jean of Luxembourg guests were advised to wear darker colors, even some decided to wear mourning clothes.

Isabella, of course, stayed in London while Harry represented the British royal family at the weddings. Harry’s increasing role in the British Royal Family was unlike ever before. Foreign weddings and funerals were putting Harry above his brother and sometimes above his father. The wedding of the future ruler of Liechtenstein should have gone to Charles as Prince of Wales but Harry’s invitation had shifted things.

Both weddings, Harry smiled, hugged, and made small talk with the rulers of Liechtenstein, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the dozens of princes and princesses of Europe. Everyone had asked about the children and Isabella and whether or not their family would get any bigger. Harry brushed off the comments and enjoyed his time with Isabella’s family.  

In the meantime, Isabella had been meeting with jewelers and her bank regarding Princess Charlotte Murat’s jewelry and the rest of her extensive collection.

“I suggest bringing out the tiaras to inspect first.”

Isabella nodded as she bounced Mary Astrid on her knee while Princess Christine held Charles and Countess Antonia carried Albert in their arms.

Queen Fabiola’s Spanish Wedding Tiara and The Belgian Diamond were the two tiaras she was well aware of. Queen Fabiola’s tiara was the one she had worn at the Spanish State Visit to the United Kingdom and the subtle nod to the origins of her great aunt and godmother Queen Fabiola of the Belgians was greatly appreciated. The Belgian Diamond had been gifted to Isabella on her wedding day by the Belgian nobility as Isabella was a Princess of Habsbourg-Lorraine by birth.

“Those two are what we refer to as your wedding tiaras. The next couple of tiaras we call the Liechtenstein collection as they were gifted to by your godfather The Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein.”

One by one men and women came in carrying boxes which were opened to reveal the magnificent tiaras.  

“What are those?”

“Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia’s Diamond Fringe Tiara, Princess Elena of Greece and Denmark Diamond Tiara also known as the Grand Duchess Elena of Russia’s Diamond Tiara.”

“They are beautiful,” commented Isabella.

“And quite expensive. His Serene Highness has asked that these not be loaned out to anyone, as you are the only ones who can wear these tiaras.”

“What about after I am gone?”

“I would suggest giving them to the wife of your eldest son, The Earl of Ross. Of course, provided that he marries dynastically. Since the tiaras are now a part of the trust the same rules apply.”

Isabella got up from her seat and walked closer to the tiaras, “The world hasn't seen these tiaras in years. Now I have them in my possession and they may never see the light of day.”

“They are magnificent tiaras ma’am. Befitting for an archduchess of your stature.”

“Thank you.”

“Is this all of the tiaras?”

“The last collection is what we have named the Murat collection as they were given to you by Princess Charlotte of Murat.”

A series of 7 different tiaras were brought out that left the people in the room speechless. Magnificent tiaras were placed in front of Isabella.

“Should I ever wear these, my little head might be swallowed up,” joked Isabella.

“Belle these are magnificent,” commented Christine. Mumbled comments from the other woman followed suit.

“These were Charlotte’s?” asked Isabella.

“They were ma’am. She choose never to wear them fearing she was not worthy of them.”

“Why do they look so familiar?”

“Two of these tiaras belonged to Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia ma’am. They are well over a century old but of course the most magnificent belonged to Empress Eugenie of France.”

Once again, the group of women fawned over the large tiaras that came out. The four magnificent tiaras that Charlotte of Murat owned were over 200 years old. Very few tiaras remained intact during that time period.

“How did she come into possession of Empress Eugenie's tiaras? After the fall of Napoleon III, I would assume the new republic would have taken possession of them,” explained Isabella.

“While the details are vague after the fall of the empire the tiaras were possessed by the new republic and later sold to a Spanish duke. The tiaras then came under ten different owners over the course of 200 years. Princess Charlotte paid a very large sum to get these tiaras. Since most of the owners were private citizens, the ownership didn’t have to be made public.”

“They are... quite large,” commented Isabella.

“Yes, ma’am.”

“I don’t think I could ever wear these.”

“Should they still stay in your possession, there is no need to wear them, ma’am. Many women don’t wear tiaras but simply keep them.”

“It’s a shame beautiful things like this are going to be locked up forever.”

“Well, you could always showcase them like The Queen does every once in a while.”

Isabella thought for a couple of minutes which worried the other people in the room. Finally, Isabella spoke, “How long would it take to bring all these jewels to Brazil.”

“Brazil? Ma’am, why would we take them to Brazil.”

“Well, you mentioned how Her Majesty loans out tiaras to be displayed at museums. Last September the Brazilian museum suffered a devastating loss when their national museum burned down. I could loan my tiaras and jewels to be displayed and all tickets sales will go to them to help with rebuilding. It would simply be my gift to the nation who harbored my ancestors when Napoleon came. I am, after all, a descendant of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil,” smiled Isabella.

The room didn’t know how to respond, had Princess Charlotte of Murat been here, she would have praised Isabella’s work ethic and ideas. Of course, Charlotte was dead and Isabella had no one who would praise her quite like the older woman use to.

“Isabella, perhaps we should think this through.”

“What is there to think through? I help people and my jewels get the appropriate praise they deserve,” countered Isabella.

“Isabella, maybe we should get more opinions before we think of something this big, this soon.”

“We don’t have to think about anything. These are my things and I can do what I want, after all, they are in a trust I have sole ownership of,” fought Isabella.

“Well she isn’t wrong,” added Duchess Pauline of Württemberg.

“We can start arranging security and transportation. We would of course need confirmation from the museum of this.”

“That can be arranged,” argued Christine.

“I don’t want anyone to hear about this until the day of. I don’t want any assumptions. I hate having my names in papers for such childish reasons,” added Isabella.

“Of course ma’am.”

“Perfect timing since I’m going to Austria in honor of my ancestors birthday. Maybe Austria will follow Croatia and the monarchist movement will grow,” smiled Isabella.

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Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria by Franz Grainer, c. 1905

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THE SISTERS

T.R.H. Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, later Princess of Bavaria; and Duchess Sophie Adelheid in Bavaria, later Countess zu Toerring-Jettenbach

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Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, wife of Crown Prince Rupprecht. 

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OTMAA contemporaries: Leopold of Belgium and Luitpold of Bavaria with family. 

The family of Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria including what should have been two future kings. Both little princes were born in 1901, the same year as Anastasia Nikolaevna. Leopold, the fair-haired child standing on his grandmother’s lap, was the eldest son of King Albert of the Belgians (standing in the back) and Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria. Luitpold, the child on the ground being cuddled by his mother, was the eldest son of Elisabeth’s sister, Marie Gabrielle, and Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria. 

Leopold would indeed grow up to be King Leopold III, but Luitpold died in 1914 of polio.