#historical royals

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⋆ William, The Conqueror to William, The Prince of Wales ⋆

⤜ The Prince of Wales is William I's 24th Great-Grandson via his paternal grandmother's line.

William I of England

Henry I of England

Empress Matilda

Henry II of England

John of England

Henry III of England

Edward I of England

Edward II of England

Edward III of England

Lionel of Antwerp, Ist Duke of Clarence

Philippa Plantagenet, Vth Countess of Ulster

Roger Mortimer, IVth Earl of March

Anne Mortimer

Richard Plantagenet, IIIrd Duke of York

Edward IV of England

Elizabeth of York

Margaret Tudor

James V of Scotland

Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland

James I of England

Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia

Sophia, Electress of Hanover

George I of Great Britain

George II of Great Britain

Frederick, Prince of Wales

George III of the United Kingdom

Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Victoria of the United Kingdom

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

George V of the United Kingdom

George VI of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Charles III of the United Kingdom

William, The Prince of Wales

[duchessofostergotlands]

The divorce news led me down a rabbit hole. I was reading a forum post about a royal divorce from years ago which said essentially "this is what happens when you marry commoners. They haven't got the ability to handle being a royal. Back when they all married other royals, no one ever divorced." Couldn't be because it's legally easier to obtain a divorce and the extreme social stigma has lessened, oh no. Definitely because us peasants aren't built for it.

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Her Imperial Highness, Archduchess Paulina of Augustinia (1764-1805) (formerly Princess Paulina of Norden)

She was born in 1764 at the Schloss Bentswich to Karl Duke of Norden and his Vasian wife, Princess Helene of Vasa. Paulina was the younger fraternal twin of Princess Maria Theresa who would become the Queen Consort of Porto. Princess Paulina had an incredibly close relationship with her twin Maria Theresa and her younger sister Princess Louise. Paulina’s mother Helene enforced a strict education on her daughters which proved to be stressful for the young princess compared to her other daughters. Paulina was loved by her father, while her mother somewhat resented her for her lack of intellectual skills. Despite Paulina’s difficulties in her studies she was still able to learn five languages and studied literature. In 1780, Paulina attended the wedding ceremony of her twin sister, Princess Maria Theresa to Crown Prince Luis of Porto. With Paulina’s two older sisters marrying a King and Crown Prince, the eyes of the Norden Court turned on her. In 1781, Norden found itself at war with several Germanic states such as Bremen which was allied with many other kingdoms and principalities. Due to Norden’s poor international relations, Helena was unable to find a suitable match for her daughter. Paulina corresponded with Maria Theresa often and discussed a potential match between Crown Prince Luis’ younger brother Infante Carlos Duke of Madiera however she found him insufferable when she met him at the wedding and would not convert to Jacobanism. In 1782 tragedy struck when Maria Theresa died during childbirth. Paulina and her mother Helena rushed to Porto to be with Luis and his new son Crown Prince Carlos. Paulina and Helena stayed at the court for seven months where it was suggested that King Luis marry Paulina. Paulina grew close to the king and even considered converting to Jacobanism to be with him and raise her nephew as her own son. However, the Portian government did not approve of the match and sought to find a new alliance. Paulina and Helene returned to Norden in 1783, and her mother decided to focus on finding a match for Paulina. In 1784 with the Calais Revolution starting, Norden allied itself with Augustinia and decided to cement it with marriage. In early 1784, Paulina was married to Archduke Ferindand of Augustinia, second in line to the throne of Augustinia. They were married in a huge ceremony at the Innsbruck Cathedral with the Germanic Court in attendance. Paulina did not convert to Jacobanism and remained Peteran with special permission to marry from the Patriarch. There were two wedding ceremonies, the Jacoban one at the cathedral, and a private Peteran one in the Blue Drawing Room of the Innsbruck Palace. Paulina enjoyed a close relationship with her mother-in-law who her sister Maria Theresa was named after, Infanta Maria Theresa of Almeria. Paulina and her husband Ferdinand did not have a happy marriage at all, shortly after the birth of her first child, Archduke Francis in 1784, she discovered her husband in bed with her lady in waiting, Baroness von Nordheim. Paulina came to detest her husband and tried to avoid him at all times, however she did occasionally perform her wifely duties when she needed to. In 1785 and 1786 she would give birth to two more living children, Archduchess Maria Leopoldina and Archduke Charles. Paulina and her children resided at the Innsbruck Palace where they had a close relationship with the Germanic Empress, Maria Theresa of Almeria. Paulina’s husband Ferdinand was made Governor of Graz and relocated to the Steyr Palace in 1790. Paulina had a close relationship with her three children and was a loving mother. They were raised alongside the children of her brother-in-law Joseph I. In 1792, Paulina’s father-in-law, Ferindand VIII passed away and Joseph became the new Germanic and Augustinian Emperor. Paulina was a leading lady at the coronation celebrations held in Graz, Tyrol, and Augustinia. Paulina was delighted by the marriages of her children, Archduke Francis to Princess Henriette de Valentinois, and Archduchess Maria Leopoldina to Crown Prince Alfonso of Porto. In 1805, Paulina died from a pneumonia at the Innsbruck Palace. Her husband Ferdinand, three children, and sister-in-law Empress Maria Leonora were at her bedside at her death. Paulina, while not close with her youngest sister Viktoria, often wrote to her. Viktoria and her daughter Sophie of Rostock attended the funeral and stayed at the Augustinian Court for two months, hoping to secure a match between Archduke Charles and Sophie, but this failed. 

[onheirpodcast]

Some of the historical royals who have been described as being LGBTQ+ over the centuries: Queen Anne, Frederick the Great,  King Edward II, Isabella of Bourbon-Parma, Queen Christina of Sweden, and King James VI of Scotland and I of England.

In our most recent episode we touch on some of these examples and discuss the challenges of aligning modern understandings of gender and sexuality with the social norms of the past. You can listen here. 

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Sintra, Portugal

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The Lady's Bedroom at Malahide Castle

Dublin, Ireland VI 2023

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(Twitter source)

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Portrait of Maria Ivanovna Kochubey-Baryatinskaya, Christina Robertson. 1840s.

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[TS4CC] Dark Academia: Part 1

Hello all! 

At long last: The first part of my Dark Academia series!! You get: 25 items, including 2 walls, 1 floor, 3 chairs, 1 couch, 1 desk, 1 fireplace, 1 chandelier, 1 table lamp, 1 floor lamp, 4 deco objects, 1 rug, 1 pedestal, 1 side table, and 7 wall decorations.

Fireplace Requires Growing Together

Chandlier Requiries Jungle Adventure

Floor/Desk Lamps Require Vampires

"Excellent Ecclectica" Requires Vampires

Everything else is BASE GAME compatible!

All are low poly.

NOT ALL SWATCHES are shown!! I put a lot of love into giving a wide variety of colors and options and I hope you enjoy them. <3

Usual TOU applies-- keep these items FREE! Otherwise, TOU is open.

I have more content coming up, such as several pose packs and Part 2 of the Dark Academia series, as well as modern and historcal CAS recolors. For now, I hope you can find happiness with this set. <3

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD @ PATREON (EARLY ACCESS // AUTOMATICALLY PUBLIC ON JULY 9TH, 2023!)

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"Zita" Tiaras.

Aka my beloved pride and joy of which I will never get over and absolutely had to share. Aigrette/Brooch tiaras are were an absolute staple of Royal and Court dress in the 1800s and few royals still rock them; I'm really excited to be posting my own take on the fad.

Thank you to @melonsloth @batsfromwesteros and @glitterberrysims whose meshes/textures I merged to make these, and elfd*r for the feathers.

There are two versions of this tiara: one with feathers and one without.

There are 11 Swatches on both tiaras.

Hat Slider and Base Game Compatible.

Thumbnails + Silly-Goofy below the cut (and on the Patreon Post).

have fun! and tag #funkyllama, I'd love to see them used by ya!!!

DOWNLOAD: Patreon (Always Free!).

@itsjessicaccfinds @alwaysfreecc

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Evening dress c. 1900

worn by Princess Alexandra of Denmark (future Queen Alexandra)

Maison Laferriere, V&A Museum

[world-of-wales]

JUNE 1956 || Queen Elizabeth II visited the History Museum along with King Gustaf Adolf.

During the visit, she was presented with a sword from the 1700s as a gift from the Swedish Navy. Due to the unusual nature of the gift, she gave a symbolic coin as a payment for it, which the King passed on to the representative from the Navy.

Prince Bertil clearly had some thoughts about it all but we probably won't ever know what they were.

requested by and a big thank you to @sophiebernadotte

[duchessofostergotlands]

Every time I see a royal statue unveiled it never looks anything like them and it's so boring. Plus lots of people will hate it on moral grounds and the supposed "public learning opportunity" defence is rubbish because hardly anyone stops and looks at a random statue in their day to day life. My solution which should please everyone is that statues can be put up but the plans have to be approved by a panel of 8 year olds. Imagine a statue of Queen Victoria but she's a fire breathing half human half dragon creature. Bet you'd read the plaque for that.

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an illustration to "HMS Maria" by @lostcauses-noregrets, the greatest fic about naval captain Erwin Smith and smuggler Levi Ackerman ⚓️

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[escapismsworld]

📍The Bourse of Antwerp, Belgium