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🇩🇪🇩🇰 🇬🇷The Christening of Prince Gustav Albrecht zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Saturday, 26 August 2023

“His Highness Prince Gustav Albrecht zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was baptized today in the chapel at Berleburg Castle. The Prince, who is the son of Their Highnesses Prince Gustav and Princess Carina zu-Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, has six godparents, whom the family in the future characterizes as the Prince's godparents. They are His Royal Highness Prince Christian, Her Royal Highness Princess Theodora of Greece, Ellen Hillingsø, Arabella Gaggero, His Highness Prince Franz-Albrecht as well as Prince Carl-Anton. Present at the baptism, in addition to Prince Christian, from the royal family, the Crown Prince Couple and the baptismal grandmother, Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte.”

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Freidrich Franz Michael Wilhelm Nikolaus Franz-Joseph Ernst August Hans, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Christian Ludwig Ernst August Maximilian Johann Albrecht Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Ernst August Christian Georg, Duke of Brunswick Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel, Prince of Hanover

German vintage postcard, mailed in 1917 to Coburg

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Royal Christenings ❀

Prince Gustav Albrecht zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, son of Prince Gustav and Princess Carina was baptized in the chapel at Berleburg Castle on 26 August 2023. Crown Prince Frederick, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian and Princess Benedikte were present along with the baby's godparents.

His Godparents are -

His Royal Highness Prince Christian

Her Royal Highness Princess Theodora of Greece

Ellen Hillingsø

Arabella Gaggero

His Highness Prince Franz-Albrecht

His Highness Prince Carl-Anton

[everythingroyalty]

who are the other godparents?

Honestly, the DRF is shit at their instagram captions. Fully titled list:

Prince Christian of Denmark (baby GA's 2nd cousin)

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (baby GA's 1st cousin once removed)

Franz Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg (Cleo zu Oettingen-Spielbergs husband 😎)

Carl Anton, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont

Ellen Hillingsø (goddaughter of QMII)

Arabella Gaggero (daughter of late Tory MP Michael Colvin)

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German Nobility: Cleo zu Oettingen-Spielberg - Hereditary Princess, Model, Ambassador! Wife of Franz-Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg

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A Scandal in Bohemia

This is the first of the short stories to be published in The Strand. The character was of course clearly established by this point in A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four, which were both serialised in other magazines.

Holmes as aroace - we've got some pretty clear textual implications here. Baring-Gould's belief Holmes and Adler became lovers is rather unfounded, IMHO.

Trincomalee is a port city in what is now Sri Lanka. That would have been a rather long trip for Holmes!

A "slavey" is a maidservant. Watson's wife has let her go for incompetence.

Egria seems to be a mis-rendition of Eger, now the Czech border town of Cheb. Albrecht von Wallenstein was a mercenary commander on the Catholic side in the Thirty Years' War, considered one of the most successful mercs of all time - until he got caught plotting against the Holy Roman Emperor (seemingly trying to negotiate a peace deal behind his back) and was assassinated by his own commanders.

Carlsbad is now Karlovy Vary in Czechia. The German name is used by no less than three American cities.

There was a King of Bohemia, but it was one of the titles held by the Austro-Hungarian Emperor by this point. Franz Joseph I did have a long-standing platonic relationship with an Austrian actress, but was otherwise pretty restrained by the standards of European monarchs.

One popularly cited inspiration for Adler is Lillie Langtry, an American actress who was one of the then Prince of Wales' many mistresses and had a very interesting life, including being the first celebrity "endorser".

A brougham is a four-wheeled carriage with an enclosed compartment for four passengers and an open seat at the front for a driver plus footman. Named after a politician called Lord Brougham.

"Adventress" is a euphemism for courtesan. The king is implying Irene Adler is a high-class prostitute.

The Victorians themselves frequently viewed ladies acting is not that far removed from prostitution and certainly quite a lot of actresses at least dabbled in that.

A prima donna is the leading female performer in an opera company. They had a reputation of being well, prima donnas, hence the term becoming common.

A "cabinet" is roughly equivalent to a 4"x6" photo in size. Not hugely easy to conceal.

A grand in upfront expenses? No wonder Holmes could afford to stage an entire street fight!

A landau is a convertible carriage - the roof can be lowered. They're commonly used for ceremonial occasions, such as royal weddings.

The Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court - a professional body for barristers and judges: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Temple

An ostler was someone who looked after the horses of someone staying at an inn.

"Nonconformist" is a term, falling into disuse now, for Protestants who do not belong to the Church of England, such as the United Reform Church. They were discriminated against, although to a lesser degree than Catholics and nearly all the legal restrictions had gone by 1888. They became a major voting bloc for the Liberal Party and later Labour, with the Church of England historically being "the Tory Party at prayer", although the latter has moved a good deal to the left economically under recent Archbishops.

Women playing male parts - especially young male parts - became a thing in the Restoration period i.e. the reign of Charles II when women were finally allowed on the stage and became rather popular due to the fact these ladies were wearing tights or trousers... so, yeah.

By the late Victorian period, it was still pretty common in burlesque (not that sort!) and pantomime; the tradition of the 'principal boy', a male panto lead character, like Aladdin or Dick Whittington, played by a young woman has gotten rare, but is still a thing. Oh, yes it is, just ask Bonnie Langford.

1880s evening dress was modest by modern standards, it seems.

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In the 19th century, there were 9 marriages between the House of Wittelsbach and the House of Habsburg:

1816, 29 October. Emperor Franz I of Austria (1768-1835) married Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1792-1873). They had no children.

1824, 4 November. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (1802-1878) married Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805-1872). They had five children, four who survived infancy.

1842, 30 March. Francesco V, Duke of Modena and Archduke of Austria (1819-1875) married Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823-1914). They had one daughter who did not survive infancy.

1844, 16 April. Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, future Prince Regent, (1821-1912) married Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria-Tuscany (1825-1864). They had four children.

1844, 1 May. Archduke Albrecht of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1817-1895) married Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (1825-1864). They had three children, two who survived infancy.

1854, 24 April. Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (1830-1916) married Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria (1837-1898). They had four children, three who survived infancy.

1866, 20 February. Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, future King Ludwig III, (1845-1921) married Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849-1919). They had thirteen children, eleven who survived infancy.

1873, 20 April. Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846-1930) married Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856-1932). They had four children.

1893, 15 November. Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872-1962) married Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1877-1964). They had six children, four who survived infancy.

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Epitaph 'LA by Night'

Name: LA by Night System: Vampire The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition Type: Campaign Duration: 7 Months Storyteller: Teros Players/Roles: Flaumkönig: Franz Albrecht Richter, Tremere Strohhalm: Madeleine White, Ventrue Crapman: Antonio di Giovanni, Giovanni Me: Camilla 'Georgia' Soledad, Brujah Start: The Prince summoned four young Cainites to look into suspicious activity within a hospital. This leads them eventually to a abandoned church which holds something horrible. End: A radical faction of the local anarchs want to get the Camarilla out of the city, by force if necessary. The four Cainites find themselves in the middle of the fighting, and a bloody score is settled. Greatest Hits: 1. The relationships between the character. Fighting and forming a bond was great. 2. The beach episode. 3. The whole trip to Vegas. 4. Almost hooking up with the antagonist. 5. 2000s Tuner Aesthetic. 6. LA is just an amazing city for VTM. 7. THE FEELS!! Favorite NPCs: - Konrad Bremer von Bernstein - Daniel Megaloris - Lucy

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when: narrative

A brief overview of the history of Mecklenburg, from 1890 to 2006.

Means the person is a sole creation of me.

Heinrich Ludwig I, King of Mecklenburg, (born 26 January 1890) only child of Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Princess Elisabeth Sybille died in 1908 when Heinrich Ludwig was eighteen years old. His mother was first cousin to Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, making Wilhelmina his maternal first cousin once removed. Wilhelmina married Heinrich Ludwig’s paternal half-uncle, Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, making Queen Juliana of the Netherlands his half-paternal first cousin and his maternal second cousin. The events of WWII solidified the bonds between the House of Mecklenburg and the House of Orange.

Heinrich Ludwig’s father remarried in 1909 to Princess Elisabeth of Stolberg-Rossla, they would have no children and Heinrich Ludwig remained an only child.

Heinrich Ludwig’s father had been the regent for his nephew, Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, from 1897 to 1901.

In 1915, aged twenty-five, Heinrich Ludwig, who was fourth in line to inherit the throne, overthrew his cousin, Friedrich Franz IV, along with the support of several family members due to Mecklenburg’s involvement in WWI. Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV abdicated on 3 November 1915 and renounced the succession rights of his two sons. Heinrich Ludwig’s father also renounced his succession rights, this time in favour of his son, who then became the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Heinrich Ludwig recalled his troops and reinforced the border with Prussia. Mecklenburg effectively changed sides and begun supplying Entente troops (with little effect but the gesture was appreciated).

In early 1918, the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz committed suicide and Heinrich Ludwig took control of the grand duchy as the current heir was serving in the Russian Army and would later renounce his claim to the throne (the only surviving male-line was of morganatic descent and ineligible to inherit at the time).

When the German Empire and her allies lost the war in November 1918, Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz celebrated their victory.

Heinrich Ludwig had fallen for the young Princess Karola of Urach prior to the outbreak of WWI and intended to marry her. She was a member of a morganatic branch of the Royal House of Württemberg, but her mother had been a Duchess in Bavaria and Heinrich Ludwig deemed this royal connection to be strong enough to overcome the fact that her immediate family did not rule over a country.

Princess Karola was born Catholic and remained a Catholic for the rest of her life. Karola and Heinrich Ludwig married on 2 January 1919.

In the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz were joined to create the Kingdom of Mecklenburg. Heinrich Ludwig was now King and Karola his Queen.

The King and Queen now needed an heir, or several. The other men in the family had only daughters and women were not able to inherit.

A son and Crown Prince, Paul Friedrich, was born 10 September 1919, nine months after his parents wedding. A daughter, Marie Elisabeth, was born on 1 November 1921. There would be no further children.

Heinrich Ludwig and his family were popular. They were accommodating to the former Grand Ducal Family, allowing them to remain in their palaces for life, with the intention of inheriting the lands after their deaths. Instead of using Schweriner Schloss or Schloss Ludwigslust as his residence, Heinrich Ludwig had built a grand palace between Bad Doberan and Rostock, having moved the country’s capital to Rostock. He named the palace Euphemiasburg, after his ancestress Euphemia of Sweden.

Mecklenburg flourished in the years between WWI and WWII, they had not been sanctioned as the rest of the former German Empire had been and despite the troubles brought on by the Great Depression, became a minor power in Europe and an important member of central Europe, enjoying close ties with her neighbours and Baltic friends, especially Denmark and Poland.

However, there were groups of people, including governments of foreign countries who were uncomfortable with the existence of the Kingdom of Mecklenburg and her powerful King. Mecklenburg was a constitutional monarchy and had been since 1916, but Heinrich Ludwig I owned half the country as his personal property, had considerable executive powers and used them frequently to intercede with government affairs as an executive monarch and de facto upper house of government.

There were also calls for Mecklenburg to reunite with Germany. This notion became more popular after the rise of the Nazi Party, which attracted a considerable following in Mecklenburg from the early 1930s.

On 1 June 1938, the German Ambassador to Mecklenburg sent word to the King that Germany was mobilising its troops and that Mecklenburg would be occupied by morning on 2 June. The King had his children evacuate to Denmark where the former Grand Duke’s sister was Queen Consort. The former Grand Duke’s eldest daughter, Duchess Thyra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, joined her second cousins in Denmark as she and Paul Friedrich were courting and did not want to be parted.

King Heinrich Ludwig I decided to remain in Mecklenburg to dissuade his cousin the former Grand Duke and his cousins’ sons from seeking the throne of Mecklenburg, or from being used as a puppet by Nazi Germany.

The Kingdom would be occupied by Nazi Germany for nearly seven years. The King and Queen were moved from Euphemiasburg to Schweriner Schloss and lived with the former Grand Duke and Duchess during the occupation. The King’s Government was able to function normally until 1940 when Mecklenburg was officially annexed by Nazi Germany. The country’s capital was moved back to Schwerin in 1940 where it remains to this day.

The former Grand Duke’s eldest son had joined the SS in 1931, and would be among those occupying Denmark from 1940 and disowned in 1943. The former Grand Duke’s second son and youngest daughter remained in Mecklenburg for the duration of the war.

When Great Britain declared war on Germany on 1 September 1939, Paul Friedrich, his sister Marie Elisabeth and Duchess Thyra fled to London as they feared that continental Europe was no longer safe. They remained in England for the rest of the war.

Paul Friedrich and Thyra were married at Windsor Castle on 2 October 1939. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were among the guests.

Crown Princess Thyra would give birth to three daughters, also at Windsor Castle, Heinrike Franziska, on 4 June 1940, Elisabeth Mathilde, on 23 January 1942 and Marie Anastasia, on 12 October 1944.

King Heinrich Ludwig and Queen Karola learnt of their ever growing family through weekly BBC broadcasts given by their only son. King Heinrich Ludwig, faced with the possibility that he and his wife would not survive the German occupation, issued a royal decree changing the laws of succession to allow women to inherit the throne by male-preference primogeniture. In addition to this, he granted his children and grandchildren nominal dukedoms in the same way Sweden granted royal dukedoms.

From 1940 to 1945, the line of succession was:

Crown Prince Paul Friedrich, Duke of Rostock, son of King Heinrich Ludwig I

Princess Heinrike Franziska, Duchess of Ratzeburg, first daughter of the Crown Prince

Princess Elisabeth Mathilde, Duchess of Güstrow, second daughter of the Crown Prince

Princess Marie Anastasia, Duchess of Grevesmühlen, third daughter of the Crown Prince

Princess Marie Elisabeth, Duchess of Parchim, daughter of King Heinrich Ludwig I

The strong bond formed between the House of Mecklenburg and the House of Windsor during the War, and the Blitz especially, continues to this day.

After the defeat and surrender of the German forces in early May 1945, Crown Prince Paul Friedrich, Crown Princess Thyra and their children, and Princess Marie Elisabeth returned to Mecklenburg in late May, only days before Heinrike Franziska’s fifth birthday.

The King and Queen were overjoyed to see their children again and meet their grandchildren for the first time. The House of Mecklenburg had survived the war relatively unscathed.

Mecklenburg, however, did not. When the Red Army advanced through central Europe, Mecklenburg grew nervous, worried that they would be left behind by the Allies. However, some of their Baltic ports were deemed important enough to the UK, USA, and France to stand up to Russia and approximately 40% of Mecklenburg was lost to the Soviets in 1945 and the Kingdom would remain split in two until 1990.

The former Grand Duke, Friedrich Franz IV died on 17 November 1945. Heinrich Ludwig and Karola took possession of Schweriner Schloss as their pre-occupation home Euphemiasburg was now only miles from the Eastern German border. The former Grand Duchess took up residence at Schloss Ludwigslust, where she would remain until her death in 1963. She lived to see her son-in-law ascend the throne and for her eldest daughter to become Queen Consort.

Crown Prince Paul Friedrich and Crown Princess Thyra would have several more children.

Another daughter, Cecilie Auguste, Duchess of Ludwigslust, was born on 23 September 1947.

A son, Wilhelm Franz, Duke of Schwerin, was born on 17 July 1949, and was now second in line to inherit the throne after his father.

A fifth daughter, Alexandrine Luise, Duchess of Waren, was born on 18 March 1951.

A second son, Albrecht Gustav, Duke of Bad Doberan, was born on 7 October 1953.

In 1949, the King and Queen’s only daughter, Marie Elisabeth married Prince Gorm of Denmark, a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark, and they would have two children Harald, in 1953 and Feodora in 1955.

The first King of Mecklenburg died on 18 November 1954. His son ascended the throne as Paul Friedrich II of Mecklenburg with Thyra as his Queen Consort.

The new King and Queen would have one final child, Ingrid Sophie, Duchess of Teterow, born on 9 June 1955.

The new King and Queen were coronated at Schwerin Cathedral in 1956.

In 1956, the line of succession was:

Crown Prince Wilhelm Franz, Duke of Schwerin, first son of King Paul Friedrich II

Prince Albrecht Gustav, Duke of Bad Doberan, second son of King Paul Friedrich II

Princess Heinrike Franziska, Duchess of Ratzeburg, first daughter of King Paul Friedrich II

Princess Elisabeth Mathilde, Duchess of Güstrow, second daughter of King Paul Friedrich II

Princess Marie Anastasia, Duchess of Grevesmühlen, third daughter of King Paul Friedrich II

Princess Cecilie Auguste, Duchess of Ludwigslust, fourth daughter of King Paul Friedrich II

Princess Alexandrine Luise, Duchess of Waren, fifth daughter of King Paul Friedrich II

Princess Ingrid Sophie, Duchess of Teterow, sixth daughter of King Paul Friedrich II

Princess Marie Elisabeth, Duchess of Parchim, daughter of late King Heinrich Ludwig I

Prince Harald of Denmark, son of Princess Marie Elisabeth

Princess Feodora of Denmark, daughter of Princess Marie Elisabeth

The line of succession was well secured, and the royal family’s standing within Mecklenburg would be credited with maintaining the stability of the small Kingdom.

The King and Queen enjoyed enormous popularity and a very happy home life. According to the rules of succession, their children were only allowed to marry people from royal or noble families and from the early 1970s, their daughters began marrying foreign born princes and having children of their own.

Queen Karola outlived her husband by several years and was able to see several of her great-grandchildren born before she died in 1980, aged 83.

Unknown to the family at the time, but 1980 was the beginning of several years of loss and difficulty for the family.

Queen Thyra died suddenly on 27 September 1981 following a severe heart attack. The country, still reeling from the death of their beloved Karola, was plunged into mourning once more. King Paul Friedrich II was beside himself with grief and the trouble concerning his youngest son wasn’t doing his health any favours.

In 1981, the Crown Prince, now 32 years old, was still unmarried and his younger brother, Albrecht Gustav, had set his sights on Veronica Doncaster, an American born commoner with Mecklenburgish ancestry. The King disapproved and refused to declare such a marriage dynastic or relax the rules regarding the line of succession. If Albrecht Gustav and Veronica were to marry, the Prince would lose his place in the line of succession for himself and his descendants, and any children would not be able to inherit the many titles used by the Royal House of Mecklenburg.

King Paul Friedrich II of Mecklenburg died 12 January 1982, outliving his wife by only a few months.

His eldest son ascended the throne as King Wilhelm Franz I of Mecklenburg. Albrecht Gustav was now his brother’s heir presumptive.

Wilhelm Franz did not have any problem with members of his family marrying commoners and changed the rules of succession and the house rules to allow unequal marriages. Albrecht Gustav and Veronica were married at Schwerin Cathedral on 29 August 1982. Veronica became a Princess of Mecklenburg and Duchess of Bad Doberan. The public, who had been supportive of their prince marrying a commoner, were thrilled and hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Schwerin to celebrate the wedding.

Albrecht Gustav and Veronica became parents on 27 May 1983, when a son, Paul Ludwig was born. They would have another child, Marie Leopoldine, born 3 February 1985, before moving to Canada in August 1985 to serve as Mecklenburg’s Ambassador to Canada. A further two children would be born while living in Canada, Christian Franz, born 7 March 1987 and Marie Josefine, born 27 January 1989.

In 1981, at the wedding of his cousin Prince Harald of Denmark to Duchess Helene of Oldenburg, King Wilhelm Franz I met the bride’s cousin, Princess Eleonora of Leiningen. Eleonora, born 12 May 1961, was almost thirteen years younger than the King, but they began a relationship in late 1981 and became engaged in 1984. When the couple were married in October 1985, the small Kingdom hosted a celebration like none they had seen in decades.

The new Queen settled into her role, supporting her husband and charitable causes in the years leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The King and Queen welcomed their first child, Karolina Augusta, Duchess of Elde, on 15 September 1988. From the young princess’s birth there was rumblings of changing the laws of succession to allow the eldest child to inherit regardless of gender.

On 15 September 1989, Karolina Augusta’s first birthday, the King granted his daughter the title Duchess of Rostock (a title previously held by her grandfather, King Paul Friedrich II) and announced his intention to change the laws of succession from 1 January 1990 among his descendants to absolute primogeniture and thus his daughter would become Crown Princess and the heiress apparent.

So, on 1 January 1990, King Wilhelm Franz I issued a royal decree changing the laws of succession and his daughter became the Crown Princess of Mecklenburg and the first heiress apparent in the country’s almost 900 year history.

Following the fall of the Soviet Union, the former lands of Mecklenburg were reunited and a referendum held on 14 October 1990 led to the incorporation of the lands of Vorpommern, almost doubling the size of the Kingdom of Mecklenburg. On 15 October, King Wilhelm Franz I announced that to honour Vorpommern he had changed his eldest daughter’s surname from von und zu Mecklenburg to von und zu Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Karolina Augusta was now the head and founder of the House of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, designated as a branch of the House of Mecklenburg.

From late 1990, the King and Queen started the long and arduous task of rebuilding their nation and welcoming their new subjects into a thoroughly western nation after decades of Soviet rule.

During an annual ski holiday to Switzerland, the King died following a skiing accident on 20 January 1992. Wilhelm Franz was only forty-two years old and had reigned for just over ten years.

His only child ascended the throne as Queen Karolina Augusta I of Mecklenburg. She was three and a half years old.

Queen Eleonora, who was seven months pregnant, was declared regent on 21 January 1992 by the Council of the Royal House and Family of Mecklenburg. The late King’s younger brother, Albrecht Gustav, who had been serving as the Mecklenburgish Ambassador to Canada, attempted to have himself declared regent, but was unsuccessful. Albrecht Gustav became resentful and refused to return to Mecklenburg once his term as Ambassador to Canada finished in 1993.

Queen Eleonora, now aged thirty-one, gave birth to a son, Klaus Wilhelm, Duke of Havel, on 12 March 1992.

The regency would last over fourteen years, until Karolina Augusta turned eighteen on 15 September 2006.

The rules regarding the line of succession where changed further in late 2006, to overturn the rule only allowing Protestants. This allowed the Catholic children of Princess Feodora into the line of succession.

The line of succession was now:

Prince Klaus Wilhelm, Duke of Havel

Prince Albrecht Gustav, Duke of Bad Doberan

Prince Paul Ludwig of Mecklenburg

Prince Christian Franz of Mecklenburg

Princess Marie Leopoldine of Mecklenburg

Princess Marie Josefine of Mecklenburg

Princess Heinrike Franziska, Duchess of Ratzeburg

Princess Elisabeth Mathilde, Duchess of Güstrow

Prince Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Juliana of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Lucinda of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Marie Anastasia, Duchess of Grevesmühlen

Prince Karl Viktor of Hesse-Kassel

Prince Otto of Hesse-Kassel

Prince Ernst Albert of Hesse-Kassel

Prince Nikolaus Emmanuel of Hesse-Kassel

Princess Cecilie Auguste, Duchess of Ludwigslust

Prince Friedrich Magnus of Schwarzburg

Princess Anne Therese of Schwarzburg

Princess Alexandrine Luise, Duchess of Waren

Princess Ingeborg of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Princess Sigrid of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Princess Ingrid Sophie, Duchess of Teterow

Princess Marie Elisabeth, Duchess of Parchim

Prince Harald of Denmark

Prince Oskar of Denmark

Prince Axel of Denmark

Princess Louisa of Denmark

Princess Feodora of Liechtenstein

Prince Adam Karl of Liechtenstein

Prince Peter Gregor of Liechtenstein

Princess Bernadette Sophia of Liechtenstein

Princess Johanna Eleonore of Liechtenstein

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Queen Victoria’s Descendants (updated 2023)

If you see any mistakes or can offer info on something like “Child 1” or an unknown birth or death year, please let me know. The only non-living descendants I kept on this list were her children

Key

Bold names=Queen Victoria’s children

* Descendants are already listed elsewhere on this list or the ones who would follow said person Examples:  Mark Nicholas van Eyck should be followed by  Princess Dorothea of Hesse but she and her descendants are also descended elsewhere. Another examples are Queen Elizabeth II & The Duke of Edinburgh’s descendants and the descendants of Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha and   Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten  

** I’ve seen reports that she died in 2002, but no obituary. Any ideas?

Bold and Italics together on one name denotes this person is presently one of the 10 eldest lived persons of Queen Victoria (

Bold, Italics and underline on one name (Lady Pamela Hicks) denotes the current eldest living descendant of Queen Victoria

The Princess Victoria, Princess Royal, German Empress (1840-1901)

Friederike Thyra Marion Wilhelmine Dorothea von der Osten(1959)

Felicitas Catharini Malina Johanna von Reiche von Heinz (1986)

Victoria Cecilie Alexandra Josephine von Reiche (1989)

Donata Friederike Diana Sophie von Reiche (1992)

Hubertus Christoph Joachim Friedrich von der Osten (1964)

Cecilie Felicitas Katherina Sophie von der Osten (1967)

Julius Marxen (1998)

Victor Marxen ( 2002)

Diana Renata Friederike von Nostitz-Wallwitz (1974)

Child 1

Child 2 (2011)

Philip Kirill Prinz von Preußen (1968)

Paul Wilhelm  von Preußen (1995)

Maria Luise  von Preußen (1997)

Elisabeth Christine von Preußen (1998)

Anna Sophie  von Preußen (2001)

Johanna Amalie von Preußen (2002)

Timotheus Friedrich  von Preußen (2005)

Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Preußen (1979)

Friedrich Wilhelm  von Preußen (2012)

Charlotte von Preußen (born 201?)

Princess Viktoria-Luise von Preußen, Hereditary Princess of Leiningen (1982)

Princess Alexandra Ehrengard Viktoria Luise of Leiningen (2020)

Princess Feodora of Leiningen (2021)

Joachim Albrecht von Preußen (1984)

Georgina  von Preußen (2018)

Caspian  von Preußen (2018)

Michaela Prinzessin von Preußen (1967)

Child 1

Child 2

Nataly Prinzessin von Preußen (1970)

Princess Marie Cécile of Prussia (1942)

Kira-Marina Liepsner (1977)

Luise von Bismarck (unknown)

Sophie von Bismarck (unknown)

Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia (1976)

Prince Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander of Prussia (2013)

Prince Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht of Prussia (2013)

Princess Emma Marie Charlotte Sophie of Prussia (2015)

Prince Heinrich Albert Johann George of Prussia (2016)

Princess Cornelie-Cecile of Prussia (1978)

Prince Christian-Sigismund of Prussia ( 1946)

Isabelle-Alexandra Prinzessin von Preußen (1969)

Prince Christian Ludwig of Prussia (1986)

Princess Irina of Prussia (1988)

Patrick Edvard Christian Lithander(1973)

Pius Lithander ( 2005)

Hugo Lithander (2006)

Karl Lithander (2008)

Merle Lithander (2010)

Wilhelm Sebastian Lithander (1974)

Steen Lithander (2010)

Ebba Lithander (2012)

Princess Anastasia Victoria Cecilia Hermine of Prussia (1944)

Princess Augustina of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1999)

Hereditary Prince Nicodemus of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (2001)

Prince Laurentius of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (2006)

Princess Kiliane Olympia of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (2008)

Prince Hubertus of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1968)

Prince Dominik Wilhelm  of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (2001)

Prince Frederick Nicholas of Prussia (1946)

Beatrice von Preussen (1981)

Florence von Preussen (1983)

Sylvie Beatrice Selina Tollemache (2016)

Augusta von Preussen (1986)

Frederick (Fritz) Stormont von Preussen (1990)

Prince Andreas of Prussia ( 1947)

Tatiana von Preussen (1980)

Arthur Frederick Richard Womack von Preussen (2015)

Frederick Alexander von Preussen (1984)

Princess Victoria Marina of Prussia (1952)

George Jean Achache (1980)

Francis Maximilian Frederick Achache (1982)

Prince Rupert of Prussia (1955)

Brigid von Preussen (1983)

Astrid von Preussen (1985)

Princess Antonia of Prussia, The Duchess of Wellington (1955)

Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington (1978)

Lady Mae Madeleine Wellesley (2010)

Arthur Darcy Wellesley, Viscount Wellesley (2010)

The Hon Alfred Wellesley (2014)

Lady Honor Wellesley (1979)

Walter Montagu (2005)

Nancy Jemima Montagu (2007)

Lady Mary Wellesley (1986)

Lady Charlotte Santo Domingo (1989)

Child 1 (2017)

Child 2 (2019)

Lord Frederick Wellesley (1992)

Kira Alexandrine Harris (1954)

Philip Louis Johnson (1985)

William John Engel (1983)

Dohna Maria Patterson (1954)

Princess Marie Louise Marina Franziska of Prussia (1945)

Countess Sophie Anastasia of Schönburg-Glauchau (1979)

Rudi Federico Nicolas Alacreu y Schönburg-Glauchau (2017)

Carlota Alacreu y Schönburg-Glauchau (2019)

Count Friedrich Wilhelm of Schönburg-Glauchau (1985)

Prince Adalbert Alexander Friedrich Joachim Christian (1948)

Prince Alexander of Prussia (1984)

Prince Christian of Prussia (1986)

Prince Philipp of Prussia (1986)

Princess Stephanie Viktoria-Luise of Prussia (1966)

Aaron Emanuel Bao (1994)

Shoshana Twahia Sophie Bao (1996)

Amir Joel Tumaini Bao (1998)

Seraphine Bao (2002)

Princess Viktoria-Benigna von Courland (1939)

Nikolaus Maximilian Ludwig Karl Ernst-Johann Maria, Baron von Twickel

Constantin Philipp Ludwig Friedrich von Twickel

Benedikta Elisabeth Ann Lucia von Twickel

Georg von Twickel  (unknown)

Kirryl von Twickel  (unknown)

Tassilo Heinrich Alexander, Baron von Twickel (unknown)

Antonius von Twickel (unknown)

Matilda Valentina Helga Benigna von Twickel (unknown)

Ernst-Johann, Prince Biron von Courland (1940)

Prince Michael Karl August Wilhelm Biron von Courland (1944)

Princess Veronika Biron von Courland (1970)

Prince Alexander Biron von Courland (1972)

Princess Stephanie Biron von Courland (1975)

Princess Donata-Viktoria of Prussia (1952)

Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia  (1955)

Prince Oscar of Prussia (1959)

Prince Oskar of Prussia (1993)

Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia (1995)

Prince Albert  of Prussia (1998)

Prince Franz Wilhelm Victor Christoph Stephan of Prussia (1943)

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (1981)

Prince    Alexander Georgievich Romanov of Russia (2022)

Prince Franz Friedrich Christian of Prussia (1944).

Alexandra Maria Prinzessin von Preussen (1960)

Désirée Anastasia Prinzessin von Preussen (1961)

Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess von Hochberg (1952)

Count Conrad von Hochburg (1985)

Count Georg von Hochburg (1987)

Prince Ernst August of Hanover (1954)

Hereditary Prince Ernest-August of Hanover(1983)

Princess Elisabeth Tatiana Maximiliana Iacobella Faiza of Hanover (2018)

Prince Welf August Johannes Ferdinand Karl Wilhelm Anthony Julio Mario of Hanover (2019)

Princess  Eleanora Dina Daniela Alexandra of Hanover (2021)

Prince Christian Heinrich of Hanover (1985)

Prince Nicolas of Hanover (2020)

Princess Sofia of Hanover (2020)

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Marym Virginia of Hanover (1999)

Prince Otto Heinrich of Hanover (1988)  

Princess Olga Sophie  of Hanover (1958)

Princess Alexandra Irene of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen (1959)

Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen (1982)***

Princess Olga of Leiningen (1984)

Prince Hermann of Leiningen (1987)

Prince Leopold Konstantin Rainer Andreas of Leiningen (2019)

Prince Heinrich of Hanover (1961)

Prince Albert Thilo Ludwig Arndt of Hanover (1999)

Princess Eugenia of Hanover (2001)

Prince Julius of Hanover (2006)

Princess Saskia of Hanover (1970)

Son 1

Son 2

Son 3

Prince Georg of Hanover (1949)

Princess Vera of Hanover (1976)

Daughter 1

Daughter 2

Princess Nora of Hanover (1979)

Son 1

Son 2

Princess Friederike of Hanover (1954)

Julia Emma Cyr (1982)

Jean-Paul Welf Cyr (1985)

Queen Sofia of Spain (1938)

Infanta Elena of Spain, The Duchess of Lugo (1963)

Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Marichalar y de Borbón (1998)

Doña Victoria Federica  de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000)

The Infanta Cristina of Spain (1965)

Don Juan Valentín  de Urdangarin  y de Borbón (1999)

Don Pablo Nicolás Sebastián  de Urdangarin  y de Borbón (2000)

Don Miguel de Urdangarin  y de Borbón (2002),

Doña Irene de Urdangarin  y de Borbón (2005)

King Felipe VI of Spain (1968)

Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005)

The Infanta Sofia of Spain (2007)

Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark (1965)

Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002)

Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003)

Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005)

Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007)

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark (1967)

Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)

Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark(1998)

Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark (2000)

Prince Odysseus-Kimon of Greece & Denmark (2004)

Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark(2008)

Prince Nikolaos of Greece & Denmark (1969)

Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983)

Prince Philippos of Grecce & Denmark (1986)

Princess Irene of Greece & Denmark (1942)

Princess Caroline-Luise Mireille Irene Sophie of Hanover (1965)

Princess Mireille Viktoria Luise of Hanover (1971)

Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg (1956)

Thyra von Solodkoff (1989)

Alix von Solodkoff (1992)

Niklot von Solodkoff (1994)

Duchess Edwina of Mecklenburg (1960)

Ludwig von Posern (1996)

Paul von Posern (1997)

Ferdinand von Posern (1999)

Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Royal Crown of Romania (1949)

Princess Elena of Romania (1950)

Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (1985)

Iris Anna Cîrjan (2016)

Maria Alexandra de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (2020)

Mihai de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (2022)

Elisabeta-Karina de Romanie Medforth-Mills (1989)

Princess Sofia of Romania (1957)

Elisabeta-Maria Biarneix (1999)

Princess Irina of Romania (1953)

Michael Torsten Kreuger de Roumanie (1984)

Kohen Kreuger de Roumanie (2012)

Angelia Margareta Kreuger de Roumanie (1986)

Courtney Bianca Kreuger de Roumanie Knight (2007)

Diana Knight  Kreuger de Roumanie (2011)

Princess Maria of Romania (1964)

Princess Bianca of Savoy-Aosta (1966)

Viola Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (1991)

Vera Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga, Countess Martinoni Caleppio (1993)

Mafalda Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (1997)

Maddalena Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (2000)

Leonardo Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga (2001)

Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Aosta (1967)

Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, Prince of Piedmont(2009)

Prince Amedeo Michele of Savoy-Aosta, The Duke of the Abruzzi (2011)

Princess Isabella Vita Marina of Savoy-Aosta (2012)

Princess Mafalda of Savoy-Aosta (1969)

Nob. Anna Lombardo di San Chirico (2002)

Nob. Carlo Lombardo di San Chirico (2003)

Nob. Elena Lombardo di San Chirico (2004)

Ginevra Maria Gabriella van Ellinkhuizen (2006)

Sophie Eila Brandram- Voelcker (1981)

Maximillian Walter Voelcker (2018)

Alexander Paul Voelcker (2019)

Nicholas George Brandram (1982)

Alexia Katherine Brandram-Hicks (1985)

Theodora Katherine Anne Hicks (2019)

Frederick "Freddie" William Paul Hicks (2021)

Princess Mafalda of Hesse (1965)

Tatiana Galdo (1992)

Polissena Galdo (1993)

Count Cosmo Brachetti Peretti (2000)

Count Briano Brachetti Peretti (2002)

Donatus, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse (1966)

Princess Paulina of Hesse (2007)

Hereditary Prince Moritz of Hesse (2007)

Prince August of Hesse (2012)

Princess Elena Elisabeth Madeleine of Hesse (1967)

Madeleine Immacolata Tatiana Theresa Caiazzo (1999)

Prince Philip Robin of Hesse (1970)

Princess  Elena Margherita Lotti Christiane Elisabeth of Hesse (2006)

Prince Tito of Hesse (2008)

Princess Mafalda of Hesse (2014)

Princess Maria Tatiana ("Tania") of Yugoslavia (1957)

Sonja  Thune-Larsen (1992)

Olga Thune-Larsen (1995)

Helen Sophia van Eyck (1963)

Sascha Alexandra Sophia Harman (1986)

Pascale Olivia Harman (1989)

Mark Nicholas van Eyck (1966)

Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse (1934-2002?)**

Princess Marina Margarita of Windisch-Grätz (1960)

Réka Dorothea Sita Jakabffy (1988)

Sophia Magdolna Jakabffy (1989)

Princess Clarissa Elisabeth Fiore of Windisch-Grätz (1966)

Michel Jean Henri de Waele (1986)

Raphaël de Waele (2013)

Lucy de Waele (2015)

Mathieu Paul Philippe de Waele (1988)

Lizzie de Waele (2020)

Rubi Jade de Waele (1994)

Prince Karl Adolf Andreas of Hesse (1937)

Prince Christoph  of Hesse (1969)

Princess Irina of Hesse (1971)

Valentin Polycarp von Schönburg-Glauchau  (2005)

Prince Rainer Christoph Friedrich of Hesse (1939)

Princess Clarissa Alice of Hesse (1944)

Johanna von Hesse (1980)

The Prince Albert Edward, AKA Edward VII (1841-1910)

David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961)

Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (1999)

Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones (2002)

The Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto (1964)

Samuel David Benedict Chatto (1996)

Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto (1999)

David Henry George Lascelles , The 8th Earl of Harewood (1950)

Lady Emily Tsering Shard (1975)

Issac Shand (2009)

Ida Shand (2009)

Otis Shand (2011)

The Hon. Benjamin George Lascelles (1978)

Mateo Lacelles (2013)

Alexander Edgar Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (1980)

Leo Cyrus Anthony Lascelles (2008)

The Honv Ivy Lascelles (2018)

The Hon. Kit Lascelles (2023)

The Hon. Edward David Lascelles (1982)

Sebastian Lascelles (2020)

The Honourable James Lascelles (1953)

Sophie Amber Lascelles- Pearce (1973)

Lilianda Pearce (2010)

Tanit Lascelles (1981)

Tewa Ziyane Robert George Lascelles (1985)

Fran Lascelles (2014)

Jeremy Lacelles (1955)

Thomas Robert Lascelles (1982)

Cleo Lascelles (2017)

Celeste Lascelles (2020)

Ellen Mary Lascelles (1984)

Jack Marley Hermans (2016)

Penny Moon Hermans (2018)

Amy Rose Lascelles (1986)

Marlow Fox Bolton (2020)  

Tallulah Grace Lascelles (2005)

The Hon. Mark Hubert Lascelles (1964)

Charlotte Patricia Lascelles (1996)

Imogen Mary Lascelles (1998)

Miranda Rose Lascelles (2000)

Henry Ulick Lascelles (1953)

Maximilian John Gerald Lascelles (1991)

Martin David Lascelles (1962)

Georgina Elizabeth Douet-Lascelles (1988)

Alexander Joshua Lascelles (2002)

Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, The Duke of Gloucester (1944)

Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, The Earl of Ulster (1974)  

Xan Richard Anders Windsor, Lord Culloden (2007)

Lady Cosima Rose Alexandra Windsor (2010)

Lady Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte Windsor (1977)

Senna Kowhai Lewis (2010)

Tane Mahuta Lewis (2012)

Lady Rose Gilman (1980)

Lyla Beatrix Christabel Gilman (2010)

Rufus Gilman (2012)

Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, The Duke of Kent (1935)

George Windsor, The Earl of St. Andrews (1962)

Edward, Lord Downpatrick (1988)

Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor (1992)

Lady Amelia Windsor (1995)

Lady Helen Marina Lucy Taylor (1964)

Columbus George Donald Taylor (1994)

Cassius Edward Taylor (1996)

Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (2003)

Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor (2004)

Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor (1970)

Albert Louis Philip Edward Windsor (2007)

Leopold Ernest Augustus Guelph Windsor (2009)

Louis Arthur Nicholas Felix Windsor (2014)

Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy (1936)

James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (1964)

Flora Alexandra Ogilvy-  Vesterberg    (1994)

Alexander Charles Ogilvy (1996)

Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy (1966)

Zenouska May Mowatt (1990)

Christian Alexander Mowatt (1993)

Prince Michael George Charles Franklin of Kent (1942)

Lord Frederick  Michael George David Louis Windsor (1979)

Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor (2013)

Isabella Alexandra May Windsor (2016)

Lady Gabriella  Marina Alexandra Ophelia Kingston (1981)

The Lady Alexandra Clare Carnegie (1959)

Amelia Mary Etherington (2001)

David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife (1961)

Charles Duff Carnegie, Earl of Southesk (1989)

The Lady Chloe Carnegie (2022)

Lord George William Carnegie (1991)

Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie (1993)

Haakon Lorentzen (1954)

Olav Alexander Lorentzen (1985)

NN Lorentzen (2023)

Christian Frederik Lorentzen (1988)

NN Lorentzen (2022/23)

Sophia  Lorentzen (1994)

Ingeborg Lorentzen (1957)

Victoria Ragna Lorentzen Ribeiro (1988)

Frederik Sven Lorentzen Falcão (2016)

Alice Lorentzen Falcão (2022)

Ragnhild Alexandra Lorentzen (1968)

Alexandra Joyce Lorentzen Long (2007)

Elizabeth Patricia Lorentzen Long (2011)

Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg, Mrs. Ferner (1932)**

Cathrine Ferner-Johansen (1962)

Sebastien Ferner Johansen (1990)

Nicoline Johansen (2019)

Ferdinand Johansen (2021)

Madeleine Ferner Johansen (1993)

Benedikte  Ferner- Stange (1963)

Alexander Ferner (1965)

Edward Ferner (1996)

Stella Ferner (1998)

Elizabeth Ferner- Beckmann (1969)

Benjamin Ferner Beckmann (1999)

Carl-Christian Ferner (1972)

Fay Ferner (2018)

Fam Ferner (2021)

King Harald V of Norway (1937)

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971)

Maud Angelica Behn (2003)

Leah Isadora Behn (2005)

Emma  Tallulah Behn (2008)

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (1973)

Princess Ingird Alexandra of Norway (2004)

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)

The Princess Alice Maud Mary, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843-1878)

Princess Cécile Marita Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1967)

Philipp Gottfried Alexander, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1970)

Max Leopold Ernst Kraft Peter, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (2005)

Prince Gustav Philipp Friedrich Alexander of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (2007)

Princess Marita Saskia Friedelinde Charlotte of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (2010)

Princess Xenia Margarita Anne of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1972)

Ferdinand Gabriele Kraft Soltmann (2005)

Louisa Marei Charlotte Soltmann (2008)

Prince Georg Andreas Heinrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1938)

Princess  Katharina Clementine Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1972)

Princess Laetitia Antoinette Julia Tatjana Felicitas of Waldeck and Pyrmont (2003)

Princess Alexia Natalie Luise Tatjana Maresa of Waldeck and Pyrmont (2006)

Princess Tatianja Luise of Hohenlohe-Langburg (1975)

Carl Stephan (2012)

Wolf Stephan  (2013)

Prince Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1976)

Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia (1958)

Princess Marija of Yugoslavia (1993)

Prince George of Yugoslavia (1984)

Prince Michael of Yugoslavia (1985)

Princess Natalija of Yugoslavia (2018)

Princess Isidora of Yugoslavia (2022)

Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia (1959)

Victoria Marie Esmé Margarita de Silva (1991)

Princess Marie Louise of Baden (1969)

Sophia Baker (2001)

Prince Bernhard, Margrave of Baden (1970)

Prince Leopold Bernhard of Baden (2002)

Prince Friedrich Bernhard of Baden (2004)

Prince Karl-Wilhelm Bernhard of Baden (2006)

Prince Leopold Max Christian Ludwig Clemens Hubert of Baden (1971)

Prince Michael Max Andreas of Baden (1976)

Prince Ludwig Wilhelm Georg Ernst Christoph of Baden (1937)

Princess Sophie Thyra Josephine Georgine Henriette of Baden (1975)

Prince Berthold Ernst-August Emich Rainer of Baden (1976)

Princess Hilda of Baden (2021)

Princess Aglaë Margarete Tatiana Mary of Baden (1981)

Princess Sophie, Princess of Greece & Denmark, Princess of Hesse, Princess of Hanover  (1914-2001)*

King Charles III of the United Kingdom (1947)

The Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge (1981)

Prince George Alexander Louis of Wales (2013)

Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Wales (2015)

Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Wales (2018)

The Prince Henry Albert David, The Duke of Sussex (1984)

Prince Archie Harrison of Sussex (2019)

Princess Lilibet Diana of Sussex (2021)

The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal (1950)

Peter Mark Andrew Philips (1977)

Savannah Anne Kathleen Philips (2010)

Isla Elizabeth Philips (2012)

Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips-Tindall (1981)

Mia Grace Tindall (2014)

Lena Elizabeth Tindall (2018)

Lucas Philip Tindall (2021)

The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York (1960)

Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, Countessa Mapelli-Mozzi (1988)’

Nob. Donna Sienna Maplli-Mozzi (2021)

Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank (1990)

August Philip Hawke Brooksbank (2021)

Ernst George Ronnie Brooksbank (2023)

The Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)

The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2004)

James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, The Earl of Wessex (2007)

George Ivar Louis Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (1961)

Lady Tatiana Helen Georgia Mountbatten (1990)

Henry (Harry) David Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Medina (1991)

Lord Ivar Alexander Michael Mountbatten  (1963)

Ella Louise Georgina Mountbatten (1996Alexandra Alix Nada Victoria Mountbatten (1998)

Louise Luli Xenia Rose Mountbatten (2002)

Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1947)

Nicholas Louis Charles Norton Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne (1981)

Lady Alexandra Victoria Edwina Diana Knatchbull-Hooper (1982)

Inigo Norton Sebastian Mountbatten Hooper (2017)

Alden Peter Theodore Mountbatten Hooper  (2020)

The Hon. Michael-John Ulick Knatchbull (1950)

Kelly Louise Doreen Knatchbull (1988)

Savannah Knatchbull (2001)

Lady Joanna Edwina Doreen Knatchbull (1955)

Eleuthera Roselyne Patricia Pernot du Breuil (1986)

Alexander Azriel John David Zuckerman (2002)

Lady Amanda Patricia Victoria Ellingworth (1957)

Luke Ellingworth (1991)Joseph Ellingworth (1992)

Louis Ellingworth (1995)

The Hon. Philip Wyndham Ashley Knatchbull (1961)

Daisy Isadora Louise Knatchbull (1992)

Frederick Michael Hubert Knatchbull (2003)

John Robin Rocky Knatchbull ( 2004)

The Hon. Timothy Nicholas Sean Knatchbull (1964)

Amber Diana Patricia Knatchbull (2000)

Milo Columbus John Knatchbull (2001)

Ludovic David Nicholas Knatchbull (2003)

Isla Selina Edwina Knatchbull (2005)

Wilhelmina "Willa" Victoria Agatha Knatchbull (2008)

Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Hicks (1929)**

Edwina Victoria Louise Hicks (1961)

Maddison May Brudenell (1994)

Daphne Modupe-Ojo (2016)

Phebe Modupe-Ojo (2018)

Jordon Anne Brudenell (1995)

Rowan Michael David Brudenell (2001)

Ashley Louis David Hicks (1963)

Angelica Margherita Edwina Hicks (1992)

Ambrosia Maria Elizabeth Hicks (1997)

Caspian Donald Hicks (2018)

Horatio Valentine Hicks (2019)

India Amanda Caroline Hicks (1967)

Felix Austen Flint Wood (1997)

Amory John Flint Wood (1999)

Conrad Lorenzo Flint Wood (2003)

Domino Carmen Flint Wood (2007)

The Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha (1844-1900)

Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern (1948)

Carol Ferdinand  Hohenzollern (2010)

Ion George Nicholas Alexander Lambrino Hohenzollern (1961)

Princess Melita Elisabeth Bathildis Helene Margarita of Leiningen (1951)

Prince  Karl Emich Nikolaus Friedrich Hermann of Leiningen (1952)

Princess Cécilia of Leiningen (1988)

Princess Theresa Anna Elisabeth of Leiningen (1992)

Prince Emich of Leiningen (2010)

Andreas, Prince of Leiningen (1955)*

Princess Stephanie Margarita of Leiningen (1958)

Prince Karl Boris Frank Markwart of Leiningen (1960)

Prince Nicholas of Leiningen (1991)

Prince Karl of Leiningen (2001)

Princess Julianna of Leiningen (2003)

Prince Hermann Friedrich Roland Fernando of Leiningen (1963)

Princess Tatiana  of Leiningen (1989)

Master August RenyoldsLeiningen (2021)

Princess Nadia of Leiningen (1991)

Master Thomas Baker Leiningen (2021)

Princess Alexandra of Leiningen (1997)

Princess Lavinia Marie of Yugoslavia (1961)

Nadya Marie Sidiropoulos  (1987)

Andrej Aristotle Sidiropoulos (1990)

Luca Orlando Christopher Prichard-Levy (2000)

Prince Karl Vladimir Cyril Andrej of Yugoslavia (1964)

Prince Dimitri Ivan Mihailo of Yugoslavia (1965)

Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert of Hohenzollern (1952)

Prince Alexander Friedrich Antonius Johannes of Hohenzollern (1987)

Princess Philippa Marie Carolina Isabelle of Hohenzollern (1988)

Princess Flaminia Pia Eilika Stephanie of Hohenzollern, Baroness von Stipsicz de Ternova (1992)

Princess Antonia Elisabeth Georgina Tatiana of Hohenzollern (1995)

Prince Albrecht Johannes Hermann Meinrad Hubertus Michael Stephan of Hohenzollern (1954)

Princess Josephine Marie Isabelle Sophia Margarete of Hohenzollern (2002)

Princess Eugenia Bernadette Maria Theresia Esperanza of Hohenzollern (2005)

Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern (1959)

Prince Aloys Maria Friedrich Karl of Hohenzollern (1999)

Prince Fidelis Maria Anton Alexis Hans of Hohenzollern (2001)

Princess Victoria Margaritta Sielinde Johanna Isabella Maria of Hohenzollern (2004)

Princess Mechtilde Alexandra of Leiningen (1936)

Ulf-Karl Bauscher (1963)

Franka Silke Stephanie Bauscher (1996)

Erik Johann Berthold Bauscher (1998)

Lorenz Bauscher (2002)

Berthold Alexander Eric Bauscher (1965)

Johann Karl Joachim Fritz Markwart Bauscher (1971)

Donna Gerarda de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino (1939)

Carla d'Orléans-Borbón Saint- de Haro y Fernández de Córdoba (1967)

Nicolás de Haro y Saint (2001)

Sofia de Haro y Saint  2004)Mateo de Haro y Saint (2007)

Marc d'Orléans-Borbón Saint (1969)

Christopher Saint-Campogna (1990)

Don Alfonso de Orleans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli, Duke of Galliera (1968)

Don Alonso Juan de Orleans-Borbón y Goeders (1994)

Don Alvaro de Orléans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli (1969)

Don Aiden de Orléans-Borbón y Acosta (2009)

Doña Amelia de Orléans-Borbón y Acosta (2017)

Donna Beatriz de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino (1943)

Gerardo Alfonso dei Conti Farini (1967)

Luisa FariniAlessandra FariniElena Gioia dei Conti Farini (1969)

Claudia de Haro y Farini (2000)

Tomás de Haro y Farini (2003)

Elena Gioia dei Conti Farini (1969)

Claudia de Haro y Farini ( 2000)

Tomás de Haro y Farini (2003)

Don Alvaro-Jaime de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino (1947)

Pilar de Orléans-Borbón y San Martino d'Agliè (1975)

Felix Henderson-Stewart (2007)

Louis Henderson-Stewart (2008)

Daria Henderson-Stewart (2009)

Xenia Henderson-Stewart (2011)

James Henderson-Stewart (2012)

Pedro Henderson-Stewart (2014)

Andrés de Orléans-Borbón y San Martino d'Agliè (1976)

Ines de Orleáns-Borbón y van Exter (2010)

Eugenia de Orleáns-Borbón y van Exter (2011)

Alois de Orléans-Borbón y San Martino d'Agliè (1979)

Alonso de Orléans y Solís (2010)Donna Eulalia de Orléans-Borbón y Rendina (2006)

The Princess Helena Augusta Victoria, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1846-1923)

Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria, Mrs. Ambler (1934)**

Baroness Sibylla Louise von Dincklage (1965)

Freiin Madeleine Charlotte Margarethe von Dincklage (1999)

Sebastian Eric Henning Freiherr von Dincklage (2000)

Charles Edward Ambler (1966)

Sienna Rose Ambler (2000)

India Tani Ambler (2003)

James Patrick Ambler (1969)

Lily Elektra Ambler(2003)

Oscar Rufus Ambler (2004)

Princess Birgitta Ingeborg Alice of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern (1937)

Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (1962)

Prince Nicolas Johann Georg Maria of Hohenzollern (1999)

Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (1963)

Hereditary Count Carl-Theodor Georg Philipp Maria of Ortenburg (1992)

Count Frederik Hubertus Ferdinand Maria of Ortenburg (1995)

Countess Carolina Maria Franziska Christina Stephanie of Ortenburg(1997)

Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (1966)

Princess Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla,  Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938)

Baron Carl Otto Edmund Silfverschiöld (1965)

Anna Margareta Sybilla Désirée Silfverschiold (2006)

Baroness Kristina-Louise Silfverschiold (1966)

Estelle Louise Désirée Gerard, Friherinna de Greer af Finspäng(2000)

Ian Carl Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (2002)

Fred Louis Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (2004)

Baroness Hélène Ingeborg Sibylla Silfverschiold, Baroness Silfverschiold (1968)

Princess Christina Louise Helena, Mrs. Magnuson (1943)

Carl Gustaf Victor Magnusson (1975)

Désirée Elfrida Christina Magnuson (2014)

Tord Oscar Fredrik Magnusson (1977)

Albert Magnusson (unknown year)

Henri Magnusson (unknown year)

Victor Edmund Lennart Magnusson (1980)

Edmund Magnuson (2012)

Sigvard Magnuson (2015)

King Carl XVI Gustaf  Folke Hubertus of Sweden (1946)

Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée of Sweden, The Duchess of  Västergötland (1977)

Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden,The Duchess of Östergötland (2012)

Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skåne (2016)

Prince Carl Philip Edmund Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Värmland (1979)

Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil, The Duke of Södermanland (2016)

Prince Gabriel Carl Walther, The Duke of Dalarna (2017)

Prince Julian Herbert Folke, The Duke of Halland (2021)

Princess Madeline of Sweden, The Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982)

Princess Leonore Lilian Maria, The Duchess of Gotland (2014)

Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf ,The Duke of Angermanland (2015)

Princess Adrienne Josephine Alice, The Duchess of Blekinge (2018)

Michael  Alexander Sigvard Bernadotte  (1944)

Kajsa Michaele Sophia Bernadotte, Countess af Wisborg (1980)

Sophia (year unknown)

Queen Margrethe II Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid of Denmark (1940)

Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian of Denmark (1968)

Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John of Denmark (2005)

Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe of Denmark (2007)

Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander of Denmark (2011)

Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark (2011)

Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian of Denmark (1969)

Count Nikolai William Alexander Fredrick af Monzepat (1999)

Count Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian af Monzepat (2002)

Count Henrik Carl Jochim Alin af Monzepat (2009)

Countess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie af Monzepat   (2012)

Princess Benedikte Astird Ingeborg Ingrid of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)

Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittengenstein-Berleburg (1969)

Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittengenstein-Berleburg, Countess Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille (1970)

Count Fredrich von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)

Countess Ingrid Alexandra von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)

Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittengenstein-Berleburg (1975)

Master Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)

Miss Louisa Margareta Benedikte Hanna Johannsmann (2015)

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)

Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (1965)

Miss Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002)

Miss Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003)

Mr. Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005)

Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007)

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece & Denmark (1968)

Princess Maria Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)

Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark(1998)

Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark(2000)

Prince Odysseus-Kimon of Greece & Denmark(2004)

Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark (2008)

Prince Nikolas of Greece & Denmark (1969)

Prince Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983)

Prince Philippos of Greece & Denmark (1986)

Katharine Ingrid Mary Isabel Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun (1957)

Louise Alexandra Patricia Nicolson (1984)

Rory Thomas Malise Morshead (2015)

Frederick Charles Merlin Morshead (2018)

Juliet Victoria Katharine Nicolson (1988)

Albert Alexander Gordon Rood (2018)

Alexander William Malise Fraser (1990)

The Hon. Alice Elizabeth Margaret Ramsay (1961)

Alexander David Ramsey (1991)Victoria Alice Ramsey (1994)

George Arthur Oliver Henry Ramsey (1995)

Oliver Henry Ramsey (1995)

Hon. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Ramsay of Mar (1963)

The Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, The Duchess of Argyll (184-1939)

The Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942)

The Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert, Duke of Albany (1853-1844)

Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith (1932)**

Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger of Ayton (1959)

Peter Richard Liddell-Grainger (1987)

Sophie Victoria Liddell-Grainger (1988)

May Alexandra Liddell-Grainger (1992)

Charles Montagu Liddell-Grainger (1960)

Simon Rupert Liddell-Grainger (1962)

Alice Mary Liddell-Grainger (1965)

Danilo Pietro Panaggio (1996)

Jessica Alice Panaggio (1998)

Malcom Henry Liddell-Grainger (1967)

Cameron Henry Liddell-Grainger (1997)

Katherine Emma Abel-Smith (1961)

Amelia May Beaumont Murray (1983)

Matilda Alice Murray (2012)

Archibald Peregrine Murray(2012)

George Wentworth Beaumont (1985)

Richard Christian Beaumont (1989)

Michael Patrick Beaumont (1991)

Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith (1936)**

Princess Caroline Mathilde Adelheid Sibylla Marianne Erika von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1933)

Margarethe-Brigitte Nielsen (1954)

Grandchild 1

Grandchild 2

Renate Christine Nielsen (1957)

Prince Hubertus von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1961)

Prince Sebastian Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1994)

Princess Victoria Feodora Monika of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1963)

Prince Falk of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1990)

Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (2000)

Prince Carl-Eduard Wilhelm Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1966)

Princess Emilia Lucia Josefina of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1999)

Princess Johanna Carlotta Sophia of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (2004)

Prince Friedrich Ferdinand-Christian Georg Ernst Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1968)

Prince Nicolaus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1987)

Princess Alice-Sybilla Calma Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1974)

Matthias Reiser (1999)

Carolin Monika Maria Reiser (2000)

Prince Peter Albert Friedrich Josias von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1939)

Prince Peter von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1964)

Prince Malte von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1990)

Prince Malte Georg von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1966)

Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1932)**

Count Dominik zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1965)

Count Michael zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1967)

Countess Anne-Charlotte Catharina Victoria zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1962)

Henrik Michael Frederik zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1982)

Patrick Martin Conradin Rappu (1987)

Richard Valdemar Rappu (1989)

Fredrik Carl Anton Rappu (1990)

Count Carl-Eduard Friedrich Hubertus zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1964)

Countess Sarah zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1999)

Count Markus zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (2004)

Countess Viktoria Adelheid of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1935)**

Alice Louise Esther Margot Huntington-Whiteley (1961)

Henry Alexander Sewell (1988)

Benjamin Leopold Sewell (1990)

Beatrice Helena Victoria Irene Huntington-Whiteley (1962)

Frederick Francis Thomas Augustus Grant (1999)

Ludovic William Hubertus Miles Grant (2002)

Count Hesso Fridrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1940)

Calma Barbara Schnirring (1938)

Sascha Nikolaus Herbertus Berger (1960)

Tristan Lee Berger (1984)

Nicole Calma Berger (1984)

Richard Darrell Berger (1962)

Richard Jonathan Ross Wheeler Berger (1985)

Rachel Kathryn Faye Berger (2000)

Riley Emily Erin Berger (2001)

Victor Dean Berger (1963)

Mary Katherine Berger Jacobs (1985)

Samuel Clinton Berger (1965)

Wesley Berger (1967)

Maximilian Elias Berger (2001)

David Charles Berger (1968)

Dagmar Schnirring (1940)

Maria-Valeska Walz (1965)

Amilia Sofia Evangellatos (2002)

Andreas Michael Friedrich Hans Armin Siegfried Hubertus , Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony (1943)

Princess Stephanie Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1972)

Hubertus Michael, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony (1975)

Princess Katharina Victoria Elizabeth Cheryl of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (2014)

Prince Philipp Hubertus Andreas Christian of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (2015)

Princess Madeleine Aurelia Viktoria Carin of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (2017)

Prince Alexander Philip of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1977)

Maria Christine Sibylla Schäfer (1972)

Gian Martin Martens (2001)

Aimée Martens (2003)

Louis Martens (2006)

Gianetta Antonia Schäfer (1975)

Princess Beatrice Charlotte von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1951)

Princess  Marie Alexandra von Sachsen-Meiningen (1978)

Prince Constantin von Sachsen-Meiningen (1980)

Prince Simon von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1985)

Prince Daniel von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1988)

The Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore , Princess  of Battenberg (1857-1944)

Robin Alexander Bryan  (1957)

Faith Bryan (1979)

Edward Curtis Houle (1979)

Elijah Alexander Bryan (1995)

Don Luis Alfonso Gonzalo Víctor Manuel de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú (1974)

Princess Eugénie de Bourbon (2007)

Prince Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Burgundy (2010)

Prince Alfonso de Bourbon, Duke of Berry (2010)

Prince Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Touraine (2019)

Stephanie Michelle de Borbón (1968)

Nicholas Stefano Alessandro de Borbon McMasters (1994)

Christian Alfonso de Borbon McMasters (1995)

Jaime Sebastian McMasters de Borbon (1996)

Richard Carl McMasters III (1998)

Alexander Leandro Joaquin Gonzalo McMasters de Borbon (2004)

[xavierbautistagarcia]

Burgruine Landsee, a film castle

The ruins of Landsee castle (Landsee is the German for land and water) have nothing to do with any nearby lake (See, in German). Rather, it is an evolution of the Hungarian name Lánzsér, derived from the German Landeshere, or perhaps the other way around, since Landsee was located on the border between the kingdom of Hungary and the Austrian possessions of the Holy Roman Empire.

There is no record of whether the original name was Magyar or Germanic, but the meanings of the words from which it is derived give clues to the character of its owners. Lánzsér translates as spear-bearer, while the particle hehr is an Old German word and means outstanding, highly respected, proud, of high rank....

The name Landeshere was first mentioned in 1158, while the castle was also in 1263. A documentary record from neighbouring Styria mentions in 1173 an Erchenger von Landesehre, whose family also owned Hohenwang Castle, and from which arose high officials of the Counts of Pitten, feudatories of the Austrian Duchy of Styria at that time.

Before 1222 the castle was already within the borders of Hungary. In the 13th century it belonged to Lorenz Athinai, an official of Ödenburg (today's town of Sopron). In 1289, the castle was conquered by Duke Albrecht of Austria during his campaign against the Counts of Güssing.

In the mid-16th century, the castle was owned by the earls of Teufel. The epitaph on Erasmus Teufel's grave calls him supreme field captain of the light cavalry in Hungary. Erasmus was an imperial emissary at the negotiations in Transylvania, where he was captured and executed by the Turks in 1552.

Landsee subsequently changed hands several times, until it was infeuded in 1612 to Baron and later Count Nikolaus Esterházy, a member of one of the Hungarian families that accumulated the most power in the Magyar kingdom and made Burgenland, the present-day Austrian federal state bordering Hungary, the centre of its possessions.

In the summer of 1707 an initial fire broke out, causing severe damage to the northeast wing of the castle, where the owner's living quarters were located. The castle was later repaired, but as it continued to deteriorate, it was proposed to demolish parts of it.

On 2 June 1790, Landsee again burned to the ground in a devastating manner. Its owner, Prince Nikolaus I Esterházy, known as the Magnificent, died in Vienna a few months later and his successor, Prince Anton, took severe austerity measures due to the lavish lifestyle of his predecessor, who had left a debt of 3.8 million guilders.

The complex was not rebuilt and was abandoned, while the Esterházy family favoured the castle of Forchtenstein or the then fledgling palace of Lackenbach. In 1802, Landsee was declared a ruin and began to serve as a quarry for nearby buildings.

In 1993, it served as the setting for some of the most spectacular action scenes in the Disney film The Three Musketeers, based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, in which Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Chris O'Donnell and Oliver Platt confronted Cardinal Richelieu's musketeers amidst its ruins.

Foto: ARGE Naturparke/RMB Ing. Franz Kovacs

[princessvictoriamelita]

Wedding of Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis and Princess Elisabeth of Belgium  on 14 November 1922 at Schloss Hohenburg, Bavaria, Germany.

The bridegroom (21) was the fourth child and son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria. Through his mother, he was a distant relative of Queen Victoria.

Ludwig Philipp was a knight of the Order of Perfect Friendship, studied law at the Julius-Maximilian University in Würzburg.

The bride (21) was the the fifth-eldest daughter and child of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and his wife, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal.

The Royal Wedding guests

Another photo of the bride and bridegroom with the wedding guests.

Photos by Miss Mertens, Flickr. I don't own any rights!

[postcard-from-the-past]

Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Hanover Prince Georg Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel of Hanover Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duke Christian Ludwig Ernst August Maximilian Johann Albrecht Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

German vintage postcard

[royaltyandpomp]

THE WEDDING

H.S.H. Prince Franz-Albrecht zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg and Baroness Cleopatra von Adelsheim von Ernest Wedding  (2016)

[josefavomjaaga]

Hi, this is a dumb question—I don't know why Electors are called that. It doesn't look like they were elected. Thanks!

That's not a dumb question at all, and thank you for asking!

Electors were not called that way because they got elected but because they did elect. They in theory did elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (HRE). By the 18th century of course this had become a mostly honorific function as factually the title of emperor was inherited (within the House Habsburg, at the time). But yes, in theory the emperor of that "ancient régime" system had to go through a sort of election process before being crowned and had done so ever since the middle ages. It was a huge ceremony, usually held in Frankfurt's dome "St. Bartholomäus".

This is the procession through the city for the coronation of Joseph II in 1765 (detail from a painting by Meytens):

(For chronological reference: That's four years before Napoleon is born. Joseph II was a son of Maria Theresia. On Joseph's death in 1790 - we're in the middle of the French Revolution -, his younger brother Leopold of Tuscany inherited the crown, who died after only two years. Next in line was Leopold's son Franz - and this will be "Papa François", i.e., the father of Marie Louise, Napoleon's sworn enemy and loving father-in-law.)

When the House of Habsburg had gone extinct in the male line at the time of Maria Theresia, it was in fact a Wittelsbach (the Bavarian princely house) who had been elected emperor (Karl Albrecht - immediately tried to make war on Austria and got chased out of the country). That was one of the reasons why there was so much bad blood between Vienna and Munich and why elector Max Joseph was so keen on getting protection from France against any possible Austrian interference.

Again, thank you for asking, I hope I could explain that properly.

[ldagence-royal]

German Nobility: Cleo zu Oettingen-Spielberg - Hereditary Princess, Model, Ambassador! Wife of Franz-Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg