Prince Konstantin, Prince Manuel, Princess Anna, Princess Ursula and Prince Leopold of Bavaria.
Photos: copyright Gabi P The funeral of Prince Johann Georg von Hohenzollern, who died in München, Germany, on 2 March 2016, was rather a private one. On 12 March the funeral service took place in the Hedinger Church in Sigmaringen, however the streets around the church were closed. Even only very few guests were allowed […]
Graaf Adolf is gebleven (Count Adolf stayed behind) in Friesland in de slag, (in battle in Frisia) zijn ziel in ‘t eeuwig leven (His soul in the eternal life) verwacht de jongste dag. (awaits the final judgement) These are the last lines of the fourth verse of the Dutch national anthem (there are fifteen verses, just for your information). Who is this Count Adolf? He was born in Dillenburg on […]
An exhibition about Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany in the Netherlands? Who on earth wants to see that, my German colleague wondered. It surely won’t be visited as much as previous exhibitions, but the exhibition “Der Kaiser! Glory & decline of Emperor Wilhelm II” at Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn is still pretty nice and […]
Almost 600 people, among them many members of the Gotha, gathered in Parish Church St Verena in Bad Wurzach, Germany, on 12 December 2015 for the funeral of Georg Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, who had died at Zeil Castle on 2 December 2015, aged 87. During the orations during the funeral service […]
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All pictures copyrighted by Netty Leistra Having grown up in The Netherlands, where – at least when I was young – it was rather a tradition to give presents at St Nicholas (5 December), Christmas mainly meant lots of decoration and good food. I think I was a teenager when we first visited a Christmas […]
On 29 August 2015 Prince Franz Clemens von Altenburg married Countess Eleonore zu Toerring-Jettenbach at the Wallfahrtskirche of the Monastery of Andechs. The wedding was followed by a reception outside the church. In the evening a soiree was held at Seefeld Castle. He was born in 1985 as son of Prince Johannes von Altenburg and […]
So sad to read this morning about the death of Dr Armin Prinz zur Lippe, head of the Princely House of Lippe. He died in Detmold on 20 August 2015 after a short, serious illness. He was born on 18 August 1924 as son of the last reigning prince of Lippe, Fürst Leopold IV, and […]
4-9 August 2015 When searching for a place to spend a few days this Summer, I thought of several places in Germany. From where I live the country is easy to reach by train, and there are so many beautiful places I haven’t seen yet. Thus after Hannover last year, this year I decided to […]
Photo & Copyright: Stefan S.
What would you do, if only was known a royal wedding was to take place, not too far from your house early July? Right! My friends Gabi and Stefan just gave it a chance, and on Saturday 4 July 2015 headed to Salem Castle in Salem, Germany, early that day. And they were lucky. And […]
Johann Stocks married Katharina Bagusat on 20 June 2015 in an oecumenical service at the Stadtkirche St. Johann in Donaueschingen, Germany. The civil wedding had already taken place on 15 May 2015 in Preetz. The couple had first planned to marry in Diessen am Ammersee. But the bride’s uncle invited them to get married at […]
