For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* FRANCE (NOBILITY) Title: La Duchesse, The life of Marie de Vignerot. Cardinal Richelieu’s forgotten heiress who shaped the fate of FranceAuthor: Bronwen O’SheaPublication date: 7 March 2023Publisher: Pegasus BooksLanguage: English Buy at Amazon: NL, DE, UK (11 May 2023), US, FR, IT (11 May 2023), […]
New royal and noble books – December 2022
For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* AUSTRIA Authors: Thomas Walter Köhler, Christian Mertens, Anton Pelinka (ed.). Title: Ultimo. Österreichs letzter Kaiser im Übergang von der Monarchie zur Republik (Ultimo. Austria’s last emperor in the transition from monarchy to republic) (NL)(DE)(UK)(FR)(IT)(ES) Publication: 5 December 2022 by Braumüller Verlag. Language: German. AUSTRIA Author: […]
New royal and noble books – June 2021
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online GENERAL Author: Jean des Cars. Title: Au Coeur des Royautés (At the heart of royalty). Publication: 10 June 2021 by Perrin. Language: French. GERMANY Author: Ronald Kousbroek. Title: Majesteiten zijn nu […]
Royal News January 2021
Last modified: 7 February 2021 1 January In his New Year’s speech, recorded on video because of Covid-19, Emperor Naruhito of Japan thanked medical staff involved in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. He also sent his condolences to people who have lost family and friends to the virus in Japan and across the world. […]
83 Years Ago – The Tragic Death of the Hessen Family
In November 1937 a terrible tragedy shocked the royal families throughout Europe. On 9 October 1937 Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen und bei Rhein (of Hesse and by Rhine), who had reigned until 1918, had died at the age of 68. Despite of that the family was to gather in London for the wedding […]
New royal and noble books – January 2021
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA (NOBILITY) Author: Maria Theodora Freifrau von dem Bottlenberg-Landsberg. Title: Im Wirbel der Zeiten. Das Leben der Anna Prinzessin Schwarzenberg (In the vortex of times. The life of Anna Princess Schwarzenberg). […]
Book Review: Lives and Loves of the Mountbattens
At the end of the summer of 2019 “The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves” by Andrew Lownie was a Sunday Times Bestseller. The hardcover version (496 pages) was published in August 2019 by Blink Publishing. The paperback (496 pages) followed in June 2020 and I recently was finally able to read the (e-)book. It took […]
Royal Twins
Sometimes I wonder what’s the thing with (royal) twins nowadays. So many celebrities become the parents of twins, and there are more royal twins than ever before. Almost every time a royal is pregnant, there are rumours it will be twins. Most of the time that is of course rubbish, but once in a while […]
New royal and noble books – September 2020
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Author: Beatrix Meyer. Title: Kaiserin Elisabeth ganz privat. Briefe an ihre intimste Vertraute Ida Ferency (Empress Elisabeth in private. Letters to her most intimate confidante, Ida Ferency). Publication: 28 September […]
Royal News May 2020
13 May Three days after his birth on 10 May 2020 Prince Charles of Luxembourg was allowed to leave the Maternité Grande-Duchesse Charlotte in Luxembourg-City with his mother Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie and his father Hereditary Grand Duchess Guillaume of Luxembourg. The family returned to Fischbach Castle. Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume also registered the birth […]