Aristocracy - The Parnassian (Page 8)

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I see excellent potential for a dynastic union in this photograph, an alliance of the English and Spanish crowns against France, say, if Prince George were to marry the Infanta Sofía

There is just one small "but": Spain is tied to France through Bourbon-Anjou, and King Felipe VI is a member of the House of Bourbon, whose formal head is considered to be Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou, one of the pretenders to the French throne, should it

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Versailles and Arkhangelskoye

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Clotilde Forgeot d'Arc in the role of her famous kinswoman, Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans, at a festival in her honour

Clotilde Forgeot d'Arc in the role of her famous kinswoman, Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans, at a festival in her honour. Clotilde plays Joan of Arc in historical reconstructions of battles. The young woman descends from Joan of Arc's elder brother Pierre, who fought

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On 3 July 1895 at Peterhof was born Irina, Princess of the Imperial Blood, daughter of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia

On 3 July 1895 at Peterhof was born Irina, Princess of the Imperial Blood, daughter of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia. Princess Irina's father was a grandson of Nicholas I through the latter's youngest son, her mother a sister of Nicholas II. In

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King Charles, Queen Camilla, William, Prince of Wales, styled Duke of Rothesay when visiting Scotland, and Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, after the service of the Order of the Thistle at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh

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The tunic of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914

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There is an anecdote about the parentage of Paul I

When Tsar Alexander III learned that the true father of Paul I had been the chamberlain Sergey Saltykov, he exclaimed: "Thank God, we are Russian!" When Alexander III was at last persuaded that the father of Paul I was Peter III, the Emperor crossed himself in relief: "

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A Reminder to All the Proud Descendants of Respected Men

A mere scrap of parchment is enough to confer nobility upon a deserving man, but that scrap of parchment possesses none of the virtue that bestows upon his descendants talent, conduct or wisdom

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Portrait of Lord Byron and His Wife Annabella, Drawn by His Former Mistress Caroline Lamb

In whose place, of this trio, would one care to find oneself?

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The Dowager Queen Alexandra and her sister, the Russian Empress Maria Feodorovna, also a dowager, on their way to the coronation of George V, 22 June 1911

The daughters of King Christian IX of Denmark, the eldest, Alexandra of Denmark, and the middle one, Maria Feodorovna, were born three years apart. Both married at the same age, both to heirs of the greatest empires, and both lived to the age of 80. Alexandra of Denmark's

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The Genealogy of Peter III from Goudar's Book of 1763

The most intriguing thing in this document is the mention of Ioann Antonovich, or Emperor Ivan VI, a second cousin once removed of Peter III. At the time of this book's publication, 1763, Ivan VI, confined in prison, was still alive and living out the last year of

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The Duke and Duchess of Kent: 63 Years Together

The Duke and Duchess of Kent: 63 years together. He is 88, she is 91