Aristocracy · Faith · Monarchies · Moscow
On 14 May 1896, Nicholas II was crowned. He was to be allotted 22 years and 3 months on the throne of Russia. The sacrament of the holy coronation took place in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin and lasted five hours. From the Dormition Cathedral the imperial couple
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"On Monday I dine at home on a small quantity of soup, a cutlet, eggs and a little glass of port; then I spend nearly the whole day writing; in the evening, that is at 9 o'clock, I go to Princess Boris. Nothing is yet decided as
Aristocracy · Architecture · Rome
One of the Baroque pearls of Rome lies hidden behind the façade of the Palazzo Barberini, home to one of the most influential Italian families, a princely dynasty that left its mark on the history of the Papal Church, on the history of Italy, and on the history of art
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In all likelihood, the photograph captures a jocular, exhibition duel, attended by a great many spectators, journalists and even cameras. But Mussolini really was a duellist: at least five of his duels are known, beginning in 1915. It is generally held, however, that he ceased to take part in genuine
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Palazzo Vecchio, the apartments of Francesco I de' Medici (1541-1587), Grand Duke of Tuscany, Florence. Allegory of fire in the ceiling paintings and the instruction of the centaur Chiron by Apollo, god of Light
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Pierre Augustin de Beaumarchais's play "The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro", on which the opera was based, was banned by the censors for its social criticism. The play mocked the aristocracy and demonstrated the servant's superiority over his master. With the French
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Donald Duck is his nephew, in case anyone has forgotten
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The Hon. Lady Ogilvy was in a wheelchair. With the years she looks ever more frail, yet she keeps her aristocratic bearing and grace, and is as beautiful as ever. At the ceremony Princess Alexandra was accompanied by her daughter Marina Ogilvy. Just look how alike they are. By reason
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Yvonne sips Dry Sack sherry, Alexander finishes off a cigarette. The photograph is by the models' mother, Princess Marianne, who worked as a professional photographer for many years. Marianne Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn is now 104, Yvonne 81 and Alexander 80. All of them are alive and well. Prince Alexander
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Italy is bidding farewell to the only son of Umberto II, the last Italian monarch. Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Naples, of the House of Savoy, was born in 1937, still in the reign of his grandfather Victor Emmanuel III. He died on 3 February 2024. After the abolition of the