‘El Castillo Real de Peles’, article published in Spain

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Familia regala, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, King Michael of Romania, Pelesh Castle, Romanian Royal Family, Royal Palaces, Rumania

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I would like to present you an article of mine published recently in Revista de Museologia #52, Madrid, about Pelesh Royal Castle in the Transylvanian Alps, built by King Carol I.

Fresco from the private chapel in Pelesh Castle

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Carmen Sylva, Pelesh Castle, Queen Elizabeth of Romania, Royal Chapel

Fresco from the private chapel in Pelesh castle. The chapel was a recollection place much loved by Queen Elisabeta of Romania (Carmen Sylva). Photo by Diana Mandache.

Weekly Picture: Michael of Romania & Vladimir of Russia, 1924

King Michael of Romania with Vladimir Grand Duke of Russia at Fabron Castle in Nice, a property which belonged to Marie Alexandrovna. The snapshot was taken in 1924.

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Weekly Picture: Scroviste Palace

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Balkans, European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King Ferdinand, Queen Marie of Romania, Regele Ferdinand, Romanian Royal Family, Royal Palace, Scroviste Royal Palace, South-East European Monarchs

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The Scroviste Royal Palace located about 20 km north of Bucharest among lakes and forests, has been one of the favourite summer and week end retreats of King Ferdinand of Romania. Before the palace was built, there was just a hunting lodge used by Ferdinand, and from that basis new buildings and amenities were added in the subsequent decades. Today a new palace is used by the presidency of Romania. The images above show sketches for a palace section in Scroviste designed by Arthur Lorentz in the 1930s. DM

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“Ex Occidente Press” – fantastic literature inspired from Romania’s historical architecture (via Valentin Mandache’s weblog)

Last month I had the privilege to be presented with a stack of five beautifully cloth bound books, written by British authors, one of whom mentions my architectural photography and articles. They were received from Mr Dan Ghetu, the director of Ex Occidente Press, a small, but dynamic and resourceful English language publishing house with an exclusive international distribution, based in Bucharest, specialised in fantastic and decadent literature … Read More

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Cotroceni Royal Palace: The Princess’s Boudoir

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Diana Mandache, European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, King Ferdinand, Queen Marie of Romania, Regele Ferdinand, Regina Maria, Romanian Royal Family, Royal Palaces

This is a drawing dating from 1893 and is an interior design proposal for Princess Marie’s boudoir at the time when the French architect Paul Gottereau started the works for the rebuilding of  Cotroceni palace. The edifice was the official residence of Ferdinand & Marie. This design proposal was sent for the approval of Princess Marie. Unfortunately in the contemporary Cotroceni palace not all of the old decorations or furniture seen in the drawing above are still in place, due to the vicisitudes endured by this building over the ensuing decades, events that ranged from natural to human catastrophes such as earthquakes or the communist takeover in 1947. DM

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I endeavor in the “Weekly Pictures” post series to bring to light worthy of note, often less known images from the royal past and present and thus further enhance the understanding of royal history and what it represents for us.

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Less known painting of King Carol I in his early years in Romania

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Cotroceni Royal Palace, Diana Mandache, European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, Palatul Regal Cotroceni, Regele Carol I, Romanian Royal Family, Royal Palaces

King Carol I at his desk, Cotroceni Palace (1870s), painting by Carol Popp de Szathmary (Diana Mandache's Weblog: Royal History)

King Carol I of Romania at his  desk in the old Palace at Cotroceni (Bucharest), 1870s.

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Weekly Picture: The Hohenzollerns & Carol of Romania, Sigmaringen 1921

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European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol II, Noblesse et Royautés, Regele Carol II, Romanian Royal Family

The Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family & Carol of Romania, July 1921, Sigmaringen (Weekly Picture: Diana Mandache's weblog Royal History)

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I endeavor in the “Weekly Pictures” post series to bring to light worthy of note, often less known images from the royal past and present and thus further enhance the understanding of royal history and what it represents for us.

Weekly picture: ©Diana Mandache’s weblog Royal History

The entrance assembly of Prince Nicholas’ Neo-Romanian Villa

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Familia regala, Historic Houses, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, Noblesse et Royautés, Romanian Royal Family

The majestic entrance assembly of the Neo-Romanian style villa, built in the 1920s, that once belonged to Prince Nicholas (1903 - 1978), a prominent member of the Romanian Royal Family, composed from a superlative monumental doorway, completed by a small, but exquisite wrought iron gateway. Cotroceni area, Bucharest. Photo©Valentin Mandache

This post has initially been published by Valentin Mandache on his blog Historic Houses of Romania.