25 Saturday Dec 2010
Posted in Romanian Royal Family
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Casa Regala, Christmas Message, Eastern Europe, European royal families, Familia regala, Familia regala romana, History, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Michael of Romania, Monarhia, Noblesse et Royautés, Regele Mihai, Romanian Royal Family, South-East European Monarchs
King Michael of Romania’s Christmas 2010 message (via Romania Altfel. A blog by Prince Radu of Romania) – click the image above to access the article [in Romanian].
27 Friday Mar 2009
Posted in Films & Interviews, Romanian Royal Family
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Balkans, Eastern Europe, European royal families, Familia regala, History, King Carol II of Romania, Regele Carol II, Romania, Romanian Royal Family, Royalty
Ex-King Carol II of Romania with Elena Lupescu in exile in Mexico, 1943
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27 Friday Mar 2009
Posted in European royal families
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Ernst of Hesse, European royal families, Familia regala, Germany, History, Romanov, Royalty, Russia, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna
Tsarina & Alexis/Ernst Duke of Hesse w. his sons & Nicholas II of Russia w. Alexis
An album of informal photographs by Grand Duchess Eleonor of Hesse, recording a family holiday with the Russian Imperial family at the Imperial residence of Livadia in the Crimea and on the Imperial Yacht “Standart”, many including Tsar Nicholas II and his family, 89 silver gelatin prints, each c.80 x 105mm., a few items evidently removed, mounted on both sides of card leaves, a group of 10 enlarged copy prints with typed captions loosely inserted, upper cover gilt lettered “Krym. April-Mai 1912″. It was sold for £ 15000 at Bloomsbury Auctions on 25th March 2009 in London. The photographs were taken mostly by Eleonor Grand Duchess of Hesse. The album includes views of the palace at Livadia and portraits of Georg and Ludwig of Hesse, the Tsarina with her son Alexis, the Tsar and Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig with their sons, the Tsar’s daughters Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia, members of the Imperial and Hessian families playing tennis, on board the Standart and in group portraits.
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18 Wednesday Mar 2009
Posted in European royal families, Films & Interviews
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European royal families, History, Imperial Russia, Romanov, Royalty, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna
I have put here an old film with Tsar Nicholas II of Russia during a visit in Denmark to King Christian IX, his grandfather, in 1901. They had the tradition of gathering in September to celebrate Queen Louise’s birthday, a tradition that continued even after her death in 1898. Parades and military processions were part of the festivities. Official photographer Peter Elfelt captured these early days of autumn 1901 on film.
(Source Europe film treasures. Danish Film Institute)
Diana Mandache http://royalromania.wordpress.com 2009
09 Monday Mar 2009
Posted in Historic Residences, Romanian Royal Family
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Anton of Habsburg, Balcic, Balkans, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, Familia regala, History, Mignon, Princess Ileana, Queen Maria of Yugoslavia, Queen Marie of Romania, Regina Maria, Romania, Romanian Royal Family, royal holidays, Royalty
Today most of the Romanian Black Sea shore is with the exception of the Danube Delta area an uninteresting flat plain. However, there was once upon a time a southern rocky sector with spectacular vistas, which is now part of Bulgaria. In the interwar period when the territory was still part of Romania, Queen Marie built in the ancient city of Balcic one of her most remarkable holiday villas, endowed with a large garden and guest houses. Taking the queen’s example, many well to do Romanians built summer residences in that town. The seashore in Balcic faces the south and is protected by a series of rocky hills and cliffs from the cold winds and winter weather that comes over the open Russian steppe from as far as Siberia and menaces most of the rest of the country.
The interwar period has been a glorious time for Balcic, which saw many wealthy Romanians spending the summers in the luxury of the seashore villas or the development of a remarkable painters’ colony that took advantage of the glorious southern sunlight and landscape of Balcic.
Balcic – Tenha Yuvah villa – (DM collection)
03 Tuesday Mar 2009
Posted in Romanian Royal Family, World War One
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Clemenceau, documents, First World War, History, Lloyd George, Paris Peace Conference, Queen Marie of Romania, Regina Maria, Royalty, Woodrow Wilson, World War One, WWI
Georges Clemenceau, Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd George leaving Palace of Versailles - Diana Mandache collection
«My meeting with president Wilson was to me, an interesting episode. He was then at the zenith of his spectacular career. The World had selected him as the great Arbiter of peace. Wherever he went, he was being received as a sort of Messiah; the fuss made about him was enough to turn a god’s head. This extreme adulation, this elevation of an outsider to first position in the seething Europe of that day, belongs, according to me, to the special ‘war nevrose’ of the time. Humanity was searching for a superman who would be able to allay the evil spirits let loose by four years appalling war, so it fastened its hope and illusions upon the long faced, sober-looking man from beyond the seas. President Wilson, whose language was so wise, was he not the one indicated to lead the way, to trace a road others could follow, a man to whose advice would be worth listening, who, because not an European, would be a perfectly unbiased umpire, judging all questions impartially and without passion? The world has an instinctive need of idols. It likes to set them up and bow down to them, without pausing to enquire if perchance they may have feet of clay. And even if at first the idol of the day is somewhat bewildered by this sudden uplifting to giddy heights, he gradually begins to agree with those proclaiming his superior merits; for praise and adulation are difficult to resist. Finally he believes in his superior perfection and enjoys the part he has been told to play, fitting comfortable into the niche selected for him. But humans are fickle, and are as ready to pull down as to set up. They even do this with a certain, to me, incomprehensible gusto, as though revenging themselves upon the unfortunate idol for their own mistaken enthusiasm. Continue reading »
02 Monday Mar 2009
Posted in European royal families, World War One
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documents, Emperor Wilhelm II, European royal families, Familia regala, First World War, Germany, History, Kaiser, Max of Baden, World War One, WWI
20 March 1919: Hindenburg on Kaiser’s Abdication
Public opinion has been recently discussing the question why the Kaiser went to Holland. To obviate erroneous judgments, I should like to make the following brief observations.
When the Imperial Chancellor, Prince Max of Baden, announced the Kaiser’s abdication on November 9th, without the Kaiser’s previous declaration of assent, the German Army was not beaten, but its strength had dwindled and the enemy had fresh masses in readiness for a new attack.
The conclusion of the armistice was directly impending. At this moment of the highest military tension revolution broke out in Germany, the insurgents seized the Rhine bridges, important arsenals, and traffic centres in the rear of the army, thereby endangering the supply of ammunition and provisions, while the supplies in the hands of the troops were only enough to last for a few days.
The troops on the lines of communication and the reserves disbanded themselves, and unfavourable reports arrived concerning the reliability of the field army proper. In view of this state of affairs the peaceful return home of the Kaiser was no longer to be thought of and could only have been enforced at the head of loyal troops. In that case the complete collapse of Germany was inevitable, and civil war would have been added to the fighting with the enemy without, who would doubtless have pressed on with all his energy. Continue reading »
01 Sunday Mar 2009
Posted in European royal families, Romanian Royal Family, Royal Tombs & Graves
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Balkans, Carmen Sylva, Eastern Europe, European royal families, Familia regala, Graves, History, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King Carol I, Maria Hohenzollern, Monuments, Queen Elizabeth of Romania, Regele Carol, Regina Elisabeta, Romania, Romanian Royal Family, Royal Tombs and Graves, Royalty, Tombs
26 Thursday Feb 2009
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Casa Regala, European royal families, Familia regala, History, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, Monarhia, Regele Carol I, Regina Elisabeta, Romania, Romanian Royal Family, Royalty
A special invitee was the German Emperor’s Heir sent to Bucharest to congratulate the Romanian sovereign with the occasion of his 70thbirthday. King Carol I was awarded the rank of German Field Marshal and also presented at the ceremony with a silver votive plate (pictured here). Carol gave a speech at the Royal Palace Gala Dinner (see the seating plan in the picture bellow) in which he said: “The Emperor gives me thereby a new proof of his sentiments of kinship and strengthens the bond of love that for long years has existed between us. My appointment as General Field Marshal makes closer my bond with the Prussian Army which during the 50 years that has existed has become indissoluble”. ©Diana Mandache
The Seating plan for the Gala Dinner, 20 April 1909 - Diana Mandache collection
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