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Familia regala, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, King Michael of Romania, Pelesh Castle, Romanian Royal Family, Royal Palaces, Rumania
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.
08 Tuesday Mar 2011
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Diana Mandache, European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, King Carol II of Romania, King Ferdinand, King Michael of Romania, Regele Carol I, Regele Carol II, Regele Ferdinand, Regele Mihai, Valentin Mandache
This is a trailer from the documentary film entitled “Coroana Romaniei” (“The Crown of Romania”), directed by Marian Baciu from Sahia Studios in Bucharest, produced in 2010. The author of this blog presents the reigns of King Carol I, King Carol II, and His Majesty King Michael, together with the historian Valentin Mandache. King Ferdinand and his achievements are likewise surveyed. DM
23 Sunday Jan 2011
Posted in Romanian Royal Family, Weekly Picture
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Carmen Sylva, Curtea de Arges, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, Queen Elizabeth of Romania, Regina Elisabeta
The painted Bible of Queen Elisabeth of Romania (1886-1892) dedicated to the Cathedral Curtea de Arges and exhibited there, remains a wonderful and precious piece of work, designed in an arts & crafts manner.
Photos by Diana Mandache
07 Tuesday Dec 2010
Posted in Anniversaries & Birthdays, Bucharest, Romanian Royal Family
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Crown Princess Margarita of Romania, European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, Principele Radu, Principesa Margareta, Regele Carol I, Romanian Royal Family, South-East European Monarchs
HRH Princess Margarita of Romania, Bucharest, 6 December 2010
HRH Princess Margarita and HRH Prince Radu, representatives of HM King Michael and HM Queen Anne, at the re-inauguration of King Carol I equestrian statue in Bucharest, 6 Dec 2010 (©Valentin Mandache)
Old photo from the early 1940s showing the original statue of King Carol I by Ivan Mestrovic, Bucharest (Diana Mandache collection)
The original statue was the master-work of the famous Croatian/ Yugoslav sculptor Ivan Mestovic and has been inaugurated on 10 May 1939, the National Day of the Romanian Kingdom. The statue has been pulled down by the communist government in 1948, a few months after the forced abdication of the King Michael, in a barbaric show of force using Soviet tanks to tear down the structure.
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24 Monday May 2010
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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.
Weekly picture: ©Diana Mandache’s weblog Royal History
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material is strictly prohibited
21 Friday May 2010
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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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19 Monday Apr 2010
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European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, Regele Carol I, Romanian Royal Family
see Reminiscences of the King of Romania (1899)
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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
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09 Friday Apr 2010
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European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, Noblesse et Royautés, Regele Carol I, Romanian Royal Family, South-East European Monarchs
The old images – photographs, engravings etc – are the most suggestive descriptions for a historic epoch, with an excellent visual impact. For this reason I choose to post on my blog many different images showing European royals in various moments of their life. Here is one such example showing the founder of the Romanian dynasty, Prince Karl Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, shortly after he arrived in his adoptive country in May 1866. This is one one of his earliest images in a French newspaper, L’Univers Illustre (July 1866).
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©Diana Mandache’s Weblog Royal History
15 Monday Feb 2010
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Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Romanian Royal Family, King Carol I, King Ferdinand, Queen Marie of Romania, Regina Maria, Familia regala, Regele Ferdinand, European royal families, Regele Carol I, Regina Elisabeta, Queen Elizabeth of Romania, istoria regalitatii, Noblesse et Royautés, Grand Duke Vladimir, Grand Duchess Vladimir
Families getting together: the Romanian Royals with the Grand Duke Vladimir, his wife and son at Sinaia, Pelesh Castle. (Weekly Picture: Diana Mandache's Weblog: Royal History)
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I endeavour 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
10 Sunday Jan 2010
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European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, King Carol I, Noblesse et Royautés, Queen Marie of Romania, Regele Ferdinand, Regina Maria, Romanian Royal Family, Royal Palaces
St Johann Evangelist church, Sigmaringen/ Photo ©Diana Mandache
On this day 117 years ago Princess Marie of Edinburgh & Ferdinand Prince of Romania got married at Sigmaringen, in the splendid baroque church shown above.
10 January 1893: At 16.30 hours the Dean Lauchert celebrated the religious wedding in the Roman Catholic rite in the Church of the Court. At this ceremony, beside the couple, participated the Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany, King Carol I of Romania, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Josephine of Hohenzollern, Prince and Princess Leopold of Hohenzollern, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught as representatives of Queen Victoria, the Great Duke Alexei of Russia, Princesses Victoria and Alexandra of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince Alfred of Great Britain, the Earl of Flanders and Prince Albert of Belgium and his son, the Crown Prince of Saxe-Meiningen with the Princess, Prince and Princess Wilhelm of Hohenzollern, Prince and Princess Frederick of Hohenzollern, Prince Carol of Hohenzollern, Earl Schuwalov the Russian Ambassador in Berlin, Sir Malet the English Ambassador in Berlin, Sir John Cowell, Major-General and Marshal of Queen Victoria’s Court, Major-General Arthur Ellis Marshal of the Prince of Wales’s Court, General Major Schrabisch messenger of the Duke of Coburg, Wedel Minister of Prussian Royal House, Chamberlain Edgar of Wedel, and on the part of Romania – the Prime Minister Lascar Catargiu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Al. Lahovary, the president of law assemblies G.Gr.Cantacuzino and General G. Manu, former ministers Dimitrie A. Sturdza and General I.Em.Florescu and I.Kalinderu.
After the service, the Anglican vicar Mr. Lloyd, sent by Queen Victoria, celebrated the religious wedding in the Anglican rite in the Red Hall of the Sigmaringen Castle.
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04 Monday Jan 2010
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Castelul Peles, European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King Carol I, King Ferdinand, Pelesh Castle, Queen Marie of Romania, Regele Carol I, Regele Ferdinand, Regina Maria, Romanian Royal Family, Royal ciphers
Royal stationery mark from Pelesh Castle (Weekly Picture 4 January 2010. Diana Mandache's Weblog on Royal History)
Exquisite royal stationery mark from Pelesh Castle (Sinaia, Romania), 1900.
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I endeavour 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
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author is strictly prohibited.
15 Sunday Nov 2009
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Carmen Sylva, European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King Carol I, Noblesse et Royautés, Queen Elizabeth of Romania, Regele Carol I, Regina Elisabeta, Romanian Royal Family, South-East European Monarchs
On 3/15 November 1869 the palace in Neuwied and every single house in the town was decorated with flags and garlands. At half past five the marriage procession started and proceeded to a salon which had been arranged as a Catholic chapel. After this ceremonial they proceeded down the staircase to a hall below richly arranged as a Protestant chapel. The royal couple made their sacre promise on their knees, exchanged rings. The text of the sermon was aptly chosen, as alluding to the difficulties and troubles which were to be encountered in the far-off Eastern country: “Whither thou goest, I will go : and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God”. The thunder of cannons announced that the marriage was concluded.
A reception and a state dinner was held at the Neuwied Castle. In the image below is the royal menu served with that occasion at Neuwied.
Source: RNL
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09 Monday Nov 2009
Posted in European royal families, Weekly Picture
Neuwied Princely Coat of Arms and Motto: Fidelitate et Veritate - Diana Mandache's Weblog ROYAL HISTORY / Photo by Valentin Mandache
Neuwied family motto: FIDELITATE et VERITATE
Photo©Valentin Mandache
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I endeavour 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.
All rights reserved ©DM www.royalromania.wordpress.com
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21 Wednesday Oct 2009
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European royal families, Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, istoria regalitatii, Josephine of Baden, King Carol I, Noblesse et Royautés, Regele Carol I, Romanian Royal Family
Josephine Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King Carol I's mother (Pelesh Castle Museum collection). Weekly Picture: Diana Mandache's weblog Royal History
Josephine Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (b. Princess of Baden), daughter of Stéphanie de Beauharnais and Grand Duke Karl Ludwig Friedrich von Baden.
Weekly picture: Diana Mandache’s Weblog ROYAL HISTORY
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07 Wednesday Oct 2009
Posted in Historic Residences, Romanian Royal Family
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Familia regala, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King Carol I, Noblesse et Royautés, Queen Marie of Romania, Regina Maria, Romanian Royal Family, Royal Palaces, South-East European Monarchs
Queen Marie of Romania. Regina Maria on Facebook
Queen Marie’s tree house, one of the just a handful of follies ever built in Romania, Sinaia, the Transylvanian Alps, early 1900s, old postcard (Valentin Mandache collection)
This post has initially been published on Valentin Mandache’s weblog: ‘Historic Houses of Romania’
The building follies are creative expressions of rich aristocrats and other wealthy people in developed countries having fun erecting on their property interesting symbolic structures, not primarily destined for habitation, resembling buildings from story tales or from far away exotic lands. In Romania, endemically a less developed country, the follies, are a very rare occurence and one such example was the tree house built following the suggestions of Queen Marie (Romania’s English queen, born Princess Marie of Edinburgh, granddaughter of Queen Victoria) sometime around 1900, when she was a crown princess and hence the name “Princess’ Nest” given to this folly. It resembles a Swiss chalet and had three small rooms (two receptions and a kitchen) together with a balcony and was built within the grounds of the Pelesh Royal Castle in Sinaia in the Transylvanian Alps. The house became a well known curiosity and was visited by royal guests at the Romanian court at that time (the crown prince of Germany, emperor Franz Josef, etc.) unfortunately the tree house did not survive long and was destroyed in a storm shortly after the First World War. The image above is from an old postcard published in its times of glory, in the first decade of the 20th century. ©Valentin Mandache
