La Grande Monarchie

Just a person fascinated by the past and glamour of monarchies all over the world

[artist-laura-knight]

A Musical Clown, 1930, Laura Knight

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

Parisian couple, parc Montsouris, Paris, 1927. (x)

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

The Linked Hands of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert by Winterhalter, c.1840-60.

This study of the linked hands of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert is typical of the type of ’love-token’ painting created at this time, especially of the Royal pair. Unfortunately nothing is known of its early history. (x)

[teatimeatwinterpalace]

Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and her sister Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh by Von Angeli. (x)

[thetudorslovers]

❈ "Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London, on 24 May 1819. She was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III. Her father died shortly after her birth and she became heir to the throne because the three uncles who were ahead of her in the succession - George IV, Frederick Duke of York, and William IV - had no legitimate children who survived.

Warmhearted and lively, Victoria had a gift for drawing and painting; educated by a governess at home, she was a natural diarist and kept a regular journal throughout her life. On William IV's death in 1837, she became Queen at the age of 18."

[charlotteelizabeths-deactivated]

Granddaughters of Queen Victoria who became Queen Consorts ♔

Her Imperial Majesty Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of All Russians (b. Alix of Hesse r. 1894-1917)

Her Majesty Queen Maud of Norway (b. Maud of Wales r. 1905-1938)

Her Majesty Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain (b Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg r. 1906-1931)

Her Majesty Queen Sophia of Greece (b. Sophie of Prussia r. 1913-1917, 1920-1922)

Her Majesty Queen Marie of Romania (b. Marie of Edinburgh r. 1914-1927)     

[carolathhabsburg]

Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig Holstein, later Kaiserin of Prussia (middle) with sisters,Louise Sophie , later Princess of Prussia (left) and Caroline Mathilde aka “Calma”. Circa 1877.

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REIGNING DESCENDANTS OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT

MARGRETHE II OF DENMARK

On Maternal side: 

Queen Victoria -> Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught -> Princess Margaret of Connaught, Crown Princess of Sweden -> Princess Ingrid Of Sweden, Queen Consort of Denmark -> Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 

On Paternal side:

Queen Victoria -> King Edward VII -> King George V -> King George VI -> Elizabeth II

HARALD V OF NORWAY

On Paternal side:

Queen Victoria -> Edward VII -> Princess Maude of The United Kingdom, Princess Karl of Denmark, Queen Consort of Norway -> King Olav V -> Harald V

FELIPE VI OF SPAIN

On Paternal side: 

Queen Victoria -> Princess Beatrice of The United Kingdom, Princess Henry of Battenberg -> Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen Consort Of Spain -> Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona -> Juan Carlos I -> Felipe VI

On Maternal Side:

Queen Victoria -> Princess Victoria of The United Kingdom, Princess Royal, Empress of Germany and Queen Consort of Prussia -> Princess Sophie of Prussia, Queen Consort of The Hellenes -> Paul I of Greece -> Princess Sophia of Greece, Queen Consort of Spain - Felipe VI

Queen Victoria -> Princess Victoria of The United Kingdom, Princess Royal, Empress of Germany and Queen Consort of Prussia -> Wilhelm II -> Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, Duchess of Brunswick and Princess of Hanover -> Princess Frederika of Hanover, Queen Consort of Greece -> Princess Sophia of Greece, Queen Consort of Spain -> Felipe VI

CARL XVI GUSTAF OF SWEDEN

On Paternal side:

Queen Victoria -> Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught -> Princess Margaret of Connaught, Crown Princess of Sweden -> Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten -> Carl XVI Gustaf

On Maternal side:

Queen Victoria -> Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany -> Prince Charles Edward of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha -> Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Vasterbotten -> Carl XVI Gustaf

[adokal]

HRH Sophie, The Duchess of Sparta, later Queen of the Hellenes, nee of Prussia.

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[duchessofostergotlands]

9th September 2016// A moment from Alexander’s christening I’ve never noticed before! While the godparents watched over their new godson, Prince Oscar seemed to be more interested in the tassels on the fancy robes worn by bishop Johan Dalman…

[duchessofostergotlands]

12th March 2018// Some sweet moments from The Estelle Show Crown Princess Victoria’s Name Day

[history-of-fashion]

ab. 1757 Friedrich Carl de Hosson - Maria Anna von Galen as a child

[sewerik]

Anastasia characters + names

[radstudies]

Frank Cadogan Cowper (English, 1877-1958) - Vanity, 1907

[artist-degas]

Little Girl Carrying Flowers in Her Apron, Edgar Degas

Medium: oil on canvas

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Empress  Maria Feodorovna

[artist-manet]

The monk at prayer, 1865, Edouard Manet

Medium: oil on canvas