Catholic Royals

[Lady Bluffton]

Who converted from Catholicism?

Prince Henrik?

Queen Silvia?

Are they still practicing Catholics? I'm pretty sure Prince Henrik's not; I read somewhere that QMII had influenced him to convert of his own free will. Not sure about Queen Silvia.

Is Princess Maxima still a practicing Catholic, but raising her kids as Protestants?

[Oppie]

Queen Silvia?

Are you sure Queen Silvia was Catholic orginially ? (she was born in germany)

Princess Maxima is still Catholic.

[Furienna]

Queen Silvia was always Lutheran.

[lilytornado]

Originally Posted by Lady Bluffton

Is Princess Maxima still a practicing Catholic, but raising her kids as Protestants?

Yes, she is. In Bavaria this happens all the time, because Bavaria is very catholic, but there are people from nothern Germany(mainly protestant) here in Munich, so they marry and so: A Protestant parent raising catholic children and the other way round, that happened a lot in my family.
I don´t think it´s a problem though, and it´s good that Máxima was not forced to convert.

[Next Star]

The Monaco Princely Family is catholic.
1.Prince Albert II of Monaco
2.Princess Caroline of Hanover/Monaco
3.Princess Stephanie of Monaco
4.The late Prince Rainier III of Monaco
5.The late Princess Grace of Monaco

[Leslie2006]

Catholic Royalty:
Belgian Royal Family
Brazilian Royal Family
House of Orléans - pretenders to the French throne

[fearghas]

The following Princes from Protestant houses married Catholic Princess. Can I assume that their children are now Catholic?
Margrave Maximillian of Baden and his brother Ludwig
Prince Ernst August of Hanover and his brother Ludwig.
Ducjess Margarete of Oldenburg
Duke Paul Wladimir of Oldenburg
Duke Johann of Oldenburg
Count Raimond of Erbach Furstenau
Prince Kraft, Furst zu Hohenlohe Langenburg
HP Ludwig Lowenstein Wertheim Freudenberg

[Marengo]

I think the children of Duke Johann of Oldenburg are still protestants. That was actually the reason why the engagement between Duchess Tatjana of Oldenburg and Prince Jean of France was cancelled. I believe that Archduchess Eilika remained a Lutheran too by the way, after she married AD Georg (though her children are raised as catholics AFAIK).

I suppose the children of Duke Paul-Wladimir of Oldenburg are catholics indeed, considering they all have a Maria in their name, also the boys.

[Stefan]

The childrens of Margrave Max and prince Ludwig of Baden are protestant. The daughter of Prince Ernst August and Princess caroline is also porotestant, don't know about the son of his brother Ludwig Rudolph.
Yes Archduchess Eilika is still protestant the even he had an oecumenic Wedding if i remember correct. I believe the branch of the Ortenburg-Family to which her mother belonged is protestant. Yes the children of Duke Pual and Duchess Pilar of Oldenburg are cathiolic, also Paul converted some time ago this is also said to be the reason that the are not HH's. The Hohenlohe-Langenbrug's are also still protestant.

[fearghas]

Yet Princess Cecile of Henlohe Langenburg married a French couont (who is a descendant of King Leopold II of Belgium) who I assume is Catholic?
If Duchess If Duchess Elika of Oldenburg married a Habsburg and remained a Lutheran I wonder why the Orleans wouldn't accept her sister? It would have been a good marriage for Prince Jean. Still marring royalty and yet not one who is closely related to him. (Every one of his Paternal ancesters married a descendant of King Luois Phillippe)

[Marengo]

I believe the late countess of Paris and several other family members were very much against the idea of having a protestant as wife of the heir.

[fearghas]

Originally Posted by Marengo

I believe the late countess of Paris and several other family members were very much against the idea of having a protestant as wife of the heir.

That's interesting because it was good eneough King Louis Phillippe for his heir to marry a Protestant.

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Originally Posted by fearghas

That's interesting because it was good eneough King Louis Phillippe for his heir to marry a Protestant.

Didn't they make her convert? I can't picture a Protestant Queen of Catholic France.

[Royal Fan]

Was Henry VIIII A Roman

[Royal Fan]

I Mean Roman Catholic my finger slipped!

[Furienna]

Do you mean Henry VIII? (You have to watch how many I:s you have in a Roman numeral.)

[Royal Fan]

Sorry Yes Im reading about his son and watching The Tudors its difficult I Know he broke with Rome but wasnt it just a More English Catholic Church

[queenanne]

Originally Posted by Royal Fan

Sorry Yes Im reading about his son and watching The Tudors its difficult I Know he broke with Rome but wasnt it just a More English Catholic Church

Not quite. He left the Catholic Church and kind of founded his own church, which became the Church of England and is also known as the Anglican Church.

[Furienna]

The pope didn't allow Henry VIII to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, even though his mistress Anne Boleyn was pregnant with the future Elizabeth II, who Henry hoped would be a boy, so he wanted to marry her instead, so he could have a son as his heir. (Catherine of Aragon only had a daughter, the later queen Mary.) Henry VIII had obviously not liked the protestant reformation, which was tearing Europe apart at the time, and he had actually defended Catholicism before. But when the pope didn't grant him the divorce, he cut the ties with the Catholic church, and the church of England was founded. The church of England was supposed to appeal to both catholics and protestants. However, it just turned away both these groups for many years to come. I think it wasn't until after Oliver Cromwell's death, that England became religiously calm again.

[Royal Fan]

Interesting So all Monarchs after him were R.C. Until James II Who was Catholic right?? lol and im a History Expert! any linksthat could explain more