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08-06-2007, 12:38 PM
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September 2007 Newsletter: Queen Victoria and King Christian's descendants
 In February, King Harald of Norway turned 70, and celebrated with a party. In July, his wife did the same. And now on September 11th, his cousin’s wife, Queen Paola, will also turn 70. The celebrations will be a bit different than the large gatherings of European royals the Norwegians hosted, but with the programme, we think it looks to be an interesting set of events. As you can see above, the ties that bring the European royals together isn’t just the fact that they’re all in the same boat when it comes to a career. Most of them are also related by blood. King Harald and King Albert’s mothers were sisters, Märtha and Astrid of Sweden. King Carl Gustav & Queen Margrethe are another set of royal first cousins. These days, not all are as closely related as that, but most of them are related to either two or all of the following people: Queen Victoria of Great Britain, and her consort Prince Albert, King Christian IX of Denmark and his consort, Queen Louise. We have chosen to put focus on them in this issue. We'd like to thank Empress, kwanfan and Anna R, who all have helped. We hope you enjoy. Avalon, Norwegianne & Zonk. PS. If you think that there is a topic we should cover in the future, let us know!  We are currently looking for Picture of the Month Representative for Sweden, as well as Picture of the Month Committee members for several other countries. If you are interested and think you've got what it takes (time, balanced and unbiased view, team-work ability and nerves), please contact Mandy, Ysbel or Empress, or any of the Administrators.  New Venture at TRF We are really excited to announce that starting next month, TRF will be unveiling its articles section. It will allow us to explore topics in more depth and give our members another outlet for their talents. Back in June, ysbel suggested that we add this new area to our forum. We approached Andy with the idea, and he has enhanced our forum, along with some of his other forums, with new software to enable us to do so. We are proud to say that we have some very talented writers among our membership. A few invited articles are ready to be published, with topics including Princess Diana, Princess Grace, republican alternatives to the British monarchy, and the problems facing commoners who marry into royal families. Articles in the works include some historical articles about French, German, and Spanish royals, an article about royal deaths, a look at some royal homes, and an affectionate tribute to Princess Margaret. If you are a writer at heart and want to participate in and contribute to this new venture, you can send a private message to any of the editors: Avalon, Elspeth, Ennyllorac, Mandy, and ysbel. Also feel free to contact any of the TRF administrators if you have any ideas or suggestions. The guidelines for article submission can be found in the Announcement Section of the forum. Happy Writing! Ennyllorac Editor in Chief
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08-06-2007, 12:40 PM
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 Birthdays 02.08 - Birthday of Charlotte Casiraghi (1986) 02.08 - Birthday of Princess Christina Mrs Magnuson (1943) 03.08 - Birthday of Prince Louis of Luxembourg (1986) 05.08 - Birthday of Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939) 06.08 - Birthday of Columbus Taylor (1994) 08.08 - Birthday of Princess Beatrice of York (1988) 11.08 - Birthday of Princess Mabel van Oranje-Nassau (1960) 12.08 - Birthday of Achileas Andreas, Prince of Greece and Denmark (2000) 12.08 - Birthday of Princess Sarah of Jordan (1978) 12.08 - Birthday of Queen Sirikit of Thailand (1932) 13.08 - Birthday of Princess Rahma of Jordan (1969) 15.08 - Birthday of The Princess Royal (1950) 16.08 - Birthday of Duke Paul-Vladimir of Oldenburg (1969) 16.08 - Birthday of Princess Luisa of Savoy (2006) 16.08 - Birthday of Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003) 19.08 - Birthday of The Duchess of Anhalt (1961) 19.08 - Birthday of Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein (1946) 19.08 - Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (1973) 20.08 - Birthday of Prince Gabriel of Belgium (2003) 21.08 - Birthday of King Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963) 23.08 - Birthday of Queen Noor of Jordan (1951) 24.08 - Birthday of Alexandre Eric Stéphane Coste (2003) 26.08 - Birthday of Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester (1944) 26.08 - Birthday of Princess Maria-Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1988) 28.08 - Birthday of Prince Nikolai of Denmark (1999) 30.08 - Birthday of Princess Lilian, the Duchess of Halland (1915) 30.08 - Birthday of Former Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (born Princess of Denmark) (1946) 31.08 - Birthday of Queen Rania of Jordan (1970) Weddings and Wedding Anniversaries 04.08 - Prince Faisal and Princess Aliya of Jordan (1987) 06.08 - Prince Manuel of Bavaria and Princess Anna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (2005)09.08 - Duchess Fleur of Wurttemberg and Count Moritz von Goess (2003) 13.08 - Princess Xenia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Max Soltmann (2005) 25.08 - Crown Prince Haakon of Norway & Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby (2001) 27.08 - Prince Pieter Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven and Anita Theodora van Eijk (2005) 27.08 - Lady Huda Bahaaul Bulqiah to Muhammad Suhaimi - August 2006 (2006) 29.08 - King Harald of Norway and Sonja Haraldsen (1968)30.08 - Prince Ferdinand-Maximilian zu Ysenburg und Büdingen & Sophie De Bois (2003) Other Events of Note 07.08 – Anniversary of Enthronement Ceremony of King Albert II of Belgium (1993) 07.08 – Haakon and Mette-Marit's visit to Tromsø and Troms 12.08 – 18.08 – World Water Week 25.08 – Christening of Emma van Vollenhoven 31.08 – 10th Death Anniversary of Diana, Princess of Wales - Memorial Service King Albert II is forming a New Goverment Remains of Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria might have been found Princess Haya is pregnant! Engagement Announcement of Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly Vacations Italian Vacation of the Jordanian Royal Family Summer Holidays of the Swedish Royal Family Vacations of Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg Fotoshoot Gråsten Slot of the Danish Royal Family Vacations of the Belgian Royal Family in Indonesia Summer Vacations of the Spanish Royal Family in Palma de Mallorca
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08-06-2007, 12:40 PM
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 Birthdays: September 1st - Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands September 3rd - Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia September 5th - Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi September 6th - Prince Hisahito of Japan September 7th - Prince Rudolf Ferdinand of Liechtenstein September 8th - Duke Paul Marie of Oldenburg September 11th - Princess Kiko of Japan September 11th - Queen Paola of Belgium September 11th - Prince Talal of Jordan September 11th - Princess Iman of Iran September 12th - Prince Mohammed of Jordan September 13th - Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein September 13th - Archduchesses Monika and Michaela of Austria September 14th - Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth September 15th - Prince Henry of Great Britain September 15th - Crown Princess Letizia of Austrias September 15th - Princess Jalilah of Jordan September 17th - Odysseas Kimon, Prince of Greece and Denmark September 17th - Duchess Rixa Marie-Alix of Oldenburg September 17th - Crown Princess Pavlos Marie-Chantal of Greece and Denmark September 22nd - Princess Märtha Louise of Norway September 23rd - Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna of Russia September 25th - Prince Johan Friso van Oranje-Nassau September 26th - Princess Salma of Jordan September 27th - Princess Iman of Jordan September 29th - Baroness Christina Louise Silfverschiold September 29th - Juan Urdangarín y Bórbon September 30th - Princess Maria-Esmeralda of Belgium September 30th - Ari Behn Wedding Anniversaries Sepember 4th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...04-a-7707.html September 7th - Prince Ali and Rym al-Brahimi: 8 September 2004 September 8th - Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg & Sibilla Weiller 1994 September 9th - Crown Prince Bilah of Brunei & Sarah Salleh - September 2004 September 10th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...94-a-6727.html September 10th - Tom Parker Bowles & Sara Buys 2005 September 11th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...99-a-9357.html September 12th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...90-a-6685.html September 13th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...03-a-9485.html September 15th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...89-a-4667.html September 16th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...6-a-11187.html September 18th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...64-a-4560.html September 18th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...04-a-3644.html September 19th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...05-a-7479.html September 21st - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...96-a-5172.html September 22nd - Princess Astrid Of Belgium & Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este 1984 September 24th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...05-a-7373.html September 25th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f31/prince-emanuele-filiberto-savoy-clotilde-courau-2003-a-4334.html September 25th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f31/duchess-elisabeth-bavaria-daniel-terberger-2004-a-3684.html Sepember 27th - http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...a-de-borbon-do September 29th - Prince Louis of Luxembourg and Tessy Antony: September 29, 2006 Special Occasions September 13th - Princess Grace of Monaco dies 25 years ago September 15th - Enthronement Ceremony Anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
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08-06-2007, 12:41 PM
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 Victoria When Princess Charlotte, the only daughter of King George IV, died, the unmarried sons of King George III scrambled to marry, to guarantee the line of the succession. However only one of those marriages, the union of Edward, the Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld produced a child – Alexandrina Victoria, future Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India. When the little girl learnt she might become a Queen one day, she was silent for a minute, before telling her nanny: “I’ll be good” – she certainly kept that promise. Upon King William IV's accession to the throne, Victoria became heiress presumptive. William was fond of his niece, but he disliked his sister-in-law, and all he wanted was to ‘live long to see Princess Victoria’s eighteenth birthday”, to avoid her mother’s regency. He got his wish – William died 4 weeks after Victoria’s 18th birthday. That was the beginning of what will be known in history as the Victorian Era. Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert. Whole their life they were a great support for each other: Albert was her rock and was behind or influenced most of her decisions. Victoria made the Parliament grant Prince Albert the title of the Prince Consort, which would give him more substantial and certain role. They marriage produced 9 children and all of them, except Princess Louise, married members of European Royal Families, which earned Victoria the affectionate nickname “the grandmother of Europe”. Currently quite a few Monarchs (or former Monarchs) are descendant from Victoria – The Queen of the United Kingdom, the King of Norway, the King of Sweden, the Queen of Denmark, the King and Queen of Spain, the King of Greece and the King of Romania. Also descendants are the pretenders to the thrones of Russia, Serbia, Prussia, Germany, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Hanover, Hesse and Baden. Queen Victoria's reign marked the gradual establishment of modern constitutional monarchy. Her monarchy placed a strong emphasis on morality and family values, created for Britain the concept of the 'family monarchy'. Internationally Victoria was a major figure, not just in image or in terms of Britain's influence through the empire, but also because of family links throughout Europe's royal families. Her less positive legacy is hemophilia: Victoria was the first known carrier of hemophilia in the royal line. Victoria herself was a carrier, as were her daughters Princess Alice and Princess Beatrice. The most famous hemophilia victim among her descendants was her great-grandson, Alexei, Tsarevich of Russia: the disease of the heir of the throne speeded the Revolution that would see the end of the Russian Monarchy.  Christian Christian was born as descendant of several Royal Houses, but he had no direct claim to any European Throne. Christian was the fourth son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Louise Caroline, Princess of Hesse. Through his mother, Christian was a great-grandson of Frederik V of Denmark, great-great-grandson of George II of Great Britain. Through his father, Christian was a direct male-line descendant of King Christian III of Denmark and female-line descendant of Helwig of Schauenburg, mother of King Christian I of Denmark. As a young man, he unsuccessfully sought the hand of his fourth cousin Queen Victoria in marriage. In 1842 he married Louise of Hesse-Kassel, a niece of Christian VIII. Since Prince Frederik, future Frederik VII, seemed incapable of fathering children, Christian VIII chose Christian as heir presumptive to the Danish throne. The justification for this choice of heir was through Christian's wife Louise, the great-niece of Christian VII and the closest female heiress of Frederick VII. Louise's father and brothers renounced their rights in favor of Louise and her husband. Danish people were endeared to the young Prince, because he grew up in Denmark as Danish, and was not attached to German nationalism. Although these did not mean anything legally, they made him a relatively good candidate from the Danish viewpoint. Upon succeeding Frederik VII, Christian was immediately plunged into a crisis over the possession and status of Schleswig and Holstein, and under pressure, he signed the November Constitution, a treaty that made Schleswig part of Denmark. This resulted in a brief war between Denmark and a Prussian/Austrian alliance. This war was unfavorable to Denmark and led to the incorporation of Schleswig and Holstein into Prussia. The defeat cast a shadow of Christian IX's rule. This unpopularity was worsened, as he sought to prevent the spread of democracy throughout Denmark by supporting the authoritarian and conservative Prime Minister Estrup whose rule as seen by many as a semi-dictatorship. However, Christian signed a treaty, which allowed Iceland, then a Danish possession, to have its own constitution, albeit one that still had Denmark ruling Iceland. Christian was also the first Danish King to visit Iceland in his official capacity. His reputation further improved after he asked Johan Henrik Deuntzer to form a government and this resulted in the formation of the Cabinet of Deuntzer. The cabinet was the first Danish government not to include the conservative party. This was the beginning of the Danish tradition of parliamentarism. Another reform was the revision of the Danish constitution, which resulted in giving Denmark’s upper chamber more power than the lower. Christian’s greatest legacy however, just like Victoria’s, are his many descendants; he was named the father-in-law of Europe. Christian and Louise had six remarkable children, who were connected through marriage to many of Europe’s Royal Houses. Four of his children became monarchs, sitting on the thrones (either directly or as a consort) of Denmark, Great Britain, Russia and Greece. A fifth, daughter Thyra, would have become Queen of Hanover, had her husband's throne not been abolished before his reign began. The sixth, Prince Valdemar, married Princess Marie de Orleáns-Bourbon. Christian's grandsons included Nicholas II of Russia, Constantine I of Greece, George V of the United Kingdom, Christian X of Denmark and Haakon VII of Norway. Today, most of Europe's reigning and ex-reigning royal families are direct descendants of Christian IX.
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08-06-2007, 01:02 PM
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 Many of the descendants of Queen Victoria and King Christian have married each other, and they currently have mutual descendants as head of state in Norway, Denmark and in the UK. The next generation will see another mutual descendant, Felipe, the Prince of Asturias, ascend to the throne in Spain.  Name: Christian IX Of Denmark (Glücksburg)Alix can be said to be the most famous of Victorias grandchildren, not because of what happened in life, but because of what happened in death. Princess Alix was married to Czar Nicolas of Russia. Thus becoming the Czarina of all Russia. Alix initially refused to marry into the Russian royal family as she did not want to convert from her native religion of Lutheran. Having been raised as a very religious young woman, she felt it her duty to stay true to her religion. However, she was eventually won over by her cousin, converted to Russian Orthodoxy, and they married in Saint Petersburg. By this marriage, her sister Ella was also her aunt by marriage. Alix was also, unfortunately , a hemophila carrier, and passed this on to her only son, Alexei. She and her entire family, including her 4 daughters who went by the anacronym OTMA, were murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918. She was cononized in the Russian Orthodox church as Saint Alexandra in 2000. 
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08-06-2007, 01:05 PM
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 Edward VII (Albert Edward) of the United KingdomClick on image for a larger version of Charles' family tree: 
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08-06-2007, 01:05 PM
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 Through her mother, Queen Ingrid of Denmark, born Princess Ingrid of Sweden, a granddaughter of Victoria's son Arthur of Connaught, Queen Margrethe of Denmark is related to the British royals. Through the more obvious Danish connection of her father, Frederik IX, she is also a descendant of Christian IX of Denmark. Name: Frederik VIII Of Denmark (Glücksburg)   Name: Frederik VIII Of Denmark (Glücksburg)King Harald's family tree. Click for bigger size: 
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08-06-2007, 01:05 PM
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 The Spanish royals are yet another family that is connected to both the Danish King Christian and the British Queen Victoria. Victoria's youngest daughter, Beatrice, married prince Henry of Battenberg. Their daughter, Victoria Eugenie, or Ena as she was called, married the Spanish king - making her a grandmother to King Juan Carlos I of Spain. By marrying Princess Sofia of Greece and Denmark, a descendant of both Christian's son Vilhelm and Victoria's daughter, Victoria, their offspring, Elena, Cristina and Felipe, are also related to both Victoria and Christian. See further below for a more thorough listing of the Spanish royals. King George I of Greece (Vilhelm) Born: December 24, 1845 Ascended to Throne: March 30, 1863 Married: Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia Died: March 18, 1913 Children: Constantine (1868-1923)-Reigned from 1913-1917 before abdicating due to his siding with the Central Powers in World War I. Was voted back to the throne in 1920, before being forced to abdicate again in 1922. Married Princess Sophia of Prussia. Six children. Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise - Crown Princess of Prussia, German Empress Born: November 21, 1840, Buckingham Palace Created Princess Royal: January 19, 1841 Married: January 25, 1858, Chapel Royal, St James's Palace Husband: HIM Emperor Frederick III, died June 15, 1888 (was Crown Prince of Prussia at time of marriage.) Died: August 5, 1901, Friedrichshof Children: Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice - (1870 - 1932) Sophie stood up to her very controlling elder brother, Wilhelm, when she decided to marry the Greek King Constantine I, thus becoming the Queen of Greece. Wilhelm completely opposed the marriage and banned her from the family for quite some time. She is the grandmother of the current Queen of Spain, who is named for her. This marriage produced 6 children, including the Lady Katherine Brandram, who is one of two of Queen Victoria's remaining great-grandchildren still alive. Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, Princess Henry of Battenberg Born: 14 April 1857, Buckingham Palace Married: 23 July 1885, Whippingham Church, Osborne Husband: HSH Prince Henry of Battenberg (created HRH by Queen Victoria), died 2 May 1914 Died: 3 December 1939, Kensington Palace Children: Victoria Eugenie Julia "Ena": (1887 – 1969) Queen of Spain, Grandmother to King Juan Carlos, current king of Spain. Click on thumbnail for bigger image:   Queen Sofia's brother, King Constantine II of the Hellenes may no longer be reigning, but he, like his sister is also related to both Victoria and Christian by the same connection of Vilhelm of Denmark as Prince Phillip is. Furthermore, his mother, Queen Frederika, was also a descendant of Victoria’s daughter Victoria as well as Christian’s daughter Thyra. Marrying his own 3rd cousin (on both Victoria and Christian's side), Anne-Marie of Denmark, one can safely say that their children have royal connections. Click on thumbnail for bigger image: 
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08-06-2007, 01:06 PM
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 Ernst August of Hanover, married to Caroline of Monaco, is another one non-reigning descendant of both Victoria and Christian. Monaco is one of the countries in Europe that doesn’t have, or hasn’t had, a descendant of either Christian or Victoria reigning – and with Ernst August and Caroline’s daughter Alexandra currently fifth in line to the throne in Monaco, it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon. Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover (Princess Thyra Amelia Caroline Charlotte Anne of Denmark) Born: September 29, 1853 Married: Crown Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover Died: February 26, 1933 Children whose descendants are descendants of both Victoria and Christian: Ernst August Christian Georg (1887-1953)- Married Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, a descendant of Quee Victoria. Five children. - Ernst August of Hanover married Caroline of Monaco. Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise - Crown Princess of Prussia, German Empress Born: November 21, 1840, Buckingham Palace Created Princess Royal: January 19, 1841 Married: January 25, 1858, Chapel Royal, St James's Palace Husband: HIM Emperor Frederick III, died June 15, 1888 (was Crown Prince of Prussia at time of marriage.) Died: August 5, 1901, Friedrichshof Children: Friedrich Wilhelm Albert Viktor- (1859 - 1941). He did not have a good relationship with his parents. Known as Wilhelm II, he was the German Emperor and King of Prussia. Wilhelm married Augusta Victoria of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. They had 7 children, one of whom was Victoria Luise - spouse of Ernst August of Hanover  As Carol II of Romania, the son of Queen Marie of Romania – a granddaugher of Queen Victoria, married Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark. Through her parents, Constantine I of the Hellenes and Sophie of Prussia, she was yet another mutual descendant of both Christian and Victoria. Their son, King Michael of Romania married Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma, granddaughter of Prince Valdemar of Denmark. Prince Valdemar of Denmark Born: October 27, 1858 Married: Princess Marie d'Orleans Died: January 14, 1939 Children whose descendants are descendants of both Victoria and Christian: Margrethe Francoise (1895-1992)-Married Rene, Principe di Parma. Four children. One of whom, Anne, married King Michael I of Romania. Click on thumbnail for family tree. 
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08-06-2007, 01:15 PM
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Victoria's oldest: Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise - Crown Princess of Prussia, German Empress Born: November 21, 1840, Buckingham Palace Created Princess Royal: January 19, 1841 Married: January 25, 1858, Chapel Royal, St James's Palace Husband: HIM Emperor Frederick III, died June 15, 1888 (was Crown Prince of Prussia at time of marriage.) Died: August 5, 1901, Friedrichshof Children not mentioned above:
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