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Royal Baby Name Focus: Alexandra


It's the royal name that just won't go away. Every time the Duchess of Cambridge announces she's pregnant, the name Alexandra crops up on the list of favourites for a girl. It was the top pick for punters in 2013 who placed bets before the first Cambridge royal baby turned out to be a boy and it more than held its own in 2015 in the flurry of excitement around Alice and eventual princess pick, Charlotte. This time round it's one of the top five names with the bookies again for a new princess so here's the low down on the reasons that  make Alexandra such a firm favourite as a potential royal baby name.



The House of Windsor loves an Alexandra and that's all because of a queen consort with the name who was actually part of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Alexandra of Denmark married Albert Edward, Prince of Wales in March 1863 and immediately showed a real knack for the popular touch. During her 38 years as Princess of Wales, she was a much loved figure, known for her love of fashion and style as well as her charitable works and devotion to her children. By the time she and her husband became King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1901, she was all but a national treasure. She saw her son, George V, change the name of the royal dynasty to Windsor in 1917 when she was queen dowager when her popularity was still sky high. Her death, in 1925, caused widespread mourning. 


Like all good royal women, Alexandra left a whole trail of princesses in her wake bearing her name. Two of her three daughters had it as a middle name - her eldest girl was Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar while her second little princess was Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary. Her children were all keen to honour their mother when they named their own children. Princess Louise's first daughter was called Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise while her youngest girl was Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha. George V's only daughter was Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary. Mummy certainly made her mark.



That carried on into the next generation with several of her grandchildren choosing the name for their own daughters. The future George VI was still Albert, Duke of York when he and his wife, Elizabeth, welcomed a little girl on April 21st 1926. The woman known to history as Elizabeth II, longest reigning monarch Britain has ever known began life as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. Ten years later, just days after George VI had taken the throne, his younger brother George, Duke of Kent and his wife, Marina, gave their new born daughter the names Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel. Princess Alexandra, as we know her, is probably the most well known royal with it as a first name right now. Her daughter, Marina, has it as a middle name as does her younger granddaughter, Flora Ogilvy. 



Elsewhere in Europe, the name still has plenty of royal links. Norway's future queen is Ingrid Alexandra and can partly thank that Danish princess turned royal legend for her name, too. The eldest child of Crown Prince Haakon Magnus and Crown Princess Mette-Marit was called Alexander as a nod to her grandfather, King Olav V. He was born Alexander Edward Christian Frederik in 1903 but that was changed to Olav when his father and mother accepted the offer to become King and Queen of Norway in 1905. Mum was Princess Maud of Wales, youngest daughter of Queen Alexandra.



There are another couple of princesses called Alexandra to tick off the list before we're done. The only daughter of the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg is Alexandra Josephine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine. Born on February 16th 1991, Princess Alexandra is fifth in line to her country's throne after finally being included in the succession in 2011. Hanover also has a princess with the name. The only child of Prince Ernst August and Princess Caroline is Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia, born on July 20th 1999.

So what are the chances of a Princess Alexandra of Cambridge if Kate's baby is a girl? It's popular with the bookies right now and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have so far picked names that have been favourites from the start. But William and Kate used the male version of the name for George Alexander Louis  so it might just be a bit too close for them to go back to for a third child. But if they do, they will be continuing a Windsor tradition that has seen a name brought from Denmark turned into a corner stone of this modern British dynasty.

Photo credits: Wiki Commons and Province of British Colombia Flickr.

Diana, Princess of Wales 1961 - 1997


Diana, Princess of Wales
1961 - 1997

Diana, Princess of Wales died twenty years ago today. Fatally injured in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris just after 12.20am on August 31st 1997, she died in Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital around 4am. Twenty years on, many tributes have been paid and many memories shared. The princess continues to fascinate and will for many years to come. An integral part of the House of Windsor, her life and her death changed it forever. Twenty years on, the world still remembers Diana, Princess of Wales.



There are several articles on the blog about Diana and the events marking her anniversary this year. Among them are the tributes paid to her by her sons, William and Harry, who visited the White Garden planted in her honour on August 30th 2017.



The garden was planted earlier this year and is one of many tributes to the princess. It's at her London home, Kensington Palace, which is also hosting an exhibition of her dresses to mark her life in fashion. Buckingham Palace also has a special display celebrating the life of the princess.



William and Harry have also been speaking about their mum this year in several TV programmes and interviews. Their tributes are the most moving and poignant as they remember Diana, twenty years on.

Photo credit: Wiki Commons 

Diana, 20 years on: tributes at Kensington Palace


Diana has dominated the royal summer and with just a day to go until the 20th anniversary of her death, flowers and tributes are already being laid at Kensington Palace. The gates of her London home were the focal point for national grief in 1997. Today, they are filled again with fond memories of a princess gone but not forgotten.


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The posters and banners have been hanging there for several days now with a steady stream of flowers joining them as people start to make their way to Kensington.





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Already, room on the main gates is running out and tributes are appearing on the smaller side fences that flank them.




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Kensington Palace has again been the focal point for remembering Diana. The exhibition of her dresses that tells her story through her love of fashion has been running since early this year while the White Garden planted in her memory is in full bloom.




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Later today, Prince William and Prince Harry will visit the garden in a public tribute to their mother. It's the only time we will see them during the actual 20th anniversary - understandably, the day itself will be spent privately. But the flowers will keep on coming as Kensington Palace, which was carpeted in flowers in the days after Diana's death, once again becomes a place to remember. Twenty years on, Diana remains a beloved royal.









The Battle of Bosworth anniversary: a rainbow of stories



Richard of York gave battle in vain. That's the rhyme for a rainbow that generations of British schoolchildren have learned but today it has particular resonance. For on this day, in 1485, Richard really did give battle and lost his crown in the process. On the anniversary of the battle that ended the rule of the might Plantagenets and gave us the Tudors, below is a collection of links to some of the posts on the blog in the past few years about Richard, the king who conquered him, Henry VII, and the princess who should really have been the first regnant Queen of England, Elizabeth of York.



The story of Richard III has been revisited many times in the past few years following the discovery of his remains beneath a car park in Leicester in 2012. His reburial at Leicester Cathedral saw thousands take to the streets and millions watch at home on TV.

He got a fairly sympathetic telling in BBC One's The White Queen in 2013 but historians still debate whether the youngest son who snatched the crown on the death of his brother, Edward IV, was hero or villain. His name will forever be associated with the fate of his nephews, Edward V and Richard, who were taken into the Tower of London on his orders and never emerged again. Shakespeare's great villain is being debated all over again. On the anniversary of his death, expect more discussion.



The victor of Bosworth established perhaps the most famous royal dynasty in British history but he ended his reign as a skinny old man with a reputation for being a miser. That was all a long way in the future on this day, in 1485, when Henry Tudor became a hero of history and grabbed a crown on a muddy field in Leicestershire. 

Henry VII was in many ways the product of his mother's ambitions. Margaret Beaufort, convinced of her own right to the crown, fought tooth and nail to put her son on the throne and proved his greatest support when he did finally become a king. Henry VII laid the foundations for a dynasty that would influence England and history like no other.




The woman who linked them both is often an afterthought in their story but Elizabeth of York was so important that both men realised her central role in the consolidation of power.  The first born child of Edward IV and Elizabeth of York, the deaths of her surviving brothers, Edward and Richard, in the Tower of London in 1483 made her queen but by then uncle Richard III had declared the whole brood illegitimate. There were rumours she would marry Richard but her husband ended up being Henry VII who wed the woman who should have been queen regnant to unite the Houses of Lancaster and York after his victory at Bosworth on August 22nd 1485.  Elizabeth was finally crowned queen consort of England on November 25th 1487.

Their stories intertwined forever on this day when medieval England finally began to melt away in a brand new world as Henry VII took the crown and Richard III battled in vain at Bosworth.


Royalty of 1917: the heirs


This special series is looking back at the royalty of a century past. One hundred years ago, the regal map of Europe was very different with far more monarchies and ruling houses than we have now. We're beginning our time travel with a glance with a who's who of the dynasties we know today, retrospectives on how the monarchies of 2017 were a whole century ago. We've already seen the rulers and their consorts, now it's time to look at the heirs. They're listed below according to how long they had been heir to their country's throne at the time. Kings to be with sad stories and a powerhouse of a queen regnant in the making follow...here are the heirs of 1917.



Liechtenstein



Heir Prince Franz of Liechtenstein
Full Name Franz de Paula Maria Karl August
Born August 28th 1853, Schloss Liechtenstein, Austria
Son of Prince Aloys II of Liechtenstein and Franziska Kinsky
Heir to his brother, Prince Johann II of Liechtenstein
His time as heir ended with....his succession to the throne of Liectenstein on the death of his brother on February 11th 1929
Own rule February 11th 1929 - July 25th 1938
Died July 25th 1938

Monaco


Heir Prince Louis of Monaco
Full Name Louis Honore Charles Antoine
Born July 12th 1870, Baden
Son of Prince Albert I of Monaco and Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton
Heir to his father, Prince Albert I, from the moment of his accession on September 10th 1889
His time as heir ended with....his succession as Sovereign Prince of Monaco on the death of his father on June 27th 1922
Reigned June 27th 1922 - May 9th 1949
Died May 9th 1949, Prince's Palace, Monaco


Norway



Heir Crown Prince Olav of Norway
Full Name Alexander Edward Christian Frederik
Born July 2nd 1903, Sandringham House, Norfolk as Prince Alexander of Denmark
Son of King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway
Heir to his father, King Haakon VII, from the moment of his accession on November 18th 1905
His time as heir ended with....his succession as King of Norway on the death of his father on September 21st 1957
Reigned September 21st 1957 - January 17th 1991
Died January 17th 1991, The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen, Oslo


Spain



Heir Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
Full Name Alfonso Pio Cristino Eduardo Francisco Guillermo Carlos Enrique Eugenion Fernando Antonio Venancio
Born May 10th 1907, Palacio Real, Madrid
Son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Heir to his father, King Alfonso XIII, from the moment of his birth in 1907
His time as heir ended with....his father's exile in 1931 and his own renunciation of his rights to the throne in 1933
Died September 6th 1938, Miami, Florida


Sweden



Heir Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden
Full Name Oskar Frederik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf
Born November 11th 1882, Royal Palace, Stockholm
Son of King Gustav V and Queen Victoria of Sweden
Heir to his father, King Gustav V, from the moment of his accession on December 8th 1907
His time as heir ended with....his succession as King of Sweden on the death of  his father on October 29th 1950
Reigned October 29th 1950 - September 15th 1973
Died September 15th 1973, Helsingborg Hospital



Netherlands


Heir Princess Juliana of the Netherlands
Full Name Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina
Born April 30th 1909, Noordeinde Palace, The Hague
Daughter of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Heinrich of the Netherlands
Heir to her mother, Queen Wilhelmina, from the moment of her birth on April 30th 1909
Her time as heir ended with....her succession as Queen of the Netherlands on the abdication of her mother on September 4th 1948
Reigned September 4th 1949 - April 30th 1980
Died March 20th 2004, Soestdijk Palace, Baarn



Belgium


Heir Prince Leopold III, Duke of Brabant
Full Name Leopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Michel
Born November 3rd 1901, Brussels
Son of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians
Heir to his father, King Albert I, from the moment of his accession on December 23rd 1909
His time as heir ended with....his succession as King of the Belgians on on the death of his father on February 17th 1934
Reigned February 17th 1934 - July 16th 1951
Died September 25th 1983, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium


United Kingdom



Heir Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales
Full Name Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Born June 23rd 1894, White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey
Son of King George V and Queen Mary of the United Kingdom
Heir to his father, King George V, from the moment of his accession on May 6th 1910
His time as heir ended with....his succession as King of the United Kingdom on the death of his father on January 20th 1936
Reigned January 20th 1936 - December 11th 1936
Died May 28th 1972, Paris


Luxembourg



Heir Charlotte, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Full Name Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine
Born January 23rd 1896, Berg Castle, Luxembourg
Daughter of Grand Duke William IV and Grand Duchess Marie Anne of Luxembourg
Heir to her sister, Grand Duchess Marie-Adelaide, from the moment of her accession on February 25th 1912
Her time as heir ended with....her succession as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg on the abdication of her sister on January 14th 1919
Reigned January 14th 1919 - November 12th 1964
Died July 9th 1985, Fischbach Castle, Fischbach, Luxembourg


Denmark


Heir Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
Full Name Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg
Born March 11th 1899, Sorgenfri Palace, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Son of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark
Heir to his father, King Christian X, from the moment of his accession on May 14th 1912
Her time as heir ended with....his succession as King of Denmark on the death of his father on April 20th 1947
Reigned April 20th 1947 - January 14th 1972
Died January 14th 1972, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen

Royalty of 1917: the consorts


It is another time, all of its own. The royal scene of 1917 is so different from now it may as well be another world. Europe was dominated by monarchies whereas now they are in the minority. Over August, I'm going to look back on the blog at the royalty of 1917 and it's starting with the shape of the dynasties that still exist today. Yesterday was all about the sovereigns who ruled the royal houses that remain in 2017. This part looks at their consorts. We've got a smattering of princesses turned queens and a very determined duke here. Settle back and enjoy the consorts of 1917....


Monaco



Consort Princess Alice of Monaco

Full Name Marie Alice
Born Marie Alice Heine on February 10th 1858, New Orleans, Louisiana
Daughter of Michel Heine and Amelie Marie Celeste Miltenberger
Married Albert I of Monaco on October 30th 1889
Consort from the moment of her marriage on October 30th 1889
Length of rule in 1917....28 years although the couple had separated judicially in 1902
Time as consort came to an end....with Albert's death on June 26th 1922
Died December 22nd 1925, Paris


Netherlands



Consort Heinrich,  Prince of the Netherlands

Full Name Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst
Born Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst of Mecklenberg-Schwerin on April 19th 1876, Schwerin, Germany
Son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenberg-Schwerin and Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Married Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands on February 7th 1901 in The Hague
Consort from the moment of his marriage on February 7th 1901
Length of rule in 1917....16 years
Died July 3rd 1934, The Hague
Time as consort came to an end....with his death on July 3rd 1934
Died December 22nd 1925, Paris


Norway



Consort Queen Maud of Norway

Full Name Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria
Born Princess Maud of Wales on November 26th 1869, London
Daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
Married Haakon VII of Norway, then Prince Carl of Denmark, on July 22nd 1896, Buckingham Palace
Consort from the moment of her husband's election as King of Norway on November 18th 1905
Length of rule in 1917....12 years
Died November 20th 1928, Sandringham, Norfolk
Time as consort came to an end....with her death on November 20th 1938


Spain



Consort Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain

Full Name Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena
Born Princess Ena of Battenberg on October 24th 1887, Balmoral Castle
Daughter of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
Married King Alfonso XIII of Spain on May 31st 1906, Madrid
Consort from the moment of her marriage on May 31st 1906
Length of rule in 1917....11 years
Time as consort came to an end....with her husband's exile on April 14th 1931
Died April 15th 1969, Lausanne, Switzerland


Sweden


Consort Queen Victoria of Sweden

Full Name Sophie Marie Viktoria
Born Victoria of Baden on August 7th 1862, Karlsruhe, Baden
Daughter of Grand Duke Frederik I of Baden and Princess Louise of Prussia
Married King Gustav V of Sweden, then Crown Prince of Sweden, on September 20th 1881, Karlsruhe
Consort from the moment of her husband's accession on December 8th 1907
Length of rule in 1917....10 years
Died April 4th 1930, Rome
Time as consort came to an end....with her death on April 4th 1930


Belgium





Consort Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians

Full Name Elisabeth Gabriele Valerie Marie
Born Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria on July 25th 1876, Possenhofen Castle, Bavaria
Daughter of Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria and Maria Josepha of Portugal
Married King Albert I of the Belgians, then second in line to the throne, on October 2nd 1900
Consort from the moment of her husband's accession on December 17th 1909
Length of rule in 1917....8 years
Time as consort came to an end....with her husband's death on February 17th 1934
Died November 23rd 1965, Brussels


United Kingdom



Consort Queen Mary of the United Kingdom, Empress of India

Full Name Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes
Born Princess Mary of Teck on May 26th 1867, Kensington Palace
Daughter of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
Married King George V, then second in line to the throne, on July 6th 1893, St James Palace, London
Consort from the moment of her husband's accession on May 6th 1910
Length of rule in 1917....7 years
Time as consort came to an end....with her husband's death on January 20th 1936
Died March 24th 1953, London


Denmark


Consort Queen Alexandrine of Denmark

Full Name Alexandrine Augusta
Born Alexandrine, Duchess of Mecklenberg-Schwerin on December 24th 1879, Schwerin, Germany
Daughter of Frederick Francis III and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
Married King Christian X of Denmark, then second in line to the throne, on April 26th 1898, Cannes, France
Consort from the moment of her husband's accession on May 14th 1912
Length of rule in 1917....5 years
Time as consort came to an end....with her husband's death on April 20th 1947
Died December 28th 1952, Copenhagen

Royalty of 1917: the monarchs


A century ago, the royal world looked very different. There were a lot more of them to start off with. In a world riven by war, the ancient dynasties that had held power were holding on but sometimes only just. This month, I'm taking a look back at the royal world of a summer a century ago and it all starts with the people in charge of the dynasties we still know today. There will be another post soon looking at the rulers of monarchies that have long gone. But first here are the sovereigns of 1917, in order of reign length starting with the one who had been ruling the longest by 1917....



Liechtenstein


Europe's longest reigning sovereign in 1917

Sovereign Prince Johann II
Full name Johann Maria Franz Placidus
Born October 5th 1840, Lednice, Czech Republic (then Eisgrub, Moravia)
Son of Prince Aloys II of Liechtenstein and Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Ascended November 12th 1858 on the death of his father, Prince Aloys II
Length of rule in 1917 59 years
Died February 11th 1929, Valtice, Czech Republic (then Czechoslovakia)
Rule would end....with his death on February 11th 1929
Reigned November 12th 1858 - February 11th 1929
Known for....his nickname, Johann the Good, never living permanently in Liechtenstein and ending up as the second longest reigning sovereign in European history



Spain




Alfonso XIII, reigned May 17th 1886 - April 14th 1931
Sovereign King Alfonso XIII
Full name Alfonso Leon Fernando Maria Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio
Born May 17th 1886, Madrid
Son of King Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria
Ascended May 17th 1886, the day of his birth, his father having died six months earlier
Length of rule in 1917 31 years
Rule would end....with his flight into exile on April 14th 1931
Reigned May 17th 1886 - April 14th 1931
Died February 28th 1941, Rome
Known for....being born as a king and losing his throne after a 45 year reign

Monaco




Sovereign Prince Albert I
Full name Albert Honore Charles
Born November 13th 1848, Paris
Son of Prince Charles III of Monaco and Antoinette de Merode
Ascended September 10th 1889 on the death of his father, Charles III
Length of rule in 1917 28 years
Died June 26th 1922, Paris
Rule would end....with his death on June 26th 1922
Reigned September 10th 1889 - June 26th 1922
Known as....the oceanographer prince and a peacemaker


Netherlands



Sovereign Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Full name Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria
Born August 31st 1880, The Hague
Daughter of King Willem III of the Netherlands and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Ascended November 23rd 1890 on the death of her father, King Willem III
Length of rule in 1917 27 years
Rule would end....with her abdication on September 4th 1948
Reigned November 23rd 1890 - September 4th 1948
Died November 28th 1962, Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn
Known for....her support for the resistance in World War Two, her considerable fortune and being the longest ever reigning Dutch monarch



Norway




Sovereign King Haakon VII of Norway
Full name Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel
Born August 3rd 1872, Charlottenlund Palace, Denmark as a Prince of Denmark
Son of King Frederik VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden
Ascended November 18th 1905 on his election as King of Norway
Length of rule in 1917 12 years
Died September 21st 1957, Royal Palace, Oslo
Rule would end....with his death on September 21st 1957
Reigned November 18th 1905 - September 21st 1957
Known for....being Norway's first king following the dissolution of the union with Sweden and his resistance during World War Two, becoming a national hero for his defiance of the Nazis


Sweden




Sovereign King Gustav V of Sweden
Full name Oscar Gustav Adolf
Born June 16th 1858, Drottningholm Palace, Stockholm
Son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sofia of Nassau
Ascended December 8th 1907 on the death of his father, King Oscar II
Length of rule in 1917 10 years
Died October 29th 1950, Drottningholm Palace, Stockholm
Rule would end....with his death on October 29th 1950
Reigned December 8th 1907 - October 29th 1950
Known for....the rise of parliamentary rule in Sweden, his love of sport and being Sweden's oldest ever monarch



Belgium


Sovereign King Albert I of the Belgians
Full name Albert Leopold Clement Marie Meinrad
Born April 8th 1875, Brussels
Son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Ascended December 23rd 1909 succeeding his uncle, King Leopold II of the Belgians
Length of rule in 1917 8 years
Died February 17th 1934, Marche-les-Dames, Namur
Rule would end....with his death on February 17th 1934
Reigned December 23rd 1909 - February 17th 1934
Known for....being a hero king during World War One and supporting universal suffrage


Great Britain





Sovereign King George V of the United Kingdom, Emperor of India
Full name George Frederick Ernest Albert
Born June 3rd 1865, London
Son of King Edward VII of Great Britain and Alexandra of Denmark
Ascended May 6th 1910 on the death of his father, King Edward VII
Length of rule in 1917 7 years
Died January 20th 1936
Rule would end....with his death on January 20th 1936, Sandringham House, Norfolk
Reigned May 6th 1910 - January 20th 1936
Known for....creating the House of Windsor, his love of the sea and always putting clocks forward

Luxembourg



Sovereign Marie-Adelaide, The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Full name Marie-Adelaide Therese Hilda Wilhelmine
Born June 14th 1894, Berg Castle, Luxembourg
Daughter of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Marie Anne of Portugal
Ascended February 25th 1912 on the death of her father, Grand Duke William IV
Length of rule in 1917 5 years
Rule would end....with her abdication on January 14th 1919
Reigned February 25th 1912 - January 14th 1919
Died January 24th 1924, Schloss Hohenberg, Germany
Known for....being the first female regnant of Luxembourg and her perceived pro-German sentiments inWorld War One despite her country's neutrality, an attitude which led to her abdication

Denmark


The newest monarch in Europe in 1917

Sovereign King Christian X of Denmark
Full name Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Wilhelm
Born September 26th 1870, Charlottenlund Palace, Denmark
Son of King Frederik VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden
Ascended May 14th 1912 on the death of his father, King Frederik VIII
Length of rule in 1917 5 years
Died April 20th 1947, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
Rule would end....with his death on April 20th 1947
Reigned May 14th 1912 - April 20th 1947
Known for....the Easter Crisis of 1920 and his resistance to Nazi rule during World War Two



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