#Princess Charlotte's christening

[leonisandmurex]

Prince George & Prince Louis having a chinwag with their Gan-Gan Queen Elizabeth ii || July 2015 & June 2022

#just wish there was a Charlotte 1 to complete :( #Queen Elizabeth ii #Prince George #Prince Louis #parallels #BRF #British Royals #Princess Charlotte's christening #Platinum Jubilee #My edit

[thewales]

#brf #do you see any difference? #I will forever love the photos of Charlotte’s christening they are so pretty and so aesthetically pleasing #the colour palette was beautiful #the prince of wales #the princess of wales

[world-of-wales]

LIKE WILLIAM, LIKE LOTTIE ♡

The Prince of Wales and Princess Charlotte have some thoughts about the Royal Rota and their intrusions || 2023 - 2018

#prince of wales #the prince of wales #princess catherine #princess charlotte #princess charlotte of wales #lottie wales. #lottie cambridge. #william wales. #my gifs #gifs #louis's christening #WeRFarmingMinds23 #prince william #the princess of wales #catherine wales. #royals #british royal family #british royals #brf #royalty #royal #catherine middleton #kate middleton #british royalty #duchess of cambridge #14092023 #royalty edit #royaltyedit

[grandmaster-anne]

5 July 2015 Prince William carries Prince George after the Christening of Princess Charlotte at the St Mary Magdalene Church. © ITN

#prince william prince of wales #prince george #my gifs #queue

[kingwilliamv]

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis during a photocall at Clarence House after the christening of Prince Louis, taken by Matt Holyoak. — 09 July 2018

#prince william #prince of wales #kate middleton #princess of wales #prince george #princess charlotte #prince louis #british royal family #royal #official #mine*tb #jul 2018

[tiny-librarian]

On this day in history, March 4th, in 1821, Princess Elizabeth of Clarence died of an intro-susception of the bowels. She was a little over two months old, and was the daughter of the future William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.

She had been born prematurely, and was quickly baptized the day of her birth. She was christened Elizabeth Georgina Adelaide, with the initial choice of her parents being the name Georgina. Her uncle, George IV, wanted her to be called Elizabeth instead so Georgina would become her second name.

Her parents had already suffered the loss another daughter, Charlotte, who died on the day of her birth, and a miscarriage. Two years after Elizabeth’s death, Adelaide gave birth to stillborn twin boys, and possibly had another miscarriage that same year. Ultimately, they had no surviving children and when William died, the throne passed to his niece, Queen Victoria.

#william IV #adelaide of saxe-meiningen #elizabeth of clarence #house of hanover #british royal family #george iv #long live the queue

[graceofromanovs]

GODPARENTS OF NICHOLAS II

Born during his grandfather's reign on 18 May (New Style) 1868 at the Alexander Palace, Tsarkoe Selo in Saint Petersburg. He was the eldest son of Alexander III and his wife Maria Feodorovna (then, the Tsarevich and Tsarina of Russia). He was christened on 1 June at the  Chapel of the Resurrection of the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo, by the confessor of the imperial family, protopresbyter Vasily Borisovich Bazhanov. His godparents were: 

ALEXANDER II, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA - his paternal grandfather, the Russian Emperor stood as one of the godparents. He became the Emperor of All Russia in 1855. Alexander’s most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia’s serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator. He was assassinated in 1881 when the young Nicholas was only 12 years-old, to which he became the heir apparent upon his death.

PRINCESS MARIE OF HESSE AND BY RHINE, EMPRESS MARIA ALEXANDROVNA OF RUSSIA - his paternal grandmother, the consort of Emperor Alexander II, was another of his godparents. Known for her intellect, she was one of the founders of the Russian Red Cross Society. However, she suffered from tuberculosis from 1863 and spent long stays in southern Europe to avoid harsh winters. Although she and her husband were unofficially separated sometime after the death of their eldest son, Maria was treated with respect and love by her surviving family. Maria passed away from illness when the young Nicholas was still a child.

PRINCESS LOUISE OF HESSE-KASSEL, QUEEN CONSORT OF DENMARK - his maternal grandmother was listed as one of his godparents. Louise became the Queen consort of Denmark upon her husband's - King Christian IX - accession in 1863, just few years before her grandson Nicholas' birth. She, herself, was a niece of another King of Denmark (Christian VIII). The great dynastic success of Louise's six children was to a great extent a result of Louise's own ambitions - through them, she was a grandmother of not only the future Tsar of Russia (Nicholas II), but also that of King George V of the United Kingdom; King Constantine I of Greece; King Christian X of Denmark, and King Harken VII of Norway.

GRAND DUCHESS ELENA PAVLOVNA OF RUSSIA - his great-great-aunt, the wife of the late Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich, was one of his godparents. Born as Princess Charlotte of Württemberg, she became a close friend of his grandmother the Empress Maria Alexandrovna, and was known as an intellectual. She was also considered the most exceptional woman in the imperial family since Catherine the Great.

KING FREDERICK VIII OF DENMARK - then, the Crown Prince, his maternal uncle stood as one of his godparents. During the long reign of his father, he was largely excluded from influence and political power. Upon his father's death in 1906, he acceded to the throne at the advanced age of 62. In many ways, Frederick VIII was a liberal monarch who was much more favorable to the new parliamentary system introduced in 1901 than his father had been, being reform-minded and democratically inclined. 

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#nicholas ii #history #godparents #alexander ii #maria alexandrovna

[comtessezouboff]

Paintings from Buckingham Palace: part II

A retexture by La Comtesse Zouboff — Original Mesh by @thejim07

Spread among 13 occupied and historic royal residences in the United Kingdom, the collection is owned by King Charles III and overseen by the Royal Collection Trust. The British monarch owns some of the collection in right of the Crown and some as a private individual. It is made up of over one million objects, including 7,000 paintings, over 150,000 works on paper, this including 30,000 watercolours and drawings, and about 450,000 photographs, as well as around 700,000 works of art, including tapestries, furniture, ceramics, textiles, carriages, weapons, armour, jewellery, clocks, musical instruments, tableware, plants, manuscripts, books, and sculptures.

Some of the buildings which house the collection, such as Hampton Court Palace, are open to the public and not lived in by the Royal Family, whilst others, such as Windsor Castle, Kensington Palace and the most remarkable of them, Buckingham Palace are both residences and open to the public.

About 3,000 objects are on loan to museums throughout the world, and many others are lent on a temporary basis to exhibitions.

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The second part includes paintings displayed in the Ball Supper Room, the Ballroom, the Ballroom Annexe, the Bow Room, the East Gallery, the Grand Entrance and Marble Hall, the Minister's Landing & Staircase, the Vestibule, the Chinese Dining Room and the Balcony Room.

This set contains 57 paintings and tapestries with the original frame swatches, fully recolourable. They are:

Ball Supper Room (BSR):

Portrait of King George III of the United Kingdom (Benjamin West)

Ballroom (BR):

The Story of Jason: The Battle of the Soldiers born of The Serpent's Teeth (the Gobelins)

The Story of Jason: Medea Departs for Athens after Setting Fire to Corinth (the Gobelins)

Ballroom Annexe (BAX):

The Apotheosis of Prince Octavius (Benjamin West)

Bow Room (BWR):

Portrait of Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (William Corden the Younger)

Portrait of Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Alexander Melville)

Portrait or George, Duke of Cambridge (William Corden the Younger)

Portrait of Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Augusta of Saxe-Weimar, Princess of Prussia, later Queen of Prussia and German Empress (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Prince Leopold, Later Duke of Albany (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Ernest, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langeburg (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Ferdinand of Savoy, Duke of Genoa (Eliseo Sala)

Portrait of Marie Alexandrina of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen Consort of Hanover (Carl Ferdinand Sohn)

Portrait of Leopold, Duke of Brabant, Later Leopold II, King of the Belgians (Nicaise de Keyser)

Portrait of Marie Henriette, Archduchess of Austria and Duchess of Brabant, Later Queen of the Belgians (Nicaise de Keyser)

East Gallery (EG):

Portrait of Leopold I, King of the Belgians (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Victoria, Queen of England in Coronation Robes (Sir George Hayter)

Portrait of Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, King of the French (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Consort Queen of England with her Children at Windsor Castle (Benjamin West)

Portrait of Prince Adolphus, later Duke of Cambridge, With Princess Mary and Princess Sophia at Kew (Benjamin West)

The Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, 28 June, 1838. (Sir George Hayter)

The Christening of Edward, Prince of Wales 25 January, 1842 (Sir George Hayter)

The Marriage of Queen Victoria, 10 February, 1840 (Sir George Hayter)

Portrait of the Royal Family in 1846 (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as King Edward III and Queen Philippa of Hainault at the Ball Costumé of 12 May, 1842 (Sir Edwin Landseer)

Grand Entrance and Marble Hall (GEMH):

Portrait of Edward, Duke of Kent (John Hoppner)

Portrait of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (George Dawe)

Portrait of Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld, Dowager Duchess of Kent (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Victoria, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom in State Robes (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Louise d'Orléans, Consort Queen of the Belgians, with her Son Leopold, Duke of Brabant (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Feodora of Leiningen, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langeburg, with her Daughter, Princess Adelheid (Sir George Hayter)

Portrait of George, Prince of Wales, Later King George IV (Mather Byles Brown)

Portrait of Victoire of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Duchess of Nemours (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Augustus, Duke of Sussex (Domenico Pellegrini)

Portrait of Leopold I, King of the Belgians (William Corden the Younger)

Minister's Landing and Staircase (MLS):

Portrait of George, Prince of Wales in Garther Robes (John Hoppner)

The Loves of the Gods: The Rape of Europa (the Gobelins)

The Loves of the Gods: The Rape of Proserpine (The Gobelins)

Vestibule (VL):

Portrait of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the Prince Consort (Unknown Artist from the German School)

Portrait of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Later Grand Duchess of Hesse (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Princess Louise of the United Kingdom, Later Duchess of Argyll (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Later Empress Frederick of Germany (Franz Xaver Winterhalter)

Portrait of Victoria Mary of Teck, Duchess of York (Edward Hughes)

Chinese Dining Room or Pavilion Breakfast Room(CDR):

Set of Four Painted Chinoiserie Wall panels I (Robert Jones)

Set of Four Painted Chinoiserie Wall panels II (Robert Jones)

Set of Four Painted Chinoiserie Wall panels III (Robert Jones)

Set of Four Painted Chinoiserie Wall panels IV (Robert Jones)

Balcony Room or Centre Room (BR):

Chinoiserie Painted Panel I (Robert Jones)

Chinoiserie Painted Panel II (Robert Jones)

Chinoiserie Painted Panel III (Robert Jones)

Chinoiserie Painted Panel IV (Robert Jones)

EXTRAS! (E):

I decided to add the rest of the tapestries from the story of Jason (wich hangs in the Grand Reception Room at Windsor Castle) and (with Jim's permission) added the original mesh for paintings number 2,3,4 & 5 from the Vestibule (seen here and here) wich was never published. These items are:

The Story of Jason: Jason Pledges his Faith to Medea (the Gobelins)

The Story of Jason: Jason Marries Glauce, Daughter of Creon, King of Thebes (the Gobelins)

The Story of Jason: The Capture of the Golden Fleece (the Gobelins)

The Story of Jason: The Poisoning of Glauce and Creon by Medea's Magic Robe (the Gobelins)

Sea Melodies (Herbert James Draper) (made by TheJim07)

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Found under decor > paintings for:

500§ (BWR: 1,2,3,4,5,6, & 8 |VL: 1)

570§ (VL: 2,3,4 & 5 |E: 5)

1850§ (GEMH: 1 & 3)

2090§ (GEMH: 2,6,7, 9 & 11)

3560§ (GEMH: 4,5 & 10 |BSR: 1 |EG: 1,2,3,4 & 5 |MLS: 1 |BAX: 1)

3900§ (CDR: 1,2,3 & 4 |BR: 1,2,3 & 4 |EG: 10 |VL: 6 |GEMH: 8)

4470§ (MLS: 2 |E: 1)

6520§ (BR 1 & 2| MLS: 3 |EG: 6,7,8 & 9 |BR: 1 & 2 |E: 2,3 & 4)

Retextured from:

"Saint Mary Magdalene" (BWR: 1,2,3,4,5,6, & 8 |VL: 1) found here.

"Sea Melodies" (VL: 2,3,4 & 5 |E: 5)

"The virgin of the Rosary" (GEMH: 1 & 3) found here.

"Length Portrait of Mrs.D" (GEMH: 4,5 & 10 |BSR: 1 |EG: 1,2,3,4 & 5 |MLS: 1 |BAX: 1) found here

"Portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria and her Son, le Grand Dauphin" (CDR: 1,2,3 & 4 |BR: 1,2,3 & 4 |EG: 10 |VL: 6 |GEMH: 8) found here

"Sacrifice to Jupiter" (MLS: 2 |E: 1) found here

"Vulcan's Forge" (BR 1 & 2| MLS: 3 |EG: 6,7,8 & 9 |BR: 1 & 2 |E: 2,3 & 4) found here

(you can just search for "Buckingham Palace" using the catalog search mod to find the entire set much easier!)

Disclaimer!

Some paintings in the previews look blurry but in the game they're very high definition, it's just because I had to add multiple preview pictures in one picture to be able to upload them all! Also sizes shown in previews are not accurate to the objects' actual sizes in most cases.

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[thewales-family]

Special post ahead of Prince George of Wales's 10th birthday (1/4) : from 2013 to 2015.

•Prince George's first appearance on July 23rd 2013, after his birth at St Mary's Hospital on July 22nd 2013, in London.

•First official portrait with his parents The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their dog Lupo, on August 19th 2013, at Bucklebury Manor in Berkshire, England.

•Christening on October 23rd 2013, at St James's Palace in London.

•First Royal Tour to New Zealand and Australia in April 2014.

•First birthday on July 22nd 2014 at the Natural History Museum in London.

•First official portrait for Christmas, on December 13th 2014, at Kensington Palace in London.

•Meeting his little sister, on May 2nd 2015, Princess Charlotte, after her birth at St Mary's Hospital in London.

•First official portrait with his little sister Princess Charlotte, on June 6th 2015, at Amner Hall in Norfolk, England.

•Princess Charlotte's christening on July 5th 2015, at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham Estate, in King's Lynn, England.

•Prince George's first stamp on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday in 2016, at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England.

📷 (2, 3 ,5, 6 & 8) : Michael Middleton, Jason Bell, John Stillwell, Ed Lane Fox, The Duchess of Cambridge/Kensington Palace.

(10) : Ranald Mackechnie/The Royal Family & Royal Mail.

#prince george #british royal family #england #2023 #july 2023 #10th birthday #prince george's 10th birthday #birthday 2023 #2013 #2014 #2015 #official portraits #the wales #my edit

[charlotte-of-wales]

Happy 10th birthday to Prince George of Wales!

Born on 22 July 2013, George Alexander Louis is the eldest child of William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, the eldest grandchild of King Charles III and second in the line of succession to the British throne behind his father.

George was christened on 23 October by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace. Prince George spent his first months at his parents' cottage on the grounds of Bodorgan Hall in Anglesey, Wales, before his family relocated to Kensington Palace in 2014.

He embarked on his first royal tour with his parents in April 2014, during which the Cambridges spent three weeks in New Zealand and Australia. In June 2015, George made his first public appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Trooping the Colour parade. From 2015 to 2017, the family lived at Anmer Hall in Norfolk, where George started his education at the West Acre Montessori School Nursery in January 2016.

George started primary school under the name George Cambridge in September 2017 at the Thomas's School in Battersea. In 2022, the family moved to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Home Park. Since September 2022, George and his siblings, Charlotte and Louis, have attended Lambrook, in Berkshire.

#royal birthdays #prince george

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

“I think there was some intent behind Charlotte because of the Princess Royal pattern (as I pointed out yesterday) but I’m not sure how much intent there was.”

As you reject the Spencer nod for George’s names, I suppose you’ll also reject the nod to Pippa in Charlotte’s name. Aka Phillippa Charlotte Middleton. Charlotte’s set of names picks up on all the important women in their lives while also giving a nod to Carole and Charles. 

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There’s a difference here, anon, and you know it. 

Your ask said that William named his son after his cousins. Cousins that he doesn’t appear to spend time with. Cousins, aunts, and uncles that weren’t even invited to said baby’s christening. That’s why I shot you down. That’s why I called it a reach. Because you implied that there’s a close enough relationship between the then-Cambridges and the Spencer side that it warranted the future king to be named after them.

Charlotte being a Middleton connection is different. Because we know, and there’s plenty of evidence of it, that Kate and Pippa are close, that Pippa has helped enormously with George and has supported Kate in huge ways. Of course a sister is going to consider a family name that her sister has if they are as closely bonded as Kate and Pippa are. Not all sisters, of course, but yes, this pair of sisters.

Go ahead and tell me what I think one more time, anon.

[leonisandmurex]

The Duchess of Detail

The Duchess of Cambridge gave a sentimental nod to Princess Charlotte's first solo appearance, with her parents, at the Commonwealth Games by wearing the Mappin and Webb jewels she wore for her Daughter's Christening in 2015.

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#nice touch wearing white again too #Duchess of Cambridge #Princess Charlotte #Christening #Commonwealth Games #BRF #British Royals #Jewellery #Mappin and Webb #royal fashion

[artist-issues]

You know that thing where I said “J.R.R. Tolkien used the word “escapism” to mean that fantasy is like a prisoner of war escaping from captivity in a dark and horrible place to get back home where you belong?”

Well sometimes between Barbie and the news and Tui T. Sutherland turning my favorite kids’ book series progressive, I just want to escape this dark horrible craziness of the world and get back to good plain sense.

Here’s my current “Get Your Head Back On Straight” list.

For Romance:

Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott

Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Charlotte Brontë

Cinderella (2015)

THE BOOK OF RUTH IN THE BIBLE

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Far From the Madding Crowd (book or movie)

Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery

Rebel Without a Cause

For Fantasy:

Any original Disney Princess Movie except maybe Moana and Raya and the Last Dragon. Bonus points if you pay attention to what the Princesses think is important/how they change the minds of those around them.

The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald

Phantastes by George MacDonald

The original Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Cinderella (2015)

The Once and Future King by T.H. White

The Snow Queen by Hans Christen Anderson

Over the Moon

For Sci-Fi:

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

Star Wars (prequels, originals, and the first two sequels for themes of faith ((doing what you know is right regardless of how you feel because you’re promised a good result)))

For Horror:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Wagner the Wehr-Wolf by George W.M. Reynolds

Bisclavret

The Phantom of the Opera (the book)

The Were-Wolf by Clemence Housman

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Invisible Man (the book)

The Wolf-Man (1941)

For Drama:

Sunset Boulevard

Saving Mr. Banks

East of Eden

Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery

For Action-Adventure/Superhero:

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

The Jungle Tales of Tarzan (especially The God of Tarzan) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Jungle Book (the book)

For Music:

The Gray Havens

Kings Kaleidoscope

The Oh Hellos

Twenty One Pilots (in moderation, pre-Trench)

I dunno, maybe I’ll add to this as I go along trying to diet from the current crap.

#Story recs #recommendation #book recommendations #music recommendations #movie recommendations #Me #I get Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle mixed up #So thank you

[world-of-wales]

HAPPY 42ND BIRTHDAY TO HRH THE PRINCESS OF WALES, CATHERINE ELIZABETH ♡

Catherine Elizabeth (nee. Middleton) was born to Michael and Carole Middleton at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, on 9 January 1982. She was christened when she was six months old at the parish church of St. Andrew’s Bradfield in Berkshire on 20 June.

Catherine studied in nursery school in Amman during her family's time in Jordan. After moving back to the UK, she joined St. Andrew’s School, from where she went on to study in Marlborough College in Wiltshire, studying Chemistry, Biology, and Art at A-level.

The Princess undertook a gap year gap year studying at British Institute in Florence, working with Raleigh International programme in Chile, and crewing on Round the World Challenge boats in the Solent. In 2001, she enrolled in the University of St. Andrew’s where she met William for the first time to study Art history.

Cat and William fell in love during their time at uni, and married at Westminster Abbey on 29 APRIL 2011 at Westminster Abbey. The couple have three adorable cupcakes Prince George (b.2013), Princess Charlotte (b.2015) and Prince Louis (b.2018). The family of five divide time between their official residence, Kensington Palace and their two private residences - Amner Hall & Adelaide Cottage.

Upon her wedding, Catherine became HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, The Countess of Strathearn and Lady Carrickfergus. She received the titles of the Duchess of Cornwall & The Duchess of Rothesay upon King Charles's accession to the throne. William and her were made The Prince and Princess of Wales by him on 9 September 2022.

As well as undertaking royal duties in support of The King, both in the UK and overseas, The Princess devotes her time to supporting a number of charitable causes and organisations with some of her key areas of interest being Early Childhood Development, Children's Mental Health, Visual Arts and Sports among others.

#happy birthday catherine ❤️ #catherine's 42nd birthday #princess of wales #the princess of wales #princess catherine #princess kate #british royal family #british royals #royalty #royals #brf #royal #kate middleton #catherine middleton #british royalty #duchess of cambridge #royaltyedit #royalty edit #my gifs #catherine wales. #2023 wales birthdays #prince and princess of wales #the prince and princess of wales #prince william #prince of wales #prince george #princess charlotte #prince louis #royaltygifs #9012024

[royaltysimblr]

Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Norden, Grand Princess Alexander of Weimar (1767-present)

Princess Elisabeth of Norden was born in 1767 to Karl Duke of Norden and Princess Helene of Vasa at the Brunsbuttel Palace. Elisabeth was christened in the Brunsbuttel Palace Chapel as Elisabeth Christine Margaret Henrietta with her aunts Adelaide and Viktoria as her godmothers and her uncle Charles Gustaf King of Vasa as her godfather. Elisabeth was raised at the Brunsbuttel Palace alongside her other sisters Josefina, Maria Theresa, Paulina, Louise, and Viktoria. Helene did not consider Elisabeth a great beauty like her other siblings and often found her to be needy in her childhood. Elisabeth was a skilled horseback rider and often raced her younger brother Waldemar at their father’s summer residence Schloss Bentswich. Elisabeth remained in Norden for majority of her childhood and never attended the opulent weddings of her older sisters as she was considered too young. Elisabeth was close to her older sister Princess Louise and her younger sister Viktoria. Elisabeth quarreled with her mother frequently and proved to be a bad influence on her sister Viktoria. When her older sister Maria Theresa died and her mother Helene and sisters Paulina and Louise left the Norden Court she briefly became the senior lady of the court. However, her sister Louise came back shortly and later after that her mother Helene and sister Paulina would return. Elisabeth was deeply affected by the death of her father in 1784 and her resentment for her mother grew even deeper. Helene lost hope in finding marriages for her children after her husband’s death and began to neglect her younger children. Elisabeth thought that she was finally free and did not have to marry. However, her aunt Adelaide of Norden decided to find a match for Elisabeth herself. In 1786, Elisabeth was married to Grand Prince Alexander of Weimar, the youngest brother of the King of Weimar. Alexander had three children from his previous marriage, Grand Princess Charlotte, Grand Prince Matthias, and Grand Prince Henry. Alexander had been 10 years older than her and hated being around him. Elisabeth found the court of Weimar to be boring. Elisabeth became a surrogate mother to her husband’s children from his previous marriage and raised them alongside her daughter Grand Princess Frederica born in 1787. Following the birth of her daughter, Elisabeth moved to a residence far from the Weimar Court, known as Schloss Rastatt with her step-children and daughter. In 1794, Elisabeth started an affair with her husband’s private secretary, the Count of Bretten. Elisabeth’s husband discovered the affair in 1796 and threatened to take away custody of their children. Elisabeth refused and ran away with her children to Norden where she sought sanctuary with her brother Wilhelm. Wilhelm was very sympathetic to his sister’s situation and wanted to let her stay in Norden but legally she was required to return to Weimar. Wilhelm did not want this situation to turn into a conflict with the powerful kingdom of Weimar and so he turned her over to her husband Alexander two months later. Elisabeth was put into strict supervision at the Ludwigsburg Palace and shunned by the court who were embarrassed by the scandal that she caused. Elisabeth requested her brother-in-law the King of Weimar for a divorce from her husband but he refused and threatened to send her to a convent and take away her children if she did. Elisabeth stayed in her gilded cage at the Weimar Court in Ludwigsburg Palace and remained unhappy. News of Elisabeth’s scandal spread throughout the continent and tainted the image of the Norden Family. Elisabeth was not even allowed at the marriage of her step-children or her daughter Frederica. Elisabeth’s own sisters turned on her following the scandal besides Viktoria. Viktoria visits Elisabeth frequently and represented her at the wedding of Elisabeth’s daughter Frederica to the Prince of Holbein. 

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[ifreakingloveroyals]

5 July 2015 | Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, carries Princess Charlotte of Cambridge as they arrive at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham Estate for the Christening of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge in King's Lynn, England. (c) Matt Dunham - WPA Pool /Getty Images

#Catherine #Duchess of Cambridge #Princess of Wales #Princess Charlotte #Britain #2015 #Matt Dunham #WPA Pool #Getty Images