Only 6 months after the Wedding of Hereditary Prince Christian zu Fürstenberg his younger brother Prince Antnoius announced his engagement to Countess MatildeBorromeo. PrinceAntonius, born in 1985 is the younger son of Fürt Heinrioch zu Fürstenberg and his wifem Maximiliane (Milana), née Princess zu Windisch-Greatz. Countess Matilde is the 3 and youngest daughter of Count Carlo Ferdinando Borromeo and his wife Marion Sibylle Gabriele, née Zota. The Wedding will take place in June in North Italy from where the bride comes.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Princess Nathalie and Alexander Johannsmann set the date
The danish royal Copurt announced today that the religious marriage of Princess Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann will take place on 18.06.2011 at the protestant Church at Bad Berleburg. The couple already married in a civil Ceremony on 27.05.2010 and 2 months later their son Konstantin was born.
http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?id=28324
Monday, February 28, 2011
Georg Friedrich and Sophie announce their Wedding plans
The Wedding of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Isenburg will take place on 27.08.2011 at the Friedenskirche in Potsdam. Thus was confirmerdb y Michaela Blankart the speaker of the House of Prussia. Planned is an ecumenical Wedding as the Prince is protestant and the Princess catholic. There will be 700 guests invited. The evening before the annuel Concert for the Princess Kira of Prussia foundatuion will take place at the Concerthouse at the Berliner Gendarmenmakrt (The concert usually takes place on Hohenzollern Castle).
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Holmens Kirke
Yesterday it was announced that the twins of Crown prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will be christened at Holmens Krike in Copenhagen on 14.04.2011.
The Church was first build as an anchor forge but in 1563 it was coverted into the naval Church by King Christian IV. Among other it is the burial site of such notabilities as naval heroes Niels Juel and Peter Tordenskjold, and composer Niels Wilhelm Gade and contains artwork by, among others, Bertel Thorvaldsen and Karel van Mander.It has also hosted previous royal Events most notable the Wedding of the then Princess margrethe and the french ComteHenri de Laborde de Monpezat in 1967. And it was also used for the christenings of the present Queen Margrethe II. and hers sisters Benedikte and Anne-Marie. And also Crown Prince Frederik hiomselfwas christned in the Church in 1968.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Radio contribution about King Wilhelm II. of Württemberg
For those who understand german. A Radio contribution about King Wilhelm II. of Württemberg.
http://www.swr.de/swr2/-/id=7576/did=7548636/pv=mplayer/vv=popup/nid=7576/1f61fpn/index.html
http://www.swr.de/swr2/-/id=7576/did=7548636/pv=mplayer/vv=popup/nid=7576/1f61fpn/index.html
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Hohenzollern Castle
Hohenzollern Castle is located on top of the mountain Hohenzollern near Hechingen. a city on the Swabian Alb. It is the ancestral seat ofthe Family of Hohenzollern. The first Castle was constructed in the first half of the 11th Century.
Later the Family split into two branches, but the Castle remained the property of the Swabian branch, which was dynastically senior to the Franconian/Brandenburg branch which eventually became Kings of Prussia.
In 1423 the Castle was completly destroyed in a 10m-month siege by the imperial Cities of Swaba. From 1454-1561 a second bigger Castle was build and served as refugee for the cathloic swabian branch of the Family during wartime including the 30-years War. By the end of the 18th century, however, the Castle was thought to have lost its strategic importance and gradually fell into disrepair, leading to the demolition of several dilapidated buildings. Today, only the chapel remains from the medieval castle.
The third and present version of the Castle was constructed for King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. of Prussia between 1846 and 1867, under the direction of Friedrich August Stüler, who based his design on English Neo-Gothic style as well as the castles in Loire. Because the Castle was built as a family memorial, no member of the Hohenzollern family took residence in this third castle until 1945. Only then it became home to the last prussian-german Crown Prince Wilhelm who lived her until his death. Both he and his wife Crown Princess Cecilie as well as other Family members are buried on a small Cemetery on the St. Michaels Bastion.
Now the Castle is a popular Tourist attraction and among the items who are siplayed are the Crown of the prussian Kings and some personal Items of King Friedrich II. (The Great) of Prussia.
The Castle is now co-owned by both Parts of the Family. The Royal Family of Prussia owns 2/3 and the Princely Family owns 1/3 of the Castle.
The Eagle Gate
The garden Bastion
with Bustus of the prussian Kings
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| Friedrich Wilhelm Elector (Der große Kurfürst) of Brandenburg |
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| Friedrich Wilhelm I., King in Prussia |
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| Friedrich I., King in Prussia |
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Friedrich II. (Der Große) King of Prussia
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| Friedrich Wilhelm III., King of Prussia |
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| Friedrich Wilhelm IV., King of Prussia |
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| Wilhelm I., German Emperor and King of Prussia |
The Christ Chapel
The place where from 1952-1991 the coffin with the mortial
remains of King Friedrich II. (Der Große) of Prussia was placed
The place where from 1952-1991 the coffin with the mortial
remains of King Friedrich Wilhelm I. in Prussia was placed
The St. Michaels Chapel
Memorial Placque for Queen Stephanie of Portugal,
née Princess of Hohenzollern and her brother Prince Anton
née Princess of Hohenzollern and her brother Prince Anton
of Hohenzollern in the St. Michaels Chapel
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| Bust of Wilhelm II., German Emperor and King of Prussia |
Some Buildings in the Inner Courtyard
The Keep
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