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LouisFerdinand

#25
October 31, 2018, 10:43:00 PM
Queen Isabel de Farnesio (Elizabeth Farnese) of Spain   
She was the second wife of King Philip V of Spain.   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/63894888435781372

LouisFerdinand

#26
November 04, 2018, 11:25:40 PM
Prince Christopher of Greece   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/567172146792156560

LouisFerdinand

#27
November 13, 2018, 10:30:06 PM
Prince Otto Victor of Schonburg and Princess Eleanore of Sayn Wittgenstein Berleburg   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/21181060728159823

LouisFerdinand

#28
November 19, 2018, 10:45:57 PM
Praskovia, Empress of Tsar Ivan V of Russia   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/495396027732320955

LouisFerdinand

#29
November 25, 2018, 10:18:58 PM
Princess Dorothy of Lieven   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/524387950357283632

LouisFerdinand

#30
December 02, 2018, 10:24:30 PM
Maria Josepha, Dauphine of France   
She was the spouse of Louis, Dauphin of France, who was the son of King Louis XV.   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/488781365785893730

LouisFerdinand

#32
December 16, 2018, 09:42:51 PM Last Edit: December 17, 2018, 09:37:26 PM by LouisFerdinand
Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York   
She was the wife of Prince Frederick, Duke of York.   
Frederica Charlotte, Princess of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany; by Joseph Friedrich August Darbes? | Portraits - Nobility - 18th Century to
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Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy (1606-1663)       
Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy(1606-1663) wife of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy & Prince of Piedmont by Frans Pourbus the y? | Viva La France   
 
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LouisFerdinand

#33
December 23, 2018, 09:49:45 PM
Archduchess Constance of Austria (1588-1631)     
She was the sister of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II.   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/531002612294304556

LouisFerdinand

#35
January 02, 2019, 09:53:46 PM
Princess Louise of Thurn and Taxis   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/321585229616049670     
 
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Curryong

#37
January 09, 2019, 11:46:12 PM
Queen Draga was a fair few years older than her husband, King Alexander. In a palace coup in 1903 the couple were killed after being found hiding in a cupboard. She died in a hail of bullets apparently and both bodies were thrown out of the palace windows.

amabel

#38
January 10, 2019, 06:24:06 PM
Quote from: Curryong on January 09, 2019, 11:46:12 PM
Queen Draga was a fair few years older than her husband, King Alexander. In a palace coup in 1903 the couple were killed after being found hiding in a cupboard. She died in a hail of bullets apparently and both bodies were thrown out of the palace windows.
Gosh it was pretty awful and tragic... I thought it was due to political instability, seems they were assassinated because of his marriage to her...

Curryong

#39
January 11, 2019, 12:03:35 AM
Yes, this assassination was appalling, even by the standards of the Balkans at that time. King Edward VII immediately withdrew his minister (Ambassador) an action followed by most of the embassies of Europe. Draga was ten years older than Alexander, tried to have a baby smuggled into the palace so she could say she had given birth, a plot that failed and became known. She was in fact barren.

However, there had been a long standing feud going on between two ambitious Serbian families, represented by the King's (whose father Milan had placed him on the throne) and Alexander's successor, who became King Peter. He lasted for a number of years and was King during World War One. His son succeeded to the throne of an expanded Serbia after the War.

We don't know how much of a role this feud played in the murder of the couple, but Draga was certainly extremely unpopular with the Serbian people. It was rumoured that her husband was putty in her hands (Alexander even exiled his own mother after she objected to his wife) and she intended, after her baby scheme failed, to have her brother's declared heirs to the throne. They were in the Palace that night and were also killed.

TLLK

#40
January 11, 2019, 01:50:37 PM
Quote from: Curryong on January 09, 2019, 11:46:12 PM
Queen Draga was a fair few years older than her husband, King Alexander. In a palace coup in 1903 the couple were killed after being found hiding in a cupboard. She died in a hail of bullets apparently and both bodies were thrown out of the palace windows.
That was a terrible end for Alexander and Draga.

LouisFerdinand

#41
January 12, 2019, 09:21:37 PM
Quote from: TLLK on January 11, 2019, 01:50:37 PM
That was a terrible end for Alexander and Draga.

The assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga of Serbia       
Assassination of King and Queen of Serbia Stock Photo: 66095031 - Alamy

amabel

#42
January 13, 2019, 08:40:03 AM
Quote from: Curryong on January 11, 2019, 12:03:35 AM
Yes, this assassination was appalling, even by the standards of the Balkans at that time. King Edward VII immediately withdrew his minister (Ambassador) an action followed by most of the embassies of Europe. Draga was ten years older than Alexander, tried to have a baby smuggled into the palace so she could say she had given birth, a plot that failed and became known. She was in fact barren.

However, there had been a long standing feud going on between two ambitious Serbian families, represented by the King's (whose father Milan had placed him on the throne) and Alexander's successor, who became King Peter. He lasted for a number of years and was King during World War One. His son succeeded to the throne of an expanded Serbia after the War.

We don't know how much of a role this feud played in the murder of the couple, but Draga was certainly extremely unpopular with the Serbian people. It was rumoured that her husband was putty in her hands (Alexander even exiled his own mother after she objected to his wife) and she intended, after her baby scheme failed, to have her brother's declared heirs to the throne. They were in the Palace that night and were also killed.
but this was all rumours?  I know she was unpopular but was this just because of rivalry or because she was older than him and not royal... she may not have been such a disaster per se.

Curryong

#43
January 13, 2019, 11:04:22 AM
The main objection the Serbian people had about Draga was that she was known to be masterful and extremely ambitious. She was infertile and in lieu of any heirs from Alexander it was strongly suspected that Alexander intended to announce his brother in law as heir. This was objected to by the majority of the population. Of course the future King Peter's family (who had held the throne earlier in the 19th century) and Alexander and Draga's other enemies would have spread stories about this and other matters, but if there had been no substance to them then there wouldn't have been a coup.

LouisFerdinand

#44
January 20, 2019, 09:00:32 PM
Christine Marie of France, Duchess of Savoy (1606-1663)       
Christine de France, duchesse de Savoie, en 1633 | Bijoux&frivolit?s 3/jewels, hats, shoes etc3 | Pinterest | France, Mary and French prince       
   
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LouisFerdinand

#45
January 27, 2019, 11:00:54 PM
Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Gandia was the son of Pope Alexander VI.   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/63965257182147246

LouisFerdinand

#46
February 05, 2019, 09:51:09 PM
Archduchess Joanna of Austria (1535-1573)   
She was the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.   
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/331507222567134654

LouisFerdinand

#47
February 16, 2019, 10:00:35 PM
Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815-1885) became Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine.   
Elisabetta di Prussia - Wikipedia

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