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6 days ago · On May 5, 2024, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg attended the traditional pontifical mass at the cathedral "Notre-Dame" of Luxembourg that was held as part of Catholic Octave celebrations. The religious festival will continue with the solemn procession through the streets of the capital then with the appearance of ...
3 days ago · List of female monarchs. Top left: Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning female monarch, ruling as Queen of the United Kingdom for from 1952 to 2022, 70 years. Top right: Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom for 63 years, from 1837 to 1901; the longest at the time. Bottom left: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands for 58 years from 1890 to ...
4 days ago · Vytautas Landsbergis was born in Lithuania in 1932 to a family of noted intellectuals. During the Second World War, Lithuania was occupied by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Nazi Germany, and once again by the USSR, which abolished Lithuania’s independence and forcibly annexed it.
6 days ago · 1886 portrait of Christian IX and his family by Laurits Tuxen. Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1918 – January 29, 1906) ruled Denmark from 1863 to 1906. Known as the "father-in-law of Europe", he and his wife, Louise of Hesse-Kassel (September 7, 1817 – September 29, 1898), became the ancestors of many members of European royalty.
4 days ago · It had been expelled from country at the end of the 18th century, when the Tsarist empire occupied the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. For this new community, everything is still to be built.
4 days ago · Maria Anna was the child least respected and loved by Maria Theresa—her younger brother Joseph and sisters Maria Elisabeth and Maria Christina always received the attention and care of the Empress: Joseph because he was the male heir, Liesl because she was considered the most beautiful of the daughters, and Mimi because she was the undisputed ...
5 days ago · King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark are making a State Visit to Sweden on 6 and 7 May 2024 at the invitation of King Carl Gustaf. This is King Frederik X’s first State Visit following his accession to the throne in January. The Danish King and Queen arrived in Stockholm aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia ...
