The Royal Women

The Royal Women
Skip to content
  • History
  • Eras
    • Ancients
    • 1 – 500 CE
    • 500 – 1000 CE
    • 1000s CE
    • 1100s CE
    • 1200s CE
    • 1300s CE
    • 1400s CE
    • 1500s CE
    • 1600s CE
    • 1700s CE
    • 1800s CE
    • 1900s CE
  • YouTube
  • Podcast
  • Contact

Tag: 1800s

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Sasha

Sarah Lyttleton: Governess to Queen Victoria’s Children

Sarah Lyttleton was a beloved mother figure to Queen Victoria's nine children, all of whom kept fond memories of her as they lived their grand futures.

Posted on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 by Sasha · 2 Comments

Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein: The Last German Empress

Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein was a minor princess distantly related to Queen Victoria, and married a distant relative, the last Kaiser of Germany.

Posted on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 by Sasha

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: The First German Empress

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Einsach was just another German princess who became Queen of Prussia. But after the unification of Germany, she became an Empress.

Posted on January 6, 2022January 7, 2022 by Sasha · 3 Comments

Victoria, Princess Royal: Empress Frederick

Victoria, Princess Royal, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, wasn't just a regular Empress. She was a Crown Princess with liberal views she wasn't afraid to share.

Posted on January 5, 2022January 7, 2022 by Sasha

Elizabeth Patterson: The American Bonaparte

Betsy Patterson married Jerome Bonaparte, and when he dumped her on the orders of his brother, Betsy spent the rest of her life travelling Europe like she didn't care.

Posted on January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 by Sasha

Alexandra of Bavaria: The Glass Princess

Princess Alexandra Amalie of Bavaria (1826 – 1875) is famous for believing that she swallowed a glass piano as a child. There's even a play about her, The Glass Piano.

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Sasha

Helene in Bavaria: The Sidelined Sister

One tends to remember an Empress of Austria more than a Princess of Thurn and Taxis. But Helene in Bavaria led a much happier life away from the imperial throne.

Posted on December 24, 2021December 26, 2021 by Sasha · 1 Comment

Empress Sisi: Miserable Empress, Beautiful Queen

Empress Sisi had a very long and very miserable life at the Austrian court, becoming Empress at just fifteen, even though she never wanted the role.

Posted on December 12, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha · 1 Comment

Marie-Thérèse, Madame Royale: The Only Survivor of Her Family

Marie Antoinette is a much more famous than her family, including her mother, an Empress, her husband, a King, and her daughter, a Duchess, Queen, and neither.

Posted on December 12, 2021December 22, 2021 by Sasha

Amalia of Oldenburg: The Almost Assassinated Queen of Greece

Queen Amalia Maria Frederica of Oldenburg was quite an extraordinary queen. She was very unpopular, and the once-loved Queen was nearly killed.

Post navigation

Older posts
1 of 2

Od’s fish! But this is the poorest company I ever was in!

- Nell Gwyn, mocking King Charles II

Recent Posts:

  • Almost-Queens: Matilda of Scotland
  • Helena Maurya: The Greek Wife of India’s Emperor
  • Musa of Parthia: Slave to Queen of Queens
  • Elena Glinskaya: Powerful and Poisoned Regent
  • Amalasuntha: Wise Queen of the Ostrogoths
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Spotify
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Instagram
  • Podcast
  • YouTube
  • Follow Following
    • The Royal Women
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Royal Women
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...