Now available in paperback and Kindle versions:
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
St. George's Day Offer
Happy St. George's Day!
Special offer on the Kindle version of my novel, Most Beautiful Princess, based on the life of Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia, running today for 24 hours from 8 a.m. P.S.T.
The book will be available to American readers for just 99 cents - a saving of over $8; and, all being well, a similar reduction will be available for readers in the UK.
Sunday, 5 January 2014
Saturday, 30 November 2013
A Free Book To Mark The Start of Advent
To celebrate the coming of Christmas and to thank all the kind people
who have purchased my books and sent me lovely emails during 2013, for
the next few days, I am creating a
kind of Advent Calendar, with a different offer each day.
Tomorrow, Sunday 1st December, I am beginning with offering a FREE download to Kindle of my new book: Alice, The Enigma . If you have a Kindle, please feel free to help yourself to a copy!
(The offer applies only for one day so please don't forget to collect your copy!)
Please keep returning too, to this site to see the next day's offer!
Tomorrow, Sunday 1st December, I am beginning with offering a FREE download to Kindle of my new book: Alice, The Enigma . If you have a Kindle, please feel free to help yourself to a copy!
(The offer applies only for one day so please don't forget to collect your copy!)
Please keep returning too, to this site to see the next day's offer!
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
FREE today on Kindle
To say THANK YOU to all the people who have been kind enough to purchase and send me emails about my books recently, I am making
THE COUNTING HOUSE
free
today for Kindle readers. Please feel free to help yourself to a free book!
Sunday, 24 February 2013
A Free Version of "The Scapegoats"
Due to an error on my part, there was a mistake in my original upload of "Queen
Victoria's Granddaughters" on Kindle, which meant that an unproofed file was
uploaded. Consequently there were some glaring typing errors in copies purchased at the end of last week. The mistake has now been rectified.
I apologise to readers who bought the book and in order to compensate for my mistake, I have made the Kindle version of "Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats" free to everyone today, 24th February from midnight to midnight (Pacific Time, I think!). This applies to Kindle throughout all countries.
I apologise to readers who bought the book and in order to compensate for my mistake, I have made the Kindle version of "Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats" free to everyone today, 24th February from midnight to midnight (Pacific Time, I think!). This applies to Kindle throughout all countries.
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Now Available on Kindle: Queen Victoria's Granddaughters
I am happy to announce that my new
non-fiction book:
is now available on Kindle.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Thursday, 29 November 2012
The Betrayal
Now available on Kindle, soon to be released in paperback, THE BETRAYAL the final part of the 'Shattered Crowns' trilogy, following the royalties of Europe through the First World War, featuring Emperors Franz Josef and Karl of Austria, Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas and Queen Marie of Roumania.
Monday, 11 June 2012
Shattered Crowns: The Sacrifice
Now available on Kindle and paperback...
In the summer of 1914 the capitals of Europe erupt in a patriotic frenzy as peoples on all sides, roused by the press, rejoice at the outbreak of the 'war to end wars'. The rejoicing soon turns to disillusionment as the full horrors of the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen become apparent. For the Emperors of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia comes the growing awareness that this war, which they sought desperately to avoid, is not being fought for territory or honour, but rather to destroy the old world order and to replace their autocracies with secular ideologies and international economic control. Amid the intrigue and deception, Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas, Emperor Franz Josef, Archduke Karl, and Queen Marie of Roumania not only face the horrific sacrifice of their people, but are also confronted by their own personal and family tragedies.
'The Sacrifice' is the second novel in the Shattered Crowns trilogy, following the royalties of Europe from 1913 to the Treaty of Versailles. 'The Sacrifice' covers the the period from the outbreak of war to the Russian revolution (1914-1917) and is based on actual events.
In the summer of 1914 the capitals of Europe erupt in a patriotic frenzy as peoples on all sides, roused by the press, rejoice at the outbreak of the 'war to end wars'. The rejoicing soon turns to disillusionment as the full horrors of the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen become apparent. For the Emperors of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia comes the growing awareness that this war, which they sought desperately to avoid, is not being fought for territory or honour, but rather to destroy the old world order and to replace their autocracies with secular ideologies and international economic control. Amid the intrigue and deception, Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas, Emperor Franz Josef, Archduke Karl, and Queen Marie of Roumania not only face the horrific sacrifice of their people, but are also confronted by their own personal and family tragedies.
'The Sacrifice' is the second novel in the Shattered Crowns trilogy, following the royalties of Europe from 1913 to the Treaty of Versailles. 'The Sacrifice' covers the the period from the outbreak of war to the Russian revolution (1914-1917) and is based on actual events.
Saturday, 19 May 2012
Coming Soon....
The Sacrifice is the second novel in the Shattered Crowns trilogy, following the royalties of Europe from 1913 to the Treaty of Versailles. The Sacrifice covers the the period from the outbreak of war to the Russian revolution (1914-1917), during which time the Emperors of Austria, Russia and Germany realise that this is not a war for territory or even honour but is rather a means of destroying their autocracies to replace them with secular ideologies and international economic control. As Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas, Emperor Franz Josef, Archduke (later Emperor) Karl and Queen Marie of Roumania face the horrors of war and suffer for their people, they are also confronted by their own personal and family tragedies.
I did not find this book easy to write because the subject matter is so horrific but I trust I have been able to capture these characters as accurately as possible, and have perhaps dispelled some of the myths surrounding their role in the First World War.
The first book in the trilogy: Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats is already available on Amazon and in various bookshops
This book will be available next month and, to celebrate its launch, I have now reduced the price of my earliest novels (The Counting House and The Fields Laid Waste) on Kindle to a minimum!
Friday, 18 November 2011
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
More Details
FOR A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT THE EUROPEAN ROYALTIES - PARTICULARLY QUEEN VICTORIA'S FAMILY - PLEASE VISIT:
Queen Victoria & Other 19th Century Royalties
Queen Victoria & Other 19th Century Royalties
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats - now available in paperback
I am happy to say that 'Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats" is now available in paperback.
Monday, 11 July 2011
"Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats"
Introducing my new novel: Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats – the first in a trilogy, following the royalties of Europe through the First World War. The Scapegoats covers the periods from April 1913 to the outbreak of the First World War, featuring most prominently Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Emperor Franz Josef, Archduke Karl, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II.
More information and excerpts from the book can be found here:
Shattered Crowns
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Royalties who contracted morganatic marriages
Alexander, Prince of Hesse Married: Julia von Haulke in 1851 She was created Princess Battenberg
Alexander II, Tsar of Russia Married: Ekaterina Dolgorukaya in 1881 She was created Princess Yurievsky
Alfonso of Braganza, Duke of Oporto
(Image shows Nevada Stoody Hayes)
Married: Nevada Stoody Hayes in 1917
Andrei Alexandrovich, Prince of Russia Married: Elisabetta Ruffo-Sasso I 1918
August, Prince of Wurttemberg Married: Maria Bethge of Waldenburg in 1868
Eberwyn, Prince of Bentheim & Steinfurt Married: Pauline Langenfold in 1907 They were later divorced.
Ferdinand, Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen Married: Ella von Ondarza
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria Married: Sophie Chotek in 1900
(Image shows Sophie Chotek)
She was eventually created Princess von Hohenberg
Frederick, Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen Married: Mathilde von Breuning She was created Baroness von Brauneck
Frederick William, Elector of Hesse-Kassel Married: Gertrude Falkenstein She was created Countess of Schaumburg and Princess von Hanau
George, Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Married: Natalia Vanljarskaya in 1890 She was created Countess Carlow
George, Prince of Anhalt Married Therese von Erdmannsdorf in 1831 She was created Countess von Raina
George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Married: Ellen Franz in 1873 She was created Baroness von Holdburg
Hermann, Prince of Saxe-Weimar Married: Paola Lottero, former mistress of King Constantine of the Hellenes They were later divorced
Johann, Archduke of Austria Married: Anna Maria Piochi She was created Countess of Meran
Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Married: Marie Grathwohl
Leopold, Archduke of Austria Married: Wilhelmina Abramovic in 1902 Leopold renounced his title and took the name Leopold Wolfling
Leopold II, King of the Belgians Married: Blanche Delacroix in 1909.
(Image: Blanche Delacroix)
His former mistress – 48 years his junior. She became Baroness Vaughan. Leopold died 4 days after their wedding.
Mikhail Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Natalie Wulfurt in 1912 She
(Image shows Natalia Wulfert)
was created Countess Brassova
Mikhail Mikhailovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Sophie Merenberg in 1891 She was created Countess de Torby
Nicholas, Prince of Nassau Married: Natalie Pushkina in 1868 She was created Countess Merenberg
Nikolai Konstantinovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Nadeja von Dreyer in 1882
Otto, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Married: Anna von Koppen in 1893 She was created Countess Hagenburg
Pauline Mathilde, Duchess of Wurttemberg Married: Melchor Willem She renounced her title in 1880 and became Baroness von Kirbach
Pavel Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Olga von Pistolkors in 1902She was created Princess Paley
Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy Married: Rosa Vercellana in 1869 She was created Countess of Mirafiori & Fontanafredda
Alexander II, Tsar of Russia Married: Ekaterina Dolgorukaya in 1881 She was created Princess Yurievsky
Alfonso of Braganza, Duke of Oporto
(Image shows Nevada Stoody Hayes)Married: Nevada Stoody Hayes in 1917
Andrei Alexandrovich, Prince of Russia Married: Elisabetta Ruffo-Sasso I 1918
August, Prince of Wurttemberg Married: Maria Bethge of Waldenburg in 1868
Eberwyn, Prince of Bentheim & Steinfurt Married: Pauline Langenfold in 1907 They were later divorced.
Ferdinand, Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen Married: Ella von Ondarza
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria Married: Sophie Chotek in 1900
(Image shows Sophie Chotek)She was eventually created Princess von Hohenberg
Frederick, Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen Married: Mathilde von Breuning She was created Baroness von Brauneck
Frederick William, Elector of Hesse-Kassel Married: Gertrude Falkenstein She was created Countess of Schaumburg and Princess von Hanau
George, Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Married: Natalia Vanljarskaya in 1890 She was created Countess Carlow
George, Prince of Anhalt Married Therese von Erdmannsdorf in 1831 She was created Countess von Raina
George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Married: Ellen Franz in 1873 She was created Baroness von Holdburg
Hermann, Prince of Saxe-Weimar Married: Paola Lottero, former mistress of King Constantine of the Hellenes They were later divorced
Johann, Archduke of Austria Married: Anna Maria Piochi She was created Countess of Meran
Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Married: Marie Grathwohl
Leopold, Archduke of Austria Married: Wilhelmina Abramovic in 1902 Leopold renounced his title and took the name Leopold Wolfling
Leopold II, King of the Belgians Married: Blanche Delacroix in 1909.
(Image: Blanche Delacroix)His former mistress – 48 years his junior. She became Baroness Vaughan. Leopold died 4 days after their wedding.
Mikhail Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Natalie Wulfurt in 1912 She
(Image shows Natalia Wulfert)was created Countess Brassova
Mikhail Mikhailovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Sophie Merenberg in 1891 She was created Countess de Torby
Nicholas, Prince of Nassau Married: Natalie Pushkina in 1868 She was created Countess Merenberg
Nikolai Konstantinovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Nadeja von Dreyer in 1882
Otto, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Married: Anna von Koppen in 1893 She was created Countess Hagenburg
Pauline Mathilde, Duchess of Wurttemberg Married: Melchor Willem She renounced her title in 1880 and became Baroness von Kirbach
Pavel Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Olga von Pistolkors in 1902She was created Princess Paley
Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy Married: Rosa Vercellana in 1869 She was created Countess of Mirafiori & Fontanafredda
Saturday, 18 December 2010
Royalties who were deposed or forced to abdicate.
Adolf II Prince of Schaumburg Lippe Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Exiled to Istria
Adolphe Duke of Nassau Lost Nassau when it was annexed by Prussia, 1866
Became Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890, as there was no direct successor of male royalty in the Netherlands.
Bernhard III Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Coburg Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Ernst August Duke of Brunswick Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany
Ernst II Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Ernst Ludwig Grand Duke of Hesse-and-by-Rhine Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Ferdinand Grand Duke of Tuscany Deposed when Tuscany was annexed to Sardinia, 1860 Exiled in Austria
Francisco II King of the Two Sicilies Deposed when his kingdom was annexed to the Tyrol, 1861 Exiled in Rome and Paris
Frederick August Grand Duke of Oldenburg Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany
Frederick August III King of Saxony Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany
Frederick Franz IV Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Frederick II Grand Duke of Baden Abdicated during 1918 German revolution.
Frederick William Elector of Hesse-Kassel Deposed when Hesse was annexed by Prussia, 1866 Originally taken prisoner, then went into exile.
George Crown Prince of Serbia
Mentally unstable, he kicked a servant to death and was forced to abdicate his right to succeed. He remained in Serbia but spent many years confined in an asylum.
Isabella II Queen of Spain Forced to abdicate 1870 Exiled in France
Joachim Ernst Duke of Anhalt His regent and uncle abdicated for him during 1918 German revolution.
Karl Emperor of Austria Deposed 1918 Exiled in Madeira
Leopold IV Sovereign Prince of Lippe Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Louis Philippe King of France Deposed 1846 Fled to England
Ludwig II King of Bavaria Forced to accept a regency because he was mentally unstable, 1886. Confined in an asylum, he died – possibly killed himself – the same evening.
Ludwig III King of Bavaria Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany
Manuel II King of Portugal Deposed in a revolution, 1910 Fled to England.
Maria II de la Gloria Queen of Portugal Deposed by her uncle, Miguel Reinstated as queen by her father the Emperor of Brazil.
Napoleon III French Emperor Deposed in 1871 Fled to England.
Nicholas King of Montenegro Forced into exile when Montenegro became part of the new Yugoslavia, 1918 Exiled in France
Nicholas II Tsar of Russia Forced to abdicate during 1917 revolutionMurdered – with all his family – 1918
Otto of Bavaria King of Greece Deposed 1862 Fled back to Bavaria
Pedro Emperor of Brazil
Deposed during revolution, 1889 Exiled in France
Roberto I Duke of Parma and Piacenza Deposed during Italian Unification 1859 Lived in northern Italy and Austria
Wilhelm Ernst Duke of Saxe-Weimar Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Wilhelm II German Emperor Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Fled to the Netherlands
Wilhelm II King of Wurttemberg Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany
Adolphe Duke of Nassau Lost Nassau when it was annexed by Prussia, 1866
Became Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890, as there was no direct successor of male royalty in the Netherlands.
Bernhard III Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Charles Edward Duke of Saxe-Coburg Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Ernst August Duke of Brunswick Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany
Ernst II Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Ernst Ludwig Grand Duke of Hesse-and-by-Rhine Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Ferdinand Grand Duke of Tuscany Deposed when Tuscany was annexed to Sardinia, 1860 Exiled in Austria
Francisco II King of the Two Sicilies Deposed when his kingdom was annexed to the Tyrol, 1861 Exiled in Rome and Paris
Frederick August Grand Duke of Oldenburg Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany
Frederick August III King of Saxony Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany
Frederick Franz IV Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Frederick II Grand Duke of Baden Abdicated during 1918 German revolution.
Frederick William Elector of Hesse-Kassel Deposed when Hesse was annexed by Prussia, 1866 Originally taken prisoner, then went into exile.
George Crown Prince of Serbia
Mentally unstable, he kicked a servant to death and was forced to abdicate his right to succeed. He remained in Serbia but spent many years confined in an asylum.
Isabella II Queen of Spain Forced to abdicate 1870 Exiled in France
Joachim Ernst Duke of Anhalt His regent and uncle abdicated for him during 1918 German revolution.
Karl Emperor of Austria Deposed 1918 Exiled in Madeira
Leopold IV Sovereign Prince of Lippe Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Louis Philippe King of France Deposed 1846 Fled to England
Ludwig II King of Bavaria Forced to accept a regency because he was mentally unstable, 1886. Confined in an asylum, he died – possibly killed himself – the same evening.
Ludwig III King of Bavaria Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany
Manuel II King of Portugal Deposed in a revolution, 1910 Fled to England.
Maria II de la Gloria Queen of Portugal Deposed by her uncle, Miguel Reinstated as queen by her father the Emperor of Brazil.
Napoleon III French Emperor Deposed in 1871 Fled to England.
Nicholas King of Montenegro Forced into exile when Montenegro became part of the new Yugoslavia, 1918 Exiled in France
Nicholas II Tsar of Russia Forced to abdicate during 1917 revolutionMurdered – with all his family – 1918
Otto of Bavaria King of Greece Deposed 1862 Fled back to Bavaria
Pedro Emperor of Brazil
Deposed during revolution, 1889 Exiled in France
Roberto I Duke of Parma and Piacenza Deposed during Italian Unification 1859 Lived in northern Italy and Austria
Wilhelm Ernst Duke of Saxe-Weimar Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany.
Wilhelm II German Emperor Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Fled to the Netherlands
Wilhelm II King of Wurttemberg Forced to abdicate during 1918 German revolution. Remained living in Germany
Monday, 6 December 2010
Royalties Who Were Murdered Between 1850 & 1918
Alexander II, Tsar of Russia 
St. Petersburg, 1881
Aged 62
By an anarchist’s bomb
Alexei, Tsarevich of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 13
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Alix of Hesse, Russian Tsarina
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 46
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Anastasia, Grand Duchess of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 17
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Carlo III, Duke of Parma
Parma, 1853
Aged 31
Murdered in the street by an unknown assailant.
Carlos I, King of Portugal
Lisbon, 1908
Aged 46
By Republicans Alfredo Costa & Manuel Buica
Danilo, Prince of Montenegro
Kotor, 1860
Aged 34
By Todor Kadic
Draga, Queen of Serbia
Belgrade, 1903
Aged 39
During Serbian Uprising
Elizabeth of Bavaria, Empress of Austria
Genoa, 1898
Aged 51
By an anarchist , Luigi Luccheni
Elizabeth of Hesse, Grand Duchess of Russia
Alapaevsk, 1918
Aged 53
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria
Sarajevo, 1914
Aged 51
By Gavril Princip, a Serbian nationalist
George I, King of the Hellenes
Salonika, 1913
Aged 68
Murdered in the street by a deranged man – Alexander Schinas
Igor, Prince of Russia
Alapaevsk, 1918
Aged 24
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Ioann, Prince of Russia
Alapaevsk, 1918
Aged 32
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Konstantin Nicolajevik (Husband of Princess Polexia of Serbia)
Aged 56
Konstantin, Prince of Russia
Alapaevsk, 1918
Aged 26
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Leopold of Saxony
Vienna, 1916
Aged 37
By a ‘lady friend’
Luiz Felipe, Infante of Portugal
Lisbon, 1908
Aged 21
By Republicans Alfredo Costa & Manuel Buica
Maria, Grand Duchess of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 19
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, Emperor of Mexico
Queretaro, Mexico, 1867
Aged 34
Shot by firing squad by Republicans
Michael, Grand Duke of Russia
Perm, 1918
Aged 39
Secretly, by Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 50
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 22
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Serge, Grand Duke of Russia
Moscow, 1905
Aged 47
By an anarchist, Ivan Kaliayev
Serge, Grand Duke of Russia
Alapaevsk, 1918
Aged 48
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Tatiana, Grand Duchess of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 20
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Umberto I, King of Italy
Monza, 1900
Aged 56
By an anarchist, Gaetano Bresci
St. Petersburg, 1881
Aged 62
By an anarchist’s bomb
Alexei, Tsarevich of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 13
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Alix of Hesse, Russian Tsarina
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 46
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Anastasia, Grand Duchess of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 17
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Carlo III, Duke of Parma
Parma, 1853
Aged 31
Murdered in the street by an unknown assailant.
Carlos I, King of Portugal
Lisbon, 1908
Aged 46
By Republicans Alfredo Costa & Manuel Buica
Danilo, Prince of Montenegro
Kotor, 1860
Aged 34
By Todor Kadic
Draga, Queen of Serbia
Belgrade, 1903
Aged 39
During Serbian Uprising
Elizabeth of Bavaria, Empress of Austria
Genoa, 1898
Aged 51
By an anarchist , Luigi Luccheni
Elizabeth of Hesse, Grand Duchess of Russia
Alapaevsk, 1918
Aged 53
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria
Sarajevo, 1914
Aged 51
By Gavril Princip, a Serbian nationalist
George I, King of the Hellenes
Salonika, 1913
Aged 68
Murdered in the street by a deranged man – Alexander Schinas
Igor, Prince of Russia
Alapaevsk, 1918
Aged 24
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Ioann, Prince of Russia
Alapaevsk, 1918
Aged 32
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Konstantin Nicolajevik (Husband of Princess Polexia of Serbia)
Aged 56
Konstantin, Prince of Russia
Alapaevsk, 1918
Aged 26
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Leopold of Saxony
Vienna, 1916
Aged 37
By a ‘lady friend’
Luiz Felipe, Infante of Portugal
Lisbon, 1908
Aged 21
By Republicans Alfredo Costa & Manuel Buica
Maria, Grand Duchess of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 19
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, Emperor of Mexico
Queretaro, Mexico, 1867
Aged 34
Shot by firing squad by Republicans
Michael, Grand Duke of Russia
Perm, 1918
Aged 39
Secretly, by Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 50
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 22
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Serge, Grand Duke of Russia
Moscow, 1905
Aged 47
By an anarchist, Ivan Kaliayev
Serge, Grand Duke of Russia
Alapaevsk, 1918
Aged 48
By Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Tatiana, Grand Duchess of Russia
Ekaterinburg, 1918
Aged 20
By Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution
Umberto I, King of Italy
Monza, 1900
Aged 56
By an anarchist, Gaetano Bresci
Sunday, 5 December 2010
Royalties who died between the ages of 10 and 30
Albert of Saxony Aged 25/26 1900
Albert Victor of Wales Aged 28 1892 Died of influenza (??syphilis)
Alexander of Serbia Aged 26/27 1903 Murdered
Alexandra of Greece Aged 21 1892 Died in childbirth (following a fit)
Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia Aged 19 1895
Alexei of Russia Aged 13 1918 Murdered
Alfonso XII of Spain Aged 26/27 1885 Died of T.B.
Alfred of Edinburgh Aged 25 1899 Possibly died of syphilis
Amelie of Spain Aged 19 1870 Died of TB
Anastasia of Russia Aged 17 1918 Murdered
(Image = Anastasia of Russia)
Anna of Hesse Aged 21/22 1865 Died in childbirth
Anna of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Aged 16 1882
Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Aged 24/25 1866
August Clemens of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Aged 13/14 1909
August of Hohenlohe-Oehringen Aged 29/30 1884
Auguste of Saxony Aged 30 1857
Baudouin of Belgium Aged 21 1891
Charlotte of Prussia Aged 23/24 1855 Died in childbirth
Christian of Hanover Aged 15/16 1901
Christina of Spain Aged 26/27 1879
Cleopatra of Serbia Aged 19/20 1855
Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Aged 19/20 1850
Emich of Leiningen Aged 22 1918 Killed in action
Eric of Sweden Aged 28/29 1918
Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen Aged 19 1914 Killed in action
Eugenie of Urach Aged 18/19 1867
Ferdinand of Bourbon-Sicily Aged 21/22 1854
Fernando of Portugal Aged 14 1861 Died of typhoid
Fernando of Spain Aged 13/14 1873
Francisco of Bourbon-Parma Aged 24/25 1862
Francisco of Bourbon-Sicily Aged 16 1914
Francoise of Orleans Aged 17/18 1872
Franz Josef of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 15 1881
Frederick Karl of Prussia Aged 25/26 1917 Killed in action
Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel Aged 22/23 1916 Killed in action
George of Oldenburg Aged 22/23 1871
George of Russia Aged 28 1899 Died of T.B.
(Image shows George of Russia)
George William of Hanover Aged 21/22 1912 In car crash
Gustav of Sweden Aged 24/25 1852
Heinrich XLIII Reuss of Schleiz Aged 18/19 1912
(Image shows Igor of Russia)
Igor Konstantinovich of Russia Aged 24 1918 Murdered
Joao of Portugal Aged 19 1861 Died of typhoid
Karl Borowin of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Aged 19 1908 Died of heart disease
Katherine of Oldenburg Aged 19/20 1866
Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia Aged 27 1918 Murdered
Leopoldina of Brazil Aged 23/24 1871 Died of typhoid
Leopoldo of the Two Sicilies Aged 17 1870
Louis of Orleans - Prince Imperial Aged 23 1879 Killed in action
Louis Philippe of Orleans Aged 20/21 1866
Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden Aged 22/23 1888
Luiz Felipe of Portugal Aged 21 1908 Murdered
M. Annunciata of the Two Sicilies Aged 14/15 1873
M. Immaculata of the Two Sicilies Aged 19 1874 Died 9 months after her
wedding
Margaret of Saxe-Altenburg Aged 14/15 1882
Margarethe of Saxony Aged 18 1858
Maria Antonia of Austria Aged 24/25 1883
Maria de la Mercedes Aged 18 1878 Died 6 months after her wedding
Maria de la Mercedes Aged 24 1904 ?? In childbirth
Maria del Pilar of Spain Aged 18 1879
Maria of Russia Aged 19 1918 Murdered
Maria of Urach Aged 19/20 1864
Maria Victoria della Cisterna Aged 28/29 1876
Marie Amelie of Wurttemberg Aged 12/13 1883
Marie Louise of Bourbon Parma Aged 28/29 1899 Died in childbirth
Marie of Waldeck-Pyrmont Aged 24 1882
Marija of Montenegro Aged 16 1885
Mathilde of Bavaria Aged 28/29 1906
Maurice of Battenberg Aged 23 1914 Killed in action
Maurice of the Netherlands Aged 6/7 1850
Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel Aged 19/20 1914 Killed in action
Maximilian of Thurn & Taxis Aged 22/23 1885
Moritz of Nassau Aged 29 1850
Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia Aged 21 1865 Died of meningitis
Oddone of Savoy & Sardinia Aged 19 1866
Oleg Konstantinovich Aged 21 1914 Killed in action
Olga of Russia Aged 22 1918 Murdered
Otto of Wied Aged 11/12 1862
Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Aged 21/22 1904
Pedro V of Portugal Aged 24 1861 Died of typhoid
Robert of Orleans Aged 18/19 1885
Rudolf of Austria Aged 30 1889 Suicide?? Murder??
Ruggiero of the Two Sicilies Aged 13 1914
Serge of Leuchtenburg Aged 27 1877 Killed in action
Sidonia of Saxony Aged 27 1862
Sophie of Saxony Aged 21 1867
Sophie of Waldeck-Pyrmont Aged 15 1868 ?? T.B.
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Aged 21/22 1859
Tatiana of Russia Aged 20 1918 Murdered
Umberto of Aosta Aged 28/29 1918 Died of Spanish flu, though it was reported he had been killed in action.
Viasechlav Konstantinovich of Russia Aged 16/17 1879
Victoria Reuss of Schleiz Aged 28/29 1918 Died in childbirth
(Image shows Waldemar of Prussia)
Waldemar of Prussia Aged 11 1879 Died of diphtheria
Wolfgang of Bavaria Aged 15/16 1895
Wolrad of Waldeck Pyrmont Aged 22 1914 - Killed in action.
Zorka of Montenegro Aged 25/26 1890
Albert Victor of Wales Aged 28 1892 Died of influenza (??syphilis)
Alexander of Serbia Aged 26/27 1903 Murdered
Alexandra of Greece Aged 21 1892 Died in childbirth (following a fit)
Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia Aged 19 1895
Alexei of Russia Aged 13 1918 Murdered
Alfonso XII of Spain Aged 26/27 1885 Died of T.B.
Alfred of Edinburgh Aged 25 1899 Possibly died of syphilis
Amelie of Spain Aged 19 1870 Died of TB
Anastasia of Russia Aged 17 1918 Murdered
(Image = Anastasia of Russia)Anna of Hesse Aged 21/22 1865 Died in childbirth
Anna of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Aged 16 1882
Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Aged 24/25 1866
August Clemens of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Aged 13/14 1909
August of Hohenlohe-Oehringen Aged 29/30 1884
Auguste of Saxony Aged 30 1857
Baudouin of Belgium Aged 21 1891
Charlotte of Prussia Aged 23/24 1855 Died in childbirth
Christian of Hanover Aged 15/16 1901
Christina of Spain Aged 26/27 1879
Cleopatra of Serbia Aged 19/20 1855
Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Aged 19/20 1850
Emich of Leiningen Aged 22 1918 Killed in action
Eric of Sweden Aged 28/29 1918
Ernst of Saxe-Meiningen Aged 19 1914 Killed in action
Eugenie of Urach Aged 18/19 1867
Ferdinand of Bourbon-Sicily Aged 21/22 1854
Fernando of Portugal Aged 14 1861 Died of typhoid
Fernando of Spain Aged 13/14 1873
Francisco of Bourbon-Parma Aged 24/25 1862
Francisco of Bourbon-Sicily Aged 16 1914
Francoise of Orleans Aged 17/18 1872
Franz Josef of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 15 1881
Frederick Karl of Prussia Aged 25/26 1917 Killed in action
Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel Aged 22/23 1916 Killed in action
George of Oldenburg Aged 22/23 1871
George of Russia Aged 28 1899 Died of T.B.
(Image shows George of Russia)George William of Hanover Aged 21/22 1912 In car crash
Gustav of Sweden Aged 24/25 1852
Heinrich XLIII Reuss of Schleiz Aged 18/19 1912
(Image shows Igor of Russia)Igor Konstantinovich of Russia Aged 24 1918 Murdered
Joao of Portugal Aged 19 1861 Died of typhoid
Karl Borowin of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Aged 19 1908 Died of heart disease
Katherine of Oldenburg Aged 19/20 1866
Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia Aged 27 1918 Murdered
Leopoldina of Brazil Aged 23/24 1871 Died of typhoid
Leopoldo of the Two Sicilies Aged 17 1870
Louis of Orleans - Prince Imperial Aged 23 1879 Killed in action
Louis Philippe of Orleans Aged 20/21 1866
Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden Aged 22/23 1888
Luiz Felipe of Portugal Aged 21 1908 Murdered
M. Annunciata of the Two Sicilies Aged 14/15 1873
M. Immaculata of the Two Sicilies Aged 19 1874 Died 9 months after her
wedding
Margaret of Saxe-Altenburg Aged 14/15 1882
Margarethe of Saxony Aged 18 1858
Maria Antonia of Austria Aged 24/25 1883
Maria de la Mercedes Aged 18 1878 Died 6 months after her wedding
Maria de la Mercedes Aged 24 1904 ?? In childbirth
Maria del Pilar of Spain Aged 18 1879
Maria of Russia Aged 19 1918 Murdered
Maria of Urach Aged 19/20 1864
Maria Victoria della Cisterna Aged 28/29 1876
Marie Amelie of Wurttemberg Aged 12/13 1883
Marie Louise of Bourbon Parma Aged 28/29 1899 Died in childbirth
Marie of Waldeck-Pyrmont Aged 24 1882
Marija of Montenegro Aged 16 1885
Mathilde of Bavaria Aged 28/29 1906
Maurice of Battenberg Aged 23 1914 Killed in action
Maurice of the Netherlands Aged 6/7 1850
Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel Aged 19/20 1914 Killed in action
Maximilian of Thurn & Taxis Aged 22/23 1885
Moritz of Nassau Aged 29 1850
Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia Aged 21 1865 Died of meningitis
Oddone of Savoy & Sardinia Aged 19 1866
Oleg Konstantinovich Aged 21 1914 Killed in action
Olga of Russia Aged 22 1918 Murdered
Otto of Wied Aged 11/12 1862
Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Aged 21/22 1904
Pedro V of Portugal Aged 24 1861 Died of typhoid
Robert of Orleans Aged 18/19 1885
Rudolf of Austria Aged 30 1889 Suicide?? Murder??
Ruggiero of the Two Sicilies Aged 13 1914
Serge of Leuchtenburg Aged 27 1877 Killed in action
Sidonia of Saxony Aged 27 1862
Sophie of Saxony Aged 21 1867
Sophie of Waldeck-Pyrmont Aged 15 1868 ?? T.B.
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Aged 21/22 1859
Tatiana of Russia Aged 20 1918 Murdered
Umberto of Aosta Aged 28/29 1918 Died of Spanish flu, though it was reported he had been killed in action.
Viasechlav Konstantinovich of Russia Aged 16/17 1879
Victoria Reuss of Schleiz Aged 28/29 1918 Died in childbirth
(Image shows Waldemar of Prussia)Waldemar of Prussia Aged 11 1879 Died of diphtheria
Wolfgang of Bavaria Aged 15/16 1895
Wolrad of Waldeck Pyrmont Aged 22 1914 - Killed in action.
Zorka of Montenegro Aged 25/26 1890
Saturday, 4 December 2010
Royalties who died under the age of 10
Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia Under 1 year 1870
Alexander of Wales Under 1 year 1871
Alexander of Wied Aged 2-3 years 1877
Alexander Vladimirovich of Russia Aged 1-2 years 1877
Alexandrine of Oldenburg Under 1 day 1900 Twin of Frederick who also died
Alfred of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Under 1 year 1911
Augusto of Bourbon Parma Under 1 year 1882
Bernhard of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 6 months 1903
Carl Oscar of Sweden Aged 1-2 years 1854
Carlo Alberto of Savoy Aged 3 years 1854
Carlo of Bourbon-Parma Aged 7 years 1912 Died 4 days after his 7th birthday
Charles of Orleans Under 1 year 1875
Christina of the Two Sicilies Aged 3 months 1870
Elizabeth of Hesse Aged 8 years 1903 Died of typhoid
(Image shows Elizabeth of Hesse)
Elizabeth of Saxe-Coburg Under 1 year 1866
Elizabeth of Saxony Aged 15 months 1863
Elizabeth of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 3 years 1868
Elizabeth of Wurttemberg Under 1 year 1900
Emma of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 5 years 1855
Eugenio of Portugal Under 1 day 1853
Fernando of Bourbon-Parma Aged 2 years 1872
Fernando of Spain Aged 2 years 1905
Fernando of the Two Sicilies Aged 2 years 1859
Francisco of Spain Aged 3 weeks 1866
Francisco of the Two Sicilies Aged 2 years 1876
Frederica of Anhalt Under 1 year 1896
Frederick August of Oldenburg Under 1 day 1900 Twin of Alexandrine, who also died.
Frederick Eugen of Solms-Baunfels Aged 9-10 yrs 1913
(Image shows Frederick of Hesse)
Frederick of Hesse Aged 3 years 1873 Died as a result of haemophilia
Frederick of Schleswig Holstein Under 1 year 1858
Gennaro of the Two Sicilies Aged 9-10 yrs 1867 His mother died the same month
George of Saxe-Altenburg Under 1 year 1856
George of Saxe-Meiningen Aged 2-3 years 1855
Gerhard of Schleswig-Holstein Under 1 year 1862
Giuseppe of the Two Sicilies Aged 3 years 1851
Harald of Schleswig-Holstein Under 1 day 1876
Heinrich XI Reuss of Schleiz Under 1 year 1891
Henry of Prussia Aged 4 years 1904 Died as a result of haemophilia
Irmingard of Bavaria Aged 1 year 1903
Jacques of Orleans Aged 1 year 1881
Joseph of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Under 1 day 1888
Josephine of Belgium Aged 2 months 1871
Karl Eugen of Wurttemberg Under 1 year 1875
Leopold of Belgium Aged 9 1869
Leopold of Saxe-Altenburg Aged 1 year 1898
Margaret of Oldenburg Aged 1 year 1881
Margarethe of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 1 year 1897 Died the day after her 1st birthday
Maria Anastasia of Bourbon Parma Aged 2 weeks 1881
Maria Anna of Portugal Under 1 day 1887
Maria Christina of Spain Aged 3 days 1854
Maria da Gloria of Portugal Under 1 day 1851
Maria de la Conception of Spain Aged 1-2 years 1861
Maria de la Regla of Spain Aged 4 years 1861
Maria Johanna of Saxony Aged 9 months 1861
Maria of Saxony Under 1 day 1898
Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies Aged 1 year
Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Aged 4 years 1887
Maurice of Teck Under 1 year 1910
Maurice of Wurttemberg Aged 6-7 years 1850
May of Hesse Aged 4 years 1878 Died of diphtheria
Milena of Serbia Aged 1 year 1887
Mircea of Roumania Aged 2 years 1916
Nadeja of Russia Under 1 day 1898 Twin of Sofia, who also died.
Natalia Konstantinova of Russia Aged 2 months 1905
Nikolaus of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Under 1 day 1854
Notburg of Bavaria Under 1 year 1883
Olga of Greece Under 1 year 1880
Olga of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Aged 6 weeks 1917
Paula of Hohenlohe-Oehringen Aged 10-11 yrs 1874
Peter of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 4 months 1886
Philip of Spain Aged 1 year 1864
Rudolph of Bavaria Aged 2-3 years 1912
Sigismund of Prussia Aged 21 months 1866 Died of meningitis
(Image - Sigismund of Prussia)
Sofia of Russia Under 1 day 1898 Twin of Nadeja, who also died.
Sophie of Austria Aged 1 year 1857
Ulrich of Wurttemberg Aged 5 months 1880
Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia Aged 4 months 1855 brother of the below
Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia Under 1 month 1852
Vincenzo of the Two Sicilies Aged 3 years 1854
Alexander of Wales Under 1 year 1871
Alexander of Wied Aged 2-3 years 1877
Alexander Vladimirovich of Russia Aged 1-2 years 1877
Alexandrine of Oldenburg Under 1 day 1900 Twin of Frederick who also died
Alfred of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Under 1 year 1911
Augusto of Bourbon Parma Under 1 year 1882
Bernhard of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 6 months 1903
Carl Oscar of Sweden Aged 1-2 years 1854
Carlo Alberto of Savoy Aged 3 years 1854
Carlo of Bourbon-Parma Aged 7 years 1912 Died 4 days after his 7th birthday
Charles of Orleans Under 1 year 1875
Christina of the Two Sicilies Aged 3 months 1870
Elizabeth of Hesse Aged 8 years 1903 Died of typhoid
(Image shows Elizabeth of Hesse)Elizabeth of Saxe-Coburg Under 1 year 1866
Elizabeth of Saxony Aged 15 months 1863
Elizabeth of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 3 years 1868
Elizabeth of Wurttemberg Under 1 year 1900
Emma of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 5 years 1855
Eugenio of Portugal Under 1 day 1853
Fernando of Bourbon-Parma Aged 2 years 1872
Fernando of Spain Aged 2 years 1905
Fernando of the Two Sicilies Aged 2 years 1859
Francisco of Spain Aged 3 weeks 1866
Francisco of the Two Sicilies Aged 2 years 1876
Frederica of Anhalt Under 1 year 1896
Frederick August of Oldenburg Under 1 day 1900 Twin of Alexandrine, who also died.
Frederick Eugen of Solms-Baunfels Aged 9-10 yrs 1913
(Image shows Frederick of Hesse)
Frederick of Hesse Aged 3 years 1873 Died as a result of haemophilia
Frederick of Schleswig Holstein Under 1 year 1858
Gennaro of the Two Sicilies Aged 9-10 yrs 1867 His mother died the same month
George of Saxe-Altenburg Under 1 year 1856
George of Saxe-Meiningen Aged 2-3 years 1855
Gerhard of Schleswig-Holstein Under 1 year 1862
Giuseppe of the Two Sicilies Aged 3 years 1851
Harald of Schleswig-Holstein Under 1 day 1876
Heinrich XI Reuss of Schleiz Under 1 year 1891
Henry of Prussia Aged 4 years 1904 Died as a result of haemophilia
Irmingard of Bavaria Aged 1 year 1903
Jacques of Orleans Aged 1 year 1881
Joseph of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Under 1 day 1888
Josephine of Belgium Aged 2 months 1871
Karl Eugen of Wurttemberg Under 1 year 1875
Leopold of Belgium Aged 9 1869
Leopold of Saxe-Altenburg Aged 1 year 1898
Margaret of Oldenburg Aged 1 year 1881
Margarethe of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 1 year 1897 Died the day after her 1st birthday
Maria Anastasia of Bourbon Parma Aged 2 weeks 1881
Maria Anna of Portugal Under 1 day 1887
Maria Christina of Spain Aged 3 days 1854
Maria da Gloria of Portugal Under 1 day 1851
Maria de la Conception of Spain Aged 1-2 years 1861
Maria de la Regla of Spain Aged 4 years 1861
Maria Johanna of Saxony Aged 9 months 1861
Maria of Saxony Under 1 day 1898
Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies Aged 1 year
Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Aged 4 years 1887
Maurice of Teck Under 1 year 1910
Maurice of Wurttemberg Aged 6-7 years 1850
May of Hesse Aged 4 years 1878 Died of diphtheria
Milena of Serbia Aged 1 year 1887
Mircea of Roumania Aged 2 years 1916
Nadeja of Russia Under 1 day 1898 Twin of Sofia, who also died.
Natalia Konstantinova of Russia Aged 2 months 1905
Nikolaus of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Under 1 day 1854
Notburg of Bavaria Under 1 year 1883
Olga of Greece Under 1 year 1880
Olga of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Aged 6 weeks 1917
Paula of Hohenlohe-Oehringen Aged 10-11 yrs 1874
Peter of Schaumburg-Lippe Aged 4 months 1886
Philip of Spain Aged 1 year 1864
Rudolph of Bavaria Aged 2-3 years 1912
Sigismund of Prussia Aged 21 months 1866 Died of meningitis
(Image - Sigismund of Prussia)Sofia of Russia Under 1 day 1898 Twin of Nadeja, who also died.
Sophie of Austria Aged 1 year 1857
Ulrich of Wurttemberg Aged 5 months 1880
Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia Aged 4 months 1855 brother of the below
Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia Under 1 month 1852
Vincenzo of the Two Sicilies Aged 3 years 1854
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