Alexandra of Denmark*, widow of King Edward VII Mary of Teck*, widow of King George V Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon*, widow of King George VI Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; Credit – Wikipedia A Queen Mother is the widow of a king, a Queen Dowager, who is also the mo...
Alexander’s father Milan was out of the country and making arrangements for the marriage of Alexander to Princess Alexandra of Schaumburg-Lippe.Prime Minister Vladan Đorđevićwas visiting the Paris Universal Exhibition at the time of the announcement. Both Milan and Đorđević immediately ...
: "I see the winged firebrand [Paris] rushing to seize the dove [Helene], the hound of Pephnos, whom the water-roaming vulture [i.e. Nemesis in the form of a goose] brought to birth, husked in a rounded shell."Lycophron, Alexandra 142 ff : "[Helene] the five-times-married ...
Guided tours of many of the caves located within Naracoorte National Park—including Victoria Fossil Cave, Alexandra Cave, and the Bat Cave—are available year-round. Guided “adventure caving” (meaning crawling around in the dark) is available at the Stick-Tomato Cave, the Wet Cave, and the...
On 2 June, 1953, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary became Queen Elizabeth II. She is pictured her at her Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey. 8 Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 Universal History Archive//Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II seated during her coronation in 1953. She was the sixth Queen to hav...
Princess Alexandra(1826-1875) – unmarried Prince Adalbert(1828-1875) – marriedInfanta Amelia Philippina of Spain, had issue Queen Therese, painting by Joseph Stieler, 1825. source: Wikipedia Seemingly always pregnant, Therese still managed to participate in charitable events and organizations. While ...
Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia(1779-1831) – married (1)Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, no issue; (2)Countess Joanna Grudzińska, had issue Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia(1783-1801) – marriedArchduke Joseph of Austria, Count Palatine of Hungary, had issue ...