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The historic castle of Emperor Frederick

On top of a small hill in southern Italy is a completely unique building with a long royal history. Castel del Monte, Italian for “Castle of the Mountain,” is a 13th-century citadel situated by the village of Andria. The history of this unique building started in the 1240s when King Frederick II inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. Frederick II was King of Sicily…
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European Royals

Princess Maria del Carmen of Bourbon-Two Sicilies has died at 94

On Thursday it was announced that Her Royal Highness Princess Maria del Carmen Carolina Antonia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies passed away on Wednesday, 21 November 2018. The sad news was published by the Princess’s nephew, His Royal Highness Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the Duke of Castro. Princess Maria del Carmen was 94-years-old. Princess Maria del Carmen was born in the city of…
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