European Royals

Almost 120 years ago, a prince and princess stepped off a ship and set a new monarchy afloat. Just a few months before their arrival, neither had had any expectation of a crown. But in November 1905, Prince and Princess Carl of Denmark began their sea journey to a new life where they became king and queen. Their path to a throne began nine years earlier in a very Victorian wedding. However, the…

Queen Letizia has made her mark on the royal scene over the past two decades and her name counts as one of the more unusual among royalty. But the Queen of Spain isn’t the first Letizia on the regal scene. Two hundred years ago, the man who dominated Europe and made himself Emperor of France gave an important royal title to his mother. And as he made that declaration, Letizia Ramolino became…