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The Fifteen Princesses of Orange: Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel

Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel is the ninth Princess of Orange. She was born on 7 February 1688 as the daughter of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Maria Amalia of Courland. Marie Louise was their 11th child. She was raised as a protestant and she was noticed as a possible bride for Johan Willem Friso. He visited Kassel in 1707 to meet with the then 21-year-old Marie Louise. The advice he…
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Great grandson of Tsar Alexander III is buried after dying alone

Leonid Kulikovsky, the great- grandson of Tsar Alexander III and distant relative of Queen Elizabeth lived a life away from the spotlight of royalty. He had been living alone in a caravan park for five years after his vehicle stalled during a trip around Australia. Leonid Kulikovsky was actually born in Denmark and emigrated to Australia in 1967 where he worked in water management.  He and his…
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First child for the King and Queen of Bhutan

The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, has announced he and his wife are expecting their first child. Speaking to the nation for his father’s 60th birthday, the King celebrated his father’s life and also announced the Queen is pregnant with a…
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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej treated for medical condition

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has experienced a hard ten months of medical problems. The world’s longest reigning monarch was treated for hydrocephalus, or water on the brain and a chest infection. Hydrocephalus occurs when there is a build-up of the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain. Boston Mayor John F. Collins and Mary Collins with Queen Sirikit and King Bhumibol…
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Romanian King Ferdinand honoured on 150th anniversary of his birth

The National Bank of Romania has issued three new coins to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Romania’s greatest Kings, Ferdinand I. King Ferdinand is best remembered for his role in expanding Romanian territories during the First World War A statue of King Ferdinand I. He was King of Romania for 13 years. Prince Ferdinand was born on August 24, 1865, the son of Leopold, Prince of…
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