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25 de may. de 2024 · When we think of the British royal family in the Victorian era, Queen Victoria immediately comes to mind. But fewer may be familiar with Princess Feodora of Leiningen – Victoria‘s beloved elder half-sister who was a vital source of support, affection and guidance throughout the queen‘s life.
Hace 6 días · She must have done a great job as in December 1819 she was hired as a governess for the then 12-year-old Princess Feodora of Leiningen, daughter of the new Duchess of Kent from her first marriage. Louise had learnt English from an early age, as her father had lived in London for a while.
Hace 6 días · She didn’t recover anymore after a nasty fall just before Christmas. She was one week short of her 88th birthday. The last person in the bridal party to be alive was Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuss née Duchess von Mecklenburg Schwerin, who died on 3 June 2019 in Strittmatt, Schwarzwald, Germany, at the age of 100, after a short illness.
Hace 6 días · Through a common friend a sad message reached me on Monday 3 June 2019: in the morning of that day Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuss, Herzogin zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin had died in Strittmatt at the aged of 100. When she celebrated her 100th birthday on 17 December 2018, she did that quietly at home in Strittmatt (-Görwihl), Baden-Württemberg.
12 de may. de 2024 · As Feodora grew older, her marriage began to be a consideration. The exiled Prince Peter Karađorđević, thirty-six years older than Feodora, proposed himself as a suitor, though this was likely a bid to gain support for succeeding to the Serbian throne. Charlotte declared that "for such a throne Feodora is far too good".
25 de may. de 2024 · The five women known as the "canonical five" – Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly – were more than just names on a list of victims. They were real people with lives, families, and struggles of their own. In this article, we will explore the lives and backgrounds of these five women ...
25 de may. de 2024 · May 25, 2024. In the annals of polar exploration, few tales evoke a sense of mystery and tragedy quite like the lost Franklin expedition of 1845. Two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, set out from England in May of that year under the command of the esteemed Captain Sir John Franklin, an experienced navigator of the Arctic.
