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"History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it."
- Churchill
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| | Royalty Who Wait:
The 21 Heads of Formerly Regnant Houses of Europe
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| | by Olga S. S. Opfell
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ZIN Product Number: 10255006
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 Format: Paperback, 248 pages
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN: 0786409010
Release Date: Jan 7, 2002
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Only seven European monarchies remain intact today: all are constitutional monarchies. Four empires and 16 kingdoms have disappeared in Europe during the last two centuries. The Bourbon kingdom in France vanished first, in 1830; the Greek kingdom most recently, in 1973. Former sovereigns still consider themselves to be kings. Princes, dukes and counts remain, possessed of far-reaching connections to currently reigning monarchs. For some of them the path to headship of the royal houses has been complicated, taking many twists and turns.
Two world wars caused the greatest attrition in monarchies. Exile has been bitter for some, happier for others, but in and out of exile the heads of royal families live well. Many are successful in business and as financiers. Many are enthusiastic followers of sports. Some manage large estates; others are still trying to regain royal properties.
The chapters are arranged in the chronological order in which the kingdoms disappeared. This book profiles twenty-one heads of formerly regnant houses of Europe, set in historical perspective, and recounting varied life styles, occupations, and interests. At the end of each chapter is a chart or set of charts depicting the line of succession of the headship of the house.
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| | | |  | | | | Preface | 1 | | 1 | H. R. H. Louis-Alphonse, Prince of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou: Royal House of France (House of Bourbon) | 11 | | 2 | H. R. H. Henri, Count of Paris: Royal House of France (House of Bourbon-Orleans) | 21 | | 3 | H. R. H. Ferdinando, Duke of Castro and H. R. H. Carlos, Duke of Calabria: Royal House of the Two Sicilies (House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies) | 33 | | 4 | H. R. H. Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg: Royal House of Hanover (House of Guelph) | 42 | | 5 | H. I. H. Charles, Prince Napoleon: Imperial House of France (House of Bonaparte) | 51 | | 6 | H. R. H. Duarte, Duke of Braganca: Royal House of Portugal (House of Braganca) | 62 | | 7 | H. I. H. Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia: Imperial House of Russia (House of Romanov) | 71 | | 8 | H. R. H. Franz, Duke of Bavaria: Royal House of Bavaria (House of Wittelsbach) | 86 | | 9 | H. I. H. George Friedrich, Prince of Prussia: Imperial House of Germany and Royal House of Prussia (House of Hohenzollern) | 94 | | 10 | H. R. H. Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen: Royal House of Saxony (Albertine Line of the House of Wettin) | 104 | | 11 | H. R. H. Nikola Petrovic-Njegos, Crown Prince of Montenegro: Royal House of Montenegro (House of Petrovic-Njegos) | 113 | | 12 | H. R. H. Karl, Duke of Wurttemberg: Royal House of Wurttemberg (House of Wurttemberg) | 121 | | 13 | H. I. & R. H. Otto von Habsburg, Archduke of Austria: Imperial House of Austria and Royal House of Hungary (House of Habsburg-Lorraine) | 128 | | 14 | H. I. H. Ertugrul Osman, Prince of Turkey: Imperial House of Turkey (House of Osman) | 141 | | 15 | H. M. Leka I, King of the Albanians: Royal House of Albania (House of Zogu) | 154 | | 16 | H. R. H. Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia: Royal House of Yugoslavia (House of Karadjordjevic) | 164 | | 17 | H. R. H. Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples: Royal House of Italy (House of Savoy) | 174 | | 18 | H. M. Simeon II, King of the Bulgarians: Royal House of Bulgaria (Bulgarian Branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ernestine Line of the House of Wettin) | 183 | | 19 | H. M. Michael I, King of Romania: Royal House of Romania (House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) | 192 | | 20 | H. M. Constantine II, King of the Hellenes: Royal House of Greece (Greek Branch of the House of Oldenburg) | 203 | | App | Directory of Monarchist Organizations for 2000 | 213 | | Bibliography | 217 | | Index | 229 |
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