215: Grace Kelly Princess of Monaco Born: 12 November 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Died: 14 September 1982, Monte Carlo, Monacco She was an American Actress who starred in films like Dial M for Murder and Rear Window before leaving Hollywood behind to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Grace was an Academy…
214: Elizabeth II The Longest Reigning Monarch in British History (Overtaking Queen Victoria Who Held the Previous Record) at the Time of Her Death Born: 21 April 1926, London, United Kingdom Death: 8 September 2022, Balmoral, United Kingdom Elizabeth celebrated her sixty-fifth anniversary on the throne in 2017, and her seventieth in 2022. She had…
213: Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova Russian Grand Duchess and The Most Famous Child in Her Family Born: 18 June 1901, St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia (Present-day St. Petersburg, Russia) Died: 17 July 1918, Yekaterinburg, Bolshevik Controlled Russia, (Present-day Yekaterinburg, Russia) In 1916, the entire imperial family became political prisoners to the new Bolshevik Regime after Nicholas II…
212: Maria Nikolaevna Romanova Russian Grand Duchess and Third Oldest in Her Family Born: 26 June 1899, St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia (Present-day St. Petersburg, Russia) Died: 17 July 1918, Yekaterinburg, Bolshevik Controlled Russia (Present-day Yekaterinburg, Russia) It is said that when Anastasia (Maria’s Younger Sister) would go around teasing people and kicking them Maria would…
211: Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova Russian Grand Duchess and the Second Oldest in Her Family Born: 10 June 1897, St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia (Present-day St. Petersburg, Russia) Died: 17 July 1918, Yekaterinburg, Bolshevik Controlled Russia (Present-day Yekaterinburg, Russia) Tatiana was the most well-known of her sisters during her lifetime. She was also known for being the…
210: Wallis Simpson American Socialite and Twice Divorcee who Nearly Toppled a Monarchy Born: 19 June 1896, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, United States of America Died: 24 April 1986, Paris, France Also Known As: Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor Wallis met the prince of Wales while still married to her second husband. They were friends…
208: Olga Nikolaevna Romanova Russian Grand Duchess and the Oldest Child in Her Family Born: 15 November 1895, St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia, (Present-day St. Petersburg, Russia) Died: 17 July 1918, Yekaterinburg, Bolshevik Controlled Russia (Present-day Yekaterinburg, Russia) Upon her birth the military fired off the 101 rounds indicating a girl—not the hoped for 300 to…
207: Stephanie Julianne von Hohenlohe Austrian Princess and Nazi Spy Born: 16 September 1891, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Present-Day Vienna, Austria) Died: 13 June 1972, Geneva, Switzerland Original Name: Stephany Julienne Richter Stephanie was born to a poor Jewish family and before and during World War II worked with those in Britain who believed in appeasement…
“Who is against us? Petrograd, a bunch of aristocrats playing bridge and understanding nothing. I have been sitting on the throne for twenty-two years, I know Russia, I have travelled around the whole place, and I know that the people love our family.” 206: Alexandra Feodorovna The Last Russian Tsarina Born: 1 November 1872, Present-Day…
205: Mary von Vetsera Austrian Baroness and Mistress of Crown Prince Rudolf Born: 19 March 1871, Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Present-Day Vienna, Austria) Died: 30 January 1889, Mayerling, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Present-Day Mayerling, Austria) In what has become known as the Mayerling Incident both the bodies of Mary and Rudolf were found together in what looked like…