tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post7604148237899540408..comments2024-02-14T22:57:55.638-05:00Comments on The Cross of Laeken: Josephine of Baden, grandmother of Albert IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-5795325866699116412011-06-23T00:29:16.693-04:002011-06-23T00:29:16.693-04:00Yes, I believe Marie-José made a comment to the ef...Yes, I believe Marie-José made a comment to the effect that her father had inherited something of the expression of his mother's eyes.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-84260810196155043492011-06-22T20:03:47.794-04:002011-06-22T20:03:47.794-04:00Beautiful and serene looking lady.
Albert must ha...Beautiful and serene looking lady.<br /><br />Albert must have inherited his soulful looking eyes from his mother's side of the family!Ellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-8685454781862451562011-06-22T02:08:51.649-04:002011-06-22T02:08:51.649-04:00She died at Sigmaringen 19 June 1900 (aged 86)...She died at Sigmaringen 19 June 1900 (aged 86)Serarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-31272292505946231172011-06-21T13:37:14.157-04:002011-06-21T13:37:14.157-04:00Yes, they seem to blend the great families of both...Yes, they seem to blend the great families of both pre- and post- revolutionary Europe.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-55149134078099352072011-06-21T13:27:43.453-04:002011-06-21T13:27:43.453-04:00The Belgian royal family probably has one of the m...The Belgian royal family probably has one of the most interesting pedigrees in Europe. At one side they descend from all the great dynasties of both the Catholic and Protestant world (Bourbon, Habsburg-Lorraine, Braganza, Wittelsbach, Orange-Nassau, Hohenzollern, etc), but they also have a lot of ancestors who belonged to Napoleonic families (Bernadotte, Murat, Beauharnais, Clary). It's really interesting!Jorgenoreply@blogger.com