The Cross of Laeken

On September 8, 2012, the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Imre of Habsburg-Lorraine, a grands...

She did not like her Belgian in-laws, but she was an important figure in their lives and an iconic personality in her own right.

Otto von Habsburg (1912-2011), Crown Prince of Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, passed away today. Gareth Russell reflects thoughtfull...

An interesting critique of Sofia Coppola's film from  Tradition in Action.

In a moving series of articles, Elena Maria Vidal reviews a trilogy of films, starring Romy Schneider, and offering a rather idealized, but,...

A tribute to the beautiful aunt, godmother and namesake of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians. Apparently, the memory of her glamorous but tro...

The first cousin once removed of both King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie was the only child of Crown...

His hardheaded, pragmatic advice to his son-in-law, Archduke Maximilian of Austria, on the question of accepting the Mexican throne.   It is...

The favorite child of Empress Elisabeth, and a first cousin of the third Queen of the Belgians, Valerie was a deeply religious, charitable...

Claire Ridgway discusses the life of this remarkable Renaissance ruler and the influence of her highly cultured court on the young Anne Bole...

By a stroke of luck, I just found  this PhD dissertation , by Linda MacNayr of Queen's University, on the artistic portrayals of Empres...

The Mad Monarchist remembers the assassination of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837-1898).  Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians, of course, was...

Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians with Princes Xavier and Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma A doomed peace feeler during World War I. The two Bourb...

Marie-Amélie of Naples (1782-1866), Duchesse d'Orléans, later Queen of the French. Louise-Marie d'Orléans (1812-1850), Queen of the...

A fascinating piece of history . To quote: At an early age, Maximilian developed a keen interest in the sciences, particularly botany and h...

A while back, I linked to a short biography, by the Mad Monarchist , of Empress Carlota of Mexico, only daughter of King Leopold I and Que...

The Royal Forums reports on the passing of HI&RH Archduchess Regina, consort of HI&RH Archduke Otto (head of the House of Habsburg ...

Today is the anniversary of the infamous "Mayerling Incident," the supposed double suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, only...

Viola discusses Sissi's strenuous beauty regimen. In Winterhalter's famous portrait the Empress Elisabeth of Austria wears glitterin...

The Mad Monarchist reviews the 1939 film Juarez, starring Bette Davis as the tragic Belgian-born Empress Carlota of Mexico. More HERE. It ...