The Cross of Laeken

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Showing posts with label umberto. Show all posts

Showing posts with label umberto. Show all posts

Friday, January 8, 2010

Wedding of Umberto & Marie-José

On January 8, 1930, Princess Marie-José of Belgium married the heir to the Italian throne, Prince Umberto of Savoy, at the Quirinal Palace ...

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Engagement of Umberto & Marie-José

On October 24, 1929 (ominously enough, the infamous "Black Thursday," the first day of the Wall Street Crash) the engagement of Pr...

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Brothers, Sisters, & Cousins

King Leopold III of the Belgians with his wife, Queen Astrid, and their children. Leopold's sister, Queen Marie-José of Italy, with her ...

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