The Cross of Laeken

Today is the 21st anniversary of a sad event, the death of King Baudouin of the Belgians.  Baudouin suffered a heart attack while on vacat...

Here is a description of the Belgian population's defiant celebration of their national holiday, commemorating the accession of Leo...

I did not know that the daughter of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette wrote poetry during her captivity. Here are some simple but poignant exc...

A floral portrait of Sisi. (Via History's Untold Treasures ).

I am happy to announce the news of the wedding of Prince Amedeo of Belgium and Elisabetta Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein.  The bride ...

Here is an appeal for peace launched by King Leopold III of the Belgians on August 23, 1939, along with the responses of other world leader...

Here is a striking miniature of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians.   With her dramatic red and gold dress, she almost reminds me of the ...

A portrait of Duchess Helene in Bavaria, one of the aunts of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians.  Helene, affectionately known as Néné, was t...

Brand Whitlock gives a moving account of the early days of World War I in Brussels.  Here is a description of an audience with Queen Elisab...

I had never heard until a few days ago on Elena Maria Vidal's blog that Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Angoulême, the daughte...