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Ferdinand and Marie, the Crown Prince and Princess of Romania, pictured after their 1893 marriage Marie grew into a "lovely young woman" with "sparkling blue eyes and silky fair hair"; she was courted by several royal bachelors, including Prince George of Wales, who in 1892 became second in line to inherit the throne. [ 36 ]
Wedding Medal of Ferdinand I of Romania 1893 by Anton Scharff. Obverse. In Sigmaringen on 10 January 1893, Prince Ferdinand of Romania married his distant cousin, the Lutheran Princess Marie of Edinburgh, daughter of Anglican Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, and the Orthodox Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia.
Queen consort of Romania 1869–1914: Anton b.1841 – d.1866: Friedrich b.1843 – d.1904: Maria Luise b.1845 – d.1912: William b.1864 – d.1927 Prince of Hohenzollern r.1905–1927: Ferdinand b.1865 – d.1927 King of Romania 1914–1927: Marie of Edinburgh b.1875 – d.1938 Queen consort of Romania 1914–1927: Karl Anton b.1868 – d ...
A slice of wedding cake from the nuptials of the future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip — a full 77 years ago — has sold for over four times its expected value at auction.. After being found ...
The 77-year-old slice brought in four times its expected value at auction.
Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten were offered many cakes from well-wishers around the world [1] for their wedding on 20 November 1947. Of these they accepted 12. [2] [3] The principal, ‘official’ cake, served at the wedding breakfast, was baked by the Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie and Price.
Seven decades after Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding day — November 20, 1947 — a piece of their celebratory cake has been sold. The cake slice was recently sold at auction for ...
23. Prince Philip of Coburg-Kohary, husband of No. 18, was the elder brother of Ferdinand, who became the Tsar of Bulgaria in 1887. 24. Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly had only a few more months to live after this photo. The count, whose mother was a princess of Saxe-Coburg, was a cousin of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.