A Family of Kings: The descendants of Christian IX of Denmark
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1910198129 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 428 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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The outstanding success of Theo Aronson's previous book, Grandmama of Europe, confirms his reputation as a chronicler of the fortunes of Europe's ruling houses. In 1863, Queen Victoria decreed that Edward, Prince of Wales, should marry Princess Alexandra, daughter of the obscure and unsophisticated heir to the Danish throne. The beauty, grace and charm of Prince Christian's daughter had prevailed over the Queen's intense dislike of the Danish royal house, and had even persuaded the embarrassingly difficult Bertie to agree to the match. Without doubt, the chic and beautiful Alexandra epitomized the spectacular flowering of the Danish dynasty; and just as she brought an unprecedented popularity to the sobriety of the English court, so her brothers and sisters helped enliven the staid European scene. It is an intimate, domestic study of a close-knit family, the individual personalities, and the courts to which they came. For, in the year that Alexandra became Princess of Wales, her brother Willie was elected King of the Hellenes ; her father at last succeeded to the Danish throne; her sister Dagmar was soon to become wife of the future Tsar Alexander III of Russia; and her youngest sister Thyra later married the de jure King of Hanover. A Family of Kings is the story of the crowned children and grandchildren of Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark, focusing on the half-century before the First World War.
Waimau said Four Stars. Not literature but extremely well researched and very informative.. ned marshall said Four Stars. Yes. Informative and well paced. Apparently quite accurate. THE LOVELY STORY OF THE DANISH COURT, OR, WE COULD NOT HAVE MADE IT WITHOUT THE DANES Hui Shen ben Israel A FAMILY OF KINGS: THE CHILDREN OF [KING] CHRISTIAN IX OF DENMARK by THEO ARONSON (2012, 428 pages) ~This is an excellent book about the backstory of the royal Danish House of Schleswig-Holstein, which is frequently mistaken for a German house. Christian of Denmark (House of Oldenburg) was chosen to be king early in the 19th century, and his friendly, humble, practical-joking, warm happy family gave Europe its crowned heads.This book is the excellent though slightly abbreviated story of King Christian, whom Tennyson nicknamed "The Sea-King", his wife (Louise of Hesse, she was German), and his very high-profile chil
Among the widely read are Grandmama of Europe, The King in Love, and Napoleon and Josephine. . About the Author Theo Aronson is the author of over twenty works of royal historical biography, published in eleven languages. In the course of researching and writing these books he has interviewed major and minor members of Britain’s royal family and members of the royal households, as well as various officials, servants, friends and others whose lives are in some way connected with the monarchy
Among the widely read are Grandmama of Europe, The King in Love, and Napoleon and Josephine. Theo Aronson is the author of over twenty works of royal historical biography, published in eleven languages. . In the course of researching and writing these books he has interviewed major and minor members of Britain’s royal family and members of the royal