Posted by John R on November 22, 2012, 7:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Royal genealogy"
Yes indeed. Well the protestant faith restricted the choices somewhat. The dynasty was rather fragile at times and only became more prominent in 1813 with the establishment of a proper monarchy and a sizeable country with dito colonial assets. The UK survived the madness of King George but the Orange-Nassau dynasty almost went up in smoke because of all the antics of our King Gorilla. Fortunately his last drop saved the day.
--Previous Message-- : I know. : : It's curious because the Dutch RF didn't : make a great varieaty of alliances with the : grand dynasties of the Continent, with the : exception of Prussia, Russia, the UK and : Sweden, but the marriage of Queen Wilhelmina : with Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg links : Queen Beatrix to the Count of Paris, the : Duchess of Württemberg, the Duchess of : Calabria and the future Duke of Aosta, f.eg. : The last King of Portugal was also a : relative, as a Mecklenburg descendant. : : The marriage of Princess Louise with King : Carl XV of Sweden also makes the Danish and : Greek Queens Orange descendants, as well as : the Belgian, Luxembourgian and Norwergian : Sovereigns, not to mention members of the : Houses of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, : Schaumburg-Lippe and Castell-Castell. : : The marriage of Queen Juliana to Prince : Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld also makes : Queen Beatrix a direct relative to Archduke : Karl of Austria. : : Interesting things that those 'non-equal' : alliances won't improve. : : --Previous Message-- : Yes but now they are related to Bakers and : Electricians! : : But seriously, the O-N are also related to : the Imperial family of Russia through Prince : Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Somehow : that always seems to slip our minds. : : Hendrik's great grandmother was Helena : Pavlovna (1784-1803) a sister of Catharina : Pavlova and Anna Pavlovna. The latter was : the grandmother of Queen Wilhelmina. : : : : --Previous Message-- : It's rather nice to see how the marriage : between Princess Irene and the late Duke : Carlos Hugo links the present Duke of Parma : to the former Russian Imperial Family. : : A shame these genealogical links will 'fade : away' with the future generations. : : --Previous Message-- : From Maria Feodorovna to Beatrix: : : Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (Maria : Feodorovna of Russia) x Paul I of Russia : = Anna Pavlovna of Russia : : Anna Pavlovna of Russia x Willem II of the : Netherlands : = Willem III of the Netherlands : : Willem III of the Netherlands x Emma von : Waldeck und Pyrmont : = Wilhelmina of the Netherlands : : Wilhelmina of the Netherlands x Heinrich von : Mecklenburg-Schwerin : = Juliana of the Netherlands : : Juliana of the Netherlands x Bernhard zur : Lippe-Biesterfeld : = Beatrix of the Netherlands : : : : : : :
on November 22, 2012, 7:58 pm, in reply to "