The Portuguese Royal family is often set aside in the larger spectre of the 19th century. Amidst successful reigns such as that of Queen Victoria, the turbulent and often impoverished Portuguese realm may seem relatively unremarkable from afar. But it is not quite so. Portuguese monarchs and their children were well-related through the many royalContinue reading “Antónia, Princess of Portugal, Princess of Hohenzollern.”
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Queen Victoria and her children
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always had an interest in family history and genealogy. So a couple of years ago, I started doing my personal research. So far, I’ve tracked my family’s line up to the late 1700s (in some cases, all the way back to 1640). These ancestors of mine were living,Continue reading “Queen Victoria and her children”
