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The Habsburg Philip II of Spain and his wife, the Tudor Mary I of England.Mary and Philip were first cousins once removed. The wedding of Nicholas II of Russia and Alix of Hesse (whose name was changed to Alexandra Feodorovna in the process), second cousins through their shared great-grandparents Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Wilhelmine of Baden
Often, alliances could be created between countries or strengthened within a country through intermarriage of two royal families. On the other hand, occasionally a member of a royal family married a commoner simply due to romantic feelings or physical attraction, and possibly to endear themselves to the general population by establishing that ...
This category lists those members of European royal families that were born a prince or princess, only to be disinherited (i.e. been stripped of their titles, fortune, etc.) for various reasons, often due to a morganatic marriage. Frequently, their titles were replaced with a lesser style.
Before she travelled to Spain, agreements shifted in Europe, the marriage was called off and Mary's brother Henry VIII made an alliance with the French king. Mary was instead married to the French king in 1514. [55] Louis XII of France to Mary Tudor, on 13 August 1514 [3] [54] Christian II of Denmark to Isabella of Austria, in 1514
This article's aim is to gather examples of transcontinental royal intermarriages, that is, royal intermarriage between royal families originating from different continents. One of the best-known instances of transcontinental royal intermarriage is the one between Alexander the Great , king of Macedon, and his three Persian wives, Roxana ...
The history of the Count of Rosenborg title is closely tied to the Danish royal family's regulations on dynastic marriages and succession rights. In the event that a member of the Danish royal family enters into a marriage without the explicit permission of the sovereign, that person renounces his or her own right of succession and that of his ...
The Norwegian royal family is facing some scandal amid Princess Märtha Louise ’s upcoming wedding ceremony to Durek Verrett, a controversial American self-professed shaman. Marius Borg Høiby ...
William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach remained childless for much of his early life, fueling speculation of the succession to his duchy. As a descendant of Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach through a younger son, firstly Hermann and secondly his brother were heir presumptives until the birth of Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1912.