tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post7395066713506271097..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Queen Victoria's Ghost: Her Majesty's 1914 European Familysnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-29701797716627632372014-02-16T20:52:58.501-08:002014-02-16T20:52:58.501-08:00A real aid, thank you. A real aid, thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-17434041397494564112014-02-05T14:56:15.996-08:002014-02-05T14:56:15.996-08:00What a fine graphic!What a fine graphic!Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-92000570553792098772014-02-05T11:39:29.649-08:002014-02-05T11:39:29.649-08:00Thanks so much, Diane. I love this stuff, clearly....Thanks so much, Diane. I love this stuff, clearly.Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227689140802527932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-30104417116697165892014-02-05T11:37:24.533-08:002014-02-05T11:37:24.533-08:00Indeed! And there was no male issue, so poor A-H s...Indeed! And there was no male issue, so poor A-H sits in isolation :)Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227689140802527932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-75264309698360581222014-02-05T11:13:18.371-08:002014-02-05T11:13:18.371-08:00You can tell that I find this stuff interesting. A...You can tell that I find this stuff interesting. A little more research shows that Archduke Rudolf, the son of Franz Josef and 'crown prince' of Austria was married to Princess Stephanie of Belgium, daughter of Leopold II and granddaughter of Queen Victoria's uncle Leopold. So, if Rudolf had ever succeeded to the crown, there would have been a connection. Of course, Rudolf died in a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392374641232161890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-14998265925735682942014-02-05T10:58:32.740-08:002014-02-05T10:58:32.740-08:00Kimball, thanks so much for this. I have read lots...Kimball, thanks so much for this. I have read lots of books about Victoria, her children, and the Willy-Nicky-George aspect, and looked at family trees, but this graphic is really stunning in its impact. Diane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794521230958515051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-82032788903057496692014-02-05T10:50:13.863-08:002014-02-05T10:50:13.863-08:00Yes, interesting point. Of course, Hapsburgs were ...Yes, interesting point. Of course, Hapsburgs were Catholic (and yes, so was the Spanish monarch, but that was something of an anomalous marriage for a member of the British royals) and pretty much only married each other : ).Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16227689140802527932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-37664292941863123132014-02-05T10:09:12.517-08:002014-02-05T10:09:12.517-08:00Here's another observation. About everybody se...Here's another observation. About everybody seemed to be kin to about everybody else, except for the Hapsburgs, who seem to have been isolated. Would events have been affected if there had been a Hapsburg connection, too?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392374641232161890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-77408643935942397432014-02-05T09:41:09.847-08:002014-02-05T09:41:09.847-08:00What an incredible graphic! We've always heard...What an incredible graphic! We've always heard about George, Willy and Nicky being cousins. It has never been clear to me that Willy and Nicky were actually second cousins once removed, but the Czarina was Willy's first cousin. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392374641232161890noreply@blogger.com