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Post by observer on Jun 6, 2013 2:31:56 GMT
???Looking for information on Gustav von Netter von Kumarnsky(spelling?), Count de Lodzia of Poland. He was made a Count by King Carol the First. His son, Julian de Lodzia married my aunt Julia Meehleib. Julian de Lodzia was born in Sulina, Romania. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely and respectfully, I am interested in your comment that your relative-by-marriage was made a count by King Carol I. Presumably this is Carol I of Rumania? I am interested because it is my understanding that all the monarchical Constitutions of Rumania, like those of all the other Balkan monarchies (i.e., Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia/Yugoslavia) prohibited the sovereign from granting noble titles (except sometimes to members of their own families). I know that the title of "Duke of Sparta," sometimes stated to belong to the Greek Diadoch, was not permitted to be used in Greece. Could you say when and under what circumstances Carol I created a Pole a Rumanian count?
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Post by observer on May 25, 2013 6:32:29 GMT
As she has full succession rights and both royal and government approval for her marriage as required by the Swedish constitution, she will retain her titles of princess and duchess. Her position differs from that of her aunts who did not have succession rights at the time of their marriages.
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Post by observer on May 25, 2013 6:23:42 GMT
I believe that among British bookmakers the names Elizabeth, Alexandra and Diana are the front-runners at 6-1, while George and Charles are the current favourite names for a baby boy at 14-1.
The odds on the child being a baby girl at 2-5 and a boy at 2-1.
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Post by observer on May 17, 2013 8:27:53 GMT
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Post by observer on May 7, 2013 22:43:52 GMT
An appeals court in the Balearic Islands, by a 2-1 decision, has ruled that the preliminary charges against Princess Cristina of Spain in the financial corruption case involving her husband will be dropped.
Apparently the judges agreed with the prosecutors and Princess Cristina's defense team that there was insufficient evidence to bring the preliminary charges against her.
If the prosecutors agreed that there was insufficient evidence, why were the charges brought in the first place?
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Post by observer on Apr 28, 2013 2:57:58 GMT
During his trip to Canada, which Cinderella notes elsewhere, the Duke of Edinburgh has received the insignias of Companion of the Order of Canada and Commander of the Order of Military Merit.
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Post by observer on Mar 29, 2013 10:15:02 GMT
Australian Prime Minister, an avowed republican, has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth's "distinguished" service as head of the Commonwealth over many decades. She sees the institution of head as standing above politics, and stated ""For Australia's part, I am sure the Queen's successor as monarch will one day serve as head of the Commonwealth with the same distinction as her Majesty has done."
This is the latest in a series of similar comments from distinguished persons. So, while some countries may become republics when the Queen dies, it seems more than likely Charles will succeed her as head of the Commonwealth.
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Post by observer on Mar 27, 2013 22:03:00 GMT
The British Red Cross Society has announced that Prince Charles has made a "significant" donation to its Syrian Appeal in the wake of the visit he and the Duchess of Cornwall made to Jordan, where they saw saw at first had the conditions of the Syrian refugees. Charles is president of the British Red Cross society. The donation will be split between the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the Jordanian Red Crescent societies.
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Post by observer on Mar 21, 2013 22:30:44 GMT
According to the BBC, the 77-year old Duke of Kent has been hospitalized after suffering a mild stroke. He is expected to recover and resume his duties, however.
He has been Duke since 1942, or for more than 70 years.
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Post by observer on Mar 10, 2013 22:48:48 GMT
The Swedish Royal court has announced the death of March 10 of Welsh-born Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, widow of Prince Bertil, at the age of 97.
She and the prince lived together for 33 years before marrying, to avoid a constitutional crisis and for the sake of the crown because their marriage at that time would have been morganatic and there was no other heir than the current king. If they had married, Bertil, like his brothers, would have lost his place in the succession.
They had no children. She suffered from ALzheimer's Disease in the last years of her life.
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Post by observer on Feb 28, 2013 22:35:18 GMT
Information from Wikipedia. If this is a response to my comment, my answer is that I didn't need to consult Wikipedia as I specialized in European history in my undergraduate degree in Modern History, Politics and Economics way back in the 1960s - just before I became a full time academic. See Mark Berry's interesting article on the importance of "in" versus "of": www.academia.edu/1251694/The_King_in_Prussia
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Post by observer on Feb 26, 2013 13:38:20 GMT
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Post by observer on Feb 26, 2013 0:26:46 GMT
1713 King Frederick I of Prussia died. Although Frederick I did indeed die in 1713, I believe that legally he was not King OF Prussia, but only King IN Prussia. The title King OF Prussia was not used till 1772. I understand that law within the Holy Roman Empire (HRE) at the time did not allow for any kings, save Bohemia, of Germany and of the Romans, within the HRE. Frederick was allowed by the Emperor Leopold I to style himself as King in Prussia because his Prussian territories (as opposed to those of Brandenburg, etc.) were not part of the HRE. Frederick II - the Great - was the first to use the style King of Prussia.
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Post by observer on Feb 21, 2013 4:04:37 GMT
There are reports that the former Nepalese crown prince, Paras Shah, is unconscious and in intensive care after heart surgery in Bangkok's Samitivej Hospital after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday 19th February.
Apparently neither his wife nor his parents are among family members traveling to Bangkok from Nepal to visit his bedside.
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Post by observer on Feb 21, 2013 2:43:11 GMT
I seem to recall in Canon Law, they do not refer to this as an abdication. Which is odd given the Pope is essentially an absolute monarch. It will be interesting to see what his status turns out to be following all this. King Sargon I believe that the difference may be because the Pope is Head of State ex officio because he was elected Bishop of Rome and, thus, Pope. When he ceases to be Bishop of Rome he ceases to be Head of State of the Vatican City. In some ways, the position of Bishop of Rome and Head of State is comparable to that of the Bishop of Urgel in Spain and the President of the French Republic who, because of their positions, are ex officio Co-Princes of Andorra. When they cease to be the former, they also cease to be the latter, with no abdication necessary. "Pope," incidentally, is NOT one of the official titles of the Bishop of Rome, which are: Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the State of Vatican City, Servant of the Servants of God."
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