"To be or not to be" Thursday (List of Living Royal Personalities 5)

Following last week's post we have reached the penultimate tier of our list of all the Royal and Noble personalities featured in our blog to date. This list is of the rest of the Nobility from all over Europa. To view all the preceding lists follow the links just below.

http://daniel-s-world.blogspot.com/2013/09/to-be-or-not-to-be-thursday-list-of.html

http://daniel-s-world.blogspot.com/2013/10/to-be-or-not-to-be-thursday-list-of.html

http://daniel-s-world.blogspot.com/2013/11/to-be-or-not-to-be-thursday-list-of.html

      http://daniel-s-world.blogspot.com/2014/02/to-be-or-not-to-be-thursday-list-of_20.html

Her Ladyship the Marchioness Londondery. She is the 1st cousin of the Duke of Marlboro.

 His Lordship, the Earl Cartwright. He is the 2nd cousin of the Crown Prince Imperial and the brother in law of the Grand Duke of Serbieski.

Her Ladyship Countess Cartwright. She is the wife of the Earl Cartwright and the sister of the Marquis D'Bacquemme.

Her Royal Highness Dowager Countess Cartwright. She is the mother of the current Earl Cartwright and the wife of the Crown Prince Imperial's deceased cousin once removed.

His Excellency Count Szanguscko. He is the Head of the Noble House of Szanguscko and younger brother of the Prince of Northwold. 

Highborn Mercedes Szanguscko. She is the younger sister of the Prince of Northwold. 

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His Excellency Count De Lumbre is a distant cousin of Queen Maria of Hispania. He chooses to stay entirely out of the public eye.

Her Excellency Countess De Lumbre is the wife of the Count De Lumbre and a celebrated Flamenco Dancer.

His Lordship the Earl Basquith. He is a distant cousin of the Kings of Scotney.

Her Ladyship Countess Basquith. She is the wife of the Earl Basquith and a  2nd cousin of the Duke of Swann. She eschews the public eye.

Her Excellency the Countess Tolstoievski. She is the Head of the Noble House of Tolstoievski and a distant cousin of the Tsars of Ruskiana.

His Lordship Viscount Hayz. He is descended from the first Viscount who gained his Britanian title for serving as Prime Minister in the late 1700's. 

Her Ladyship Viscountess Hayz. She is the wife of the Viscount hayz and the daughter of the Duchess of Aragon.

His Lordship Admiral Viscount Faraway. Originally Mr Aidan Hyland decended from the Barons Hyland in Scotney he was created Viscount Faraway in Swann for his services as Admiral of the Swanobian Fleet. He is also considered a very close friend of the Duke of Swann.

His Lordship the Baron D'Rothchild. He is the 1st cousin to Prince Louis D'Pont du Lac and a 2nd cousin to the Marquis D'Bacquemme. 

Her Highness Baroness D'Rothchild. She is the wife of the Baron D'Rothchild and the sister of the Grand Duke of Serbieski.

Her Highness Princess D'Pont Du Lac Dowager Baroness D'Rothchild is the mother of current baron D'Rothchild and the aunt of the current Prince Louis D'Pont du Lac.

Her Ladyship Baroness Klariowna. She is a 1st cousin of the Prince of Northwold. 

The Honourable Baronetess Rosenbloom. She was elevated to the title in 2011 for services rendered to the Crown Prince Imperial.

The Honourable Lady Loelia Jennings. She is the sister of the Duke of Marlboro and the Duke of Toledo.

The Honourable Lady Ferrox. She is the sister of the Duchess of Argyle.

Sir Charles Jennings a 1st cousin of the Duke of Marlboro and the High Stewart to the Duke of Swann. 

"To be or not to be" Thursday (List of Living Royal Personalities 4)

We haven't completed our list and this post is very belated as the last one was mid November 2013. The next tier of our extended list deals with the close family of the mediatized dynasties followed by the highest ranking Nobility. To view the previous lists leading up to this one, follow the links below. 

http://daniel-s-world.blogspot.com/2013/09/to-be-or-not-to-be-thursday-list-of.html

http://daniel-s-world.blogspot.com/2013/10/to-be-or-not-to-be-thursday-list-of.html

http://daniel-s-world.blogspot.com/2013/11/to-be-or-not-to-be-thursday-list-of.html

Her Grand Ducal Highness, Princess Delarese, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Reichenthal. She is the daughter and heir of the current Grand Duke of Reichenthal.

Her Highness Princess Sonja of Reichenthal. She is the paternal aunt of the current Grand Duke of Reichenthal.

Highborn Count Valdemar Von Bismarck. He is the younger brother of the King of Syldavia who is also the Count Von Bismarck, Elector of Bismarck. 

Highborn Countess Miranda Von Bismarck. She is the younger sister of the King of Syldavia who is also the Count Von Bismarck, Elector of Bismarck. 

Her Serene Highness The Princess Von Hohen und Silberstein. She, as head of the non-electorate House of Hohen und Silberstein, is the preeminent Noble in Syldavia. 

Her Grace, The Duchess of Aragon. She, as head of the House of Aragon, is the preeminent Noble in Hispania. She is a 1st cousin of the Queen of Hispania and is married Don Pedro Di Silva who chooses to stay entirely out of the public eye.

His Grace, The Duke of Argyle. He, as head of the House of Argyle, is the preeminent Noble in the former Kingdom of Scotney. He is married to the Countess Dysart. 

Her Grace, The Duchess of Argyle, Countess Dysart. She is married to the Duke of Argyle.

His Grace, The Duke of Marlboro. He, as head of the House of Marlboro, is the preeminent Noble in the former Kingdom of Britania. He is married to Madame Francine D'Bacquemme, aunt of the Marquis D'Bacquemme. He is the elder brother of the Duke of Toledo and Lady Loelia Jennings.

Her Grace, The Duchess of Marlboro. She is the wife of the Duke of Marboro and aunt of the Marquis D'Bacquemme.

Tiaras and Trinkets on Tuesday (Crown Jewels of the World)

A list of all the existing Major Crown Jewels in the world will give all our fans a sense of the grandeur of the historic collections being preserved in the greater Europa. Our list will only focus on the main Crown Regalia and not the entire collections of each country.

The nationally symbolic Crown Jewels of Syldavia consist of a King's Crown and Queen's Crown.

The Kingdom or Normandia only has a Crown for the monarch be it a King or a Queen. In the case of a King, his wife would wear the Queen Consort's Tiara.

Hispania also only employs a single Crown as the preeminent part of its historic Crown Jewels.

The Principality of Swann has a Crown, Orb and Scepter as its Royal symbols.

The Principality of Wallachia has a Crown for the reigning Prince that is rarely worn. There is a smaller Crown for a Consort which is a veritable copy of the main Crown.

The Grand Duchy of Hanoveria does not place a lot of symbolic value on the concept of Crowns. A Crown does exist and is depicted on Crests and official symbols of state.

The Islands of Arcwhite do not employ symbolic Crown Jewels per sé but they do have this Medieval Headpiece that is one of the oldest diadems in all of Europa and is worn during event of high formality in Arcwhite. 

The major element of the Monagask Crown Jewels would be this almost 2000 year old golden wreath.

Fulco D'Este, although a modern democracy that has ousted its monarchy, has retained its national symbols of which this Crown is the main feature. The Crown is made of iron and is symbolic more of the people of Fulco D'Este's independence than the former monarchs.

This Crown, along with it's female counterpart is all that remains of the spectacular Ruskian Crown Jewel Collection. It is being displayed in the Ruskian capital after its rediscovery almost 70 years after it was thought lost.

The old Empire of Perlistan used this Crown as the greatest symbol of its monarchy. An Empress' Crown, Emerald Parure and a Scepter completed the official Crown Jewels Collection. 

The Electorate Grand Duchy of Reichenthal was once a Kingdom with a complete Crown Jewel Collection. The Crown of Reichenthal is all that seemingly remains of that former collection. 

There is no greater or more spectacular Crown jewel Collection than that of the United Empire of Scot-Britania. The main elements of the collection can be seen above and was saved the destruction of the 1996 Revolution through the foresight of Empress Crystobel.

Many collections like those of  Franconia and Britania faced documented destruction and some disappeared into the recesses of history. Who knows, this list may be added to in future. 

What's Up Wednesday (Duke of Swann's State Visit to Wallachia)

Todays post is a day late but better slightly late than never. Here follows our report on the 3 day State Visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Swann to the Grand Principality of Wallachia. Although the visit was politically motivated with topics like military alliances and the still controversial Arcwhite Power Plant looming on the Wallachian border. The visit was also poignantly between two cousins. The two took one afternoon out from their busy schedule to go on a private horse riding excursion in the mountains outside the capital. However the main purpose of the visit was a reassessment of the two countries military alliance, an inspection of the Swanobial naval base which is situated a stones throw from the Syldavian border and the Arcwhite PowerPlant, and an evaluation of the same Power Plant's impact on the surrounding coast line. 

The Duke of Swann was visibly happy to see and spend some time with his ageing aunt Princess Suzanna, the mother of the reigning Princess of Wallachia. One of the hot topics undoubtedly discussed amongst them as family must have been the and the upcoming wedding of the Duke of Swann's sister and the Arch Duke of Fulco D'Este. 

As usual to a State Visit the intinerary finally culminated in a State Banquet held at Hunedoar Castle. Princess Xenia hosted the banquet wearing a red velvet dress and Empress Crystobel's Cameos, bought at auction last year.

A close up of the two Heads of State and cousins. 

The full attendance of Royals included from left; the Princess of Wallachia's husband Baron Bagrazia, The Princess of Wallachia, the Duke of Swann and Princess Suzanna. 

The Duke of Swann took the opportunity to pose for a special photo with his aunt. The strong family ties between the two Royal families were very evident on this otherwise very diplomatic and politically motivated State Visit. 

Wonderful Weekends (State Portrait of The Princess of Wallachia)

As per tradition, in conjunction with a State Visit, Princess Xenia released these State Portraits in anticipation of her cousin, the Duke of Swann's visit next week. The ruler of Wallachia is said to look forward to the diplomatic as well as family visit. The event will strengthen the more than friendly links between the two cousins and respective nations. 

Her Serene Highness posed for the State Portraits in the Castle of Hunedoar, the Family Seat of the Draculesti Family who have ruled over the region for centuries. 

Here we see Princess Xenia include her Consort, Baron Bagrazia in this close up portrait. The Princess wears historic sapphires and the Order of the Ublient's badge and sash. 

The world famous painter, Ricardo Schpieler from Reichenthal, was asked to do a painting inspired by the photo shoot. He had less than a month to complete it and came up with this masterpiece.

We look forward to the impending State Visit from the Duke of Swann.