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Crowned in a Far Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Brides
Crowned in a Far Country Portraits of Eight Royal Brides Author:Princess Michael of Kent Princess Michael, herself much-traveled tells the stories of eight princesses: Catherine the Great of Russia, a powerful and passionate woman as merciless to her enemies as she was generous to her favorites; Marie Antoinette, the embodiment of feminity and frivolity whose life ended in stark tragedy; her sister Maria Carolina, Queen of Naples an... more »d the Two Sisilies; the enchanting sophisticate Eugenie, Empress of Prussia, and Queen Victoria's eldest daughter; Alexandra, Queen Consort of Edward VII, a rare combination of beauty and goodness, and her sparkling sister, Marie Feodorovna, Tsarina of Russia; and the plain but worthy Leopoldina, a Habsburg and first Empress of Brazil.
Each princess has her own successes and tragedies and exerts her own fascination. An interesting and entertaining account of their lives sets them against a vivid panarama of the life and times of their adopted countries, shedding an intriguing and unfamiliar light on some of the most influential personalities and turbulent events of the last 250 years of European history.« less
ISBN-13: 9781555840112 ISBN-10: 1555840116 Publication Date: 1986 Pages:192 Edition:1st American ed Rating: