When Arturo E. Beéche founded Eurohistory in 1997, he envisioned the creation of a library of royal books encompassing all of Europe’s ruling and formerly ruling dynasties. Two decades later, and after more than 30 books and over 120 issues of Eurohistory, the royalty journal he founded in 1997, we bring you The Grand Ducal House of Hesse. This is the third German dynasty that Eurohistory publishes a book about, the first two being the Ducal House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and the Royal House of Bavaria (Volume I). This project is the culmination of more than two decades of research conducted by the authors. Beéche having already cooperated on several books and articles with Ms. Miller, a regular contributor to Eurohistory, pairing for another collaborative project was seamless. The Hesse and by Rhine Dynasty is one which Ms. Miller, better-known for her extensive work on the four daughters of Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse and by Rhine, with particular interest on Victoria Milford Haven, also feels passionately about. The result of years of research in Europe allowed Ms. Miller a unique insight into the lives of these four tragic sisters. The storyline begins in 1567. This was the year when the sons of Landgrave Philip “the Magnanimous” divided his vast lands among them. All branches of the Hessian dynasty stem from this territorial division. The Grand Ducal House of Hesse and by Rhine is among the most important German dynasties. Its members form a kaleidoscope of unique human beings: military and religious leaders, peculiar and heroic figures, talented artists and scientists, patrons of the arts and music, visionary and romantic architects, lucky and tragic people, dilettantes more interested in passing by than making a mark. They simply had it all. Their mark, not only in Darmstadt, but also throughout the Rhineland, is palpable in nearly every aspect of the region’s history, arts, letters, music, and architecture.
Included in this unique work, the Second Volume in a two-volume series, are 18 biographies of Russian grand dukes. These were the junior lines of the Russian Imperial Family at the time of the Revolution in 1917: Vladimirovichi, Pavlovichi, Konstantinovichi, Nikolaevichi and Mikhailovichi. The book is illustrated with exquisite and rare photographs of these intriguing men, their families and descendants. It also includes several family trees. The chapters were authored by some of today’s most recognised authors and scholars on the Romanov Dynasty.
–//–
Eurohistory vous présente l'étonnante histoire d'Ilana Miller sur Victoria, Elisabeth, Irène et Alix de Hesse et du Rhin, les petites-filles hessoises de la reine Victoria, Les Quatre Grâces. Cet excellent livre couvre la vie de ces quatre sœurs très tragiques. Mme Miller a fait des recherches approfondies pour nous rapprocher des quatre sœurs de Hesse. Le récit palpitant ne manquera pas de tenir le lecteur en haleine au fur et à mesure que la vie de ces femmes se déroule. Magnifiquement illustré de photos uniques des sœurs hessoises et de leurs descendants, ce livre relié promet de devenir un « incontournable » pour quiconque s'intéresse à l'histoire royale européenne et à la famille impériale russe. Le livre comprend également plusieurs arbres généalogiques aidant le lecteur à placer la vaste distribution de personnages dans une perspective historique.
–//–
Les Wittelsbach ont régné sur la Bavière et le Palatinat rhénan pendant près de 750 ans, ce qui fait de leur dynastie l’une des plus anciennes d’Europe. Leur histoire est non seulement marquée par une sublime exaltation, mais aussi par une perte profonde et douloureuse. Ils étaient des mécènes des arts et des lettres, des bâtisseurs incroyables, des scientifiques, des politiciens, des visionnaires et des personnalités exaspérantes. Ce premier volume retrace l’histoire de la famille depuis ses débuts au XIe siècle jusqu’à la vie du prince héritier Rupprecht, décédé en 1955. En fait, le livre lui est dédié, « le meilleur roi que la Bavière n’ait jamais eu ».
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire