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.
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Eurohistory te trae la asombrosa historia de Ilana Miller sobre Victoria, Elisabeth, Irene y Alix de Hesse y del Rin, las nietas de Hesse de la reina Victoria, Las cuatro Gracias. Este excelente libro cubre la vida de estas cuatro hermanas muy trágicas. La Sra. Miller realizó una investigación exhaustiva para acercarnos a las cuatro hermanas de Hesse. La emocionante narrativa seguramente mantendrá al lector atrapado a medida que se desarrollan las vidas de estas mujeres. Magníficamente ilustrado con fotos únicas de las hermanas de Hesse y sus descendientes, este libro de tapa dura promete convertirse en una "lectura obligada" para cualquier persona interesada en la historia real europea y la familia imperial rusa. El libro también incluye varios árboles genealógicos que ayudan al lector a ubicar al extenso elenco de personajes en perspectiva histórica.
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Los Wittelsbach gobernaron Baviera y Renania Palatinado durante casi 750 años, lo que convirtió a su dinastía en una de las familias que más tiempo ha gobernado en Europa. La suya es una historia no solo de exaltación sublime, sino también de profundas y dolorosas pérdidas. Fueron mecenas de las artes y las letras, increíbles constructores, científicos, políticos, visionarios y personalidades enloquecedoras. Este primer volumen cubre la historia de la familia desde sus inicios en el siglo XI hasta la vida del príncipe heredero Ruperto, que murió en 1955. De hecho, el libro está dedicado a él, "el mejor rey que Baviera nunca tuvo".
