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Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson


Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, ("Christina Louise Helena", born 3 August 1943) is the youngest of four older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She generally uses the name Christina Magnuson. Christina was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm as the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. She is the granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. She met her future husband, Tord Magnuson, at a lunch in
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Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson


Stockholm in 1961. Her engagement to Magnuson was announced on 1 February 1974. The couple married on 15 June 1974 in the Palace Church of the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Because of her morganatic marriage, she lost her style of "Royal Highness" and from the king received the courtesy title of "Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson", a policy begun by the previous king when her older sisters Margaretha and Désirée were married before her. Under the Swedish constitution at that time, they, as women, and her descendants
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Tord Magnuson


Tord Gösta Magnuson (born 7 April 1941) is a Swedish business executive and the Consul General for Mauritius. He is married to Princess Christina of Sweden, the youngest of the older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf. With the deaths of John Ambler in 2008, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern in 2016 and Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld in 2017, Magnuson is the only living brother-in-law of Carl XVI Gustaf. Magnuson is the son of Lennart Magnuson (MSE) and his wife Gerda (born "Klemming")
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Princess Birgitta of Sweden


Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern ("Birgitta Ingeborg Alice"; born 19 January 1937) is an elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf. Born at Haga Palace in Stockholm, she is the second child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and a granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf. Her sisters are Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, and Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson. She is a first cousin of Queen Margrethe II
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Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson


were not eligible to inherit the throne. The couple have three sons: Carl "Gustaf" Victor (b. 1975), an economist; Tord "Oscar" Frederik (born 1977), an eyewear designer; and "Victor" Edmund Lennart (born 1980), a game designer. She chaired of the Swedish Red Cross for nine years, and through her friendship with Kjerstin Dellert for many years has been chairman of the Ulriksdal Palace theatre's friendship society. In October 2016, it was announced that Magnuson has been
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Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland


at Drottningholm Palace and is a member of the Swedish royal family from the House of Bernadotte. She was christened at The Royal Palace Church on 31 August 1982, her godparents being her father's maternal cousin the Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, her maternal uncle Walther L. Sommerlath, her father's paternal cousin Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and her paternal aunt Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson. She was given the honorary title of Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland. It was the first time since the early 17th century (
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Swedish Women's Educational Association


30 countries on five continents. SWEA International's chairman since 2016 is Christina Hallmert. In 1979, SWEA International was founded in Los Angeles by Agneta Nilsson. Princess Christina Mrs. Magnuson is the association's honorary president. Since 1989, SWEA International has selected a Swedish Woman of the Year (abbreviated ÅSK, for "Årets Svenska Kvinna") annually. The recipient is announced during SWEA's annual meeting each spring and is recognized during the annual "Sweden dinner" organized each summer by one of the chapters located in Sweden.
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MV Gustafsberg VII


VII" and, at the wedding of Princess Christina and Tord Magnuson, transported the royal couple and their wedding guests from Stockholm to Drottningholm Palace. In 1985, the "Gustafsberg VII" was converted to diesel power, and her original steam engines were transferred to the Oskarshamn Maritime Museum, where they are still on display. In 2013, she reprised her 1974 role, by carrying the guests of the wedding between Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill from Stockholm to Drottningholm. The "Gustafsberg VII" is operated by Strömma Kanalbolaget on
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Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania


Maria Christina of Austria (10 November 1574 – 6 April 1621), was a Princess of Transylvania by marriage to Sigismund Báthory, and for a period in 1598 elected sovereign Princess regnant of Transylvania. She was the daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria, the son of Emperor Ferdinand I, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. Her elder brother Archduke Ferdinand, succeeded as Holy Roman Emperor in 1619. On 7 February 1595 was received in Graz the formal petition of marriage between Maria Christina and Sigismund Báthory, ruling Prince of Transylvania
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The Prince's Progress and Other Poems


The Prince's Progress and Other Poems is Christina Rossetti's second volume of poetry, published by Macmillan in 1866. Christina's brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti designed the illustrations and bindings for the publication, just as he had for her first volume, "Goblin Market and Other Poems". "The Prince's Progress" tells the story of a princess awaiting the return of her prince. After tarrying due to a series of temptations and self-indulgences, the prince returns only to find that the princess has died. Dante Gabriel
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Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1770–1851)


Maria Christina of Saxony (Maria Christina Albertina Carolina; 7 December 1770 – 24 November 1851) was a Princess of Saxony. She was the Princess of Carignano and later Princess of Montléart by marriage. Maria Christina was the only child of Prince Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, himself son of King Augustus III of Poland, and his wife, Franciszka Krasińska. Her parents married secretly in Warsaw in 1760. Her mother was created a princess (Princess Franziska Krasińska) in her own right due to her marriage. Her
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Princess Christina of the Netherlands


Princess Christina of the Netherlands (Maria Christina; born 18 February 1947) is the youngest of four daughters of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Princess Christina, known then as Princess Marijke (her first name in Dutch), was born on 18 February 1947, at Soestdijk Palace, Baarn Netherlands. Her mother was the then Princess Juliana, only child and heir presumptive of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. At the time of her birth, she was fifth in the line of succession to
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Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse


Aunt at Westminster Abbey, walking in the procession led by her maternal grandmother, Princess Alice. Christina and her cousin Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg spent the winter of 1955-1956 living in London, where Christina studied the restoration of paintings under Anthony Blunt. It was reported that the princesses' closest friend in England was Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia. They had met him the previous year in Portugal, and he thought they were lonely in London. Princess Christina of Hesse married Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia, the youngest son of
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Maria Euphrosyne of Zweibrücken


tried to act as a mediator. Maria Euphrosyne had a close relationship with her brother Charles, and did what she could to support his planned marriage with Christina. At the coronation of her brother King Charles X Gustavus in 1654, Maria Euphrosyne was granted the rank and status of a Royal Princess of Sweden. This was opposed by some parts of the nobility. Maria Euphrosyne did not use the title of Countess, but was generally referred to as Princess. Maria Euphrosyne visited both her spouse and her brother in warfare: she
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Christina of Denmark


to marry again. Christina was present at the Diet of Augsburg in 1547 with her aunt Mary of Hungary and dowager princess Anne of Orange. A marriage was discussed between Christina and king Sigismund of Poland during the diet. She was also courted by Marquis Albert of Brandenburg, Lord of Culmbach and Burgrave of Nuremberg, whose infatuation with her attracted attention. She opposed the marriage of her brother-in-law Nicolas of Vaudemont and Margaret of Egmont, because she feared it would displease France. In March 1549, she made
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Princess Carolina, Marchioness of Sala


Princess Maria "Carolina" Christina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala (born 23 June 1974), is the fourth and youngest child of Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, and is a member of the Royal and Ducal House of Bourbon-Parma, as well as of the Dutch Royal Family. Princess Carolina was born at 23 June 1974 in Nijmegen. She has two older brothers, Prince Carlos, the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma, and Prince Jaime. She
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Princess Carolina, Marchioness of Sala


also has one older sister, Princess Margarita. She was baptised at the Castle of Lignières in France with Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Princess Christina of the Netherlands and Princess Maria de las Nieves of Bourbon-Parma as her godparents. In 1981, when she was six, her parents decided to divorce. She moved together with her mother and her brothers and sister to the Soestdijk Palace (Baarn), the then residence of the former Queen of the Netherlands. They lived at the palace for a number of years with
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Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland


apparent. The only two princesses of Sweden to be born first in line for the throne were heir presumptive at their birth: Christina (who eventually became queen regnant) and Hedwig Sophia (who was superseded by a younger brother). As second in line to the Swedish throne, Princess Estelle has been in the public eye since birth. On 17 May 2014, two-year-old Princess Estelle inaugurated a fairytale path, named in her honour as "Duchess Estelle's Fairytale Path" in Tåkern, Östergötland. At
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Princess Christina of the Netherlands


improvement in her vision so that she could attend school and live a relatively normal life. As Christina's eye treatments went on, Prince Bernhard introduced Princess Juliana to the faith healer Greet Hofmans, who came to have a great influence on Juliana, giving rise to the Dutch Royal Court crisis of 1948–1956. In June 2018, it was announced that Princess Christina had been diagnosed with bone cancer. While living in New York, under the name Christina van Oranje, the Princess met and started a relationship with a Cuban exile named
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Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden


Princess Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden (Swedish: "Kristina Ingesdotter") (11th century – 18 January 1122) was a Swedish princess and a princess consort of Veliky Novgorod, Rostov and Belgorod, by marriage to Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev. Christina was the daughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden and Queen Helena. Helena was the sister of Blot-Sven King of Sweden. She was likely the eldest of the three royal daughters, being married before her sisters Margaret and Catherine. Christina was married to Mstislav,
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Ann Magnuson


as a snarky cigarette girl in director Susan Seidelman's 1985 independent film hit "Desperately Seeking Susan", which also helped launch the acting career of singer Madonna. Magnuson went on to star in Seidelman's "Making Mr. Right" (1987), a poorly received science-fiction romance about an android played by John Malkovich. Concurrently, Magnuson developed an underground following as lead vocalist of the band Bongwater, formed in 1985 with producer-musician Mark Kramer. Bongwater released four "avant garde" albums and a debut EP
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Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1735–1782)


Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (Maria Christina Anna Theresa Salomea Eulalia Francisca Xaveria; 12 February 1735 – 19 November 1782) was a Princess of Saxony and later Abbess of Remiremont. She was the daughter of Augustus III of Poland, Elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (as Augustus II), and Maria Josepha of Austria, first cousin of Empress Maria Theresa. Maria Christina was born at the Wilanów Palace in Poland. She came from a close family and her
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Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse


Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse (; 10 January 1933 – 22 November 2011) was the eldest daughter of Prince Christoph of Hesse, nephew of Germany's last emperor Wilhelm II, and of Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark. A niece by marriage of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, from 1956 to 1962 she was married to Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia, a son of Alexander I of Yugoslavia. Born in Germany on 10 January 1933 at Friedrichshof Castle near Kronberg im Taunus, Princess Christina ("Krista") of Hesse
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Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld


right of succession was limited to the descendants of her brother, King Carl XVI Gustaf. Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld's marriage has produced three children: Carl (b. 1965), Christina-Louise (b. 1966), and Hélène (b. 1968). In 1976, Hélène was a bridesmaid at the weddings of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, and of Prince Bertil and Princess Lilian. Since getting married, Silfverschiöld lives in the family's home at Koberg Castle and at Gåsevadholm Castle in Halland. Silfverschiöld is
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Princess Maria Elizabeth of Sweden


Princess Maria Elizabeth of Sweden (10 March 1596, Örebro Castle – 7 August 1618, Bråborg Castle) was a Swedish princess, daughter of King Charles IX of Sweden and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, and by marriage Duchess of Ostergothia. Maria Elizabeth was brought up with her brother, Gustavus Adolphus, and her cousin, John, Duke of Finland. She was given a good education and tutored by Johannes Bureus and Johan Skytte. She was reportedly a good student, with an interest in literature, and corresponded with her
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The Illustrated London News


, H. M. Bateman, Edmund Blampied, Mabel Lucie Attwell, E. H. Shepherd, Kate Greenaway, W. Heath Robinson and his brother Charles Robinson, George E. Studdy, David Wright, Melton Prior, William Simpson, Frederic Villiers, H. C. Seppings-Wright, Frank Reynolds, Lawson Wood, C. E. Turner, R. Caton Woodville, A. Forestier, Fortunino Matania, Christina Broom, Louis Wain and J. Segrelles. Writers and journalists included Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Hardy, George Augustus Sala, J. M. Barrie, Wilkie Collins
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Christina of Denmark


Philip. She was also denied a visit to see Princess Elizabeth, who was kept in seclusion at Hatfield at the time. In May, she returned to the Netherlands. Christina was finally, through the negotiation of her former brother-in-law Nicolas de Vaudemont, given permission to meet her son. The meeting took place in the border village Marcoing in May 1558. She was invited to his wedding in Paris in 1559, but declined as she was by then in mourning for her foster-mother, Mary of
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Princess Christine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel


Princess Christine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (11 February 1725 – 4 June 1782) was a Hessian princess who lived as a secular canoness before becoming a coadjutor princess-abbess of Herford Abbey. Princess Christina Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel was born in Kassel on 11 February 1725 to Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was a sister of Caroline, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst; Princess Henry of Prussia; and Princess Ulrike, Duchess of Oldenburg. Christina Charlotte was a granddaughter of
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Princess Birgitta of Sweden


of Hohenzollern (31 July 1932 – 2 March 2016), was announced. The civil ceremony took place at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on 25 May 1961, and the religious in the Sankt Johann Church at the bridegroom's Family Palace of Sigmaringen on 30 May/ 31 July 1961. The bridesmaids were the bride’s sister Princess Christina and cousin Princess Benedikte of Denmark; the groomsmen were the bride's brother Crown Prince Carl Gustaf and her cousin Count Michael Bernadotte of Wisborg (son of Sigvard Bernadotte). Birgitta applied to convert
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María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias


the princess and Prince Carlos was not accidental. He had been chosen as a prospective husband by both Queen Maria Christina and Infanta Isabella, who was his aunt as well. It was considered paramount to marry Mercedes to a member of the Bourbon family in order to avoid a change of the dynasty in case she succeeded her brother. Prince Carlos offered other advantages as groom to the Princess of Asturias. As he did not belong to a reigning royal family, he could settle permanently in Spain and adopt the necessary Spanish nationality.
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Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1735–1782)


to Paris and was fond of the Theatre and the city's social life. She spent a great deal of money, the payment of which was made by Stanisław Leszczyński (Duke of Lorraine until his death in 1766) and after that the king Louis XV. Her correspondence with her brother Francis Xavier, Regent of Saxony was preserved at Trojes. She was created a Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross. Maria Christina bought the Château de Brumath in the town of Brumath in the Alsace region of France. Purchased in
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Ann Magnuson


Center), and "Rave Mom" (opened in New York City October 2001), and in a neo-burlesque show "The Velvet Hammer". A "Village Voice" review described the autobiographical "Rave Mom" as Magnuson's "travels through 1999 — a year of Ecstasy-popping, bad romance-chasing and searching for escapism and meaning after her brother's death from AIDS. Magnuson has a thoroughly charming presence [but] her stories of celebrity-studded Oscar parties, kid-filled raves,
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Sakaziro Demk


Feblonia Sakaziro (Melngois), Princess Hilaria Sakaziro (Iwong), Princess Maria Sakaziro (Kukong), and Sons include ( Prince Johnson Sakaziro (Toribiong), Prince Shinecio Sakaziro (Orrukem), Prince Justino Sakaziro (Rengiil), and Prince Lerince Sakaziro (Tumchub). Later years, the oldest of the princess, Princess Veronica Sakaziro gave birth to Princess Christina Sakaziro or Princess Christy Sakaziro who now uses Sakaziro last name because she was adapted by her grand parents Sakaziro and Maylu. Princess Christina Sakaziro is an addition to
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Princess Christina of the Netherlands


one that occurred in 1964 when Christina's sister Princess Irene married the Catholic Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma. Accordingly, Princess Christina, at that time ninth in line for the Dutch throne, renounced her and her descendants' rights to the throne before officially announcing her engagement on St. Valentine's Day, 1975. She converted to Catholicism in 1992. The couple were married on 28 June 1975, civilly in Baarn and then religiously in an ecumenical ceremony in the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht. Following their marriage,
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Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse


Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Princess Maria of Romania, on 2 August 1956, at Friedrichshof Castle. They had two children: Soon after their marriage, Princess Christina and her first husband had purchased "The Hollands", a commercial farm at Langton Green in Kent, England, which did not prove a profitable venture. Moving to London, Prince Andrew supported his family by working for an import/export business and, later, as a bank executive. In 1961 Christina left her husband to live with an abstract artist from
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Princess Christina of the Netherlands


her grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina. Her father was Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, a son of Prince Bernhard of Lippe and his wife, Baroness Armgard von Cramm. Christina has three older sisters: Princess Beatrix, Princess Irene and Princess Margriet. At her baptism on 9 October 1947, her godparents included: Queen Wilhelmina (her maternal grandmother), her eldest sister Princess Beatrix, Winston Churchill (for whom her father stood proxy), her paternal grandmother Princess Armgard, Prince Felix of Luxembourg and his niece Princess Anne of
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Christina Natt och Dag


by that very same daughter, and Beata Oxenstierna and Ebba Ryning was also connected to the Oxenstierna Party, which is believed to have played a part in their appointments. Christina Natt och Dag, for her part, had good connections belonging to a family of court officials, her paternal grandmother Karin Gyllenstierna having been the chief lady-in-waiting to queen Catherine Jagiellon and princess Anna Vasa of Sweden, and her father having had a number of court offices, as well as her eldest brother being a member of the Council
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William Careless


(7 Sep 1651). A contemporary armorial locket containing a miniature portrait of William Careless is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, (see "External links" below). The inscription within the locket runs: Careless escaped England independently of King Charles, fleeing to France; he was the first person to inform Charles' sister, Mary, Princess of Orange, of her brother's safety. In 1656 William Careless, with the rank of colonel, is listed as a captain in the King
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Philip of Castile


proposing marriage to her. On her arrival at the Castilian court, which at the time was in Valladolid, in January 1258, Christina was presented to the king's brothers, especially to Infantes Frederick and Philip, among whom she was to choose a husband. Apparently, the princess preferred Philip to Frederick, due to a scar which the latter had on his lip, disfiguring his face. However, in a later document, Alfonso X stated that it had been his decision that the Norwegian princess marry Infante Philip. The
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Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1879–1962)


Archduchess "Maria Christina" Isabelle Natalie of Austria, full German name: "Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie, Erzherzogin von Österreich" (17 November 1879, Kraków, Grand Duchy of Cracow, Austria–Hungary – 6 August 1962, Anholt) was a member of the Teschen branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Emanuel Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm, Maria Christina was also Hereditary Princess of Salm-
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Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse


the Netherlands, Robert Floris van Eyck. Andrew initiated a divorce, and obtained custody of the couple's two children when dissolution of the marriage became final on 31 May 1962. Following her divorce, Christina married van Eyck on 3 December 1962 in London. Of Sephardic extraction, van Eyck was the son of poet, critic, essayist and philosopher Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck, and the brother of architect Aldo van Eyck. The couple had two children, Helen Sophia van Eyck (born 1963) and Mark Nicholas van Eyck (
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List of Jeeves characters


Mrs Trotter suggests that Seppings stole it. During the events of "Jeeves in the Offing", Seppings is away on holiday, at Bognor Regis. When he comes down with a temporary ailment of some sort in "Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves", Jeeves serves as Brinkley Court's substitute butler. Seppings suffers a bout of indigestion after eating too much of Anatole's cooking in "Much Obliged, Jeeves", though he soon recovers. Seppings, along with Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, is featured in the play "
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Christina, Queen of Sweden


the few women buried in the Vatican grotto. Her unconventional lifestyle and masculine dressing have been featured in countless novels, plays, operas, and film. In all the biographies about Christina, her gender and cultural identity play an important role. Christina was born in the royal castle Tre Kronor on . Her parents were the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus and his German wife, Maria Eleonora. They had already had two daughters—a stillborn princess in 1620, and then the first Princess Christina, who was born in 1623 and died
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Lorne Carr-Harris


Sep 1883); Grant (b. Jun 1898); Guy (b. Jun 1898); Lorne (b. Dec 1899); All of his brothers and two of his cousins were cadets at RMC. Lorne's brother Captain Ernest Dale Carr-Harris, R.E. was killed in action in Tanzania, Africa on November 3, 1914. One daughter, Mrs. J. A. Gunn, lived at Cairo, Egypt. Professor Carr-Harris married, secondly, June 6, 1896, Miss Bertha Wright, of Ottawa. Born in
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Prince of Asturias


her brother Alfonso, she once again became "Princess of Asturias" by royal order of 25March 1875, applying the doctrine of 1850 by granting the title of Princess without distinguishing between male or female successor. The subsequent Constitution of 1876 omitted the title again from its provisions, similar to the constitutions of 1837 and 1845. Alfonso's wife, Maria Christina of Austria, was expecting a child with many hoping for a male heir. A new decree dated 1August 1880, established the ceremony for the presentation of the "Prince or
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Maria Euphrosyne of Zweibrücken


Maria Euphrosyne of Zweibrücken (14 February 1625, Stegeborg Castle, Östergötland – 24 October 1687, Höjentorp Castle, Västergötland), was a countess palatine, a cousin and foster-sibling of Queen Christina of Sweden, and a sister of King Charles X of Sweden. She was also, after the accession of her brother Charles X on the throne (1654), a titular Royal Princess of Sweden. Maria Euphrosyne was born to Count Palatine John Casimir of Zweibrücken and Princess Catherine of Sweden. In 1622, her family fled
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Archduchess Eleonora of Austria


the eldest daughter of Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria and his wife, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany. Both of her parents were closely related to Emperor Franz Joseph. Her father, a grandson of archduke Karl of Austria who had led the Austrian army against Napoleon Bonaparte, was a brother of Queen Maria Christina of Spain. Eleonora’s mother, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany, was a granddaughter of Leopold II, the last reigning Grand Duke of Tuscany. On her maternal side, she
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Archduchess Mechthildis of Austria


Charles Stephen of Austria and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany. Both of her parents were closely related to Emperor Franz Joseph. Mechthildis’s father was a grandson of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen who had led the Austrian army against Napoleon Bonaparte. Her father was a brother of Queen Maria Christina of Spain. Mechthildis’s mother, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany was a granddaughter of Leopold II, the last reigning Grand Duke of Tuscany. On her mother line, she was a
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Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931)


the youngest sister, the spirited Infanta Eulalia. Isabella also served as a guide to her young cousin Mercedes of Orléans, who married her brother in 1878 and replaced her as the first lady of the kingdom as the new queen. The marriage of her brother allowed her more time for her hobbies and travelling. Following Queen Mercedes' early death in the same year as her marriage, Isabella chose Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria as her new sister-in-law and promoted her as a wife to her brother. She was
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Sakaziro Demk


Masami and Christina (known as Christy). Christina Sakaziro, the oldest of siblings was adapted to grandmother Maylu and grandfather Sakaziro so she became an additional sister to Queen Maylu's and Chief Sakaziro's four daughters. Chief Sakaziro Beouch and Queen Maylu's other daughters include Princess Feblonia Demek (Melngois), Princess Hilaria Demk (Iwong)), Princess Maria Demk (Kukong), Princess Christy Sakaziro (Itong). Sons: Prince Joshnson Demk (Toribiong), Prince Shinecio Demk (Orrukem), Prince Justino Demk (
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Ann Magnuson


Ann Magnuson (born January 4, 1956) is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer. She was described by "The New York Times" in 1990 as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does". A founding member of the 1980s band Bongwater, she starred in the ABC sitcom "Anything but Love" (1989–92). Her film appearances include "The Hunger" (1983), "Making Mr. Right" (1987), "Clear
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A Virgin Among the Living Dead


. The film was released the same way on DVD in the United States by Image Entertainment in 2003 as part of their EuroShock horror line. On August 20, 2013, a Blu-ray edition, containing Franco's original director's cut, was made available by Redemption. Alternative titles include: "A comme apocalypse"; "Among the Living Dead"; "Christina chez les morts vivants"; "Christina, princesse de l'erotisme"; "Christina, Sex Princess"; "La nuit des etoiles filantes"
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Princess Carolina of Parma


to Ferdinand, Duke of Parma by his wife Maria Amalia of Austria. By the time of the visit of her maternal aunt Maria Christina in Parma in 1774, she was described as a beautiful but melancholic child. Carolina and her brother Luigi were the favorites of their parents. They were personally instructed in religion by their father, despite the fact that their younger children was actually more interested in the subject than they were. In 1778, her brother Luigi hit his head on a marble table while playing with Carolina, and
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Beatrix of the Netherlands


on 10 March 1966 in civil and religious ceremonies. The bride wore a traditional gown with train in duchesse silk satin, designed by Caroline Bergé-Farwick of Maison Linette, in Den Bosch, and the Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara. The senior bridesmaids were the bride’s youngest sister, Princess Christina of the Netherlands; Princess Christina of Sweden, Lady Elisabeth Anson, Joanna Roëll, Eugénie Loudon and the bridegroom’s sister, Christina von Amsberg. The junior bridesmaids were Daphne Stewart-Clark and Carolijn Alting von Geusau, with page
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Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse


was the eldest child of Prince Christoph of Hesse (1901 — 1943) and Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914 — 2001), the youngest sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. She belonged by birth to the senior line of the House of Hesse, a junior branch of which reigned as grand dukes of Hesse and by Rhine within the German Empire until 1918. Christina's paternal grandmother, Princess Margaret of Prussia, was a daughter of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter Victoria, and as such a sister of
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Princess Christina of the Netherlands


Scouts as a young girl. In 1963, Princess Marijke changed her name to her second name, Christina. Pursuing her gift for music, at age 21 she moved to Canada to study classical music in Montreal. After a few years, she accepted a teaching position at a Montessori school in New York City. During pregnancy, her mother had contracted rubella and as a result, Christina was born nearly blind. Over time, advances in medicine allowed for treatments that, with the aid of special glasses, brought about an
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Archduchess Agnes Christina of Austria


Archduchess Agnes Christina of Austria (; 14 December 1928 – 31 August 2007) was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg and an Archduchess of Austria and a Princess of Tuscany by birth. She was the great-granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary. Agnes Christina Franziska Karoline Theresia Raphaela Johanna Magdalena Huberta Josepha Ignatia, Erzherzogin von Österreich, Prinzessin von Toskana, was the second child and eldest daughter of Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria and his wife Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm. She was born
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Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse


Kaiser Wilhelm II. Prince Christoph, a member of the Schutzstaffel (SS), held important positions in Germany's Nazi regime. During World War II, he was a major in the "Luftwaffe". On 7 October 1943, when Christina was ten years old, her father was killed in an airplane crash in the Apennine mountains near Forlì, Italy. His widow remarried Prince George William of Hanover in 1946. From her mother's two marriages, Christina had four siblings and three half-siblings: Princess Dorothea of
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Maria Christina of Austria


, in Moravia, a daughter of Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria. Her paternal grandparents were Archduke Charles of Austria and Princess Henriette Alexandrine of Nassau-Weilburg. Various sources attributed good traits to Maria Christina before her marriage. One states she was "tall, fair, sensible, and well educated". She was Princess-Abbess of the Theresian Royal and Imperial Ladies Chapter of the Castle of Prague (1875-1879). Maria Christina married King Alfonso XII of Spain on
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Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse


Hesse (born 1934), Prince Karl of Hesse (born 1937), Prince Rainer of Hesse (born 1939), Princess Clarissa of Hesse (born 1944), Prince Welf of Hanover (born 1947), Prince Georg of Hanover (born 1949) and Princess Friederike of Hanover (born 1954). Her childhood homes included her paternal grandmother's palace of Friedrichshof in Taunus, a family castle at Panker in Holstein, and her parents' residence in Berlin-Dahlem. Christina participated in the 1953 Coronation of her
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Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach


Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach (born 16 May 1696 in Sulzbach; died: 16 July 1776 in Essen) was the Princess-abbess of Essen Abbey and Thorn Abbey. She led Essen Abbey from 1726 to 1776, the longest of any Essen abbess. Her tenure was marked by disputes between the Abbey and the city, which were caused by her counselors. She founded the Princess Francisca Christina Foundation, which still maintains the orphanage she founded in Essen-Steele. Her father was Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
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Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours


Maria Luisa would have a close relationship with their grandmother, and both would make weekly visits to the Palazzo Madama. Her relationship with Maria Adelaide in particular is documented in letters the two sent to each other after 1696 when the young princess married Louis of France. Maria Luisa married Louis' brother Philip V of Spain by proxy on 11 Sep 1701. Sadly Maria Adelaide would die in 1712 at Versailles of Measles. These two prestigious marriages were designed by Louis XIV to entice Savoyard support during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931)


a niece of Isabella's good friend Archduchess Maria Karoline of Austria, who had been a second mother to Gaetan and his siblings. The early death of her brother in 1885 was a terrible blow to Isabella, who had treasured their relationship. She was an influential figure throughout the regency of Queen Maria Christina and gave her widowed sister-in-law support; she became a second mother to the children of her late brother. Isabella was reportedly very popular and respected in Spain. In 1885, a cruiser of the Spanish
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Princess Elizabeth of Sweden


the marriage between her brother Charles and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp. Through correspondence, Elizabeth continued to act as an informer and a mediator between her siblings during conflicts. In March 1592, Elizabeth Vasa became a widow. The lands of her consort was then incorporated into those of her former in-laws, which were Pro-Danish and refused her access to her dower lands and income. In 1593, she returned to Sweden with her daughter, which she placed under the guardianship of her brother Charles. She also demanded
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Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden


who was Prince of Veliky Novgorod, Rostov, and Belgorod during their marriage, thereby giving her the equivalent titles. According to Vasily Tatishchev they married in 1095. Polish historian Dariusz Dąbrowski stated that Tatischev didn't base on reliable source. Christina married Mstislav between 1090 and 1096. The personal seal of Christina has been found by archaeologists, depicting a woman with a crown and the aureola of a saint and the inscription "Saint Christina" in Greek. Princess Christina is suggested to have been depicted as Saint Christina in the Nereditsa
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Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne


27 May 2016 at the Royal Chapel of Stockholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. His godparents are Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark; Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway; his maternal aunt, Princess Madeleine of Sweden; his mother's cousin, Oscar Magnuson; and his father's cousin, Hans Åström. He was christened in the family's antique christening gown which was first worn by Prince Gustaf Adolf when he was christened in 1906. His name and date of christening were added in embroidery to the gown. Oscar is styled
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Christina Alberta's Father


Stream Laundry with Mr. Preemby's assistance. Her only daughter, Christina Alberta, is not Mr. Preemby's natural daughter, being the fruit of a brief liaison in the summer of 1899 in the seaside resort of Sheringham. Christina is a strong personality determined to live independently. She later discovers, to their mutual surprise, her true father, Wilfred Devizes, a psychologist, during her search for Mr. Preemby. Devizes serves as a mouthpiece for many of H.G. Wells's social ideas in the latter half of the novel, such
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Christina of Denmark, Queen of Norway


Christina Knutsdatter of Denmark, in Norway known as "Kristin Knutsdotter", (c. 1118–1139) was a Danish princess and a Norwegian queen consort, spouse of King Magnus IV "the Blind" of Norway. Christina was born to Canute Lavard and Ingeborg of Kiev. Her marriage to Magnus was arranged by her maternal aunt, Malmfred, former Queen of Norway and the former stepmother of Magnus, and at the time the wife of Christina's paternal uncle Eric. Christina was engaged in 1131, and the marriage took place in
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Princess Christina of the Netherlands


Bourbon-Parma. On 4 September 1948, Christina's grandmother Queen Wilhelmina abdicated after a reign of nearly 58 years, in favour of Christina's mother, who was inaugurated as Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 6 September 1948. Christina was a bright and happy child, with a considerable talent for music. She also had a capacity for languages and as a young girl delighted the visiting President of the French Republic, René Coty, by conversing fluently with him in French. Like her sisters, Christina joined the
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Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken


Countess Palatine Christina Magdalena of Kleeburg (27 May 1616– 14 August 1662) of the House of Wittelsbach, Margravine of Baden-Durlach. She was the daughter of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg and Princess Catherine of Sweden (a granddaughter of Gustav I of Sweden, making Christina a link between the house of Vasa and the later houses of Holstein-Gottorp and Bernadotte). Christina Magdalena was a sister of Charles X of Sweden, and grew up in Sweden. Christina Magdalena was born in Nykoping, Sweden,
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Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner


Princess Astrid, Duchess of Brabant; Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother); Princess Thyra of Denmark; Prince Eugen of Sweden; and Prince George of the United Kingdom. Princess Astrid was named after the popular maternal aunt, paternal grandmother, maternal grandmother. Princess Astrid grew up on the royal estate of Skaugum in Asker and was privately educated. During World War II, she joined her family fleeing the Nazis and spent the war with her mother, brother and sister in exile in Washington,
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Ann Magnuson


and Present Danger" (1994), "Panic Room" (2002), and "One More Time" (2015). She also guest-starred on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless" in 2013. Magnuson was born in Charleston, West Virginia, to a journalist mother and a lawyer father. She had a brother, Bobby, who died in 1988 of complications from AIDS. She attended Holz Elementary and George Washington High School in Charleston. After graduating from Denison University in 1978,
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Brownhill Inn


: William Stewart was the father of "lovely Polly Stewart", and the brother-in-law to Mr Bacon the Landlord. In 1788 Catherine Stewart (Mrs Bacon) inspired Burns to compose the poem ""The Henpecked Husband"" upon refusing to serve her husband and the poet with more liquor when they were engaged in a drinking bout at Brownhill. Burns first met Christina Kirkpatrick, cousin of Sir Thomas of that Ilk, at Brownhill. She lived in Closeburn and was an excellent singer who assisted him by
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Murder of Mark Tildesley


Church on Milton Road in Wokingham (immediately behind the police station) as a meeting room. The next day after that, Mrs Tildesley said in the "Daily Express" """I am sure somebody is holding him""". However, Superintendent Alan Cussell conceded """Mark may have been murdered". The police had to check that given the age difference between Tildesley and his brother and sister, that he was in fact Mrs Tildesley's son and not Christina's. DC Gilbert was summoned to
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Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen


Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, for their choice of spouses, in 2004. Princess Ragnhild was patron of the Norwegian Organisation for the Hearing Impaired. Several ships, including MS "Prinsesse Ragnhild", were named for her. Princess Ragnhild died of cancer at her home in Rio de Janeiro on 16 September 2012, aged 82. Her body arrived in Oslo on 24 September 2012, where her brother King Harald V and her sister Princess Astrid were present to greet her alongside her spouse Erling and their children. The funeral of Princess
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Bongwater (band)


, a spoken word monologue (often taken from Magnuson's dream journal excerpts) might cut into the music. They distinguished themselves as interpreters of songs by other artists and in particular of 1960s psychedelic rock songs, although they also covered occasional oddities like "Bedazzled" by Dudley Moore. They made "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" by The Weavers and "You Don't Love Me Yet" by Roky Erickson into virtual signature tunes. The former was made into a tribute to Bobby, Magnuson's late beloved brother, and others
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Button Moon


7-03 22/Sep/88 Benny Bin (10 min) 82 7-04 29/Sep/88 Little Bottle Floats Away (10 min) 83 7-05 06/Oct/88 Button Moon Talent Show (10 min) 84 7-06 13/Oct/88 Mr and Mrs Spoon's Anniversary (10min) 85 7-07 20/Oct/88 Mice Play On Button Moon (10 min) 86 7-08 27/Oct/88 Dotty Teapot (10 min) 87 7-09 03/Nov/88 Rag Doll Moves House (10
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The Diary of Anne Frank (radio play)


Mrs. Frank) Jessica Dean (Margot) Mary Rasmussen (Miep/Lies) Stuart Zagnit (Mr. Van Daan) Cberyl Stern (Mrs. Van Daan) Macleod Andrews (Peter Van Daan) Andy Prosky (Announcer/Koophius/Dussel) Production composer/musical director: Bob Magnuson On September 15, 2012 Strome produced and directed a free On Demand podcast of the radio play to commemorate the 60th anniversary of its original and only CBS broadcast in 1952. Actors Bruce Nozick (announcer, Mr. Van Daan, Albert Dussel) Tara
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Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner


DC. After the war, she studied economics and political history at Oxford. From her mother's death in April 1954 until her brother's marriage in August 1968, Princess Astrid was the First Lady of Norway, working side-by-side with her father on all representation duties, including State Visits. Princess Astrid raised her family in Vinderen; she now lives in Nordmarka, Oslo. Her hobbies include knitting, embroidery, reading and painting porcelain. In 2002 the Government granted the Princess an honorary pension in recognition of
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Princess Christina of the Netherlands


they lived in New York but later moved to the Netherlands, where they built in Wassenaar, near The Hague. The couple built up an extensive art collection. Their children are: Princess Christina divorced on 25 April 1996, and then returned with her children to live in the United States. Since her mother's death, she has lived in London and in Monte Argentario, Italy. She recorded several CDs and has a Music Foundation in the Netherlands. She sang at her parents’ funerals, and participated in a tribute
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Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach


are better.". Francisca Christina was the daughter of an imperial prince and, after her election, an imperial princess in her own right. As such, she tried to surround herself with a princely court, to the extent that her principality provided sufficient means to do so. Ignatius Fortuna occupied a prominent position at her court. In the abbey building in Essen, he lived in the anteroom of the dining hall. In the mansion in Steele, he had a heated room on the same floor as the princess,
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Christina Gyllenstierna


It is considered likely that Christina participated in state affairs and acted as the political adviser to her spouse, given her later role. In reality, Sten and Christina already functioned as king and queen of Sweden: by 1519, Peder Månsson, Bishop of Västerås, expressed his surprise in a letter from Rome to Abbess Anna Germundsdotter of Vadstena Abbey that Sten had not yet been crowned, and in the contemporary Stockholm chronicle, Christina is referred to as "Our Gracious Princess." By their ambitions, they became the natural enemies
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Donald H. Magnuson


Donald Hammer "Don" Magnuson (March 7, 1911 – October 5, 1979) was a five-term congressman from the state of Washington and an investigative journalist for the "Daily Olympian" and "Seattle Times" newspapers. He was not related to Washington's long-serving U.S. Senator Warren G. Magnuson. Magnuson was born on a farm near Freeman, in Spokane County, Washington, the son of Ellis William Magnuson and Ida (Hammer) Magnuson. He attended the public schools and Spokane University from 1926 to
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Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen


and more vehemently. Maria Christina got along very badly with her governess, Princess Maria Charlotte Trautson. However, the Empress only agreed to change her governess in 1756, when she appointed the widowed Countess Maria Anna Vasquez née Kokosova to the position. Maria Christina's relationship with Vasquez was much better, and a few years later Countess Vasquez was even named "Obersthofmeisterin" of Maria Christina's household. Beautiful, highly intelligent but also artistically gifted, Maria Christina enjoyed a conscientious education. The Jesuit Father Lachner taught her several languages
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Alfonso XIII of Spain


. He found her attractive, and she returned his interest. There were obstacles to the marriage. Victoria was a Protestant, and would have to become a Catholic. Victoria's brother Leopold was a haemophiliac, so there was a 50 percent chance that Victoria was a carrier of the trait. Finally, Alfonso's mother Maria Christina wanted him to marry a member of her family, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, or some other Catholic princess, as she considered the Battenbergs to be non-dynastic. Victoria was willing
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Anne Chabanceau de La Barre


at the court of Queen Christina of Sweden in Stockholm for some time. She was made "kammarsångerska", singer of the royal court in 1653-1654, alongside her brother Joseph (1633–78) who was court singer in 1650-1654. She later appeared at the court of Denmark. Back in France, she sang in several "comédie-ballets" by Jean-Baptiste Lully such as "Galanterie du Temps", "Alcidiane", "La Raillerie", and "Princesse d'Élide". She took part
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Cristina Sánchez-Andrade


format to narrate the life of Christina of Norway, a 13th-century medieval princess who traveled to Spain to marry an infant brother of King Alfonso X. This historical novel was published in 2010 with the title ", and was a finalist for the Spartacus Historical Novel Award in 2011. Moving away from fiction, Sánchez-Andrade published " (2010), a collection of anecdotes and sincere reflections from day to day life with her daughter Julieta, who has Down syndrome. With "Las Inviernas" (2014), she
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John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan


sisters later shared a flat in London, where Veronica worked as a model and later as a secretary. Christina's marriage to the wealthy William Shand Kydd (half-brother to Peter Shand Kydd, stepfather to Diana Spencer, later Princess of Wales) introduced her to London high society, and it was at a golf-club function in the country that Veronica and Lucan first met. News of their engagement appeared in "The Times" and "The Daily Telegraph" newspapers on 14 October 1963, and the two were
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Jim Magnuson


James Robert Magnuson (August 18, 1946 – May 30, 1991) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Chicago White Sox and in with the New York Yankees. He batted right and threw left-handed. Magnuson had a 2–7 record in 36 career games. Magnuson was born in Marinette, Wisconsin, the oldest of five children. His parents were Harry J. and Florence I. Magnuson of Marinette. An alumnus of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Magnuson was married with two children. He
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Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1735–1782)


Lorraine, sister of the Holy Roman Emperor and aunt of the future Marie Antoinette. In France, she was known as "Marie Christine de Saxe". In 1773, at the death of Anne Charlotte, Maria Christina was named Abbess, a position she would keep until her death. Remiremont had seats and votes in the Reichstag including all rights and obligations of an Imperial Princess (such as low justice, tax, legislation, coinage and military service), and enjoyed immunity against temporal power. She was a frequent visitor
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Princess Isabella of Parma


lasting for days. Joseph was thrilled with his new bride and overwhelmed Isabella with his love. In return, she increasingly locked herself away, so much so that shortly after their wedding, Isabella was plunged into melancholy. The princess spent most of her time in the Viennese court, not with her husband, but with his sister, Archduchess Maria Christina, who later became, by marriage, Duchess of Saxony-Teschen. The two women seemed to have a romantic lesbian affair. During the few years Isabella and Christina knew
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Christina of Norway


Christina Sverresdatter (Norwegian: "Kristin Sverresdatter"; died 1213) was a medieval Norwegian princess and titular queen consort, spouse of co-regent Philip Simonsson, the Bagler party pretender to the throne of Norway. Christina was the daughter of King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway and his queen consort, Margaret of Sweden. Her father died in 1202 and her mother returned to Sweden, forced to leave Christina behind. In 1209, she married Norwegian aristocrat Philip Simonsson. She died in labour giving birth to their first child, a
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Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg


Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (24 June 1485 – 10 June 1555) was a Scandinavian princess who became Electress of Brandenburg as the spouse of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg. She was the daughter of King Hans of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and his spouse, Christina of Saxony. As a child, Elizabeth had a close relation with her brother, the later King Christian II of Denmark. She was able to read and write in both Danish and German. On 10 April 1502 she married Joachim
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Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg


Margarete of Saxony (born 4 August 1469 in Meissen – died: 7 December 1528 in Weimar) was a Saxon princess of the Ernestine line of the house Wettin by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Margarete was a daughter of the Elector Ernest of Saxony (1441–1486) from his marriage to Elizabeth (1443–1484), a daughter of the Duke Albert III of Bavaria-Munich. Her brothers Frederick the Wise and John the Steadfast were Electors of Saxony; her sister Christina was Queen of Denmark. Margarete
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Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken


Eleonora Catherine of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken (17 May 1626 – 3 March 1692), was a cousin and foster sister of Queen Christina of Sweden and sister of King Charles X of Sweden. After her brother's accession to the throne (1654), she and her siblings were all considered royal princesses and princes of Sweden. As the wife of Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (1617–1655), she was by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Eschwege, and after her husband's death acted as regent and administrator of
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Duchess Christiane of Mecklenburg


Christiane (also spelled Christiana or Christina) Sophie (or Sophia) Albertine (or Albertina) , Duchess of Mecklenburg(-Strelitz) (6 December 1735, Mirow - 31 August 1794, Neustrelitz) was a member of the ducal house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Christiane was the eldest child of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Her younger sister Charlotte married George III of the United Kingdom, whilst two of her brothers were regents of Mecklenburg-Strelitz - Adolphus and Charles. The almond eyes
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Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg


Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (11 November 1599 – 28 March 1655) was a German princess and queen consort of Sweden. She was the daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Anna, Duchess of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. In the year 1620, Maria Eleonora married the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus with her mother's consent, but against the will of her brother George William, Elector of Brandenburg, who had just succeeded her father. She bore her husband a daughter, Christina,
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Cecilia Gyllenhammar


Anne Cecilia Gyllenhammar (born 10 August 1961 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish author. Cecilia Gyllenhammar has two sisters, Charlotte Gyllenhammar and Sophie Gyllenhammar Mattson, and a brother, Oscar Gyllenhammar. She was married to documentary film director Fredrik von Krusenstjerna between 1995 and 2008, and is the mother of three children. The oldest daughter of Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, CEO of Volvo 1970-1994, and Christina (née Engellau), she grew up as the "Princess of Gothenburg". She gave up both studies in the US
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Philip of Castile


asked Haakon to send one of his daughters to marry, due to the infertility of his wife, Queen Violant, daughter of King James I of Aragon. Nonetheless, the falsehood of the legend is demonstrated by the fact that Queen Violant had already given birth to several children by 1258. In fact, Haakon sent Christina to Castile to marry one of the king's brothers. On her way to Castile, the princess passed through France and Aragon, where she was received with full honors by James I, who ended up
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Maria Mstislavna of Kiev


Maria Mstislavna of Kiev (died 1179), was a Grand Princess consort of Kiev by marriage to Prince Vsevolod II of Kiev. She was the daughter of Mstislav I of Kiev and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden. Her marriage was arranged in 1116 to facilitate better relations between her father and spouse, who were long standing enemies. During the reign of her spouse, she was known for her diplomatic ability, and often asked to mediate between her husband and brothers. She is believed to be one of the founders of St. Cyril
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