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- Sovereigns and Population of the Principal States of Europe
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1845)
- This page also has a list of British monarchs since the Conquest.
- Chief Powers of Europe
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1851)
- Sovereigns of Europe
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1856)
- "The sovereigns, with their consorts and heirs; the chief ministers; the population; and the amount of military and naval forces of all the states of Europe."
- Sovereigns of Europe
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1873)
- Sovereigns of Europe; Presidents of the US; List of Prime Ministers of England; Summary of the Houses of Parliament.
- Sovereigns of Europe
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1874)
- Includes French dynasties and sovereigns throughout history.
- Sovereigns of Europe
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1876)
- Coming Kings and Queens
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1894)
- Photographing Royalty: A Chat with Mr. J. Russell, by Rudolph Ireton
(Windsor, 1897A)
- An article filled with photos of royals, including Queen Victoria, the Tsar and many others.
- Princesses Who May Be Queens, by Marie A. Belloc
(Girl's Own Paper, 1900)
- Princesses of several countries, with photos.
- English Peers Who Are Foreign Princes, by J.M. Bulloch
(Windsor Magazine, 1903A)
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France and the Bonapartes
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- On the Character of Francis I [of France]
(Court Magazine, 1834)
- Duchess of Orleans (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- What Becomes of the Dresses of Queens? (Peterson's Magazine, 1865)
- Fascinating little article on how the cast-off gowns of the French court are sold each year for charity.
- French Sovereigns
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1875)
- A list of the sovereigns of France throughout history.
- Joseph Bonaparte in Bordentown, by F. Marion Crawford
(Century Magazine, 1893B)
- Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte was a French diplomat and nobleman, the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily (1806–1808), and later King of Spain (1808–1813). After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers. Joseph lived primarily in the United States from 1817–1832, initially in New York City and Philadelphia... later moving to an estate called Point Breeze in Bordentown, New Jersey. - Wikipedia
- The Prince and Princess Achille Murat in Florida, by Matilda L. McConnell
(Century Magazine, 1893B)
- Catherine Murat was an American who married Prince Achille, the nephew of Napoleon.
- The Death of the Prince Imperial, by Archibald Forbes
(Century Magazine, 1893B)
- The death of The Prince Imperial, Prince Napoléon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte, son of the president of France and great-nephew of Napoleon, in 1879.
- The Tuileries Under the Second Empire, by Anna L. Bicknell
(Century Magazine, 1894A)
- The occupation of the palace of the Tuileries by Emperor Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie.
- Life in the Tuileries Under the Second Empire, by Anna L. Bicknell
(Century Magazine, 1895B)
- The Story of a Shadow: Eugénie, Daughter of Spain, Empress of France, Exile in England, by R.S. Michel
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1899A)
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Germany, Austria, Bavaria & Prussia
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- The House of Saxe-Coburg
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
- Prince Metternich [of Austria]
(Leisure Hour, 1860)
- The House of Hanover: A Personal Reminiscence
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878)
- Elizabeth, Princess Carl of Hesse, by the Rev. John Kelly
(Girl's Own Paper, 1887)
- Princess William of Prussia, by the Rev. John Kelly
(Girl's Own Paper, 1887)
- Bismarck
(Century Magazine, 1888A)
- The Empress Augusta [of Prussia]: A Sketch of Her Life and Work, by the Countess A. von Bothmer
(Girl's Own Paper, 1890)
- Maria Josepha of Bavaria - A Royal Surgical Nurse, by E. Sellers
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1890A)
- Daughter of Don Miguel, and wife of a surgeon who made a special study of blindness.
- The German Emperor [William II], by Poultney Bigelow
(Century Magazine, 1891B)
- "A sketch of the first three years of his reign."
- The German Empress [Empress Augusta Victoria]: Her Girl Life and Present Work, by the Countess A. von Bothmer
(Girl's Own Paper, 1892)
- Prince von Bismarck
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895B)
- Bismarck: Personal and Collected Impressions, by William Milligan Sloane
(Century Magazine, 1898B)
- Ten Years of Kaiser Wilhelm, by Poultney Bigelow
(Century Magazine, 1898B)
- The Royal House of Austria and Its Murdered Empress, by Mary Spencer Warren
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1899A)
- The Assassin of the Empress [of Austria], by Benjamin H. Ridley, U.S. Consul at Geneva
(The Strand, 1899B)
- An account of the assassination of the Empress of Austria by the anarchist Lucheni, along with a description of Lucheni's subsequent imprisonment, meant to debunk rumors that the assassin was being held in a dark, solitary cell, fed through a hole in the door and subject to daily torture!
- Royal Betrothals
(Lady's Realm, 1901)
- Betrothals of the Duchess Sophie Charlotte of Oldenburg to the Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and the Arch-Duchess Elizabeth Marie of Austria to Duke Robert of Wurtemberg
- The Royal House of Hanover
(Lady's Realm, 1901)
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- The Marriage of the King of Portugal with the Princess Stephanie
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1859)
- Francis II, King of Naples
(Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)
- Dora D'Istria (Helen Ghika, the Princess Massalsky)
(Scribners, 1879A)
- Helen Ghika, the Wallachian Princess Massalsky. "As an authoress, philanthropist, traveler, artist, and one of the strongest advocates of freedom and liberty for the oppressed of both sexes, and of her suffering sisters especially, she is an honor to the time and to womanhood."
- The Bernadottes
(Harper's Monthly, 1882A)
- The royal house of Sweden.
- The Queen [Sophia] of Sweden, by Madame de Bunsen
(Girl's Own Paper, 1882)
- Carmen Sylva, Queen of Roumania, by Helen Zimmern
(Century Magazine, 1884B)
- Carmen Sylva [Queen Elizabeth of Roumania], Poetess and Queen, by the Rev. John Kelly
(Girl's Own Paper, 1887)
- Prince Alexander Krapotkin - A Siberian Tragedy by George Kennan
(Century Magazine, 1887A)
- The suicide of Alexander Krapotkin, exiled to Siberia for "political untrustworthiness." (There's a good article about Kropotkin at http://spartacus-educational.com/Alexander_Kropotkin.htm.)
- A Bulgarian Opera Bouffe, by F. Hopkinson Smith
(Century Magazine, 1891B)
- On life in Bulgaria, and the disappearance of Prince Ferdinand.
- Alfonso XII, Proclaimed King of Spain, by M. De Blowitz
(Harper's Monthly, 1892A)
- Another chapter of De Blowitz' memoirs.
- The Queen of Holland, by Mary Spencer-Warren
(The Strand, 1894A)
- The King and Queen of Denmark, by Mary Spencer-Warren
(The Strand, 1894B)
- Wilhelmina, the Little Queen of Holland
(Girl's Own Paper, 1895)
- Wilhelmina, the Little Queen of Holland, by Arthur Warren (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)
- The Crowning of a Czar, by Mary Grace Thornton
(Century Magazine, 1896B)
- An eyewitness account of the coronation of Czar Alexander III in 1883.
- The Russian Coronation, by C.S. Pelham-Clinton
(The Strand, 1896A)
- Carmen Sylva's Doll Show, by A.B. Henn
(The Strand, 1898B)
- The doll scenes arranged by Elizabeth, Queen of Romania.
- Don Carlos [King of Spain], by André de St. André and George Gale Thomas
(Windsor Magazine, 1898B)
- The King of Spain [Alfonso VIII] Attains His Majority, by S.L. Bensusan
(Windsor Magazine, 1902A)
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- Emperor of Japan (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- The Empress of Japan
(Girl's Own Paper, 1882)
- Yoshi Hito, Haru no Miya, the Child of Modern Japan, by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
(St. Nicholas, 1889)
- The only surviving son of the Emperor of Japan; he would become the 123rd Emperor of Japan (Emperor Taisho) 1912-1926.
- Cremation of the Queen of Siam
(Pictorial Museum of Sport & Adventure, ca. 1890)
- The funeral services for the chief wife of King Chulalongkorn of Siam (the prince famously educated by Anna Leonowens).
- The Crown Prince of Siam in his English Home, by Dayrell Trelawney
(English Illustrated Magazine, 1895B)
- A visit to the Crown Prince of Siam and his brother, who were obtaining their education in England.
- The Empress of China
(Lady's Realm, 1901)
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- Omer Pacha
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1857)
- Ismail Pacha, Viceroy of Egypt
(Illustrated London Almanack, 1868)
- The Sultan of Turkey, by Moulvie Rafiudden Ahmad
(The Strand, 1893B)
- The Khedive of Egypt, by Stuart Cumberland
(The Strand, 1894B)
- The Death of Emin Pasha, by R. Dorsey Mohun
(Century Magazine, 1895A)
- Mehmed Emin Pasha (born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer) was an Ottoman-German Jewish physician, naturalist, and governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria on the upper Nile. The Ottoman Empire conferred the title "Pasha" on him in 1886, and thereafter he was referred to as "Emin Pasha".
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- King of Dahomey (obit)
(Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)
- Ranavalona II, Queen of Madagascar, by Abraham Kingdon
(Girl's Own Paper, 1882)
- Illustrated Interviews: Scindia, Maharajah of Gwalior, by Raymond Blathwayt
(The Strand, 1894B)
- Illustrated Interviews: Prince Ranjitsinhji
(The Strand, 1896B)
- Ruler of an Indian state - but best known as a cricket player!
- Prince Ranjit Sinjhi - An Appreciation of the Man and His Book, by J.V. Morton
(Windsor Magazine, 1897B)
- The Indian prince and cricketer, author of a book on cricket.
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