tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post6626541106215454103..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: The Scandalous Life of Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Catherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-35453600394664650792023-08-19T20:48:52.175+01:002023-08-19T20:48:52.175+01:00Our Ancestery traces our lineage directly back to ...Our Ancestery traces our lineage directly back to Constantine. Yikes!! I need to take the time and see how.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-9542238266714820132017-04-05T11:36:09.230+01:002017-04-05T11:36:09.230+01:00Anna Feodorovna received an apanage from Tsar Alex...Anna Feodorovna received an apanage from Tsar Alexander (some rumours have him to be the real father of her son, Eduard), and continued receiving it after 1820, because she didn't fight the divorce with Constantin - who went on to marry below his station, thus excluding him from the throne - and thus easing the way for Nicolai.Seidenweberinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240312833253279064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-31842138775980535952016-08-15T09:54:58.341+01:002016-08-15T09:54:58.341+01:00It does indeed!It does indeed!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-25325409184149119972016-08-15T09:21:20.558+01:002016-08-15T09:21:20.558+01:00She was of course the sister of Prince Leopold and...She was of course the sister of Prince Leopold and Princess Victoire. Doesn't this make her Queen Victoria's aunt?Anne Stotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296864856365981820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-10219749576831397032015-09-23T13:11:32.975+01:002015-09-23T13:11:32.975+01:00That's an interesting question. I suspect the ...That's an interesting question. I suspect the answer is that her family provided support, but I will dig deeper.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-66760175070205893862015-09-23T13:11:04.431+01:002015-09-23T13:11:04.431+01:00Not a bit of it!Not a bit of it!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-45817473059276379912015-09-23T09:59:14.939+01:002015-09-23T09:59:14.939+01:00One question that fascinates me about this sad tal...One question that fascinates me about this sad tale is the money side. She seems to have lived a fairly independent life post 1801. Did her family support her? Or did Constantine send money? So often, women in unhappy marriages were forced by financial pressures to stay with brutal husbands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-70392497658508984992015-09-23T09:26:51.575+01:002015-09-23T09:26:51.575+01:00Yikes, life wash't any easier or nicer...Yikes, life wash't any easier or nicer...H_cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295724299415783170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-56634842880624126062015-08-15T10:37:05.618+01:002015-08-15T10:37:05.618+01:00A stern look!A stern look!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-73948737220214590592015-08-15T03:30:53.208+01:002015-08-15T03:30:53.208+01:00Constantine looks like a bully, even from his port...Constantine looks like a bully, even from his portrait.Mari Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711560864857308439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-38510584416333900702014-02-27T22:02:58.434+00:002014-02-27T22:02:58.434+00:00Consider it a deal, thank you!Consider it a deal, thank you!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-10024944889889133862014-02-27T21:36:10.315+00:002014-02-27T21:36:10.315+00:00Let me know when you do, there are many nice corne...Let me know when you do, there are many nice corners about, I'd be happy to give you a tour to Empire-Switzerland :-)<br />Seidenweberinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240312833253279064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-14017340570972001572014-02-26T19:56:08.672+00:002014-02-26T19:56:08.672+00:00Thank you! I would love to visit Elfenau, it is de...Thank you! I would love to visit Elfenau, it is definitely on my list...Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-66769437382441406372014-02-26T15:46:04.688+00:002014-02-26T15:46:04.688+00:00Her house "Elfenau" is still very pretty...Her house "Elfenau" is still very pretty and the delightful park is worth a visit (Part of her furniture is kept at Schloss Oberhofen, at Lake Thun). There's also a book by Swiss writer Therese Bichsel who wrote about Anna/Juliane, sadly there is no translation into English, but it's a very nice read: http://www.theresebichsel.ch/Seidenweberinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240312833253279064noreply@blogger.com