It is another time, all of its own. The royal scene of 1917 is so different from now it may as well be another world. Europe was dominated by monarchies whereas now they are in the minority. Over August, I'm going to look back on the blog at the royalty of 1917 and it's starting with the shape of the dynasties that still exist today. Yesterday was all about the sovereigns who ruled the royal houses that remain in 2017. This part looks at their consorts. We've got a smattering of princesses turned queens and a very determined duke here. Settle back and enjoy the consorts of 1917....
Monaco
Consort Princess Alice of Monaco
Full Name Marie Alice
Born Marie Alice Heine on February 10th 1858, New Orleans, Louisiana
Daughter of Michel Heine and Amelie Marie Celeste Miltenberger
Married Albert I of Monaco on October 30th 1889
Consort from the moment of her marriage on October 30th 1889
Length of rule in 1917....28 years although the couple had separated judicially in 1902
Time as consort came to an end....with Albert's death on June 26th 1922
Died December 22nd 1925, Paris
Netherlands
Consort Heinrich, Prince of the Netherlands
Full Name Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst
Born Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst of Mecklenberg-Schwerin on April 19th 1876, Schwerin, Germany
Son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenberg-Schwerin and Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Married Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands on February 7th 1901 in The Hague
Consort from the moment of his marriage on February 7th 1901
Length of rule in 1917....16 years
Died July 3rd 1934, The Hague
Time as consort came to an end....with his death on July 3rd 1934
Died December 22nd 1925, Paris
Norway
Consort Queen Maud of Norway
Full Name Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria
Born Princess Maud of Wales on November 26th 1869, London
Daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
Married Haakon VII of Norway, then Prince Carl of Denmark, on July 22nd 1896, Buckingham Palace
Consort from the moment of her husband's election as King of Norway on November 18th 1905
Length of rule in 1917....12 years
Died November 20th 1928, Sandringham, Norfolk
Time as consort came to an end....with her death on November 20th 1938
Spain
Consort Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain
Full Name Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena
Born Princess Ena of Battenberg on October 24th 1887, Balmoral Castle
Daughter of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
Married King Alfonso XIII of Spain on May 31st 1906, Madrid
Consort from the moment of her marriage on May 31st 1906
Length of rule in 1917....11 years
Time as consort came to an end....with her husband's exile on April 14th 1931
Died April 15th 1969, Lausanne, Switzerland
Sweden
Consort Queen Victoria of Sweden
Full Name Sophie Marie Viktoria
Born Victoria of Baden on August 7th 1862, Karlsruhe, Baden
Daughter of Grand Duke Frederik I of Baden and Princess Louise of Prussia
Married King Gustav V of Sweden, then Crown Prince of Sweden, on September 20th 1881, Karlsruhe
Consort from the moment of her husband's accession on December 8th 1907
Length of rule in 1917....10 years
Died April 4th 1930, Rome
Time as consort came to an end....with her death on April 4th 1930
Belgium
Consort Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians
Full Name Elisabeth Gabriele Valerie Marie
Born Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria on July 25th 1876, Possenhofen Castle, Bavaria
Daughter of Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria and Maria Josepha of Portugal
Married King Albert I of the Belgians, then second in line to the throne, on October 2nd 1900
Consort from the moment of her husband's accession on December 17th 1909
Length of rule in 1917....8 years
Time as consort came to an end....with her husband's death on February 17th 1934
Died November 23rd 1965, Brussels
United Kingdom
Consort Queen Mary of the United Kingdom, Empress of India
Full Name Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes
Born Princess Mary of Teck on May 26th 1867, Kensington Palace
Daughter of Prince Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
Married King George V, then second in line to the throne, on July 6th 1893, St James Palace, London
Consort from the moment of her husband's accession on May 6th 1910
Length of rule in 1917....7 years
Time as consort came to an end....with her husband's death on January 20th 1936
Died March 24th 1953, London
Denmark
Consort Queen Alexandrine of Denmark
Full Name Alexandrine Augusta
Born Alexandrine, Duchess of Mecklenberg-Schwerin on December 24th 1879, Schwerin, Germany
Daughter of Frederick Francis III and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
Married King Christian X of Denmark, then second in line to the throne, on April 26th 1898, Cannes, France
Consort from the moment of her husband's accession on May 14th 1912
Length of rule in 1917....5 years
Time as consort came to an end....with her husband's death on April 20th 1947
Died December 28th 1952, Copenhagen
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