Grand Duchess Elizabeth

A century ago today, Grand Duchess Elizabeth, along with several other members of the House of Romanov, fatally fell prey to the Russian Revolution.

King Michael of Romania, RIP

King Michael of Romania (1921-2017). Requiescat in pace!

Queen Lili'uokalani

A century and two days ago today, Lili'uokalani, Queen of Hawai'i passed on.

More on Thatcher

These weblogs pay tribute:

• The Pittsford Perennialist
• The Mad Monarchist
• ABM - A View From The Praires
• Reflections of a Young Fogey
• Peter Hitchens (who also participated in a BBC Radio 3 discussion on Lady Thatcher)
• Taki's Magazine: Steve Sailer
• Taki's Magazine: John Derbyshire
• Scotland on Sunday: Gerald Warner

Previously: Margaret Thatcher, RIP

Margaret Thatcher, RIP

Margaret Thatcher, Baroness of Kesteven, passed away this Monday, news of which is widespread. She was the last surviving British Prime Minister to have been born before Her Britannic Majesty as Princess Elizabeth.

Margaret Thatcher was together with Ronald Reagan the subject of much admiration on my part back in the days when they were in office, my political consciousness was forming, and they similarly were subject of attack from leftists. Yours truly has developed differences since (not to say that there were none at the time), on which elaboration may be made at a later time.

Your host blogger met Lady Thatcher shortly before the passing of Ronald Reagan, on which it was reported on two accounts – one in English and one in Norwegian (we may also get back to these accounts on a later occasion).

Last month I watched The Iron Lady with a friend over a weekend – as one of around a dozen movies. Easter Eve I watched The Audience, where a Thatcher character is one of several Prime Minister characters.

Condolences to the 2^nd Baronet Thatcher and other family and friends.

RIP


Elsewhere: Her Britannic Majesty, The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph

Personal Passing

My eldest great aunt, who may be partly responsible for my own interest in history, who was my last link amongst relatives to the Great War, as she told a story from her childhood when she was with her mother, whom I also have memories of, and met a troop of Germans going to the continent to fight the war, and whom I referred to in my Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn centennial article, passed away this morning at an incredible age of 103.

Requiescat in pace!

Passings

The last surviving great-grandchild of Her Late Britannic Majesty Queen Victoria, Count Carl Johan Bernadotte passed on previously this month. So did Emmanuelle de Dampierre, Duchess of Segovia.

Requiescat in pace!


Elsewhere: Royal World (Duchess), Sunday Telegraph (Count), Royal World (Count), Trond Norén Isaksen (Count)

Gunnar Sønsteby, RIP

This Thursday, Gunnar Sønsteby, Norway's greatest war hero, passed on. He was the country's highest decorated citizen. He led the bodyguard service for the Norwegian Royal Family after its return to Norway in 1945. He was the best man of Erling S. Lorentzen when the latter married Princess Ragnhild.

Requiescat in pace!


Elsewhere: Trond Norén Isaksen

The "Last Ottoman" Princess

Her Imperial Highness The Princess Fatma Neslişah, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire and Princess of Egypt passed away on April 1.

She was the last surviving member of the House of Ottoman born before the fall of the empire.

May she rest in peace.

Elsewhere: Royal World

King George Tupou V, RIP

King George Tupou V of Tonga passed away this Sunday.

Requiescat in pace!


Elsewhere: Radical Royalist, Royal World, The Mad Monarchist

Infanta Dona Maria Adelaide, RIP

Her Royal Highness Infanta Dona Maria Adelaide of Portugal passed from this world yesterday at age 100 – in her 101^st year.

Her Royal Highness was the last surviving royal born into a European royal family before the Great War, a war turned by the 28^th POTUS into a war to “make the world safe for democracy,” a concept in which progressives in Europe, especially Britain and France, of course were not innocent either – nor other progressives in those United States.

Requiescat in pace!



Elsewhere: Royal World, Radical Royalist, The Mad Monarchist

Florence Green, RIP

Earlier this month, the last known surviving veteran of the Great War, a female non-combat veteran, Florence Green, passed from this world, 15 days short of 111 years old.

R.I.P.

Albanian Passing

Royal World pays tribute to the late Leka of Albania – and reports on the funeral.

Archduke Otto 99

It is the first birthday of HLIRH Archduke Otto since his passing.

R.I.P.

Archduke Felix, RIP

It is with sadness the news of the passing this Tuesday in Mexico of the last surviving issue of Emperor-King Blessed Charles and Empress-Queen Zita, His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Felix of Austria, is received.

Requiescat in pace!


Elsewhere: Royal World, Trond Norén Isaksen, The Royal Forums

More on Archduke Otto

Over at Scotland on Sunday, Gerald Warner.

And Trond Norén Isaksen.

The Passing of an Archduke

Elsewhere in the blogosphere on Archduke Otto's passing:

• Tea at Trianon
• Radical Royalist
• Royal World
• The Mad Monarchist: short tribute, a video, a long tribute with a video, and a favorite image
• The Western Confucian: tribute, on Habsburg funerals, and a citation
• The LAWW Review
• Le Fleur de Lys too
• Reflections of a Young Fogey
• The Rambling Royalist
• Trond Norén Isaksen
• Dag Trygsland Hoelseth, who also has a 1912 bulletin
• The LRC Blog: Mr. Rockwell and Mr. McAdams
• Mises Economics Blog

SKuKH Erzherzog Otto, RIP

Today we receive the sad news that His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Otto, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, passed away this morning.

His Imperial and Royal Highness was in his 99^th year, 505 days short of his centennial, born shortly before the outbreak of the Great War.

He will receive an Imperial burial in Vienna on July 16.

Associated Press has more.

Seiner Kaiserliche und Königliche Hoheit Erzherzog Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, requiescat in pace.


Your humble blogger received this sad news via the host of Radical Royalist.

Claude Choules, RIP

The last known surviving combat veteran of the Great War, Claude Stanley Choules, passed away today.

Mr. Choules was the last known witness of the demise of the Hochseeflotte of the Kaiserliche Marine at Scapa Flow.

Since the passing of Harry Patch almost two years ago, John Babcock has passed, and so has Frank Buckles. Franz Künstler passed almost three years ago.

There are no known combatants of the Great War left.

May they all rest in peace!


Elsewhere: The Daily Telegraph, Google News

Royal Passings in 2010

The Mad Monarchist remembers royals passed in 2010.