For several years, Arturo E. Beéche and Ilana D. Miller have collaborated on yet another royal history project. Their previous collaborations include several books, among them: The Four Graces (by Ilana D. Miller), and Royal Gatherings I and Royal Gatherings II (by Arturo E. Beéche and Ilana D. Miller). She remains a regular contributor to EUROHISTORY, the royalty journal published by Mr. Beéche since 1997!
This time, these two well-known authors bring us to the Grand Ducal House of Hesse, the descendants of the Hesse and by Rhine (Hesse-Darmstadt) branch of the Hessian dynasty!
As the book’s text is completed, revised, and edited, layout work has started. The book’s cover is presented to you here…
Inside, readers will not only find an incredible array of rare photographic jewels, but also an engaging narrative that brings alive one of the most beloved dynasties of the European Gotha.
With research conducted across Europe, including royalty who knew the last members of the dynasty before its extinction, this latest EUROHISTORY book promises to be a “must-have” for all royalty enthusiasts!
The chapters include:
1. The Ancient House of Hesse – From Medieval to Reformation Hesse: 1264-1567
2. The Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt: 1567-1790
3. A New Grand Duchy: 1806-1848
4. Grand Duke Ludwig IV and his Siblings: 1848-1877
5. Darmstadt and Windsor: Ludwig IV and the English Connection
6. The Battenbergs – Prince Alexander and his lady
7. The Greek-Battenberg Alliance – The Royal House of Greece: Alice and Andreas
8. Russian Turmoil and Pre-Sarajevo Days – The Great War and the Mountbattens
9. The Next Generation Settles Down (1920-1940): The Greek Princesses, Don & Lu, the Mountbattens – Joys and Tragedies
10. The Mountbatten-Windsor Connection: A Greek Prince in England and the Milfor Havens
11. The End of a Long Line: Lu and Peg After Steene
12. The Women of Darmstadt
13. Epilogue
We expect to have the book ready for sale in Summer 2020…further announcement regarding this amazing collaboration will come in June 2020.
