Listen this: Queen Victoria was such a freak controler woman that she knew when Alexandra had the period and when she didn't have it (the servants told her) So, she calculated the due dates. That was why Alexandra lied about the topic.
When I read the original texts by Andersen I realized they were not exactly lived-happily-ever-after tales. The Matches Girl was an orphan who died of cold on the street during a Christmas night; that story is a teaching on poverty and loneliness. The Little Mermaid at the end does not conquer prince charming: she dies and turns into sea foam; the story is a warning to girls who fall in love with guys who do not correspond their feelings. The Ugly Duckling is a child rejected by his parents and the story is the Duckling's hard life journey to find a family of his own. Andersen was probably teaching the princesses tough realities of life disguised as fairy tales. I would have difficulties to sleep after hearing these stories...
I read this in an original book from 1876 (1 year after H.C. Andersen's death), it was sorta a tribute to the late author. The book described in detail how Hans Christian was invited (it even contained personal letters!) and how dear and beloved he was by the royals.. the book, though written 150 years ago, made me tear up...
Victoria was never the great person everyone tried to make her out to be (and still do to this day). She was a horribly evil, spiteful and vengeful harpy. Not all of us have forgotten what she did to Flora...
@@mikhailjoshuapahuyo1431 Firstly I never said it was, but the person who commented above wanted to know what I was talking about, so I gave him/her a video that showcased the best and most thorough example of what she did. I even put the timestamp in so that said person would not have to watch the entire thing to get to the meat and potatoes of the subject. Secondly I'm not your "bruh". Thirdly I'm nobody's "bruh" seeing as I'm not a carrier of a y-chromosome you disrespectful sh!te. The Campbell Motto is Ne Obliviscaris (which means never forget) and many of us have yet to forget what she did to Flora, which *IS* mentioned in the link I posted above. Next time maybe go directly to the time that is included instead of wasting my time with your baseless whining.
I really liked Alexandra, she seemed like a good person. Can't help but feel that she would have deserved a better husband than Edward VII and a better mother-in-law than Victoria, although she seemed quite happy still. And I guess it was a much better lot than ending up in the authoritarian and chaotic Russian Empire like Maria...! This looks to be a really interesting series - especially since I live in southernmost Sweden, right next to Copenhagen, so the Danish royals are really close by!
True.. I always loved Queen Alex. Even though their marriage had basically been sorted from the start, she still gave him a chance and loved him. She was a loyal wife, loving mother and by all accounts, an absolute delight. I really wish Bertie had treated her better. She only had to stop sharing him with other women when he died.
@Viva So true, Viva. Alix loved Toria but she was selfish and put her own desire to keep one daughter as a personal companion above that daughter's personal happiness, rather like Victoria did with Beatrice, but Beatrice went out and found her own man. I have a great deal of sympathy for Victoria of Wales.
Funny story about Queen Alexandra. Since she grew up sewing her own clothes, she thought she would also have to sew her wedding dress as well which horrified Queen Victoria.
Actually that would be a cool tradition, lile adding small accesories yourself and with closest individual who can help if you cant, and personalize it yourself
Fun fact: at 5:15, the christening gown that Albert Victor is wearing is adorned with Danish flags and that's not a coincidence. Queen Victoria had shouted and belittled her daughter in law who cried when she heard it announced that Britain was supporting Prussia in taking the duchy of Schleswig and Holstein and said "but they belong to my daddy." and Victoria cruelly told her that she was British now and must support Britain's allies and grow up. Edward wanted to comfort his wife but Victoria chewed him out for coddling her, so that christening robe is their rebellion to show that the couple would always support Denmark and not Prussia
@@Furienna Victoria wasn't hateful? She called her daughters who wished to breastfeed cows, she beat her hemophilic son despite knowing that could be deadly to him and she told her eldest daughter who had said that she wished she could spend time with her husband "now you know why I hated having you children around, I used to wish it was just me and papa" Regardless of what you believe, Victoria wasn't nice at all, there's plenty of sources out there for her
Lois She had no father and a terrible mother and stepfather. Albert kept her calm and was very loving. When he died she was depressed and was under a lot of stress anyway. She was going to be spiteful and mean. She was very nice to people whom she was friends with though.
Yes, I was reminded of Diana wanting to be a "hands-on" mum rather than having nannies do most of the work, & refusing to leave them for weeks when she went on a royal tour, like her mother-in-law did. Seems like a repeat of Victoria & Alexandra.
Yes, they even had the same demeanor: capable, independent, decisive, passionate, and kind, they were also well-loved; had Princess Diana married to a loving husband just like Princess Alexandra, maybe she would have a happier life
Their similarities don’t just end there, Alice Keppel, who was Edward VII’s mistress, is actually the great-grandmother of Camila Parker Bowles, who was Prince Charles’ mistress.
Queen Alexandra is the true epitome of royalty, elegance, and charity. If she would’ve lived in our time now, she would be greatly revered and admired for her love and compassion, be it humans or animals
Alexandra's contemporary Queen Victoria of Sweden (no relation to Britain's Victoria that I'm aware of) was also highly elegant from pictures I've seen. What made her unusual though among most queen consorts is that she sometimes went around in a skirted military uniform, perhaps it was because she was from a German noble household IIRC (portraits of her in this outfit survive).
@@creature57 There were ceremonies to bury Nicholas, his family, and the servants who were with them. There might be a RUclips of a repatriation ceremony for Dagmar
It's really sad that Thyra had to give her baby up, but I'm AMAZED at how "tolerant" her family were otherwise!! Kings could have endless mistresses & illegitimate children, but a princess would be condemned forever for the mere rumour of an affair, so actually having a child out of wedlock... I mean, can you imagine what Queen Victoria would've done if it was one of her daughters?!! Great video- I only knew bits of the story, & I'm now a big fan of the Danish royal family!
@@charlottemunday7311 It was Princess Louise, Queen Victoria's 6th child. She had a son with her brother Leapold's tutor, Walter Stirling. The baby was adopted by the son of Queen Victoria's gynaecologist, Frederick Locock.
I wasn't really surprised they had the money and connections to help their daughter out. I would also do that why would anyone shun away their child for getting pregnant. It can all be resolved in 9 months.
So if Alexander II wasn't assassinated, we probably would still have a Russian monarchy today. (He was able to pass his liberal laws and get the people happier with the monarchy overall)
Possibly. The constitution wasn’t overly democratic, simply allowing for representation of the commons in government, most likely as advisors or ministers. But even Tsar Alexander II acknowledged it was the first step towards constitutional government
well russia is complicated , a recent SKY limited series of catherine the great* suprised many,that catherine was german and therefore the romanovs royal family afterwards were partly german... . by the time nicholas II was tsar , he probably never wanted to be ruler and his father died young, as catherine the great said... . when she was young* she read french revolutionary books, but when she seized the throne from her husband Tsar Peter, realised that russia had serfs and nobility and the chasm between them.....before she died, alll of europe was shocked or suprised by the french revolution*.. . it took russia a very long time, but many many many rebellions too have a revolution, that many say long before tsar alexander II was assinated, was long coming... .lavish,decadent and imperial russian nobility and royal family, in comparison too the *modest* french ones of 1792 . that felll on the guillitone russia afterall was the largest country and still is on earth, with many many different nations and many many poor that were not able to vote or be represented.... the public or even foreign press , did not know about tsarievich alexi hemophilia or the real reason for rasputin: the ambitious faith healer that contributed too the chaos and fall of the romanov dynasty, but be fair.... it was long overdue after tsar alexander II death... 101 events like 1905 bloody sunday and incomptent tsar on the battle field 1915 did little to help the dynasty....
Wow, I had no idea why a lot of foreign brides who married in the Russian royal family had the name 'Feodorovna' in their new name and now it's explained - thanks Lindsay :)
Well, to be honest it was because of the Feodorovsky icon (Our Lady of Saint Theodore), but Fyodor (=Theodore) indeed means "the gift of God", so I like this explanation too, even though it's technically inaccurate 😅
Gentle? He was brutal, the closest example to a Tsarist Stalin. He expanded the secret police increased repression and exiled all dissidents to Siberia. He ruthlessly cracked down on everybody and was a zealous anti-Semite, ordering the deportations, rape and killing of millions of Russian Jews. In his reign Russification drastically increased in all parts of the empire, and anybody who opposed him was killed. He may have been gentle to his family and royalty, but to his people and country he was a brutal dictator.
@@shivmalik9405 HE is the reason the Romanovs fell, I feel. Nicholas II was stuck in a horrible situation with skills and knowledge incapable of handling the crisis. Alexander II's assassination was the greatest catastrophe in Russian history, he might have made a constitutional monarchy. Instead, Alexander III undid the reforms and went tyrant.
I swear I heard Lindsey calling her "Dalmar" when she mentioned her during Queen Alex's story lol her name literally was Dagmar in terms of pronunciation.
For people over 50, it's a bit too sing-songy, makes it sound like a tabloid read by a 13 year old. The info is great, just wish for a more mature delivery.
He would travel around the kingdom, visiting/living with both the royals and nobility on their castles. Close to where I live is one of those castles, a tree in the park is called the H.C. Andersen's tree. Legend has it, he sat under that tree and wrote one of his stories.
Well, Denmark is a small country with a lot of history, so we're never that far from it. We have on the island, where I live, 3 castles and ruins of two more. On the other side of the bridge on the mainland, there's two more, one of them being used as a summer residence by our queen and her family. This castle is also the only one in my area, that is owned by the royals still.
Ettibridget What do you mean? There are some stories/novels written for adults, but the fairytales are most definitely for children. I grew up with them and learned to read from them. My favorite one is the one with the one legged tin soldier and the ballerina. I've always loved that story.
Thank you for doing this series on Christian IX of Denmark. I have been fascinated by his family and how each one of them was able to make their mark on history. The daughters were so beautiful but also practical in life. Each one knew how to sew and take care of themselves. I think Queen Alexandra of Great Britain was so lovely and loved her family. Alexandra and Dagmar were so close and the fact that their sons looked like twins was to me amazing. They were so close to each other that they bought a home together so they could alway have a place of their own. I'm sure that when the revolution broke out and Dagmar was in danger Alexandra used her adopted country's Navy to save her sister. I think this was admirable and I applaud her for doing this. Both of them died at 80 and their younger sister at 79. Their Mother made great matches for them and through their lines have influenced so many countries. It seems that their lives may have started out in not so high ranking in royalty but they sure rose to the top before all was over. I'm looking forward to the brothers next.
I think it’s because it’s been said Queen Victoria had a terrible relationship with her mother and was treated badly when she had kids she probably didn’t know what to do with them and she saw Alexandra do all the things with her kids she never got with her mother she was probably jealous
Alexandra was probably the most beautiful royal ever. And she aged beautifully too. Her sister Dagmar (Maria) was also strikingly beautiful. I always thought that the actress Julia Ormond bears a resemblance to her and should play her in a movie.
What should also be noted about about Dagmar, is that she was buried in Roskilde when she died. But in 2006, an agreement was struck between Denmark and Russia. She was exumed, travelled back to Russia following the same route she took when she first travelled there and was reburied next to her husband. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark attended the reburial.
Janet At this time 40-45 wasn't considered a long life lots of children died really early from disease which is why it's lower than th general age people lived
She actually almost did. We have letters to suggest she and her brother-in-law, the Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich were purportedly planning a coup d’état. Maria was apparently going to go the capital to beseech Nicholas to banish Rasputin from court, and if he said no, she would leave the city and that would signal the coup’s beginning. Then, assuming everything went well, Tsar Nicholas would abdicate and either Maria and Paul would become joint regents for Alexei or Paul would become a temporary regent and Maria would become the Empress
Katheryne Koelker Alexei either become the New Emperor or if Maria become Empress it’s likely Alexei would still be the heir. The daughters are ineligible for the throne anyway, so I doubt anything really changes for them. Do keep in mind these are still Marie’s grandchildren
@@Edmonton-of2ec The Russian succession law (post-Paul I) stated that daughters would have eligible IF there were no legitimate male heirs. Then the throne would have gone to the eldest daughter of the last reigning Tsar (which would have made Nicholas II's eldest daughter Olga the heiress). However, there were plenty of legitimate male heirs when Nicholas was Tsar.
These are so good. I can never get enough of Royal history. I've always thought Christian IX was the backbone of monarchy during the 19-20th century.. There's a series on RUclips which has hour long episodes concentrating on his sons and daughters, with stories and photos by Queen Margerethe II and the Duke of Kent etc from their own memories. Definately a watch for those among us who live for this stuff.
Hi@@ChibiProwlif you search RUclips StarMediaEN, there is a series all about the Romanov dynasty which is so good, and the series I was talking about in my post is under a channel called Scandinavian Royalty. I absolutely love that channel . Stay safe.
It wasn't the Russian Summer Palace that they scratched their names on, it was a palace in Denmark, and it is a tradition that continues today to scratch names into doors or windows in Denmark for royals or visiting states people. Queen Margarethe talks about it in a 2006 documentary about Dagmar.
Queen Alexandra was a very good and popular Queen. When her husband, King Edward (Bertie) was dying, she even allowed his mistress Mrs Keppel to come and visit him. Queen Victoria bullied her daughter-in-law quite a bit, but the people of Britain loved and respected her. I think they felt she had a lot to put up with, which she did! Thanks Lindsay for another great video. 👍 ❤
Two suggestions: Either do one of the lesser know Queen Regents of England (Like Elizabeth of York) or you can do a history of the Romanov family just like you did with the English Dynasty
Elizabeth wasn’t a Regent, or Regnant for that matter. As the wife of a king, she was simply Queen Consort. Since she pre deceased her husband, she would have never had the opportune to rule as regent or otherwise.
@@davidvolonte1645 true, but some queens who ruled alongside a king did things that influence their kingdom. It really depends on whether or not the consort did anything
Luna Royal Games oh yeah i agree! it’s just in technicalities she was only a consort. but i hope that lindsay does a video on her, the Romonavs, as well as many other figures like Marie Henriette, Queen of England, a more detailed video on Victoria, German Empress, perhaps one on Princess Alice of Battenberg, but my top pick would have to be Marie de Medici, the Queen of France whom the monarchy descends from after that point if I recall correctly.
The Romanovs have one of the wildest histories of any royal family. It is FULL of coups, jailings and assasinations. Russia has been unstable and messy for far longer than people think.
I really love Thura’s story! I can’t imagine having to hide a pregnancy and give away my first child at 18. But I think she ended up having the happiest life of all the sisters
"Christian spent money that he didnt have in order to court and impress the young Queen Victoria. " Awwww... it's the thought and effort that counts ❤ (I never knew that so I find it charming that eventually his daughter would marry her son.😊)
Christian dodged a bullet. He didn’t become Prince Consort of England but he had a happy marriage, which I don’t think he would have had with Victoria.
The practice of marrying your brother's widow or fiancee is common in many cultures & throughout history. I wonder if it was more common with nobility, though? Henry VIII and George V both did it, as happened with Dagmar in this video.
I thought that in one biblical verse it was said that once the husband dies it was the duty of his brother to take care of the wife correct me if I'm wrong tho because I'm not 100% sure
@@sunmiswashingmachine unfortunately, as is often the case with the Bible, another verse tells tge exact opposite: one should not marry his brother's wife.
Tee hee! George & Nicholas used to swap clothes at family parties to prank people! Then, yeah, WWI... There's an adorable Horrible Histories song about them, "WWI Cousins"; well worth a look- it led me to puzzle out this Danish connection, as I knew the English one.
Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII were buried at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, not at the Sandringham Estate. Every UK monarch since George III have been buried either at or near Windsor Castle. But I LOVE your videos!! You're amazing
It's so nice to hear the bigger history of Dennark 🥰 and that I still remember most of it is fantastic 🥰 love the way you say our names and the way you teach about a history from another land, thank you 🧡
It wasn't in the Russian summer palace that Dagmar and Nikolai carved there initials in a window. It was in the Danish royal palace Fredensborg. Many people have carved there initials in the windows over the years. Churchill is one of them.
It was actually the Danish summer palace of Fredensborg that Dagmar and Nicholaj carved their names into a window. It's a tradition that continues to this day, that visitors do so, when staying there. Otherwise great video.
@@CallieMasters5000 I don't know if it's true, but I read somewhere that Diana wanted to name 1 of her sons John. The Royal family wouldn't let her because it was bad luck.
@@CallieMasters5000 Oh, it's not! Bad King John left a long shadow; there's a reason he's not John I! IIRC, it's also a bad-luck name for the French monarchy, which I assume is because they had a Bad King John too, but I dunno. There was another Prince John who died young, George V's son. Doco on YT: "Prince John, the Windsor's tragic secret", or something (Not tragic imo; it seems he was very loved & given a good life.) But John's such a common name- endless Princes called Henry, Edward, Richard, George, James & Alexander died tragically young too.
Also, the Lady Diana the Princess of Wales was named after had a son named John who died prematurely en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Russell%2C_Duchess_of_Bedford?wprov=sfla1
Would you ever do an episode on the weird witch-hunt obsession of King James the VI and I? Or the Mad Queen of Madagascar: Ranavalona I (she was nicknamed the female Caligula)?
The daughter of the late Princess Grace Kelly, Princess Caroline of Monaco; her youngest daughter Alexandra by her third husband, Ernst August is a direct descendant of Princess Thyra of Denmark the 3rd daughter of King Christian IX. Thyra was married to Ernst August of Hanover, the son of King George of Hanover, the last King before the duchy of Hanover before it became a part of the new nation of Germany in the 1870's. Alexandra, Princess Caroline's daughter is either a 2x or 3x great granddaughter of Princess Thyra of Denmark and her husband. Also Princess Thyra of Denmark, only son was also named Ernst August and he ended up marrying Princess Viktoria of Germany the only daughter of Germany's infamous Kaiser Wilhelm, the first grandchild of Queen Victoria and generally blamed by history as the person who began World War I.
Christina IX of Daughters in a nutshell Alexandra: Hello Bertie why are you late? Bertie: Ummm...Work Alexandra: I'm ok with your mistresses but remember you need an heir Bertie: Ok(She is very chill) Victoria: Act more like a lady Alexandra: Umm... No, I did more of your job old lady >:3 Alexandra's children and Bertie: OOOH SAVAGE Dagmar: Ok son I want you to marry this perfect Russian lady Nicholas: NO I want Alexandria Dagmar: No Nicholas: Yes Dagmar: No Nicholas: Yes Dagmar: No Nicholas: Yes After the death of Alexander Nicholas: I'M THE TSAR I'M MARRYING ALEXANDRIA AND NOW ONE CAN'T STOP ME Dagmar: Ok I give up but I hope nothing bad happens Revolution late Dagmar: Dammit Alexandra: Is ok sister Thyra Thyra: I was not a virgin when I got marry and I hated my son's marriage to the worst emperor that I ever know...and I also had a daughter... I totally mess up when I was teen
Have you considered making a video on Marie Louise Gonzaga? She was a queen consort to two polish kings, inherited a duchy of Nevres in France from her father while her brother received duchy of Mantua. Her second husband turned out to be incompetent of ruling and during Swedish invasion he fled the country while Marie Louise have led armies herself. She also considered herself as an heiress to Byzantium due to her being related to the house of Palaiologos. She launched polish first newspaper and surrounded herself with the most excellent of polish baroque thinkers and poets. She introduced to polish court numerous French maidens of noble birth and heavily encouraged marrying them to influential polish nobles as the part of her strategy to forge Polish-French alliance. After her reign, polish nobility was so annoyed by her being involved in the matters of state that they introduced a new law that from then on prohibited polish queens to do so. Her husband year after her death decided to abdicate.
Thank you Lindsay for this video! I was so hopeful you would make a video about Christian IX's daughters. 🤩 BTW, Happy 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the US!!
The Revolution changed her though. When she moved home to Denmark, she became a favorite aunt of her extended family. Though she could still show her own signs of rebellion. There is a story from when she lived at Amalienborg with her nephew, King Christian the X, and his family. He was a very cheap King and asked his aunt not to waste any of the lights around the palace and she promptly would walk around the palace and turned on every single light she could find.
Thank you Lindsay. This is my favorite royal family because their ancestors went everywhere. Fascinating. You presented a few photos I had never seen also. Great research. Cheers. Looking forward to the next part.
Odd fact, both Alexandra and Dagmar had battleships named after them. HMS Alexandra of the Royal Navy and HIRMS Imperatritsa Mariya of the Imperial Russian Navy.
I firmly believe the Glückburg family is one of the most underrated royal houses!!! I have huge respect towards Christian and Louise who raised their children modestly and showed them the most important values in life: love, affection, and family. Like Queen Victoria, Louise had excellent dynastic skills for her upbringing. I feel pity towards Alexandra who loved Edward with all her heart but had to see how he got mistresses. Even though she was a cordial and amiable woman, she still showed her character and didn't let controlled herself by her mother-in-law. Moreover, I admire her fulfilling her aims and goals since she did the things she wanted to do. She was indeed the Diana of her time.
The Gluckburg family certainly isn't underrated. Danish kings in the late 19th and 20th centuries were very respected monarchs, and the present Queen Margrethe is one of the most talented (and best educated) of all European monarchs today. Greatly respected.
wow what a vlog amazing ,amount of knowledge and excellent talent of specking and detail of your subject i have enjoyed everyone of your vlogs ive learnt so much ive always wanted to know more about the dowager queen Maria Fredrenova ,her and her sisters so beautiful cant wait for the next instalment xxx
Fedorovna is a patronimic, a part of name that all of us, Russians, have. It's always formed from one's father's name. But, since the emresses were mostly foreign, they were given made up patronimics, in this case, after the Fedorovsksya icon of Our Lady.
I'm excited with story of King Christian IX's sons and granchildren. I hope Lindsay will profile Louise of Hesse-Kassel in her Queen of Europe, since she is a underrated queen and mother of such influential children.
What is not said here, is actually that Queen Louise had a bigger claim to the Danish throne than her husband did. She was of closer Danish relation than he was. But because women couldn't inherit the throne at the time, they had her sign over her claim to Christian. But Christian saw her as an equal to him and she was truly the power behind the throne and his biggest support. Denmark had to wait until 1953 for a Constitution amendment that allowed women to inherit the throne, because the king only had daughters and we would have been stuck with his younger brother who was not an ideal choice for a king (there's a mocking saying in Danish "Once more for Prince Knud", which is because of him). But we got the amendment and in 1972 we got our first official ruling Queen. She is now the second longest ruler in our history, having ruled for 48 years. She is only beaten by Christian the IV, who ruled for almost 60 years.
@@christinaj.jensen4805 She had the best legal claim (well, aside from her younger brother, Frederick William of Hesse, who as a boy would have gotten first crack. He was raised as much of a Dane as she was), but she had no Danish royal blood. Her claim comes from Frederick, hereditary prince of Denmark, who acknowledged all of his wife's children as his own, but was widely rumored not to be the biological father. He & his wife had been barren for 12 years, & then suddenly in quick succession she has a miscarriage followed by 4 live births. Far from the fair-haired, skinny, & crook-nosed Frederick, all the children had dark curly hair, a robust appearance, & straight noses. It didn't take long for the court to speculate that Frederik Vilhelm von Blücher was the real father; in a letter from King Frederick VI to his brother-in-law, he states that "my uncle appreciates the creator of the four, very adorable princes and princesses too much to want to send him away." von Blücher's son & grandson still became Danish kings, however (as Christian VIII & Frederick VII); Frederick VII & his heir-presumptive Ferdinand were both married to daughters of Frederick VI, so the royal blood was maintained that way. But the daughters of Frederick VI were barren, so the only heirs left were the children of Queen Louise's mother, Charlotte. Charlotte, her son & her eldest daughter all renounced their rights in favour of Louise, who renounced them in favour of her husband Christian. Christian had a worse claim but more royal blood than his wife; he was nephew of Frederick VI by marriage & last descendant of Frederick V's youngest daughter. He was also a male-line descendant of Christian III. By picking Louise & Christian, they got the best of both worlds; a good legal royal claim, royal blood unrelated to that claim, & they even got to keep the royal house in the form of a cadet branch. But neither was the senior or legal heir of their families; Christian had older brothers, Louise elder siblings, Frederick V still had other descendants though his elder daughters, & Christian's Glücksburg branch was more junior to the Augustenborg branch in terms of seniority. Hence the Schleswig-Holstein question & war with Prussia (which Denmark lost big time).
@@jeandehuit5385 the only thing you said I did not know, was that Frederik’s children might not have been his. But it doesn’t matter Ultimately. While Christian was a younger brother, he had been Living at the Danish court since he was 13, as a favorite nephew of Frederik the VI. He fought on Denmark’s side during the First Schleswig War, unlike his brothers who fought on Schleswig’s side and was likely not even taken into consideration for the throne because of this. And he was a descendant of Frederik the III of Denmark. The fact that he had lived in Denmark all this time, and that his brothers had fought against Denmark, in my opinion made him the rightful heir to the throne, when it couldn’t be any different with Louise. If her mother was officially considered a child of Heriditary Prince Frederik, then by 1800s standards where it was impossible to get a DNA test, it would be alright. Far worse things have been done in that Line of the family (look up Dowager Queen Julianne Marie, the mother of the Hereditary Prince). Her brother was considered at first, yes, but his extra marital affairs ruled him out of the “competition”.
i love these series that you have been doing and I can't wait to click on your video for the Nicholas II's children. I like to see them explored more even they did die prematurely
These Sisters were so beautiful and they aged so well! Also something in their faces reminds me of the Actress Alicia Vikander. Their eyes and their complexion are excessively alike.
Putting explosive material in books, something university students have long been famous for. Probably a good thing that the nature of said explosive material has changed somewhat over the years.
I always look forward to your videos! You’re very thorough with your information and that accompanied by your sweet voice makes all of your videos an awesome treat! Thank you so much and I am eagerly awaiting the next one!!
My sister is named after Princess Anastasia (Anja) and her husband's name is Nikolai. They now have a daughter called Dagmar. Apparently, they didn't even think about it. xD
The Royal families were so interrelated for a long time, that virtually every monarch in Europe was related to all the others. Unfortunately, their family squabbles often involved armies.
@Lindsay where did you find the information on Thyra's child? I have always been told, that no one knew where the child ended up. And for future reference, the name Thyra is pronounced more like Tira than Thura. It's the y that always causes troubles for English speaking people. Like in hygge. 😄 Thanks for your otherwise brilliant videos. As a Dane I always enjoy your take on our royalty. 😊
Some sources listed her adopted parents, though not sure how accurate. With that info, one with access to genealogy records in Germany could probably figure it out. Though legend says she married a peasant and was childless. They don't know if she knew her true parentage.
Thyra did well to refuse the marriage proposal of Willem III of the Netherlands. That guy was crazy... He had a very unhappy marriage with his wife Sophie.
@@twilight-princess240 True... However he was nicknamed "King Gorilla". He earned this not so flattering nickname because he was prone to violent outbursts... I can kind of see why Sophie didn't get along with him.
As a hard-of-hearing person, I always turn closed captions on. Some of the names just make me cry laughing at how butchered they are, but the worst one has to be Thyra being called 'toilet' while going over her husband's death. Thanks a lot, RUclips
I love it too! Victoria also proposed to Albert, but apparently she had to cos she was a reigning queen. I still think it's kinda adorable, & I don't often think that about Victoria! :D Thyra definitely sounds adorable tho, & all the sisters sound like amazing, admirable women. Scandinavian culture does seem to have allowed women a bigger say in their lives, generally- Viking women had lots of rights women elsewhere didn't, like to divorce simply because they wanted to.
Kinda remind me of Aurora from Disney Sleeping Beauty where she was raise as a commoner, not realizing that she’s actually a royalty and a Princess this whole time.
‘It is suspected that Alexandra lied about her due dates so her mother in law wouldn’t be there’....completely fair. I respect that life decision.
lol she so did and im so to tally good with that lol. victoria was a nut job and id never want her near me
Ya Eward had lots of mistresses
Listen this: Queen Victoria was such a freak controler woman that she knew when Alexandra had the period and when she didn't have it (the servants told her) So, she calculated the due dates. That was why Alexandra lied about the topic.
I don't blame her, Victoria was a very controlling person. And I really wouldn't want a judgy old woman in my room as I had a baby.
@@marcelaaiello2733 That's so weird lol. Idc if you're the queen, that's too personal.
Imagine Hans Christian Anderson himself coming to tell you bed time stories😭 I'm so jealous of those royal kids
me too
When I read the original texts by Andersen I realized they were not exactly lived-happily-ever-after tales. The Matches Girl was an orphan who died of cold on the street during a Christmas night; that story is a teaching on poverty and loneliness. The Little Mermaid at the end does not conquer prince charming: she dies and turns into sea foam; the story is a warning to girls who fall in love with guys who do not correspond their feelings. The Ugly Duckling is a child rejected by his parents and the story is the Duckling's hard life journey to find a family of his own. Andersen was probably teaching the princesses tough realities of life disguised as fairy tales. I would have difficulties to sleep after hearing these stories...
Don’t be. They were inbred and under unbearable public scrutiny not to mention how many royal kids have been assassinated.
yeah ik😔
I read this in an original book from 1876 (1 year after H.C. Andersen's death), it was sorta a tribute to the late author. The book described in detail how Hans Christian was invited (it even contained personal letters!) and how dear and beloved he was by the royals.. the book, though written 150 years ago, made me tear up...
Geez Victoria is the definition of a monster in law
ou monster of law
Victoria was never the great person everyone tried to make her out to be (and still do to this day). She was a horribly evil, spiteful and vengeful harpy. Not all of us have forgotten what she did to Flora...
@@M.Campbell-Sherwood what did she do?
@@M.Campbell-Sherwood bruh that is not the story of Victoria
@@mikhailjoshuapahuyo1431 Firstly I never said it was, but the person who commented above wanted to know what I was talking about, so I gave him/her a video that showcased the best and most thorough example of what she did. I even put the timestamp in so that said person would not have to watch the entire thing to get to the meat and potatoes of the subject. Secondly I'm not your "bruh". Thirdly I'm nobody's "bruh" seeing as I'm not a carrier of a y-chromosome you disrespectful sh!te. The Campbell Motto is Ne Obliviscaris (which means never forget) and many of us have yet to forget what she did to Flora, which *IS* mentioned in the link I posted above. Next time maybe go directly to the time that is included instead of wasting my time with your baseless whining.
I really liked Alexandra, she seemed like a good person. Can't help but feel that she would have deserved a better husband than Edward VII and a better mother-in-law than Victoria, although she seemed quite happy still. And I guess it was a much better lot than ending up in the authoritarian and chaotic Russian Empire like Maria...! This looks to be a really interesting series - especially since I live in southernmost Sweden, right next to Copenhagen, so the Danish royals are really close by!
I like her too. She put up with a lot more than I could have. Waving to you from Oregon, US.
True.. I always loved Queen Alex. Even though their marriage had basically been sorted from the start, she still gave him a chance and loved him. She was a loyal wife, loving mother and by all accounts, an absolute delight. I really wish Bertie had treated her better. She only had to stop sharing him with other women when he died.
Yes, I have a lot of respect for her. She sounds like a grand woman.
@Viva So true, Viva. Alix loved Toria but she was selfish and put her own desire to keep one daughter as a personal companion above that daughter's personal happiness, rather like Victoria did with Beatrice, but Beatrice went out and found her own man. I have a great deal of sympathy for Victoria of Wales.
Wow, nothing close to me, im an aussie
Funny story about Queen Alexandra. Since she grew up sewing her own clothes, she thought she would also have to sew her wedding dress as well which horrified Queen Victoria.
Actually that would be a cool tradition, lile adding small accesories yourself and with closest individual who can help if you cant, and personalize it yourself
It was a tradition in China for the bride to sew their own wedding dress.
@@Fisinocean I will end up with rags if that's the tradition lol
@@syasyaishavingfunIt was actualy traditional for most of the commoners all over the world to do that as well, if they didn't have a hand down gown.
@@nuotatorre8741but if you sew your own wedding dress, wouldn’t you have something to pass down?
Fun fact: at 5:15, the christening gown that Albert Victor is wearing is adorned with Danish flags and that's not a coincidence. Queen Victoria had shouted and belittled her daughter in law who cried when she heard it announced that Britain was supporting Prussia in taking the duchy of Schleswig and Holstein and said "but they belong to my daddy." and Victoria cruelly told her that she was British now and must support Britain's allies and grow up. Edward wanted to comfort his wife but Victoria chewed him out for coddling her, so that christening robe is their rebellion to show that the couple would always support Denmark and not Prussia
Wow...and here I thought that Victoria was nice. Thanks either way! 🙏
That's one way to give the middle finger to your hateful mother in law 😁
Actually, I don't believe that Queen Victoria was hateful. But it's true that she wanted to control her family.
@@Furienna Victoria wasn't hateful? She called her daughters who wished to breastfeed cows, she beat her hemophilic son despite knowing that could be deadly to him and she told her eldest daughter who had said that she wished she could spend time with her husband "now you know why I hated having you children around, I used to wish it was just me and papa"
Regardless of what you believe, Victoria wasn't nice at all, there's plenty of sources out there for her
Lois She had no father and a terrible mother and stepfather. Albert kept her calm and was very loving. When he died she was depressed and was under a lot of stress anyway. She was going to be spiteful and mean. She was very nice to people whom she was friends with though.
Princess Alexandra was sort of like her future successor, Princess Diana. She was also well-loved and a fashion icon.
Yes, I was reminded of Diana wanting to be a "hands-on" mum rather than having nannies do most of the work, & refusing to leave them for weeks when she went on a royal tour, like her mother-in-law did. Seems like a repeat of Victoria & Alexandra.
Except she wasn’t a total narcissist like Diana.
Yes, they even had the same demeanor: capable, independent, decisive, passionate, and kind, they were also well-loved; had Princess Diana married to a loving husband just like Princess Alexandra, maybe she would have a happier life
@@chrstphrstwn . Although Edward VII had a whole host of mistresses.
Their similarities don’t just end there, Alice Keppel, who was Edward VII’s mistress, is actually the great-grandmother of Camila Parker Bowles, who was Prince Charles’ mistress.
Queen Alexandra is the true epitome of royalty, elegance, and charity. If she would’ve lived in our time now, she would be greatly revered and admired for her love and compassion, be it humans or animals
She is just like princess diana.
Like Diana
Alexandra's contemporary Queen Victoria of Sweden (no relation to Britain's Victoria that I'm aware of) was also highly elegant from pictures I've seen. What made her unusual though among most queen consorts is that she sometimes went around in a skirted military uniform, perhaps it was because she was from a German noble household IIRC (portraits of her in this outfit survive).
A note on Dagmar: her body has since been returned to Russia and reburied there with Alexander III.
I read that too!
@@creature57 There were ceremonies to bury Nicholas, his family, and the servants who were with them. There might be a RUclips of a repatriation ceremony for Dagmar
That’s a nice ending for her
@@sananoor6616 Yes, it was her wish to be buried with her husband.
Dagmar was the Dowager Empress Marie?! How could I forget this?!😞
It's really sad that Thyra had to give her baby up, but I'm AMAZED at how "tolerant" her family were otherwise!! Kings could have endless mistresses & illegitimate children, but a princess would be condemned forever for the mere rumour of an affair, so actually having a child out of wedlock... I mean, can you imagine what Queen Victoria would've done if it was one of her daughters?!!
Great video- I only knew bits of the story, & I'm now a big fan of the Danish royal family!
@shahla swinney They adopted her out to another family, I believe.
There is a rumour that one of Victorias daughters did have a bastard.
Rumour is the baby boy was adopted by the royal familys gynocologist.
@@charlottemunday7311 It was Princess Louise, Queen Victoria's 6th child. She had a son with her brother Leapold's tutor, Walter Stirling. The baby was adopted by the son of Queen Victoria's gynaecologist, Frederick Locock.
@shahla swinney was just thinking about her daughter too
I wasn't really surprised they had the money and connections to help their daughter out. I would also do that why would anyone shun away their child for getting pregnant. It can all be resolved in 9 months.
Imagine being so beloved by people that they mock your limp because you made it fashionable
I don't think they were mocking her. She was so popular, it became fashionable to walk in that manner.
I think you mean mimick
Ah the glory of the olden days
Nowadays we would make fun of it on Twitter and accidentally lose our jobs for it hahhaha
@@tamarasykes6458 if you say something racist you do get fired as it is deserved
@@amaalmohamed4450 ? Huh 😀
So if Alexander II wasn't assassinated, we probably would still have a Russian monarchy today. (He was able to pass his liberal laws and get the people happier with the monarchy overall)
Possibly. The constitution wasn’t overly democratic, simply allowing for representation of the commons in government, most likely as advisors or ministers. But even Tsar Alexander II acknowledged it was the first step towards constitutional government
maybe
@@RedxRiot it's was great, thanks
well russia is complicated , a recent SKY limited series of catherine the great* suprised many,that catherine was german and therefore the romanovs royal family afterwards were partly german...
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by the time nicholas II was tsar , he probably never wanted to be ruler and his father died young, as catherine the great said...
. when she was young* she read french revolutionary books, but when she seized the throne from her husband Tsar Peter, realised that russia had serfs and nobility and the chasm between them.....before she died, alll of europe was shocked or suprised by the french revolution*..
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it took russia a very long time, but many many many rebellions too have a revolution, that many say long before tsar alexander II was assinated, was long coming...
.lavish,decadent and imperial russian nobility and royal family, in comparison too the *modest* french ones of 1792 . that felll on the guillitone
russia afterall was the largest country and still is on earth, with many many different nations and many many poor that were not able to vote or be represented....
the public or even foreign press , did not know about tsarievich alexi hemophilia or the real reason for rasputin: the ambitious faith healer that contributed too the chaos and fall of the romanov dynasty, but be fair....
it was long overdue after tsar alexander II death... 101 events like 1905 bloody sunday and incomptent tsar on the battle field 1915 did little to help the dynasty....
I think there are some surviving members of the family, but none of them are descended from Nicholas ll
The tzar was a bear, ferocious and powerful yet loving and cuddly with his wife and family, this was a match made in heaven, truly.
If he weren’t royal (and if he didn’t live in Europe during ww1) he would have had a happy life with his family
Wow, I had no idea why a lot of foreign brides who married in the Russian royal family had the name 'Feodorovna' in their new name and now it's explained - thanks Lindsay :)
The meaning is so cute too, I liked that detail as
Well, to be honest it was because of the Feodorovsky icon (Our Lady of Saint Theodore), but Fyodor (=Theodore) indeed means "the gift of God", so I like this explanation too, even though it's technically inaccurate 😅
A 6’3 Russian? That sounds terrifying even now. Good thing he was awkward, gentle giant
Gentle? He was brutal, the closest example to a Tsarist Stalin. He expanded the secret police increased repression and exiled all dissidents to Siberia. He ruthlessly cracked down on everybody and was a zealous anti-Semite, ordering the deportations, rape and killing of millions of Russian Jews. In his reign Russification drastically increased in all parts of the empire, and anybody who opposed him was killed.
He may have been gentle to his family and royalty, but to his people and country he was a brutal dictator.
@@shivmalik9405 damn
6’3” isn’t that tall
6'3" is 190 cm, it is tall, but not awkwardly tall.
@@shivmalik9405 HE is the reason the Romanovs fell, I feel. Nicholas II was stuck in a horrible situation with skills and knowledge incapable of handling the crisis. Alexander II's assassination was the greatest catastrophe in Russian history, he might have made a constitutional monarchy. Instead, Alexander III undid the reforms and went tyrant.
Dagmar's story is such a nice overlap with the Oversimplified Russian Revolution video that came out today!
Yess!
Yes!
Us history nerds knows what’s good🤪
I swear I heard Lindsey calling her "Dalmar" when she mentioned her during Queen Alex's story lol her name literally was Dagmar in terms of pronunciation.
Who
Dagmar's first fiance Nicholas was also more liberal like Alexander II. Oh the might have beens...
Yeah if Nicholas (Alexander II’s son) survives and married Dagmar, The Russian Monarchy could have been here today
If I could have one thing in life, it would be for all the audio-books to have Lindsay Holiday's voice.
Yes, I've seen some unpleasant comments in her other videos disparaging her voice but I also find it very agreeable :o)
I'd agree👍
If only you could like a comment multiple times
For people over 50, it's a bit too sing-songy, makes it sound like a tabloid read by a 13 year old. The info is great, just wish for a more mature delivery.
Is it weird i kinda want an audio-book of Lindsay reading Stephen King?
Who knows? Maybe Hans Christian Anderson told them early versions of his stories
He would travel around the kingdom, visiting/living with both the royals and nobility on their castles. Close to where I live is one of those castles, a tree in the park is called the H.C. Andersen's tree. Legend has it, he sat under that tree and wrote one of his stories.
@@Sonderborg75
Wow! That's so cool!
Well, Denmark is a small country with a lot of history, so we're never that far from it. We have on the island, where I live, 3 castles and ruins of two more. On the other side of the bridge on the mainland, there's two more, one of them being used as a summer residence by our queen and her family. This castle is also the only one in my area, that is owned by the royals still.
@@Sonderborg75 Im raised in that town, and the tree broke earlier this year, 13th of march
Ettibridget What do you mean? There are some stories/novels written for adults, but the fairytales are most definitely for children. I grew up with them and learned to read from them. My favorite one is the one with the one legged tin soldier and the ballerina. I've always loved that story.
Thank you for doing this series on Christian IX of Denmark. I have been fascinated by his family and how each one of them was able to make their mark on history. The daughters were so beautiful but also practical in life. Each one knew how to sew and take care of themselves. I think Queen Alexandra of Great Britain was so lovely and loved her family. Alexandra and Dagmar were so close and the fact that their sons looked like twins was to me amazing. They were so close to each other that they bought a home together so they could alway have a place of their own. I'm sure that when the revolution broke out and Dagmar was in danger Alexandra used her adopted country's Navy to save her sister. I think this was admirable and I applaud her for doing this. Both of them died at 80 and their younger sister at 79. Their Mother made great matches for them and through their lines have influenced so many countries. It seems that their lives may have started out in not so high ranking in royalty but they sure rose to the top before all was over. I'm looking forward to the brothers next.
Victoria keeps bullying Alexandra bruh, Imagine having such an annoying and inconsiderate mother in law ☹️
My mom can relate lmao
EmbodimentOfFlorida
Wow must be annoying
I think it’s because it’s been said Queen Victoria had a terrible relationship with her mother and was treated badly when she had kids she probably didn’t know what to do with them and she saw Alexandra do all the things with her kids she never got with her mother she was probably jealous
I dont need to imagine.
Lol, _actually,_ I bet many could relate 💀😆
Alexandra was probably the most beautiful royal ever. And she aged beautifully too. Her sister Dagmar (Maria) was also strikingly beautiful. I always thought that the actress Julia Ormond bears a resemblance to her and should play her in a movie.
It's so weird to see someone actually talking about my country, it gives me such a proud feeling
The love and practicality of this family had a profound and meaningful affect on the royal families they joined. You should be proud. 🇩🇰
You’re voice sounds like a devoted story teller with a history major, making royals’ lives really magical!
Brava & encore!! 👏🏾👏🏾
You should do Queen Elizabeth of York the first Tudor Queen
I think we all would!!
@Paul Reeves The mother of Henry XIII.
@@reneescouch9035 Henry viii not henry xiii
@Paul Reeves google it then tf 😭
Yes! I really want to learn about her! I only know she was King Henry the VII’s Wife
Christian IX's family was much close-knitted than others
The Danish royal family still is.
Yes...i needed this. Thank you for helping me go though this after my grandmother died.
What should also be noted about about Dagmar, is that she was buried in Roskilde when she died. But in 2006, an agreement was struck between Denmark and Russia. She was exumed, travelled back to Russia following the same route she took when she first travelled there and was reburied next to her husband. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark attended the reburial.
Yep!
A video on Tsar Nicholas II's daughters!
Well... That video wouldn't be to long sadly.
@@lightyagami3492 I know. They're fate was not as pleasant yet we can remember them and what the daughters have done
as much as i want it , i think it will be sad knowing their fate
I feel apart of the Russian Royal Family and can hardly look at pictures of them.
@@lightyagami3492 all the stories will end the same way😔
Creepy how they all died at the age of 80
80, 80 and 79.
Why is that creepy? this is a time in history that if you lived to be 45 - 55, That was considerd a long life
@@janethagaman1998
Yeah, 80 seems to be kind of a nice long life.
Yeah there is Alexandra and Dagmar, who were both close and they died one month before they turned 81
Janet At this time 40-45 wasn't considered a long life lots of children died really early from disease which is why it's lower than th general age people lived
A 19th century princess proposing marriage? Lol, this girl knew what she wanted and made it happen.😂😂😂😂
Way ahead of her time. The first woman libber.
@@janethagaman1998 A matter of royal rank. Women in the past were often far less inhibited than those of later days.
Maria feodorovna should’ve taken the throne from her son. She would’ve been a great empress in her own right
She actually almost did. We have letters to suggest she and her brother-in-law, the Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich were purportedly planning a coup d’état. Maria was apparently going to go the capital to beseech Nicholas to banish Rasputin from court, and if he said no, she would leave the city and that would signal the coup’s beginning. Then, assuming everything went well, Tsar Nicholas would abdicate and either Maria and Paul would become joint regents for Alexei or Paul would become a temporary regent and Maria would become the Empress
@@Edmonton-of2ec Under those circumstances, what would have happened to Nicholas' daughters and Alexis?
Katheryne Koelker Alexei either become the New Emperor or if Maria become Empress it’s likely Alexei would still be the heir. The daughters are ineligible for the throne anyway, so I doubt anything really changes for them. Do keep in mind these are still Marie’s grandchildren
@@Edmonton-of2ec The Russian succession law (post-Paul I) stated that daughters would have eligible IF there were no legitimate male heirs. Then the throne would have gone to the eldest daughter of the last reigning Tsar (which would have made Nicholas II's eldest daughter Olga the heiress).
However, there were plenty of legitimate male heirs when Nicholas was Tsar.
Katheryne Koelker I am aware. I’ve used that argument to shut up the apologists
These are so good. I can never get enough of Royal history. I've always thought Christian IX was the backbone of monarchy during the 19-20th century.. There's a series on RUclips which has hour long episodes concentrating on his sons and daughters, with stories and photos by Queen Margerethe II and the Duke of Kent etc from their own memories. Definately a watch for those among us who live for this stuff.
Where’s this series? I LOVE world history!
Hi@@ChibiProwlif you search RUclips StarMediaEN, there is a series all about the Romanov dynasty which is so good, and the series I was talking about in my post is under a channel called Scandinavian Royalty. I absolutely love that channel . Stay safe.
@@ChibiProwl ruclips.net/video/qN9ViNXpY7g/видео.html
Even if you aren't into history or learning you could still enjoy her content because of how she cover them and tells their stories
That would be me haha I nearly failed all of my history classes in high school AND college. But now I'm binge watching her videos!!!
It wasn't the Russian Summer Palace that they scratched their names on, it was a palace in Denmark, and it is a tradition that continues today to scratch names into doors or windows in Denmark for royals or visiting states people. Queen Margarethe talks about it in a 2006 documentary about Dagmar.
You´re right. Fredensborg Castle, Denmark.
I feel so at peace when listening to Lindsay Holiday's history lessons. I'm learning a lot from this channel. You are AMAZING Lindsay!!!
Queen Alexandra was a very good and popular Queen. When her husband, King Edward (Bertie) was dying, she even allowed his mistress Mrs Keppel to come and visit him. Queen Victoria bullied her daughter-in-law quite a bit, but the people of Britain loved and respected her. I think they felt she had a lot to put up with, which she did! Thanks Lindsay for another great video. 👍 ❤
King George VI was known as "Bertie" not king Edward 😅
Two suggestions: Either do one of the lesser know Queen Regents of England (Like Elizabeth of York) or you can do a history of the Romanov family just like you did with the English Dynasty
Elizabeth wasn’t a Regent, or Regnant for that matter. As the wife of a king, she was simply Queen Consort. Since she pre deceased her husband, she would have never had the opportune to rule as regent or otherwise.
@@davidvolonte1645 true, but some queens who ruled alongside a king did things that influence their kingdom. It really depends on whether or not the consort did anything
Luna Royal Games oh yeah i agree! it’s just in technicalities she was only a consort. but i hope that lindsay does a video on her, the Romonavs, as well as many other figures like Marie Henriette, Queen of England, a more detailed video on Victoria, German Empress, perhaps one on Princess Alice of Battenberg, but my top pick would have to be Marie de Medici, the Queen of France whom the monarchy descends from after that point if I recall correctly.
@@davidvolonte1645 Oh yes! Maria de Medici is quite fascinating.
The Romanovs have one of the wildest histories of any royal family. It is FULL of coups, jailings and assasinations. Russia has been unstable and messy for far longer than people think.
Omg🥰😱😱😱. That painting of Alexandra in that light blue....
I really love Thura’s story! I can’t imagine having to hide a pregnancy and give away my first child at 18. But I think she ended up having the happiest life of all the sisters
"Christian spent money that he didnt have in order to court and impress the young Queen Victoria. "
Awwww... it's the thought and effort that counts ❤
(I never knew that so I find it charming that eventually his daughter would marry her son.😊)
Good for him though. Victoria doesn't sound like a pleasant woman at all.
If he had succeeded - the Northsea-empire of King Canute the Great might have been revived ......."AngloDenmark" perhaps?
i did the same thing when she said that lol. i was like AWWWWWWW victoria was a bitch. he lucked out
I do think it was adorable! He sounds like a really nice man, to me... 😊
Christian dodged a bullet. He didn’t become Prince Consort of England but he had a happy marriage, which I don’t think he would have had with Victoria.
I love listening to the way that you cover the people in your videos. It makes me not even feel like I'm learning
I just realized Dagmar is the grandmother of Anastasia in the animated film
WOAH...
Now as Maria Feodorovna, Dagmar is also the mother of Nicholas II.
The engagment between Dagmar and Nikolai was at Fredensborg castle in Denmark and rigth there name on a widow or door post there!
It really seems like all of the rulers not born/expected to rule have been some of the most amazing monarchs throughout time.
The practice of marrying your brother's widow or fiancee is common in many cultures & throughout history. I wonder if it was more common with nobility, though? Henry VIII and George V both did it, as happened with Dagmar in this video.
I thought that in one biblical verse it was said that once the husband dies it was the duty of his brother to take care of the wife
correct me if I'm wrong tho because I'm not 100% sure
Sunmi's washing machine Yes. But only if they had children. You weren’t supposed to if not.
@@makaelaischillin ah okay
@@sunmiswashingmachine unfortunately, as is often the case with the Bible, another verse tells tge exact opposite: one should not marry his brother's wife.
@@mariad.b.6344 religion contradicting itself again like usual.
At 21:25 it’s rather eerie how similar the three cousins look, especially George and Nicholas! 🤭
Tee hee! George & Nicholas used to swap clothes at family parties to prank people! Then, yeah, WWI...
There's an adorable Horrible Histories song about them, "WWI Cousins"; well worth a look- it led me to puzzle out this Danish connection, as I knew the English one.
Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII were buried at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, not at the Sandringham Estate. Every UK monarch since George III have been buried either at or near Windsor Castle. But I LOVE your videos!! You're amazing
It's so nice to hear the bigger history of Dennark 🥰 and that I still remember most of it is fantastic 🥰 love the way you say our names and the way you teach about a history from another land, thank you 🧡
It's interesting how Alexandra and Dagmar both had kids who died in infancy and had sons who died before them.
WOW!! As a history buff i find your channel is so more informative then most history shows on tv!! Thanks I really enjoy your channel
It wasn't in the Russian summer palace that Dagmar and Nikolai carved there initials in a window. It was in the Danish royal palace Fredensborg. Many people have carved there initials in the windows over the years. Churchill is one of them.
It was actually the Danish summer palace of Fredensborg that Dagmar and Nicholaj carved their names into a window. It's a tradition that continues to this day, that visitors do so, when staying there. Otherwise great video.
17:52 I had to pause. Maria was Anastasia’s Grandmother!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱
Yes! Yes, she is!
This was fascinating!! Many, many thanks for ALL your efforts!
So Queens Alexandra and Mary both had youngest sons named John that died early, (in childhood and as a teenager, respectively).
And Diana had a brother named John who also died.
John doesn't sound like a lucky name for the royals!
@@CallieMasters5000 I don't know if it's true, but I read somewhere that Diana wanted to name 1 of her sons John. The Royal family wouldn't let her because it was bad luck.
@@CallieMasters5000 Oh, it's not! Bad King John left a long shadow; there's a reason he's not John I! IIRC, it's also a bad-luck name for the French monarchy, which I assume is because they had a Bad King John too, but I dunno.
There was another Prince John who died young, George V's son. Doco on YT: "Prince John, the Windsor's tragic secret", or something (Not tragic imo; it seems he was very loved & given a good life.) But John's such a common name- endless Princes called Henry, Edward, Richard, George, James & Alexander died tragically young too.
Also, the Lady Diana the Princess of Wales was named after had a son named John who died prematurely en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Russell%2C_Duchess_of_Bedford?wprov=sfla1
Would you ever do an episode on the weird witch-hunt obsession of King James the VI and I? Or the Mad Queen of Madagascar: Ranavalona I (she was nicknamed the female Caligula)?
Queen Alexandra was so beautiful!
And fashionable.
Dagmar's daughter Xenia looks so much like Thyra.
She takes after her mother.
The daughter of the late Princess Grace Kelly, Princess Caroline of Monaco; her youngest daughter Alexandra by her third husband, Ernst August is a direct descendant of Princess Thyra of Denmark the 3rd daughter of King Christian IX. Thyra was married to Ernst August of Hanover, the son of King George of Hanover, the last King before the duchy of Hanover before it became a part of the new nation of Germany in the 1870's. Alexandra, Princess Caroline's daughter is either a 2x or 3x great granddaughter of Princess Thyra of Denmark and her husband. Also Princess Thyra of Denmark, only son was also named Ernst August and he ended up marrying Princess Viktoria of Germany the only daughter of Germany's infamous Kaiser Wilhelm, the first grandchild of Queen Victoria and generally blamed by history as the person who began World War I.
Christina IX of Daughters in a nutshell
Alexandra: Hello Bertie why are you late?
Bertie: Ummm...Work
Alexandra: I'm ok with your mistresses but remember you need an heir
Bertie: Ok(She is very chill)
Victoria: Act more like a lady
Alexandra: Umm... No, I did more of your job old lady >:3
Alexandra's children and Bertie: OOOH SAVAGE
Dagmar: Ok son I want you to marry this perfect Russian lady
Nicholas: NO I want Alexandria
Dagmar: No
Nicholas: Yes
Dagmar: No
Nicholas: Yes
Dagmar: No
Nicholas: Yes
After the death of Alexander
Nicholas: I'M THE TSAR I'M MARRYING ALEXANDRIA AND NOW ONE CAN'T STOP ME
Dagmar: Ok I give up but I hope nothing bad happens
Revolution late
Dagmar: Dammit
Alexandra: Is ok sister
Thyra
Thyra: I was not a virgin when I got marry and I hated my son's marriage to the worst emperor that I ever know...and I also had a daughter... I totally mess up when I was teen
😂😂
“It’s okay sister” that your son and grandchildren are dead.
You should talk about the sultanate of women (Hurrem Sultan and Kosem Sultan in particular) or Suleyman the magificent's children!
Have you considered making a video on Marie Louise Gonzaga? She was a queen consort to two polish kings, inherited a duchy of Nevres in France from her father while her brother received duchy of Mantua. Her second husband turned out to be incompetent of ruling and during Swedish invasion he fled the country while Marie Louise have led armies herself. She also considered herself as an heiress to Byzantium due to her being related to the house of Palaiologos. She launched polish first newspaper and surrounded herself with the most excellent of polish baroque thinkers and poets. She introduced to polish court numerous French maidens of noble birth and heavily encouraged marrying them to influential polish nobles as the part of her strategy to forge Polish-French alliance. After her reign, polish nobility was so annoyed by her being involved in the matters of state that they introduced a new law that from then on prohibited polish queens to do so. Her husband year after her death decided to abdicate.
I think the scratching of names in the window with a diamond was in Fredensborg Palace in Denmark instead of Russia.
It is
It is, she makes a lot of mistakes in her videos.
@@martinrotvig she called Dagmar, Dalmar
@@bubblybubbles4023 her mispronunciations are absolutely atrocious.
Great video. I would love to see a video about the children of Paul i of russia, who had 9 children that survived to adulthood
Excellent documentation backed up by the corresponding photos. This is rare.
Thank you Lindsay! xxx
Thank you Lindsay for this video! I was so hopeful you would make a video about Christian IX's daughters. 🤩 BTW, Happy 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the US!!
Sounds like Maria went from being bright and open minded person to a snobbish, controlling monster in law
The Revolution changed her though. When she moved home to Denmark, she became a favorite aunt of her extended family. Though she could still show her own signs of rebellion. There is a story from when she lived at Amalienborg with her nephew, King Christian the X, and his family. He was a very cheap King and asked his aunt not to waste any of the lights around the palace and she promptly would walk around the palace and turned on every single light she could find.
Who wouldn’t take a turn for the worse after what she suffered?
Thank you Lindsay. This is my favorite royal family because their ancestors went everywhere. Fascinating. You presented a few photos I had never seen also. Great research. Cheers. Looking forward to the next part.
I'm so excited to see the next installment!!!
Odd fact, both Alexandra and Dagmar had battleships named after them. HMS Alexandra of the Royal Navy and HIRMS Imperatritsa Mariya of the Imperial Russian Navy.
I firmly believe the Glückburg family is one of the most underrated royal houses!!!
I have huge respect towards Christian and Louise who raised their children modestly and showed them the most important values in life: love, affection, and family. Like Queen Victoria, Louise had excellent dynastic skills for her upbringing.
I feel pity towards Alexandra who loved Edward with all her heart but had to see how he got mistresses. Even though she was a cordial and amiable woman, she still showed her character and didn't let controlled herself by her mother-in-law. Moreover, I admire her fulfilling her aims and goals since she did the things she wanted to do. She was indeed the Diana of her time.
The Gluckburg family certainly isn't underrated. Danish kings in the late 19th and 20th centuries were very respected monarchs, and the present Queen Margrethe is one of the most talented (and best educated) of all European monarchs today. Greatly respected.
wow what a vlog amazing ,amount of knowledge and excellent talent of specking and detail of your subject i have enjoyed everyone of your vlogs ive learnt so much ive always wanted to know more about the dowager queen Maria Fredrenova ,her and her sisters so beautiful cant wait for the next instalment xxx
Feodorvna derives from the greek Theodora(Θεοδώρα) which means gifted from god.Theo(Θεός)=god + doro(δώρο)=gift
Fedorovna is a patronimic, a part of name that all of us, Russians, have. It's always formed from one's father's name. But, since the emresses were mostly foreign, they were given made up patronimics, in this case, after the Fedorovsksya icon of Our Lady.
You should talk about the 4 Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia.
They were killed together with Nicholas II and the rest of family in 1917 and buried in the forest. Their bones were found in the 90s i think.
@@ultron374 I believe you are quite right
Damn Alexandra had good instincts, imagine being able to say I told you so about one of the causes leading to WWI-iconic.
I'm excited with story of King Christian IX's sons and granchildren. I hope Lindsay will profile Louise of Hesse-Kassel in her Queen of Europe, since she is a underrated queen and mother of such influential children.
What is not said here, is actually that Queen Louise had a bigger claim to the Danish throne than her husband did. She was of closer Danish relation than he was. But because women couldn't inherit the throne at the time, they had her sign over her claim to Christian. But Christian saw her as an equal to him and she was truly the power behind the throne and his biggest support. Denmark had to wait until 1953 for a Constitution amendment that allowed women to inherit the throne, because the king only had daughters and we would have been stuck with his younger brother who was not an ideal choice for a king (there's a mocking saying in Danish "Once more for Prince Knud", which is because of him). But we got the amendment and in 1972 we got our first official ruling Queen. She is now the second longest ruler in our history, having ruled for 48 years. She is only beaten by Christian the IV, who ruled for almost 60 years.
Therefore, Queen Louise deserves her own video.
Stephen Brian De Leon completely agree with you!
@@christinaj.jensen4805 She had the best legal claim (well, aside from her younger brother, Frederick William of Hesse, who as a boy would have gotten first crack. He was raised as much of a Dane as she was), but she had no Danish royal blood.
Her claim comes from Frederick, hereditary prince of Denmark, who acknowledged all of his wife's children as his own, but was widely rumored not to be the biological father. He & his wife had been barren for 12 years, & then suddenly in quick succession she has a miscarriage followed by 4 live births. Far from the fair-haired, skinny, & crook-nosed Frederick, all the children had dark curly hair, a robust appearance, & straight noses.
It didn't take long for the court to speculate that Frederik Vilhelm von Blücher was the real father; in a letter from King Frederick VI to his brother-in-law, he states that "my uncle appreciates the creator of the four, very adorable princes and princesses too much to want to send him away."
von Blücher's son & grandson still became Danish kings, however (as Christian VIII & Frederick VII); Frederick VII & his heir-presumptive Ferdinand were both married to daughters of Frederick VI, so the royal blood was maintained that way. But the daughters of Frederick VI were barren, so the only heirs left were the children of Queen Louise's mother, Charlotte.
Charlotte, her son & her eldest daughter all renounced their rights in favour of Louise, who renounced them in favour of her husband Christian. Christian had a worse claim but more royal blood than his wife; he was nephew of Frederick VI by marriage & last descendant of Frederick V's youngest daughter. He was also a male-line descendant of Christian III.
By picking Louise & Christian, they got the best of both worlds; a good legal royal claim, royal blood unrelated to that claim, & they even got to keep the royal house in the form of a cadet branch.
But neither was the senior or legal heir of their families; Christian had older brothers, Louise elder siblings, Frederick V still had other descendants though his elder daughters, & Christian's Glücksburg branch was more junior to the Augustenborg branch in terms of seniority. Hence the Schleswig-Holstein question & war with Prussia (which Denmark lost big time).
@@jeandehuit5385 the only thing you said I did not know, was that Frederik’s children might not have been his. But it doesn’t matter Ultimately. While Christian was a younger brother, he had been Living at the Danish court since he was 13, as a favorite nephew of Frederik the VI. He fought on Denmark’s side during the First Schleswig War, unlike his brothers who fought on Schleswig’s side and was likely not even taken into consideration for the throne because of this. And he was a descendant of Frederik the III of Denmark. The fact that he had lived in Denmark all this time, and that his brothers had fought against Denmark, in my opinion made him the rightful heir to the throne, when it couldn’t be any different with Louise. If her mother was officially considered a child of Heriditary Prince Frederik, then by 1800s standards where it was impossible to get a DNA test, it would be alright. Far worse things have been done in that Line of the family (look up Dowager Queen Julianne Marie, the mother of the Hereditary Prince).
Her brother was considered at first, yes, but his extra marital affairs ruled him out of the “competition”.
I’ve been waiting for this one! Thanks!!
Every video of yours is so good! It’s history, yet it feels like I’m watching a reality tv show
i love these series that you have been doing and I can't wait to click on your video for the Nicholas II's children. I like to see them explored more even they did die prematurely
Thank you so much for these videos!! I was actually looking for King George III & Queen Charlotte children, I hope to see that one!!
These Sisters were so beautiful and they aged so well! Also something in their faces reminds me of the Actress Alicia Vikander. Their eyes and their complexion are excessively alike.
Well done! I absolutely love and enjoy these series! Thank you!
I love stumbling upon videos of yours I haven't seen yet!
I always look forward to your videos , they are always very informative and interesting ❤
Putting explosive material in books, something university students have long been famous for. Probably a good thing that the nature of said explosive material has changed somewhat over the years.
I always look forward to your videos! You’re very thorough with your information and that accompanied by your sweet voice makes all of your videos an awesome treat! Thank you so much and I am eagerly awaiting the next one!!
My sister is named after Princess Anastasia (Anja) and her husband's name is Nikolai. They now have a daughter called Dagmar. Apparently, they didn't even think about it. xD
The Royal families were so interrelated for a long time, that virtually every monarch in Europe was related to all the others. Unfortunately, their family squabbles often involved armies.
@Lindsay where did you find the information on Thyra's child? I have always been told, that no one knew where the child ended up. And for future reference, the name Thyra is pronounced more like Tira than Thura. It's the y that always causes troubles for English speaking people. Like in hygge. 😄 Thanks for your otherwise brilliant videos. As a Dane I always enjoy your take on our royalty. 😊
Some sources listed her adopted parents, though not sure how accurate. With that info, one with access to genealogy records in Germany could probably figure it out. Though legend says she married a peasant and was childless. They don't know if she knew her true parentage.
As a Dane I thank you
Thank you Lindsey for this beautiful
video. Excellent narration👏
Thyra did well to refuse the marriage proposal of Willem III of the Netherlands. That guy was crazy... He had a very unhappy marriage with his wife Sophie.
He was considerably happier with his second wife Emma though
@@twilight-princess240 True... However he was nicknamed "King Gorilla". He earned this not so flattering nickname because he was prone to violent outbursts... I can kind of see why Sophie didn't get along with him.
As content as Emma could be. Even in those times, William III was old enough to be her grandfather. Besides, they weren’t married for too long.
@@MichielBLKorte well, had they not married we wouldn't have the current Dutch royal family
@@twilight-princess240 Who cares frankly? Many countries don't have a royal family and they do fine😂
This story is unreal! Thank you for the world history, something we got little of in high school.
This was great, Lindsay! I knew only the basics about Alexandra before, and had no idea that her sisters had such interesting lives, too.
Sometimes I want to just relax and listen to a nice voice respite history to me; it’s like my meditation. Thank you for the channel.
Your videos are equally educational and entertaining
Lindsay, you make learning history so much fun!
As a hard-of-hearing person, I always turn closed captions on. Some of the names just make me cry laughing at how butchered they are, but the worst one has to be Thyra being called 'toilet' while going over her husband's death. Thanks a lot, RUclips
she proposed to him way back then?? I LOVE THAT
I love it too! Victoria also proposed to Albert, but apparently she had to cos she was a reigning queen. I still think it's kinda adorable, & I don't often think that about Victoria! :D Thyra definitely sounds adorable tho, & all the sisters sound like amazing, admirable women. Scandinavian culture does seem to have allowed women a bigger say in their lives, generally- Viking women had lots of rights women elsewhere didn't, like to divorce simply because they wanted to.
I’m impressed that you pronounced Dagmar right!
Well that went out the window when she came to Thyra :D
@@NWA-TjalfeTooStonedToAim Ja, totalt! xD
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I wonder if baby Kate ever thought about her heritage. Just imagine, you’re royalty! And you never even knew
Kinda remind me of Aurora from Disney Sleeping Beauty where she was raise as a commoner, not realizing that she’s actually a royalty and a Princess this whole time.