Dagmar's son, Nicolai II of Russia and Alexandra had a loving relationship too, so often overshadowed by war, revolution and their son's illness. They wrote to each other daily and truly seemed to have a caring relationship and love for their five children.
Yeah, but unlike the others on this list, their marriage wasn't arranged. Dagmar tried to arrange a marriage to someone from France, but Nikolai had by then already fallen in love and intended to marry Alexandra. They didn't get Alexander the III's permission, until he was lying on his deathbed. They married a week after he died.
Years ago, I spent a season with a fairly weighty tome that contained the letters between Nicky (as she referred to him) and Alex (likewise). There was also other correspondence of family and notables. Their love per the many letters was tender, enchanting, while also being grounded, supportive, and obviously deeply true. It was clear that they understood one another's quirks which were accepted. As such, it allowed them to know how to communicate with and champion each other... through complications, fears, dangers, and heartache. I read and re read the words that spanned their time from beginning to tragic ending. I recall feeling glad that in the end, they had each other and the great and rare love with devotion that enveloped the entire family. To this day, thoughts of the words between them causes me to feel the tears coming. Tears of both joy and grief... May they all rest in most profound peace with everlasting, undying love.
Although the Romanov’s were severely lacking as rulers, one cannot deny that they were devoted family men. Such beautiful families. If only they hadn’t been born royalty, they could’ve lived happily together all their lives.
Alexei would've still lived--- Jokes aside, their fate really disheartens me no matter how much they've blundered. History teachers say that it was a necessary sacrifice, but I genuinely doubt that, especially children
@@aleph_d I don’t care who says that. The whole family died brutal & bloody deaths. Even if one argued that the adults had deserved that fate, there’s no excuse to kill children in such a manner. Alexei & his sisters didn’t deserve that. (I know that most of the daughters were adults, but just barely. The oldest, Olga, was only 22.)
Thank you for including Aleksandr III and Dagmar of Denmark. They routinely get overlooked because of the revolution which came after his death and his inept son took the throne, but they really did have a lovely relationship.
Oohhhhoohh that is an interesting relationship for sure. Not as fluffy as we like to think. Incredible book to check out is: "Little Mother of Russia" by Coryne Hall. A LOT of insight from letters.
@@MiljaHahto to be more precise, it's not a nickname, rather than a short version of a name. For example, the short version of Maria is Masha, Vova is for Vladimir.
@@anastasias6172 A short version is a very bad description when it often doesn't shorten the name with even one letter. In my language we call them "pet names".
@@MiljaHahtoby definition pet names are considered intimate and used by one person, or the immediate family… What you describe is called a nickname in that it is known to many… What was being described sounds like what might be deemed the diminutive version of a name
Elizabeth of York and Henry the 7th seemed to genuinely love one another he’s one of the few kings who never took a mistress and when she died he was said to be devastated and locked himself away when he came out he was never the same he also never remarried
Yeah, I think he gets overlooked by his son, Henry viii (also I may be wrong but Arthur, Henry vii first son, was respectable to Catherine of Aragon and treated her well)
I would maybe add a couple from Poland: king Jan III Sobieski and his wife queen Marysieńka. They dearly loved each other, had plenty of children, were writing these beautiful love letters to each other when they weren’t together
I think that the couple that was the most in love is Zygmunt II August (Sigismund II Augustus), the last man from the great Jagiellonian dynasty and his second wife Barbara Radziwiłł. Beautiful, all tho short love story that ended with her sickness and death. Zygmunt struggled with this loss until the end of his days.
I think, in Poland we have a few roylal couple with true love and happy couple Like Jadwiga of Kalisz and Władysław Łokietek Casimir the Great with Aldona and Jadwiga Żarańska Louis of Hungary and Elisabeth of Bosnia Jogaila and his wives(was a little good husband as such, but he not ideal) Casimir IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria(Rakuszanka) Aleksander Jagiellon and Helen of Moscow Sigismund I Old and Barbara Zapoya Sigismund III and his two wives(Anna and Constance) August III Sas and his wife(I can't remember the name)
Edward I and Eleanor in my mind were the first sort of nerdy couples like those Star Wars or Harry Potter fans who have super fun themed weddings. It's also really sweet to know that Charles V was such a devoted husband. We love a loyal king, unlike *someone* who will not be named *cough* *cough* Henry VIII
@@malisle13descendantslover46 Well, Ivan's IV first wife Anastasia died of natural causes, so did the second (the Tsar even suspected the nobles that they had poisoned the Tsarina), and so did the third. The fourth wife, Anna, was forced to become a nun after divorcing the Tsar, and died of natural causes too. A similar fate befell the fifth wife, also Anna. The sixth and last wife(Tsar's widow - she outlives her husband), Maria, also died of natural causes. At least in one respect, to Tsar Ivan IV's credit, he did not behead his wives to make room for the next.
@@hedaheda1609 do actually feel sorry Anastasia Romanov his first wife, her death is speculated to be the cause of Ivan’s eventual mental decent , in comparison to Henry’s Horse riding injury that is speculated to have caused his.
@@malisle13descendantslover46 Anastasia Romanovna (patronymic, not a surname). This is speculation, there is currently no historical evidence that the Tsar had the intention - and reason - to kill his wife. That Ivan IV was mentally unsound is beyond dispute. With Fyodor I, son of Ivan IV and Anastasia Romanovna, the Ryurikovich dynasty actually ended, Turbulent times began, the reign of the Godunov dynasty, etc., until the Romanov dynasty came to the throne in the middle of the 17th century. That the nobles could have killed (poisoned) one of these women - who knows? The life of the Moscow court during those times was full of conspiracies, political murders and the like, in this respect it was no different from the life of any other court in the 14th - 17th centuries.
I am always so torn about Alexander III and Nicholas II because they were really decent family men who loved their wives and children, but made some catastrophic decisions that probably continue to plague Russia.
@@somekindofflower2024not going to defend Lenin and Stalin, but revolution happened for a reason. Russia had a bunch of problems, which the last monarchs refused to solve
@@mayakovske Let's be real, the rule of tsars was full of problems and injustices, and it harmed mostly the poor. But that's the lesson for all of us, who support radical groups who promise change - those Russians, who thought it can't get any worse were instantly proven wrong by Lenin, and then Stalin. Red revolution kept all flaws of tsarism and added new ones, even more horrible. You thought you were poor under the tsar? You ain't seen nothing yet. When Stalin died in 1953 harvest was worse than in Nicolas the II's time. New doesn't equal better, even if the old was bad. And I'm not even mentioning the bloodbath that happened. There's really nothing you can say to make Lenin and Stalin look better. I'm Polish, generations of my family experienced it first-hand
in the middle of so much bad blood and dislike, it’s good to see couples actually liking each other, even with an arranged marriage. Here in Portugal we also had King Afonso IV (ironically, the father of Pedro I, who ignored his wife Constança for his mistress Inês) and his wife, Beatriz of Castile, and they had a harmonious marriage too, he never taking mistresses and listening to her advice :) Also, Maria II of Portugal’s story is, ultimately, sad, but romantic. Fernando, her husband, had commissioned rooms for them in the Pena palace, in Sintra, but, once she died, he didn’t enjoy their luxury- it was made for them both, and he wouldn’t enjoy them alone :’)
The same Afonsoade his son to a political marriage and then killed his son's second wife (Inez) in front of her kids ... Their father-son bond would've been special
@@ilianakanchovska6508 Afonso’s marriage was also political, most at the time were when it came to royalty and nobility, but he managed to keep his pants on and learn to love his wife, something his son didn’t even attempt to do. Also, we only have Pedro’s word that he married Inês after his neglected first wife died, he may have just been trying to legitimise their children. Furthermore, Afonso had political reasons to have Inês killed, and he had been warning his son for years that he ought not to marry her, mainly because of her political connections to Galiza, from whom Afonso was trying to maintain independence. Ultimately, Afonso waited years to do it, and only did it as a last resort. Does it make it right? No, of course not, Afonso was a brute and had difficulty understanding how his son could be so hot headed and hearted, but I’m just saying it was much more complex that you have it there.
You also failed mention how short Matilda was and how tall William was during their time. So imagine this big tall brutal man just lift a small woman by her pig tails and throw her into the mud. What's more imagine after that amount of abuse the girl went through she say that she accepts the wedding proposal.
Finally a first mention of the Brazilian royal family history. Such interesting developments from escaping Napoleon to declaring independence of their own father, then ending in a military coup. And yet, most people know nothing about it!
@@FDFAcanal He in fact claimed to have married her prior to their children's birth (so no one would question their legitimacy) and posthumously crowned her queen.
You forgot the tragic royal love story that led to Victoria and Albert's marriage the one of Priness Charlotte of Wales and Albert's uncle, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Charlotte was supposed to marry the Prince of Orange, but she broke the arraigned marriage because she wanted to marry Leopold. They were happily married for about 2 years before she died giving birth. Victoria was her cousin and Albert was Leopold''s nephew. Leopold's descendants are now the royal family of Belgium.
Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland and Elisabeth of Austria had quite an interesting story: arranged marriage, at first he was mortified by her physical appearance and wanted to call it off, but they ended up having a loving and long marriage until his death. She gave birth to thirteen children.
Tangential: The bond between Dagmar (Tsarina Maria) and Queen Alexandra warms my heart :). We rarely hear of married-off princesses who are able to maintain lifelong relationships with their sisters and countries of birth.
Thank you for this lovely video. I am spending my first Valentine’s Day since my dear husband passed away (he was also quite young 😢) so I can now understand the grief of losing one’s beloved, as how some of these royals described. He and I both enjoyed history too. He lives on in my heart ❤
Edward I "Longshanks" is actually my ancestor. He was one of the better kings that England ever had, but knowing how much he loved and treasured his wife is another reason that makes me proud to be his descendant.
@CWG-op9td I mean... I dont think he was called "Hammer of the Scots" for being besties with them. 😐 He was King of England, not Scotland, so.... yeah, he defended England's boarders from Scotland like he was supposed to 🤷♀️
Mine too through Henry III who was an ancestor of Jacquetta of Luxembourg - I’m descended through Elizabeth Woodville’s sister. So, technically, Elizabeth Woodville had royal blood. It just passed through younger brothers and females to get to Jacquetta.
These are all wonderful examples! I would also add Llewelyn ap Gruffudd (last sovereign Prince of Wales) and Eleanor de Montfort, and Mary Queen of Scots and her first husband Francois II of France.
Mary and Frances were children who grew up together and he died very young after a short marriage. Who knows how their relationship would have proceeded over the long term. They certainly weren't strangers to each other, either, who just happened to fall in love. Don't let that series, "Reign," influence you too much.
What do you mean Henry VII and Elizabeth of York aren't on the list? They're my favorite historical royal couple. And he was also completely faithful to her and refused to remarry even tho they were pushing him to have another spare.
Came to the comments looking for someone to have mentioned them. Henry adored Elizabeth and was inconsolable when she died. Was never happy again without her.
I was surprised too! Even royal couples who love each other like Edward the 4th and Elizabeth woodvile, the king would take mistresses. A king not having mistresses back in the day was an incredibly rare thing Henry and Elizabeth were definitely special in that respect
There are quite a few royal couples who were in love actually, many more who had friendships or the respect of one another. The bad ones were much fewer, although the most talked about or misconstrued.
That is why the death of Princess Caroline's husband Stefano was so sad, they really loved each other. It seems most of the global royal couples are happy in today's world. Good to know.
Well I guess bad is relative. But happily ever after is pretty clearly a romantic term. Marriages of arrangement with agreement and compromises often involving affairs and the burden of child bearing on women to save face with the lucky treat of “friendship and respect” is not romantic or even healthy.
Oh yay! Whenever people talk about Charles I of Spain, he's usually just part of the Tudor story as the previous fiance of both Mary Tudors and Katherine of Aragon's nephew. However, he and his wife Isabella actually had a beautiful relationship despite it being arranged.
@@areiaaphrodite I don't think it qualifies as an arranged marriage because it's said that Charles fell in love with her at first sight and that's why he broke his engagement to 9 year old Mary to marry her instead. It was political from isabella's side but not charles's.
@MargaretPlantagenetPole No, it was arranged before they met. Charles broke off the engagement with the younger Mary Tudor because she was 9 and he didn't want to wait for her to grow up. He was already 21 at the time. He met Isabella for the first time when she arrived in Spain to become his wife.
Watching this video and reading all these comments is making me want to read about all the real love stories that I ignored existed within royalty throughout the years. Thanks, everyone!
OMG! I LOL'd at the Johanna Lindsay "Warrior's Woman" cover because my mom actually had that book in the 80s/90s and I read it. It's not a historical one (aka hysterical as those bodice rippers are), but almost a futurist sci-fi one. It's bonkers. NOw, I will carry on with the video!
Your videos are so good. Your voice is so peaceful and kind. I watched your channel all day as my husband had his medical procedure done. Your voice and videos calmed me all day!!! Thank you!!!
This was a very sweet and intriguing topic! These royal couples are a perfect example of a fairytale romance! 💖 Please do a part 2! ❤ This might be the hopeless romantic in me speaking, but I'd love to see more royal couples who were happily married. 💕👑💕
Yeah, sadly seven eggs are lost completely, and for some of those seven we don't have photos or even drawings of them, only descriptions of what they looked like and what surprise was inside. If I remember correctly, there may be some eggs where we know they existed but we don't know much else about them
Never say never; the Hen Egg (iirc) was found in a flea market a few years back! My mom and I have a “quest” of sorts to see all of the extant available eggs, of which there are 50 (52 if you accept the authenticity of the alleged 1917 eggs). We’ve seen 26 so far. 😀
i would add king kamehameha iv and queen emma of the hawaiian monarchy. they had been friends as children together and worked together to establish multiple schools, charities, and hospitals throughout hawai'i. emma's title kaleleonalani means 'flight of the heavenly chiefs', referring to the death of her four-year-old son, albert, and kamehameha iv the next year. she remained active at court until the annexation of hawai'i, but never remarried, though she was only 27 when she was widowed.
Thank you so much for the portuguese representation, it truly means a lot. In the future, if the matter interests you, maybe you could do a video of the love story between Pedro I of Portugal and his lover, who he married after his father ordered her assassination. Fun fact: even if they never actually met, Queen Victoria and Queen Maria were friends and corresponded frequently sharing advices on motherhood and sent well wishes to one another, a truly fascinating friendship between two queen reignants who, funny enough, were married to first cousins from the same german duchy.
Leopold I of Belgium and his first wife, Charlotte, Princess of Wales are my favorite royal couple! In their short time together, they loved and respected each other. Charlotte died very young and Leopold didn't marry for more than 10 years after she died. He was brokenhearted. He married out of duty as the appointed King of Belgium. He even named one of his daughters from his second wife Charlotte!
Also Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark had a beautiful relationship. They were arranged as a pact of peace between the old enemies Sweden and Denmark after Sweden won the scanian war in the 1670s. Ulrika was very charitable and loved by the people, almost like a princess Diana of the time, and after her death at 36 years old, the king was absolutely devastated by her death. They had seven children together, only three lived to adulthood, and the constant pregnancies took a toll on her health. While she grew sick, he moved the counsil of rule to the castle where she was fighting her disease, and swore off all trips, events and so on. He nursed her himself, lifted and carried her to bed and started weeping whenever he thought that he might truly lose her. After her death when he had to leave the castle and her corpse it is reported that he said "Here I leave half of my heart." He locked himself in his chambers for weeks without anyone seeing him, bedridden by grief and once he was up he was constantly walking in the queens rooms. He burst out into violent sobbing whenever he was reminded of her, and one time was mentioned while the danish envoy came to court a few months past and offered his condolences from the queens brother, Charles then burst out into a violent weeping, and had to steady himself against a wall with his face in his hands, the audience had to be interrupted. It should be mentioned that the warrior-king was rather a cold and introverted figure, and never cried in front of anyone, so this shold be very telling of how severely her death truly affected him. Once the mourning period was over he was adviced to remarry but utterly refused, and never did so and remained alone till the day of his death. He died four years later of stomach cancer, some believe of a broken heart, and upon his deathbed he told his mother "I have not felt a single day of true happiness since the queen's death."
@@GeminiLesbian I don't think so. Condoms were relatively unknown at the time, so I imagine studies of ovulation in women wouldn't have gotten as much attention as it does today. It could've been possible but it's hard to say off the top of my hat.
Yeah most of the couples she names, the woman dies very early after have a disgusting amount of children that the body cannot handle. 🤮 It’s sad this gets looked over and isn’t even worthy of mentioning. SMH. And as a husband why would you continually have unprotected sex with your wife knowing it causes kids and her being pregnant is literally dangerous. So disgusting. I’m sure a lot of sex was coercion.
Another couple who were in love were Queen Anne and George of Denmark. As well as George III and his wife Charlotte. I would also include Victoria & Albert, and Elizabeth II and Philip.
I thought George and Charlotte would be here, but with Victoria and Elizabeth II they married the man of their choice without it being an arranged marriage, so maybe doesn't fit.
Thank you for sharing these love stories, and just in time for valentine's day! And it was lovely to see the ufo included in this lineup, the manuka honey mask is one of my faves
I LOVED THIS, THANK YOU! The best part (to me) about the first story is that my daughter‘d name is Eleanor and she has perfectly almond-shaped, dark brown eyes, and dark, thick, curly hair. She will also be bilingual (since I speak Spanish where I come from) and her dad is from the West in the USA🤠 UGH I’m so inspired to write now 😂
@@LindsayHoliday A Part 2 would be fantastic; the hapless Stuarts managed genuine love matches a couple of times, which I find bemusing; despite being less than stellar rulers, their personal relationships were surprisingly good- & James' daughter married on Valentine's Day...
It's a bid exaggerated to say that King Christian the IX became King unexpectedly. He was unexpectedly chosen as Heir Presumptive in 1851 and was Heir Presumptive until he became King in 1863. It wasn't like he and his family had no clue about it beforehand.
Perfect video for Valentine's day tomorrow! My favorite couple has to be Charles V and isabella! She truly got her Caesar and he got a very lovinh and supportive wife❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Princess Clementine of Belgium was the youngest daughter of king Leopold II and had fallen in love with prince Napoleon Victor Bonaparte. Her father refused the marriage. Long story short, she waited until her father died and then asked her cousin king Albert I to wed Bonaparte (9 years later). He gave his permission and she finally married at the age of 38 with her true love. She is the only child of Leopold II to have lived happily
@@RavenIdril2966 yes! Leopold I, he was married to her before he was anointed king of Belgium and therefore not a well known person in Belgium, but her name lives on! Also, Leopold I ‘s first cousin was Queen Victoria, who married his nephew Albert, also a first cousin of Victoria.
Maybe you vould do a video like this for mother/fathers day? We usually only hear about royals using their children as a means to an end but there were some that were truly loving parents
It took me until the very end to realize Maria was the grandmother from Anastasia! (i know the movie isnt real or accurate but still nice to know grandma had a loving marriage)
If you really want an unlikely couple we have mad erik xiv and poor common girl Karin Mansdotter. They loved each other but his madness got them dethroned and his brother got him killed.
I thoroughly enjoy your videos! I hope you’ll have some trips scheduled for 2025! I love your channel. Glad to see a HUGE community of history peers! I just love your formats! ❤
Lost track of which royal but the loving fateful king that was talked into a 2nd marriage to produce "a spare" must have been quite wonderful. His 2nd wife was 20 when they married, then he died a few years later and his widow wanted no other husband. That says a lot about him in a 1 to 1 situation and as a husband.
How about the royal couple who started their marriage disliking each other before falling in love: King Charles I and Henrietta Maria? I suppose that like Victoria and Albert, Nicholas (II) and Alexandra have been discussed all too often. There is also the unusual "royal" marriage of the scandalous Jane Digby and her 20 year younger last husband Sheik Mejuel el-Mezrab. According to a biography of Jane that I read, he took no other Muslim wives while she was alive and never remarried after her death. Both Jane and her great-great niece Pamela are worthy of a video of their own. An excellent video for Valentine's Day.
@@Sienna6164 I think Google will get you to it with both terms. In Coburg is actually a large Mural of Victoria and Albert. I still wait to bring the joke that Germans always liked to invade. Royalty was the first try.
I'm sorry, but the picture you put for Maria II and Ferdinand are not of Maria II and Ferdinand. In fact, that illustration is of Peter I of Brazil, IV of Portugal, and his second wife, Amelie of Leutchenberg; it's clear to see from the clothes they're wearing, typical of early 1800s and the hairstyles, very characteristic of them. I am 99% sure.
It's been a good 10 years since your old videos. But it's good to see that even though you've found success as a historian, you're still managing to observe holidays like you used to.
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“Unlike many English nobles, Elenor was fond of bathing” 😂😂
How many people would have lived if not the ridiculous notion that bathing was bad.
Bathing regularly, in my experience, does help prolong relationships.
This is a myth. Bernadette Banner had a great video on this a few months ago.
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Dagmar's son, Nicolai II of Russia and Alexandra had a loving relationship too, so often overshadowed by war, revolution and their son's illness. They wrote to each other daily and truly seemed to have a caring relationship and love for their five children.
Yes!
Yes, I was just going to comment that!
Yeah, but unlike the others on this list, their marriage wasn't arranged. Dagmar tried to arrange a marriage to someone from France, but Nikolai had by then already fallen in love and intended to marry Alexandra. They didn't get Alexander the III's permission, until he was lying on his deathbed. They married a week after he died.
Years ago, I spent a season with a fairly weighty tome that contained the letters between Nicky (as she referred to him) and Alex (likewise).
There was also other correspondence of family and notables.
Their love per the many letters was tender, enchanting, while also being grounded, supportive, and obviously deeply true.
It was clear that they understood one another's quirks which were accepted. As such, it allowed them to know how to communicate with and champion each other... through complications, fears, dangers, and heartache.
I read and re read the words that spanned their time from beginning to tragic ending.
I recall feeling glad that in the end, they had each other and the great and rare love with devotion that enveloped the entire family.
To this day, thoughts of the words between them causes me to feel the tears coming.
Tears of both joy and grief...
May they all rest in most profound peace with everlasting, undying love.
Yes! Imagine the fact that they actually shared a bed every night. And why do I know their bedroom was painted lilac 😂
Although the Romanov’s were severely lacking as rulers, one cannot deny that they were devoted family men. Such beautiful families. If only they hadn’t been born royalty, they could’ve lived happily together all their lives.
Alexei would've still lived---
Jokes aside, their fate really disheartens me no matter how much they've blundered. History teachers say that it was a necessary sacrifice, but I genuinely doubt that, especially children
Yeah they would've been happier as normal people.
Peter the Great was not exactly a family man not one area he failed at life in
Most Russian emperors had lots of lovers and kids with them. The last two were an exception
@@aleph_d I don’t care who says that. The whole family died brutal & bloody deaths. Even if one argued that the adults had deserved that fate, there’s no excuse to kill children in such a manner. Alexei & his sisters didn’t deserve that. (I know that most of the daughters were adults, but just barely. The oldest, Olga, was only 22.)
Thank you for including Aleksandr III and Dagmar of Denmark. They routinely get overlooked because of the revolution which came after his death and his inept son took the throne, but they really did have a lovely relationship.
Amazing she found love twice.
Oohhhhoohh that is an interesting relationship for sure. Not as fluffy as we like to think. Incredible book to check out is: "Little Mother of Russia" by Coryne Hall. A LOT of insight from letters.
I want a movie or a show about all of these couples, but especially about Aleksandr and Dagmar of Denmark.
@@NigelDMarvin there is one about Charles and Isabella but its only in Spanish.
Thanks, been looking for a good book about her@@SpringerA1984
Hearing the affectionate names people had for the ones they loved always warm my heart. It feels so humanizing. Dagmar called him Sasha🥺
In Russia there are customary nicknames for pretty much all names, that friends commonly use. For Alexander Sasha is pretty much the given nickname.
@@MiljaHahto to be more precise, it's not a nickname, rather than a short version of a name. For example, the short version of Maria is Masha, Vova is for Vladimir.
@@anastasias6172 A short version is a very bad description when it often doesn't shorten the name with even one letter.
In my language we call them "pet names".
@@MiljaHahto in Russian language we call them shortened names.
@@MiljaHahtoby definition pet names are considered intimate and used by one person, or the immediate family…
What you describe is called a nickname in that it is known to many…
What was being described sounds like what might be deemed the diminutive version of a name
Elizabeth of York and Henry the 7th seemed to genuinely love one another he’s one of the few kings who never took a mistress and when she died he was said to be devastated and locked himself away when he came out he was never the same he also never remarried
Also king George the 3rd and Queen Charlotte.
George iii and Charlotte's marriage soured in the last 2 decades.
Yeah, I think he gets overlooked by his son, Henry viii (also I may be wrong but Arthur, Henry vii first son, was respectable to Catherine of Aragon and treated her well)
@@Butterflypegasus40but still Charlotte never left him until finally she died
Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville and Richard III and Anne Neville too.
I would maybe add a couple from Poland: king Jan III Sobieski and his wife queen Marysieńka. They dearly loved each other, had plenty of children, were writing these beautiful love letters to each other when they weren’t together
I think that the couple that was the most in love is Zygmunt II August (Sigismund II Augustus), the last man from the great Jagiellonian dynasty and his second wife Barbara Radziwiłł. Beautiful, all tho short love story that ended with her sickness and death. Zygmunt struggled with this loss until the end of his days.
I think, in Poland we have a few roylal couple with true love and happy couple
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Jadwiga of Kalisz and Władysław Łokietek
Casimir the Great with Aldona and Jadwiga Żarańska
Louis of Hungary and Elisabeth of Bosnia
Jogaila and his wives(was a little good husband as such, but he not ideal)
Casimir IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria(Rakuszanka)
Aleksander Jagiellon and Helen of Moscow
Sigismund I Old and Barbara Zapoya
Sigismund III and his two wives(Anna and Constance)
August III Sas and his wife(I can't remember the name)
@@maydaybreak Maria Josepha of Austria, cousin of Maria Theresa
@@bifa5414oohhh there's an incredible movie on them too.
@@maydaybreakI would enjoy hearing more about the loving royals you have mentioned here 😊
Edward I and Eleanor in my mind were the first sort of nerdy couples like those Star Wars or Harry Potter fans who have super fun themed weddings.
It's also really sweet to know that Charles V was such a devoted husband. We love a loyal king, unlike *someone* who will not be named *cough* *cough* Henry VIII
Don’t know who was worse in matrimony Henry VIII or Ivan the Terrible
Yes! Total cosplayers :)
@@malisle13descendantslover46 Well, Ivan's IV first wife Anastasia died of natural causes, so did the second (the Tsar even suspected the nobles that they had poisoned the Tsarina), and so did the third. The fourth wife, Anna, was forced to become a nun after divorcing the Tsar, and died of natural causes too. A similar fate befell the fifth wife, also Anna. The sixth and last wife(Tsar's widow - she outlives her husband), Maria, also died of natural causes.
At least in one respect, to Tsar Ivan IV's credit, he did not behead his wives to make room for the next.
@@hedaheda1609 do actually feel sorry Anastasia Romanov his first wife, her death is speculated to be the cause of Ivan’s eventual mental decent , in comparison to Henry’s Horse riding injury that is speculated to have caused his.
@@malisle13descendantslover46 Anastasia Romanovna (patronymic, not a surname).
This is speculation, there is currently no historical evidence that the Tsar had the intention - and reason - to kill his wife. That Ivan IV was mentally unsound is beyond dispute.
With Fyodor I, son of Ivan IV and Anastasia Romanovna, the Ryurikovich dynasty actually ended, Turbulent times began, the reign of the Godunov dynasty, etc., until the Romanov dynasty came to the throne in the middle of the 17th century.
That the nobles could have killed (poisoned) one of these women - who knows? The life of the Moscow court during those times was full of conspiracies, political murders and the like, in this respect it was no different from the life of any other court in the 14th - 17th centuries.
I am always so torn about Alexander III and Nicholas II because they were really decent family men who loved their wives and children, but made some catastrophic decisions that probably continue to plague Russia.
Well, it's normal. People aren't either good or bad, heroes or villains. Good people can make bad decisions and often do.
Oh really? Not Lenin or Stalin, but them? Sure.
@@somekindofflower2024not going to defend Lenin and Stalin, but revolution happened for a reason. Russia had a bunch of problems, which the last monarchs refused to solve
Yes, interesting that father of Alexander lll - Nicholas l wasn't good family man but probably the best Emperor by attitude to common Russian people.
@@mayakovske Let's be real, the rule of tsars was full of problems and injustices, and it harmed mostly the poor. But that's the lesson for all of us, who support radical groups who promise change - those Russians, who thought it can't get any worse were instantly proven wrong by Lenin, and then Stalin. Red revolution kept all flaws of tsarism and added new ones, even more horrible. You thought you were poor under the tsar? You ain't seen nothing yet. When Stalin died in 1953 harvest was worse than in Nicolas the II's time.
New doesn't equal better, even if the old was bad. And I'm not even mentioning the bloodbath that happened. There's really nothing you can say to make Lenin and Stalin look better. I'm Polish, generations of my family experienced it first-hand
in the middle of so much bad blood and dislike, it’s good to see couples actually liking each other, even with an arranged marriage. Here in Portugal we also had King Afonso IV (ironically, the father of Pedro I, who ignored his wife Constança for his mistress Inês) and his wife, Beatriz of Castile, and they had a harmonious marriage too, he never taking mistresses and listening to her advice :)
Also, Maria II of Portugal’s story is, ultimately, sad, but romantic. Fernando, her husband, had commissioned rooms for them in the Pena palace, in Sintra, but, once she died, he didn’t enjoy their luxury- it was made for them both, and he wouldn’t enjoy them alone :’)
Maria’s story sounds traumatic😬
The same Afonsoade his son to a political marriage and then killed his son's second wife (Inez) in front of her kids ... Their father-son bond would've been special
@@ilianakanchovska6508 Afonso’s marriage was also political, most at the time were when it came to royalty and nobility, but he managed to keep his pants on and learn to love his wife, something his son didn’t even attempt to do. Also, we only have Pedro’s word that he married Inês after his neglected first wife died, he may have just been trying to legitimise their children. Furthermore, Afonso had political reasons to have Inês killed, and he had been warning his son for years that he ought not to marry her, mainly because of her political connections to Galiza, from whom Afonso was trying to maintain independence. Ultimately, Afonso waited years to do it, and only did it as a last resort. Does it make it right? No, of course not, Afonso was a brute and had difficulty understanding how his son could be so hot headed and hearted, but I’m just saying it was much more complex that you have it there.
@@Angel-ts8rc yes :( it’s sad… At least she was happy w her man while she lived🥲
I still dont understand why people are glorifying Ines de Castro. Like, she's homewrecker.
The father holding up the ceiling to save his family touched me so I had tears in my eyes 😢
6:25 "... He took her on the medieval version of a vacation... a crusade."
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Based Edward!
That had me floored 🤣
"The middle age version of a vacation -- crusade" the way Lindsay said it a matter of factly made me cackle haha
Well it basically was just with more murder and warcrimes
I spat out my drink and had to rewind to make sure I heard it right.
You forgot William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders, one of the most solid unions in history...
Which was remarkable considering how they met and how he proposed to her.
@@kcirtapelyk6060Can you explain that?
@PrincessLioness The story I heard is she offended his ass and got upset so he pulled her by her braids from her horse 😬
@@Middyrose a scene of a famous novel. Fascinating, but not very realistic...
You also failed mention how short Matilda was and how tall William was during their time.
So imagine this big tall brutal man just lift a small woman by her pig tails and throw her into the mud.
What's more imagine after that amount of abuse the girl went through she say that she accepts the wedding proposal.
"You'll be my Guiniviere, I''ll be your Arthur!" - "Deal, where's my Lancelot? And, dear, please don't sleep with your sister by another mister 😅"
Smart---
Finally a first mention of the Brazilian royal family history. Such interesting developments from escaping Napoleon to declaring independence of their own father, then ending in a military coup. And yet, most people know nothing about it!
I'm surprised she didn't include the epic love story of Pedro I of Portugal and Ines de Castro. That one marked History.
@@manuandrade2484 I believe she didn't include it because Pedro I could never marry Inês, unfortunately.
@@FDFAcanal He in fact claimed to have married her prior to their children's birth (so no one would question their legitimacy) and posthumously crowned her queen.
Love is a rarity for royals. Albert & Victoria and Suleiman the Magnificent & Hurrem are my top favorite royal couples
You forgot the tragic royal love story that led to Victoria and Albert's marriage the one of Priness Charlotte of Wales and Albert's uncle, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Charlotte was supposed to marry the Prince of Orange, but she broke the arraigned marriage because she wanted to marry Leopold. They were happily married for about 2 years before she died giving birth. Victoria was her cousin and Albert was Leopold''s nephew. Leopold's descendants are now the royal family of Belgium.
If Charlotte hadn’t died giving birth, Victoria would’ve never been queen.
@@ashleydixon4613 exactly. God has quite a blueprint for the British royal family.
honestlt,hurrem and suleiman were more of a stockholm syndrome type of relationship
@@hurremhightower are you referring to the Suleiman and Hurrem in the show Magnificent Century?
Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland and Elisabeth of Austria had quite an interesting story: arranged marriage, at first he was mortified by her physical appearance and wanted to call it off, but they ended up having a loving and long marriage until his death. She gave birth to thirteen children.
Tangential: The bond between Dagmar (Tsarina Maria) and Queen Alexandra warms my heart :). We rarely hear of married-off princesses who are able to maintain lifelong relationships with their sisters and countries of birth.
Thank you for this lovely video. I am spending my first Valentine’s Day since my dear husband passed away (he was also quite young 😢) so I can now understand the grief of losing one’s beloved, as how some of these royals described. He and I both enjoyed history too. He lives on in my heart ❤
My deepest condolences to you at the loss of your beloved. May God comfort you and ease your grief. God bless and comfort you.
@@kpax2066 Thank you so much 🥺🩷
So very sorry for your loss 😢
Edward I "Longshanks" is actually my ancestor. He was one of the better kings that England ever had, but knowing how much he loved and treasured his wife is another reason that makes me proud to be his descendant.
Edward I is one of my ancestors as well...my connection is through his daughter Joan.
@CWG-op9td I mean... I dont think he was called "Hammer of the Scots" for being besties with them. 😐
He was King of England, not Scotland, so.... yeah, he defended England's boarders from Scotland like he was supposed to 🤷♀️
Edward I is also an ancestor of mine. It warms my heart to hear how much he loved his wife.
@CWG-op9tda reason why he was called "Longshanks" and "Hammer of the Scots". He did treat Scotland atrociously.
Mine too through Henry III who was an ancestor of Jacquetta of Luxembourg - I’m descended through Elizabeth Woodville’s sister. So, technically, Elizabeth Woodville had royal blood. It just passed through younger brothers and females to get to Jacquetta.
I think Alexander and Dagmar’s story is my favorite❤ I love hearing about their love.
“He took her on the medieval version of a vacation, crusade!”
I wasn’t ready for that 😭😭😭
These are all wonderful examples! I would also add Llewelyn ap Gruffudd (last sovereign Prince of Wales) and Eleanor de Montfort, and Mary Queen of Scots and her first husband Francois II of France.
Mary and Frances were children who grew up together and he died very young after a short marriage. Who knows how their relationship would have proceeded over the long term. They certainly weren't strangers to each other, either, who just happened to fall in love. Don't let that series, "Reign," influence you too much.
@@gogreen7794 I hate that show. It barely reflects historical accuracy.
@@gogreen7794Mary and Francis relationship was probably what we call puppy love.
India's love story of shah jahan and mumtaz.
Mary stuart and francis ii loved each other but they were not in love
What do you mean Henry VII and Elizabeth of York aren't on the list? They're my favorite historical royal couple. And he was also completely faithful to her and refused to remarry even tho they were pushing him to have another spare.
They are my favorite too!
Yes, these two were also a couple that married for political reasons but fell in love.
Henry 8th was trying to replicate the genuinely loving marriage he had seen between his parents- he failed!!
Came to the comments looking for someone to have mentioned them. Henry adored Elizabeth and was inconsolable when she died. Was never happy again without her.
I was surprised too! Even royal couples who love each other like Edward the 4th and Elizabeth woodvile, the king would take mistresses. A king not having mistresses back in the day was an incredibly rare thing Henry and Elizabeth were definitely special in that respect
There are quite a few royal couples who were in love actually, many more who had friendships or the respect of one another. The bad ones were much fewer, although the most talked about or misconstrued.
That is why the death of Princess Caroline's husband Stefano was so sad, they really loved each other. It seems most of the global royal couples are happy in today's world. Good to know.
Well I guess bad is relative. But happily ever after is pretty clearly a romantic term. Marriages of arrangement with agreement and compromises often involving affairs and the burden of child bearing on women to save face with the lucky treat of “friendship and respect” is not romantic or even healthy.
@@ilahildasissac1943another tragic love story is ivan the terrible and anastasia. If she lived what would russian history be like now.
I strive to have a relationship as loving and strong as Aleksandr III’s and Dagmar’s, literal relationship goals.
This coming valentine I hope lindsey does elizabeth ii and prince philip.
I am glad all of these couples were able to have some years of happiness, though all of their stories and did tragically.
Murder and childbirth seems to be a regular theme.
Happy Valentine's day to every royal couples!!!!!💒👼🤵👰🤴👸👨👩👧👦👨👩👦👦👨👩👧👧💑💏💖💖💖📿😁😇🙏🙏💍👑👍👍👍👍👍
I'm glad you posted this. Everyone gets the wrong idea by thinking these couples never happened.
Some fairy tales do exist.
Oh yay! Whenever people talk about Charles I of Spain, he's usually just part of the Tudor story as the previous fiance of both Mary Tudors and Katherine of Aragon's nephew. However, he and his wife Isabella actually had a beautiful relationship despite it being arranged.
Aww, I didn't know that!🥹❤
@@Leeyaleeyaloo Ikr. You should read about them. Their relationship was so sweet, especially with how faithful and dedicated he was to her ❤️
@areiaaphrodite I'm definitely going to search up on it! I know about the Tudors but haven't really looked into Charles I.
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I don't think it qualifies as an arranged marriage because it's said that Charles fell in love with her at first sight and that's why he broke his engagement to 9 year old Mary to marry her instead. It was political from isabella's side but not charles's.
@MargaretPlantagenetPole No, it was arranged before they met. Charles broke off the engagement with the younger Mary Tudor because she was 9 and he didn't want to wait for her to grow up. He was already 21 at the time. He met Isabella for the first time when she arrived in Spain to become his wife.
Watching this brought a tear to my eye… love’s so beautiful, royal or not!
I wonder if Richard iii and anne neville were a true love story.
That's a good question.
Would love a part two. There are others worth discussing I think
Watching this video and reading all these comments is making me want to read about all the real love stories that I ignored existed within royalty throughout the years. Thanks, everyone!
Enjoy your reading.
OMG! I LOL'd at the Johanna Lindsay "Warrior's Woman" cover because my mom actually had that book in the 80s/90s and I read it. It's not a historical one (aka hysterical as those bodice rippers are), but almost a futurist sci-fi one. It's bonkers. NOw, I will carry on with the video!
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it feels like a dream to be loved fully nowadays, but something of a wonder in the olden days. I appreciate this video.
Your videos are so good. Your voice is so peaceful and kind. I watched your channel all day as my husband had his medical procedure done. Your voice and videos calmed me all day!!! Thank you!!!
This was a very sweet and intriguing topic! These royal couples are a perfect example of a fairytale romance! 💖 Please do a part 2! ❤ This might be the hopeless romantic in me speaking, but I'd love to see more royal couples who were happily married. 💕👑💕
I've always loved the story of Alex commissioning faberge eggs for Dagmar each year. It's a shame some are lost. I would love to see a video on them.
Yeah, sadly seven eggs are lost completely, and for some of those seven we don't have photos or even drawings of them, only descriptions of what they looked like and what surprise was inside. If I remember correctly, there may be some eggs where we know they existed but we don't know much else about them
There are few documentaries here on RUclips about the faberge eggs and imperial jewels!
Never say never; the Hen Egg (iirc) was found in a flea market a few years back!
My mom and I have a “quest” of sorts to see all of the extant available eggs, of which there are 50 (52 if you accept the authenticity of the alleged 1917 eggs). We’ve seen 26 so far. 😀
i would add king kamehameha iv and queen emma of the hawaiian monarchy. they had been friends as children together and worked together to establish multiple schools, charities, and hospitals throughout hawai'i. emma's title kaleleonalani means 'flight of the heavenly chiefs', referring to the death of her four-year-old son, albert, and kamehameha iv the next year. she remained active at court until the annexation of hawai'i, but never remarried, though she was only 27 when she was widowed.
Omg thank you so much I LOVE SOCIAL STUDIES LIKE THIS and this is perfect 😍
Best social studies.
Thank you so much for the portuguese representation, it truly means a lot. In the future, if the matter interests you, maybe you could do a video of the love story between Pedro I of Portugal and his lover, who he married after his father ordered her assassination.
Fun fact: even if they never actually met, Queen Victoria and Queen Maria were friends and corresponded frequently sharing advices on motherhood and sent well wishes to one another, a truly fascinating friendship between two queen reignants who, funny enough, were married to first cousins from the same german duchy.
omg im dying for some romance rn THANK U LINDSAY!!
There really needs to be a part 2
Leopold I of Belgium and his first wife, Charlotte, Princess of Wales are my favorite royal couple! In their short time together, they loved and respected each other.
Charlotte died very young and Leopold didn't marry for more than 10 years after she died. He was brokenhearted. He married out of duty as the appointed King of Belgium. He even named one of his daughters from his second wife Charlotte!
She was the daughter of the prince of Wales, but was not "princess of Wales" Suo jure.
@@anissaantaniahanjani4812 I know. She was Princess Charlotte of wales, not Princess of wales in her own right.
Also Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark had a beautiful relationship. They were arranged as a pact of peace between the old enemies Sweden and Denmark after Sweden won the scanian war in the 1670s.
Ulrika was very charitable and loved by the people, almost like a princess Diana of the time, and after her death at 36 years old, the king was absolutely devastated by her death.
They had seven children together, only three lived to adulthood, and the constant pregnancies took a toll on her health.
While she grew sick, he moved the counsil of rule to the castle where she was fighting her disease, and swore off all trips, events and so on.
He nursed her himself, lifted and carried her to bed and started weeping whenever he thought that he might truly lose her.
After her death when he had to leave the castle and her corpse it is reported that he said "Here I leave half of my heart."
He locked himself in his chambers for weeks without anyone seeing him, bedridden by grief and once he was up he was constantly walking in the queens rooms. He burst out into violent sobbing whenever he was reminded of her, and one time was mentioned while the danish envoy came to court a few months past and offered his condolences from the queens brother, Charles then burst out into a violent weeping, and had to steady himself against a wall with his face in his hands, the audience had to be interrupted.
It should be mentioned that the warrior-king was rather a cold and introverted figure, and never cried in front of anyone, so this shold be very telling of how severely her death truly affected him.
Once the mourning period was over he was adviced to remarry but utterly refused, and never did so and remained alone till the day of his death.
He died four years later of stomach cancer, some believe of a broken heart, and upon his deathbed he told his mother "I have not felt a single day of true happiness since the queen's death."
I am brazilian and I had never known Maria and Ferdinand's story, thank you so much for incluiding it!
I liked hearing these stories. It's nice to know some royals were faithful to their spouses.
I have always found Maria II, her husband and reign to be incredibly interesting but underrated- thank you for discussing her ❤
Maria ii was truly an enlightened person.
Love your videos! You always make My day! Its so great to see that there was true love among royals! You're a queen! 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
Will there be a worst royal marriages?
I did not expect to cry😢
12 children and died in her thirties?! I think the royal physician's diagnosis prescribed to this royal couple should've been: GET OFF OF HER!!!
😂 or only have sex when she's not in ovulation (was that known about back then?).
@@GeminiLesbian I don't think so. Condoms were relatively unknown at the time, so I imagine studies of ovulation in women wouldn't have gotten as much attention as it does today. It could've been possible but it's hard to say off the top of my hat.
@@juliamontgomery7312condoms have been around for thousands of years.
Condoms were invented to prevent syphilis not as a prophylactic
Yeah most of the couples she names, the woman dies very early after have a disgusting amount of children that the body cannot handle. 🤮 It’s sad this gets looked over and isn’t even worthy of mentioning. SMH. And as a husband why would you continually have unprotected sex with your wife knowing it causes kids and her being pregnant is literally dangerous. So disgusting. I’m sure a lot of sex was coercion.
Another couple who were in love were Queen Anne and George of Denmark. As well as George III and his wife Charlotte. I would also include Victoria & Albert, and Elizabeth II and Philip.
I thought George and Charlotte would be here, but with Victoria and Elizabeth II they married the man of their choice without it being an arranged marriage, so maybe doesn't fit.
Another couple who were in love were erik xiv and Karin mansdotter.
True love is possible and they are the proof of that 🥰💖
George vi and Elizabeth Bowles (elizabeth ii parents) had what I consider true love.
As always engaging yet thorough. Thanks very much for your dedication. Always a treat to see your videos!
Thank you for sharing these love stories, and just in time for valentine's day! And it was lovely to see the ufo included in this lineup, the manuka honey mask is one of my faves
Is anyone aware that philip ii of spain was a devoted husband to his 3rd and 4th wife.
Finally! Thank you for adding Edward and Eleanor. They are my favorite 🥰
Sometimes happily ever after can look a different way!
Thank you for this amazing video. It's nice to see Portugal's history featuring here. And well done saying the names 😊
Maria ii of Portugal deserves a movie and a tv series.
Absolutely!
Nicolas and Alexandra, the last Romanov monarchs, should be on this list!
She has dedicated a part 2
Lindsay, that little “infomercial” was adorable!❤
Skin as sparkling as a diamond tiara 😀 i was thinking the same. You have a great voice and cadence for narrating this history. Thank you
Charles planning his own funeral and then rising up out of the coffin to have LUNCH is so emo 😅
literally me lmao
Charles V had a weird sense of humor.
I can't get enough of your stories dear much love from California!
Lindsey, a perfect video just before Valentine’s Day and what true love is all about. Thank you for such inspiring videos ❤
Too bad the wives didn't stop their husbands from doing wrongs.
You have a superb voice and I adore your content. Hope you reach a million subscribers soon. Keep making works of art.
Thanks for sharing another informative video. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💕💕💕
Happy Valentine's Day❤🌺
I LOVED THIS, THANK YOU! The best part (to me) about the first story is that my daughter‘d name is Eleanor and she has perfectly almond-shaped, dark brown eyes, and dark, thick, curly hair. She will also be bilingual (since I speak Spanish where I come from) and her dad is from the West in the USA🤠 UGH I’m so inspired to write now 😂
Wait is this the first time I’ve seen you! You are a beautiful princess!
What a lovely revelation you've provided. Thank you❤
The perfect stories for Valentine’s Day! Thanks!
I hope to see part 2 next valentines day.
Lovely video from start to end. Have a rejuvenating Valentine's Day, Lindsay!
Your channel is so fab! Your speaking voice and constant flow of graphics are lovely. Thanks for the education!
Surprised Henry VII and Elizabeth of York is not on the list
Right? I comment just that, it's also a huge contrast with what his son did.
I seriously considered including them. Part 2!
Would definitely love a part 2. Also really love the videos and the details about the people
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A Part 2 would be fantastic; the hapless Stuarts managed genuine love matches a couple of times, which I find bemusing; despite being less than stellar rulers, their personal relationships were surprisingly good- & James' daughter married on Valentine's Day...
@@LindsayHolidaywould Nicolas and Alexandra be in the second part?
It's a bid exaggerated to say that King Christian the IX became King unexpectedly. He was unexpectedly chosen as Heir Presumptive in 1851 and was Heir Presumptive until he became King in 1863. It wasn't like he and his family had no clue about it beforehand.
That was an interesting story. Which goes to show you that there can be a happily ever after amongst royals👑
LOVE your videos! Always so well researched! You're the Best girl😊😊😊😊❤❤❤
thank you for this channel, I love history and am a great fan of the historical subjects
Perfect video for Valentine's day tomorrow! My favorite couple has to be Charles V and isabella! She truly got her Caesar and he got a very lovinh and supportive wife❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
A best super couple in their time.
The grief shortened charles v life.
I'm so happy to see two Portuguese references!
Girly did it again!! Love Lindsay's videos
Princess Clementine of Belgium was the youngest daughter of king Leopold II and had fallen in love with prince Napoleon Victor Bonaparte. Her father refused the marriage. Long story short, she waited until her father died and then asked her cousin king Albert I to wed Bonaparte (9 years later). He gave his permission and she finally married at the age of 38 with her true love. She is the only child of Leopold II to have lived happily
Is she the granddaughter of the Leopold who was married to princess of Wales Charlotte ?
@@RavenIdril2966 yes! Leopold I, he was married to her before he was anointed king of Belgium and therefore not a well known person in Belgium, but her name lives on!
Also, Leopold I ‘s first cousin was Queen Victoria, who married his nephew Albert, also a first cousin of Victoria.
Maybe you vould do a video like this for mother/fathers day?
We usually only hear about royals using their children as a means to an end but there were some that were truly loving parents
I like this idea. Maybe also one on the best grandparent monarchs?
@kendracrispin5327
I know that King Henry 1 died of eating eels while visiting his grandchildren
He was apparently a real family man
This is the first time I've actually wanted something advertised in a video. 🖤
It took me until the very end to realize Maria was the grandmother from Anastasia! (i know the movie isnt real or accurate but still nice to know grandma had a loving marriage)
Peter the Great and Catherine. Probably the most unlikely pair in history but perfect for each other.
If you really want an unlikely couple we have mad erik xiv and poor common girl Karin Mansdotter. They loved each other but his madness got them dethroned and his brother got him killed.
They hated each other
I thoroughly enjoy your videos! I hope you’ll have some trips scheduled for 2025! I love your channel. Glad to see a HUGE community of history peers! I just love your formats! ❤
Lost track of which royal but the loving fateful king that was talked into a 2nd marriage to produce "a spare" must have been quite wonderful. His 2nd wife was 20 when they married, then he died a few years later and his widow wanted no other husband. That says a lot about him in a 1 to 1 situation and as a husband.
Edward I?
I'm glad that Russia had the heart to have Maria's remains joined with her beloved after death. That warms my heart.
😮 I am ever-impressed with your well-researched uploads. Well done and appreciated.
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
How about the royal couple who started their marriage disliking each other before falling in love: King Charles I and Henrietta Maria? I suppose that like Victoria and Albert, Nicholas (II) and Alexandra have been discussed all too often. There is also the unusual "royal" marriage of the scandalous Jane Digby and her 20 year younger last husband Sheik Mejuel el-Mezrab. According to a biography of Jane that I read, he took no other Muslim wives while she was alive and never remarried after her death. Both Jane and her great-great niece Pamela are worthy of a video of their own. An excellent video for Valentine's Day.
Oh those Coberg men!
And don’t forget Elizabeth of York and Henry VII.
Edit- Coburg, not Coberg.
Coburg, not -berg. Burg=castle, Berg=mountain
@@schneeroseful Thanks for the correction.
@@Sienna6164 I think Google will get you to it with both terms. In Coburg is actually a large Mural of Victoria and Albert.
I still wait to bring the joke that Germans always liked to invade. Royalty was the first try.
Just a note: in medieval London, heads were spiked at the entrance of the London Bridge- not London Tower. Great video though, love this!
I love your Forneo advertisement! You were great😃
Don’t forget about King Baudouin & Queen Fabiola!
yes this couple!
Who are these people, I've never heard of them?
@@Butterflypegasus40King & Queen of the Belgians
I'm sorry, but the picture you put for Maria II and Ferdinand are not of Maria II and Ferdinand.
In fact, that illustration is of Peter I of Brazil, IV of Portugal, and his second wife, Amelie of Leutchenberg; it's clear to see from the clothes they're wearing, typical of early 1800s and the hairstyles, very characteristic of them. I am 99% sure.
Thank you - it’s nice to hear about successful marriages. ❤
It really is!
It's been a good 10 years since your old videos. But it's good to see that even though you've found success as a historian, you're still managing to observe holidays like you used to.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Your videos always make my day! All of your content and video ideas are amazing and so fun!
Who is your top 5 favorite royal couples?