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England's Royals and Love vs Convenience Marriages
The piece argues royalty favors love in marriage, citing Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Edward VII and Alexandra, and later King George V’s line. It contrasts Archduke Otto’s pursuit of political alliances with Prince George and Princess Marina’s genuine match, noting Greece’s exile and Italy’s shifting dynastic bets amid Europe’s turbulent politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince George
England
Marina
Greece
Archduke Otto
Austria
Maria
Italy
France
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert of
Coburg and
Gotha
Windsor
Louise
Marquis
Lorne
Duke of Argyll
Victoria
Princess Victoria
Prussia
Frederick
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kingdom of
Bismarck
Edward VII
Europe
Alexandra
Christian IX
Denmark
Edward
Schleswig-Holstein
King George
Princess Louise
Duke of Fife
Queen Mary
Princess Mary
Lord Lascelles
Earl of Harewood
Duke of York
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Princess Elizabeth
Teyhe
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Hapsburg
Quirinal
Vatican
Otto
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
House of Piedmont
Montenegro
Belgium
Yolande
Count Calvin di Bergero
Mafalda
Philip of Hesse
Giovanna
Boris
Bulgaria
Balkan
Prince Paul of
Hapsburg Dynasty