The Swedish royal family
The origins of the current Swedish royal family, the House of Bernadotte, lie not in Scandinavia, but in 19th-century France and a Napoleonic marshal called Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. Sweden's monarchy was traditionally chosen by the nobility from their own ranks. This changed in 1523, however, when Gustaf I Eriksson Vasa freed Sweden from Danish rule and Sweden became a hereditary monarchy.
Nearly 300 years later, there were further upheavals in the line of inheritance when Karl August, the heir to the Swedish throne, died in 1810. The king at that time wanted to elect the deceased's brother, a Danish prince, to the throne, but pro-France officers and civil servants had other ideas. The solution they came up with was to offer the role to one of Napoleon's marshals - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a commoner from the Pyrenees who had risen through the ranks and been awarded the title of Prince of Pontecorvo by Napoleon. Officially adopted by the ageing Swedish monarch, Karl XIII and his wife, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta, Jean-Baptiste took the name Karl Johan and was crowned Karl XIV Johan, King of Sweden and Norway - which he had annexed four years earlier - on May 1, 1818.
With the exception of two queens - Kristina in the 17th century, and Ulrika Eleonora, in the 18th - the Swedish throne has always passed to the firstborn male. But on January 1, 1980, this all changed when the 1979 Act of Succession came into effect. Amendments to the constitution made the firstborn the heir, regardless of whether they are male or female.
This meant that the current monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf's only son, Crown Prince Carl Philip, was deprived of his position as first in line to the throne when he was less than a year old in favour of his older sister, Victoria.
The official royal website can be found at www.royalcourt.se
The Spanish royal family
The Bourbon, or Borbón, family has sat on the Spanish throne almost uninterruptedly since the year 1700, when Philip V became king following almost two centuries of Habsburg rule. The last Habsburg monarch, Charles II, died without issue and named Philip, a grandson of French king Louis XIV, his successor. The Habsburgs had ruled Spain since 1516 when Charles I of the Netherlands - later crowned Holy Roman Emperor Charles V - succeeded his maternal grandfather, Ferdinand II.
The current king, Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón, acceded to the throne on November 22, 1975, and is credited with being a key player in Spain's smooth transition into a democracy.
Juan Carlos' grandfather, Alfonso XIII, had been forced to leave the country following the 1931 elections, and when his grandson arrived in Spain in 1947 - fulfilling his father's wish that he receive a Spanish education in the hope that the Borbón dynasty would return to the throne - it was for the first time. Twenty one years later he was named future monarch of Spain.
The handsome young Spaniard was married to Princess Sofia of Greece on May 14, 1962, and the couple have three children: Elena, born in 1963, Cristina, born in 1965, and the heir to the throne, Prince Felipe, who was born in 1968. Between them, his daughters have given the king five grandchildren, on which he dotes. The popular Prince of the Asturias married former newsreader Letizia Ortiz in May 2004.
The official royal website can be found at www.casareal.es
The Norwegian royal family
Originally linked to Sweden, Norway was united with Denmark in 1380 under the same king and, as a result, was drawn into the Napoleonic Wars and an alliance with the French in the early part of the 19th century. In the political manoeuvrings which followed, Denmark ended up ceding Norway to Sweden in 1814. And although it retained its constitution and parliament, Norway was federated to Sweden and forced to accept that country's royal family as its own.
When that union was dissolved in 1905, Prince Carl of Denmark, the son of the king of Denmark and Princess Louise of Norway and Sweden, was invited to take over the throne of Norway. After a national referendum - which he had requested - showed that four out of five voters were in favour of his accession, Prince Carl agreed. He took on the name Haakon VII and moved into the royal palace in Oslo with his queen, Maud, and their young son Olav.
On April 9, 1940, Germany invaded Norway and the king and his family were forced to flee the capital in the middle of the night. In June, the country fell to the invading forces and King Haakon set up a government-in-exile in London, sending his family to safety in the United States.
When, at the end of the war, the royal family returned to Oslo, they did so to a rapturous welcome.
Upon his death in 1957, Haakon was succeeded by Crown Prince Olav, popular with the Norwegian people as a result of his role as commander of the armed forces during the war. Very much a man of the people, Olav died in 1991, and was followed by Crown Prince Harald V who has perpetuated his father's egalitarian style of rule.
King Harald and Queen Sonja's children, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha Louise, have proved extremely popular members of the next generation of young, modern European royals. Crown Prince Haakon's courtship of Mette-Marit was initially a subject of controversy due to her past and status as a single mother. She soon won the public around, however, and their 2001 nuptials were greeted with widespread celebration. In 2004 Mette-Marit gave birth to daughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra who becomes Norway's first ever female heir to the throne.
Princess Martha Louise married writer Ari Behn, in a romantic Trondheim ceremony in 2002 and gave birth in 2003 to baby daughter Maud.
The official royal website can be found at www.kongehuset.no
The Dutch royal family
The Netherlands only became a kingdom with its own monarch in the 19th century, but the dynasties from which Queen Beatrix descends, those of Nassau and of Orange, have ruled in the region for six centuries. The House of Orange-Nassau was created when Count Hendrik III of the Low Country province Nassau and Claudia de Chalon, a Burgundian noblewoman whose territories included Orange, married at the start of the 16th century.
In 1688 the English parliament invited the then Dutch ruler, or stadholder, William of Orange, whose wife Mary was a Stuart, to rule England. He became William III of Britain.
In 1795 the last Dutch stadholder, Prince Willem V, fled to England as his lands were invaded by the French. They remained part of the French Republic, and later the Napoleonic Empire, until 1815, when Prince Willem V's son established the new kingdom of the Netherlands, becoming King Willem I.
His grandson, William III, was the kingdom's last male ruler. When he died in 1890, his wife, Emma, became regent for nine years, until their daughter Wilhelmina was old enough to accede to the throne. Her 50-year rule saw two World Wars as well as the decolonisation of Indonesia and she was well-loved, both at home and abroad. She died in 1962.
When Wilhelmina's granddaughter, Queen Beatrix, eventually cedes the throne to her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife Crown Princess Maxima, he will become the Netherlands' first male monarch for over a century. There is every indication that he will reign in the understated and populist style which has made this one of the best-loved monarchies of Northern Europe.
The official royal website can be found at www.koninklijkhuis.nl
The Monegasque royal family
The House of Grimaldi has ruled the tiny principality of Monaco on the Mediterranean coast for over 700 years. The first Lord of Monaco, a merchant-turned-pirate called Lanfranco Grimaldi, was Italian by birth and a member of the Genoan Guelphic family who invaded the area in 1297, following an economic dispute with rival clan, the Ghibellines.
When Lanfranco died in 1309, he was succeeded by his first cousin, Rainier I, from whom all subsequent Monegasque monarchs are descended. Rainier was also a seafaring man, but unlike those of his predecessor, the new leader's trading activities were legitimate, and eventually earned him the respect of the French monarch who appointed him Grand Admiral of France in 1304.
Monaco became a principality when the then ruler Honoré II assumed the title of prince in 1612. At that point the territory was still under the protection of Spain, with whom it had been linked since 1524, but the Treaty of Peronne in 1641 allied it instead with France. Subsequent Monegasque sovereigns upped their title count by marrying a string of French heiresses, which explains why, in addition to the title of Sovereign Prince of Monaco, the head of the principality can lay claim to 19 other titles.
Although the Grimaldi family was exiled from Monaco in 1793 following the French revolution - during which time the principality reverted to its ancient name of Fort d'Hercule - its members returned in 1815, following the Treaty of Paris, and have been its monarchs ever since.
The official royal website can be found at www.monaco.gouv.mc
The Luxembourg royal family
After 400 years of being passed between various European nations, in 1815 Luxembourg was declared a grand duchy and gifted by the Congress of Vienna to King William I of The Netherlands. Although legally it remained independent, William treated it as conquered territory.
In 1830, Luxembourg supported its neighbour Belgium - which had also been ceded to The Netherlands - in a revolt against the Dutch. Belgium then claimed Luxembourg for its own, however, although it only managed to secure the French-speaking part of the territory.
From 1839 to 1867 the remaining Dutch part of the state - the 1,000 square miles which became present-day Luxembourg - was administered by The Netherlands. And it wasn't until 1867 that Luxembourg finally became a sovereign nation.
The current royal family was established in 1890 when, following the death of the Dutch monarch King William III without a male heir, the grand duchy passed to Adolf, Duke of Nassau. Grand Duke Adolf I ruled until 1905, during which time he strengthened the territory's autonomy and national character.
In 1914 Luxembourg was overrun by German troops and remained under occupation for the duration of the war. History would repeat itself during World War II, prompting the royal family to flee and a government-in-exile to be established in London.
Until then Luxembourg had remained neutral, but following the end of WWII it joined both NATO and the United Nations. In 1944, along with Belgium and The Netherlands, it created the Benelux Economic Union, which would later serve as a model for the European Union, of which the tiny country was a founding member.
Today Luxembourg is ruled by the sixth grand duke, Henri, who came to power on October 7, 2000, when his father, Grand Duke Jean, abdicated. And while much of the executive power lies with the prime minister - a grand duke appointee - and his cabinet, the duchy's figurehead remains a powerful and influential figure.
The official royal website can be found at www.gouvernement.lu
The Liechtenstein royal family
The principality of Liechtenstein covers a 62-square mile area nestled between Switzerland and Austria. It's modern history begins in 1719, when Johann Adam Andreas purchased and combined the Lordship of Schellenberg and the County of Vaduz to form the principality as it is today.
At the end of the 18th century the territory was occupied by France, but became a sovereign state in 1806 after joining the Rhenish Confederation. Although it remained independent, Liechtenstein was allied politically and economically to Austria's Habsburg monarchy. Following the abolition of Austria's royal house at the end of World War I, however, Liechtenstein entered into an arrangement with Switzerland whereby the famously neutral state would represent the principality diplomatically - a pact which still stands today.
Although a sovereign state, Liechtenstein was allied both politically and economically to Austria's Habsburg monarchy. Following the abolition of Austria's royal house at the end of World War I, however, Liechtenstein entered into an arrangement with Switzerland whereby the famously neutral country would represent the principality diplomatically - a pact which still stands today.
In 1921, Liechtenstein became a constitutional monarchy run by hereditary princes with real, not just symbolic, power. A new constitution - much of which remains valid today - established a single-house parliament to which all 25 members are elected by the populace for four-year terms. But while the legislators draw up the laws, it is the Reigning Prince who ultimately approves them.
The current Reigning Prince's father, Franz Joseph II, who ascended to the throne in 1938, is largely credited with turning Liechtenstein from an agricultural workhorse to an industrial powerhouse. His efforts initiated an unprecedented economic upswing which continues today.
Upon succeeding his father in 1989, Prince Hans-Adam immediately set about lobbying for the principality's acceptance into the United Nations, a goal achieved in 1990 when Liechtenstein became the 160th, and smallest, member of the UN.
The official royal website can be found at www.fuerstenhaus.li
The Jordanian royal family
Although King Abdullah II is a direct descendant of the sixth-century prophet Muhammad, the Hashemites have only been monarchs of Jordan since 1946, when the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (later Jordan) was formed and Abdullah I was declared king.
Members of the dynasty - who take their name from a second century ancestor - have been movers and shakers in the Arab world for almost 2,000 years, however. The family was first linked to Jordan in 1920 when, following the Conference of Remo - which gave Palestine to Britain and Syria to the French - a Hashemite called Abdullah planned to attack French troops who had forced his brother to relinquish his newly founded kingdom in Syria.
Discouraged by the British from this course of action, Abdullah was persuaded instead to take over the government of Transjordan, a section of Palestine excluded from the "Jewish national home" clauses. The territory, which remained under British tutelage, was recognised as an independent state six years later.
When World War II ended, a new treaty was signed with Britain and in May 1946 Abdullah became king. When, six years later, he was assassinated, he was succeeded by his elder son Talal. The new king's mental health led to him being deposed by the Jordanian parliament within the year, however, and replaced by his son Hussein. On May 2, 1953, the incoming ruler's 21st birthday, Hussein acceded to the Hashemite throne.
Known as the father of all Jordanians, King Hussein ruled for almost half a century before dying of cancer in 1999. In a last-minute move he altered the line of succession, designating his eldest son Abdullah his heir, a role previously filled by the ailing king's brother, Prince Hassan.
The official royal website can be found at www.kingabdullah.jo
The Japanese Imperial family
Although Japanese tradition dates the country's first emperor to 660 BC, written records place the first hereditary head of a unified state in the early part of the fifth century AD. The current emperor is 125th in a long line of ruling descendants of the Japanese imperial family.
Once established, the role of emperor gradually became subordinate to that of powerful regent families, however, and a military class known as samurai began to develop and assume political authority in local affairs. In 1192, following his defeat of a prominent rival, a representative of one of these families established the first shogunate, a powerful governing body which persisted until 1867.
Political changes commonly referred to as "the restoration" returned power to the then emperor Mutsuhito, who took the reign name Meiji, in 1868. At the same time new plans were introduced to reform the governmental system.
When Mutsuhito's son, Emperor Taisho, who ruled from 1912-1926, was forced to retire due to mental illness, the current emperor's father, Michinomiya Hirohito was named prince regent and took over his imperial duties. Hirohito officially inherited the Chrysanthemum Throne upon his father's death in 1926, and went on to become the longest reigning monarch in Japanese history.
Following the end of World War II, a new constitution replaced that established in 1889. According to the new version, rather than being the embodiment of all sovereign authority as he had been previously, the emperor was henceforth to be regarded as a symbol of the state and the unity of his subjects. Sovereign powers rested with the people.
Today, although the emperor carries no governmental weight, he remains involved in its formalities, such as appointing the prime minister, promulgating laws and treaties and awarding state honours.
In an historic broadcast made on January 1, 1946 - only the second he had ever made, the first announced Japan's acceptance of the Allies terms of surrender and broke the precedent of imperial silence - Hirohito renounced the traditional semi-divine status of Japanese emperors. He was instrumental in promoting a more human side to the imperial family. Desiring to close the gap between himself and his subjects, began to make numerous public appearances. He also allowed photos and stories on his personal and family life to be published, something which had previously been forbidden.
Hirohito was also responsible for two other major groundbreaking changes within the Japanese imperial family. He became the country's first monarch to travel abroad, and, in giving the go-ahead for his son, the current emperor Akihito, to marry a commoner, broke with a 1,500-year-old tradition.
The current emperor succeeded his father in 1989.
The official royal website is at www.kunaicho.go.jp/eindex.html
The British royal family
Despite its ups and downs, the Royal Family has survived the installation of a Republic - from 1649-1660 - and retained a prominent place in British society.
The House of Windsor, formerly Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, succeeded the House of Hanover on the death of its last monarch, Queen Victoria. The original dynastic name of Victoria's German-born husband, Albert, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was changed to Windsor during the anti-German atmosphere of World War I by their grandson King George V.
The current head of the house, Queen Elizabeth II, who ascended to the throne in 1952, is married to Prince Philip, the Duke Of Edinburgh. Their son and heir, Prince Charles, has two sons - Prince William and Prince Harry - whose mother, Princess Diana, was killed in a car crash in 1997. When the Prince of Wales remarried, in 2005, to his longtime companion Camilla Parker-Bowles, their union met with a mixed response. Public feeling for the new Duchess of Cornwall has since warmed, however.
The official royal website can be found at www.royal.gov.uk
The Danish royal family
Denmark's royal house is Europe's oldest, stretching back to 899 when the marvellously named Gorm the Old (other idiosyncratically titled rulers have included Erik the Lame, Sweyn Forkbeard and Valdemar the Victorious) took the throne. The current incumbent, Queen Margrethe II, is the latest in an unbroken line of descendants - 50 kings and two queens - to survive from Viking times to the present.
The Oldenburg branch of the dynasty came to power in 1448 when King Christoffer III died without issue. Parliament offered the throne to the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, but he demurred, suggesting instead his nephew, Count Christian of Oldenburg, who became Christian I. This branch died out with the death of Frederik VII in 1863, but the Oldenburg title was retained as Frederik's successor, Christian IX, was a direct descendant of the same family.
Through the marriages and alliances of his offspring, Christian IX was to become known as the father-in-law of Europe. His son Vilhelm went on to rule Greece as George I, while many of his other children married into royal families, including those of Russia, France and Great Britain. In 1905, his grandson became King Haakon VII of Norway.
The current monarch, "Queen Daisy" as she is fondly dubbed by her subjects, with whom she is extremely popular, is the great-great-granddaughter of Christian IX.
The official royal website can be found at www.kongehuset.dk
The Belgian royal family
"Unity is strength" is the official motto of Belgium - and it's small wonder the nation puts a high value on its cohesiveness as it's seen a succession of invaders come and go over the years.
The country's name actually comes from a Celtic tribe, the Belgae, who settled the area around 900BC, but in the years since everyone from Julius Caesar to Napoleon and Charles I of Spain has taken control of the territory. At one point it was ruled by the Dutch monarch William of Orange, but the current royal family - the House of Wettin -came to power in 1830 after religious differences and unpopular economic reforms provoked a revolution.
With its newfound independence, the country took pride in its neutrality, but things were to change dramatically in 1914 when German troops breached Belgian borders to invade France. Despite a valiant struggle by its armed forces, the nation fell to the invaders and the monarch at the time, King Albert, was forced to flee with his government to Le Havre in France. They remained there until the conflict ended in 1918.
Two decades later the war clouds once again gathered across Europe and Brussels fell to the Nazis in 1940. This time the government-in-exile was established in London, although Leopold III, who had ascended to the throne upon the death of Albert in 1934, remained in Brussels for the duration of the war. His decision to do so was not well-received by his ministers who, when they regained control in 1951, forced him to abdicate in favour of his son, Baudouin.
The new king and his wife Queen Fabiola remained childless, and when - on July 31, 1993 - Baudouin's 42-year-rule came to an end, there were doubts over who would follow him. His young nephew Philippe was expected to accede to the throne, but with the problems arising from the country's linguistic and religious differences, it was decided a more experienced hand was called for. In the end Baudouin's crown passed to his brother, Albert, who remains sovereign to this day.
The official royal website can be found at http://www.monarchie.be/
[monarchistalliance] Demoralised Georgia may renew itself by restoring its Monarchy
As war-torn Georgia struggles to assert its sovereignty and redefine its identity, there is now a growing possibility that the country may have recourse to an option that has been simmering on the political agenda for the past 18 years by restoring its ancient monarchy and recalling the head of the Bagration dynasty to the throne.
Would Georgian identity benefit from a restoration of the monarchy?
Even before the Russian invasion this proposal was being canvassed within the past year. The Bagration dynasty is more than a thousand years old and was forcibly removed from the Georgian throne by Russia in 1801. The Georgian people never consented to the abolition of either their monarchy or their national sovereignty.
When the Soviet Union collapsed and Georgia declared independence, one of the earliest proposals for a constitutional settlement was the restoration of the monarchy. In 1991 the Georgian government and parliament officially recognised Prince George Bagration-Moukhranski, formerly well known as a racing driver, as head of the royal house. The fact that they took the trouble to do so demonstrates that the monarchy was a substantive political issue.
During the civil war and general turbulence that ensued, the monarchic question was sidelined, though it never completely disappeared. Opinion polls showed wildly fluctuating public opinion on a restoration, varying from 2 per cent support to 45 per cent (with only 29 per cent opposed). A succession of authoritarian presidents - Gamsakhurdia, Shevardnadze and Saakashvili - provoked a backlash against the power of the presidency. Lately the opposition parties have adopted the slogan "Georgia without a President."
Democrats have been talking about monarchy on the British model and citing the example of King Juan Carlos in Spain to prove the practicability of a restoration. What brought things back to the boil, however, was a sermon preached by the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, the Patriarch Illia II, on October 7 last year, in which he publicly called for the restoration of the monarchy as the "desirable dream of the Georgian people". That led to the question being debated in parliament.
Now the situation has been radically transformed. Mikheil Saakashvili is badly discredited. The nation may, for the moment, be rallying around him as a symbol of national identity, but that effect will not last long. His was the only political party in Georgia unambiguously opposed to a restoration, but it has little credibility now. In a time of defeat and suffering people are turning to the church, which is royalist.
Georgia has no military options against Russia, its economy has been devastated, it lacks diplomatic leverage. Yet there is one politico-cultural gesture it could make to renew itself, to reassert its national identity, to unite around a non-partisan symbol, and that is to restore its monarchy. The fact that it was originally abolished by Russia would give added meaning to this act of constitutional renewal.
The acknowledged head of the royal house, the de jure King George XIV, died earlier this year; but his 32-year-old son Prince Davit could be called to the throne of his ancestors as David XIII. This could be the holistic reinvention of itself this unfortunate nation needs.
87. ГОДИНА ОД СМРТИ ЊЕГОВОГ ВЕЛИЧАНСТВА КРАЉА ПЕТРА I
Београд, 16. август 2008. - Данас је у цркви Светог Ђорђа на Опленцу служен помен Њ.В. Краљу Петру I Карађорђевићу, чиме је обележена 87. годишњица од његове смрти.
Због раније прихваћених обавеза у иностранству, Њ.К.В. Престолонаследник Александар II био је спречен да присуствује помену. У његово име, господин Владан Живуловић, члан Крунског кабинета положио је венац на гроб Његовог Величанства Краља Петра I Ослободиоца.
Његово Преосвештенство Владика Шумадијски, г-дин Јован служио је Свету архијерејску литургију. Делегације Министарства одбране, Министарства рада, Војске Србије и бројни грађани присуствовали су служби. Свечаност је обављена уз државне и војне почасти.
Као део свечаности, Задужбина Опленац је организовала изложбу фотографија Њ.В. Краља Петра I, које датирају из Првог светског рата. Господин Драгомир Ацовић, члан Крунског Већа је присуствовао отварању изложбе у име Његовог Краљевског Височанства Престолонаследника Александра II. Аутор изложбе је г-ђа Милева Стевановић, а рецензију каталога је обавио Проф. др Драгољуб Живојиновић. Изложбу је отворио др Миро Чаваљуга, помоћник министра за рад и социјалну политику.
Престолонаследник Александар II жели да настави путем свог претка Краља Петра I, да демократија буде изнад свега и да служи свима.
СУТРА ОТВАРАЊЕ ИЗЛОЖБЕ "ВОЈНИЧКИ ПУТ КРАЉА ПЕТРА"
БЕОГРАД , 14. августа (Танјуг) - Задужбина Kраља Петра Првог из Тополе, у оквиру програма обележавња јубиларне 90. годишњице окончања Првог светског рата, организује сутра изложбу под називом "Краљ Петар Први Ослободилац - Војнички и владарски пут Kраља Петра у Првом светском рату".
Изложба ће, под покровитељством Министарства рада и социјалне политике, свечано бити отворена дан уочи обележавања годишњице смрти Kраља Петра Првог Првог - 15. августа, у изложбеном простору Карађорђевог града у Тополи.
Поставка садржи око 70 оригиналних фотографија из времена Првог светског рата које приказују ратни пут Kраља Петра Првог, Регента Александра, Краљевића Ђорђа, Владе Краљевине Србије, Врховне команде, војске, цивилног становништва и савезника од 1914. до 1918. године.
Посебну вредност представљају ратни дневник Краља Петра Првог из периода 1915. и 1916. године, бележница Регента Александра, ордење додељивано током Првог светског рата, периодичне публикације, међу којима су и две свеске "Новина српских", објављених на грчком јонском оству Крф 1917. године, шири преглед српске и француске штампе и друго.
Осим обраћања представника Министарства рада и социјалне политике, у сарадњи са Југословенском кинотеком биће приказан и филм "Голгота Србије", аутора Станислава Кракова из 1939. године.
Изложба, која ће бити отворена до 28. фебруара 2009. године, представља важан сегмент манифестација којима ће у Србији бити обележена 87. годишњица смрти Краља Петра Првог.
NEW AML WEBSITE ON-LINE
I am pleased to advise that the new website is now on-line at:
www.monarchist.org.au
The site is linked to three YouTube videos of our young members
speaking on why they wish to retain our system of Constitutional
Monarchy. If anyone wishes to themselves make a YouTube video,
please send us a link for our webmaster to consider putting onto
our front page.
Redeveloping the new website has been a horrendous undertaking
as it is so large. If you find that any links are not working or that
there are any errors, please let us know so that they can be
considered for inclusion.
Yours sincerely,
Philip Benwell
National Chairman
The Australian Monarchist League
Poseta Kraljevskom Dvoru 11. avgusta 2008.
 NJKV Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar Drugi i Poverenik Udruzenja Srba Monarhista u Slobodnom Svetu Australija za juznu Srbiju, Vladimir Petrovic. Tokom prijema na Kraljevskom Dvoru, doslo je do otvorenog i produktivnog razgovora sa NJKV Prestolonaslednikom.
Romanov survivors
53 Romanovs were living in Russia when Tsar Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917. 35 managed to escape. Here is a list of 17 senior Romanovs who survived.
Empress Maria Feodorovna: wife of Tsar Alexander III, mother of Tsar Nicholas II, daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna: daughter of Tsar Alexander III, sister of Tsar Nicholas II
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna: daughter of Tsar Alexander III, sister of Tsar Nicholas II
Grand Duke Alexander Mikailovich: husband of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, grandson of Tsar Nicholas I
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (the elder): widow of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich who was the son of Tsar Alexander II, daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duke Kyril Vladimirovich: son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich
Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich: son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich
Grand Duke Andrew Vladimirovich: son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich
Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna: wife of Grand Duke Kyril Vladimirovich, granddaughter of Tsar Alexander II, daughter of Prince Alfred of Great Britain
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (the younger): daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich who was a son of Tsar Alexander II
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich: son of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich who was a son of Tsar Alexander II
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevich: grandson of Tsar Nicholas I
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna: wife of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevich, daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro
Grand Duke Peter Nicholaevich: grandson of Tsar Nicholas I
Grand Duchess Militsa Nicholaevna: wife of Grand Duke Peter Nicholaevich, daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro
Queen Olga of Greece: born Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna, granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I; settled in Russia after the assassination of her husband King George I of Greece in 1913
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna: widow of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich who was a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I, daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
To learn more about the Romanov survivors, see:
The Fate of the Romanovs: The Survivors
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ImperialRussian/royalty/russia/survivor.html
"We are all monarchists now": The Triumph of King Juan Carlos
On 22 November 1975, HRH Don Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón, Prince of Spain, stood before the Cortes de España, the Spanish Parliament, and accepted the Crown of Spain, which had been vacant for 44 years, since the exile of his grandfather, Alfonso XIII. In the intervening time there had been a short-lived Second Republic, followed by a bitter Civil War, and then 36 years of a Falangist, fascist, regime under the dictatorship of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. In 1947, the Ley de Sucesión had proclaimed Spain to be a monarchy without a king, but with the provision that kingship would be restored when Franco died or gave up power. The decision about which member of the Borbón dynasty would sit on the restored throne would be Franco's. In the meantime, Franco assumed some royal prerogatives and privileges as "Caudillo (Leader) of Spain by the grace of God", and Head of the Spanish State.
Juan Carlos (originally known simply as Juan, and referred to as Juanito) was born in Rome, where his parents were in exile, in 1938, during the middle of the Spanish Civil War. His father was HRH Don Juan (later styled Count of Barcelona), third son of the exiled King, and heir to the throne because of renunciations by his two older brothers. The family later moved to France and then to Lausanne, in Switzerland, where he began his schooling. When his parents moved again, to Portugal, Juan Carlos began a life of separation from his family, except during holidays, as he remained at school in Lausanne, with only occasional visits from his grandmother, Queen Victoria Eugenie.
After the death of Alfonso XIII in 1941, Don Juan (now King Juan III to Spanish monarchists) continually pressed Franco on the issue of the restoration of the monarchy, and he continued into the 1960s to harbour hopes of becoming king. There was never any chance of Franco nominating him for the throne, though. Don Juan's liberal democratic views were diametrically opposed to those of Franco. His oft-repeated aspiration to be "King of all Spaniards" conflicted with Franco's more divisive view of Spain, in which he and his right-wing Movimiento Nacionale were the victors of the Civil War and felt no obligation or desire to reconcile themselves with the defeated and despised left-wing opposition.
The two men negotiated and disputed over the upbringing of Juan Carlos, the potential future king, and agreed that he should be educated in Spain, separated again from his parents. From the age of 10, Juan Carlos was schooled under Franco's watchful eye. After completing his schooling, he attended the military academies of all three armed services, before going on to university studies in Madrid. In 1962, the year after completing his studies, the prince married Princess Sophia of Greece, daughter of King Paul and sister of the future King Constantine. The couple settled in Madrid and undertook royal duties but, although he was one day expected to succeed to Franco's political power, Juan Carlos was not included in government.
The 1960s and early 70s were a difficult period for the prince and princess. In order to keep his hopes of succeeding to the throne alive, Juan Carlos had to appear to be a part of the regime, and keep his true democratic ambitions hidden from Franco. He was never entirely free of others' suspicions, though, and he and Sophia were kept under constant surveillance. Franco was under pressure to nominate someone else as his successor, most notably Juan Carlos's cousin, Alfonso de Borbón y Dampierre, and he did give encouragement to Alfonso in order to keep his options open and keep Juan Carlos in line. Laws were put in place to try and ensure that the principles of Franco's Movimiento could not be overridden after his death.
Franco formally nominated Juan Carlos as heir in 1969, giving him the title of Prince of Spain. Even after this, the pressure to replace Juan Carlos with Alfonso didn't cease until Franco died six years later. The nomination caused a rift between the prince and his father, who felt he had been betrayed by Juan Carlos's acceptance of his own exclusion from the succession. Forces within the regime opposed any restoration of the monarchy, as did many on the left; and other liberals and democrats were suspicious of the prince because of his identification with the Franco regime.
Things did not bode well for Juan Carlos. As if he didn't have enough to worry about, social discontent was on the rise in the early 70s, as was Basque nationalist terrorism. ETA, the Basque terrorist organisation, succeeded in assassinating the Prime Minister, Luis Carrero Blanco, in 1973.
After Juan Carlos accepted the Crown two days after Franco's death in 1975, he had to play a delicate game in order to begin the process of democratisation without alienating the established forces of the Movimiento and army. He felt compelled to keep Franco's Prime Minister, Carlos Arias Navarro, in office for the time being, and to proceed slowly in liberalising the regime while using all his persuasive powers to keep the army loyal and convince the socialists and communists to give him a chance to introduce reform. He had to begin the reform process within the legal regime of the Movimiento, which he had sworn to uphold. Many believed his task was impossible; the veteran Communist leader, Santiago Carrillo, dubbed him Juan Carlos the Brief, in the certain conviction, and hope, that his reign would quickly end in failure, presaging a third Spanish Republic.
Arias's government was less than half-hearted about introducing reforms, heavy-handed but ineffectual in stemming the tide of social and industrial unrest and escalating terrorism, and making enemies on all sides. By July 1976, Juan Carlos felt compelled to ask for the Prime Minister's resignation, and replaced him with a younger technocrat, Adolfo Suarez. Under Suarez, the pace of reform picked up, ways were found to legalize most political parties within the existing legal framework, and free elections were scheduled for June 1977. The one party whose legalisation was most controversial, but was essential if the elections were to be truly democratic, was the Communist Party. This was achieved on April 8 but, predictably, it enraged the right-wing, who felt that the legalization had undone all they had achieved in, and since, the Civil War. The King had to work hard to keep senior military officers in line, using both his authority as Commander-in-Chief and as Franco's designated successor, and his carefully nurtured personal contacts, but discontent was growing to dangerous levels.
In May 1977, the Count of Barcelona made good a promise he had given to Juan Carlos at the time of his accession, namely that he would renounce his rights to the throne in favour of his son once he was satisfied that Spain was on the road to becoming a free democracy. The King now had dynastic legitimacy as well as the legitimacy of Francoist laws, and he was soon to have democratic legitimacy too.
Elections went ahead, Suarez retained the premiership, now as head of a political alliance, the Unión Centro Democrático (UCD), and the Cortes set to work on its major task of drafting a new constitution, which was ready to be put to a referendum in late 1978. The new constitution was that of a modern free European nation, with a freely-elected parliament, and the King's powers defined and severely reduced. Crucially, though, he retained his position as Commander-in-Chief.
The constitution was the final legal nail in the coffin of the Franco regime, and die-hard conservatives were determined to stop it in its tracks. A coup was hatched, to be executed just a few weeks before the referendum, which would have installed a "government of national salvation" to preserve or resurrect the old ways. It was stopped only because of the defection of one of the plotters. The leaders were arrested and tried, but received derisory sentences of only a few months from the conservative courts, and officers involved in the coup were even allowed to resume their commissions after their release from prison. One of those officers was Lt.Col. Antonio Tejero.
The constitution was approved by a huge majority, but Spain's troubles didn't end. Basque terrorism continued, the economy faltered, and hard-liners continued to propagandize and plot against the new regime, spurred on by the fledgling democracy's failures. The Suarez government became increasingly ineffectual and despised. In February 1981, Suarez finally decided to resign. Once again, reactionaries in the military conspired to overthrow the regime, and the word was spread, notably by General Antonio Armada, a former member of the King's Household, that the king supported a move to install a military-led government to bring order back to the country.
On 23 February 1981, as the Cortes was meeting to confirm the nomination of a new Prime Minister, armed Civil Guards led by Lt.Col. Tejero stormed into the chamber of the Congress of Deputies and took the government and legislators hostage. Other military commanders prepared to send troops into the streets in order to maintain order, and in the belief that the king would appoint a military government to fill the power vacuum. It looked as though Spain's experiment with democracy was at an end.
The King, who had been playing squash when he heard the news, moved swiftly. Instead of handing over power to the military, he called upon the senior officials in government ministries to take responsibility for the administration, and ordered military chiefs to submit to their authority. He spent the evening phoning captains-general and military governors across the country, informing them that he did not support the coup, and that their duty was to the Crown and the constitution. Where troops had been deployed on the streets in support of the coup, he ordered them back to barracks. Where they hadn't been deployed, he ordered them to stay put, or to take action against the coup. A mobile broadcasting unit was dispatched to his palace of La Zarzuela, and at 1:15 am the King broadcast to the nation, condemning the coup and ordering its leaders to surrender.
Juan Carlos's assertion of his authority and appeal to the sworn loyalties of military commanders paid off. The coup collapsed the following day, and the ringleaders were arrested. The importance of the King's intervention was emphasised a few days later, when the captain-general of Madrid, Guillermo Quintana Lacaci, told the Minister of Defence:
"I must tell you that I am a Francoist, that I adore the memory of General Franco. For eight years I was a colonel in his personal guard. I wear this military medal that I won in Russia. I fought in the Civil War. So you can imagine my way of thinking. But the Caudillo gave me the order to obey his successor and the King ordered me to stop the coup on 23 February. If he had ordered me to assault the Cortes, I would have done so."
Juan Carlos was the hero of the hour. Santiago Carrillo, who had once dubbed him Juan Carlos the Brief, was now saying "God save the King".
Discontent among traditionalists continued, and there were further plots, but Spain had faced the abyss of a return to fascism, and the authorities became more diligent and effective in dealing with the threat. Democracy took hold, a socialist government - anathema to the Francoists - was elected in 1982, and Spain went on to enter the European Community and NATO. Juan Carlos was finally able to move properly into the role of a constitutional monarch, and the passage of time has seen the emergence of a new generation of leaders, military and civilian, who have no association with the old regime and old bitter conflicts which Franco had kept alive for so long.
King Juan Carlos stands out from other reigning European monarchs. Where they were brought up in stable environments, he was separated from his family for much of the time, and was a political pawn in the dispute between his father and Franco. Where they had the near certainty of succeeding to their crowns, he had constant uncertainty, and had to play a careful game to fight off rival claimants. Where they inherited stable democracies, he inherited a dictatorship he didn't believe in, but which was passionately defended by powerful vested interests. Where they presided ceremonially over the political process, he was in the thick of it, juggling with fiercely opposing forces many of whom did not believe in him or the monarchy. That Spain today is a largely stable modern nation owes much to its king, who sacrificed personal happiness and his own powers to make it so. After the 1981 coup attempt, one republican politician, a veteran of the Second Republic, declared "we are all monarchists now". Juan Carlos had triumphed, and the Spanish people were the beneficiaries.
- Paul James
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Parastos NJV Kralju Petru Prvom
Dana 16. avgusta 2008. godine, u crkvi na Oplencu, bice odrzan
parastos NJV Kralju Petru Prvom Karadjordjevicu.
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THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES ATTEND MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR VICTIMS OF ,,OPERATION STORM,,
Belgrade, 4 August 2008 Their Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine, accompanied by Mr. Dragomir Acovic, member of Privy Council, attended today at St. Mark s Church in Belgrade, a memorial service for victims of ,,Operation Storm,, military action.
The memorial service for victims of ,,Operation Storm,, military action was organised by the Association of the families of missing and killed persons from Krajina and Croatia.
His Grace Bishop Filaret of Mileseva headed the service while His Grace Bishop of Hvostno Atanasije delivered the speech. Also attending were Dr. Jovan Krkobabic, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Branislav Belic, Chairman of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade, and others.
Парастос жртвама "Олује"
У понедељак, 4. августа, биће одржан са почетком у 11
часова, у цркви Светог Марка, парастос жртвама "Олује".
Очекује се присуство ЊКВ Престолонаследника Александра
Другог Карађорђевића.
УДРУЖЕЊЕ СРБА МОНАРХИСТА УШЛО У ММК
Како је обавестио генерални секретар, господин Бранко
Рашић, Удружење Срба Монархиста у Слободном Свету
Аустралија, учланило се у Међународну Монархистичку
Конференцију.
1973: Greek Referendum on the Country's Monarchy
Hardly any country has had so many referenda on their form of state than Greece. Some resulted in favouring the Monarchy, some gave the politicians’ republic the preference. On this day 35 years ago, the then ruling military junta ordered the country to accept the colonels' republic. What's hardly a surprise in a dictatorship, they got what they had asked for: A republic.
According to the official results, in the referendum of 29th July 1973 3,870,124 (78.4%) agreed with the military rulers to abolish the Monarchy, 1,064,300 (21.6%) courageously expressed their disapproval with the republic and remained loyal to King Constantine II, who has been living in exile since 1967. Greece had a population of 10 million, the junta registered less than 6 million voters. According to the official figures 4,934,424 took part in the referendum. Considering these figures the achieved majority is put in a different spot light.
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ЊИХОВА КРАЉЕВСКА ВИСОЧАНСТВА УГОСТИЛА У КРАЉЕВСКОМ ДВОРУ ДЕЦУ УЧЕСНИКЕ ТЕНИСКОГ КАМПА
Београд, 28. јул 2008. – Њихова Краљевска Височанства Престолонаследник Александар II, Принцеза Катарина и Принц Филип угостили су данас у Краљевском двору педесеторо деце, учеснике тениског кампа Букуља 2008.
Поред Њихових Краљевских Височанстава, сусрету су присуствовали и Татјана Гарчевић, помоћник министра за спорт и омладину, Мирко Кантар, начелник одељења за спорт при Министарству за омладину и спорт, Маша Мишић из Министарства дијаспоре, као и Јелена Генчић, познати тениски тренер која је помогла деци у кампу да побољшају своје тениске вештине.
Престолонаследник је поздрави децу и нагласио: „Захваљујући Новаку Ђоковићу, Јелени Јанковић, Ани Ивановић и осталима, данас је тенис спорт број један у Србији. Одушевљени смо што сте одлучили да пођете њиховим стопама и надамо се да ће многи од вас постати будући шампиони у Србији и широм света.“
Захваљујући компанијама као што су М Пласт, Сторк, Стилос, Пионир д.о.о. као и донаторима из Грчке, Фондација Њ.К.В. Принцезе Катарине обезбедила је поклоне за ову децу.
Камп је организован уз помоћ и подршку Министарства дијаспоре, Министарства за спорт и омладину, Министарства за Косово и Метохију, Тениске асоцијације Србије и компанија Телеком Србија а.д., Књаз Милош а.д., Ласта а.д. и Бамби а.д.
Њ.К.В. ПРЕСТОЛОНАСЛЕДНИК АЛЕКСАНДАР ДЕЛЕГИРАО ВЛАДАНА ЖИВУЛОВИЋА ДА ПРИСУСТВУЈЕ КОМЕМОРАЦИЈИ ВОЖДУ КАРАЂОРЂУ
Београд, 26. јул 2008. – Његово Краљевско Височанство Престолонаследник Александар II делегирао је г-дина Владана Живуловића, члана Крунског кабинета да присуствује Светој архијерејској литургији у цркви Светог Ђорђа на Опленцу у Тополи и помену Вожду Србије Карађорђу, вођи Првог српског устанка (1804), оснивачу модерне Србије и Династије Карађорђевића.
Након Литургије је у цркви Св. Ђорђа на Опленцу, где су сахрањени чланови Династије, уследила церемонија полагања венаца на Карађорђев гроб уз све државне и војне почасти.
Први је венац положио г-дин Владан Живуловић у име Карађорђевог потомка, Престолонаследника Александра II, након њега представници Председника Србије, Владе Србије, Војске Србије, општине Топола, Задужбина Краља Петра И у Тополи и чланови удружења за неговање традиције ослободилачких ратова и други поштоваоци Карађорђа.
CHILDREN FROM SERBIA AT SUMMER CAMP IN ATHENS - ДЕЦА ИЗ СРБИЈЕ У ЛЕТЊЕМ КАМПУ У АТИНИ
Belgrade, 25 July 2008 – HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation and Lifeline Hellas sent yesterday a group of 42 children from orphanages in Serbia to the summer camp in Athens.
By the courtesy of Municipality of Athens and humanitarian organization Lifeline Hellas whose patron is HRH Crown Princess Katherine, 42 children from orphanages “Mosa Pijade”, “Drinka Pavlovic” and “Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj” from Belgrade, “Mladost” from Kragujevac and Children’s village Sremska Kamenica will, along with eight teachers, stay in the children summer camps of Municipality of Athens at Agio Andrea Attikis, where they will be until the 8 August.
HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation organized this journey due to support of Municipality of Athens, Neochimiki L.V. Lavrentiadis S.A, Trainose, Serbian National Railway Company, Uniqa Insurance Serbia, Olympus Plaza, and MD International who believe that trip for children who need very much support and care, and contacts with their counterparts from Greece, will be beneficial for their health and development.
Београд, 25. јул 2008. – Фондација Њ.К.В. Принцезе Катарине послала је јуче групу од 42 деце из сиротишта у Србији у летњи камп у Атину.
Љубазношћу општине Атина и хуманитарне организације Лајфлајн Хелас чији је Њ.К.В. Принцеза Катарина патрон, 42 деце из сиротишта „Моша Пијаде“, „Дринка Павловић“ и „Јован Јовановић“ из Београда, „Младост“ из Крагујевца и Дечијег села Сремска Каменица, ће заједно са осам наставника боравити у Агио Андреа Атикис летњем кампу у Атини, где ће остати до 8. августа.
Фондација Њ.К.В. Принцезе Катарине организовала је ово путовање захваљујући подршци општине Атина, Неокимики Л.В. Лаврентиадис С.А, Траиносе, Железницама Србије, Уника осигурању Србија, Олимпус Плаза и МД Интернационал, који верују да ће овај пут деци, којима су веома потребни подршка и брига и дружење са вршњацима из Грчке, бити користан за њихово здравље и развој.
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КРАЉ АПЕЛОВАО НА ВАЛОНЦЕ И ФЛАМАНЦЕ ДА ОСТАНУ УЈЕДИЊЕНИ
БРИСЕЛ- Белгијски краљ Алберт Други позвао је данас Фламанце и Валонце да остану уједињени и пронађу начин како да превазиђу политичку кризу која прети да угрози целовитост државе.
Говорећи уочи белгијског националног празника, краљ је рекао да су неслагања франкофонског становништва и оног које говори холандски „премостива”.
„Јединство и толеранција, уз поштовање идентитета оба ентитета, једини су путеви напред нашег демократског друштва”, рекао је Алберт Други и поручио да се морају смислити нови начини заједничке сарадње.
Он је истакао да је Белгија, у којој 6,5 милиона становника који говоре холандски а четири милиона француски, богатија због свог мултикултурног каратера.
Алберт Други је говорио два дана пошто је одбио да прихвати оставку премијера Ива Летерма и позвао три висока званичника да покушају да пронађу излаз из политичког ћорсокака у којем се земља налази.
Премијер је понудио оставку пошто влада није успела да реши спор у вези са давањем више овлашћења белгијским Фламанцима и Валонцима.
Serbian Crown Prince marks 63rd birthday
Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia on Thursday marked his 63rd birthday privately in the presence of his family. In a message sent out by his secretariat he warmly thanked everyone who congratulated him on his birthday.
On the royal Web site there is a film about Crown Prince Alexander’s "Seventh year in the homeland”. http://www.royalfamily.org/multimedia/pa2008eng.htm
Church services to mark murder of last Czar
Russians attended church ceremonies Wednesday marking 90 years since the last czar and his family were murdered by the Bolsheviks, while investigators reaffirmed that remains unearthed last year were those of Nicholas II's only son and a daughter.
Russian Orthodox Churches nationwide were holding services and processions Wednesday and Thursday, some overnight, to commemorate the canonized czar and his wife and children, who were shot dead in a basement in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg early on July 17, 1918.
Обележавање деведестогодишњице од смрти руског цара Николаја Романова
У цркви Свете Тројице у Београду, која је у склопу Подворја Московске патријаршије у српској престоници, Његово Високопреосвешетнство Митрополит црногорско-приморски Г. Амфилохије служиће Свету Архијерејску Литургију у четвртак 17. јула 2008. године. Високопреосвећени Митрополит Амфилохије ће служити и помен светој царској руској породици Романова, која на тај дан, пре деведесет година, мучки убијена. Руска Православна Црква је канонизовала светог цара и све чланове царске обитељи.
Happy Birthday To HRH Crown Prince of Serbia Alexander II - Срећан рођендан ЊКВ Престолонаследнику Александру Другом
У дану када сви српски монархисти имају разлога за
велико славље, али и за велику тугу, на дан када је
рођен Престолонаследник светлог Трона Карађорђевића,
а истовремено и дан када је погубљен од стране ти-
тоистичких зликоваца Ђенерал Драгољуб Дража Михаи-
ловић, сви искрени српски монархисти имају две жеље:
да Васкрне Круна Немањића на Престолу Карађорђевића,
али и да се открије гроб команданта Краљеве војске у
Другом светском рату, без чега нема помирења на овим
просторима.
ЊКВ Престолонаследенику Александру Другом Карађор-
ђевићу сви монархисти желе да рођендан дочека у радо-
сти, здрављу и топлини породичног дома на Краљевском
Двору у Београду, те да са успехом води Краљевску По-
родицу Србије, а да Србији већ једном сване после ре-
публиканске неуспеле епизоде, да постане оно што је у
слободи увек била - Монархија.
[monarchistalliance] 90th anniversary of the murder of the Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II
This coming Thursday, the 4th of July (Julian Calendar still used by
the Russian Orthodox Church) or 17th July (civil or Gregorian
calendar) marks the 90 anniversary of the foul murder of Their
Imperial Majesties Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II, the Tsaritsa-Martyr
Alexandra,and their children and loyal servants in the basement of
the Ipatiev House in the Urals town of Ekaterinburg. They were gunned
down, murdered by members of the Urals Soviet on the orders of Lenin.
The following day, 5th of July (Julian) or 18th July (Gregorian)
HI&RH the Grand Duchess (Abbess) Elizabeth Romanova (sister of the
Tsaritsa), her companion the Nun Barbara, four Grand Ducal members of
the Imperial family and one loyal servant were foully murdered near
the neighbouring Urals town of Alapayevsk by being hurled alive into
a mine shaft.
Both groups of victims were glorified as Martyrs by the Russian
Orthodox Church Outside Russia (the Church in exile since the
Revolution and Civil War)in 1981 and by the Moscow Patriarchate,
newly freed from the Soviet yoke, in 2000. Since the fall of the God-
less Soviet regime the Russian Orthodox Church Outsdie Russia (ROCOR)
and the Moscow Patriarchate have since May 2007 ended their
separation and are united.
The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch
Alexey II, has asked that all diocese of the Church commemorate the
90th anniversary of these martyric deaths in some way
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