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Mariana Victoria of Spain Mariana Victoria of Spain was born Mariana Victoria de Borbón y Farnesio to Philip V of Spain and Elisabet 
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Maria Luisa of Parma Maria Luisa of Parma was born Luisa María Teresa Ana to Philip, Duke of Parma and Louise Élisabeth of France . Sh
Clare's insight:
Gordon Bennett, that poor woman. Thank goodness for modern medicine.
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Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria Duchess Maria Antonia, Princess of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony was born Maria Antonia Walpurgi
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So many names!
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Prince Adalbert of Prussia Prince Adalbert of Prussia was born Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor to Wilhelm II, German Emperor
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Karl Friedrich, Prince Hohenzollern was born Karl Friedrich Emich Meinrad Benedikt Fidelis Maria Michael Gerold to Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Margarita of Leiningen. He married Countess Alexandra Shenck von Stauffenberg.
Clare's insight:
Flaminia!
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I now find myself wishing that I had given my children my last name as well. A double surname would have been unwieldy, but it would have been European instead of just British — and it would have signaled a connection to me.
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This is what makes the Polyptyque d’Irminon such an amazing resource. The document was compiled around 823 by Irminon, abbot of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and was a catalogue of the lands owned by the abbey between the rivers Seine and Eure. As part of the catalogue, the names of the tenants are recorded — and not only the tenants, but also the names of their wives, and their children.
Clare's insight:
This source sounds brilliant. Thank goodness for Irminon.
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Nederland is een nieuw prinsje rijker. Prinses Annemarie, de vrouw van prins Carlos, is zondag bevallen van prins Carlos Enrique Leonard de Bourbon de Parme. Zij hadden samen al twee dochters: prin…
Clare's insight:
Welcome to Carlos Enrique Leonard, the newest member of the Dutch royal family.
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Archduchess Gisela of Austria was born Gisela Louise Marie to Franz Joseph I of Austria and Elisabeth of Bavaria. She married Prince Leopold of Bavaria, who was born Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf.
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Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was born Maria Antonietta Giuseppina Leopoldina to Prince Francis, Count of Trapani and Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria. She married Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta who was born Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto.
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Abby Sandel proves here that there are other royal baby names beyond the one we re all focused on.
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Olav V of Norway was born Alexander Edward Christian Frederik to Haakon VII and Maud of Wales. He married Princess Märtha of Sweden, who was born Märtha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra.
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Princess Antonia of Luxembourg was born Antoinette Roberte Sophie Wihelmine to William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Marie Anne of Portugal. She married Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, who was born Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand. He had four children from a previous relationship.
Clare's insight:
A plethora of pan-European names. One of these names has me wondering whether there can be such a thing as too much Hilda...
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Princess Margaretha and Prince Nikolaus Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg was born Margaretha Antonia Marie Félicité to Jean, Grand Duk
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Princess Hélène of Orléans Princess Hélène of Orléans was born Hélène Louise Henriette d'Orléans to Prince Philippe, Count of Paris an
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Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia was born Maria Kirillovna to Grand Duke Kiril
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Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este was born Princess Margherita Isabella Maria Vittoria Emanuela Elena Gennara of Savoy-Aosta to Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta and Princess Anne of Orléans. She married Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este.
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Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark was born Knud Christian Frederik Michael to Christian X of Denmark and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He married Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
Clare's insight:
Caroline-Mathilde, nicknamed Calma? Swoon.
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over the weekend we picked up a new source roughly contemporary to the Irminon polyptyque which has similar sorts of data. This source is a listing of tenant farmers in lands held by the Abbey of St. Victor, in Marseille, compiled in 814, and contains not only the names of parents and children, but often, also (fascinatingly!) their ages!
Clare's insight:
Seeing the children's ages makes them seem more like people, not just a list of names. Imagine 4-year-old twin girls Aprilis and Stephania, or 8-year-old Petrus and his little sisters Martina and Dominica. (Martina looks like a diminutive of their mother's name, Marta.) I hope we see more of these!
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Alix, Dowager Princess of Ligne was born Alix Marie Anna Antoinette Charlotte Gabrielle to Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma and Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. She married Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne who was born Antoine Maria Joachim Lamoral de Ligne.
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William III was born Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk to William II of the Netherlands and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. He married Sophie of Württemberg, born Sophia Frederika Mathilde, and then Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, who was born Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia.
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Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born Cecilie Auguste Marie to Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia. She married Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, who was born Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst.
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Prince français Eugène de Beauharnais or Eugène de Beauharnais, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg was born Eugène Rose de Beauharnais to Alexandre de Beauharnais and Joséphine de Beauharnais. He married Princess Augusta of Bavaria who was born Augusta Amalia Ludovika Georgia.
Alyssa Marie Thys's curator insight,
May 1, 2015 3:06 AM
Names from history are so interesting! I love Amelie and Carolina!
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Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia was born Marie-Cécile Kira Viktoria Luise to Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia. She married Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg, who was born Friedrich August Wilhelm Christian Ernst.
Clare's insight:
Rixa and Bibiane - not names I hear every day.
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Johann I Joseph, Prince of Leichtenstein was born Johann Baptist Josef Adam Johann Nepomuk Aloys Franz de Paula to Franz Joseph I and Leopoldine von Sternberg. He married Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra, who was born Maria Josepha Sophie.
Clare's insight:
Useful pub quiz fact: Liechtenstein is one of the two double-landlocked (i.e. surrounded by landlocked countries) in the world. The other, in case you're wondering, is Uzbekistan. Its royal family has also had a plethora of interesting names: Nerius, Borromäus, Aemiliana, Klothilda, and more.
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