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Grand Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1911

Grand Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, wife of Friedrich Franz III, with their grandchildren in Gelbensande. From left: Knut Prince of Denmark, Prince Hubertus of Prussia, the Archduke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Prince Frederick of Denmark.

Travelling party in Egypt, 1912

The princely couple of Pless and the Duchess of Westminster ride on camels which are led by bedouins, during a trip to Giza. In the background there is the Cheops pyramid.

Princess Helmtrud of Bavaria, 1913

Portrait of Princess Helmtrud of Bavaria, daughter of King Ludwig.

Dora von Specht, 1913

Dora von Specht in an elegant wedding dress made of lace with a long train sitting on a chair in the Gothic Revival style.

War kindergarten in Berlin, 1914

During World War I kindergarten were created for children whose fathers served as soldiers and whose mothers worked. Middle-class and noble women volunteered to take care of the children.

Princess Helmtrud as a nurse at the Red Cross, 1914

This photograph shows Princess Helmtrud (center), daughter of King Ludwig, as a nurse at the Red Cross.

Spa guest in Bad Homburg, 1914

Spa guests at the Empress Augusta Viktoria fountain in Bad Homburg.

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia in Baden-Baden, 1914

The Crown Prince (left) relaxes while playing tennis.

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia visiting Wildbad Kreuth, 1902-1904

Crown Prince Wilhelm with members of the Bavarian royal family playing tennis. From left to right: Duchess Maria Jose in Bavaria (wife of Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria, b. Princess of Portugal), her son Franz Josef in Bavaria, his cousin Luitpold in Bavaria and Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia.

The Grand Duchess of Oldenburg with her children, 1902

Elisabeth of Oldenburg with her children, the hereditary Duke Nikolaus in the obligatory sailor suit, the standard clothing for boys in these decades.

Grand Duchess of Saxon-Weimar with her sisters, 1903

The young Grand Duchess Karoline of Saxon-Weimar (seated) with her sisters Emma, Marie, Ida and Hermine (from right to left).

Archduke Nicholas of Oldenburg, 1904

The archduke as a child in front of a pony.

Leopold IV of Lippe with his wife Bertha of Hesse-Philippsthal, 1905

Prince Leopold IV of Lippe with his wife Bertha of Hesse-Philippsthal and son Ernst Leopold Chlodwig.

Prince Adalbert of Bavarian in car, 1906

Prince Adalbert of Bavaria with company returning from a Hubertus hunt of the Bavarian equitation institution.

dance lessons in Berlin, 1906

At the Old Berlin Dance Institute in Dellbrueck, girls from respected and wealthy families practice dancing for the upcoming winter ball season. Most of the gentlemen were officers from impoverished old nobility and hoped that the dance lessons would bring them a "good catch".

The German Crown Prince and Princess at the Berlin Spring Week, 1907

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (left sitting) with his wife Crown Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg on a boat on the Havel. A sailor stands on the dock where the ship is secured and is unmooring.

The sons of King Frederick August III of Saxony, 1907

Prince Ernst Heinrich, Hereditary Prince George of Saxony and Prince Christian.

Hunt in Saupark Springe, 1908

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (2nd from left) with his hunters in the hunting stand.

Freiherr Erich von Buddenbrock, 1932

Freiherr Erich von Buddenbrock on his horse Maerchenprinz. In front of it are two Danes.

Prince Leopold of Bavaria with wife Gisela and son Georg, 1909

This photograph shows Prince Leopold of Bavaria with his wife Princess Gisela of Bavaria and Archduchess of Austria and her son Prince Georg.

Baroness von Richthofen, 1909

Paula Baroness von Richthofen in a court dress with an almost 6 meter long train embroidered with pure silk satin for the ceremony to appear before Emperor Wilhelm II and his wife, Empress Augusta Victoria, in the Royal Palace in Berlin.

Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia as a student, 1909

Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, a son of Emperor Wilhelm II (left), leaving the university together with a fellow student, after the end of the lecture.

Prince Heinrich XXXIV zu Reuss and his bride Princess Sophie Renata Reuss, 1909

The bridal couple Heinrich XXXIV Prince Reuss zu Koestritz and Sophie Renata Princess zu Reuss on December 12, 1909 in Trzebiechow in Silesia. The marriage will result in three children.

Crown Prince Wilhelm as a child, 1890-1893

Crown Prince Wilhelm during an outing. With his right hand he holds his pony by the reins, with the left he gives his dog a treat.

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia on the hunt in the Bavarian Wildbad Kreuth, 1890-1900

Crown Prince Wilhelm (left) and Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (right) with one of ten-pointers killed by him.

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia with his brother Eitel Friedrich visiting Bavaria, around 1900

From left: Princess Marie Gabriele in Bavaria, Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Duchess Maria Josepha in Bavaria, Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Princess Elisabeth in Bavaria.

Princely family with bicycles, around 1900

From left to right: Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Princess Leopoldine of Ratibor, Princess Alexandra and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Ernst II von Hohenlohe-Langenburg in front of Castle Ehrenburg in Coburg. Undated photo.

Noble wedding party, 1917

The wedding party at the wedding of Duke Adolf Friedrich zu Mecklenburg with Princess Victoria Feodora Reuss in Gera. Victoria Feodora died one day after the birth of the first daughter, so Adolf Friedrich married the widow of his half-brother in October 1924.

Charity festival in the garden of the Reichsamt des Innern (Imperial Office of the Interior), 1913

The charity festival organized by the Red Cross. In the front row, third from the left: Countess Selma von der Groeben, Crown Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg and Anastasia Mikhailovna, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg.

The family of Prince William of Wied, 1913

The Prince of Wied, in 1914 reigned briefly as Albanian king, with his wife Sophie of Schoenburg-Waldenburg, his son Karl Victor and daughter Marie Eleonore.

Duchess Charlotte of Saxony-Meiningen, 1914

The wife of Duke Bernhard II of Saxe-Meiningen in a large change room. At the outbreak of war in August 1914, she took over the reign in the duchy in place of the husband who had been drafted into the army.

Crown Prince William of Prussia and Crown Princess Cecilie in Egypt, 1911

Crown Prince William of Prussia and Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia ride during a trip to Giza on mules, which are led by young bedouins. Behind them the Sphinx and in the background the Menkaure Pyramid (left) and the Khafra Pyramid (right).

Family outing of the Schaumburg-Lippes, 1911

From the left: Prince Otto Schaumburg-Lippe, Countess Hagenburg, wife of the Prince, in an automobile. On horseback: Countess Hermine, Count Wilhelm, Count Otto Heinrich von Hagenburg.

Emperor Wilhelm II with Louis Ferdinand and Wilhelm, 1912

Emperor Wilhelm II (left) speaks, during a maneuver on the Tempelhof field, with his grandchildren Louis Ferdinand and Wilhelm (in the coach from left). Right behind the Emperor, Crown Prince Wilhelm. The Emperor and the Crown Prince wear the uniform of the Death's Head Hussars (1st Life Hussars Regiment No. 1) in Gdansk.

Potato harvest in Prussia

Farm workers picking potatoes in Prussia. Here they are supervised by an inspector or a landowner.

Schoenhausen Palace in the Altmark, around 1900

View of the manor house Schoenhausen in the Altmark, Prussia. In the foreground, the Bismarck monument. The later Chancellor Otto von Bismarck was born in Schoenhausen Castle in 1815.

Manor Schoenhagen near Trebbin, 1907

This mansion in the Mark Brandenburg is one of the big land properties east of the river Elbe.

Officer corps in Potsdam, 1893

The 1st Foot Guard Regiment. In the middle, the nine-year-old Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and the three sons of Prince Albrecht of Prussia Prince Friedrich Heinrich, Prince Joachim Albrecht and Prince Freidrich Wilhelm. The four princes wear the collar of the Order of the Black Eagle.

William of Prussia, 1894

Crown Prince William of Prussia (left with sword) on a parade of the 1st Foot Guards in the Lustgarten in Berlin. William, born in 1882 son of William II, here in a lieutenant's uniform alongside the soldiers of the regiment.

Employment of the Prince of Prussia in the Guard Regiment, 1898

Emperor Wilhelm II together with his 10-year-old son, Prince Oskar of Prussia on the occasion of his appointment to the 1st Guard Regiment in Potsdam on May 27, 1898.

Emperor William II promotes Prince Eitel Friedrich, in the background a Moroccan delegation, 1911

Emperor William II promoted his son, Prince Eitel Friedrich in the first Guards Regiment, in the background, a Moroccan delegation, who were staying in Berlin during the Second Moroccan Crisis.

Princess Victoria Margarete of Prussia with Kaiser Wilhelm II., 1913

On the day of her marriage with Prince Henry XXXIII. von Reuß from the younger branch, Princess Victoria Margarete of Prussia on the arm of Kaiser Wilhelm II. takes the salute of the honorary company of the First Garde Regiment.

Emperor Wilhelm II and Prince August Wilhelm at the Spring Parade in Potsdam, 1905

The eldest son of the German Emperor Wilhelm II Prince August Wilhelm was appointed lieutenant in the Royal Prussian First Guards Regiment. His father, Wilhelm II, who is sitting on a horse right next to his standing son was already an officer in the same regiment.

Prince Albrecht of Bavaria, 1917

This photograph shows hereditary prince Albrecht of Bayern riding a horse. He was married to Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan and to Countess Keglevich of Buzin. He was the grandson of the last king of Bavaria, Ludwig II, who was deposed in 1918. When his father Rupprecht of Bavaria died, the Jacobites conferred the title of Albert I, King of England, Scotland, Ireland and France. But he never claimed this title publicly.

Hereditary Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, 1913

Hereditary Prince Luitpold of Bavaria in Berchtesgarden. Prince Luitpold died of polio at the age of 13.

Noble society, 1913

From left: Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, his sister Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, King Christian of Denmark, Princess Heinrich von Reuss and Duchess Maria Antoinette. The lady on the far right is unknown.

Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg with family, 1914

Grand Duke Friedrich Franz with his wife Alexandra of Hannover and Cumberland and their first two sons Friedrich Franz (on the donkey) and Christian Ludwig (on the mother's arm).

Hereditary Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, 1914

Hereditary Prince Luitpold of Bavaria. Prince Luitpold died of polio at the age of 13.

Viktoria of Schaumburg-Lippe with wounded soldiers in front of a military hospital in Bonn, 1914

Princess Viktoria of Schaumburg-Lippe (born of Prussia; centre of the picture with the Red Cross armband) stands with wounded and nurses in front of the entrance to the "Glueckauf" military hospital. The sign next to the entrance reads: "Glueckauf. Association Hospital of the Branch Association of the Red Cross for the City and Region of Bonn and of the Patriotic Women's Association of the Region of Bonn". Viktoria was honorary chair of the women's association and supported the hospital with her donations. The photo was taken in November 1914 after the outbreak of the First World War.

Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, 1915

Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, one of the daughters of King Ludwig III., as a Red Cross nurse in 1915.

Ball for the deserving poor in Berlin, 1910

The crown princess, accompanied by the wife of the Vice Admiral his Excellency Dick, enters a hall during a charity ball for the 'deserving poor'.

On the Garden manor, 1910

Officers of the Imperial Staff of the Leibhusaren on the Garden estate with the owner's family on the outside staircase of the manor house. The soldiers are there for the annual social event "Herbstmanoever" (Autumn maneuvers).

Child in suit, around 1910

Prince Leopold of Prussia in a sailor suit.

Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria at the opening of an exhibition, 1910

Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821-1912) at the opening of the exhibition 'Mohammed' in Munich.

Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria at the Oktoberfest in Munich, 1910

Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, 1910

Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria with a young boy

Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821-1912) strokes a boy on the cheek as the boy greets him.

Cecilie of Mecklenburg at a horse race in Berlin, 1911

Alfred Graf and Burggraf zu Dohna-Schlobitten (left) talking to Crown Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg (right). They are standing in front of the grandstand of the trotting track in Karlshorst in Berlin, waiting for the opening race in 1911.

Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria in the English Garden, 1911

Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821-1912) feeding ducks in the English Garden.

Cecilie of Mecklenburg and Victoria Louise of Prussia in uniforms, 1912

Princess Viktoria Louise of Prussia (left) and Crown Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg (right) wear the uniforms of their Lifeguards Regiments. Both women were heads of regiments, Viktoria Louise was head of the 2. Leib-Husaren-Regiment "Koenigin Viktoria von Preussen" Nr. 2 and Cecilie was head of the Dragoner-Regiment Koenig Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) Nr. 8. Photo from the year 1912.

Cadets serving as pages, 1912

Cadet students of the Hauptkadettenanstalt Berlin-Lichterfelde dressed as page boys in the Berlin Palace. This was one of the most sought-after duties of the upper classes of the Prussian Cadet Institute in Berlin-Lichterfelde.

Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Franz of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1912

The Hereditary Grand Duke as a toddler in a wicker carriage.

Friedrich Franz von Mecklenburg-Schwerin sitting in a donkey cart, 1912

Hereditary Prince Friedrich Franz von Mecklenburg-Schwerin in a donkey cart decorated with flowers. Next to it stands the prince's servant and bodyguard.

Noble hunting society, 1913

During the hunting season 1913 a group of noble hunters waits for the start of the par force hunt. Fr. le.: Baron Aelrenthal, Mr. Peck, Count Friedrich Larisch, Countess Ledibur, Count Hoyss, Count Hans Larisch.

Return from the hunt, 1913

Aristocratic hunting party returns with the dogs.

Automobile, 1906

Graf Bopp von Oberstedt, president of the Bavarian automobile club, with his wife in a car, which design is reminiscent of a horse cart.

Duke Charles Edward of Saxony - Coburg and Gotha, 1906

Duke Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on the hunt for birds, presumably ducks, on a reed belt. Behind him was his gun carrier.

Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria and his bride Maria Theresia of Spain

This photograph shows Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria and his bride Maria Theresa of Spain.

Grand Duke Friedrich Franz von Mecklenburg-Schwerin with veterans, 1907

Upon the occasion of the 125 year existence of the Grenadier Regiment 89 of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg, the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg speaks with old soldiers of the regiment. On the left are the aides de camp Major von Heintze and Captain von Langenn-Steinkeller as well as the regiment commander Colonel von Oertzen.

Viktoria of Schaumburg-Lippe at show jumping, 1907

Princess Viktoria of Schaumburg-Lippe (born in Prussia) jumping over the hurdle at a demonstration of the "driving school". She holds the reins of two horses.

Manor Schoenhagen near Trebbin, 1907

This shot gives a view into the stable of the manor Schoenhagen. The mansion in the Mark Brandenburg is one of the big land properties east of the river Elbe.

Irene of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1908

The portrait shows Irene of Prussia (born of Hesse-Darmstadt), wife of Henry of Prussia, reading a book. The photograph was taken by the court photographer E. Bieber from Berlin in 1908.

At the autumn parade on Tempelhof Field, 1908

The big parades on the Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin were important social occasions in spring and autumn, at which the high nobility was also present. Here from left to right: Princess Victoria Louise, Crown Princess Cecilie, Empress Augusta Victoria and Crown Princess Sophie of Greece.

Princess Maria Josepha of Portugal, 1909

Princess Maria Josepha of Portugal (1857-1943), wife of Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria.

Cecilie of Mecklenburg as regiment commander, 1909

Crown Princess Cecilie in the uniform of the Dragoner-Regiments Koenig Friedrich III. (2. Schlesisches) Nr. 8. The photo was taken by the court photographers Selle and Kuntze from Potsdam.

Prince Vain Frederick as Sutdent, 1902

Eitel Friedrich, the 19-year-old son of the Prussian King and Emperor Wilhelm II, as a student in Bonn.

Prince Leopold of Bavaria, 1903

This photo shows Prince Lepold of Bavaria in hunting costume. He was field marshal and consort of Archduchess Gisela of Austria.

The children of the Grand Ducal couple of Oldenburg, 1904

The children of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. From left to right: Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus, Duchess Altburg and Duchess Ingeborg-Alix.

Family of the last Grand Duke of Oldenburg Friedrich August, 1904

Grand Duke Friedrich August with his second wife Princess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg. On the photo, the daughter from the first marriage Sophie Charlotte (2nd from right) and the children from the second marriage (from left to right) Altburg Marie Mathilde, Ingeborg Alix and Nikolaus Friedrich.

Court hunt with Frederick Francis IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1950

Aristocrats on a hunt, in the middle, Prince of Stolberg- Wernigerode, the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Scherwin and the Princess of Stolberg-Wernigerode.

Duke Charles Edward of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, 1905

Duke Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha with a killed deer.

Prince Friedrich Siegismund as craftsman, around 1910

The oldest son of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (right) at his examination at the end of his apprenticeship as carpenter. The photo is undated.

Prince Alfons of Bavaria while hunting, 1906

Prince Alfons of Bavaria (left with white brassard) after the autumn hunting of the Riding and Driving Club Munich. In the middle is Mrs. Councillor of Commerce Sedlmeyr, the winner of the hunt (with a fox tail on the shoulder).

Officers' dance lesson, 1906

Ladies and gentlemen practice during a dance lesson for officers in the Altberliner Dance Institute Dellbrueck.

Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria and King Albert of Saxony at a maneuver

Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821-1912

Cecilie of Mecklenburg on a pony, around 1895

Cecilie of Mecklenburg sits in a side saddle on a pony which is held by a boy with top hat. Photo by Heinrich Tonn, a photographer from Schwerin.

Princess Feodora, 1890

Princess Feodora, Reuss' younger line.

Adalbert of Prussia, 1896

The young Prince Adalbert of Prussia, at the age of 12, in the uniform of the 1st Foot Guard Regiment, wearing the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern on a collar and the breast star of the Order of the Black Eagle. He wears the pointed grenadier cap of the 1st Guard Regiment with the initials "FR". The photo was taken in 1896 by the court photographers Reichard & Lindner.

Prince Otto von Bismarck on his estates in Pomerania, 1897

Retired Reich Chancellor Prince Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) undertakes an inspection trip during harvesting on his estates in Pomerania.

Prince Georg of Saxony-Meiningen, 1897

Prince George of Saxony-Meiningen, portrait as a child.

Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1899

Charles Edward, later Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in a sailor uniform.

Prince Leopold of Bavaria, 1899

Prince Leopold of Bavaria, the brother of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria, at his desk. Prince Leopold married with Archduchess Gisela of Austria in 1873.

Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria with his family, 1900

Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria with his wife, Princess Maria Josepha of Portugal and his family.

Prince Alfons of Bavaria as Honorary Grand Prior of the Order of Saint George

Prince Alfons of Bavaria as Honorary Grand Prior of the Order of Saint George. The Order of St. George was a Bavarian order of knights, that was also the house order of the Wittelsbachs. The order was founded in the 12th century at the time of the Crusades to defend the Catholic faith. King Ludwig II changed the goal in 1871 to charity.

Karl-Theodor of Bavaria

Karl-Theodor, Duke, Wittelsbach, with his wife Duchess Maria-Josepha of Braganza and his family. Undated photo.

The sisters from the Princely House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, around 1905

From left to right: Princess Beatrice, Crown Princess Marie of Romania and Grand Duchess Cyril. Undated photo.

Friedrich II.

Friedrich II., grand duke, Germany, Baden, son of Friedrich I., husband of princess Hilda von Nassau, 1885

Lieutenant Colonel Curt Heyl and Prince Frederick of Prussia, ca. 1890

Lieutenant Colonel of the 21st Baden Dragoon Regiment (2. Badisches Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 21) Curt Heyl (left) and Colonel General Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia on horseback. Undated photo.

Duke Karl Eduard conducts the ducal marching band, 1885

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha stands in a sailor suit on a garden chair and conducts the music band of the ducal troops.

Count Urlich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, 1917

Count von Rantzau with his dog at his desk. The picture was reissued when he was appointed Minister of State of the Exterior (1918). According to an archive note it was made in 1917.

Prussian officers on the racetrack, 1917

A group of Prussian officers with a Russian colleague at the racetrack in Berlin.

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