Vincenzo DM
@DM_Vincenzo
International politics i/t ´Brussels Bubble´. Historian (16th c. diplomacy). Author & Teaching Assistant @VUBrussel (UK history). Belgian. My views are my own.
And Duchess-Consort of Brabant, Luxembourg, Countess-Consort of Flanders, Hainault...etc.
The fact that Mary I was technically queen consort of Spain from 1556 is easily forgotten!
Who could have guessed a post about a Flemish guy who drew Stonehenge in the 16th c. would be so popular.
#OTD in 1568, Don Carlos heir to the Spanish Empire died in mysterious circumstances. Considered mentally instable he was imprisoned by his dad, Philip II, earlier. Philip assumed Don Carlos was planning to take over the Habsburg Netherlands.
And the first drawing of Stonehenge was made by a man from Ghent, Lucas de Heere, in 1573.
PHOTO OF THE DAY. The first aerial photo of Stonehenge 📷 Lieutenant Philip Henry Sharpe (1906).
It always amazes me there are a million series about the Tudors (don't get me wrong, love those as I'm a Tudor buff), but only a handfull about the Habsburgs, you know the dynasty that ran half the globe at some point.
A 19th c. depiction of Charles V, his mistress Johanna van der Gheynst and daughter Margaret. In real life Margaret was snatched from Johanna and would only see her daughter once many decades later.
#OTD in 1478, Philip the Handsome, s. of Mary of Burgundy and Maximilian of Habsburg was born at the Prinsenhof Palace in Bruges. Nobody could have expected his marriage to a Castilian princess would alter the course of European history.
During the parade for Belgium's National Day today, several #WWII veterans joined to watch the proceedings. The lady in blue is a former member of the Belgian resistance who lost her brother during the war.
Always a sight to see when the Belgian Royal Guard rocks up
#OTD in 1831, King Leopold I of the Belgians was inaugurated in Brussels. He took the constitution oath after which he was invited to ascend the throne.
#OTD in 1831, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha was spending his last day as a mere prince. The following day he would become a king.
No more room in this coin ! Coin minted in Bruges (1505) during the reign of Philip the Handsome.
#OTD in 1903, Pope Leo XIII died. He was the first pope who was born in the 19th c. and the first one who died in the 20th c.
19 July 1553. Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII, was proclaimed Queen of England and Ireland ending the 9-day claim of Lady Jane Grey. Mary’s best known for her brutal policy of reversing the Reformation and restoring Catholicism, which led to her being dubbed “Bloody Mary”.
At some point in the 16th c. Brussels was thé royal capital of Europe: at one point an emperor, a king (and emperor-elect), two widow-queen-consorts and crown prince had their residence there.
Complexe podia opbouwen zit in de nationale genen. Eeuwen geleden bouwde men al in een mum van tijd dit soort creaties (triomfboog voor intrede prins Filips in Antwerpen, 1549) #Tomorrowland
Stephanie, Crown Princess of Austria-Hungary (born Princess of Belgium) and her retinue: Countess Tarouca, Resi Pálffy, Sidonie Chotek, Count Graf Charlie Bombelles at Miramar Castle, the place where Stephanie's aunt, Princess Charlotte of Belgium also resided.
