Royal Couples in Historical Context

Images of royal couples from different eras, dressed in ceremonial attire, exuding grandeur and significance in ornate settings.

Portrait of Count Nikolay Vasilyevich Bebutov with wife Countess Magdalena Dadiani, Photo studio G. Babalov, Tiflis

Portrait of Count Nikolay Vasilyevich Bebutov with wife Countess Magdalena Dadiani, Photo studio G. Babalov, Tiflis

King and Queen of Spain

Princess Mary, daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, later the Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, photographed with Viscount Lascelles, later the 6th Earl of Harewood, at Buckingham Palace immediately after their wedding on 28th February 1922. Lord Lascelles is wearing the ribbon of the Order of the Garter over his Guards uniform. Date: 1922

Portrait of Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, and Hendrik van Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1905 photograph Portrait of Wilhelmina in Frisian traditional costume and Hendrik. Leeuwarden photographic support

HAAKON VII King of Norway (1905-57), formerly Prince Charles of Denmark, with his wife Maud and son Olaf (V) Date: 1872 - 1957

King and Queen of England, Knight-Whittomme Sutton, Rotary Photo.

Wedding of Prince Albert later King George VI of Great Britain, to Elizabeth Bowes-Llyon (later Queen Consort. 1923

King George V and Queen Mary on their wedding day, 1893 (1911). Artist: Lafayette.

Elsevier photo collection. Queen Wilhelmina Prince Hendrik (1900). 1900

Two of the children of King George V, Edward Prince of Wales (Future King Edward VIII 1894 - 1972) and his sister Princess Mary, Princess Royal (later Countess of Harewood, 1897 - 1965). Edward wears ceremonial naval uniform. Date: circa 1910s

King and Queen of Norway.

Dutch Royal Family, Queen Wilhelmina, Prince Hendrick and Princess Juliana. Circa 1925.

Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands 1901

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (then the Queen Mother) pictured together on their wedding day on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

King George VI, H.M. Queen Elizabeth, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, of United Kingdom, at Coronation, May 12, 1937

Photograph of Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George (1895-1952) pictured with Queen Mary of Teck (1867-1953) and King George V (1865-1936) on his wedding day . Dated 20th Century

Dutch Royal Family, Queen Wilhelmina, Prince Hendrick and Princess Juliana. Circa 1925.

Maria bona from savoy-genoa with her husband corrado from bavaria, 1921

Lady Maud Duff, Princess Maud of Fife with her new husband, Charles Alexander Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk following their marriage in November 1923. Date: 1893 - 1945

Countess Natalia Sergeyevna Sheremetyevskaya and Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Anonymous

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Official photo of Princess Beatrix, Princess Juliana, Prince Bernhard, Queen Wilhelmina, Princess Armgard, Princess Alice of Athlone, Duke Adolf Friedrich van Mecklenburg-Schwerin (brother of the late Prins Hendrik) and Hertogin Elisabeth van Oldenburg (sister of the late Prins Hendrik) after The baptism of Princess Beatrix, 12 May 1938. 12 May 1938

The Confirmation of Prince Fleming, son of Prince Axel And Princess Margretha of Denmark.Prince Axel, Princess Margretha and their son, Prince Flemming. March 21, 1937. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.).

Elsevier photo collection. Postcards 1900s-1920 Wilhelmina Hendrik. Wilhelmina Queen Netherlands soaked Prince Hendrik. 1913

Portrait of Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, and Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Portrait of Juliana and Bernhard. Made on the occasion of the marriage of Juliana and Bernhard in the Grote Kerk in The Hague on January 7, 1937. A rule of Dutch text in the sub-margin.

Portrait of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik. .

The Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth) Is shown 'putting on a brave face', after the loss of her brother and a fire that threatened the Glasmis Castle.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. Reigned 1936-1952

An unpublished portrait of their Majesties The King and The Queen. This photograph has been specially passed for publication by The King on May 6th. Jubilee Day. May 06, 1935.

Prince Mirko of Montenegro (1879-1918) and Princess Natalija Konstantinovic (1882-1950), photo by Messy, from L'illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIX, No 30, July 27, 1902.

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850 - 1942), third son of Queen Victoria, with his wife, Princess Luise Margarete of Prussia (Louise Margaret). The couple married at St. George's Chapel in March 1879. Date: 1879

German Royalty

King George V and Queen Mary in coronation robes, May 1912

Cecil Beaton Photographs- Political and Military Personalities; Colville, (David) John

European royalty at Windsor Castle, 17th November 1907 (1964). Artist: Unknown

Double portrait of King George VI of the United Kingdom and Queen Elizabeth in their coronation, Anonymous, in or after 1937 photograph London photographic support gelatin silver print coronation of a ruler. ruler, sovereign

Grand Duke Sergej Aleksandrovic Romanov (1857-1905) and Grand Duchess Elizabeth (1864-1918), photograph by Leon Bouet, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXII, No 9, February 26, 1905.

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. 1868-1918. The last emperor of Russia. Pictured here with his wife Empress Alexandra and their firstborn child Olga ca. 1896

Prince Ruprecht von Bayern and Prince Luitpold

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1909 - 2004) with her husband, Prince Bernhard on their wedding day. Date: 1937

Portrait of Prince and Princess August Wilhelm of Prussia

Duke & Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in group portrait with Illinois Governor Richard Yates (left), Illinois Lieutenant Governor William Northcott (far left), three Unidentified Military Officers and Four Women, Illinois, USA, Photograph by Guy R. Mathis, October 1901

Photograph of King George V and Queen Mary of Teck disembarking for an Irish Visit. Dated 1897

Photograph of King George VI (1895-1952) and Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother (1900-2002) celebrating their Silver Wedding Anniversary. Dated 20th Century

Queen Victoria's pictures. The Queen Victoria. Engagement portrait. 1881.

Queen Victoria's pictures. Queen Victoria and Gustaf V. Engagement portrait. 1881.

Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972), later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor, together with his sister, Princess Mary, later Viscountess Lascelles (1897-1965) in their robes for the coronation of their father, King George V in 1911. Date: 1911

Elsevier photo collection. Postcards 1900s-1920 Wilhelmina Hendrik. Crown Princess Wilhelmina at age 17. February 18, 1897

Prince Oscar & wife

Queen Mary of Teck (1867-1953), wife of King George V of the United Kingdom, photograph by M D Downey, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVIII, No 8, February 19, 1911.

Kaiser & Kaiserin

Infanta María de la Paz of Spain (María de la Paz de Borbón) (1862-1946). Infanta of Spain. Princess of Bavaria by her marriage, on 2 April 1883, to her first cousin, Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859-1949). Infanta Maria de la Paz and her future husband, the Prince of Bavaria. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 22 February 1883. Author: Arturo Carretero (ca. 1852-1903). Spanish engraver.

Franz II., Roman-German Emperor.

King George V and Queen Mary celebrate their Silver Jubilee with Princess Elizabeth Later Queen Elizabeth II 1935

Engagement portrait of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik, after 1900 Photograph. visit card Amsterdam paper. photographic support

Portrait of Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Hendrik van Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands ..

Their Majesties King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Royal Silver Wedding Photograph -- This latest photograph of the King and Queen was take in the blue drawing room on the first floor of Buckingham Palace. With them is their Corgi dog called "Crackers". April 20, 1948. (Photo by Baron, Camera Press).

Photograph of Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) on her coronation day. Dated 20th Century

Maud (1869-1938), Queen of Norway, Augusta Victoria (1858-1921), Empress of Prussia, Amelia (1865-1951), Queen of Portugal and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887-1969), Queen of Spain meeting at Windsor Castle, November 17, 1907, England, photograph by W and D Downey, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXIV, No 47, November 24, 1907.

Prince Victor and Prince George of Wales

Madrid, June 1, 1921. Opening of the Fan Exhibition at the Casa de ABC y Blanco y Negro. Pictured is Queen Victoria Eugenia with ABC founder Torcuato Luca de Tena.

Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, and Bernhard van Lippe-Biesterfeld recurring from the Kroningsfeesten in London on May 22, 1937, 1937 photograph Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam photographic support London

Duchess Brunswick & Crown Princess Cecilie

McKinley & Wife , Presidents' spouses, Presidents, McKinley, Ida Saxton, 1847-1907, McKinley, William, 1843-1901

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Queen Wilhelmina with Prince Hendrik in Hunting Clothing, 1900 or 1901. 1900

Egypt's King Queen And Crown PrinceThe first picture of Egypt's Royal Family since the Birth of a crown Prince to Queen Narriman shows King Farouk and Queen Narriaman Holding the Crown Prince Ahmed Fouad, Prince of said. April 4, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

The Princesses Victoria (1868-1935) and Maud of Wales (1869-1938), the future Queen of Norway (reigned 1905-1938), Daughters of King Edward VII. Date: 1890

Portrait of Nicholas II Romanov (1868-1918) with his wife Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova (1872-1918) and son Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (1904-1918), from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVI, No 29, July 18, 1909.

Madame Errazuriz, Pablo Picasso and Olga Khokhlova at a ball of Count Etienne de Beaumont, Montparnasse, Anonymous

12/17/1906. The baptism of the infant Luis Alfonso. HM Queen María Cristina and Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria, Godparents at the baptism.

Crown Prince and Princess leaving the church of New Paul Gerhardt church in Berlin

Princess Maria Nikolaevna Vasilchikova and her daughter Sofia Sergeevna ca. 1903

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. 1868-1918. The last emperor of Russia. Pictured here with his wife Empress Alexandra, 1872-1918.

Prince Oscar & fiancee

Queen Victoria's pictures. Queen Victoria in brice image with uniform. No. 13 Mirror

Photographic portrait of the Romanov Family. Pictured is Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra and their five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexei. Dated 20th century

Portraits of Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, and Hendrik van Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Portraits of Wilhelmina and Hendrik. Name and title in the undermarge.

A gathering of European royalty at Schloss Coburg, including Princess of Saxe-Meiningen, Prince Henry of Prussia, Prince Ferdinand of Roumania, Grand Duchess Serge of Russia, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Prince of Wales, Duchess of Coburg, Princess Ferdinand of Roumania, Duke of Coburg, Emperor of Germany, Grand Duke Paul of Russia, Duchess of Connaught, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen and the Duke of Connaught. 1894

On the way to De Nieuwe Kerk, in Amsterdam on September 6, 1938, for the memorial meeting of the 40-year government anniversary of H.M. de Koningin, 1938 photograph Amsterdam photographic support gelatin silver print queen. crown princess new church

McKinley & Wife , Presidents' spouses, Presidents, McKinley, Ida Saxton, 1847-1907, McKinley, William, 1843-1901

Queen Victoria's pictures. The Queen Victoria. Engagement portrait. 1881.

Princess Marie (Rumania) and Prince Carol (Rumania)

FERNANDO I. ZAR DE BULGARIA. 1861-1948. "CON SU HIJOP BORIS, SIENDO PRINCIPE DE BULGARIA( 1887-1908 ). GRABADO DE LA L' ILLUSTRATION AÑO 1896.

KING FAROUK and his new bride, 17-year-old Queen Narriman, in the throne room at Abdin Palace in Cairo, Egypt, 5/20/51.

Journey of the German Emperors to the Holy Land (October 1898). Constantinople. Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) with German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941). Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898.

ALFONSO XIII. REY DE ESPAÑA . MADRID . 1886 / 1941. PALACIO DE BUCKINGHAM CON MOTIVO DE LA MUERTE DE EDUARDO VII . - DE PIE DE IZDA A DCHA : HAKKON VII DE NORUEGA - FERNANDO I DE BULGARIA - MANUEL II DE PORTUGAL - GUILLERMO II DE ALEMANIA - JORGE I Y ALBERTO I DE BELGICA. SENTADO: ALFONSO XIII DE ESPAÑA - JORGE V DE INGLATERRA Y FEDERICO VIII DE DINAMARCA. LONDRES 1910 . SFGP / © KORPA.

KRONPRINZ WILHELM Son of Kaiser Wilhelm II with his eldest son, also called Wilhelm (1906-40) Date: 1882 - 1951

A remarkable portrait group taken at the Swedish court the day before the Royal wedding between Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Prince Frederick of Denmark in May 1935. Date: 1935

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Civil marriage Princess Juliana and Prins Bernhard, in the Hague City Hall, Thursday, January 7, 1937. January 7, 1937. The Hague, South Holland

Sir Arthur Sloggett, Queen Mary, Prince of Wales

Das daenische Koenigshaus, The Danish Royal Family From the book The Year 1912 illustrated published London 1913, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Fuad I 1868 28 April 1936. Sultan and later King of Egypt. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt and Sudan in 1917. seen here in london with King George V. Circa 1930

Emile zola and wife alexandrine meley

ISABEL II Y FRANCISCO DE ASIS CON MARIA ISABEL - GRABADO S XIX. Author: JULIO DONON (S. XIX)-LITOGRAFO. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. MARIA ISABEL INFANTA. ISABEL II DE ESPALA-ESPOSO. ISABEL II DE ESPAÑA-HIJA. ISABEL II REINA DE ESPAÑA (1830-1904). FRANCISCO DE ASIS (1822-1902).

Photograph of the nine European Monarch at attendance of King Edward VII's funeral. Standing from left to right: King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of the Bulgarians, King Manuel II of Portugal and the Algarve, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Prussia, King George I of the Hellenes and King Albert I of the Belgians. Seated, from left to right: King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King George V of the United Kingdom and King Frederick VIII of Denmark. Dated 1910

CARLOS I, KING OF PORTUGAL (reigned 1889-1908) With his eldest son LUIS FELIPE (centre, assassinated with his father in 1908) and MANUEL (left) Date: 1863 - 1908

Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako of Japan 1956

Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna in Russian dress, Anonymous

12/31/1909. Alfonso Xiii with Don José Canalejas.

Photographic portrait of Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859-1941). Dated 19th Century

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