HSH Prince Phillip Ernst von Thurn und Taxis
You know this photo had to be the cause of some resentment in the family later in life, don't you? As a side note, this was the youngest son of Prince Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn und Taxis. His older brother Prince Raphael was all set to marry his Czech cousin Princess Eulalia von Thurn und Taxis, the friends & family were there, the archbishop was ready when the Princess called off the wedding because she really loved the little brother (the bumblebee seen above). The family actually appreciated her courage and honesty and she later married the little brother instead.
Forgive me for using a comment to contact you, but I couldn't find any other way on your blog. I found your blog, specifically your Polish winged hussar blog, on a search for a winged hussar poster. I **love** that poster you have on there, the beautiful art-deco hussar! I have scoured the web and haven't seen it anywhere but on your blog - can you tell me where it came from, who the artist is? I would dearly love to get a print of it for my husband.
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~Amanda
Good day for it, this was the day in 1916 that the last Kingdom of Poland was proclaimed. That image came from a poster at the Polish Museum of America in Chicago, part of an exhibit called "Art Deco Poland". Just to check, I had a look at their website and didn't see any such prints in the gift shop, but it may be they don't feature everything online. In any event, that's where it came from and they would be the ones to ask about a poster or print version of it. It's a favorite of mine too.
DeleteSorry! But good news, good news. I checked again and did find that for sale in the gift shop as a flyer for $1 or a poster for $15. Just go to polishmuseumofamerica.org and hit the gift shop section, toward the bottom of the page there is a link to prints and posters. Good shopping.
DeleteThank you!! I've emailed them, and I think I'll get some of their others, too. I appreciate the help finding them!
DeleteMM, what is your opinion on Prince Imperial Napoléon, who died fighting the Zulu?
ReplyDeleteNot a great deal to have an opinion on, but he certainly seems to have been a courageous fellow.
DeleteI'm of the opinion that he was a marvellous contradiction to republican claims that people of royal house are somehow cowardly as a group. He was fantastically brave, certainly, but it may not have been a particularly good idea to join the war effort himself. He clearly had quite a bit of Napoleon I's blood in him, and I think it is an enormous shame that he died young.
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