- Hardcover: 235 pages
- Publisher: Marlene a Eilers (Aug 1987)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0938311042
- ISBN-13: 978-0938311041
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,855,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Queen Victoria and her husband Albert had 9 children and 42 grandchildren. Of a total of 820 descendants, about 450 are alive today, residing all over the world. This illustrated encyclopedia of European Royalty profiles all of them. A text section tells the stories of the lives and fates of the descendants and in-laws, and a genealogical section g
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is wonderful for people intrested in Royal Genealogy, provides intresting things about them as well as an up-to-date genealogy, which i use regulary. Definatley buy it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is about Queen Victoria's and The Prince Consort's family and there descendents. And as there sons and daughters and their off-springs married into the nearly all European Royal houses the book is about the European Royal Families.
If you think that genealogy is boring, you will be surprised how lively and interesting this book is. Very often genealogical reference books are endless family trees with many dates and titles, often in small print and really just a helpful tool.
This book is different. While all the necessary information are there, the texts actually reveal something about the personalities and the photos show them. Here the authors had collected intensely and 164 rare pictures, mainly focusing the lesser known royals, enhance this unique work.
So this book is far more than a mere reference book but more like a whole collection of small biographies of European Royalty.
A companion volume up-date, gives information on over 100 new descendants having been born, others having been married or died since the publication in 1997.
Two books to be enjoyed.
If you think that genealogy is boring, you will be surprised how lively and interesting this book is. Very often genealogical reference books are endless family trees with many dates and titles, often in small print and really just a helpful tool.
This book is different. While all the necessary information are there, the texts actually reveal something about the personalities and the photos show them. Here the authors had collected intensely and 164 rare pictures, mainly focusing the lesser known royals, enhance this unique work.
So this book is far more than a mere reference book but more like a whole collection of small biographies of European Royalty.
A companion volume up-date, gives information on over 100 new descendants having been born, others having been married or died since the publication in 1997.
Two books to be enjoyed.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
For All Royal Genealogy Buffs
18 Oct 2001
Format:Hardcover
If you are wondering where Victoria's descendants are, this is the book for you. It is in two parts. The first part focuses on the families with many pictures from the author's own collection. The second part focuses on the genealogical information. The format is lucid and newcomers should have no trouble following the family lines. I highly recommend this book. It is a great addition to anyone's royal or historical library.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
We are amused
13 May 2000
Format:Hardcover
Queen Victoria's Descendants lists every known descendant of the queen as of the date of writing. It's a good starting point for those interested in royal history and a valuable reference work for historians and royal genealogists, but it's also an eye-opener for those who think Victoria's descendants are all rich, idle jet-setters.
I strongly recommend this book.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Excellent source for its subject
9 Aug 2001
Format:Hardcover
If all you want is names and dates, then _Burke's Guide to the Royal Family_ is a better, more detailed source. But if you want more juice, the slightly gossipy chapters of this book -- one chapter per family group -- are informative and well-illustrated, and filled with odd tidbits . . . such as the fact that Queen Margarethe of Denmark is an artist who has designed her country's Christmas seals and also illustrated an edition of _The Lord of the Rings._
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