How was Life for History's Most Hated Queens? 

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People talk about the Hapsburg jaw -- but what about the Hapsburg nose? Yikes.

Females tend not to HAVE haemophilia unless they are unlucky enough to inherit the fault from both parents. they have two X chromosomes so the healthy one is dominant but males have only one X chromosome which may have the fault on it and nothing to prevent it's expression. Women can carry it as several of Victoria's female descendants did and can pass it to their daughters as carriers and sons as sufferers. Think it is thought to have originated with Victoria via a spontaneous genetic mutation.

*barely pubescent children marrying first cousins from the family wreath* "None of the babies are surviving! Shes cursed!" 🙄🙄 But i love the way you tell stories. 🤩

As a Portuguese myself, I think it’s wonderful to see more people talking about our beloved Queen Amelia on RU-vid. Amelia was simply an amazing person, a devoted wife and a great mother. This woman did more for my country in just 18 years than all the first ladies of the Portuguese Republic combined, and to me, this was a great video! I really liked how you used photographs and paintings of the period. Great video! But I would like to point out a few aspects you missed, and please take this as constructive criticism because I enjoy your videos :) 1# - Amelia and Carlos already knew each other prior to their wedding, so in any way, they started “dating” according to letters written between Amelia and Carlos shortly before their wedding in 1886. Also, Amelia did speak some Portuguese around the time of her wedding with Prince Carlos. 2# - The Royal Wedding Mantle that Queen Amelia wore on her wedding day is currently in the National Museum of Coaches in Lisbon (this museum was also founded by Queen Amelia in 1905 to preserve the older carriages and coaches of the Monarchy). I work there, and I had the honor and privilege to hold it while helping staff move it down to the workshops to be restored. 3# - Queen Amelia was someone with whom you could talk very openly about anything, and she was, for her period, very down-to-earth. Not just her, but the Royal Portuguese Family around this time was very accessible, and on that note, the word “subject” was no longer in use in Portugal since the establishment of the Constitutional Monarchy in 1834, and if memory serves me right, this word “subject” was, let’s say, abolished with the 1838 Constitution (Page No. 2 / Article II) since it declared the Portuguese people as “Citizens”. 4# - Angola and Mozambique weren’t achired around this time; they were already part of the Portuguese Empire since the 15th and 16th centuries, but what happened was that in 1883, with the Berlin Colonial Conference, Portugal was forced to explore and expand into the interior by the larger colonial powers like France, Germany and of course, the UK. In fact, the borders that Angola and Mozambique have nowadays been the same ones from the 1880s. 5# - Cecil’s Rhode’s ambition of building a transcontinental railway from Egypt to South Africa was also one of the main reasons for the British Ultimatum. In many ways, King Carlos I and even his father, King Louis I, had nothing to do with the Pink Map Project; this project was commissioned by the Portuguese Government, by the Lisbon Geographical Society, and by the Geographical Commission of the Portuguese Ministry of Marine Affairs. Not only some ministers and politicians doubted that Portugal could have a coast-to-coast empire, but even King Carlos I was skeptical of these colonial dreams. 6# - By the early 1900s, Portugal was not indeed an industrial power, but that didn’t mean the country was industrialized; we had a railway system that boasted 2380 km by 1900. During the reign of King Carlos I and Manuel II, 10 new railway branch lines were opened by them. The Tejo Power Station was built in 1909, and several other buildings, like public schools, where built around this time by the Portuguese Monarchy. A perfect example is the Camões Secondary School, built in 1905 following the approval of several important reforms to the lyceum educational system. 7# - When Portugal declared its first bankruptcy on January 29, 1892, shortly after the consequences of the British Ultimatum, King Carlos I and Queen Amelia decided to give away 20% of their salaries to aid the country in its difficult time. In fact, they also stated that until the financial crisis could be solved in a short time of period, the government was instructed by the King and Queen to cut 20% of the Royal salaries for the next few years until the end of the crisis. 8# - Queen Amelia created the National Institute of Assistance for Tuberculosis on August 17th, 1899. Amelia didn’t simply create one hospital there; this woman had created an entire national health care system in the 1890s. The goals of this institution were to build a hospital in each district capital, and these hospitals weren’t just to treat tuberculosis; they also served to treat all kinds of people if they were sick and, as well, assist large families and their mothers. By the time the Monarchy ended in October 1910, 5 sanatoriums and 12 hospitals where built in Portugal by this institution, which was under the personal protection and patronage of Her Majesty Queen Amelia. 9# - The Portuguese Socialists around the 1900s where not anti-monarchy. During the reign of King Manuel II, many Socialists formed special friendships with Portugal’s last King because Manuel was deeply dedicated and interested in the struggles of the working class, and the young King wanted to improve the living and working conditions of the people. Manuel II met and befriended many socialists between 1908 and 1910, like Azedo Gneco and Alfredo Aquiles Monteverde. Luis Figueiredo, a Portuguese socialist, said in a speech in 1897: “The Crown has the virtue of acting as a moderating institution”. 10# - During the Lisbon Regicide, Amelia did protect her family members by standing up in the carriage. This is somewhat incredible since Amelia was a very tall woman (she measured 1.86 cm in height). 11# - The modern idea that we have of King Manuel II as a young, naive, but nice King is somewhat a product of not only our modern perception, but also something that was created by the Republicans in the late 1900s. Manuel II was 18 years old when he was Aclaimed King of Portugal on May 6th, 1908 and even though he did not have the same political education his brother had, Manuel II tried his best to bring stability to the country in the early stages of his reign. When he toured the North of Portugal, he was hailed and received with all honors, and the people were very enthusiastic about the new monarch. Many photographs that can be seen in newspapers and magazines of the time show huge crowds cheering and supporting Manuel II. What Manuel lacked was support from the Nobility and the Government, who were more busy fighting themselves than helping the King to fulfill his duties as a Constitutional Monarch. 12# - The Portuguese Republican Party was founded on ultranationalistic and colonialist values, and this party only existed in the suburban areas of Lisbon and Porto, thanks to the Freemasons and to the armed violent faction known as the Carbonária (a terrorists anarchist organization that was behind the Lisbon Regicide of 1908 and the Republican Revolution of 1910), but outside these areas, the Republicans were hated, due to the fact that a lot of Republicans were upper class, almost aristocratic snobs who some, like Afonso Costa, believed that the rural world of Portugal shouldn’t even have the right to vote. The Portuguese Republican Party used its power in parliament to boycott several attempts by the Monarchy to reform the country, and they would spend their time making life miserable for socialists. Many workers unions were banned and outlawed by the Republic between 1911 and 1915, and several Socialist newspapers claimed they preferred to have King Manuel II back. 13# - Ironically enough, João Chagas wrote in 1908, his published “Political Letters - Volume I / Page 41”: “Thanks to him (King Manuel II), the monarchy played for eleven months the role of a form of government compatible with freedom and order. 14# - The Republican Revolution of 1910 only occurred in Lisbon, and it began on October 3rd, 1910. Contrary to popular belief, the Portuguese government was expecting this, and they ordered several Army regiments to “stay put”. Most of the revolutionary leaders were linked to the Republican Party and, of course, to the Freemasons. Another misconception is that the army and navy simply up and abandoned the Monarchy but couldn’t further from the truth. During the fight, many units, like the 2nd Lancers Regiment and the 5th Cazadores Regiment, fought bravely against the Republicans on that day.

I knew nothing of these Queens before watching your excellent videos. Not just entertaining, but very informative. Thank you so much

Poor Queen Ena, she was blamed for all of Spain’s problems. Alphonso knew that the British royal family carried haemophilia but he was determined to marry one of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters. Albert Prince Consort had brought striking looks to the family and many of the Queen’s granddaughters were beautiful, Ena was no exception. Interestingly haemophilia rarely effects females which probably accounts for Alphonso and Ena’s daughters not having the same issues. At least if you are going to be exiled, Lausanne is a very nice city to be exiled in!

High child mortality rate. "She lost a lot of kids! She's cursed!" Uh.....yeah....😒 Seriously though, to lose so many kids must have been absolutely heartbreaking!

Some DNA tests would confirm allegations of infidelity on the part of MariaLuisa of Parma, as well as Isabella2.

I think miscarriages were only higher in royalty because they were more documented. If you go back a few generations and look at the timing of the births in a family, you can see gaps where there was miscarriages but it just wasn't talked about. When I was doing the family tree until I found evidence of dead babies I was not told a thing it was just kept private.

Does anyone else think Amelie of Orleans doesn’t deserve to be on this list? I mean, I loved FL’s biography on her, but by this account, it seems like she was quite a good Queen (perhaps not brilliant in political reform, but she certainly was not worse than the average queen consort). It was the monarchy (her husband and what the institution itself stood for) that was despised, not she personally. Anyways, I’m sure there were queens, especially from Medieval history, that were far more “hated”.

"Isabella" is actually the Spanish form of the name "Elizabeth" and this may cause some confusion.

I feel sorry for them .. the forced marriages and eye watering amount of pregnancies. The immense sorrow they must have felt with their children dying so young too.

First comment!!!

53:20 Him: *gets told their children may have hemophilia as it’s in prospective wife’s family* Him: *blames wife for the kids having hemophilia* Uh. Alfonso sir, you walked into that willingly.

Because these were acts of misogeny with the sexist attitudes at the times. What about hated kings....?

Love this video! Always awesome to learn about little known monarchs! I'd love a part 2!

Thank you for awesome video. Your narration makes all difference, it's always very enjoyable listening to you

I have to say, every time I start watching this channel, I feel like I'm not into it...and then I'm BLOWN AWAY by the sheer intrigue and historical detail. Sir, I salute you. You are fantastic ❤❤❤ Please, never, NEVER, stop. Underrated channel x

I love all your content! I learn so much, and your voice and style are so pleasant.

Has anyone ever told you that you look just like a young Eric Roberts?

I thoroughly enjoy your channel, love learning about history, especially when it's told with such a calming intriguing voice. Thank you for all your hard work. ❤ I heard my family's name in one of your stories "Armand Gagne" now I'm trying to find it again so I can stare it with my Father. We know that two (GAGNE) brother's from France came to Canada in 1644. That's how we traced our family.

Thank you so much, most interesting. Some of them did not deserve the kickback. 🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

I can see why they had so many children but those poor women. All those pregnancies. They were just baby machines. I think a lot of them were maligned unfairly just because they were women. They didn't like women having any power. Interesting presentation . I didn't know about some of them before.

King Charles of England still carries it! Thankfully, neither Wills, nor Harry carry the nose, nevermind the jaw!😂

2 of Queen Victorias granddaughters ruined many monarchies with bad blood .

I did not know anything about these women. Thank you so much for your video. Very enjoyable and informative. You are appreciated.

Be still my heart :)

Is it just me or did the dad of the last Spanish hapsburg ( charles the mad)..but didn't that guy look alot like Mark Zuckerberg 😂

I really enjoy your videos! I watch to unwind and learn! Thank you so much 😊

Do the descendants of Queen Victoria still suffer from hemophilia?

She fell pregnant and gave birth 11 months later? Lol

Very interesting!!

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NO IDEA WHY, A MONTH LATER THIS STORY JUST CAME ON MY PHONE. IM A SUSCRIBER FOR QUITE A WHILE. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.😊

Someone put Camila in the video

Funny how Queen Elizabeth 2 was also very close to her Grand daughters Beatrice and Eugenie.

God damn this is insane

No Sherry Pie? 😂

Ask camilla

Your videos helped make my bad day feel better, thank you ❤

Forgotten Lives uploaded another great video thanks again

I just subscribed and thumbs up to you Your channel and the way Your channel and the way you tell and narrate the story is fantastic it's so exciting thank you

isabella was a gunt

🩷🩷🩷Thank you for another great video.

Very good. Thank you.

Great video. Thanks

Thanks!

Firebrand movie is a good watch.

Sorry, young man, but NO human pregnancy lasts 11 months!!! This is a pretty basic fact. The fact that you don't seem to know that is frightening. The cadence of your reading is incredibly, unbelievably, annoying !!! You really need to listen to this episode, with your eyes closed, and you'll hear that to which I'm referring. This would be incredibly interesting, and a very good video, if it weren't for that.

Ask Hillary Clinton lol

If MM ascended to the throne, she would top the list or at least figure somewhere near the top. I sincerely pray that never happens.

Ohhh a long episode, you spoil us ❤