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NEWSLETTER N° 1, 18th October 2003: MONARCHY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

NEWSLETTER N° 2, 25th October 2003: NOBILITY IN THE USA 

NEWSLETTER N° 3, 1st November 2003: CELEBRITY MEETS ROYALTY

NEWSLETTER N° 4, 8th November 2003: DOES ROYALTY MARRY ROYALTY ANYMORE?

NEWSLETTER N° 5, 15th November 2003: DOES ROYALTY QUALIFY TO GET IN FORBES' RICHEST PEOPLE?

NEWSLETTER N° 6, 22nd November 2003: ARAB FIRST NAMES (PART ONE)
NEWSLETTER N° 7, 29th November 2003: ARAB FIRST NAMES (PARTS ONE AND TWO)

NEWSLETTER N° 8, 6th December 2003: THE COMMONWEALTH, THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD

 

NEWSLETTER N° 9, 13th December 2003: TITLES IN THE MUSLIM WORLD
NEWSLETTER N° 10, 20th December 2003: CHRISTMAS GIFTS
NEWSLETTER N° 11, 27th December 2003: AFFORDABLE HOLIDAY GIFTS
NEWSLETTER N° 12, 3rd January 2004: INDIAN NOBILITY TITLES
NEWSLETTER N° 13, 10th January 2004: THE STATUS OF NOBILITY IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES
NEWSLETTER N° 14, 17th January 2004: ROYAL PRETENDERS AND NUMISMATICS
NEWSLETTER N° 15, 24th January 2004: ROYAL AND NOBILITY TITLES IN THAILAND
NEWSLETTER N° 16, 31st January 2004: ROYAL STYLES
NEWSLETTER N° 17, 7th February 2004: DOES ROYALTY QUALIFY TO GET IN FORBES' RICHEST PEOPLE (UPDATE)
NEWSLETTER N° 18, 14th February 2004: HOW TO SPELL THE ARAB NAMES IN ENGLISH ?
NEWSLETTER N° 19, 21st February 2004: NOBILITY IN MALAYSIA
NEWSLETTER N° 20, 28th February 2004: LARGE CITIES AND TITLES CREATED BY THE WEST (PART ONE: A-L)
NEWSLETTER N° 21, 6th March 2004: LARGE CITIES AND TITLES CREATED BY THE WEST (PARTS ONE AND TWO: A-Z)

NEWSLETTER N° 22, 13th March 2004: THE DESCENDANTS OF CHARLEMAGNE

NEWSLETTER N° 23, 20th March 2004: NOBILITY TITLES IN CHINA
NEWSLETTER N° 24, 27th March 2004: TRADITIONAL FAMILIES IN FRENCH ELECTIONS
NEWSLETTER N° 25, 3rd April 2004: TRADITIONAL FAMILIES AND BELGIAN POLITICS
NEWSLETTER N° 26, 10th April 2004: ETIQUETTE, HOW TO ADDRESS AND WRITE TO ROYALS
NEWSLETTER N° 27, 17th April 2004: ETIQUETTE AND PRECEDENCE

NEWSLETTERS N° 28 & N° 29, 24th April-1st May 2004: RECURRENT SCOOP AND HISTORICAL ABSURDITY: BELGIAN KING LEOPOLD II'S "GENOCIDE" IN CONGO & A GUIDE TO USE FOREIGN
NOBILITY TITLES IN THE USA


 

NEWSLETTER N° 30, 8th May 2004: Render Unto Caesar The Things Which Are Caesar's and Unto God The Things That Are God's or THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S FORMER PRINCEDOMS
NEWSLETTER N° 31, 15th May 2004: NOBILITY IN PORTUGAL
NEWSLETTER N° 32, 22nd May 2004: NOBILITY IN BRAZIL
NEWSLETTER N° 33, 29th May 2004: THE 200-YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION OF FRANCE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MEMORIZE by Schoolchildren, Visitors and Most of Us, LET US RENAME MOST
OF THE 100 DEPARTEMENTS and Some of the Regions ACCORDING TO FRANCE'S HISTORY (PART ONE: 01 Ain-50 Manche)
NEWSLETTER N° 34, 5th June 2004: THE 200-YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION OF FRANCE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MEMORIZE by Schoolchildren, Visitors and Most of Us, LET US RENAME MOST
OF THE 100 DEPARTEMENTS and Some of the Regions ACCORDING TO FRANCE'S HISTORY (PARTS ONE & PART TWO)
NEWSLETTER N° 35, 12th June 2004: WHO WILL BE THE NEXT KING OF FRANCE ?
NEWSLETTER N° 36, 19th June 2004: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND TRADITIONAL FAMILIES
NEWSLETTER N° 37, 26th June 2004: THE NOBILITY IN POLAND, MONARCHIST OR REPUBLICAN ?
NEWSLETTER N° 38, 3rd July 2004: THE CLASS STRUGGLE IS AN OUTDATED CONCEPT AND SHOULD BE OUTLAWED
NEWSLETTER N° 39, 10th July 2004: THE WHO'S WHO OF THE ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES, Index of Persons in the Newsletters (PART ONE: A-L)
NEWSLETTER N° 40, 17th July 2004: THE WHO'S WHO OF THE ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES, Index of Persons in the Newsletters (PART TWO: M-Z)
NEWSLETTER N° 41, 24th July 2004: 24th July 2004: WHO IS CAMILLA PARKER-BOWLES ?

NEWSLETTER N° 42, 31st July 2004: ETHIOPIAN NOBILITY TITLES
NEWSLETTER N° 43, 7th August 2004: THE SUCCESSION RULES IN MONARCHIES

NEWSLETTER N° 44, 14th August 2004: THE PRESIDENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

NEWSLETTER N° 45, 21st August 2004: WHICH ARE THE LEGITIMATE HONORIFIC ORDERS ?
NEWSLETTER N° 46, 28th August 2004: RELIGIOUS ETIQUETTE: HOW TO BEHAVE IN CHURCHES, TEMPLES, SYNAGOGUES AND MOSQUES
NEWSLETTER N° 47, 4th September 2004: WESTERN ETIQUETTE: INTRODUCTION, THE MOST CRUCIAL MOMENT TO GET TO KNOW SOMEBODY
NEWSLETTER N° 48, 11th September 2004: E-MAIL ETIQUETTE
NEWSLETTER N° 49, 18th September 2004: HOW TO WEAR DECORATIONS
NEWSLETTER N° 50, 25th September 2004: EVOLUTION IN THE HIERARCHY OF THE STATES

NEWSLETTER N° 51, 2nd October 2004: THE MANY TITLES OF BLESSED CHARLES I, EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AND KING OF HUNGARY AND BOHEMIA

NEWSLETTER N° 52, 9th October 2004: DO KINGS DESCEND FROM GODS AND, IF SO, DO WE ALL DESCEND FROM GODS ?
NEWSLETTER N° 53, 16th October 2004: THE SOVEREIGN PRINCE OF MONACO, THE MOST TITLED RULER IN THE WORLD
NEWSLETTER N° 54, 23rd October 2004: THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE KINGS TO OUR VOCABULARY
NEWSLETTER N° 55, 30th October 2004: ARAB FIRST NAMES (PART THREE)
NEWSLETTER N° 56, 6th November 2004: ARE THE US PRESIDENTS, INCLUDING REELECTED 43rd PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, A KIND OF DYNASTY ?
NEWSLETTER N° 57, 13th November 2004: THE BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF THE MUSLIM WOMEN AND THEIR MEANING
NEWSLETTER N° 58, 20th November 2004: A FEW ANECDOTICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF WESTERN ETIQUETTE
NEWSLETTER N° 59, 27th November 2004: THE TITLE OF PRINCE IN FRANCE
NEWSLETTER N° 60, 4th December 2004: THE NOBLE ACTION OF HRH THE PRINCE OF MONTENEGRO IN THE RESTORATION OF THE KINGDOM'S HISTORICAL PAST, ENVIRONMENT AND
URBANISM
NEWSLETTER N° 61, 11th December 2004: WHY TURKEY IS A EUROPEAN COUNTRY
NEWSLETTER N° 62, 18th December 2004: WHAT HAPPENED ON 25TH DECEMBER SINCE THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST ?
NEWSLETTER N° 63, 25th December 2004: HOW IS UKRAINE A DIFFERENT COUNTRY FROM RUSSIA ?
NEWSLETTER N° 64, 1st January 2005: WAS THE 26TH DECEMBER 2004 THE WORST FLOOD, TIDAL WAVE OR EARTHQUAKE IN HISTORY ?
NEWSLETTER N° 65, 8th January 2005: FIVE GENERATIONS OF ANCESTORS OF HRH THE LATE GRAND DUCHESS JOSEPHINE-CHARLOTTE OF LUXEMBOURG
NEWSLETTER N° 66, 15th January 2005: AFGHANISTAN, A SHORT GLIMPSE OF HISTORY AND GENEALOGY
NEWSLETTER N° 67, 22nd January 2005: WHY IS BELARUS A DIFFERENT COUNTRY FROM RUSSIA ?
NEWSLETTER N° 68, 29th January 2005: THE GOLD COINS OF INDIA BEFORE AND DURING THE BRITISH RULE (PART ONE: A-K)
NEWSLETTER N° 69, 5th February 2005: THE GOLD COINS OF INDIA BEFORE AND DURING THE BRITISH RULE (PARTS ONE AND TWO: A-Z)
NEWSLETTER N° 70, 12th February 2005: A UNIQUE REVIEW OF THE EXISTING TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (PART ONE: A-L)
NEWSLETTER N° 71, 19th February 2005: A UNIQUE REVIEW OF THE EXISTING TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (PARTS ONE & TWO: A-Z)
NEWSLETTER N° 72, 26th February 2005: HOW WILL OUR CHILDREN BE SURNAMED ?
NEWSLETTER N° 73, 5th March 2005: MULTICULTURAL ETIQUETTE: HOW TO ADDRESS A MARRIED WIFE IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES
NEWSLETTERS N° 74 & 75, 12th & 19th March 2005: 1 WHAT IS MISSING IN THE CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE ?, 2 THE FORBES BILLIONAIRES BELONGING TO NOBILITY
NEWSLETTER N° 76, 26th March 2005: THE ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES 2005 WORLD'S TOP SPIRITUAL LEADERS LIST
NEWSLETTER N° 77, 2nd April 2005: THE LARGEST EVER INTERNATIONAL INTERRELIGIOUS GATHERING, THE FUNERALS OF POPE JOHN PAUL II (written on 8th April)
NEWSLETTER N° 78, 9th April 2005: THE OLD HISTORICAL NAMES OF MAIN COUNTRIES AND CITIES IN THE WORLD (PART ONE: A-C)
NEWSLETTER N° 79, 16th April 2005: THE OLD HISTORICAL NAMES OF MAIN COUNTRIES AND CITIES IN THE WORLD (PART ONE: A-C & PART TWO: D-G)
NEWSLETTERS N° 80 & 81, 23rd & 30th April 2005: 1 WHAT IS NOBILITY TODAY ?: A NEW DEFINITION 2 THE OLD HISTORICAL NAMES OF FRANCE
NEWSLETTERS N° 82 & 83, 7th & 14th May 2005: 1 THE BEST VIVID DESCRIPTION OF BRITISH UPPER-CLASS NOBILITY, ACCORDING TO JULIAN FELLOWES' SNOBS 2 THE NOBILITY OF
ESTONIA AND LATVIA
NEWSLETTERS N° 84 & 85, 21st & 28th May 2005: 1 A FEW UNRESOLVED ISSUES IN ETIQUETTE, 2 ELIZABETH II, QUEEN OF CANADA
NEWSLETTERS N° 86 & 87, 4th & 11th June 2005: 1 THE SYMBOLS OF BELGIUM, 2 THE BEST MODERN SOURCES ON ROYALTY AND NOBILITY
NEWSLETTERS N° 88 & 89, 18th & 25th June 2005: 1 THE HEREDITY OF THE CHINESE EMPEROR AS COMPARED WITH THE HEREDITY OF ALIEN CHINESE TRIBAL LEADERS,
2 FRENCH TRADITIONAL FAMILIES IN FRENCH GRAND CRUS
NEWSLETTERS N° 90 & 91, 2th & 9th July 2005: 1 FRENCH TRADITIONAL FAMILIES IN ALL FRENCH WINES, 2 WHERE DO THE NOBILITY TITLES COME FROM?
NEWSLETTERS N° 92 & 93, 16th & 23rd July 2005: 1 THE CONTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY AND PRINCELY FAMILIES TO UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE CENTRES (PART ONE: ALGERIA-GERMANY),
2 THE SOVEREIGN POLITIES CREATED BY FRENCH EMPEROR NAPOLEON FOR HIS RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
NEWSLETTERS N° 94 & 95, 30th July & 6th August 2005: 1 HOW IS TODAY'S CHINA COMPARABLE TO THE MING DYNASTY'S CHINA ? WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE YUAN CHINESE CURRENCY?
2 THE CONTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY AND PRINCELY FAMILIES TO UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE CENTRES (PART TWO: GREECE-INDONESIA)
NEWSLETTERS N° 96 & 97, 13th & 20th August 2005: 1 THE FORMER JAPANESE TITLED NOBILITY, AN INDEX OF SURNAMES AND BIOGRAPHIES 1880-1947, 2 THE CONTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY
AND PRINCELY FAMILIES TO UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE CENTRES (PART THREE: IRAN-ITALY)
NEWSLETTERS N° 98 & 99, 27th August & 3rd September 2005: 1 THE BELGIAN NOBILITY IN THE 100 RICHEST BELGIAN BUSINESS FAMILIES, 2 THE CONTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY AND
PRINCELY FAMILIES TO UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE CENTRES (PART FOUR: JAPAN-MOROCCO)
NEWSLETTERS N° 100 & 101, 10th & 17th September 2005: 1 QUOTATIONS OF THE ELITE, 2 THE CONTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY AND PRINCELY FAMILIES TO UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE
CENTRES (PART FIVE: NEPAL-SUDAN)
NEWSLETTERS N° 102 & 103, 24th September & 1st October 2005: 1 THE GOVERNORS GENERAL OF CANADA, 2 THE CONTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY AND NOBILITY TO INVENTIONS (PART ONE:
A-C)
NEWSLETTERS N° 104 & 105, 8th & 15th October 2005: 1 THE CONTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY AND PRINCELY FAMILIES TO UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE CENTRES (PART SIX: SWEDEN-SYRIA),
2 THE CONTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY AND NOBILITY TO INVENTIONS (PART TWO: D-H)
NEWSLETTERS N° 106 & 107, 22th & 29 October 2005: 1 HABSBURG CROWN PRINCE OTTO OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE MOST VISIONARY ROYAL PRETENDER, 2 THE
CONTRIBUTION OF ROYALTY AND PRINCELY FAMILIES TO UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE CENTRES (PART SEVEN: THAILAND-TUNISIA)
NEWSLETTER N° 108, 10 January 2006: THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE Revue de presse royale AND THE ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES
NEWSLETTER N° 109, JANUARY 2006: 1 WHY FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC SHOULD NOT GREET GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL WITH A BAISE-MAINS: Le président
français Jacques Chirac ne devrait pas faire le baisemain à la chancelière allemande Angela Merkel, voici pourquoi, 2 ROMAN NUMERALS AFTER THE NAME: DOES IT MEAN DEALING WITH
ROYALS? Des chiffres romains après un nom, s'agit-il de membres du Gotha ?
NEWSLETTER N° 110, FEBRUARY 2006: WHY THE MONARCHY IS THE ESSENCE OF BELGIUM AND WHY BELGIUM WILL NEVER BE SPLIT IN TWO: La monarchie est l'essence de la Belgique et
voici pourquoi la Belgique ne sera jamais divisée en deux.
NEWSLETTER N° 111, MARCH 2006: 1 FORBES 2006 WORLD RICHEST PEOPLE IN ROYALTY AND NOBILITY: Les milliardaires de Forbes appartenant à la noblesse en 2006 2 ETIQUETTE: A FEW
TIPS TO BE SURE YOU DO NOT MISS ONE STEP IN THE SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL LADDER: Savoir-vivre: Quelques petits conseils afin que vous ne ratiez pas un échelon de l'échelle sociale
et professionnelle.
NEWSLETTER N° 112, APRIL 2006: ETIQUETTE: HOW TO ADDRESS MARRIED WOMEN IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES. Comment s'adresser aux femmes mariées dans plusieurs pays.
NEWSLETTER N° 113, MAY 2006: THE 118 DESCENDANTS OF H.R.H. GRAND-DUCHESS CHARLOTTE OF LUXEMBOURG: Les 118 descendants de S.A.R. la Grande-Duchesse Charlotte de
Luxembourg.
NEWSLETTER N° 114, JUNE-JULY 2006: 1 NOBILITY TITLES IN FRANCE. LES TITRES DE NOBLESSE EN FRANCE; 2 IS THERE A NOBILITY IN THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG? LA
NOBLESSE EXISTE-T-ELLE AU GRAND-DUCHE DE LUXEMBOURG?
NEWSLETTER N° 115, AUGUST 2006: EAST MEETS WEST, HOW TO LINK WESTERN ROYALS TO THE EAST. Les liens entre les dynasties européennes et l'Orient.
NEWSLETTER N° 116,

SEPTEMBER 2006: ROYAL PRESIDENTS OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC: La royauté des présidents de la République française.

NEWSLETTER N° 117, OCTOBER 2006: WHY MONARCHIES ARE THE MOST STABLE AND FREE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD: Les monarchies sont les pays les plus stables et les
plus libres dans le monde.
NEWSLETTER N° 118, NOVEMBER 2006: 1996-2006: THE WEBSITE OF THE ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES HAS 10 YEARS. LE SITE DE L'ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES A DEJA DIX ANS. 1996-2006:
ROYALTY TRENDS IN TEN YEARS. QUE SONT DEVENUES LES MONARCHIES EN DIX ANS.
NEWSLETTER N° 119, DECEMBER 2006: THE MORE THAN 110 ARISTOCRATIC FRENCH FAMILIES WHO SETTLED IN MAURITIUS AND REUNION: LES 110 FAMILLES ARISTOCRATIQUES
FRANCAISES QUI SE SONT ETABLIES A L'ILE MAURICE ET LA REUNION.
NEWSLETTER N° 120, JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2007: COUNTRIES AND DYNASTIES GRANTING OR RECOGNIZING NOBILITY TODAY (PART ONE: A-L) : Les pays et dynasties qui concèdent
ou reconnaissent la noblesse aujourd’hui (PREMIERE PARTIE: A-L).
NEWSLETTER N° 121, FEBRUARY-MARCH 2007: COUNTRIES AND DYNASTIES GRANTING OR RECOGNIZING NOBILITY TODAY (PART ONE & TWO: A-Z) : Les pays et dynasties qui
concèdent ou reconnaissent la noblesse aujourd’hui (PREMIERE & SECONDE PARTIES: A-Z).

NEWSLETTER N° 122, MARCH-APRIL 2007: THE FAMILY OF THE NEXT FRENCH PRESIDENT, NICOLAS SARKOZY (DE  NAGY-BOCSA)/LA FAMILLE DU PROCHAIN PRESIDENT DE LA
REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, NICOLAS SARKOZY (DE NAGY-BOCSA).

NEWSLETTER N° 123, APRIL-MAY 2007: IS THERE STILL A HEREDITARY NOBILITY IN COMMUNIST CHINA? Y A-T-IL ENCORE UNE NOBLESSE HEREDITAIRE DANS LA CHINE COMMUNISTE?

NEWSLETTER N° 124, MAY-JUNE 2007: HOW TO BUY GENEALOGY ONLINE: A FEW TIPS/COMMENT COMMANDER DES INFORMATIONS GENEALOGIQUES EN LIGNE: QUELQUES
RECOMMANDATIONS. THE NOBILITY IN THE RECENT FRENCH AND BELGIAN ELECTIONS/LA NOBLESSE DANS LES RECENTES ELECTIONS FRANCAISES ET BELGE.

NEWSLETTER N° 125, JUNE-JULY 2007: FANTASY ROYALTY AND NUMISMATICS.

NEWSLETTER N° 126, JULY-AUGUST 2007: PALACES, CASTLES AND RESIDENCES OF HEADS OF STATE AND OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS (A-B: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi)

NEWSLETTER N° 127, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2007: PALACES, CASTLES AND RESIDENCES OF HEADS OF STATE AND OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS (C: Cambodia, Cameroun, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo ex-Zaïre, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic)



NEWSLETTER N° 128, SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007: PALACES, CASTLES AND RESIDENCES OF HEADS OF STATE AND OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS (D-E: Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia)

NEWSLETTER N° 129, 11TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN 11 YEARS: 2,562 SECTIONS OF DYNASTIES OUT OF EUROPE. 395 POLITIES IN INDIA. 549 POLITIES IN
INDONESIA. 177 POLITIES IN NIGERIA, 100 IN GHANA, 70 IN IRAQ, 149 IN SIERRA LEONE, 97 IN SOUTH AFRICA, 118 IN TIMOR LESTE (EAST TIMOR), ETC.

NEWSLETTER N° 130, JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008: PALACES, CASTLES AND RESIDENCES OF HEADS OF STATE AND OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS (F: Fiji-Finland-France)

NEWSLETTER N° 131, FEBRUARY-MARCH 2008: PALACES, CASTLES AND RESIDENCES OF HEADS OF STATE AND OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS (G: Gabon-Gambia-Georgia-Germany-Ghana-
Greece-Grenada-Guatemala-Guinea-Guinea Bissau-Guyana)

 

NEWSLETTER N° 132, MARCH-APRIL 2008: THE UNITED NATIONS: MORE TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA




NEWSLETTER N° 133, MAY-JUNE 2008: THE EXTENDED FAMILY OF THE FRENCH PRESIDENT, NICOLAS SARKOZY (DE  NAGY-BOCSA): UPDATE/LA FAMILLE ET LES LIENS DIRECTS ET
INDIRECTS DE PARENTE DU PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, NICOLAS SARKOZY (DE NAGY-BOCSA): MISE A JOUR

NEWSLETTER N° 134, JUNE-JULY 2008: THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE: SIMILITUDES, DIFFERENCES AND FUTURE

                       

NEWSLETTER N° 135, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2008: NEW UNEDITED OR RARE PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES WEBSITE

NEWSLETTER N° 136, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2008: SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF ELECTED POLITICAL FIGURES (FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA, UNITED KINGDOM, USA)

NEWSLETTER N° 137, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2008: 1 MONARCHY IN 2008, 2 OUR NEWSLETTERS SINCE 2003: THEMATIC INDEX

NEWSLETTER N° 138, JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2009: THE ELITE IN PAKISTAN STAMPS

NEWSLETTER N° 139, MAY 2009: WAS JESUS A ROYAL PRENTENDER ?

 


King David, by Pedro Berruguete (c1450-1504)
Photo José-Manuel Benito 2004

NEWSLETTER N° 140, SUMMER 2009: 1 FAKE NIGERIAN PRINCES AND FAKE BAHRAINI NOTES: NEW IDEAS OF THE SOPRANOs ?
2 THE MAIN LEGACY OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE : THE MILLET

NEWSLETTER N° 141, AUTUMN 2009: 1 THE ECONOMICS OF MONARCHIES: HOW DID MONARCHIES COPE WITH THE 2008 DEPRESSION ? 2 NEW NAME FOR THE ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES:
ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES: The Observatory of Monarchy in the World - The Website of Dynasties out of Europe.

NEWSLETTER N° 142, WINTER 2009-2010: THE OLDEST ELITE CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS IN THE WORLD

THEMATIC INDEX:
Afghanistan: kings 66
Africa: traditional leaders 70-71, 132
Arab & Muslim world: English spelling 18, first names  6-7, 55 & 57, titles 8 & 138
Armenia: patriarchates 140
Austria: Archduke Otto 106-107, titles of Emperor Charles 51
Bahrain: fake currency 140
Belarus: and Russia 67
Belgium: ancestors of Kings Baudouin and Albert II  65, Leopold II and Congo 28-29, monarchy 110, symbols 86-87, traditional families 25, 98-99, 124
Benin: fake princes 140
Brazil: nobility 32
Bulgaria: exarchate 140
Canada: Governors General 102-103, Queen Elizabeth II 84-85
Caribbeans: 141
Catholic Church: former princedoms 30, funerals of Pope John-Paul II 77, Jesus 139
Celebrity: royalty 3
Charlemagne: descendants 22
China: heredity 88-89, Ming dynasty and today 94-95, nobility 23 & 123
Class struggle: 38
Clubs: oldest cricket clubs 142, oldest private social clubs 142, oldest university clubs 142, oldest yacht clubs 142
Commonwealth: monarchy 8
Congo: Leopold II 28-29
Côte d'Ivoire: fake princes 140
Estonia: nobility 82-83
Ethiopia: nobility titles 42
Etiquette: anecdotes 58, baise-mains 109, e-mail 48, introduction 47, married wife 73 & 112, precedence 27, religious etiquette 46, royals 26, tips 111, unresolved issues 84-85
Europe: and the Holy Roman Empire 134, traditional families in EU Parliament 36, Turkey 61
Fantasy: numismatics 125
France: administrative divisions and history 33-34, French nobility in Maurice and Reunion islands 119, Napoleonic kingdoms 92-93, nobility titles 114, old geographical names 78-79, presidents 116,
President Sarkozy family 122 & 133, pretenders 35, title of prince 58, traditional families in French wines 88-91,  traditional families in politics 24
Genealogy: descendants of Charlemagne 22, hereditary associations 142, online genealogy 124, royal descendants of God 52
God: royal descendants 52
Golf: oldest golf clubs 142
Holy Roman Empire: and the European Union 134
Hungary: Crown Prince Otto 106-107, titles of Emperor Charles 51
India: gold coins 68-69, nobility 12 & 138
Israel: King David 139, Millet-type system 140
Japan: nobility 96-97
Jesus: 139
Latvia: nobility 82-83
Liberia: fake princes 140
Luxembourg: ancestors of Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte 65, descendants of Grand Duchess Charlotte 113, nobility 114
Malaysia: nobility 19
Maurice: French nobility 119
Monaco: titles of Prince Albert II  53
Monarchy: Commonwealth 8, economics 141, GDP and GDP/capita 1, 141, long-term 137, oil and monarchy 141, population and monarchy 141, stability and freedom 117, taxation and monarchy 141
Montenegro: Prince Nicolas 60
Names: Arab first names 6-7 & 55, English spelling of Arab names 18, Japanese nobility 96-97, Muslim women 57, Roman numerals 109, Western developments 72
Nepal: republic vs. monarchy 141
Nigeria: fake princes 140
Nobility: Belgium 25, 98-99, 124, Brazil 32, British directory 142, British upper-class 82-83, China 23 & 123, clubs 142, contributions to inventions 102-103, 104-105, countries and dynasties granting nobility
120-121, definition 80-81, Estonia 82-83, Ethiopia 42, EU Parliament 36, French politics 24, 124,  French titles 114, French wines 88-91, India 12 & 138, Latvia 82-83, Luxembourg 114, Malaysia 19, origins of
titles 90-91, Pakistan 138, Poland 37, Portugal 31, status 13, Sweden 142, Thailand 15, USA 2 & 28-29
Numismatics: Bahrain fake currency 140, fantasy 125, gold coins of India 68-69, royal pretenders 14
Olympics: presidents 44
Orders and Decorations: legitimate Orders 45, wearing 48
Palaces & Castles: 126-128, 130-131
Photos: 135
Pakistan: 138
Poland: nobility 37
Portugal: nobility 31
Precedence: international 27, States 50
Pretenders & Heirs: Archduke Otto 106-107, France 35, Jesus 139, numismatics 14, Prince Nicolas of Montenegro 60
Religion: Alawi 140, Alevi 140, Armenian 140, Assyrian 140, Chaldean 140, etiquette 46, Jacobite 140, Jesus 139, Karaite 140, Maronite 140, Melkite 140, Millet 140, Nestorian 140, Orthodox 140, Muslim
elite 138, Protestant 140, Samaritan 140, Shia 140, Sunni 140, Syrian and Syriac churches 140, top leaders 76, Yezidi 140
Reunion island: French traditional families 119
Royalty: contributions to inventions 102-103, 104-105, contributions to world heritage 92-101, 104-107, directory 142, East-West links 115, royal descendants of God 52, royal marriages 4, succession 43,
vocabulary 54
Russia: and Belarus 67, and Ukraine 63
Sierra Leone: fake princes 140
Sons of, daughters of: 136
Styles: Chicago Manual of Style 74-75, royal styles 16
Succession: royal 43
Syria: Christian churches 140
Thailand: titles 15
Titles: countries and dynasties granting nobility 120-121, Emperor Charles I of Austria 51, French nobility 114, Indian nobility 12 & 138, Japan 96-97, Monaco 53, Muslim world 8, Nigeria fake princes 140,
origins 90-91, Pakistan 138, prince in France 59, Thailand 15, USA 28-29
Top Ranking People: Belgian business families 98-99, celebrity 3, 74-75, richest people 5, 17, 74-75, 111
Tsunami: 64
Turkey: and Europe 61, Millet 140
25 December: 62
Ukraine: and Russia 63
United Kingdom: Camilla Parker Bowles 41, upper-class 82-83
USA: Amerindians 140, nobility 2, presidents 56
World heritage: contributions of royalty 92-101, 104-107

AND ALSO:

  • Our Aim
  • Our Newsletters
  • Monarchy Today in Figures
  • The Crown of the Andes, symbol of the Almanach de Bruxelles
  • Dynasties
  • Committee of the Almanach de Bruxelles (Honorary and Corresponding Members)


The first ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES was published in 1818 as the Nouvel Almanach de Poche de Bruxelles pour 1818, by M.E. Rampelbergh, Imprimeur-Libraire in Brussels.

The ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES was a considerable success expanding from 80 pages in 1818, to 540 pages in 1900, the last year of publication. It was considered to be the most
comprehensive after the better known Almanach de Gotha.

It is worth noting that one of the branches of the Saxe Coburg Gotha family settled in Brussels in 1831 and is today Belgium’s ruling family.

The ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES published also information on dynasties out of Europe: in the 1849 edition, for instance, the Emperor of China, the Emperor of Morocco and the Emperor of
Turkey were included in the first section of the Almanach.

In 1918, the ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES was published by Editions Mansi & Co in Paris, presented by Jean de Bonnefon "to take the place of the Almanach de Gotha, a German publication":
this was just after the first World War.

OUR AIM

The aim of this website is to publish the present situation of the dynasties out of Europe, and not to rewrite history: it is therefore not an historical nor a genealogical compilation but a
vulgarisation of the many monarchies out of Europe. Many popular symbols, images and representations, such as coins, stamps, postcards, etc have been added and are continously added
to illustrate this vulgarisation approach.

Between 1789 (the French Revolution) and 1989 (the end of the Communist era), many countries have changed their form of government and their national boundaries: during these 200
years, the most represented form of government has been monarchical.


Collection Almanach de Bruxelles

Present and former monarchies are an indissociable part of any country’s history and traditions: that is why we are undertaking this unique compilation of dynasties out of Europe.

Since 1970, some countries reverted to their former monarchical status along with the resumption of democracy (Cambodia, Spain, Uganda) while others on gaining full independance
maintained their Crowns. These monarchs may have become the Head of the State (such as the Commonwealth States of Lesotho, Swaziland, Tonga, Samoa and others) or been granted
constitutional representation in the State’s representative assemblies (as in Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe).

Most modern countries acknowledge the historical status of their former ruling families, at least informally, as an indissociable part of their identity.

The princely hereditary status of the members of the former sovereign families is an essential individual right, like the surnames or the first names, that can not be removed, even by the
national law.

MONARCHY TODAY IN FIGURES

Monarchy as a form of direct or indirect government concerns today 742 million people or more than 10% of the world's population: 151 million people in Europe, 371 million direct rule and
220 million people indirect rule in other continents.

Indirect rule refers to countries registered as republics but recognizing some form of hereditary rule in the country (the House of Chiefs of Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, the Council of
Traditional Leaders of Namibia, the Houses of Chiefs of Nigeria, the Council and the Houses of Traditional Leaders of South Africa, the 4 federated kingdoms of Uganda, the 10 traditional
chiefs in the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe...).

THE CROWN OF THE ANDES, SYMBOL OF THE ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES

The ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES has selected the Crown of The Andes as a symbol.

The Crown of The Andes has been made of 450 emeralds, set into two kilos of gold and is one of the nicest reminiscence of the Inca Empire.

The Crown was made from the ransom requested by Pizzarro from the young Inca Emperor Atahualpa with emeralds extracted from Chivor, in present Columbia. In spite of the ransom,
Pizzarro killed Emperor Atahualpa in 1533 and this treason did not bring him peace since he was himself assassinated in 1543.

The Crown was then held in trust by a noble brotherhood and hidden six times until 1915 when Pope Pius X authorized the Church to sell it to finance the construction of hospitals and
orphanates. Czar Nicolas II of Russia contemplated the acquisition of the Crown but the 1917 Revolution did not leave him the time to achieve this project. In 1936, a consortium of US
businessmen bought it and, from time to time, the Crown was exposed in exhibitions such as in Toronto in 1959. In November 1997, Christie's New York sold it, after a world tour in London,
Madrid, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Mexico, Miami, Washington DC, Toronto, Boston and Dallas.


Jane Charlton, attractive model, holds and examines the famous gold and emerald crown which will be displayed in the Temple of Religion at the 1939 New York World's Fair: the crown is said to be worth
$4,500,000 and is known to the art and jewelry world as the Crown of the Andes .
Collection Almanach de Bruxelles

Is there a more beautiful symbol of past suffering and present world enlightenment of the idea of monarchy?

DYNASTIES

The ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES is publishing for the first time here details of all present and former dynasties out of Europe i.e.:

- present dynasties: the existing monarchies.

- former dynasties: monarchies who have enjoyed at least a princely sovereign status.

- out of Europe: all countries that have enjoyed at least a princely sovereign status in the African, American, Asian and Pacific continents, and Turkey as the Ottoman Empire. For European
countries, it is needless to duplicate the compilation of registers such as the Genealogisches Handbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser edited since 1951 by C.A. Starke, Limburg a.d.Lahn, Germany
and the London Almanach de Gotha since 1998.

- princely sovereign status: hereditary or ecclesiastic, between the end of the 18th century and today.

It is not easy to define this notion. In 1996, a sovereign state is a member of the United Nations (UN) even if part of the sovereignty is shared with another country (f.ex. Monaco and France).

The difficulty lies in the distinction between states enjoying full sovereignty and countries with a limited sovereignty: the Ancien Régime consisted of numerous states with partial sovereignty
or vassal states.

If it is relatively easy to know where to start (with empires, kingdoms and the like), it is very difficult to know where to end: India, with her 700+ pre-independance states, is a very good
example. These States had rulers titled Maharajadhiraj (King of Kings), Maharaja (Great King), Raja (King), etc. and were often full sovereign states that later became vassals of the (British)
Empress of India.

We have adopted the following method: starting from today’s sovereign countries (i.e. the members of the UN with the official name of today, f.ex. Myanmar instead of Burma), we have
included every sovereign state and subsidiary or vassal state who have enjoyed at least a princely sovereign status back to the 18th century. There are thus two type of entries: under the
present name of the country, region or city, and under the former names.

This method allows to identify the present state’s or subsidiary state’s pretender(s). National, regional and city names are given in English as per the Times Atlas of the World, published by
Times Books in London and as per Microsoft Encarta World Atlas.

This register does not pretend to be exhaustive: it is impossible to include all members of concerned dynasties for many reasons such as population registration, family membership, etc.

This work has required the cooperation of the concerned dynasties, especially from the Heads of these Families, and we are very thankful for this.

This register is therefore both an interactive and evolutive work and the Editor would be grateful for any additional information or correction.

Committee of the ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES

HONORARY MEMBERS:

  • HH The Sewai Maharaja of Ajaigarh
  • Emir Wael Chehab
  • Princess Viveka Kumari Idar
  • Yuvaraj Ijyaraj Singh of Kotah
  • The Raja of Kurundwad Senior
  • Prince Rupendra Pal ji Bahadur of Kutlehar
  • +HRH The Sultan of Maguindanao
  • HH Prince Kayvon Pahlavi Hillyer
  • HH The Sultan of the Quaiti State in Hadhramaut
  • HH The Nawab of Rampur
  • HIH Prince Nguyen Phuc Buu Chanh of Vietnam, Prince of Kien Hoa, General Secretary of the Vietnamese Imperial Family Overseas Central Council, President of the Vietnamese
    Constitutional Monarchist League, President of the Southeast Asia Imperial & Royal League and Vice Chairman of The British Committee for Free Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia & Burma
  • HRH Prince Hso Khan Pha (Tiger) Yawnghwe
  • Prince Cyrus Zand

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS:

  • Mr. N.G. Suresh BABU, teacher (History, English), Mary
    Immaculate Matriculation School, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Mr. Timothy F. BOETTGER, Master of Library Science (MLS), Genealogist and
    Author of La descendance d'Alexandre Andreievitch 1er prince
    Bariatinski     (1996), My Reminiscences 1862-1917 (translation of the
    memoirs of Sofia Nikolaevna Butorova née Davydova, granddaughter of the
    poet-partisan D.V. Davydov), and the online List of Titled Persons
    and Families of the Russian Empire    .
    http://www.geocities.com/tfboettger/
  • Mr. Christian CANNUYER, Professor at the University of Lille, France, author of Les Maisons Royales et Souveraines d’Europe, Brepols, Belgium 1989 (a book on European dynasties,
    prefaced by HRH The Count of Paris, translated into Romanian with a preface by HM The King of Romania), author of     Belgique est leur nom. 160 ans d’histoire de notre dynastie
    nationale 1831-1991    , Illustra, Izegem, Belgium 1991 (a book on the Belgian dynasty, prefaced by HM The King of the Bulgars), Ath, Belgium
  • Dr. Tibor M. CELLER, physician and historian, author of two books published in Hungary: The Royal Families of the World-The Present Monarchies (2002) and Ruling Dynasties with No
    Thrones     (2003 )
  • Mr. Parvin CHAYYAM oglu MIRZAZADE, Head of the State Protocol Department , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Azerbaijan
  • Mr. Gregory R. COPLEY, Author and Historian, Editor in Chief of the Defense & Foreign Affairs Group of Publications, London, President of the International Strategic Studies
    Association (ISSA), Washington DC
  • Mr. Charles A. COULOMBE, Western US Delegate to the Grand Council of the Monarchist League in London, Member of the Royal Stuart Society, Member of the Monarchist League of
    Canada, Contributor to the Bourbons Magazine in Paris, to Tradition und Leben in Lüneburg, Germany and to Monarchy Canada in Toronto

  • Mr. Rafael Eduardo CRUZ, Hon. Assistant to HI&RH Archduke Felix of Austria
  • Prof. Dr. Robert von DASSANOWSKY, Chair, Languages and Cultures, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs USA, Vice President Austrian American Film Association, Co-Producer,
    Belvedere Film, Los Angeles/Vienna, Member of the Board of Governors of the American College of Heraldry, Elected Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA),
    Decoration of Honor in Silver Decoration of Honour for Merit to the Republic of Austria (    Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich)
  • Mr. Juan FANDOS RIUS, Author of La Republica Centroafricana (a book written in 1997)
     
  • Dr. Hans HÄGERDAL, PhD, Senior Lecturer in History, Departement of Humanities, University of Växjö, Sweden hans.hagerdal@vxu.se
  • Mr. Protais HAJE, Principal Adviser, Assistant and Aide de Camp to HM The King of Rwanda

  • Dr. Edward S. HAYNES, Associate Professor of History at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
     
  • Countess Marina von KAMAROWSKY, Managing Director of MvK FineArt in Luxembourg mvkfineart@telup.lu
  • Mr. Hassan S. KAMEL KELISLI MORALI
  • Vijay KERALA VARMA, Webmaster of the Cochin Royal Family Website http://royalfamily.hypermart.net/
  • Krzysztof Pawel KURZEJA, Prince of the Sultanate of Tugis in The Philippines, Prince Kurzeja de Fatua in the Kingdom of Sigave in Wallis & Futuna, Nkosuohene (Chief of Nkosuo), a
    title granted by The Omanhene (King of Assin Atandaso) and the Traditional Council of the Kingdom of Assin Atandaso in Ghana, Distinguished Member of the Circle of Friends of the
    Republic of Palau,     Knight Grand Cross of Justice (Gra Cruz de Justica) of the Royal Confraternity of Sao Teotonio, member of the Priory of Pennsylvania, 1st member of the
    Confraternity in Poland
  • Mr. Jan-Olof LARSSON (Sweden)
  • Prof. Dr. C.E. Magnus LINDGREN, Director, The Institute for Historical Research (Oxford, MS), Professor at American Military University, Royal Historical Society, Fellow, Royal Asiatic
    Society, Society of Antiquaries (Scot), Central Institute London, International Napoleonic Society, Historical-Genealogical Society in Moscow, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars and
    Society of Catholic Social Scientists
  • John Duncan McMEEKIN, Esq., author of several books on arms, flags and orders of the Indian Princely States (Belgium 1990), Indonesian States, Aden Protectorate, Hawaii and the
    Kingdom of Madagascar
  • Rev. Father Lawrence M. OBER, SJ
  • Mr. David Ashley PRITCHARD, Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia, President of the International Association of Amateur Heralds www.amateurheralds.org, Fellow of the
    Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Fellow of the Historical and Genealogical Society in Moscow, Member of the Royal African Society
  • Prof. Jorge F. SAENZ, Professor at the University of Costa Rica and the Costa Rican Diplomatic Institute
  • Mr. Henry Edward SOSZYNSKI, B.Pharm.

http://www.uq.edu.au/~zzhsoszy

  • Guy STAIR SAINTY, Esq., Almoner and Historiographer of the Priory in the US of the Most Venerable Order of St John, Vice-Grand Chancellor of the Constantinian Order of St George,
    Member of The Real Academia Matritense de Heraldica y Genealogia, Madrid, Acting Chancellor of The National Association of Papal Honorees in the United States, Editor of The
    Almanach de la Cour on Internet, co-author with     Rafal HEYDEL-MANKOO of The World Order of Knighthood & Merit, at Burke's Peerage & Gentry 2006

http://www.chivalricorders.org

  • Dr. Jeffrey W. TALIAFERRO, Assistant Professor at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
     

  • Dr Prof. Pier Felice degli UBERTI, Doctor in “Lettere” and Doctor in “Materie Letterarie (History)”, Master in Derecho Nobiliario Y Premial, Genealogía Y Heráldica (UNED Universidad
    Nacional de Educación a Distancia) - Madrid; Diploma in Genealogía, Heráldica y Nobiliaria (Escuela de Genealogia, Heraldica y Nobiliaria, dell’Instituto Salazar y Castro (Consejo
    Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas) – Madrid.

    President/Chairman of International Commission for Orders of Chivalry, Director of Institut International d’Etudes Généalogiques et d’Histoire des Familles, President of Federazione
    delle Associazioni Italiane di Genealogia, Storia di Famiglia, Araldica e Scienze Documentarie, President of Istituto Araldico Genealogico Italiano, Past president of Istituto Italiano
    per la Storia di Famiglia;     General Secretary of Académie Internationale de Généalogie, Honorary Member of Accademia di Marina del Sacro Militare Ordine dei Cavalieri di S.Stefano
    P. & M. (Ente morale della Repubblica Italiana),     Secretary of International Federation of Schools of  Family History, Secretary of Scuola di Genealogia e Scienze Documentarie,
    Associate Member of Académie Internationale de Heraldique.

    Consultant of telecast Sportello Italia of RAI International for genealogical researches.

    Editor of Nobiltà, Rivista di Araldica, Genealogia, Ordini Cavallereschi, Editor of Il Mondo del Cavaliere, Member of  Consejo de redacion of Hidalguía, Member of Consejo Asesor
    and General Secretary of Junta de Italia of      la Asociación de Hidalgos a Fuero de España CILANE. Italian representative near the Confédération Internationale de Généalogie et d’
    Héraldique, Past member of Scientific Committee of Ministero per i Beni Culturali ed Ambientali for the XXIII Congresso di Genealogia e Araldica of Turin.

    http://www.icocregister.org
    http://www.iagi.info
    http://www.iagiforum.info

     
  • Prof. Dr. Zdzislaw P. WESOLOWSKI, USAF Captain (retired), Colonel (Reserve) in the South Carolina State Guard, President of the Florida Polish Chamber of Commerce, Honorary
    President of the Polish American Congress of Florida, Professor at Florida Memorial University in Miami, Member of the Virtuti Military Bicentenial Committee, author of The Order of
    the Virtuti Militari and its Cavaliers 1792-1992     and other books and articles on Polish military history

http://www.wwdir.com/polishbk.html


EDITOR:
Adelin REMY, Managing Director of AdB, ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES S.A., Luxembourg

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