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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: 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 & 29th 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, 10th 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.


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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° 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

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