The Princess in the Asylum: Louise of Belgium

A story of love, hate, betrayal, and one of the world’s largest inheritances.
Princess Louise of Belgium was the eldest daughter of King Leopold II and Queen Marie Henriette. Her disastrous marriage to Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha took her from being a sheltered sixteen-year-old child to a Real Housewife of Imperial Vienna. Her adventures as she searched for love and happiness made her world-famous...or maybe I should say "infamous." Those adventures took her from a palace to an asylum, and from the south of France to a simple inn in Poland. This is a riches-to-rags story that left Louise without the money to bury her one true love. I hope you enjoy meeting her. Whether you think she was her own worst enemy or the victim of a misogynist culture, you're absolutely right. ;)
I have no idea why this story isn't a movie yet. History is so awesome.
#history #womeninhistory #royalty
Sources
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Aronson, Theo. The Coburgs of Belgium. London: Cassel and Company, 1968.
Defrance, Olivier. Louise de Saxe-Cobourg: Amours, argent, proces. Brussels: Editions Racine, 2001.
Hochschild, Adam. King Leopold’s Ghost. New York: Mariner Books, 2020.
Louise, The Princess of Belgium. My Own Affairs. Translated by Maude M.C. ffoulkes. London: Cassell and Company, Limited. 1921. (Available online for free here: archive.org/details/myownaffa...)
Newspapers: The New York Times, Yorkshire Evening Press, Honolulu Independent
ABOUT THE GIRL IN THE TIARA
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I tell stories about tiaras and the fascinating royal women who wore them. Join me as I follow these tiaras across generations and countries, through wars and revolutions and-sometimes-into darkness and disappearance and destruction.
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ABOUT ME
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Instead of the misery of marketing books, I turned to my first love...royal history. So here I am, a 40-something burnout, trying to start over by recapturing her love of history, royal women, and their jewels.
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  • @karenblack2869
    @karenblack28693 жыл бұрын

    Louise's life should DEFINITELY become a NetFlix series! Unbelievable. Another great story! Brava

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you - I'm so glad you liked it! Louise is amazing, and I hope we see her story on the big screen someday. I think she'd get a kick out of it. ;)

  • @lublondon

    @lublondon

    3 жыл бұрын

    You mean to put Another disastrous marriage into a disastrous Netflix series...... I am sure they would manage that outstandingly

  • @karenblack2869

    @karenblack2869

    3 жыл бұрын

    @mbd I would just hope they followed true events without sensationalizing or embellishing. This story is already incredible enough!

  • @cherryblossom2494

    @cherryblossom2494

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hope it will be

  • @avalondreaming1433

    @avalondreaming1433

    3 жыл бұрын

    Try Dr. ZHIVAGO

  • @silverstuff182
    @silverstuff1823 жыл бұрын

    This needs to be a movie. I'm surprised it hasn't been done. The romance of the century.

  • @TK-ij2xi

    @TK-ij2xi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Go write it. I'll watch it.

  • @dianacipollone4560

    @dianacipollone4560

    2 жыл бұрын

    She had need to use her position to do something good with her life. Silly woman putting others in perilous situations.

  • @honeybunch5765

    @honeybunch5765

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe it has been done but not by Hollywood yet.

  • @honeybunch5765

    @honeybunch5765

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dianacipollone4560 ah yes the saying is: before you judge a woman, walk a mile in her shoes. Sounded like she just rebelled after growing with an angry domineering father and then marrying one.

  • @ursulacook9883

    @ursulacook9883

    7 ай бұрын

    There was a british movie a long time ago. Unfortunately no copy exists

  • @ruthlynnmitchell8248
    @ruthlynnmitchell82483 жыл бұрын

    This was very interesting, but a truly sad story. The poor woman didn't stand a chance. A perfect example of how life can be extremely cruel, no matter who you are and what your standing is.

  • @user-qr9uh1fd8g

    @user-qr9uh1fd8g

    23 күн бұрын

    Sad. I can relate as my life was *doomed* before I was born

  • @saibliss7976
    @saibliss79763 жыл бұрын

    She was ahead of her time and abused for it. What person wouldn't feel controlled in a situation like that. Nicely done video 👌

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks - so glad you liked meeting Louise! :)

  • @nicolinadoe6427

    @nicolinadoe6427

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can relate

  • @amanielwolde
    @amanielwolde11 ай бұрын

    You made Princess Louise justice, at last ! Thank you. Her story was heartbreaking, you have the talent to story telling with such finesse that it's a true pleasure to listen to every word. Aristocracy had always be tough on women, the loveless unions being the beginning of a long agony and endless abuse. My godmother, an Italian countess with English/French roots, cousin of Savoia Royal household, told me about relatives sent in to priestehood or in monastery since their teenagers years, because the family wanted to préserve their wealth and not loose their fortune in weedings. Clustered, voiceless, one of her anchestors commited suicide while being a young monk ! The family spoke of him as very sick to avoid scandal and embarassement in society. Your French prononciation is perfect, Parfaite ! Best Regards from Paris

  • @gentillydanny
    @gentillydanny3 жыл бұрын

    Poor Louise. Her mother, who she loved, apparently never went to see her in the asylum. An excellent biography. I enjoyed it and I've subscribed.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, her mother never went to see her in the asylum - that's such a sad part of the story. If she had, I feel like they could have talked through any issues Marie-Henriette had about Louise's behavior. I'm so glad you enjoyed meeting Louise...and thank you very much for subscribing! ❤️

  • @SaucyMuffins
    @SaucyMuffins3 жыл бұрын

    I think Princess Louise was a victim of the period she grew up in and the culture. It's not wonder she turned out the way she did. Plus, add on the fact she was a woman in a time when women didn't have any real rights to themselves - it's a wonder she didn't go further in her rebellion.

  • @MimiJoys

    @MimiJoys

    3 жыл бұрын

    Who knows, maybe she did! I'm going to hope she did anyway! I'm going to ASSUME she did! 🤣

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree! I think her story would have turned out differently if she'd lived in our times. She could have divorced and remarried, had access to therapy if she needed it, and could have even found a career to help support herself...maybe as a high-society journalist or publicist? Instead, they all just wanted her to be quiet and behave. Ugh.

  • @shashasanders5591

    @shashasanders5591

    3 жыл бұрын

    It still happens today.

  • @megancrager4397

    @megancrager4397

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGirlintheTiara tis the times!

  • @notnek202

    @notnek202

    3 жыл бұрын

    No she was the victim of a horrible father & husband.

  • @alicejackson771
    @alicejackson7713 жыл бұрын

    The narrator has a beautiful voice and tells the story so well. (Well, I think so!)

  • @coffeekatk4067

    @coffeekatk4067

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree! So very calming!

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much - that means a lot to me! This is a one-woman show, so I'm the narrator, writer, video maker, and everything else. I'm glad I could entertain you. ❤️

  • @sugarfalls1

    @sugarfalls1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry but I disagree. It sounds like she's whispering and is very hard to hear.

  • @tamaliaalisjahbana9354

    @tamaliaalisjahbana9354

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are right!

  • @sugarfalls1

    @sugarfalls1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tamaliaalisjahbana9354 Well, thank you! I don't mean to be rude. I did think the story was very interesting.

  • @Vlaams_Monarchist1302
    @Vlaams_Monarchist13023 жыл бұрын

    I find it stupid that in belgium we never learn about our royal family asspecialy people like princess louise great vid i enjoyed it very much greetings from belgium

  • @Jan-ss9tm

    @Jan-ss9tm

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do agree we don't learn enough about our royal history, but let's be fair, let's < start learning about Leopold in the Congo, and not about marriages of all the princesses :) This is more interesting trivia :-)

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you - I'm so glad you enjoyed it! That's how it is in U.S. history classes, too, at least when I was in school. We almost never learned about the family members of presidents or politicians, even if they had interesting lives. I hope to visit Belgium one day - I really look forward to seeing where Louise's story began firsthand. :)

  • @Vlaams_Monarchist1302

    @Vlaams_Monarchist1302

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGirlintheTiara you will love it here we are very humble people and we like travellers allot so you are always welcome but after covid of course

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Vlaams_Monarchist1302 Definitely! Once it's safe to travel again, Belgium is the first place on my list to travel. It helps that I enjoy Belgian beer as well as Belgian royal history. ;)

  • @zwijntje3010

    @zwijntje3010

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGirlintheTiara Hallo, may I ask from which country you are ? I love this vid very much, you know a lot about royal history, my compliments ! From Holland with love, Lynda 🤩😍🤩😍👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

  • @theresareynolds3133
    @theresareynolds31333 жыл бұрын

    She’s a lovely looking woman, her husband and father were monsters,I’m so glad I wasn’t born during these times.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    She was lovely - I agree. I always picture her as one of those vibrant women who have even more charm and magnetism than a photo can capture.

  • @dorapete4536

    @dorapete4536

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why are they monsters? She behaved like a monster herself!

  • @notnek202

    @notnek202

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like to me she had lots of fun. But enough is enough if any women acted like that today they would be disowned.

  • @TheLittledikkins

    @TheLittledikkins

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dorapete4536 Someday read what her father did to the people of the Belgian Congo when it was his personal property.

  • @chrysanthemum3065

    @chrysanthemum3065

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheLittledikkins Yep.

  • @rociomiranda5684
    @rociomiranda56843 жыл бұрын

    Only two bathrooms? That's a shabby palace.

  • @lindakachur4862

    @lindakachur4862

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can you imagine how it smelled?

  • @Lukkaboc

    @Lukkaboc

    2 жыл бұрын

    When you are lactose intolerant and your husband forces you to drink milk in your coffee every morning, there are never enough bathrooms.

  • @janetcw9808

    @janetcw9808

    3 күн бұрын

    😂👍🏼

  • @Jesse2ful
    @Jesse2ful3 жыл бұрын

    What a telling statement that Louise " could not recall her Parents ever exchanging one endearment." Poor child to have such a memory ! Royalty leaves a lot to be desired. Thank you for this amazing account of her life. Well done

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely! That quote is one of several that stuck with me long after I read Louise's memoir. So glad you enjoyed her story. :)

  • @appaloosa42

    @appaloosa42

    2 ай бұрын

    Sounds like an awful lot of kids’ lives today, no royalty required.

  • @kitthornton2336
    @kitthornton23363 жыл бұрын

    "Whether you think she was her own worst enemy or the victim of a misogynist culture, you're absolutely right. ;)" Well said, and true of most of us, truth be told...

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked that little tidbit! ;) It was born of my inability to reconcile how much I like Louise with the fact that many of her problems were of her own making.

  • @ardiffley-zipkin9539
    @ardiffley-zipkin95393 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the presentation. The speaker has a pleasant voice. Pictures of the key players were shown and dates referenced for easy comprehension for the listener. I subscribed to the channel and will select another topic. Nicely done !

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you - I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @gerrymccartney3561
    @gerrymccartney35613 жыл бұрын

    Another facinating tale well told. She may have been a far happier person were it not for the fact that her father was one of the most dispicable persons of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! And you're absolutely right about Leopold. Ugh. I try to find redeeming qualities about everyone when I start writing and researching these stories, but that dude...I just can't. The bad so outweighs any good I could find, had I the inclination and a powerful enough microscope.

  • @zwijntje3010

    @zwijntje3010

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was an awful swine !!!

  • @Blaqjaqshellaq

    @Blaqjaqshellaq

    2 жыл бұрын

    Try Adam Hochschild's history KING LEOPOLD'S GHOST. Something in Belgium's bourgeois Catholic society can produce extreme evil, like Leopold II or serial child-killer Marc Dutroux. But it can also produce extreme good, like Father Damien.

  • @JAGBRG
    @JAGBRG2 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating channel and Leopoldo was a monster!!!

  • @suzyh5874
    @suzyh58743 жыл бұрын

    What a fascinating woman. I quite admire the way in which she broke the rules so spectacularly to get revenge on the parents, husband and the world's mysogeny that did her wrong. Her diary extracts were amazing and insightful.

  • @NapalmNovocaine
    @NapalmNovocaine3 жыл бұрын

    I'm enthralled by this story! The early years of her marriage, as you described them, might as well have been describing my own failed marriage. And we need a petition to make this into a Netflix series!!! Fantastic video! 💕

  • @lilafeldman8630

    @lilafeldman8630

    3 жыл бұрын

    Growing up with emotionally distant, cold parents, and given no sex ed can be devastating. More then people give credit for. Read Unorthodox.

  • @DebraXZ

    @DebraXZ

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can you imagine going to the marriage bed with no idea about sex?! I'd have been out the window & down the castle trellis!

  • @rhondagrider4803

    @rhondagrider4803

    3 жыл бұрын

    LANIE BRADBURY i am SORRY for your PAIN & SUFFERING from your ex-husband. PEOPLE can be so CRUEL. I am glad you got away from that person. GOD BLESS YOU.

  • @LindaScher

    @LindaScher

    5 күн бұрын

    @@rhondagrider4803

  • @cynhanrahan4012
    @cynhanrahan40123 жыл бұрын

    "The world dislikes a woman who defends herself." Still true.

  • @checkyourhead9

    @checkyourhead9

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is exactly what I just commented!!! I should have looked thru the comments lol.

  • @PrismCasillica

    @PrismCasillica

    3 жыл бұрын

    👏 👏 👏

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! This is the quote I still can't get out of my head.

  • @amandadonegan2137

    @amandadonegan2137

    3 жыл бұрын

    How dare YOU deny the fact that women still get shat on daily.

  • @hArtyTruffle

    @hArtyTruffle

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Dri Ven and I have done nothing but try to defend myself. The statement you so ignorantly dismissed is still true for some.

  • @annnottingham2270
    @annnottingham22703 жыл бұрын

    The sister of Princess Stephanie, whose marriage to Rudolf of Austria was equally disastrous. It could be argued that bad marriages contributed to WWI

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was disastrous, you're absolutely right - it breaks my heart, though. Stephanie was one of the only people who tried to point out how fragile Rudolf was in the last year or two of his life, but no one wanted to listen to her. I always feel terrible for her during this part of the story.

  • @mbsheisey

    @mbsheisey

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGirlintheTiara Is that true? I am not familiar with that fact. Thank you!

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mbsheisey Yes, it's true - Stephanie mentions these incidents in her memoir. She even tried to tell Emperor Franz Josef that she was seriously worried about Rudolf, and he dismissed her by saying that Rudolf just needed to spend more time with her. Greg King and Penny Wilson also mention these incidents in their book on Mayerling, "Twilight of Empire." I recommend that book if you're interested in Rudolf, Stephanie, and Mayerling!

  • @MimiJoys

    @MimiJoys

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGirlintheTiara Thank You!

  • @cherryblossom2494

    @cherryblossom2494

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah and how Stéphanie had to deal with her mother-in-law (Sisi)'s being a b*tch to her and blaming her for Rudolf's death, when he did it to himself, I feel sorry for Leopold II's daughters and wife of how they had to deal with the cruel behavior or Leopold

  • @lolatJESS
    @lolatJESS3 жыл бұрын

    This woman getting all these men to fall in love with her, and I can barely get a date.

  • @wildchild1427

    @wildchild1427

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂She had an adventure!!!🥰😃

  • @bellab41

    @bellab41

    3 жыл бұрын

    She had a royal WAP

  • @ge2168

    @ge2168

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ditto :-)

  • @kathyh4804

    @kathyh4804

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂So true!!! I guess we aren’t in the right “circles”!😂

  • @lawabidingcitizen7062

    @lawabidingcitizen7062

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @richardvillanueva7340
    @richardvillanueva7340 Жыл бұрын

    I agree this history needs to be made into a movie .

  • @lf3541
    @lf35413 жыл бұрын

    YAY! New one! And her nose was PERFECT.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    YES! So many of her pictures are in profile...it makes me wonder if she knew her profile was fabulous and requested that type of photo, or if the photographers saw it in her and posed her that way. I hope she knew it. ❤️

  • @fan2jnrc

    @fan2jnrc

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was her father's nose 😁

  • @domiro8156

    @domiro8156

    3 жыл бұрын

    She had a great aquiline nose!

  • @kailynnlynnrosee964
    @kailynnlynnrosee9643 жыл бұрын

    I just started watching these videos yesterday and I’m already in love with learning about women in history ! ❤️

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh, I'm so glad you're here! There are so many interesting royal women out there who get no coverage. I love meeting other people who are interested in them, too. ❤️

  • @abbasabdeali3239
    @abbasabdeali32393 жыл бұрын

    I think Louise was abused by all 3 men in her unfortunate life...by her father,husband and her lover geza who was sleeping with his mistresses and claimed to love louise.....thats sick.

  • @angelaclements1244

    @angelaclements1244

    3 жыл бұрын

    He stayed with her through all of it. He was imprisoned, stripped of his rank and impoverished. He spent 3 years waiting for a chance to free her from the asylum and she died loving him . He wasn't perfect but cut the guy some slack neither was she

  • @Ashley-el4wf

    @Ashley-el4wf

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@angelaclements1244 that's kind of romantic

  • @Contessa6363
    @Contessa6363 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! I am getting a kick out of her Par Amour. My paternal lineage is Croatian. Definitely going to read her Memoir! ❤😃👍👍♥️

  • @writerbabe1
    @writerbabe13 жыл бұрын

    “Overlooked” the atrocities in the Belgian Congo, more like co-signed it. Love it when horrible history and people are rewritten with such a light touch... 👍

  • @pbohearn

    @pbohearn

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes her “abuse” and suffering was a whimper compared to the wails and screams in the Congo. Comparing leads one to feel this is embarassing….

  • @mariaperrymanvasquez5655
    @mariaperrymanvasquez56553 жыл бұрын

    This is a fascinating story. I'm sure women in that time no matter poor or wealthy or royalty suffered in that time.you have to wonder what her life would have been had she not married what she would have become🤔. Thanks for sharing, stay safe.

  • @beachcaving
    @beachcaving3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Love stories of Royalty! Strong women are usually treated with contempt, being institutionalized to "shut us up", literally! Thank you, again for such an interesting and thought provoking story. Netflix, yes for sure.😁❣

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome - I'm so glad you liked it! I'm still a little in awe of how Louise held onto her belief in herself throughout those years of institutionalization. She was one tough lady. ❤️

  • @serenagrisdale6969
    @serenagrisdale69693 жыл бұрын

    Wow what a true love story. If she died penniless for love she is a real solid lady! This should really be a series agreed! Good job

  • @ge2168

    @ge2168

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry......she died penniless because she didn't know how to budget her money and spent it all and more.

  • @valalava1
    @valalava13 жыл бұрын

    the crown who? this is the Netflix show the world needs!

  • @jessicaj9594

    @jessicaj9594

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right? An endless series about the most boring Royals on EARTH that have been talked about for eons while so many more interesting ones existed? C'mon, man!

  • @simonebittencourt8251
    @simonebittencourt82513 жыл бұрын

    "The Girl in the Tiara", you are definitely a gifted storyteller. It was such a pleasant experience to watch this documentary! Yes, it seems that Louise was a woman ahead of her time. Unfortunately, she had to live her life fighting against the frames people around her wanted to her. How suffocating! A bird in a beautiful cage is still a bird in a cage. Thank you for sharing her story. It was full of suspense, drama, and curious facts. Everything worked well, the beautiful photos, the wealth of details and, of course, your very pleasant voice. I guess it took a lot of research on your part to put all of this together. Thank you for taking the time to build this extraordinary story! I am sure, Louise would be so proud of having such a devoted ally on you. :)

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! I'm so glad you liked Louise's video - and your comment brought a big smile to my face. As sad as her story is, I think it's also inspiring because she never stopped fighting to live the life she wanted, outside that gilded cage. ❤️

  • @simonebittencourt8251

    @simonebittencourt8251

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGirlintheTiara Absolutely! I am glad she fought for her right to be happy and free. Thanks a lot for your comment!

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@simonebittencourt8251 You're very welcome. :)

  • @AtooWoodzman
    @AtooWoodzman3 жыл бұрын

    I agree, this could be a Netflix series!! I loved watching this video 💕

  • @estherhans2759
    @estherhans27593 жыл бұрын

    Do you have a podcast?? I have binged all of your videos in the space of 24 hours because I never realised how exciting and interesting this side of history is! Well done on creating such excellent and unique content!

  • @maureensmyth22
    @maureensmyth223 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this fascinating story, that lady never gave in 💐

  • @donnapalmeri9573
    @donnapalmeri95733 жыл бұрын

    This is so sad.Hate the fact that she had to rely on her husband's and fathers' money,her whole life! Thank God ,times have changed,and women can rely on themselves!

  • @MimiJoys
    @MimiJoys3 жыл бұрын

    Louise of Belgium is now my favorite Royalty, along with Princess Diana!! Like Louise, I have no use for any of the Royals! Princess Diana and Princess Louise are my heroes!

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad you liked meeting Louise! She's unforgettable. :)

  • @zahria
    @zahria3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine ! What a tough cookie she was ! Not only to live such a life, but to do it in those times. The travelling alone in carriges over thousands of kilometres would kill most. The hygenic circumstances while traveling. Down to the clothes - it must have been so hard. And funny how the present Belgian King looks like her. Beeing quite the opposite. Appearing shy and a bit authistic and very bland. But he has a half sister who is treated as a scandalous misstep of his father. A shunned woman, painter, called Delphine. She has her spirit. She got her rights and exposed the lies and the way she was treated . Great story this! Exiting.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you - I'm so glad you liked meeting Louise. Yep, she was definitely a tough cookie. Her life in the asylum and the sanitariums that followed was comfortable, but she was still a prisoner. I can only imagine how hard it was to keep believing in herself when even her own family shunned her. That's one of my favorite parts of the story - her belief in herself. ❤️

  • @kristine6996

    @kristine6996

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Girl in the Tiara, yes she was an unbelievably strong woman 👍

  • @noahnl8790
    @noahnl87903 жыл бұрын

    I just learned the basics of this story when I was reading about the life Louise’s sister, Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Crown Princess of Austria! I’m so glad your telling this story in detail. 😍🥰

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much - and I'm glad to hear you were reading about Stephanie! I'm working on translating her memoir, so I may do a video about her too, eventually. Weren't those two a pair? They don't get very good press, and okay, they may have had some less than desirable personality traits, but deep down, I always root for them. :)

  • @fizzao1342

    @fizzao1342

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGirlintheTiara Oh please do Stephanie! She may have had awkward characteristics but she was dealt a terrible hand.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fizzao1342 I would LOVE to do Stephanie. I'm actually translating her memoir right now!

  • @cherryblossom2494

    @cherryblossom2494

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I would too, I only know that Stéphanie was being mistreated by her mother-in-law Sisi because of how Sisi hated Stéphanie's aunt Charlotte (I kind of like Sisi, but her being a b*tch to her daughter-in-law was very harsh and horrible) I would also love a video of the life of Leopold II of Belgium's youngest daughter and child Clémentine and also his wife Marie Henriette of Austria

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cherryblossom2494 I did just pick up a biography of Marie Henriette - and another book gave me some fascinating details about how she took care of Charlotte. I think it's safe to say she'll get her own video. ;)

  • @derricklangford4725
    @derricklangford47253 жыл бұрын

    It's not lost on me how much time you have to invest from the research, putting together high quality videos and also the editing. If a Netflix series is ever made I hope your hired as a consultant. Keep up the good work ☺️

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! I do this purely for fun, but it's still wonderful to have the work appreciated. :)

  • @audspod1
    @audspod13 жыл бұрын

    As you say, this should be a movie!

  • @felixborda8706

    @felixborda8706

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nķoókínķóoķíñg

  • @h29452
    @h294523 жыл бұрын

    Wow! What a fascinating story. Thanks for uploading this. We need a Netflix show of Louise's story.

  • @ilanaallalouf5153

    @ilanaallalouf5153

    3 жыл бұрын

    Judith rants. Until we meet again

  • @lizdelisle1912
    @lizdelisle19123 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are first rate! A most enjoyable history lesson! Just goes to prove that an education doesn’t have to end with graduation!

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed meeting Louise. What I love about education after graduation is that you can pursue it on your own terms. No one in college wanted to talk about royal women, but here, I've met hundreds of people who do. So energizing and inspiring!

  • @giuliav
    @giuliav3 жыл бұрын

    You have a beautiful voice, and that was brilliantly told!

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much - I'm so glad you liked it! ❤️

  • @hadynwills3677
    @hadynwills36773 жыл бұрын

    Nothing wrong with her nose just look at her father's that's a nose.

  • @silvacleo329

    @silvacleo329

    3 жыл бұрын

    Her dad was projecting his bs, on her!

  • @randomness8819

    @randomness8819

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know she was adorable. Poor bby.

  • @cgt3704

    @cgt3704

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@silvacleo329 the nose was brought on by Leopold's mother, Queen Louise-Marie of Orleans, who trashtalked about her children. The reason why was that she wanted to let out her anger from the fact that her husband, Leopold i, had several affairs which became public knowledge

  • @silvacleo329

    @silvacleo329

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cgt3704 we will never know, what really was going on, there...

  • @megancrager4397

    @megancrager4397

    3 жыл бұрын

    I got my dad's nose too lol

  • @veronikajung9447
    @veronikajung94473 жыл бұрын

    You did good with name of Géza. I am Hungarian and we say the same way.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh, thank you - that makes me feel so much better! I looked up his full name and tried to find a native speaker on KZread pronouncing it, and only found one...so I was crossing my fingers it was right. :)

  • @Saucyakld

    @Saucyakld

    3 жыл бұрын

    My daughter in law is hungarian, learned a lot from her! She always calls it her poor country!

  • @ninonfaulkner21

    @ninonfaulkner21

    3 жыл бұрын

    Father of Mary and grandfather of Jesus

  • @BorneTrue
    @BorneTrue3 жыл бұрын

    I am new to your channel and love everything I have seen so far! You are 100% correct- this should be a mini-series or film. Louise was dealt a difficult card and never seemed to catch a break. My heart breaks for her and what she had to endure 💔

  • @year111
    @year1112 жыл бұрын

    Husband refuses to build another bathroom. Louise: And I took that personally.

  • @beatrixpendragon
    @beatrixpendragon3 жыл бұрын

    This yt channel find is the gift of my year so far. I've always been fascinated with royal histories way back then and this is a lovely take on it.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh, thank you - I'm so glad you're here! Always nice to meet others who love royal history. ❤️

  • @Samira-be2ht
    @Samira-be2ht2 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed this video very much! The music, the portraits, just amazing.. it was like reading a novel. Great work ❤

  • @PhDrSeuss
    @PhDrSeuss3 жыл бұрын

    WOW!!! I have been meaning to watch this awhile ago. I am glad I finally did. I never heard of Princess Louise of Belgium before until now. Great story (and narration). I learned something new and enjoyed it . Now to read the memoir. THANK YOU for sharing and telling about Louise of Belgium. I love learning history (and about people) that weren't told about or mentioned in school.

  • @ellaw356
    @ellaw3563 жыл бұрын

    I can’t wait for the next upload!! I’m just rewatching the others until you get the next ready. 😄

  • @Nicole-js7rb
    @Nicole-js7rb3 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting video. I'm familiar with King Leopold's legacy in the Congo. Thank you for telling the story of his daughter.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome! While I was putting this together, I kept wondering what might have turned out differently if Leopold's only son had survived. I suspect that would have made things a lot easier on Louise and her sisters...but probably wouldn't have changed much in the Congo, unfortunately.

  • @pattimessenger6214

    @pattimessenger6214

    3 жыл бұрын

    The brutality of Leopoldo in his reign over the Congo seems to be lost to history. Most people have never heard of this slavery after most of the world had eliminated it. Amputating hands of those who failed to meet their quota of rubber.

  • @susiejakes3019

    @susiejakes3019

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Blabla Bla You are a truly amoral ( worst than immoral) person to say that Leopold 11's order to cut off the hands of forced African black laborers/slaves in order to account for the rubber they harvested, was better treatment than in industries in Europe. Laborers in Europe never had their hands cut off. You are a racist.

  • @kimmccabe1422
    @kimmccabe14223 жыл бұрын

    These stories are addicting and with covid 19 homebound, I'm going thru them like water. Keep em comin.

  • @kasialeparska2480
    @kasialeparska24803 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! thank you for reviving great life stories of interesting people. Life was hard back then. Thanks to their fighting, and willing to give everything for their cause females, we have an easier life today! 🌷

  • @prettylilblossom
    @prettylilblossom3 жыл бұрын

    You said four words before I sub’d and liked. You sound so kind and it’s relaxing. Thank you!

  • @AKIABBRA
    @AKIABBRA3 жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh, I loved this!! You are so very talented!! While watching.....I kept thinking YES YES! THIS WOULD BE A GREAT MOVIE!!!

  • @crustyrash
    @crustyrash3 жыл бұрын

    I am so delighted to have tripped across your channel. I love this story!

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh, I'm so glad you like it! Louise takes a lot of flak for being a bad mother, and I can't argue much there, but I still find her inspiring. Not many women had the courage to do what she did and follow her heart. ❤️

  • @DebfromAZ1
    @DebfromAZ13 жыл бұрын

    Lucky for me to have stumbled across your video! I love this! I never knew about Louise and your storytelling was excellent! Will be looking for more!

  • @patriciafoster6282
    @patriciafoster628218 күн бұрын

    Thank you thank you for this delightful story. It was fascinating 💖. And I loved your presentation. Just lovely 💕

  • @sun-bx1hp
    @sun-bx1hp3 жыл бұрын

    I love how you edit your videos and your voice overs. You have a very soothing voice! I'm looking forward to more videos from your channel. Thank you so much.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome - I'm so glad you're here and you like the videos! ❤️

  • @bettypendleton8043
    @bettypendleton80433 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful story and enjoyed it highly Thank you

  • @mayajrj
    @mayajrj3 жыл бұрын

    @The Girl in the Tiara. It's so great seeing your videos on YT as well as reading them in your blog. Brilliant stuff and thank you

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much - your comment just made my day. ❤️

  • @lisamasters3655
    @lisamasters36552 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the upload

  • @annfisher3316
    @annfisher33163 жыл бұрын

    Her insurmountable courage and zest for life are inspiring. True love conquers all and your alluring narration of her eventful life's story prompted me to subscribe. Brilliant channel! 💙👏💚💐💜

  • @user-qr9uh1fd8g

    @user-qr9uh1fd8g

    23 күн бұрын

    True Love

  • @daniellachalhoub1560
    @daniellachalhoub15603 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this fascinating life story, how sad Louise was left on her own and abused by her father and her husband. 🧡🙏🧡

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you liked meeting Louise! I wish her story had a happier ending, but she definitely lived a full life - and much of it on her own terms. ❤️

  • @CherylSimser
    @CherylSimser3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this fascinating story. I truly enjoy the timelines you provide and your personal comments, more modern of course, make me chuckle. :)

  • @Sandra-ww6oz
    @Sandra-ww6oz3 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful story! Just subbed can’t wait to watch more - poor Louise I am glad she had known love albeit Victorian in nature. You rock Girl in the Tiara! ❤️🐨🇦🇺

  • @ellaw356
    @ellaw3563 жыл бұрын

    Finally, I’ve been waiting!!! Thank you TGITT! 💕

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome! I'm so glad you liked meeting Louise. Now it's on to our next subject...but I'm keeping her a secret for the moment. Just have to translate a bit more German to finalize the script. Stay tuned! ;)

  • @ellaw356

    @ellaw356

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait!

  • @dylanthepickle6428
    @dylanthepickle64283 жыл бұрын

    Princess Thyra was pregnant one of the times she was in the “asylum.”

  • @christineamclearly-halton1581
    @christineamclearly-halton15813 жыл бұрын

    Her story brought me to tears 😭 Thank you for sharing 💞

  • @justicebrook9546
    @justicebrook95463 жыл бұрын

    Beautifully done...... Loved every part! Definitely needs to be a movie.

  • @murdermygymsox
    @murdermygymsox3 жыл бұрын

    I’m so glad you were recommended to me! Your videos are so professional, fascinating, and relaxing! SUBSCRIBED 😊

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you - I'm so glad you're here! ❤️

  • @StormTalara
    @StormTalara3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for a fascinating insight into this princess. It sounds like Louise finally found love in Geza, but that they had a bit of a polyamorous relationship. As long as everyone was happy, that’s what was important. He obviously treated her well though.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree! I think she and Geza had love, friendship, and mutual respect. We'll never know for sure, and that's okay, but it seems like they were secure and open-minded enough to know that a polyamorous relationship didn't have to change anything about their feelings for each other. ❤️

  • @donstclair4619
    @donstclair4619 Жыл бұрын

    You did such an incredible job with this - top notch- thank you

  • @patriciarollinsdiedrich5990
    @patriciarollinsdiedrich59903 жыл бұрын

    You did great! Thoroughly enjoyed listening to you telling the y story of this intriguingly naughty princess!!!

  • @suzzify353
    @suzzify3533 жыл бұрын

    I am enjoying your channel so very much. After seeing one video... The Princess in the Asylum, I must see them all. I'm on my way to lobby Netflix. They are overlooking the fascinating history of a remarkable woman, a history that's perfectly relevant to our tme. Thanks for the beautifully presented video. I've always thought historical events are interesting, and that many of us have our minds numbed to any interest by the slit-my-wrists history classes in school. You provide an antidote.

  • @hpyles30241
    @hpyles302413 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Never heard of her before. Thankyou so Much for sharing this amazing womans journey!

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome - I'm so glad you enjoyed meeting Louise! :)

  • @bettyrivera9165
    @bettyrivera9165 Жыл бұрын

    You’re voice is very pleasant to the ears. Congrats! Love,love your research and your presentations ❤

  • @macpduff2119
    @macpduff21193 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for remembering and bringing these Royals back to our attention.

  • @cocoaorange1

    @cocoaorange1

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is nice to know about other European royals besides the Windsor!

  • @ishouldbesleeping1354
    @ishouldbesleeping13543 жыл бұрын

    You have a beautiful crystal clear and elegant voice

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aww, thank you so much! :)

  • @margritpiepes8242
    @margritpiepes82423 жыл бұрын

    !Louise was desperate for real Love and Affection. Royals where so stiff back then than pinocchio looks like a breakdancer.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's a great way to describe it - I love it! I'm going to smile all day thinking of Pinocchio breakdancing. 🤣

  • @carolerodgers2710

    @carolerodgers2710

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGirlintheTiara aaà

  • @carolerodgers2710

    @carolerodgers2710

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great narration

  • @mellie4174

    @mellie4174

    3 жыл бұрын

    They haven't changed much... Remember lady Diana?

  • @vj381

    @vj381

    3 жыл бұрын

    Royals are stiff and false now

  • @angelinanobile6212
    @angelinanobile62123 жыл бұрын

    Great story and I must say you did an outstanding job relating it to your audience. Thank you😊

  • @loraleiffxi
    @loraleiffxi3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent job! I really leaned a lot and felt like I was watching a movie, and hoping for a happy ending.

  • @anyahanley6698
    @anyahanley66983 жыл бұрын

    this is a screenplay for sure. Good work!

  • @anyamelikhova1142
    @anyamelikhova11423 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy all your videos, thank you so much for telling these fascinating stories!!

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! I love finding other people who are also interested in these lesser-known but still totally fascinating royal women. So glad you're here. ❤️

  • @lenietrollip486
    @lenietrollip486 Жыл бұрын

    An excellent video, thank you.

  • @madhattersoriginal6258
    @madhattersoriginal62583 жыл бұрын

    I Subscribed. Yes would be a fascinating drama series on PBS or some such. Great voice for storytelling and a well put together presentation TY for taking the time to do it. 🙂

  • @brittanyorban938
    @brittanyorban9383 жыл бұрын

    Your voice is so calming!

  • @lisashears1399
    @lisashears13993 жыл бұрын

    Thank you I really enjoyed this. Your voice is so calming and lovely xx you have another subscriber.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you - I'm so glad you enjoyed meeting Louise! I'm still getting used to hearing the sound of my own voice so often. :P

  • @lisashears1399

    @lisashears1399

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGirlintheTiara your voice is so calming and a joy to.listen to. I love history the history you cover. Xx

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lisashears1399 Aww, thank you so much. ❤️

  • @carmenmicsa7829
    @carmenmicsa78293 жыл бұрын

    Such a lovely narration, Jenni! 🤗💪👏

  • @dorisammann-mollet9942
    @dorisammann-mollet99423 жыл бұрын

    Sad story but still fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

  • @freshbeanne
    @freshbeanne3 жыл бұрын

    Wow this was so good! Never heard of her!

  • @Figgatella
    @Figgatella3 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel! I love history too. You have a beautiful voice!

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I'm so glad you're here. :)

  • @runninggirl2765
    @runninggirl27653 жыл бұрын

    Stumbled upon this little jewel of a video. Excellent content and photos. GREAT!

  • @maevewhite4376
    @maevewhite43764 ай бұрын

    What a wonderful story, and so well told!

  • @sharonharris9782
    @sharonharris97823 жыл бұрын

    You are indeed a woman after my own heart! I am an American who is absolutely enthralled with European royals. My specific love is British royal history, especially Tudor history.

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    So nice to meet a fellow royal lover! ❤️

  • @joberghorst2745
    @joberghorst27453 жыл бұрын

    Found this history to be very entertaining and interesting . Thank you

  • @TheGirlintheTiara

    @TheGirlintheTiara

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome - I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)

  • @Myriako
    @Myriako3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video ! 😊💐

  • @jilllangman9343
    @jilllangman9343Ай бұрын

    A most interesting story. Thank you.