5 monarchs who sacrificed title and power for love

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

The fairy tale about Cinderella or about Emelya, who in the finale were married to princes and princesses, happen in real life. However, there is one small "but". In most countries, the heir to the throne, having married a commoner, loses the right to claim the throne. At the same time, the power of love is so great that the heirs to the throne are ready to give up their high position for the sake of the second half.

Netherlands: Johan Frizo and Mabel Visse-Smith

Johan Frizo (Friso) is the son of Queen Beatrix and Klaus von Amsberg, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Unlike many persons of royal blood, at one time he decided not to live on the "allowance" due to him by law, and after passing two universities, he defended his master's degree in economics at the University of Rotterdam. After completing his studies, he worked in the banking sector.

He met his fiancée, entrepreneur Mabel Wisse-Smith in 2001. Just a couple of months earlier, rumors of the prince's unconventional sexual inclinations were vigorously discussed throughout the kingdom. At first, as befits human rumor, it was suggested that Johan used Mabel as a "screen". Their relationship was strong, however, and they announced their engagement in 2003.

The applicant's candidacy and her connections, in accordance with Dutch law, were carefully scrutinized for compliance. As a result, it turned out that in the 80s she was closely acquainted with a major mafia. Although a close friend stood up for her, claiming that it was she who had the dubious honor of sharing the bed with the "godfather", this did not work, and Johan and Mabel did not receive parliamentary approval for the marriage. In 2004, they officially married, and from that moment on, the royal son lost the right to inherit the throne.

This was the first time in the Netherlands that a man chose love over power. However, before him, the queen's two sisters, Irena and Christina, preferred morganistic marriage, so Johan had someone to take an example from.

Luxembourg: Prince Louis and Tessie Anthony

On duty, Prince Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg went to Kosovo. As part of the NATO delegation, he inspected Luxembourg military units. And it had to happen that Louis met there the only girl sergeant of the Luxembourg army, who went to serve in such a tense area. The Serbo-Albanian conflict, although somewhat weakened, but the confrontation did not stop, and the service there was not easy.

Young people, who were at that time a little less than 20 years old, fell in love with each other and began to meet. Initially, they did not plan to get married, but Tessie Anthony (that was the girl's name) found out that she was pregnant. In March 2006, their first child was born, and in September the couple signed. The prince was deprived of the right of inheritance, but the title was left to him.

The second child of the married couple appeared a year after the marriage. And in 2009 "time-tested" Tessie and her children also received princess titles. Unfortunately, at the beginning of 2017, the marriage broke up.

Norway: Martha Louise and Ari Ben

Martha Louise, a Norwegian princess, dreamed all her life to be like all ordinary children. She graduated from college, where she studied to be a fashion designer, then entered the University of Oxford, where she studied literature. Without completing her studies, she switched to show jumping, and after that she began to study to be a physiotherapist.

In 2001, she got engaged to writer-director Ari Ben. In 2002, they entered into an official marriage.

Martha Louise was 30 years old at the time. By the standards of Russia, it is quite an "advanced" age for marriage. However, in Europe this is in the order of things, since the first 30 years of life, people are looking for their vocation and making a career. From 2003 to 2008, the couple had three children.

During her marriage, Martha Louise tried herself in many professions. She wanted to self-actualize, but she didn't do it very well. In the end, she settled on the fact that, together with her friend, she organized the "School of Angels", where the students are promised the disclosure of paranormal abilities.

In 2016, the couple broke up. And here Martha managed to shock her subjects, since this was the first divorce among the royal people of Norway.

Japan: princesses Sayako and Mako with their "commoners"

Princess Sayako (Nori), the only daughter of Emperor Akihito, met her future husband thanks to her brother Akishino, who studied with Yoshiki Kuroda at the university. Sayako was 36 years old when he and Yoshika announced their intention to become husband and wife.

Kuroda is an ordinary employee, albeit from a fairly privileged family. However, his last name was not included in the list of families from which Japanese princes and princesses can choose for themselves. After the wedding, Sayako was stripped of her high title and received $ 1.3 million as a wedding gift.

Sayako's example was followed by another girl from the imperial dynasty - Mako Akishino, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito. The princess was a real idol of the Japanese youth. In 2017, she announced that she was going to marry a fellow student named Kei Komuro, whom they had been dating for 5 years.

In principle, it is not surprising that the children and grandchildren of the Emperor of Japan preferred love to the crown. After all, Akihito himself is married to Shoda Michiko, who does not belong to an aristocratic family. He met her on the tennis court. However, unlike his daughters and granddaughters, he was not asked to "get out" from the imperial family and was not deprived of his privileges. READ MORE …

Great Britain: Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

In order to marry the prince, Wallis had to divorce. Even a divorced woman was not allowed to marry Edward by the Church of England rules. The people were against marriage. Everything was not in their favor, but true love knows no barriers. In 1936, Edward was to be crowned as his father died. Wallis at that time was 41 years old, and Edward was a year older than her, and they had been dating for five years.

Edward VIII Recorded a radio message to the people, in which he said that without the support of Wallis, he was not able to fulfill his royal duties properly, therefore he abdicated the throne. He did not regret this act for a day. And as the fairy tales say, they lived happily ever after until death separated them. In 1972, Edward died, and his wife lived for another 14 years after him. They are buried together. READ MORE …

As you can see, royal marriages can also be happy and not very happy, even if they are morganistic. "Kings can do anything," but they are people, so they are not immune from mistakes. For example, such as two marriages of the Royal Princess Anne of Great Britain.