A Royal Family, Episode 1: The Father in law of Europe (Documentary)
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- At the end of the 1800s, the Danish King, Christian IX and his wife, Queen Louise, married their six children into the dominating European royal families and Christian IX became known as "Europe's Father-In-Law". Today, his descendants are to be found all over Europe.
These are their stories, stories of power, love, triumph, tragedy and honour, recounted through interviews and never before published letters, photographs and home movie footage, by over 30 members of the European royal family.
Anecdotes handed down through generations give insight into a Europe ruled by 'dynasty politics' where arranged marriages created alliances between countries.
Episode 1 - The Father-In-Law of Europe.
In the Europe of the 1800s, Denmark, England, and Russia each have a childless king; all three need an heir to the throne. Speedily arranged marriages, births, and cunning strategies bring King Christian IX, Queen Victoria and Tsar Alexander II to the throne.
No copyright intended.
I have watched all the stories on the descendants of the father in law of Europe at least 4 times for each video, from March 2020. The history that you learn even helps put things into perspective today. I love this series
I Watch this series over and over. Fascinating and I am learning who's who over time.
@@melianna999 Yes. I live in Denmark and have only noted one name of the 8 kids of the two princes: the next in line Christian after his father Frederik. It is like in the UK: all the spares are not of importance to most people.
@@waylen9158 Hopefully they love each other
and will keep this bond when Christian
become King.
Harry's behaviour is disgusting.
Yes isn’t that the truth 👍
This is my third time.
Love Prince Michael of Greece. He seems like a great storyteller. I could listen to him tell stories for hours!😁❤
He is!
Me too.
I have been looking for this FOR YEARS in English. They ran all the episodes on Australian public TV about 10-15 years ago, after Mary married Fred.
This is the best Royal history documentary I've ever seen on TV. Just brilliant.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
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michelle stein-evers frankl I
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michelle stein-evers frankl Frederik (he is no Flintstone)
I love the opening story of the family meeting a man who was lost in a park in Copenhagen. Well told by the former King of Greece!
When the outside world is scary and horrible at the moment this is my come to whilst safely in bed with my cats to just switch off. Thank you 🙏
What do you know. Me too!
wtf? you write like you live in a war zone
@@sodapop83 How do you know she doesn’t? Maybe it’s a war zone in her head, like it is mine. And?
@@juniemoon1528 Answer of the Year
@sodapop When I wrote the comment i was shielding and not allowed outside my flat as I am at high risk of death if I contract coronavirus but I’m glad it made you happy to make your comment 🤷♀️
This is the first time I hear the Royals really talk from the heart...animated and with humour. It makes them so much more relatable
And soundtrack is flawless. Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky....perfectly chosen.
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed and appreciate the musical selection. It was outstanding. I know 😔I'm a nerd!😊 Especially coming from where I come from 🤗
Can you guys tell me the title of the music used in the introduction? I've been searching for it but don't have any chance finding it...Thanks
How do u know what that music is ? Do people actually sit and listen to that mess ? It has no words its js music blahhh
Thank you very much for this great documentary. What I love the most about it is that it comes across as practicaly impartial. Not trying to glorify one monarch and disgrace other. Just presenting events as they were happening not trying to influence the viewer's opinion as much as in other documentaries I've seen - in particular documents about life of Queen Victoria. So thank you for that 💙
Miss Pizarro where are you from?
I really like the anecdotes from the family members. This is a great style of documentary, thanks for sharing this :)
I just watched a documentary program yesterday that included a very emotional moment for Princess Olga. It's nice to see her smiling in this one!
Angel Singer Was it the Windsors' one? I think she is in that one as well.
I’m not sure why your videos were recommended to me by CZcams but I have enjoyed them very much and am infact watching them a second time through - thank you for posting them
This is a great pleasure to watch this series of documentaries. I am in the process of moving, and I can barely pull myself away to get any work done. It is an easy and wonderful way to learn. Thank you for this opportunity. I love it!!! ❤️🌹❤️
Such a wonderful documentary to watch! It would have been even better with english subtitle added. Not just the muted gaps for easy follow through, the subtitle will be greatly appreciated for the hearing impaired audiences. They sure not want to miss this great piece and enjoy learning European history. I do expect myself to watch at least twice of all episodes and acquire a better understanding of relations and characters.
I'm here for the sixth time and always I learn something new.
This is an excellent documentary with wonderful pictures. I totally enjoyed it and wish it wasn't over !
Thank you so much!!! I admire so much the Scandinvian Royal Families and societies.
To me, the biggest challenge watching these documents (or studying European history) is to figure out who's who, there seemed to be only a handful of names available for dozens of kings and queens, princes and princesses. Grandfathers and grandsons named the same, so was the case of grandmothers and granddaughters. And, they're ALL related by either blood or marriage.
Xiaomin L Feador
Use Wikipedia and family tree charts. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_descendants_of_Queen_Victoria_and_King_Christian_IX
Xiaomin L Feador . 8
So relatable.
Oh my goodness, yes!! All the Christians, and Fredericks, and Edwards and Louise's!!! I've got like 5 different wikipedia pages open cuz I'm trying to keep up with everyone cuz I get everyone mixed up.
tell us about it imagine being educated on this subject in school, so many kings with the same names , and their children married all over the world and still had english names ...lol go figure
When Queen Victoria was born her first christian name was Alexandrina VIctoria, she adopted the name Victoria just before her Coronation
I like to listen story from prince Michael of Greece, he has a special gift to be a story teller.
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He has great comedic timing and is so vivaceous. But most of them can spin an amusing tale and know how to relate an anecdote.
He is such a great storyteller
I have enjoyed this series so much! Thank you! I take away so much from these but what stays with me the most is the fate of Russia under Czar Alexander once he crumbles up the new constitution his father and uncle were wanting to put in place. He sealed the fate of the people and I would go further and say sealed the fate of his own son. Czar Nicholas and his whole family who were executed! I agree with the Constantine the big "if" of history!
I want to thank you so very much for putting together such a lovely documentary especially in English. I truly have enjoyed this so very much. Thank you so very much again. God Bless you.
These people are so much nicer than most royals. Thanks so much for sharing
Beatrice definitely has Victorias HUGE eyes 😊
So called "bovine eyes"
I think she was beautiful.
You mean bulging eyes. Not pretty.
Hanoverian...
You found it. I have been looking for this for years.
R W rrt
I wish this had been aired in the US, I as an admirer of all things European royalty, I would've enjoyed immensely. I have watched this documentary numerous times and have enjoyed watching it
Watching the old films of this family when they were all together makes me think that they must have been very happy and great fun to be around.
Prince Michael of Greece seems to be a fun person to hang out with.
Prince Michael of Greece’s accent is so fabulous, I could listen to him all day.
What a wonderful series this is, thank you for bringing these folks to life in such an entertaining and informative way.
Me too! I remember having watched all the episodes in Denmark when they were aired on Danish TV! Then I've been looking for them on the internet for years! Tusind tak!!!
I love queen Margrethes accent
I can't vouch for the accuracy of the Narratives, but this Documentary Series is Excellently Produced.
Scandinavian Royalty- Thank you! This is truly informative, well-researched and entertaining video.I look forward to the next episodes. But I'd like to know if the sound issues have been addressed. I've tried with subtitles but there aren't any for the scenes with no sound. Thanks once again.
Thank you from Sydney Australia . Looking forward to watching the other parts . Very enjoyable, Cheers.
It is interesting for me that the programme opens with Christian IX as he has been mentioned in so many backstories of others such as his daughters who married into the English and Russian dynasties. A very good, informative video thank you.
Hey there is our Romanian king, Regele Mihai, he past away about 3 years ago. He was forced to abdicate by the communists who practically ran him out of Romania. The royals of Romania have come back to Romania and taken residence at their castle, Castelul Peles, which my husband, daughter and niece visited a couple years ago. They come back sometimes and certain rooms are closed to the public. Mihai was a good king and a Christian one too.
Tell me more about Peles
It's a shame that the sound cuts out in a couple of places, but on the whole this is an excellent video. One other comment, the narrator refers to one of Christian IX's daughters as "Dalmar" but I always thought her name was Dagmar who was the Tsarista of Russia.
It's the Danish pronunciation of Dagmar - the "G" isn't pronounced the way it is in English.
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The six episodes start my interest in learning Danish German and French to known more about their amazing culture
Thank you for This amazing documentary!!!!!!
Thank you so much. Well presented❤️
Greetings from USA🇺🇸🙏
This is a fascinating and well done documentary series. I've learned a ton and I thought I knew a lot. Highly recommended.
Thank you for sharing, I've been wanting to see this for a very,very long time!
Thank you for this interesting series. I know a lot about British royals, but nothing of the Scandinavian, except when they married into British. But Victoria did have siblings. And her sister was there with her. However, she was a bit older and left to get married when Victoria was a child. Her brother stayed in Germany. She also had other children to play with. Victoria was extremely hyperbolic her whole life. And extremely self pitying. However, she WAS extremely overprotected.
Actually Victoria had a half - sister and half - brother from her mother's first marriage, but her siblings were much older.
Yes, Karl and Feodora. From what I remember, her half-sister lived with them until she was married and Victoria wept terribly when she left. Her half-brother was the Prince of Leiningen and mostly stayed in Germany and occasionally visited.
Fascinating stuff and incredible to have (former and current) Crowned heads of Europe talking about...Crowned heads of Europe! And with such candor. Unprecedented and fawning, as you'd expect. I love how Prince Michael of Greece makes the word deceased sound like 'diseased'. Imagine the planning - and sign-off - it took to get this produced?
8:13 I didn’t really get why people say Beatrice of York resembles Queen Victoria the most, but I _definitely_ see it now... wow
I enjoyed watching this video very much. Thank you for posting and sharing. Linda in Texas USA
THIS IS AMAZING!
Actually the documentary I watched said queen Victoria had her bed moved out of her moms room as soon as she became queen
She did! She didn’t waste any time there.
I read she did it that very night. And I don't blame her. But, I also read that her mother did it to protect her, to never let her really be alone, as they were afraid of assassination.
Lynx South she banished her Mother to another part of the palace
Yes, after Victorias mother died she found little pink notes from her mother they'd say things of how much she loved Victoria and sweet words towards her.
Victoria was devastated as she realised that her mother did love her and regretted how she had treated her mother.
It isn't true that Victoria became queen because her parents were the first of the brothers to have a child after all the German weddings. She became queen because the two daughters of her uncle William IV died young and she was the next in line.
I have watched this series a lot but it’s just so good
Even before getting into this video, thanks so much for uploading. I how just finished a different history series and was scrolling though, trying to find my next one. This obviously hit a bit interest block for me.
Queen Margarethe is lovely
Yes she is... She's 80 now I believe and looks amazing...
She is intelligent, kind, multilingual, and gets involved in culture - painting, translating books into Danish and even sewing costumes for the National Theatre. She is a wonderful woman.
She is, indeed, a beautiful woman.....apparently, inside and out. Cheers to her for her work and charm!!!
Prince Michael of Greece I just love
him! He is funny 😁 ❤️
Excellent documentary. clear and elegant
Its maddening when the volume goes out. Too much is missed
I thought that was just me!
It's to avoid any copyright issues
Queen Margrethe is so beautiful and intelligent but also very personable.
❤❤❤
The Duke of Edinburgh is a descendant of Christian IX.
Also a descendant of Queen Victoria, through her daughter, Alice
And of Queen Victoria...
So is the queen
All inbreeding unfortunately.
So is Queen Elizabeth II
King Leopold , uncle to Victoria (her mother's brother and Albert's father too) was, before to became King of Belgium,, married to princesse Charlotte of Great Britain who died in childbirth.
Charlotte was heir to the throne of England.
Sorry for my bad english.
"My name is Jesus" ROFLMAO Thanks for posting this wonderful series.
Just as you think there's no way this guy can come up with a comeback while being introduced to several European royals, bam... he comes back with Jebus Christ, the King of Kings, how you like 'em apples????
I realize that this was only a joke. However, to use Christ’s name like that is not to be taken lightly...
Love this video, but certainly did NOT think that was funny at all. 😧😕😔
Nobody was ever named jesus christ Its a 2000 yr old lie. I feel sorry for people that actually believe that crap😂🤦🏻♂️
@@myassizitchy I guess you were there at that time to bark such an affirmation!? How about believing what you may want BUT let the rest of the world be more educated than you are and believe what THEY WANT!
From min 11:34 I can 't hear anything, at min 12:46 the sound is back :) At min 45:30 the sound is stop again and come back at min 46:06 :) , at min 47:08 the sound is gone again and min 47:30 is back :) I enjoy it watching :) I hope part 2 have sound :D
It doesn't have sound because of copyright issues, I'll try to subtitle those fragments so I can make up for it
you can use the subtitles, i did
Ciucur Nadia Maria Lol I thought it was just me
Pia Sofie did not work for me
In which language Pia?
Question: why the the narration disappear around minute 11:00?
And again around 45:00 then again at 47:00, mid-sentence of the narration of a charming anecdote by the Greek Prince Michael (a delightfully wonderful character on his own)! Are the music rights are so problematic?
Yes they are! I have to delete the songs, but unfortunately with the songs the narrations are also deleted and I don't want the videos to be deleted for copyright infrightment so that's all I can do :(
Scandinavian Royalty Would it be possible to perhaps add the missing narration to the info box or comments? I've never seen this program before and am enjoying it immensely. Thank you for uploading it!
Put the closed captioning on
Megan Gannon it didn't help. :(
is there a way to edit it, so that captions show up when the sound is edited out? I hate to miss great information
Thanks for this!
Excellent!
"I'm Jesus Christ" that was funny....
Enjoying viewing episodes 1-6 how I wished I learnt history back at school then.
Oh I love that too...
Nearly as funny as meeting the entire royal families of Europe in one fell swoop.
@@melaniemaniscalco2060 Yeah it's no wonder that man thought he was being sent up😅
This Documentary is soooo Amazing :)!
The Queen of Denmark has a surprisingly English accent. I’m assuming she was taught English elocution when she was younger bc no one speaking Danish as their first language would sound like that.
She studied at Cambridge university.
Her mother made sure she and her sisters was taught English, French and German almost as well as Danish very early by hiring a nanny from each country.
At least that's what the Queen said in another documentary.
@@alzbetadostalova2040 she has the accent well before that obviously.
The Queen of Denmarks' mother spoke excellent English as her mother was a princess of Great Britain. The queen of Denmarks mother was Swedish princess Ingrid, who had a British mother, Margaret of Connaught, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
I admire Queen Margarethe greatly. A very intelligent, creative and kind, loving woman. A good mother and Queen. ❤
So pleased to see this; really enjoyed it when it was shown on tv in Britain and wanted to buy the dvd of the series but was unable to do so. Thanks for the upload.
a thousand documentaries in a thousand days. this is good, real, good.
Queen Victoria's family photo looked like a school outing.
Queen Victoria looks at a picture of the attractive Princess Alexandra, future wife of her son.
30:25 “And even though she thinks that the princess’ brow is a little low and that her nose is a little to long, she is clearly a better choice than all the other candidates.” LOL
KateSleuth
haha, maybe she knew it would take miraculous, FLAWLESS beauty to compensate for.....her situation. 😬😂😇
Victoria really appreciated good looks in both men and women but she was under "no illusions as to my personal appearance".
Thank you for sharing!
Denmarks monarchy always had unconditional love for their children ♥
Very good, easy to follow, too bad the audio went out twice.
victoria very definitely had siblings--princess feodora was her half sister and prince carl was her half brother--her mother had been a widow with 2 children when she married victoria's father the duke of kent
Does anyone know how I can watch this docu series elsewhere without the disruption?
I really enjoy it but I don't want the gaps... I understand about copyright
Very interesting program but disappointed that there are parts where the audio goes out
Kelly Schwiger it's due to copy right laws
I had sound issues, but was able to ff a bit, and sound came back.. I love this series, .. to hear the sufferings of the ppl,... we are part founding fathers of 🇨🇦. My family is from Germany, because the 7 families were basically enticed by land in USA, however once in USA , they found they were duped. They then joined 6 other families who signed a contract with Benjamin Franklin and friends, they sailed up to Canada, only to abandoned these families... they barely survived with the help of 1 stranger, who taught the 7 families how to survive in our climate.. A year later, the ship comes for its bounty which included Hemp, shocked to see my g8 grandfather alive and well..
It would be nice if this could be posted again without the audio problems.
aculady1 it's because of copy right laws
Beatrice of York kinda resembles QV. And QM2 of Denmark resembles Alexandra of Denmark...
Some of the facts are modified here. Victoria had the choice presented to her by her uncle of marrying either Albert or his older brother. Fortunately, she chose Albert.
Her cousin George of Cambridge was also an option.
She also had older half siblings from her Mom's first marriage...
Granted her choice of husband was limited given that man would soon be prince consort, it wasn't limited to two. There was the Russian tsarevitch, the Prince of Orange and the future Duke of Cambridge and King of Hanover. But she only ever had eyes for Prince Albert.
@@adriangilbert5364 highly unlikely that a heir to any other throne or dukedom or principality would be allowed to marry a queen regnant.
@@reneedaughter Isabella and Ferdinand. Mary and Philip. It happened occasionally and it was sometimes a way for a female ruled to hedge herself on her throne.
Enjoy these so much. Just wondering why there are muted parts?
To avoid copyright issues
My grandfather had to wear little sailor suits and had long curls till he was four - and was taken to the engine of the train to thank the driver at the end of a journey
Important information is not heard during this documentary during the information starting in 1826 about young King Christian. If the audio can not be restored perhaps you can add subtitles to the Part 1 Documentary, otherwise much information is missed by those interested in watching this. Thank you for listening.
Why is the sound cut out in much of this episode?? It’s so annoying!
Id love to watch this but there are many parts with no sound it’s very frustrating to watch it! How can I watch the full thing with sound
I've recently read and reviewed two books recently about this time period. One was called "From Splendor to Revolution," which was a very good biography about 4 Romanov women and the second one was a novel called Victoria. That one was...Well lets say there was a lot of disappointment which I share in the video. :-).
After the assignation of Zar Alexander IIX we loose the sound for some time again and again for later on when speaking of the reunion near the end.
I have been looking for this series in English for awhile. Please post the others.
I just came upon it by accident, because I am always looking for historical videos. Hello from Dallas Texas
bimboyren
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Each time I watch this episode, I'm always struck by the beauty of the peasant @ 27:46 ((left of screen)). I'm not sure what to make of the thing on her right, but her eyes are beyond engaging and I LOVE the bones in her face and her jawline.
Tammy Incoln , he’s the father,worn out at a young age trying to keep the boys away from his daughter!
Great!!! Thank You
What is the title of the opening music ? 😍😍
Most brilliant aside ever...."which is actually the house (palace) that I am living in now...." Thank God for dying monarchies.
Love the introductory BGM!! Can anyone tell what it is!!
great series...
i'm sorry you had to blank so much of the audio.
I've watch episode 1&2 with each one the sound cuts in & out, you miss a lot of the documentary
Den som har textat detta på engelska kan inte ha varit riktigt nykter.
I,m so Happy that I found this have been searching for it for years. It was called the house of Glücksburg when they did send it here in Sweden.
Therese Nilsson
Over all I liked this series and it does explain a lot to me. I understand the music copyright issues for the sound dropping but with a simple computer editing program the words can be added in as text. Closed Captioning does not work on many videos. Sorry but maybe allow someone to edit this well made documentary of history so it is easily watched.
The painting of Victoria at 7.30 ... who does that remind you of? Actually, the spitting image!
The sound keeps cutting in and out Crap really