>The daughter of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Princess Alexandra Amelie was the only one of her nine siblings who never married. Her father put off would-be suitors by claiming she was in fragile health. But her health wasn’t the only thing fragile about Alexandra. At age 23, the pretty, dark-haired princess was found walking slowly, carefully, bow-leggedly down the corridors of the royal palace. When questioned by her worried parents, she claimed that as a little girl she had swallowed a full-size glass grand piano. The princess was worried that if she bumped into something, the piano inside her would shatter and leave her in bloody shreds.
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McRobbie, Linda Rodriguez. “The Mad Princesses (And One Who Probably Wasn’t).” Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories From History-- Without the Fairy-Tale Endings. MJF Books, 2013. 250. Print.
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Saw someone on Twitter comment on how Sophie has never lifted a finger in all her sex scenes and I thought that was sooo funny😂😂 I know I can’t be the only one to think that Sophie is a pillow princess. Noticed it ever since S1.
The wedding had been in preparation for months, even while his Majesty of Bavaria was busy dealing with his state affairs, attendants still planned the occasion. King Max was set on giving his new wife an extravagant formal welcome to Bavaria.
It was organized, by his Majesty’s request, to be a public event, he wanted the people of Bavaria to have full view of their new queen, and to welcome her in turn. Invitations were still sent out for the more private events, included being minor nobles and gentrymen of Bavaria, as well as many of the king’s favourite scholars and intelligent minds. An invitation was also extended to those occupying Landtag seats, including the Duke of Pfalz, though this was done with some hesitance for fear of the ultramontane representatives reacting violently to such a marriage. Invitations had also been sent to the new consort’s family in Prussia, and the elector of Hesse, but their presence was not expected due to the ongoing war.
A portion of the army was called to assist the king’s guard in preventing a violent outcome, not enough to cause too much ire but enough to keep the king and his soon-to-be queen-consort safe.
It began peaceful, the invitees and public alike were allowed in to witness the first portion the wedding, where the king and his new consort were to appear together, arms linked, swear their vows within the public eye, and give regards to their wedding’s attendees. Though neither the king nor his wife were to appear to the public until then, meaning that violent revolutionaries and ultramontanes could easily blend within the crowds before striking.
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