Why is he rarely referred to using his father's family name? Likewise, his offspring are "Mountbatten-Windsor", not "Glücksburg-Windsor".
Just to add to my confusion, according to Wikipedia, his sisters are referred to as belonging to the Glücksburg family.
Why are they shunning the Glücksburg name? It's a more prestigious royal house than Battenberg/Mountbatten.
some call them fake Greeks and i totally disagree when George I the first became king he was 17 in 1863 and died in 1913 that means he spent 50 years he was a Greek citizen more years than a danish that means he was Greek he lived there he loved the Greek culture and here the dynasty begins.
Every king after him lived in Greece more time(except Constantine II which was kicked out of the from 1973-2013) They were were taught the Greek language they learned the Greek culture.
An argument that many Greek republicans use is" they were puppets of the British" that is in no way correct when the French and the British pressured the king to join the entente. He favoured naturality although I despise him because if we joined in 1916 We would have Cyprus imagine we joined in 1917 lost opportunity.
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, was taking a stroll through the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh when suddenly his guards noticed the Prince had the face of a crazed man. When the guard turned to him and tried to reach out to grasp him the duke fell to the ground in agony.
He was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital. While there the doctors tried everything, but it was to no avail. His words to his wife, the Queen of the United Kingdom, were "Twas nice"
Queen Elizabeth one of the most popular and longing reigned queens in British history has now became a widow
With the Juan Carlos I-class Amphibious Assault Ship joining the VS, there is a great opportunity to expand the capabilities of the VS while also placing more orders for Navantia.
Using the JCI-class as the base idea as well as the Cavour-class developed by Italy, the Glücksburg-class will remove the ski-jump as the Harrier is no longer in use, and the ships are not built to allow other type of naval fighter planes. Instead, the main focus of this ship will be as a helicopter carrier/troop transport. In place of the ski-jump, we will be able to increase the number of helicopter parking spots on the deck.
The class/ship names will be dedications to the royal families of the member nations. Thus, the names will be the House names of the royal families: House Glücksburg, House Bourbon, and House Belgium.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 28,000 tonnes |
| Length | 244 m |
| Beam | 32 m |
| Draught | 8.7 m |
| Propulsion | 4x 15 MW POD |
| Speed | 25 knots |
| Range | 11,000 nmi |
| Boats and landing craft carried | 4x LCM-1E |
| Capacity | 1,200 soldiers + up to 52 Leopard 2A7 tanks |
| Complement | 220 sailors, 190 air wing |
| Sensors and Processing Systems | LANZA-N air search, ARIES surface search, PAR aircraft landing; 2 × SELEX ES RTN-25X Orion, fire direction radars; PAR (Precision Approach Radar) Selex ES MM/SPN-720; PALS (Precision Approach and Landing System) Telephonics AN/SPN-41A; 2 x GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753(v)10 navigation radars; WASS SNA-2000 Mine Avoidance Sonar (Leonardo Thesan); 2 x Selex ES IRST SASS (Silent Acquisition and Surveillance System); EID ICCS integrated communications control system; underwater telephone |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | REGULUS and RIGEL |
| Armament | 4× 8-cell A-43 Sylver launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface-to-air missile; 2x Oto Melara 76/62 mm Strales guns; 2× Oerlikon Contraves 25/80 mm Anti-aircraft guns; 1x ODLS-H/ODLS OTO Melara decoy launching systems |
| Aircraft Carried | 25 NH90 + 9 flight deck parking spots. Not F-35B compatible. Can carry attack helicopters if desired. |
| Notes | Incorporating the EGS Spartan Combat System that has been built on some of our planes, the Glücksburg-class will have Command Centers that utilize the EGS Spartan Combat System and help manage the battlefield between Naval, Air, and Land Forces. |
| Costs | $850m |
| Years | 3 |
| Name | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Glücksburg | 2040 |
| Bourbon | 2040 |
| Belgium | 2040 |
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[WP] After Europe again breaks down into international war, nations call on all inheritors of their ancient royal and noble bloodlines to return to power - no matter distantly related they have become.
"What exactly happened Løjtnant Kai? I need specifics."
"At precisely 0219 this morning, we began moving Prince Kare of the Royal Family to the Faroe Islands, sir. We split the entire 1st Battalion of the Royal Life Guard into six units," Kai began to recite the intelligence they received from this morning as the two walked through the outer barricades of Skovgård Castle. "Great Britain had set up blockades at every major port, and the Swedes were covering any exit by land."
The General shook his head as the two walked through the ruins of the Castle. Preliminary construction of fortifications and barricades had begun late into the evening last night and by the looks of things, were still nowhere close to being finished.
"They knew we were moving him, sir. None of us have any idea how. From what we know, both the first three diversion units of the Royal Guard were massacred thirteen minutes into their journey by Swedish forces." Kai used his finger and swiped upwards on his datapad as he continued to read the information, "From there, the two remaining diversion units went to reinforce Prince Kare's unit."
"That's when we lost contact."
"Precisely, at 0234 we lost contact with the Oberst in charge of Prince Kare's unit," Kai flicked his finger once more, "Three hours later, at 0532, we received a distress signal; the Swedish military had destroyed the remaining units and captured Prince Kare."
"Any demands as of yet?" The General pushed open the double doors leading into the War Room, it was still cluttered, but for the most part it was working and there were several dozen officers running around.
"None, sir. They simply want us to know they have him. We are expecting them to use him as a hostage until we agree to their terms."
"For helvede. They know we won't agree to those terms, our people would never go for it, they'd slice our own heads off." The General stood there, staring at the war map in front of him. He thought for a long time, about his situation and how, years ago, in a simpler time, there were no Kings or Queens. Over the recent years however, major European countries were resorting to monarchies, with many royal bloodlines usurping seats of power. The General knew years ago that it was only a matter of time until these r
... keep reading on reddit ➡Sweyn Glücksburg and advisors hosted a meeting yesterday to discuss the recent attacks and subsequently deaths of his mother and father. He was had over 10 guards in the meeting room to protect him and advisors. But this did not stop the terrorists/insurgents. Seven of the guards turned their weapons on the other guards and killed them. Then the terrorists/insurgents killed the advisors and Sweyn Glücksburg.
Due to Sweyn Glücksburg not having anymore heir, Norway has plassed the leadership on to Erna Glücksburg, his elder sister. Norway has now focused on finding these terrorists/insurgents and figuring out why they are doing this.
I've been reading about the House of Glücksburg, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Prince Philip (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark and baptised Greek Orthodox) and I was wondering how that link came to exist. I understand the link between the Northern countries, but when/why did Greece come to be included? As a follow-up question, why was the House of Glücksburg/the monarchy exiled from Greece in the early 1900s?
