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Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria
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by Julia P. Gelardi

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Julia Gelardi's Born to Rule is the powerful epic story of five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria, who reigned over the end of their empires, the destruction of their families, and the tumult of the twentieth century

Here are the stories of Alexandra, whose faith in Rasputin and tragic end have become the stuff of legend; Marie, the flamboyant and eccentric queen who battled her way through a life of intrigues and was also the mother of two Balkan queens and of the scandalous Carol II of Romania; Victoria Eugenie, Spain's very English queen who, like Alexandra, introduced hemophilia into her husband's family---with devastating consequences for her marriage; Maud, King Edward VII's daughter, who was independent Norway's reluctant queen; and Sophie, Kaiser Wilhelm II's much maligned sister, daughter of an emperor and herself the mother of no less than three kings and a queen, who ended her days in bitter exile.

Using never before published letters, memoirs, diplomatic documents, secondary sources, and interviews with descendents of the subjects, Julia Gelardi's Born to Rule is an astonishing and memorable work of popular history.

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THE STORY OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S FIVE SPECIAL GRANDDAUGHTERS begins with the birth of the eldest of the group, the future Queen Maud of Norway.

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  • Title Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria
  • Author Julia P. Gelardi
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Griffin, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2006-02-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780312324247 / 0312324243
  • Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.2 in (22.61 x 15.49 x 3.05 cm)
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Queens - Europe, Queens - Russia
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Julia Gelardi was born in Manila, Philippines, and educated in the United States and Canada. An independent historian and author, she lives with her husband and two daughters in Plymouth, Minnesota.
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