Marie José of Belgium (Marie José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. Her 35-day tenure as queen consort earned her the affectionate nickname "the May Queen".
During the First World War, she was evacuated to England. She was a pupil at the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School in Brentwood, Essex, during her time in the UK and boarded there.
In 1924, Maria Jose attended her first court ball. For the occasion she was given an antique pearl and diamond tiara that had originally been owned by Stephanie de Beauharnais.
Belgium (i/ˈbɛldʒəm/; Dutch:België[ˈbɛlɣijə]; French:Belgique[bɛlʒik]; German:Belgien[ˈbɛlɡiən]), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a sovereign state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts several of the EU's official seats and as well as the headquarters of many major international organizations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787sqmi) and has a population of about 11million people.
Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups: the Dutch-speaking, mostly Flemish community, which constitutes about 59% of the population, and the French-speaking, mostly Walloon population, which comprises 41% of all Belgians. Additionally, there is a small group of German-speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area, and bordering Germany.
The history of Belgium stretches back before the origin of the modern state of that name in 1830. Belgium's history is intertwined with those of its neighbours: the Netherlands, Germany, France and Luxembourg. For most of its history, what is now Belgium was either a part of a larger territory, such as the Carolingian Empire, or divided into a number of smaller states, prominent among them being the Duchy of Brabant, the County of Flanders, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and Luxembourg. Due to its strategic location and the many armies fighting on its soil, Belgium since the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) has often been called the "battlefield of Europe" or the "cockpit of Europe." It is also remarkable as a European nation which contains, and is divided by, a language boundary between Latin-derivedFrench, and GermanicDutch.
Belgian wine is produced in several parts of Belgium and production, although still modest at 1,400 hectoliters in 2004, has expanded in recent decades.
History
Belgian wine first appeared in the Middle Ages, around the 9th century. It is unlikely that wine was made in the area now known as Belgium before that, since the climate was not suitable and Gaul was covered with thick forests. However, there are mentions of Paris vineyards in the 4th century. From that time, vine cultivation spread northward and in the 8th century the banks of the Rhine were covered with vineyards. The first attempts at viniculture in Belgium were made around the same time. Moreover, the vineyards were already well established in Amay. The vineyard at Vivegnis, in the north of the province of Liège, was already considered old in the 9th century, as well as the vineyard at Huy, which belonged in part to the Bishop of Liège. The edges of the Meuse River were intensively cultivated because they offered well-exposed hillsides.
Born as Marie-José of Belgium in 1906, the young Princess would one day become Queen of Italy. Known as the May Queen she would only hold that position for 35 days. During the darkest days of the second World War Marie-José stepped up for her home country of Belgium and personally pleaded with Hitler for better treatment. She took matters into her own hand and almost single handedly tried to negotiate a peace treaty with the US before being banned away to an isolated village. Having lived nearly 60 years in exile, Italy’s last Queen died in 2001 at the age of 94. This is the fascinating life of Marie-José of Belgium.
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Prince Umberto of Italy and Princess Marie-José of Belgium in the Vatican after Wedding [1930]
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ITALY: Glance back at 1930: Crown Prince Umberto weds Marie Jose (1930)
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Horacio the handsnake - Queen Marie-José of Belgium
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Exhibition reveals the timeless style of Italy's last Queen
(19 Sep 2014) LEADIN:
Royal gowns worn by the last Queen of Italy are being shown in an exhibition in Turkey.
Queen Marie Jos� was a style icon of her time and the display reflects the timeless taste the Royal wardrobe from the 1930s.
The Queen's grandson was among those to view the display, saying it was an emotional experience.
STORYLINE
This is one of the gowns worn by Queen Marie Jos� - the last Queen of Italy.
She grew up in a world of art and luxury, and with her beauty and excellent taste she became an icon of elegance in the Europe of the 1930's.
An exhibition in Istanbul is featuring a selection of the Queen's mantles and evening dresses, made in silk, satin and velvet and embroidered with gold and silver threads.
The exhibition, called "A Timeless Taste: A Royal Ward...
published: 03 Aug 2015
Marie-José de Savoie, la dernière Reine d'Italie
1972. Marie-José de Savoie évoque la relation avec ses parents, Albert et Elisabeth de Belgique.
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Born as Marie-José of Belgium in 1906, the young Princess would one day become Queen of Italy. Known as the May Queen she would only hold that position for 35 d...
Born as Marie-José of Belgium in 1906, the young Princess would one day become Queen of Italy. Known as the May Queen she would only hold that position for 35 days. During the darkest days of the second World War Marie-José stepped up for her home country of Belgium and personally pleaded with Hitler for better treatment. She took matters into her own hand and almost single handedly tried to negotiate a peace treaty with the US before being banned away to an isolated village. Having lived nearly 60 years in exile, Italy’s last Queen died in 2001 at the age of 94. This is the fascinating life of Marie-José of Belgium.
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Born as Marie-José of Belgium in 1906, the young Princess would one day become Queen of Italy. Known as the May Queen she would only hold that position for 35 days. During the darkest days of the second World War Marie-José stepped up for her home country of Belgium and personally pleaded with Hitler for better treatment. She took matters into her own hand and almost single handedly tried to negotiate a peace treaty with the US before being banned away to an isolated village. Having lived nearly 60 years in exile, Italy’s last Queen died in 2001 at the age of 94. This is the fascinating life of Marie-José of Belgium.
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In the previous videos, I shared many stories about the last queens, including the story of the last queen of Sikkim, Hope Cooke, the story of the last queen of...
In the previous videos, I shared many stories about the last queens, including the story of the last queen of Sikkim, Hope Cooke, the story of the last queen of Myanmar, Supayalat, and the story of the last empress of Iran, Farah. Today, the protagonist of this story is still a last queen, and she is the last queen of Italy, Marie-José.
In the previous videos, I shared many stories about the last queens, including the story of the last queen of Sikkim, Hope Cooke, the story of the last queen of Myanmar, Supayalat, and the story of the last empress of Iran, Farah. Today, the protagonist of this story is still a last queen, and she is the last queen of Italy, Marie-José.
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Crown Prince Umberto of Italy married Princess Marie Jose
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Close up of Crown Prince Umberto; procession; crowds standing outside palace; Umberto and Marie Jose on balcony
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Crown Prince Umberto of Italy married Princess Marie Jose
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(19 Sep 2014) LEADIN:
Royal gowns worn by the last Queen of Italy are being shown in an exhibition in Turkey.
Queen Marie Jos� was a style icon of her time a...
(19 Sep 2014) LEADIN:
Royal gowns worn by the last Queen of Italy are being shown in an exhibition in Turkey.
Queen Marie Jos� was a style icon of her time and the display reflects the timeless taste the Royal wardrobe from the 1930s.
The Queen's grandson was among those to view the display, saying it was an emotional experience.
STORYLINE
This is one of the gowns worn by Queen Marie Jos� - the last Queen of Italy.
She grew up in a world of art and luxury, and with her beauty and excellent taste she became an icon of elegance in the Europe of the 1930's.
An exhibition in Istanbul is featuring a selection of the Queen's mantles and evening dresses, made in silk, satin and velvet and embroidered with gold and silver threads.
The exhibition, called "A Timeless Taste: A Royal Wardrobe", bears witness to the power of appearance in this period when Europe experienced political turmoil and royalty lived the last glorious times.
The Queen's grandson, Prince Michael of Yugoslavia, attended the exhibition in Istanbul.
"For my family is a way of showing how we were wearing clothes and sharing with people here another life of another time. So I think it is important because cultures are different, but people are all the same at the end," he says.
Queen Marie Jos� represented the Royal family in official occasions for sixteen years, and then became Queen just for a month before being exiled at the age of 40.
"One of the two long dresses which has an amazing� how do you call it, embroideries on the side. Someone told me it was very Ottoman style. And that I thought was incredible," says Prince Michael.
Queen Marie Jos� (1906-2001) was the daughter of the King of Belgium, and in 1930 married the Italian Crown Prince Umberto.
Coming from the more liberal atmosphere of the Belgian Court, she had to adapt to a dazzling but strict atmosphere in Italy.
"For me (the exhibition) is basically two things. One is to share the event with my family, and to see my grandmother again. Because I remember her, she was a lovely lady, and it was a bit emotional to see all those photos of her and suddenly, for someone who is family, she becomes an exhibition act."
Most of the ceremonial and nightdresses presented to the Queen were manufactured in Italian haute-couture workshops and display the unique mastery from the old days.
Prince Michael says he doesn't recall seeing his grandmother wearing those dresses: "Every time I saw her (the Queen) it was like at home or family, it wasn't for official receptions. She wore those (gowns) mostly when she was Queen of before being Queen, and I wasn't existing�"
For him, this was the first time to see the exhibition, which previously took place in 2012 and 2013 in Mus�es Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire in Brussels, and La Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris in 2009.
"People are not making dresses like this now, but in the old days people worked a lot, expend a lot of hours doing those, and you can see it, because the quality is still there, forty, fifty, eighty years later", says Prince Michael.
Queen Marie Jos� became Queen consort of Italy on 9 May 1946, but the monarchy was abolished by plebiscite only one month later, on 2 June.
Because of this, she is also known as "The Queen of May".
Visitors are impressed not only by the quality of the royal wardrobe, but also by the strong personality of the Queen.
"In the biographies I have seen, the lady was a very extraordinary personality", says businessman and collector Mithat Cin.
The exhibition is being held at the Istanbul 74 gallery from September 17 to October 15, 2014.
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(19 Sep 2014) LEADIN:
Royal gowns worn by the last Queen of Italy are being shown in an exhibition in Turkey.
Queen Marie Jos� was a style icon of her time and the display reflects the timeless taste the Royal wardrobe from the 1930s.
The Queen's grandson was among those to view the display, saying it was an emotional experience.
STORYLINE
This is one of the gowns worn by Queen Marie Jos� - the last Queen of Italy.
She grew up in a world of art and luxury, and with her beauty and excellent taste she became an icon of elegance in the Europe of the 1930's.
An exhibition in Istanbul is featuring a selection of the Queen's mantles and evening dresses, made in silk, satin and velvet and embroidered with gold and silver threads.
The exhibition, called "A Timeless Taste: A Royal Wardrobe", bears witness to the power of appearance in this period when Europe experienced political turmoil and royalty lived the last glorious times.
The Queen's grandson, Prince Michael of Yugoslavia, attended the exhibition in Istanbul.
"For my family is a way of showing how we were wearing clothes and sharing with people here another life of another time. So I think it is important because cultures are different, but people are all the same at the end," he says.
Queen Marie Jos� represented the Royal family in official occasions for sixteen years, and then became Queen just for a month before being exiled at the age of 40.
"One of the two long dresses which has an amazing� how do you call it, embroideries on the side. Someone told me it was very Ottoman style. And that I thought was incredible," says Prince Michael.
Queen Marie Jos� (1906-2001) was the daughter of the King of Belgium, and in 1930 married the Italian Crown Prince Umberto.
Coming from the more liberal atmosphere of the Belgian Court, she had to adapt to a dazzling but strict atmosphere in Italy.
"For me (the exhibition) is basically two things. One is to share the event with my family, and to see my grandmother again. Because I remember her, she was a lovely lady, and it was a bit emotional to see all those photos of her and suddenly, for someone who is family, she becomes an exhibition act."
Most of the ceremonial and nightdresses presented to the Queen were manufactured in Italian haute-couture workshops and display the unique mastery from the old days.
Prince Michael says he doesn't recall seeing his grandmother wearing those dresses: "Every time I saw her (the Queen) it was like at home or family, it wasn't for official receptions. She wore those (gowns) mostly when she was Queen of before being Queen, and I wasn't existing�"
For him, this was the first time to see the exhibition, which previously took place in 2012 and 2013 in Mus�es Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire in Brussels, and La Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris in 2009.
"People are not making dresses like this now, but in the old days people worked a lot, expend a lot of hours doing those, and you can see it, because the quality is still there, forty, fifty, eighty years later", says Prince Michael.
Queen Marie Jos� became Queen consort of Italy on 9 May 1946, but the monarchy was abolished by plebiscite only one month later, on 2 June.
Because of this, she is also known as "The Queen of May".
Visitors are impressed not only by the quality of the royal wardrobe, but also by the strong personality of the Queen.
"In the biographies I have seen, the lady was a very extraordinary personality", says businessman and collector Mithat Cin.
The exhibition is being held at the Istanbul 74 gallery from September 17 to October 15, 2014.
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Born as Marie-José of Belgium in 1906, the young Princess would one day become Queen of Italy. Known as the May Queen she would only hold that position for 35 days. During the darkest days of the second World War Marie-José stepped up for her home country of Belgium and personally pleaded with Hitler for better treatment. She took matters into her own hand and almost single handedly tried to negotiate a peace treaty with the US before being banned away to an isolated village. Having lived nearly 60 years in exile, Italy’s last Queen died in 2001 at the age of 94. This is the fascinating life of Marie-José of Belgium.
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In the previous videos, I shared many stories about the last queens, including the story of the last queen of Sikkim, Hope Cooke, the story of the last queen of Myanmar, Supayalat, and the story of the last empress of Iran, Farah. Today, the protagonist of this story is still a last queen, and she is the last queen of Italy, Marie-José.
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Video Roll Title: 1. Umberto weds, Marie Jose
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SLATE INFORMATION:
Crown Prince Umberto of Italy married Princess Marie Jose
ITALY:
Close up of Crown Prince Umberto; procession; crowds standing outside palace; Umberto and Marie Jose on balcony
Background: Video Roll Title: 1. Umberto weds, Marie Jose
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(19 Sep 2014) LEADIN:
Royal gowns worn by the last Queen of Italy are being shown in an exhibition in Turkey.
Queen Marie Jos� was a style icon of her time and the display reflects the timeless taste the Royal wardrobe from the 1930s.
The Queen's grandson was among those to view the display, saying it was an emotional experience.
STORYLINE
This is one of the gowns worn by Queen Marie Jos� - the last Queen of Italy.
She grew up in a world of art and luxury, and with her beauty and excellent taste she became an icon of elegance in the Europe of the 1930's.
An exhibition in Istanbul is featuring a selection of the Queen's mantles and evening dresses, made in silk, satin and velvet and embroidered with gold and silver threads.
The exhibition, called "A Timeless Taste: A Royal Wardrobe", bears witness to the power of appearance in this period when Europe experienced political turmoil and royalty lived the last glorious times.
The Queen's grandson, Prince Michael of Yugoslavia, attended the exhibition in Istanbul.
"For my family is a way of showing how we were wearing clothes and sharing with people here another life of another time. So I think it is important because cultures are different, but people are all the same at the end," he says.
Queen Marie Jos� represented the Royal family in official occasions for sixteen years, and then became Queen just for a month before being exiled at the age of 40.
"One of the two long dresses which has an amazing� how do you call it, embroideries on the side. Someone told me it was very Ottoman style. And that I thought was incredible," says Prince Michael.
Queen Marie Jos� (1906-2001) was the daughter of the King of Belgium, and in 1930 married the Italian Crown Prince Umberto.
Coming from the more liberal atmosphere of the Belgian Court, she had to adapt to a dazzling but strict atmosphere in Italy.
"For me (the exhibition) is basically two things. One is to share the event with my family, and to see my grandmother again. Because I remember her, she was a lovely lady, and it was a bit emotional to see all those photos of her and suddenly, for someone who is family, she becomes an exhibition act."
Most of the ceremonial and nightdresses presented to the Queen were manufactured in Italian haute-couture workshops and display the unique mastery from the old days.
Prince Michael says he doesn't recall seeing his grandmother wearing those dresses: "Every time I saw her (the Queen) it was like at home or family, it wasn't for official receptions. She wore those (gowns) mostly when she was Queen of before being Queen, and I wasn't existing�"
For him, this was the first time to see the exhibition, which previously took place in 2012 and 2013 in Mus�es Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire in Brussels, and La Mona Bismarck Foundation in Paris in 2009.
"People are not making dresses like this now, but in the old days people worked a lot, expend a lot of hours doing those, and you can see it, because the quality is still there, forty, fifty, eighty years later", says Prince Michael.
Queen Marie Jos� became Queen consort of Italy on 9 May 1946, but the monarchy was abolished by plebiscite only one month later, on 2 June.
Because of this, she is also known as "The Queen of May".
Visitors are impressed not only by the quality of the royal wardrobe, but also by the strong personality of the Queen.
"In the biographies I have seen, the lady was a very extraordinary personality", says businessman and collector Mithat Cin.
The exhibition is being held at the Istanbul 74 gallery from September 17 to October 15, 2014.
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Marie José of Belgium (Marie José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. Her 35-day tenure as queen consort earned her the affectionate nickname "the May Queen".
During the First World War, she was evacuated to England. She was a pupil at the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School in Brentwood, Essex, during her time in the UK and boarded there.
In 1924, Maria Jose attended her first court ball. For the occasion she was given an antique pearl and diamond tiara that had originally been owned by Stephanie de Beauharnais.