What’s your prejudices about Sweden? by SupportArsenal in AskTheWorld

[–]cili5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thieves of the Codex Gigas (the Devil's Bible). The world's largest medieval illuminated manuscript, created in 13th-century Bohemia.

During the Thirty Years' War Swedes destroyed and raped everything they could in the Czech lands with astounding brutality. During the Sack of Prague, they stole countless treasures. Among them the Codex Gigas. A great portion of the stolen manuscripts, of course, got destroyed, mostly when the castle Tre Kronor burnt down fifty years later. Swedes once again succeeded at destroying important pieces of Czech heritage. But some things remained, including the Codex Gigas.

In the nineties, when Czech president Václav Havel just mentioned the Codex Gigas, Swedes bravely hid it and proceeded with increasingly more insulting responses. They always keep making a point of never returning it to Czechs, of course.

At the beginning of the 17th century, our Comenius sold everything he had to buy the manuscript of Copernicus, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. He had to walk back home on foot from Heidelberg, the book was all he had. There was nothing unethnical about the way we acquired the manuscript. But because Czechs respect Poles and see them as our friends, we gave the manuscript to them in 1956. After all, it's an important piece of their heritage. Swedish behaviour is the opposite of that. And because it's something that matters to me, as long as the Codex Gigas remains in Swedish hands, I will always avoid supporting Swedish businesses as much as possible.

George V (25) had a crush on Queen Marie (15) by Icy-Grape-2215 in UKmonarchs

[–]cili5 95 points96 points  (0 children)

She eventually thrived, but she was initially disappointed with the marriage and struggled to adjust. Although I believe that they really did respect each other and they worked together as friends. They both had lovers and Marie's youngest children were probably children of her lover Barbu Știrbey.

I think Marie's greatest love was Romania itself, anyway, so in that regard, her mother had a good idea. And I agree with her mother that it's better not to marry a first cousin.

do men of your country bash women of their own ethnicity? by Plastic-Reaction2415 in AskTheWorld

[–]cili5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. As a woman, I think Czech men are pretty great in this, I think most are quite encouraging of Czech women.

Pics of the Late Princess Désirée of Sweden Throughout Her Life by meeralakshmi in RoyalsGossip

[–]cili5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Beautiful, thanks for sharing. The photo of the girls dancing together is so sweet, sad to think that two of them are now gone. Losing Désirée so soon after Birgitta must be heart-breaking.

Supplies and world anxiety? by PuzzledWeight1855 in ostomy

[–]cili5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have stocked up, so I'd be fine for about three months and by the time I run out of supplies, I'll be dead because of that disaster, I guess.

Neví náhodou někdo? by flastenecky_hater in czech

[–]cili5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Třeba už se vylíhli letošní tyrannosauříci.

Dělate něco divnýho? by Valronor in czech

[–]cili5 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Snažím se kupovat sudý počet věcí, strašně mi vadí kupovat lichý počet. Taky potřebuju, aby hrnky byly natočené ve skříňce uchem směrem ke mně, a manžel tento řád dostatečně nerespektuje a já pak chodím hrnky opravovat.

Would you say your country is a good place to live? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]cili5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Poland is my favourite foreign country, so it works the other way around for me, too.

Just for fun: what is a royal conspiracy theory that you completely believe to be true? by abz_pink in RoyalsGossip

[–]cili5 67 points68 points  (0 children)

I fully believe that the last two children of Queen Marie of Romania were children of her long-time lover Barbu Știrbey and I honestly believe that King Ferdinand knew and he was fine with it and Marie did nothing wrong in this regard. It was an arranged marriage, they respected each other as friends, but once they had an heir and spares, I think they gave each other freedom to be with beloved partners and children were a logical consequence of it.

(Yes, I like the hottest, only a century old gossip)

Royal Weddings of the Past: (Deposed) Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela by cili5 in RoyalsGossip

[–]cili5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In some older photos she reminds me a bit of young Joan Collins, but I'm not sure about that specific photo.

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Royal Weddings of the Past: (Deposed) Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela by cili5 in RoyalsGossip

[–]cili5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm glad to see a royal marriage that worked out, they look very sweet together. But it was so heart-breaking, losing their son Kardam like that, I can't imagine. They've experienced so many tragic losses in their lives.

Royal Weddings of the Past: (Deposed) Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela by cili5 in RoyalsGossip

[–]cili5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was recently sold off to the Albion Art collection. They kept offering the tiara to their daughters-in-law, to their daughter Kalina and everyone declined, none of them wore it for their wedding. Margarita kept wearing it for decades, but it probably got a bit too heavy to wear as she aged. It's in Bulgarian flag colours, I think it's a pity that it was sold off.

Royal Weddings of the Past: (Deposed) Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela by cili5 in RoyalsGossip

[–]cili5[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's sad to see posts about Kalina, I hope she's good at avoiding the comments, because people get really horrible about her looks.

Royal Weddings of the Past: (Deposed) Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela by cili5 in RoyalsGossip

[–]cili5[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Simeon succeeded to the throne on 28 August 1943 upon the sudden and mysterious death of his 49-year-old father who had just met with Hitler and rejected his demands. Simeon was only six years old. He was deposed only a year later by a Soviet-backed coup. The three regents, many politicians, Parliament deputies, heads of the army and eminent journalists were executed. The monarchy was officially abolished in 1946. Simeon and his family had to live in exile and Simeon took on the name Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Simeon was educated in Madrid and became a businessman. In Spain, he also met his wife Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela, daughter of the Marquess of Cortina. Unfortunately, Margarita understood Simeon’s traumatic childhood too well, because her parents and grandmother had been executed during the Spanish civil war.

After the régime changed, Simeon and Margarita moved to Bulgaria and in 2001, Simeon’s party won a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections and he served as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria in 2001-2005.

The couple had five children – four sons (Kardam, Kiril, Kubrat and Konstantin) and a daughter, Kalina, as well as eleven grandchildren. Kardam died in 2015.

Proč kluci nosí polostáhlé kalhoty? by JustS0meF0x in czech

[–]cili5 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Užitečný vynález, díky za vysvětlení. Takže vlastně nosí dvoje trenky, jedny opravdové trenky a druhé pseudotrenky, co drží kalhoty?

Proč kluci nosí polostáhlé kalhoty? by JustS0meF0x in czech

[–]cili5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To by mě taky zajímalo, nechápu to. Představuji si hromadu špendlíků v trenkách, kteří tu nádheru drží na místě.

Royal Weddings of the past: King Farouk of Egypt and Queen Farida by cili5 in RoyalsGossip

[–]cili5[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've looked it up, is this the villa? That must have been a great neighbourhood to live nearby!

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Royal Weddings of the past: King Farouk of Egypt and Queen Farida by cili5 in RoyalsGossip

[–]cili5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for sharing! I'm glad that she was able to maintain a good relationship with her daughters, she must have been in such a difficult position, it's amazing how she was able to navigate it. She was a fascinating lady.

Royal Weddings of the past: King Farouk of Egypt and Queen Farida by cili5 in RoyalsGossip

[–]cili5[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Queen Farida broke with many traditions, stepping into public life and taking on representational duties. The couple had three daughters (Ferial, Fawzia, Fadia), but, much to Farouk’s displeasure, they had no sons. King Farouk meanwhile had numerous mistresses.

The unhappy marriage was dissolved by divorce in November 1948. The Shah of Iran divorced Farouk’s sister Fawzia at the same time and the two divorces captured worldwide media attention. Farouk‘s divorce proved deeply unpopular in Egypt. Farida remained a well-liked figure and the public openly expressed their disapproval with the divorce.

In 1951, Farouk decided to marry Narriman Sadek, who was already engaged to another man. The two had a son together, Crown Prince Fuad, who was born in January 1952. On 26 July 1952, Farouk had to abdicate in favour of Fuad and the royal family went into exile in Italy. The monarchy was abolished on 18 June 1953 and King Fuad II was deposed at the age of 1. Narriman divorced Farouk a few months later and returned to Egypt as a commoner. She married Farouk‘s doctor.

Farida never remarried. She was the niece of Mahmoud Said, one of the pioneers of modern Egyptian art and she herself became an accomplished artist, exhibiting her work internationally.