af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 19, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Charles I of Austria (Karl I) was the last Emperor of Austria 1916-1918 and as Charles IV the last King of Hungary 1916-1918. He was born in 1887 and died in 1922. Todays stamp is from 1917 and is showing the portrait of Charles I.
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 19, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Amadeus I of Spain was an Italian prince from the House of Savoy, who for a short period from 1870 to 1873 was king of Spain. He was a younger son of King Victor Emanuel II of Italy and was known throughout most of his life as the 1st Duke of Aosta. Today’s...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 18, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Peter V (Pedro) was King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861. Peter was the eldest son of Queen Maria II and her second husband, Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Peter V died aged only 24 during a cholera epidemic and was succeeded by his younger brother, Ludvig I (Luis...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 16, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Napoléon III of France was France’s first president from 1848-52 and last emperor from 1852-1870. He was the son of Napoleon I’s stepdaughter Hortense de Beauharnais and officially of Napoleon’s brother Louis Bonaparte. Today’s stamp is from...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 15, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Franz Joseph I belonged to the Habsburg dynasty and was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia from 1848 to 1916. His 68-year reign is the fourth longest in European history. Today’s stamp from Hungary shows the portrait of King Franz Josef. The...
