At the time it was seen as a progressive democratic step, but the nationalistic passions unleased play a major role in the horrors of the Second World War. And as seen still today in the Balkans, where the First World War erupted, have not yet played out. The fall of the European monarchies left a large numbers of prentenders to vanished thrones. Details on these individuals are included in each of the national pages above. These pages will focus primarily on the chilhood of the royals in an effort to describe their clothes and life style.
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