Les Fleurs dans Mon Jardin en Octobre

Two Red Apples in My Apple Tree

 

Too High to Reach

Hip Rose or Dog Rose

Still in Bloom, Blue and Beautiful

Campanula

After a gentle Autumn, it is October and my Clematis is Lovelier than Ever

 

Les Fleurs dans Mon Jardin en Octobre,

with Apple Tree from the Rosaceae family, Campanula Portenschlagiana from the Campanulaceae family, Clematis from the Ranunculaceae Family and Rose from the Rosaceae family.

20-21st Cent. Ruth Hussey

 

Ruth Carol Hussey was born on 30 October 1911, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She was educated at the Pembroke College in Brown University and at the University of Michigan School of Drama. She then worked as a model for the Powers Agency and did some stage acting, in New York. In 1937, Ruth Hussey made her film debut in Big City and was Anette in Madame X. In 1938, Ruth Hussey appeared as Jane in Man-Proof, Margaret Lee in Judge Hardy's Children, Nadine Piermont Kent in Hold That Kiss, Joan Thayer in Rich Man, Poor Girl, Peggy Norton in Time Out for Murder, Kate McKim in Spring Madness and Duchesse de Polignac in Marie Antoinette opposite Norma Shearer (1902-1983) as Queen Marie Antoinette, Tyrone Power as Count Hans Axel de Fersen, John Barrymore as King Louis XV, Robert Morley as King Louis XVI, Anita Louise (1915-1970) as Princesse de Lamballe, Gladys George (1904-1954) as Madame du Barry, Joseph Schildkraut as Duke of Orleans and Marilyn Knowlden as Princesse Marie Thérèse Charlotte, Madame Royale. In 1939, as Eve in Honolulu, Mary Turner in Within the Law, Sybil Ames in Maisie, Miss Watts in The Women, Helen Ingram in Blackmail, Lily Cole in Fast and Furious and Dorothy Waters in Another Thin Man. In 1940, Elizabeth Browne in Northwest Passage, Charlotte in Susan and God, Lorna Gary in Flight Command and Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story. Ruth Hussey was nominated an Academy Award for The Philadelphia Story. In 1941, she played Martha Gray in Free and Easy, Susan Drake in Our Wife, Norma Haven in Married Bachelor and Cordelia Motford Pulham in H.M. Pulham, Esq. Ruth Hussey married Charles Robert Longenecker on 9 August 1942. The couple had three children. In 1942, she starred as Daisy Denton in Pierre of the Plains and Eliza McCardle Johnson in Tennessee Johnson. In 1943, as Barbara Thomas in Tender Comrade. In 1944, Pamela Fitzgerald in The Uninvited and Ellen Foster in Marine Raiders. In 1945, Hedy Fredericks in Bedside Manner. In 1948, Eve Meredith Curtis in I, Jane Doe. In 1949, Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby. In 1950, Meg Norton in Louisa and Lorna Marvis in Mr. Music. In 1951, Ann Jackson in That's My Boy. In 1952, Christine Powell in Woman of the North Country and Jennie Sousa in Stars and Stripes Forever. In 1953, Nora Connors in The Lady Wants Mink. In 1960, Mary Gilbert in The Facts of Life. Her husband, Charles Robert Longenecker died on 10 December 2002. Ruth Hussey died on 19 April 2005, in Newbury Park, California, USA.

"I stayed out of sight I guess. I probably didn't seek work but then producers didn't seek me out either." Ruth Hussey
17-18th Cent. Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen Consort in Prussia (30 October 1668 - 21 January 1705)

18-19th Cent. Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway.

Marie Sophie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel was born on 28 October 1767, in Hanau. She was the daughter of Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway (30 January 1750 - 12 January 1831) and Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Her maternal grandparents were Louise of Great Britain, Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway (7 December 1724 - 19 December 1751) and Frederick V, King of Denmark and Norway (31 March 1723 - 13 January 1766). Her paternal grandparents were Princess Mary of Great Britain and Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel. Marie Sophie's parents were married on 30 August 1766, at Christiansborg Slot, in Copenhagen. Her siblings were: Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel (15 January 1769 - 14 July 1772), Prince Frederik of Hesse-Kassel (24 May 1771 - 24 February 1845), Princess Juliane of Hesse-Kassel (19 January 1773 - 11 March 1860), Prince Christian of Hesse-Kassel (14 August 1776 - 14 November 1814) and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (28 September 1789 - 13 March 1867). Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel married Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark (28 January 1768 - 3 December 1839) on 31 July 1790, in Gottorp. He was the son of Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway (11 July 1751 - 10 May 1775) and Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway (29 January 1749 - 13 March 1808). The couple had eight children.

The Children of Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel and Frederick VI:

Prince Christian of Denmark (22 September 1791 - 23 September 1791)

Princess Marie Louise of Denmark (19 November 1792 - 12 October 1793)

Princess Caroline of Denmark (28 October 1793 - 30 March 1881) Married Frederick Ferdinand of Denmark.

Princess Louise of Denmark (21 August 1795 - 7 December 1795)

Prince Christian of Denmark (1 September 1797 - 5 September 1797)

Princess Juliana Louise of Denmark (12 February 1802 - 23 February 1802)

Princess Frederikke Marie of Denmark (3 June 1805 - 14 July 1805)

Princess Wilhelmine of Denmark (18 January 1808 - 30 May 1891) Married 1st: Prince Frederick of Denmark in 1828. Married 2nd: Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg in 1838.

Her father-in-law, Christian VII died on 13 March 1808, in Rendsburg. He was interred in Roskilde Cathedral. He was succeeded by her husband, as Frederick VI. Frederick VI died on 3 December 1839, at Amalienborg Palace, in Copenhagen. He was succeeded by his cousin, as Christian VIII. Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel died aged 84, on 22 March 1852, at Frederiksberg Palace. She was interred in Roskilde Cathedral.

17-18th Cent. Maria Anna of the Palatinate-Neuburg, Queen Consort of Spain (28 October 1667 - 16 July 1740)

19th Cent. Friedrich III, German Emperor and King of Prussia.

Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia was born on 18 October 1831. He was the son of Augusta of Saxe-Weimar, German Empress Consort and Queen Consort of Prussia (30 September 1811 - 7 January 1890) and Wilhelm I, German Emperor and King of Prussia (22 March 1797 - 9 March 1888). His maternal grandparents were Maria Pavlovna of Russia (16 February 1786 - 23 June 1859) and Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (2 February 1783 - 8 July 1853). His paternal grandparents were Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen Consort of Prussia (10 March 1776 - 19 July 1810) and Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia. Friedrich's parents were married on 11 June 1829, in the Chapel of Schloss Charlottenburg. He had a younger sister, Princess Louise of Prussia (1838-1923). His grandfather, Friedrich Wilhelm III died on 7 June 1840. He was interred in the garden of the Palace at Charlottenburg. He was succeeded by his paternal uncle, as Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia (1795-1861). His sister, Princess Louise married Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden in 1856. Prince Friedrich married Victoria of the United Kingdom (21 November 1840 - 5 August 1901) on 25 January 1858, in the Royal Chapel of St. James Palace. She was the eldest daughter of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861). The couple had eight children.

The Children of Victoria of the United Kingdom and Friedrich III:

Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941)

Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (1860-1919)

Heinrich, Prince of Prussia (1862-1929)

Sigmund, Prince of Prussia (1864-1966)

Viktoria, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe (12 April 1866 - 13 November 1929) Married 1st: Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe in 1890. Married 2nd: Alexander Anatolewitsch Zoubkoff in 1927.

Waldemar, Prince of Prussia (1868-)

Sophia, Queen Consort of Greece (14 June 1870 - 13 January 1932) Married Crown Prince Constantine of Greece in 1889.

Margaret, Landgravine of Hesse (22 April 1868 - 22 January 1940)

His uncle, Friedrich Wilhelm IV died on 2 January 1861. He was succeeded by his father, as Wilhelm I. Wilhelm I was proclaimed German Emperor on 18 January 1871, in the Hall of Mirrors, at the Château de Versailles, in Versailles, France. Wilhelm I died on 9 March 1888, in Berlin. He was interred in the Mausoleum of Charlottenburg Palace, in Berlin. He was succeeded by his son, as Friedrich III. Friedrich III died on 15 June 1888. He was interred in the Royal Mausoleum of the Friedenskirche, in Potsdam. He was succeeded by his son, as Wilhelm II. His mother, Augusta of Saxe-Weimar died on 7 January 1890, in Berlin. She was buried in the Mausoleum of Charlottenburg. Victoria died on 5 August 1901, in Friedrichshof, Germany. She was interred on 13 August 1901, in Friedenskirche, Potsdam.

17th Cent. Baltasar Carlos, Prince of the Asturias.

Baltasar Carlos, Prince of the Asturias was born on 17 October 1629, in Madrid, Spain. He was the son of  Élisabeth of France, Queen Consort of Spain (22 November 1602 - 6 October 1644) and Felipe IV, King of Spain (8 April 1605 - 17 September 1665). His maternal grandparents were  Marie de' Medici (26 April 1573 - 3 July 1642) and Henri de Bourbon (13 December 1553 - 14 May 1610). His paternal grandparents were Margaret of Austria (25 December 1584 - 3 October 1611) and Felipe III, King of Spain (14 April 1578 - 31 March 1621). Baltasar Carlos' parents were married by proxy on 8 October 1615, in Bordeaux. His siblings were: Infanta Maria Margarita (1621-1621), Infanta Margarita Maria Catalina (1623-1623), Infanta Maria Eugenia (1625-1627), Infanta Isabel Maria Teresa (1627-), Infanta Maria Anna Antonia (1636-1636) and Infanta Maria Teresa (1638-1683). In 1635, Prince Baltasar Carlos was painted by the artist, Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo. The Prince of the Asturias was painted several times by the arstist, Diego Velàzquez (1599-1660). His mother, Élisabeth died on 6 October 1644, at Royal Alcázar, in Madrid, Spain. Prince Baltasar Carlos died aged 16, on 9 October 1646, in Zaragoza, Spain. His sister, Maria Teresa became heir presumptive to the Throne. His father, Felipe IV married Mariana of Austria (24 December 1634 - 16 May 1696) in 1649. They had five children. King Felipe IV died on 17 September 1665, in Madrid, Spain. He was succeeded by his son with his last wife, Carlos II, King of Spain (1661-1700), with Mariana as Regent.

19-20th Cent. Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (17 October 1853 – 24 October 1920)
20-21st Cent. Marian Marsh (17 October 1913 - 9 November 2006)

19th Cent. Marie of Prussia, Queen Consort of Bavaria.

 

Princess Marie Friederike Franziska Hedwig of Prussia was born on 15 October 1825, in Berlin. She was the daughter of Princess Marie Anna of Hesse-Homburg and Prince Wilhelm of Prussia. Marie of Prussia married Crown Prince Maximilian of Bavaria (28 November 1811 - 10 March 1864) on 12 October 1842. He was the son of Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen (8 July 1792 - 26 October 1854) and Ludwig I, King of Bavaria (25 August 1786 - 29 February 1868). 

The Children of Marie of Prussia and Maximilian II:

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (25 August 1846 - 13 June 1886)

Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar (27 April 1848 - 11 October 1916)

Ludwig I abdicated on 20 March 1848, in favour of his son, as Maximilian II. Maximilian II died on 10 March 1864, in Munich. He was interred at the Theatinerkirche, in Munich. He was succeeded by his son, as Ludwig II. Ludwig II and Dr. von Gudden were found dead at 11:30 p.m. on 13 June 1886, in the water near Lake Starnberg. He was interred at the St. Michael's Church, in Munich. Marie of Prussia died aged 63, on 17 May 1889, at Hohenschwangau Castle, in Bavaria. She was interred at the Theatinerkirche.  

19-20th Cent. James Tissot (15 October 1836 - 8 August 1902)