It started with an unsuitable love marriage and nowadays their descendants can be found on European royal thrones. The Battenbergs, also known as the Mountbattens, are originally from Seeheim-Jugeheim on the Bergstrasse. Tsar Alexander II & Tsar Nicholas II stayed in Schloss Heiligenberg during their Summer holidays while their empires were ruled. In this book 13 historians from Germany, England and Bulgary follow the succesful story of this family. A detailed family tree, many historical illustrations and photos are making the story and the book very much alive. Hardback edition, in German with English summary, size 24 cm, many illustraions with new photos.