It Happened on
November 03, 1903
Princess Parlaghy, who has just completed a full-length portrait of King Peter of Serbia, told a “Chronicle” correspondent that she found the King very affable, patient, and quiet – very different from the Emperor William when she painted his portrait. “The Kaiser,” she said, “sometimes took the brush out of my hand and made some light strokes with it.” The King’s picture has been exhibited at the officers’ casino, and the proceeds are to be devoted to charitable purposes.
A few years later…
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King Peter Falls in Love
It happened on 9 September, 1905
The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Washington - 09 Sep 1905, Sat) Page 2 It has been rumored that King Peter of Serbia has fallen in love with Princess Lwoff, a painter. Ever since his first wife, Princess Zorka of Montenegro, died, the King has shown very little interest in the fair sex, but some time ago he unexpectedly fell in love. Now it is more than likely that a new queen will soon rule in the Konak, where Queen Draga was assassinated. Princess Lwoff is better known under her artist name of Parlaghy. In the last fifteen years, the Princess has painted almost every crowned head of Europe. The first husband of the artist was a Prussian official, from whom she was divorced after two years. Then, once more free, she married Prince Lwoff, but this second marriage did not last long. Soon after King Peter was placed upon the throne, he had her paint his portrait, and it was while sitting for her that he lost his heart. Featuring: Princess Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy, Peter I of Serbia. (more...)
