March 26 in royal history:
March 26, 1130 Death of Sigurd I of Norway
March 26, 1212 Death of Sancho I of Portugal
March 26, 1687 - Birth of Sophia Dorothea, daughter of George I, at Hanover, Germany
Sophia Dorothea was the only daughter of George I and Sophia Dorothea of Celle. She was 8 years old when her disgraced mother was divorced and banished to a German castle for the rest of her life. She married her first cousin Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia and became Queen of Prussia in 1713. Frederick and Sophia Dorothea had seven sons and seven daughters and were the parents of Frederick the Great. Sophia survived her husband for 17 years, died at the Palace of Monbijou near Berlin and was buried at Potsdam.
March 26, 2005 Birth of Countess Luana van Oranje-Nassau Jonkvrouwe, van Amsberg, daughter of Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands
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March 27 in royal history:
March 27, 1625 - Death of James I at Theobold's Park, Hertfordshire; buried at Westminster Abbey
March 27, 1714 Death of Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Cassel, wife of Christian V of Denmark and Norway, at Charlottenborg Palace; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
March 27, 1785 - Birth of Louis XVII, pretender to the throne during the French Revolution
March 27, 1837 - Death of Maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of George IV, at Brighton, Sussex; buried at St. John the Baptist's Church, Kemp Town, Brighton
George married Mrs. Fitzherbert against the Royal Marriages Act and the Act of Settlement. He was 22 at the time of the marriage and married without his father's permission. In addition, Mrs. Fitzherbert was a Roman Catholic. The marriage was invalid under the term of the Royal Marriages Act.
March 27, 1879 Death of Prince Waldemar of Prussia, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Potsdam; buried at Friedenskirche, Potsdam, Germany
Prince Waldemar was the son of Victoria, Princess Royal and Kaiser Frederick III of Germany. He died of diphtheria at age 11, three months after his aunt Princess Alice and her daughter Princess May died from the same disease.
March 27, 1625 - Death of James I at Theobold's Park, Hertfordshire; buried at Westminster Abbey
March 27, 1714 Death of Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Cassel, wife of Christian V of Denmark and Norway, at Charlottenborg Palace; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
March 27, 1785 - Birth of Louis XVII, pretender to the throne during the French Revolution
March 27, 1837 - Death of Maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of George IV, at Brighton, Sussex; buried at St. John the Baptist's Church, Kemp Town, Brighton
George married Mrs. Fitzherbert against the Royal Marriages Act and the Act of Settlement. He was 22 at the time of the marriage and married without his father's permission. In addition, Mrs. Fitzherbert was a Roman Catholic. The marriage was invalid under the term of the Royal Marriages Act.
March 27, 1879 Death of Prince Waldemar of Prussia, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Potsdam; buried at Friedenskirche, Potsdam, Germany
Prince Waldemar was the son of Victoria, Princess Royal and Kaiser Frederick III of Germany. He died of diphtheria at age 11, three months after his aunt Princess Alice and her daughter Princess May died from the same disease.
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March 28 in royal history:
March 28, 1461 Battle of Ferrybridge, an indecisive battle in the Wars of the Roses
March 28, 1609 Birth of Frederik III of Denmark and Norway
March 28, 1655 Death of Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, wife of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, at Nyköping, Sweden; buried at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm
March 28, 1835 Death of Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg, first husband of Maria II of Portugal; buried at Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
March 28, 1884 - Death of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, son of Queen Victoria, at Villa Nevada, Cannes, France; buried in the Albert Memorial Chapel at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
March 28, 1901 Birth of Märtha of Sweden, wife of Crown Prince Olav (after her death King Olav V)
March 28, 1910 - Birth of Ingrid of Sweden, wife of Frederick IX of Denmark, mother of Margrethe II of Denmark
March 28, 1965 - Death of Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, daughter of George V, at Harewood House, Leeds, Yorkshire; buried at Harewood House
March 28, 1461 Battle of Ferrybridge, an indecisive battle in the Wars of the Roses
March 28, 1609 Birth of Frederik III of Denmark and Norway
March 28, 1655 Death of Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, wife of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, at Nyköping, Sweden; buried at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm
March 28, 1835 Death of Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg, first husband of Maria II of Portugal; buried at Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
March 28, 1884 - Death of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, son of Queen Victoria, at Villa Nevada, Cannes, France; buried in the Albert Memorial Chapel at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
March 28, 1901 Birth of Märtha of Sweden, wife of Crown Prince Olav (after her death King Olav V)
March 28, 1910 - Birth of Ingrid of Sweden, wife of Frederick IX of Denmark, mother of Margrethe II of Denmark
March 28, 1965 - Death of Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, daughter of George V, at Harewood House, Leeds, Yorkshire; buried at Harewood House
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March 29 in royal history:
March 29, 1461 Battle of Towton results in a decisive Yorkist victory
March 29, 1792 Death of Gustavus III of Sweden, after being shot at a masked ball on March 16, 1792, in Stockholm; buried at the Church of Riddarholmen
March 29, 1871 - Queen Victoria opens Albert Hall in London
March 29, 1980 - Birth of Prince Hamzah of Jordan, son of King Hussein and his fourth wife Queen Noor
March 29, 1461 Battle of Towton results in a decisive Yorkist victory
March 29, 1792 Death of Gustavus III of Sweden, after being shot at a masked ball on March 16, 1792, in Stockholm; buried at the Church of Riddarholmen
March 29, 1871 - Queen Victoria opens Albert Hall in London
March 29, 1980 - Birth of Prince Hamzah of Jordan, son of King Hussein and his fourth wife Queen Noor
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March 30 in royal history:
March 30, 1231 Wedding of Richard, Earl of Cornwall (son of King John) and Lady Isabella Marshal, at Fawley Church, Buckinghamshire
March 30, 1660 Wedding of Prince Louis I of Monaco and Catherine-Charlotte de Gramont
March 30, 1774 Death of Caroline of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, wife of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
March 30, 1830 Death of Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden
March 30, 1863 - Prince William, son of King Christian IX of Denmark, becomes King George I of Greece
March 30, 1871 Death of Louise of the Netherlands, wife of Charles XV of Sweden and Norway, in Stockholm, Sweden; buried at Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm
March 30, 2002 - Death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, wife of George VI, mother of Elizabeth II, at Royal Lodge, Windsor; buried at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
March 30, 1231 Wedding of Richard, Earl of Cornwall (son of King John) and Lady Isabella Marshal, at Fawley Church, Buckinghamshire
March 30, 1660 Wedding of Prince Louis I of Monaco and Catherine-Charlotte de Gramont
March 30, 1774 Death of Caroline of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, wife of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
March 30, 1830 Death of Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden
March 30, 1863 - Prince William, son of King Christian IX of Denmark, becomes King George I of Greece
March 30, 1871 Death of Louise of the Netherlands, wife of Charles XV of Sweden and Norway, in Stockholm, Sweden; buried at Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm
March 30, 2002 - Death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, wife of George VI, mother of Elizabeth II, at Royal Lodge, Windsor; buried at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
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March 31 in royal history:
March 31, 1519 Birth of Henri II of France
March 31, 1547 Death of Francis I of France at the Château de Rambouillet; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
March 31, 1621 Death of Philip III of Spain in Madrid; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
March 31, 1671 Death of Lady Anne Hyde, first wife of James, Duke of York (later James II), at St. James Palace, London; buried at Westminster Abbey
Anne died of cancer a few weeks after giving birth to her daughter Catherine, who died in December, 1671. She was the mother of two Queens Regnant, Mary II and Anne.
March 31, 1718 Birth of Mariana Victoria of Spain, wife of José I of Portugal
March 31, 1723 Birth of Frederik V of Denmark and Norway
March 31, 1751 - Death of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, son of George II and father of George III, at Leicester House, London; buried at Westminster Abbey
This little ditty was written upon his death.
Here lies poor Fred who was alive and is dead,
Had it been his father I had much rather,
Had it been his sister nobody would have missed her,
Had it been his brother, still better than another,
Had it been the whole generation, so much better for the nation,
But since it is Fred who was alive and is dead,
There is no more to be said!
March 31, 1787 - Birth of Jessadabodindra, Rama III of Thailand
March 31, 1900 - Birth of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, son of George V, at York Cottage, Sandringham
March 31, 1519 Birth of Henri II of France
March 31, 1547 Death of Francis I of France at the Château de Rambouillet; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
March 31, 1621 Death of Philip III of Spain in Madrid; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
March 31, 1671 Death of Lady Anne Hyde, first wife of James, Duke of York (later James II), at St. James Palace, London; buried at Westminster Abbey
Anne died of cancer a few weeks after giving birth to her daughter Catherine, who died in December, 1671. She was the mother of two Queens Regnant, Mary II and Anne.
March 31, 1718 Birth of Mariana Victoria of Spain, wife of José I of Portugal
March 31, 1723 Birth of Frederik V of Denmark and Norway
March 31, 1751 - Death of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, son of George II and father of George III, at Leicester House, London; buried at Westminster Abbey
This little ditty was written upon his death.
Here lies poor Fred who was alive and is dead,
Had it been his father I had much rather,
Had it been his sister nobody would have missed her,
Had it been his brother, still better than another,
Had it been the whole generation, so much better for the nation,
But since it is Fred who was alive and is dead,
There is no more to be said!
March 31, 1787 - Birth of Jessadabodindra, Rama III of Thailand
March 31, 1900 - Birth of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, son of George V, at York Cottage, Sandringham
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April 1 in royal history:
April 1, 1204 - Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Henry II, at Fontevrault Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France; buried at Fontevrault Abbey near Chinon, France
Eleanor was about 82 when she died. No other queen consort was to reach this age for over 700 years. Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII died at age 81 and Queen Mary, wife of George V died at age 85. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, wife of George VI, passed away on March 30, 2002 at age 101.
April 1, 1412 Death of Albert of Sweden at Mecklenburg; buried at the monastery of Doberan, Mecklenburg
April 1, 1922 - Death of Emperor Karl I of Austria at Madeira, Portugal; buried at the Church of Our Lady of the Monte in Madeira, his heart is with the heart of his wife Zita at Loreto Chapel of Muri Abbey near Basle, Switzerland
Karl has been beatified, a step towards sainthood.
April 1, 1947 - Death of George II of Greece at the Royal Palace in Athens; buried at Tatoi Royal Cemetery
April 1, 1993 - Death of Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona, son of King Alfonso XIII, father of King Juan Carlos at Pamplona, Spain; buried in the Royal Crypt at San Lorenzo del Escorial
April 1, 1204 - Death of Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Henry II, at Fontevrault Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France; buried at Fontevrault Abbey near Chinon, France
Eleanor was about 82 when she died. No other queen consort was to reach this age for over 700 years. Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII died at age 81 and Queen Mary, wife of George V died at age 85. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, wife of George VI, passed away on March 30, 2002 at age 101.
April 1, 1412 Death of Albert of Sweden at Mecklenburg; buried at the monastery of Doberan, Mecklenburg
April 1, 1922 - Death of Emperor Karl I of Austria at Madeira, Portugal; buried at the Church of Our Lady of the Monte in Madeira, his heart is with the heart of his wife Zita at Loreto Chapel of Muri Abbey near Basle, Switzerland
Karl has been beatified, a step towards sainthood.
April 1, 1947 - Death of George II of Greece at the Royal Palace in Athens; buried at Tatoi Royal Cemetery
April 1, 1993 - Death of Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona, son of King Alfonso XIII, father of King Juan Carlos at Pamplona, Spain; buried in the Royal Crypt at San Lorenzo del Escorial
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April 2 in royal history:
April 2, 742 - Birth of Charlemagne, King of the Franks
April 2, 1272 Death of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, son of King John, at Berkhamsted Castle in Hertfordshire; buried at Hailes Abbey
April 2, 1502 - Death of Arthur, Prince of Wales at Ludlow Castle, Shropshire; buried at Worcester Cathedral
April 2, 1545 Birth of Élisabeth de Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain
April 2, 1653 Birth of Prince George (Jørgen) of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne, at Copenhagen, Denmark
April 2, 1851 - Death of Jessadabodindra, Rama III of Thailand
April 2, 1955 - Birth of Princess Sirindhorn, daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
April 2, 742 - Birth of Charlemagne, King of the Franks
April 2, 1272 Death of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, son of King John, at Berkhamsted Castle in Hertfordshire; buried at Hailes Abbey
April 2, 1502 - Death of Arthur, Prince of Wales at Ludlow Castle, Shropshire; buried at Worcester Cathedral
April 2, 1545 Birth of Élisabeth de Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain
April 2, 1653 Birth of Prince George (Jørgen) of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne, at Copenhagen, Denmark
April 2, 1851 - Death of Jessadabodindra, Rama III of Thailand
April 2, 1955 - Birth of Princess Sirindhorn, daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
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April 3 in royal history:
April 3, 1043 - Edward the Confessor crowned at Winchester Cathedral
April 3, 1812 Birth of Louise-Marie of France, wife of Leopold I of the Belgians
April 3, 1831 Birth of Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, wife of Miguel of Portugal, but after he was deposed
April 3, 1043 - Edward the Confessor crowned at Winchester Cathedral
April 3, 1812 Birth of Louise-Marie of France, wife of Leopold I of the Belgians
April 3, 1831 Birth of Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, wife of Miguel of Portugal, but after he was deposed
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April 4 in royal history:
April 4, 1305 Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France
April 4, 1366 - Birth of Henry IV at Bolingbroke Castle
April 4, 1406 - Death of Robert III of Scotland at Rothesay Castle; buried at Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire
April 4, 1588 Death of Frederik II of Denmark and Norway at Antvorskov Castle; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
April 4, 1715 Wedding of Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden and Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
Ulrika Eleonora was Queen Regnant of Sweden from 1718 -1720 when she abdicated in favor of her husband who reigned as Frederik I from 1720-1751.
April 4, 1793 - Wedding of Prince Augustus, son of George III, and Lady Augusta Murray at Rome, Italy in violation of the Royal Marriages Act
April 4, 1814 Napoleon abdicates for the first time
April 4, 1819 Birth of Maria II of Portugal
April 4, 1930 Death of Viktoria of Baden, wife of Gustav V of Sweden, at her home, Villa Svezia, in Rome; buried at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm
April 4, 1953 - Death of Carol II of Romania at Estoril, Portugal; buried at the Curtea de Argeş monastery (remains transferred in 2003)
April 4, 1305 Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France
April 4, 1366 - Birth of Henry IV at Bolingbroke Castle
April 4, 1406 - Death of Robert III of Scotland at Rothesay Castle; buried at Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire
April 4, 1588 Death of Frederik II of Denmark and Norway at Antvorskov Castle; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
April 4, 1715 Wedding of Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden and Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
Ulrika Eleonora was Queen Regnant of Sweden from 1718 -1720 when she abdicated in favor of her husband who reigned as Frederik I from 1720-1751.
April 4, 1793 - Wedding of Prince Augustus, son of George III, and Lady Augusta Murray at Rome, Italy in violation of the Royal Marriages Act
April 4, 1814 Napoleon abdicates for the first time
April 4, 1819 Birth of Maria II of Portugal
April 4, 1930 Death of Viktoria of Baden, wife of Gustav V of Sweden, at her home, Villa Svezia, in Rome; buried at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm
April 4, 1953 - Death of Carol II of Romania at Estoril, Portugal; buried at the Curtea de Argeş monastery (remains transferred in 2003)
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