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Post by Susan » Wed March 20th, 2013, 11:19 pm

March 21 in royal history:

March 21, 1795 – Death of Prince Honoré III of Monaco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A ... _of_Monaco

March 21, 1871 - Wedding of Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, to John Campbell, Lord Lorne later Duke of Argyll, at St. George's Chapel, Windsor
Louise broke with tradition and married a non-royal. Her husband served the crown as Governor General of Canada for 5 years. Louise accompanied him to Canada and Canadians were honored to have their monarch's daughter living in their country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_L ... _of_Argyll
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Georg ... _of_Argyll
http://www.britannia.com/history/biogra ... ouise.html

March 21, 1929 – Wedding Olav V of Norway and Märtha of Sweden at Oslo Cathedral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olav_V
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_M ... _of_Sweden

March 21, 2002 - Wedding of Mohammed VI of Morocco and Salma Bennani at the Dar al-Makhzin, Rabat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_VI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Lalla_Salma

March 21, 2004 - Birth of Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, son of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
Full name: Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Clau ... etherlands
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Post by Susan » Fri March 22nd, 2013, 12:19 am

March 22 in royal history:

March 22, 1421 - Death of Thomas, Duke of Clarence, son of Henry IV, at the Battle of Baugé, France; buried at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_of_ ... f_Clarence

March 22, 1759– Birth of Hedvig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, wife of Charles XIII of Sweden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedvig_Eli ... in-Gottorp

March 22, 1797 - Birth of Wilhelm I, German Emperor, King of Prussia in Berlin
Full name: Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_I

March 22, 1852 – Death of Marie Sophie of Hesse-Cassel, wife of Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway, at Frederiksberg Palace; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Soph ... sse-Kassel

March 22, 1956 - Birth of Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista, wife of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, in Havana, Cuba
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Teresa_Mestre
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Post by Susan » Fri March 22nd, 2013, 10:11 pm

March 23 in royal history:

March 23, 1429 - Birth of Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI, at Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Anjou

March 23, 1801 - Murder of Tsar Paul I of Russia at the Mikhailovsky Castle, St. Petersburg; buried at the Fortress of Sts. Peter and Paul
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_Russia

March 23, 1990 - Birth of Princess Eugenie of York at Portland Hospital, London
Full name: Eugenie Victoria Helena
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Eugenie_of_York
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Post by Susan » Sat March 23rd, 2013, 11:17 pm

March 24 in royal history:

March 24, 1275 - Death of Beatrice of England, daughter of Henry III, at London, England; buried at Greyfriars Church, Newgate, London
Beatrice was the second daughter and third child of Henry III and his wife Eleanor of Provence. Beatrice married John of Dreux, Earl of Richmond at age 18 and they had four sons and three daughters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_of_England

March 24, 1603 - Death of Elizabeth I at Richmond Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg ... &GRid=1973
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I

March 24, 1628 – Birth of Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, wife of Frederick III of Denmark, at Herzberg Castle, Lower Saxony
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Ama ... 3%BCneburg

March 24, 1805 – Death of Prince Alois I of Liechtenstein, buried at the Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov, Czech Republic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_I_of_Liechtenstein

March 24, 1866 – Death of Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies, wife of Louis-Philippe I of the French, in exile, at Claremont in Surrey in England; buried first at Weybridge, England, re-buried in 1876 in the Orléans Mausoleum in the Royal Chapel at Dreux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Amal ... o_Sicilies

March 24, 1953 - Death of Mary of Teck, wife of George V, at Marlborough House, London; buried at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... 785265.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Teck
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Post by Susan » Sun March 24th, 2013, 10:37 pm

March 25 in royal history:

March 25, 1005 – Death of Kenneth III of Scotland at the Battle of Monzievaird; buried at Iona
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_III

March 25, 1223 – Death of Afonso II of Portugal at Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal; buried at Santa Cruz Monastery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_II_of_Portugal

March 25, 1306 - Robert Bruce crowned King of Scots at Scone
Robert the Bruce, descendant of one of the original contestants for the Scottish throne, took up the struggle for Scotland's independence after the death of William Wallace, and had himself crowned King of Scotland. His daughter Marjorie married Walter Stewart, High Steward of Scotland. Their son Robert took Stewart as his surname and became the first monarch of the Royal House of Stewart.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_I_of_Scotland

March 25, 1734 – Wedding of Anne, Princess Royal, daughter of George II, and Prince William IV of Orange at Chapel Royal, St. James Palace
The Dutch royals are descendants of Anne and William.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne%2C_Pr ... _of_Orange

March 25, 1751 – Death of Frederik I of Sweden at Stockholm; buried at Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_I

March 25, 1975 - Assassination of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia by his nephew Prince Faisal bin Musaid in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; buried at Al Od Cemetery, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
On June 18, 1975, Prince Feisal Musaid was publicly beheaded in Riyadh for the assassination of King Faisal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... 233595.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia
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Post by Susan » Mon March 25th, 2013, 11:06 pm

March 26, 1130 – Death of Sigurd I of Norway in Olso
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_I_of_Norway


March 26, 1131 - Birth of Malcolm III of Scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_III_of_Scotland

March 26, 1212 – Death of Sancho I of Portugal at Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal; buried at Santa Cruz Monastery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancho_I_of_Portugal

March 26, 1662 – Birth of Marie Louise of Orléans, first wife of Charles II of Spain, at Palais-Royal, Paris, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Loui ... %931689%29

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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Dorothea_of_Hanover

March 26, 1982 - Birth of Prince Leka of the Albanians, only child of Crown Prince Leka and head of the House of Zogu
Full Name: Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe Zogu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Leka_of_Albania

March 26, 2005 – Birth of Countess Luana van Oranje-Nassau Jonkvrouwe, van Amsberg, daughter of Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands
Full name: Emma Luana Ninette Sophie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_E ... etherlands
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Post by Susan » Wed March 27th, 2013, 12:44 am

March 27 in royal history:

March 27, 1482 - Death of Mary, Duchess of Burgundy at Wijnendale Castle, Flanders after falling from her horse; buried in the Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Burgundy

March 27, 1615 – Death of Marguerite de Valois, first wife of Henri IV of France, in Paris; buried in the Chapel of the Valois at the Basilica of St. Denis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_de_Valois

March 27, 1625 - Death of James I at Theobold's Park, Hertfordshire; buried at Westminster Abbey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_England

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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_ ... sse-Cassel

March 27, 1785 - Birth of Louis XVII, pretender to the throne during the French Revolution, at the Palace of Versailles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVII

March 27, 1819 – Birth and death of Princess Charlotte of Clarence, daughter of William IV, at Fürstenhof Palace, Hanover, Germany
Full name: Charlotte Augusta Louisa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_C ... f_Clarence

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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Anne_Fitzherbert

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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Wal ... 68-1879%29
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Post by Susan » Fri March 29th, 2013, 12:28 am

March 29, 1461 – Battle of Towton results in a decisive Yorkist victory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Towton

March 29, 1792 – Death of Gustavus III of Sweden, after being shot at a masked ball on March 16, 1792, at the Royal Palace in Stockholm; buried at Riddarholmen Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_III

March 29, 1871 - Queen Victoria opens Albert Hall in London
http://www.royalalberthall.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall

March 29, 1980 - Birth of Prince Hamzah of Jordan, son of King Hussein and his fourth wife Queen Noor, in Amman, Jordan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Ham ... Al_Hussein

March 29, 2012 - Birth of Isla Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Peter Phillips, granddaughter of Princess Anne, and great granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Eliza ... d_children
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Post by Susan » Sat March 30th, 2013, 1:10 am

March 30, 1231 – Wedding of Richard, Earl of Cornwall (son of King John) and Lady Isabella Marshal, at Fawley Church, Buckinghamshire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%2C ... f_Cornwall
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Marshal

March 30, 1660 – Wedding of Prince Louis I of Monaco and Catherine-Charlotte de Gramont
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_I%2C ... _of_Monaco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine- ... de_Gramont

March 30, 1774 – Death of Caroline of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, wife of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in Darmstadt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_o ... %C3%BCcken

March 30, 1830 – Death of Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden, in Karlsruhe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_I,_ ... e_of_Baden

March 30, 1863 - Prince William, son of King Christian IX of Denmark, becomes King George I of Greece
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_of_the_Netherlands

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. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... 530899.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bowes-Lyon
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Post by Susan » Sat March 30th, 2013, 8:54 pm

March 31 in royal history:

March 31, 1519 – Birth of Henri II of France at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_II_of_France

March 31, 1547 – Death of Francis I of France at the Château de Rambouillet; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_I_of_France

March 31, 1621 – Death of Philip III of Spain in Madrid; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_III_of_Spain

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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Anne_Hyde

March 31, 1718 – Birth of Mariana Victoria of Spain, wife of José I of Portugal, at Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_Victoria_of_Spain

March 31, 1723 – Birth of Frederik V of Denmark and Norway at Copenhagen Castle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_V_of_Denmark

March 31, 1751 - Death of Frederick, 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!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick,_Prince_of_Wales

March 31, 1787 - Birth of Jessadabodindra, Rama III of Siam (Thailand), in Bangkok
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessadabodindra

March 31, 1900 - Birth of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, son of George V, at York Cottage, Sandringham
Full name: Henry William Frederick Albert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hen ... Gloucester
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