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This Day in History
June 13 in royal history:
June 13, 823 Birth of Charles II of France (the Bald) in Frankfurt (Germany)
June 13, 839 Birth of Charles III (the Fat) of France
June 13, 1625 - Wedding of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France, daughter of Henry IV of France, at St. Augustine's Church, Canterbury, England
June 13, 1688 Wedding of Antonio I of Monaco and Maria of Lorraine at the Royal Chapel of Versailles
June 13, 1877 Death of Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in Seeheim, Hesse (Germany)
June 13, 1886 - Ludwig II of Bavaria is found drowned at Lake Starnberg, south of Munich, Germany; buried at St. Michaels Church in Munich, Germany
June 13, 1882 Birth of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Tsar Alexander III, at Peterhof
June 13, 1918 - Execution of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III, brother of Tsar Nicholas II, in Perm, Russia
June 13, 1965 - Birth of Infanta Cristina of Spain, daughter of King Juan Carlos, in Madrid
June 13, 1982 Death of King Khalid of Saudi Arabia in Taif, Saudi Arabia
June 13, 823 Birth of Charles II of France (the Bald) in Frankfurt (Germany)
June 13, 839 Birth of Charles III (the Fat) of France
June 13, 1625 - Wedding of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France, daughter of Henry IV of France, at St. Augustine's Church, Canterbury, England
June 13, 1688 Wedding of Antonio I of Monaco and Maria of Lorraine at the Royal Chapel of Versailles
June 13, 1877 Death of Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in Seeheim, Hesse (Germany)
June 13, 1886 - Ludwig II of Bavaria is found drowned at Lake Starnberg, south of Munich, Germany; buried at St. Michaels Church in Munich, Germany
June 13, 1882 Birth of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Tsar Alexander III, at Peterhof
June 13, 1918 - Execution of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III, brother of Tsar Nicholas II, in Perm, Russia
June 13, 1965 - Birth of Infanta Cristina of Spain, daughter of King Juan Carlos, in Madrid
June 13, 1982 Death of King Khalid of Saudi Arabia in Taif, Saudi Arabia
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June 14 in royal history:
June 14, 1753 Birth of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in Prenzlau, Brandenburg (Germany)
June 14, 1870 - Birth of Sophie of Prussia, wife of Constantine I of Greece, in the Neues Palais in Potsdam, Prussia (Germany)
June 14, 1894 Birth of Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg in Berg Castle in Colmar-Berg
June 14, 1753 Birth of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in Prenzlau, Brandenburg (Germany)
June 14, 1870 - Birth of Sophie of Prussia, wife of Constantine I of Greece, in the Neues Palais in Potsdam, Prussia (Germany)
June 14, 1894 Birth of Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg in Berg Castle in Colmar-Berg
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June 15 in royal history:
Closest Saturday to June 15 - Official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
The Trooping the Color is held on the Queen's official birthday which was June 16 this year.
June 15, 923 – Death of Robert I of France
June 15, 1215 - Signing of the Magna Carta by King John
Actually the Great Seal was attached to the document on this date.
June 15, 1330 - Birth of Edward, the Black Prince, son of Edward III, father of Richard II, at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire
June 15, 1519 - Birth of Henry Fitzroy, Henry VIII's illegitimate son at the Priory of St Lawrence at Blackmore, Essex
June 15, 1777 – Wedding of Prince Honoré IV of Monaco and Louise d'Aumont Mazarin in Paris
June 15, 1888 - Death of Frederick III, German Emperor and King of Prussia, husband of Victoria, Princess Royal, at the Neues Palais in Potsdam; buried at Friedenskirche, Potsdam
Ill with throat cancer when he succeeded his father, Frederick reigned for only 99 days before he died and was succeeded by his son Wilhelm II.
June 15, 1905 – Wedding of Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (1st marriage) and Margaret of Connaught (granddaughter of Queen Victoria) at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
June 15, 1978 - Wedding of King Hussein I of Jordan and Lisa Halaby (Queen Noor)
Closest Saturday to June 15 - Official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
The Trooping the Color is held on the Queen's official birthday which was June 16 this year.
June 15, 923 – Death of Robert I of France
June 15, 1215 - Signing of the Magna Carta by King John
Actually the Great Seal was attached to the document on this date.
June 15, 1330 - Birth of Edward, the Black Prince, son of Edward III, father of Richard II, at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire
June 15, 1519 - Birth of Henry Fitzroy, Henry VIII's illegitimate son at the Priory of St Lawrence at Blackmore, Essex
June 15, 1777 – Wedding of Prince Honoré IV of Monaco and Louise d'Aumont Mazarin in Paris
June 15, 1888 - Death of Frederick III, German Emperor and King of Prussia, husband of Victoria, Princess Royal, at the Neues Palais in Potsdam; buried at Friedenskirche, Potsdam
Ill with throat cancer when he succeeded his father, Frederick reigned for only 99 days before he died and was succeeded by his son Wilhelm II.
June 15, 1905 – Wedding of Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (1st marriage) and Margaret of Connaught (granddaughter of Queen Victoria) at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
June 15, 1978 - Wedding of King Hussein I of Jordan and Lisa Halaby (Queen Noor)
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June 16 in royal history:
June 16, 1269 - Wedding of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, son of King John, and Beatrix of Falkenberg at Kaiserslautern, Germany
This was Richard's third marriage. The groom was 60 and the bride was 16. The marriage lasted until Richard's death three years later.
June 16, 1332 - Birth of Isabella of England, daughter of Edward III, at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire
June 16, 1459 Death of Erik VII of Denmark (of Pomerania) at Rügenwalde Castle; buried at Rügenwalde Castle
June 16, 1487 - Decisive Lancastrian victory at the Battle of Stoke
June 16, 1644 Birth of Princess Henrietta-Anne, daughter of Charles I, at Bedford House, Exeter
June 16, 1712 Death of Prince Hans-Adam I of Liechtenstein
June 16, 1742 Death of Louise-Élisabeth of Orléans, wife of Louis I of Spain; buried at the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris
June 16, 1848 Death of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in Darmstadt (Germany)
June 16, 1858 - Birth of Gustav V of Sweden at Drottningholm Palace
June 16, 1937 - Birth of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria in Sofia, Bulgaria
Simeon was the prime minister of Bulgaria from 2001-2005. He uses the name Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
June 16, 2000 - Death of Empress Nagako of Japan, wife of Emperor Hirohito, in Tokyo; buried at the Musashino Imperial Mausoleum at Hachioji, Tokyo
June 16, 1269 - Wedding of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, son of King John, and Beatrix of Falkenberg at Kaiserslautern, Germany
This was Richard's third marriage. The groom was 60 and the bride was 16. The marriage lasted until Richard's death three years later.
June 16, 1332 - Birth of Isabella of England, daughter of Edward III, at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire
June 16, 1459 Death of Erik VII of Denmark (of Pomerania) at Rügenwalde Castle; buried at Rügenwalde Castle
June 16, 1487 - Decisive Lancastrian victory at the Battle of Stoke
June 16, 1644 Birth of Princess Henrietta-Anne, daughter of Charles I, at Bedford House, Exeter
June 16, 1712 Death of Prince Hans-Adam I of Liechtenstein
June 16, 1742 Death of Louise-Élisabeth of Orléans, wife of Louis I of Spain; buried at the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris
June 16, 1848 Death of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in Darmstadt (Germany)
June 16, 1858 - Birth of Gustav V of Sweden at Drottningholm Palace
June 16, 1937 - Birth of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria in Sofia, Bulgaria
Simeon was the prime minister of Bulgaria from 2001-2005. He uses the name Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
June 16, 2000 - Death of Empress Nagako of Japan, wife of Emperor Hirohito, in Tokyo; buried at the Musashino Imperial Mausoleum at Hachioji, Tokyo
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June 17 in royal history:
June 17, 1239 - Birth of Edward I at Palace of Westminster
June 17, 1631 - Death of Mumtaz Mahal in childbirth, wife of Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor
Mumtaz Mahals tomb is the famous Taj Mahal.
June 17, 1682 Birth of Carl XII of Sweden at Tre Kronor Castle which was on the site of the present palace in Stockholm
June 17, 1696 Death of John III Sobieski, King of Poland in Wilanów, Poland; buried at Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland
June 17, 1818 - Birth of Sophia of Württemberg, first wife of William III of the Netherlands, at Ludwigsburg Palace, Stuttgart (Germany)
June 17, 1882 Birth of Adolf Friedrich VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Neustrelitz (Germany)
June 17, 1239 - Birth of Edward I at Palace of Westminster
June 17, 1631 - Death of Mumtaz Mahal in childbirth, wife of Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor
Mumtaz Mahals tomb is the famous Taj Mahal.
June 17, 1682 Birth of Carl XII of Sweden at Tre Kronor Castle which was on the site of the present palace in Stockholm
June 17, 1696 Death of John III Sobieski, King of Poland in Wilanów, Poland; buried at Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland
June 17, 1818 - Birth of Sophia of Württemberg, first wife of William III of the Netherlands, at Ludwigsburg Palace, Stuttgart (Germany)
June 17, 1882 Birth of Adolf Friedrich VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Neustrelitz (Germany)
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June 18 in royal history:
June 18, 1269 - Birth of Eleanor of England, daughter of Edward I, at Windsor Castle
June 18, 1318 - Birth of Eleanor of Woodstock, daughter of Edward II, at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire
June 18, 1536 - Death of Henry Fitzroy, Henry VIII's illegitimate son at St. James Palace, buried at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Framlingham, Suffolk
June 18, 1662 - Birth of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, illegitimate son of Charles II by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
June 18, 1815 - Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
June 18, 1866 - Death of Prince Sigismund of Prussia at the Neues Palais in Potsdam, Germany; buried at Friedenskirche, Potsdam, Germany
Prince Sigismund was the son of Victoria, Princess Royal and Kaiser Frederick III of Germany, and a grandson of Queen Victoria. He died at age two from meningitis.
June 18, 1901 - Birth of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, at Peterhof
June 18, 1926 Death of Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia, wife of George I of Greece, at Pau, Béarn, France; first buried in Italy, reburied at Tatoi Royal Cemetery, Greece
June 18, 1975 Beheading of Prince Faisal bin Musad of Saudi Arabia for the assassination of his uncle King Faisal in Riyadh
June 18, 2006 Birth of Countess Zaria van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg, daughter of Prince Friso of the Netherlands
June 18, 1269 - Birth of Eleanor of England, daughter of Edward I, at Windsor Castle
June 18, 1318 - Birth of Eleanor of Woodstock, daughter of Edward II, at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire
June 18, 1536 - Death of Henry Fitzroy, Henry VIII's illegitimate son at St. James Palace, buried at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Framlingham, Suffolk
June 18, 1662 - Birth of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, illegitimate son of Charles II by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
June 18, 1815 - Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
June 18, 1866 - Death of Prince Sigismund of Prussia at the Neues Palais in Potsdam, Germany; buried at Friedenskirche, Potsdam, Germany
Prince Sigismund was the son of Victoria, Princess Royal and Kaiser Frederick III of Germany, and a grandson of Queen Victoria. He died at age two from meningitis.
June 18, 1901 - Birth of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, at Peterhof
June 18, 1926 Death of Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia, wife of George I of Greece, at Pau, Béarn, France; first buried in Italy, reburied at Tatoi Royal Cemetery, Greece
June 18, 1975 Beheading of Prince Faisal bin Musad of Saudi Arabia for the assassination of his uncle King Faisal in Riyadh
June 18, 2006 Birth of Countess Zaria van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg, daughter of Prince Friso of the Netherlands
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June 19 in royal history:
June 19, 1294 Birth of Charles IV of France in Clermont, Oise, France
June 19, 1282 - Death in childbirth of Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, granddaughter of King John, at Abergwyngregyn; buried at the Franciscan Friary of Llanfaes, Anglesey
June 19, 1500 - Death of Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York; buried at Westminster Abbey
Little Edmund was 1 1/2 when he died.
June 19, 1566 - Birth of James VI of Scotland (later James I of England), son of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Edinburgh Castle
June 19, 1787 Death of Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France, daughter of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette, at the Palace of Versailles; buried at the Basilica of St. Denis
June 19, 1850 - Wedding of Carl XV of Sweden (Carl IV of Norway) and Louise of the Netherlands in Stockholm
June 19, 1867 - Execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico by firing squad at Cerro de las Campanas, Querétaro, Mexico; buried at the Imperial Crypt, Vienna
June 19, 1896 - Birth of Bessiewallis Warfield (Duchess of Windsor) at Square Cottage at Monterey Inn, a resort hotel in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania
June 19, 1902 Death of Albert, King of Saxony in Sibyllenort (now Szczodre, Poland); buried at Katholische Hofkirche in Dresden, Germany
June 19, 1976 - Wedding of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Silvia Sommerlath at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm
June 19, 1999 - Wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys Jones at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor
June 19, 2010 - Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm
June 19, 1294 Birth of Charles IV of France in Clermont, Oise, France
June 19, 1282 - Death in childbirth of Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, granddaughter of King John, at Abergwyngregyn; buried at the Franciscan Friary of Llanfaes, Anglesey
June 19, 1500 - Death of Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York; buried at Westminster Abbey
Little Edmund was 1 1/2 when he died.
June 19, 1566 - Birth of James VI of Scotland (later James I of England), son of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Edinburgh Castle
June 19, 1787 Death of Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France, daughter of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette, at the Palace of Versailles; buried at the Basilica of St. Denis
June 19, 1850 - Wedding of Carl XV of Sweden (Carl IV of Norway) and Louise of the Netherlands in Stockholm
June 19, 1867 - Execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico by firing squad at Cerro de las Campanas, Querétaro, Mexico; buried at the Imperial Crypt, Vienna
June 19, 1896 - Birth of Bessiewallis Warfield (Duchess of Windsor) at Square Cottage at Monterey Inn, a resort hotel in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania
June 19, 1902 Death of Albert, King of Saxony in Sibyllenort (now Szczodre, Poland); buried at Katholische Hofkirche in Dresden, Germany
June 19, 1976 - Wedding of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Silvia Sommerlath at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm
June 19, 1999 - Wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys Jones at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor
June 19, 2010 - Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm
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July 20 in royal history:
June 20, 840 - Death of Louis I of France (the Pious) in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany; buried at the Church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains
June 20, 1235 Wedding of Isabella (daughter of King John) and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, at Wurms Cathedral, Germany
June 20, 1389 - Birth of John, Duke of Bedford, son of Henry IV
June 20, 1605 Death of Feodor II of Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow; buried at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
June 20, 1667 - Death of James, Duke of Cambridge, son of James II, at Richmond Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
James, the second son of James, Duke of York (later James II) and his first wife Anne Hyde was born on July 11, 1663. Little James fell ill in April of 1667 and died on June 20 1667.
June 20, 1818 Death of Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, wife of Charles XIII of Sweden; buried at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm
June 20, 1837 - Death of William IV at Windsor Castle; buried at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
June 20, 1946 - Birth of Birgitte Eva van Deurs, wife of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, at Odense, Isle of Funen, Denmark
June 20, 840 - Death of Louis I of France (the Pious) in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany; buried at the Church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains
June 20, 1235 Wedding of Isabella (daughter of King John) and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, at Wurms Cathedral, Germany
June 20, 1389 - Birth of John, Duke of Bedford, son of Henry IV
June 20, 1605 Death of Feodor II of Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow; buried at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
June 20, 1667 - Death of James, Duke of Cambridge, son of James II, at Richmond Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
James, the second son of James, Duke of York (later James II) and his first wife Anne Hyde was born on July 11, 1663. Little James fell ill in April of 1667 and died on June 20 1667.
June 20, 1818 Death of Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, wife of Charles XIII of Sweden; buried at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm
June 20, 1837 - Death of William IV at Windsor Castle; buried at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
June 20, 1946 - Birth of Birgitte Eva van Deurs, wife of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, at Odense, Isle of Funen, Denmark
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