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Post by Susan » Fri August 2nd, 2013, 1:00 am

August 3 in royal history:

August 3, 1271 - Death of John, son of Edward I, at Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, buried in Westminster Abbey
John was the eldest son and fourth child of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile. He died at age 5 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire while in the care of his uncle Richard, Earl of Cornwall. Richard was taking care of Edward's children while he and his wife were on Crusade. John was buried in Westminster Abbey on the north side of Edward the Confessor's tomb.
http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.ph ... 6&tree=LEO

August 3, 1460 - Death of James II of Scotland at Roxburgh Castle, buried at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh
James died at age 29 when a cannon he was standing next to during a siege exploded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_Scotland

August 3, 1770 – Birth of Frederick William III, King of Prussia in Potsdam (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_ ... of_Prussia

August 3, 1872 - Birth of Haakon VII of Norway at Charlottenlund Palace, near Copenhagen, Denmark
Born Prince Carl of Denmark, he became King of Norway when the union between Sweden and Norway was dissolved in 1905.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII

August 3, 1986 - Birth of Prince Louis of Luxembourg, son of Grand Duke Henri, in Luxembourg
Full name: Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Louis_of_Luxembourg

August 3, 1986 - Birth of Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco, at Princess Grace Hospital, Monte Carlo
Full name: Charlotte Marie Pomeline
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Casiraghi
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Post by Susan » Fri August 2nd, 2013, 1:18 am

August 4 in royal history:

August 4, 1060 – Death of Henri I of France at Vitry-aux-Loges, France; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_France

August 4, 1338 - Death of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I, died and buried at the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Thomas was an ancestor of two of the wives of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_of_ ... of_Norfolk

August 4, 1514 - 2nd Wedding of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, and Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, at Kinnoul Church
Many European royals can claim descent from Margaret Tudor.* Margaret first married King James IV of Scotland and their son James V was the father of Mary, Queen of Scots.* After James IV's death, she married Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and their daughter Lady Margaret Douglas was the mother of Henry, Lord Darnley. Darnley was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and it was their son King James VI of Scotland, who succeeded Queen Elizabeth I as King James I.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Tudor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_ ... l_of_Angus

August 4, 1699 – Death of Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, wife of Pedro II of Portugal, in Lisbon, Portugal; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Sofi ... Palatinate

August 4, 1900 - Birth of The Honorable Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, wife of George VI, mother of Elizabeth II
Full name: Elizabeth Angela Marguerite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bowes-Lyon

August 4, 1906 - Birth of Marie-Jose of Belgium, wife of Umberto II of Italy, in Ostend, Belgium
Full name: Marie-Jose Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Jos%C3%A9_of_Belgium
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Post by Susan » Mon August 5th, 2013, 12:20 am

August 5 in royal history:

August 5, 1100 - Coronation of Henry I
Henry’s first wife Matilda of Scotland was crowned on November 11, 1100. His second wife Adeliza of Louvain was crowned on February 3, 1122.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation ... sh_monarch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England

August 5, 1301 - Birth of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, son of Edward I, at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_of_ ... rl_of_Kent

August 5, 1828 – Birth of Louise of the Netherlands, wife of Karl XV of Sweden and Norway, at The Hague, The Netherlands
Full name: Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_of_the_Netherlands

August 5, 1901 - Death of Victoria, Princess Royal, Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, wife of German Emperor Frederick III, at Friedrichshof, Krönberg-Taunus, Germany, buried at Friedenskirche, Potsdam, Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%2 ... _Frederick

August 5, 1939 - Birth of Princess Irene of the Netherlands, daughter of Queen Juliana, at Soestdijk Palace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_I ... etherlands
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Post by Susan » Tue August 6th, 2013, 1:17 am

August 6 in royal history:

August 6, 1644 - Birth of Louise de la Vallière, Duchess of La Vallière and Vaujours, mistress of Louis XIV, in Tours, France
Louise became a nun and lived the last 36 years of her life in a convent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_de_La_Valli%C3%A8re

August 6, 1666 – Birth of Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, wife of Pedro II of Portugal, at Schloss Benrath outside Düsseldorf (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Sofi ... Palatinate

August 6, 1746 - Death of Christian VI of Denmark at Copenhagen; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_VI

August 6, 1820 - Death of Frederica of Prussia, wife of Frederick, Duke of York, at Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey, England, buried at Weybridge Churchyard, Surrey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_F ... of_Prussia

August 6, 1844 - Birth of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle
Full name: Alfred Ernest Albert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%2C_ ... _and_Gotha

August 6, 1845 - Birth of John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, husband of Princess Louise, at Stafford House, London
Full name: John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dougl ... _of_Argyll

August 6, 1894 - Wedding of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Alexander Mikailovich at Peterhof Palace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duch ... _of_Russia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duke ... _of_Russia

August 6, 1915 - Birth of Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi, wife of King Zog I of the Albanians, in Budapest, Hungary
Full name: Geraldine Margit Virginia Olga Maria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_G ... gy-Apponyi

August 6, 1994 - Birth of Columbus Taylor, son of Lady Helen Windsor
Full name: Columbus George Donald
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Taylor
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Post by Susan » Wed August 7th, 2013, 1:54 am

August 7 in royal history:

August 7, 1282 - Birth of Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, daughter of Edward I, at Rhuddlan Castle, Wales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Rhuddlan

August 7, 1721 – Wedding of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_VI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Mag ... g-Kulmbach

August 7, 1783 - Birth of Princess Amelia, daughter of George III, at Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_A ... ed_Kingdom

August 7, 1821 - Death of Caroline of Brunswick, estranged wife of George IV, at Brandenburg House, Hammersmith, London, buried at the Cathedral of St. Blasius, Brunswick, Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_of_Brunswick

August 7, 1850 – Wedding of Frederik VII of Denmark (third marriage) and Louise Danner at Frederiksborg Slotskirke
Countess Danner, born Louise Rasmussen, was a milliner and a ballet dancer and had been the king’s mistress for many years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_VII_of_Denmark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Rasmussen

August 7, 1862 – Birth of Viktoria of Baden, wife Gustav V of Sweden, in Karlsruhe (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_of_Baden

August 7, 1972 – Death of Aspasia Manos, wife of Alexander I of Greece, in Venice; first buried at the Cemetery of San Michele Island near Venice, re-buried at the Tatoi Royal Cemetery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspasia_Manos
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Post by Susan » Thu August 8th, 2013, 12:43 am

August 8 in royal history:

August 8, 1503 - Wedding of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, and James IV of Scotland, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh
The British royal family and many other European royal families are descendants of Margaret Tudor and James IV of Scotland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Tudor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_IV

August 8, 1824 - Birth of Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, in Darmstadt (Germany)
Name after marriage: Maria Alexandrovna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_of_H ... d_by_Rhine

August 8, 1963 - Birth of Timothy Taylor, husband of Lady Helen Windsor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Ta ... _dealer%29

August 8, 1988 - Birth of Princess Beatrice of York, daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, at Portland Hospital, London
Full name: Beatrice Elizabeth Mary
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... 528391.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Beatrice_of_York
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Post by Susan » Fri August 9th, 2013, 12:23 am

August 9 in royal history:

August, 9, 1250 – Murder of Eric IV of Denmark on the Bay of the Schlei, near Gottorf Castle; buried at St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted, Denmark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_IV_of_Denmark

August 9, 1669 – Birth of Eudoxia Feodorovna Lopukhina, first wife of Peter I (the Great) of Russia, in Moscow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudoxia_Lopukhina

August 9, 1696 – Birth of Prince Josef Wenzel Karl of Liechtenstein in Prague (Czech Republic)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Wenzel

August 9, 1847 – Birth of Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna, wife of Amadeo I of Spain, in Paris France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Vitt ... a_Cisterna

August 9, 1899 - Death of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III, at Abbas Tuman, Caucasus, Russia; buried at the Fortress of Sts. Peter and Paul, St. Petersburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duke ... _of_Russia

August 9, 1901 - Wedding of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and Peter of Oldenburg in St. Petersburg
The marriage was was annulled in 1916.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duch ... _of_Russia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Peter ... _Oldenburg

August 9, 1902 - Coronation of Edward VII after a six week delay due to his emergency appendectomy
Edward’s wife Alexandra of Denmark was crowned with him.
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-hi ... edward-vii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VII ... ed_Kingdom

August 9, 1928 – Death of Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden in Badenweiler (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_ ... e_of_Baden
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Post by Susan » Sat August 10th, 2013, 1:21 am

August 10 in royal history:

August 10, 1520 – Birth of Madeleine of Valois, first wife of James V of Scotland, at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_of_Valois

August 10, 1759 – Death of Ferdinand VI of Spain at the Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain; buried at Salesas Reales Church in Madrid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_VI

August 10, 1792 – Storming of the Tuileries Palace; Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_August_ ... olution%29
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Post by Susan » Thu August 22nd, 2013, 1:22 am

August 22, 1350 – Death of Philip VI of France (the Fortunate) at Nogent-le-Roi, Eure-et-Loir, France; buried at St. Denis Basilica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_VI_of_France

August 22, 1358 – Death of Isabella de France, wife of Edward II, at Castle Rising, Norfolk, England, buried at Grey Friars Church, Newgate, London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France

August 22, 1485 - Death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, originally buried at Grey Friars Abbey, Leicester; Henry VII becomes king
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_of_England

August 22, 1642 - English Civil War begins when Charles I calls Parliament and its soldiers traitors and raises his standard against the Parliamentarian Army in Nottingham
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~crossby/ECW/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War

August 22, 1658 – Birth of Johann Ernst IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in Gotha, Saxe-Gotha (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Ern ... g-Saalfeld

August 22, 1705 - Wedding of George II and Caroline of Ansbach at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_of_Ansbach

August 22, 1853 - Wedding of Leopold II of Belgium & Marie Henriette of Austria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Henriette_of_Austria

August 22, 1860 – Birth of Eleonore of Reuss-Köstritz, second wife of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, in Trebschen, Prussia (Poland)
Full name: Eleonore Caroline Gasparine Louise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonore_o ... 3%B6stritz

August 22, 1878 – Death of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, fourth wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain, at Le Havre, France; buried at the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Chri ... o_Sicilies

August 22, 1893 – Death of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at Reinhardsbrunn Castle, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Germany); buried at Moritzkirche in Coburg (Germany)
Ernest was the brother of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_II, ... _and_Gotha
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Post by Susan » Fri August 23rd, 2013, 1:07 am

August 23, 963 – Birth of Richard II, Duke of Normandy in Normandy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_of_Normandy

August 23, 1387 – Death of Olaf II of Denmark (Olaf IV of Norway) at Falsterbo Castle in Sweden; buried at Sorø Abbey in Denmark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_IV

August 23, 1740 - Birth Tsar Ivan VI of Russia in St. Petersburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_VI

August 23, 1754 - Birth of Louis XVI of France at the Palace of Versailles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI

August 23, 1836 – Birth of Marie Henriette of Austria, wife of Leopold II of the Belgians, at Buda Castle, Budapest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Marie-Henriette

August 23, 1951- Birth of Lisa Najeeb Halaby, Queen Noor of Jordan, fourth wife of King Hussein, in Washington, DC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_of_Jordan
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