Today in royal history:
October 24, 1537 - Death of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, from childbirth complications at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, England; buried at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
October 24, 1887 - Birth of Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland
Known as Queen Ena of Spain, she was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and is the grandmother of the present king, Juan Carlos.
October 24, 1947 - Birth of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, son of Prince Franz Josef II, brother of Prince Hans-Adam II
October 24, 1974 - Birth of Alexander, Earl of Ulster, son of the Duke of Gloucester
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Today in royal history:
October 25, 1154 - Death of King Stephen at Dover Castle, Kent; buried at Faversham Abbey, Kent; Henry II ascends to the throne, the first of the Angevin kings
October 25, 1415 - Henry V defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt
October 25, 1586 - Death sentence passed on Mary, Queen of Scots
October 25, 1759 Birth of Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia
October 25, 1760 - Death of George II at Kensington Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
October 25, 1920 - Death of Alexander of Greece from blood poisoning caused by a monkey bite, at Athens, Greece; buried at the Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace
October 25, 1921 - Birth of King Michael of Romania
October 25, 1951 Death of Amélie of Orléans, wife of Carlos I of Portugal, at Château de Bellevue, Le Chesnay, France; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
October 25, 2001 - Birth of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, daughter of Crown Prince Philippe
October 25, 1154 - Death of King Stephen at Dover Castle, Kent; buried at Faversham Abbey, Kent; Henry II ascends to the throne, the first of the Angevin kings
October 25, 1415 - Henry V defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt
October 25, 1586 - Death sentence passed on Mary, Queen of Scots
October 25, 1759 Birth of Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia
October 25, 1760 - Death of George II at Kensington Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
October 25, 1920 - Death of Alexander of Greece from blood poisoning caused by a monkey bite, at Athens, Greece; buried at the Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace
October 25, 1921 - Birth of King Michael of Romania
October 25, 1951 Death of Amélie of Orléans, wife of Carlos I of Portugal, at Château de Bellevue, Le Chesnay, France; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
October 25, 2001 - Birth of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, daughter of Crown Prince Philippe
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Today in history:
October 26, 899 - Death of Alfred the Great; buried at Hyde Abbey, Winchester
October 26, 1406 - Wedding of Philippa, daughter of Henry IV, and King Eric VII of Denmark at Lund, Sweden
October 26, 1580 Death of Anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II Spain, at Badajoz, Spain; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
October 26, 1802 Birth of Miguel I of Portugal
October 26, 1919 - Birth of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran
October 26, 1944 - Death of Princess Beatrice, last surviving child of Queen Victoria, at Bantridge Park, Balcombe, Sussex, England; buried at St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight
The present Queen Elizabeth attended Princess Beatrice's funeral.
October 26, 899 - Death of Alfred the Great; buried at Hyde Abbey, Winchester
October 26, 1406 - Wedding of Philippa, daughter of Henry IV, and King Eric VII of Denmark at Lund, Sweden
October 26, 1580 Death of Anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II Spain, at Badajoz, Spain; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
October 26, 1802 Birth of Miguel I of Portugal
October 26, 1919 - Birth of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran
October 26, 1944 - Death of Princess Beatrice, last surviving child of Queen Victoria, at Bantridge Park, Balcombe, Sussex, England; buried at St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight
The present Queen Elizabeth attended Princess Beatrice's funeral.
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[quote=""Susan""]
October 26, 1944 - Death of Princess Beatrice, last surviving child of Queen Victoria, at Bantridge Park, Balcombe, Sussex, England; buried at St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight
The present Queen Elizabeth attended Princess Beatrice's funeral.[/quote]
Susan, that's so interesting, I had no idea Princess Beatrice lived so long. Wikipedia says she was born in 1857 and 'died at the age of eighty-seven on 26 October 1944, outliving all her siblings and several of her children, nieces and nephews.' What a lot of change she would have seen in the course of her life.
October 26, 1944 - Death of Princess Beatrice, last surviving child of Queen Victoria, at Bantridge Park, Balcombe, Sussex, England; buried at St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham, Isle of Wight
The present Queen Elizabeth attended Princess Beatrice's funeral.[/quote]
Susan, that's so interesting, I had no idea Princess Beatrice lived so long. Wikipedia says she was born in 1857 and 'died at the age of eighty-seven on 26 October 1944, outliving all her siblings and several of her children, nieces and nephews.' What a lot of change she would have seen in the course of her life.
"In Hoc Signo Vinces" (in this sign thou shalt conquer)
27 October 312 – the day on which Roman Emperor Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross before his victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, prompting his conversion to Christianity, and the choice of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire.
The historian Eusebius states that Constantine was marching with his army (Eusebius doesn't specify the actual location of the event, but it's clearly not in the camp at Rome), when he looked up to the sun and saw a cross of light above it, and with it the Greek words "εν τούτῳ νίκα" ("by this, be victorious!", often rendered in Latin as In hoc signo vinces). At first, Constantine didn't know the meaning of the apparition, but in the following night, he had a dream in which Christ explained to him that he should use the sign against his enemies. Eusebius then continues to describe the Labarum, the military standard used by Constantine in his later wars against Licinius, showing the Chi-Rho sign.
Detail of Constantine's vision from Raphael's mural of the Battle of Milvian Bridge
27 October 312 – the day on which Roman Emperor Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross before his victory at the Battle of Milvian Bridge, prompting his conversion to Christianity, and the choice of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire.
The historian Eusebius states that Constantine was marching with his army (Eusebius doesn't specify the actual location of the event, but it's clearly not in the camp at Rome), when he looked up to the sun and saw a cross of light above it, and with it the Greek words "εν τούτῳ νίκα" ("by this, be victorious!", often rendered in Latin as In hoc signo vinces). At first, Constantine didn't know the meaning of the apparition, but in the following night, he had a dream in which Christ explained to him that he should use the sign against his enemies. Eusebius then continues to describe the Labarum, the military standard used by Constantine in his later wars against Licinius, showing the Chi-Rho sign.
Detail of Constantine's vision from Raphael's mural of the Battle of Milvian Bridge
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[quote=""Miss Moppet""]Susan, that's so interesting, I had no idea Princess Beatrice lived so long. Wikipedia says she was born in 1857 and 'died at the age of eighty-seven on 26 October 1944, outliving all her siblings and several of her children, nieces and nephews.' What a lot of change she would have seen in the course of her life.[/quote]
Beatrice was the youngest of Victoria's nine children, but she wasn't the longest-lived. Louise (1848-1939) died at age 91 and Arthur (1850-1942) also died at age 91.
Beatrice was the youngest of Victoria's nine children, but she wasn't the longest-lived. Louise (1848-1939) died at age 91 and Arthur (1850-1942) also died at age 91.
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Today in royal history:
October 27, 940 - Death of King Athelstan at Gloucester, England; buried at Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England
October 27, 1401 Birth of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V
Through her second marriage to Owen Tudor, Catherine is the grandmother of Henry VII.
October 27, 1505 - Death of Tsar Ivan III of Russia in Moscow; buried at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Moscow
October 27, 1914 Death of Prince Maurice of Battenberg, grandson of Queen Victoria, during World War I at Zonnebeke, Ypres, Belgium; buried at the at Ypres Town Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Maurice was the son of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg. He was killed in action during World War I.
October 27, 940 - Death of King Athelstan at Gloucester, England; buried at Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England
October 27, 1401 Birth of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V
Through her second marriage to Owen Tudor, Catherine is the grandmother of Henry VII.
October 27, 1505 - Death of Tsar Ivan III of Russia in Moscow; buried at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Moscow
October 27, 1914 Death of Prince Maurice of Battenberg, grandson of Queen Victoria, during World War I at Zonnebeke, Ypres, Belgium; buried at the at Ypres Town Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Maurice was the son of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg. He was killed in action during World War I.
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Today in royal history:
October 28, 1412 Death of Margaret Valdemarsdatter on a ship in Flensburg Fjord; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
October 28, 1667 Birth of Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain
October 28, 1708 Death of George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne at Kensington Palace; buried in Westminster Abbey
October 28, 1767 Birth of Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, wife of Frederick VI of Denmark
October 28, 1893 Birth of Felix of Bourbon-Parma, husband of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg
October 28, 1917 - Death of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, husband of Princess Helena, at Schomberg House, Pall Mall, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
October 28, 1964 - Birth of Julia Caroline Rawlinson, wife of James Ogilvy and daughter-in-law of Princess Alexandra
October 28, 1967 - Birth of Princess Sophie of Bavaria, wife of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
October 28, 1412 Death of Margaret Valdemarsdatter on a ship in Flensburg Fjord; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
October 28, 1667 Birth of Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain
October 28, 1708 Death of George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne at Kensington Palace; buried in Westminster Abbey
October 28, 1767 Birth of Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel, wife of Frederick VI of Denmark
October 28, 1893 Birth of Felix of Bourbon-Parma, husband of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg
October 28, 1917 - Death of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, husband of Princess Helena, at Schomberg House, Pall Mall, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
October 28, 1964 - Birth of Julia Caroline Rawlinson, wife of James Ogilvy and daughter-in-law of Princess Alexandra
October 28, 1967 - Birth of Princess Sophie of Bavaria, wife of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
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October 29, 1816 Birth of Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, co-ruler and husband of Maria II of Portugal
Ferdinand was first cousin of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
October 29, 1875 - Birth of Princess Marie of Edinburgh, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Eastwell Park, Kent, England
Full name: Marie Alexandra Victoria
Marie was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Alexander II. She married Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania and later became Queen.
October 29, 1900 Death of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Pretoria, South Africa; buried in the Pretoria Cemetery, South Africa
Prince Christian was the son of Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. He died of enteric fever at Pretoria, South Africa while serving with the British Army during the Boer War.
October 29, 1998 - Birth of Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece, son of Crown Prince Pavlos
October 29, 2004 - Death of Princess Alice, Dowager Duchess of Gloucester at Kensington Palace; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
Alice was the widow of George V's son Henry, Duke of Gloucester, aunt of Queen Elizabeth II and mother of Richard, the current Duke of Gloucester. She was 102 and was the longest lived member of the British Royal Family.
October 29, 1816 Birth of Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, co-ruler and husband of Maria II of Portugal
Ferdinand was first cousin of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
October 29, 1875 - Birth of Princess Marie of Edinburgh, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Eastwell Park, Kent, England
Full name: Marie Alexandra Victoria
Marie was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Alexander II. She married Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania and later became Queen.
October 29, 1900 Death of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Pretoria, South Africa; buried in the Pretoria Cemetery, South Africa
Prince Christian was the son of Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. He died of enteric fever at Pretoria, South Africa while serving with the British Army during the Boer War.
October 29, 1998 - Birth of Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece, son of Crown Prince Pavlos
October 29, 2004 - Death of Princess Alice, Dowager Duchess of Gloucester at Kensington Palace; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
Alice was the widow of George V's son Henry, Duke of Gloucester, aunt of Queen Elizabeth II and mother of Richard, the current Duke of Gloucester. She was 102 and was the longest lived member of the British Royal Family.
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