June 20 in royal history:
June 20, 840 - Death of Louis I of France (the Pious)
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
June 20, 1667 - Death of James, Duke of Cambridge, son of James II, at Richmond Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
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, 1856 Death of Prince Florestan I of Monaco; buried at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
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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June 21 in royal history:
June 21, 1040 Death of Fulk III (the Black), Count of Anjou
June 21, 1221 Wedding of Joan, daughter of King John, to King Alexander of Scotland, at York Minster
June 21, 1377 - Death of Edward III at Sheen Palace, Surrey; buried at Westminster Abbey
June 21, 1646 - Birth of Marie Françoise of Nemours, wife of Afonso VI of Portugal and his brother Pedro II of Portugal
June 21, 1713 - Birth of Princess Caroline Elizabeth, daughter of George II, at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover
June 21, 1806 Wedding of Christian VIII of Denmark (first marriage) and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
June 21, 1818 Birth of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest was the brother of Prince Albert, Queen Victorias husband.
June 21, 1982 - Birth of Prince William at St. Mary's Hospital, London
June 21, 1040 Death of Fulk III (the Black), Count of Anjou
June 21, 1221 Wedding of Joan, daughter of King John, to King Alexander of Scotland, at York Minster
June 21, 1377 - Death of Edward III at Sheen Palace, Surrey; buried at Westminster Abbey
June 21, 1646 - Birth of Marie Françoise of Nemours, wife of Afonso VI of Portugal and his brother Pedro II of Portugal
June 21, 1713 - Birth of Princess Caroline Elizabeth, daughter of George II, at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover
June 21, 1806 Wedding of Christian VIII of Denmark (first marriage) and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
June 21, 1818 Birth of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ernest was the brother of Prince Albert, Queen Victorias husband.
June 21, 1982 - Birth of Prince William at St. Mary's Hospital, London
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June 22 in royal history:
June 22, 1000 Birth of Robert I the Magnificent, Duke of Normandy
Robert was the father of William the Conqueror.
June 22, 1658 Birth of Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
June 22, 1911 - Coronation of George V
Georges wife Mary of Teck was crowned with him.
June 22, 1000 Birth of Robert I the Magnificent, Duke of Normandy
Robert was the father of William the Conqueror.
June 22, 1658 Birth of Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
June 22, 1911 - Coronation of George V
Georges wife Mary of Teck was crowned with him.
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June 23 in royal history:
June 23, 1703 Birth of Maria Leszczyńska of Poland, wife of Louis XV of France
June 23, 1763 - Birth of Marie Josèphe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie, first wife of Napoleon better known as Josephine, on Martinique in the West Indies
June 23, 1894 - Birth of Edward VIII at White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey
June 23, 1703 Birth of Maria Leszczyńska of Poland, wife of Louis XV of France
June 23, 1763 - Birth of Marie Josèphe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie, first wife of Napoleon better known as Josephine, on Martinique in the West Indies
June 23, 1894 - Birth of Edward VIII at White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey
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June 24 in royal history:
June 24, 1293 Birth of Joan of Burgundy, first wife of Philip VI of France
June 24, 1311 Birth of Philippa of Hainault, wife of Edward III, at Valenciennes, Flanders
June 24, 1314 - Robert I of Scotland defeats the English in the Battle of Bannockburn
June 24, 1348 - Birth of William of Windsor, son of Edward III, at Windsor Castle
June 24, 1509 - Coronation of Henry VIII
Henry VIIIs first wife Catherine of Aragon was crowned with him.
June 24, 1768 Death of Maria Leszczynska of Poland, wife of Louis XV of France
June 24, 1860 Birth of Mercedes of Orléans, first wife of Alfonso XII of Spain
June 24, 1293 Birth of Joan of Burgundy, first wife of Philip VI of France
June 24, 1311 Birth of Philippa of Hainault, wife of Edward III, at Valenciennes, Flanders
June 24, 1314 - Robert I of Scotland defeats the English in the Battle of Bannockburn
June 24, 1348 - Birth of William of Windsor, son of Edward III, at Windsor Castle
June 24, 1509 - Coronation of Henry VIII
Henry VIIIs first wife Catherine of Aragon was crowned with him.
June 24, 1768 Death of Maria Leszczynska of Poland, wife of Louis XV of France
June 24, 1860 Birth of Mercedes of Orléans, first wife of Alfonso XII of Spain
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June 24:
824 -- Count Bernard of Barcelona and Septimania (possibly the 2nd Nasi of Narbonne) wed the exceptional and literate Dhuoda.
826 -- In a ceremony at Mainz, Louis the Pious sponsored the baptism of Danish King Harald Klak, his wife, court, and 400 Danes.
824 -- Count Bernard of Barcelona and Septimania (possibly the 2nd Nasi of Narbonne) wed the exceptional and literate Dhuoda.
826 -- In a ceremony at Mainz, Louis the Pious sponsored the baptism of Danish King Harald Klak, his wife, court, and 400 Danes.
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June 25 in royal history:
June 25, 1242 - Birth of Beatrice of England, daughter of Henry III, at Bordeaux, Gascony, France
June 25, 1483 - Edward V declared illegitimate by Parliament
June 25, 1533 - Death of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, sister of Henry VIII, wife of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, at Westhorpe Hall, Suffolk, England; originally buried in the Abbey at Bury St. Edmunds, reburied at St. Marys Church in Bury St. Edmunds
June 25, 1667 Wedding of Christian V of Denmark and Charlotte Amelia of Hesse-Cassel
June 25, 1755 Birth of Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, first wife of the future Tsar Paul I of Russia
June 25, 1864 Death of William I of Württemberg at Schloss Rosenstein, Stuttgart, Germany; buried at the Württemberg Mausoleum, Stuttgart
June 25, 1870 - Abdication of Isabella II of Spain in favor of her 12 year old son, Alfonso XII
June 25, 1900- Birth of Prince Louis of Battenberg, great grandson of Queen Victoria, uncle of Prince Philip, at Frogmore House
Full name: Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas
Louis was the son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. In 1917, when the British Royal Family stopped using German titles, his father Prince Louis of Battenberg became the Marquess of Milford-Haven and the family name became Mountbatten. Louis then used the courtesy title Lord Louis Mountbatten. He was subsequently created Viscount Mountbatten of Burma and then Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
June 25, 1242 - Birth of Beatrice of England, daughter of Henry III, at Bordeaux, Gascony, France
June 25, 1483 - Edward V declared illegitimate by Parliament
June 25, 1533 - Death of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, sister of Henry VIII, wife of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, at Westhorpe Hall, Suffolk, England; originally buried in the Abbey at Bury St. Edmunds, reburied at St. Marys Church in Bury St. Edmunds
June 25, 1667 Wedding of Christian V of Denmark and Charlotte Amelia of Hesse-Cassel
June 25, 1755 Birth of Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, first wife of the future Tsar Paul I of Russia
June 25, 1864 Death of William I of Württemberg at Schloss Rosenstein, Stuttgart, Germany; buried at the Württemberg Mausoleum, Stuttgart
June 25, 1870 - Abdication of Isabella II of Spain in favor of her 12 year old son, Alfonso XII
June 25, 1900- Birth of Prince Louis of Battenberg, great grandson of Queen Victoria, uncle of Prince Philip, at Frogmore House
Full name: Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas
Louis was the son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. In 1917, when the British Royal Family stopped using German titles, his father Prince Louis of Battenberg became the Marquess of Milford-Haven and the family name became Mountbatten. Louis then used the courtesy title Lord Louis Mountbatten. He was subsequently created Viscount Mountbatten of Burma and then Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
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June 26 in royal history:
June 26, 1291 – Death of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III, at Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire; buried at the Convent Church, Amesbury
June 26, 1575 – Birth of Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, first wife of the Christian IV of Denmark
June 26, 1760 – Birth of Prince Johann I Josef of Liechtenstein
June 26, 1830 - Death of George IV at Windsor Castle; buried at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
June 26, 1878 – Death of María de las Mercedes d'Orléans y Borbón, first wife of Alfonso XII of Spain, at the Palacio Real de Madrid; originally buried at El Escorial, reburied at the Cathedral of la Almudena in Madrid in 2000
June 26, 1880 – Birth of Natalia Sergeyevna Sheremetyevskaya, wife of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
June 26, 1899 - Birth of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II
June 26, 1922 – Death of Prince Albert I of Monaco in Paris; buried at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
June 26, 1962 - Birth of George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews, son of Edward, Duke of Kent
June 26, 2005 – Birth of Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, daughter of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander
June 26, 1291 – Death of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III, at Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire; buried at the Convent Church, Amesbury
June 26, 1575 – Birth of Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, first wife of the Christian IV of Denmark
June 26, 1760 – Birth of Prince Johann I Josef of Liechtenstein
June 26, 1830 - Death of George IV at Windsor Castle; buried at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
June 26, 1878 – Death of María de las Mercedes d'Orléans y Borbón, first wife of Alfonso XII of Spain, at the Palacio Real de Madrid; originally buried at El Escorial, reburied at the Cathedral of la Almudena in Madrid in 2000
June 26, 1880 – Birth of Natalia Sergeyevna Sheremetyevskaya, wife of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
June 26, 1899 - Birth of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II
June 26, 1922 – Death of Prince Albert I of Monaco in Paris; buried at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
June 26, 1962 - Birth of George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews, son of Edward, Duke of Kent
June 26, 2005 – Birth of Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, daughter of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander
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June 27 in royal history:
June 27, 1462 Birth of Louis XII of France
June 27, 1550 Birth of Charles IX of France
June 27, 1743 - George II, the last British monarch to lead troops in battle, commanded part of his army in the Battle of Dettingen in the War of Austrian Succession
June 27, 1889 - Wedding of Princess Louise, Princess Royal, daughter of Edward VII, and Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, at the Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace
June 27, 1462 Birth of Louis XII of France
June 27, 1550 Birth of Charles IX of France
June 27, 1743 - George II, the last British monarch to lead troops in battle, commanded part of his army in the Battle of Dettingen in the War of Austrian Succession
June 27, 1889 - Wedding of Princess Louise, Princess Royal, daughter of Edward VII, and Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, at the Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace
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June 28 in royal history:
June 28, 1189 - Death of Matilda, daughter of Henry II, at Brunswick, Germany; buried at the Cathedral of St. Blasius, Brunswick
June 28, 1461 - Coronation of Edward IV
Edwards wife Elizabeth Woodville was crowned on May 26, 1465.
June 28, 1491 - Birth of Henry VIII at Greenwich Palace
June 28, 1716 - Death of George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, illegitimate son of Charles II by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (aka Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine)
June 28, 1740 - Wedding of Princess Mary, daughter of George II, and Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel at Cassel, Germany
June 28, 1757 - Death of Princess Sophia Dorothea, daughter of George I, wife of Frederick I of Prussia, at Monbijou Palace, Berlin
June 28, 1838 - Coronation of Queen Victoria
June 28, 1914 - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo, by Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Prinzip, starting World War I; both are buried at Artstetten Castle, Austria
June 28, 1975 Wedding of Princess Christina of the Netherlands and Jorge Guillermo
June 28, 1189 - Death of Matilda, daughter of Henry II, at Brunswick, Germany; buried at the Cathedral of St. Blasius, Brunswick
June 28, 1461 - Coronation of Edward IV
Edwards wife Elizabeth Woodville was crowned on May 26, 1465.
June 28, 1491 - Birth of Henry VIII at Greenwich Palace
June 28, 1716 - Death of George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, illegitimate son of Charles II by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (aka Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine)
June 28, 1740 - Wedding of Princess Mary, daughter of George II, and Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel at Cassel, Germany
June 28, 1757 - Death of Princess Sophia Dorothea, daughter of George I, wife of Frederick I of Prussia, at Monbijou Palace, Berlin
June 28, 1838 - Coronation of Queen Victoria
June 28, 1914 - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo, by Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Prinzip, starting World War I; both are buried at Artstetten Castle, Austria
June 28, 1975 Wedding of Princess Christina of the Netherlands and Jorge Guillermo
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