December 3 in royal history:
December 3, 1368 Birth of Charles VI of France in Paris, France
December 3, 1764 Birth of Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, first wife of Frederick I of Württemberg, in Brunswick
December 3, 1838 Birth of Louise of Prussia, wife of Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden, in Berlin
December 3, 1935 - Death of Princess Victoria, daughter of King Edward VII, at Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
Victoria served as a companion for her mother, Queen Alexandra, and never married. Her first cousin Grand Duchess Olga of Russia described her as little more than "a glorified maid." Victoria was extremely close to her brother George V who deeply mourned her death and survived her by only a month.
December 3, 1939 - Death of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Kensington Palace; cremated and ashes buried at Frogmore, Windsor
Louise was the only child of Queen Victoria to marry a non-royal. She married John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne later 9th Duke of Argyll. The German royals severely disapproved of the marriage. When Lorne was told by the queen about this, he said, "Ma'am, my ancestors were kings when the Hohenzollerns were parvenus." Louise was the only child of Victoria's to be childless. She was a talented sculptor and the statue of Queen Victoria outside her birthplace Kensington Palace was done by Louise.
December 3, 2005 Birth of Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, son of Crown Prince Haakon, at the Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo, Norway
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December 4 in royal history:
December 4, 1214 Death of William I the Lion of Scotland at Stirling, Scotland; buried at Arbroath Abbey, Arbroath, Scotland
December 4, 1711 Birth of Bárbara of Portugal, wife of Ferdinand VI of Spain, in Lisbon
December 4, 1878 Birth of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III, at Anichkov Palace, Saint Petersburg
December 4, 1999 - Wedding of Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium and Mathilde d'Udekem d' Acoz, civilly at the Brussels City Hall and religiously at the Cathedral of Saint Michel and Saint Gudula in Brussels
December 4, 1214 Death of William I the Lion of Scotland at Stirling, Scotland; buried at Arbroath Abbey, Arbroath, Scotland
December 4, 1711 Birth of Bárbara of Portugal, wife of Ferdinand VI of Spain, in Lisbon
December 4, 1878 Birth of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III, at Anichkov Palace, Saint Petersburg
December 4, 1999 - Wedding of Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium and Mathilde d'Udekem d' Acoz, civilly at the Brussels City Hall and religiously at the Cathedral of Saint Michel and Saint Gudula in Brussels
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December 5 in royal history:
December 5, 1560 - Death of Francis II of France, first husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Orléans, France; buried at the Basilica of St. Denis
December 5, 1671 - Death of Catherine, daughter of James II, at St. James Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
Little Catherine was the fourth daughter of James and his first wife Anne Hyde. Their two surviving daughters grew up to be Queen Mary II and Queen Anne. Catherine died at the age of 10 months and was buried in Westminster Abbey without ceremony. Her mother had died when Catherine was only seven weeks old.
December 5, 1695 Wedding of Frederik IV of Denmark and Louise of Mecklenburg-Guströw
December 5, 1891 Death of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil in Paris; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora in Lisbon, Portugal
December 5, 1927 - Birth of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand in Cambridge, Massachusetts
King since 1946, King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the worlds longest reigning monarch.
December 5, 1969 Death of Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace; first buried in the Royal Crypt at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, reburied in 1988 at the Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene in Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem (near her aunt Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna)
December 5, 1560 - Death of Francis II of France, first husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Orléans, France; buried at the Basilica of St. Denis
December 5, 1671 - Death of Catherine, daughter of James II, at St. James Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
Little Catherine was the fourth daughter of James and his first wife Anne Hyde. Their two surviving daughters grew up to be Queen Mary II and Queen Anne. Catherine died at the age of 10 months and was buried in Westminster Abbey without ceremony. Her mother had died when Catherine was only seven weeks old.
December 5, 1695 Wedding of Frederik IV of Denmark and Louise of Mecklenburg-Guströw
December 5, 1891 Death of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil in Paris; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora in Lisbon, Portugal
December 5, 1927 - Birth of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand in Cambridge, Massachusetts
King since 1946, King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the worlds longest reigning monarch.
December 5, 1969 Death of Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace; first buried in the Royal Crypt at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, reburied in 1988 at the Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene in Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem (near her aunt Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna)
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December 6 in royal history:
December 6, 1421 - Birth of Henry VI at Windsor Castle
December 6, 1792 Birth of William II of the Netherlands at The Hague, The Netherlands
December 6, 1820 Birth of Alexandrine of Baden, wife of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in Karlsruhe
December 6, 1925 - Birth of Princess Teru of Japan, daughter of Emperor Hirohito, in Tokyo
December 6, 2000 - Birth of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, son of Hereditary Prince Alois
December 6, 2000 - Birth of Pablo Urdangarín, son of Infanta Cristina of Spain, in Barcelona
December 6, 1421 - Birth of Henry VI at Windsor Castle
December 6, 1792 Birth of William II of the Netherlands at The Hague, The Netherlands
December 6, 1820 Birth of Alexandrine of Baden, wife of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in Karlsruhe
December 6, 1925 - Birth of Princess Teru of Japan, daughter of Emperor Hirohito, in Tokyo
December 6, 2000 - Birth of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, son of Hereditary Prince Alois
December 6, 2000 - Birth of Pablo Urdangarín, son of Infanta Cristina of Spain, in Barcelona
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December 7 in royal history:
December 7, 1545 Birth of Henry, Lord Darnley, son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Margaret Douglas (daughter of Margaret Tudor), at Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
Lord Darnley was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and the father of James VI of Scotland/James I of England.
December 7, 1724 - Birth of Princess Louise, daughter of George II, at Leicester House, St. Martin's, London
Louise was the fifth daughter and ninth and the youngest child of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. At 18, she married Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Three years later, Frederick succeeded his father as Frederik V. Louisa greatly missed her family and was neglected by her husband. Louise was the mother of the mentally ill King Christian VII who married Caroline Matilda, sister of George III.
December 7, 1803 Birth of Maria Josepha of Saxony, third wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain, in Dresden
December 7, 2003 - Birth of Princess Amalia, daughter of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, at Bronovo Hospital in The Hague
December 7, 1545 Birth of Henry, Lord Darnley, son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Margaret Douglas (daughter of Margaret Tudor), at Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
Lord Darnley was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots and the father of James VI of Scotland/James I of England.
December 7, 1724 - Birth of Princess Louise, daughter of George II, at Leicester House, St. Martin's, London
Louise was the fifth daughter and ninth and the youngest child of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. At 18, she married Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Three years later, Frederick succeeded his father as Frederik V. Louisa greatly missed her family and was neglected by her husband. Louise was the mother of the mentally ill King Christian VII who married Caroline Matilda, sister of George III.
December 7, 1803 Birth of Maria Josepha of Saxony, third wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain, in Dresden
December 7, 2003 - Birth of Princess Amalia, daughter of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, at Bronovo Hospital in The Hague
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December 8 in royal history:
December 8, 1542 - Birth of Mary, Queen of Scots at Linlithgow Palace
December 8, 1521 Death of Christina of Saxony, wife of Hans of Denmark, Norway and Sweden; buried first in Gråbrødre Church, then in Saint Canute's Cathedral in Odense
December 8, 1625 Death of Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, second wife of Charles IX of Sweden; buried at Strängnäs Cathedral, Strängnäs, Sweden
December 8, 1818 - Death of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden in Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
December 8, 1907 - Death of Oscar II of Sweden at Stockholm Palace; buried at Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm
December 8, 1956 Death of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at 10 Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
Princess Marie Louise was the daughter of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. She married Prince Aribert of Anhalt but the marriage was unhappy. Ariberts father used his prerogative as reigning Duke of Anhalt to annul the marriage. After the annulment, Marie Louise returned to Great Britain where she was involved in a number of charities. She wrote a book called My Memories of Six Reigns.
December 8, 1542 - Birth of Mary, Queen of Scots at Linlithgow Palace
December 8, 1521 Death of Christina of Saxony, wife of Hans of Denmark, Norway and Sweden; buried first in Gråbrødre Church, then in Saint Canute's Cathedral in Odense
December 8, 1625 Death of Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, second wife of Charles IX of Sweden; buried at Strängnäs Cathedral, Strängnäs, Sweden
December 8, 1818 - Death of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden in Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
December 8, 1907 - Death of Oscar II of Sweden at Stockholm Palace; buried at Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm
December 8, 1956 Death of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at 10 Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
Princess Marie Louise was the daughter of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. She married Prince Aribert of Anhalt but the marriage was unhappy. Ariberts father used his prerogative as reigning Duke of Anhalt to annul the marriage. After the annulment, Marie Louise returned to Great Britain where she was involved in a number of charities. She wrote a book called My Memories of Six Reigns.
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December 9 in royal history:
December 9, 1165 Death of Malcolm IV of Scotland at Jedburgh Castle; buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
December 9, 1594 Birth of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden at Castle Tre Kronor, Sweden
December 9, 1706 Death of Pedro II of Portugal; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
December 9, 1751 Birth of Maria Louisa of Parma, wife Charles IV of Spain, in Parma, Italy
December 9, 1806 - Death of Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in Coburg
Franz was the grandfather of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
December 9, 1810 Birth of Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg, first husband of Maria II of Portugal, in Milan
December 9, 1963 - Birth of Masako Owada, wife of Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, in Tokyo
December 9, 1991 - Birth of Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria, son of Princess Astrid of Belgium, at the Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Belgium
December 9, 1992 - Separation of the Prince and Princess of Wales announced by British Prime Minister John Major
December 9, 1165 Death of Malcolm IV of Scotland at Jedburgh Castle; buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
December 9, 1594 Birth of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden at Castle Tre Kronor, Sweden
December 9, 1706 Death of Pedro II of Portugal; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
December 9, 1751 Birth of Maria Louisa of Parma, wife Charles IV of Spain, in Parma, Italy
December 9, 1806 - Death of Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in Coburg
Franz was the grandfather of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
December 9, 1810 Birth of Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg, first husband of Maria II of Portugal, in Milan
December 9, 1963 - Birth of Masako Owada, wife of Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, in Tokyo
December 9, 1991 - Birth of Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria, son of Princess Astrid of Belgium, at the Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Belgium
December 9, 1992 - Separation of the Prince and Princess of Wales announced by British Prime Minister John Major
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Founded 9 December, 1897, the French feminist newspaper La Fronde, by Marguerite Durand, actress, political journalist, activist and staunch campaigner for women's rights. La Fronde ran until 1905, when financial pressures closed it down.
Marguerite Durand was a well-known and colourful figure, and could often be seen walking the streets of Paris with her pet lion, named Tiger.
Contemporary postcard showing Marguerite putting up campaign posters with Tiger's help.
For those who read French (and I know there are a few of you here), an interesting article about Marguerite Durand from Ze Mag'zine
Marguerite Durand was a well-known and colourful figure, and could often be seen walking the streets of Paris with her pet lion, named Tiger.
Contemporary postcard showing Marguerite putting up campaign posters with Tiger's help.
For those who read French (and I know there are a few of you here), an interesting article about Marguerite Durand from Ze Mag'zine
December 10 in royal history:
December 10, 1394 Birth of James I of Scotland at Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland
December 10, 1820 Birth of Princess Elizabeth of Clarence, at St. James Palace
Elizabeth was the daughter of William, Duke of Clarence (the future William IV) and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. She was born prematurely on December 10, 1820. Elizabeth seemed to be in good health but she developed a fever and had convulsions on March 1, 1821. The cause of death was a strangulated hernia which was untreatable in 1821. She was buried in the Royal Tomb House at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. During her short life, she was third in line to the throne and would have been queen instead of her cousin Victoria if she had lived.
December 10, 1865 Death of Leopold I of the Belgians at Laeken, Belgium; buried at Royal Vault at the Church of Our Lady, Laeken
Leopold was the uncle of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
December 10, 1936 - Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication
December 10, 1394 Birth of James I of Scotland at Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland
December 10, 1820 Birth of Princess Elizabeth of Clarence, at St. James Palace
Elizabeth was the daughter of William, Duke of Clarence (the future William IV) and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. She was born prematurely on December 10, 1820. Elizabeth seemed to be in good health but she developed a fever and had convulsions on March 1, 1821. The cause of death was a strangulated hernia which was untreatable in 1821. She was buried in the Royal Tomb House at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. During her short life, she was third in line to the throne and would have been queen instead of her cousin Victoria if she had lived.
December 10, 1865 Death of Leopold I of the Belgians at Laeken, Belgium; buried at Royal Vault at the Church of Our Lady, Laeken
Leopold was the uncle of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
December 10, 1936 - Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication
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December 11 in royal history:
December 11, 1282 - Ambush and killing of Llewellyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, the last native Prince of Wales
December 11, 1472 - Death of Margaret of York, daughter of Edward IV; buried at Westminster Abbey
December 11, 1709 Birth of Louise-Élisabeth of Orléans, wife of Louis I of Spain, at the Palace of Versailles, France
December 11, 1743 - Wedding of Princess Louisa, daughter of George II, to Frederik V of Denmark at Altona, Hamburg, Germany
December 11, 1752 Death of Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Schwerin
December 11, 1780 - Death of Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, wife of Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, in Römhild
December 11, 1826 Death of Maria Leopoldina of Austria, first wife of Pedro I of Brazil/Pedro IV of Portugal, in childbirth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; buried first in the Ajuda Abbey in Rio de Janeiro, since 1954 in the Ipiranga monument in São Paulo, Brazil
December 11, 1829 Wedding of Ferdinand VII of Spain (4th marriage) and Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
December 11, 1830 Birth of Kamehameha V of Hawaii in Honolulu, Oahu
December 11, 1872 - Death of Kamehameha V of Hawaii in Honolulu, Oahu; buried at Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum
December 11, 1850 Birth of Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton, first wife of Albert I of Monaco, at Hamilton Palace in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
The couple divorced after 11 years of marriage.
December 11, 1936 - Abdication of Edward VIII; his brother George VI becomes king
December 11, 1282 - Ambush and killing of Llewellyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, the last native Prince of Wales
December 11, 1472 - Death of Margaret of York, daughter of Edward IV; buried at Westminster Abbey
December 11, 1709 Birth of Louise-Élisabeth of Orléans, wife of Louis I of Spain, at the Palace of Versailles, France
December 11, 1743 - Wedding of Princess Louisa, daughter of George II, to Frederik V of Denmark at Altona, Hamburg, Germany
December 11, 1752 Death of Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Schwerin
December 11, 1780 - Death of Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, wife of Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, in Römhild
December 11, 1826 Death of Maria Leopoldina of Austria, first wife of Pedro I of Brazil/Pedro IV of Portugal, in childbirth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; buried first in the Ajuda Abbey in Rio de Janeiro, since 1954 in the Ipiranga monument in São Paulo, Brazil
December 11, 1829 Wedding of Ferdinand VII of Spain (4th marriage) and Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
December 11, 1830 Birth of Kamehameha V of Hawaii in Honolulu, Oahu
December 11, 1872 - Death of Kamehameha V of Hawaii in Honolulu, Oahu; buried at Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum
December 11, 1850 Birth of Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton, first wife of Albert I of Monaco, at Hamilton Palace in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
The couple divorced after 11 years of marriage.
December 11, 1936 - Abdication of Edward VIII; his brother George VI becomes king
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