April 27 in royal history:
April 27, 1650 Birth of Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Cassel, wife of Christian V of Denmark, in Kassel, Hesse, Germany
April 27, 1806 Birth of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, fourth wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain, in Le Havre, France
April 27, 1848 Birth of Otto I of Bavaria in The Residence, Munich
April 27, 1882 - Wedding of Prince Leopold, son of Queen Victoria, to Princess Helena of Waldeck at St. George's Chapel, Windsor
April 27, 1931 Death of Prince Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, at Berlin, Germany
Prince Albert was the son of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, and the grandson of Queen Victoria. He never married but succeeded his childless first cousin, Ernst Günther, as titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenberg. Shortly before his death, he acknowledged an illegitimate daughter.
April 27, 1967 - Birth of Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange in the University Medical Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands
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April 28 in royal history:
April 28, 1442 - Birth of Edward IV at Rouen, France
April 28, 1841 Wedding of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine in St. Petersburg
April 28, 1950 - Wedding of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and Sirikit Somdech Pharaborom Rajininath at Srapathum Palace, Bangkok
April 28, 1964 - Birth of Lady Helen Windsor, daughter of the Duke of Kent, at Coppins, a country house in Iver, Buckinghamshire
April 28, 1442 - Birth of Edward IV at Rouen, France
April 28, 1841 Wedding of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine in St. Petersburg
April 28, 1950 - Wedding of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and Sirikit Somdech Pharaborom Rajininath at Srapathum Palace, Bangkok
April 28, 1964 - Birth of Lady Helen Windsor, daughter of the Duke of Kent, at Coppins, a country house in Iver, Buckinghamshire
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April 29 in royal history:
April 29, 1818 Birth of Tsar Alexander II of Russia at Moscow Kremlin, Moscow
April 29, 1901 - Birth of Emperor Hirohito of Japan in the Aoyama Palace in Tokyo
April 29, 1944 - Birth of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, daughter of Frederik IX, sister of Margrethe II, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
April 29, 1964 Wedding of Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Carlos Hugo de Bourbon Parma at the Borghese Chapel at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy
April 29, 2003 - Birth of Maud Angelica Behn, daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
April 29, 2007 Birth of Infanta Sofia of Spain, daughter of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, at the Ruber International Clinic in Madrid
April 29, 2011 - Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
April 29, 1818 Birth of Tsar Alexander II of Russia at Moscow Kremlin, Moscow
April 29, 1901 - Birth of Emperor Hirohito of Japan in the Aoyama Palace in Tokyo
April 29, 1944 - Birth of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, daughter of Frederik IX, sister of Margrethe II, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
April 29, 1964 Wedding of Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Carlos Hugo de Bourbon Parma at the Borghese Chapel at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy
April 29, 2003 - Birth of Maud Angelica Behn, daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
April 29, 2007 Birth of Infanta Sofia of Spain, daughter of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, at the Ruber International Clinic in Madrid
April 29, 2011 - Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
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April 30 in royal history:
April 30, 1245 Birth of Philip III of France in Poissy, France
April 30, 1290 - Wedding of Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I, and Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester at Westminster Abbey
April 30, 1553 Birth of Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, wife of Henri III of France, in Nomeny, France
April 30, 1632 Death of Sigismund III Vasa of Sweden at Warsaw, Poland; buried at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Stanisław and Vaclav, Warsaw
April 30, 1662 - Birth of Mary II at St. James' Palace
April 30, 1857 - Death of Princess Mary, daughter of George III, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London; buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Mary was the fourth daughter and eleventh child of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was 40 when she married her first cousin, William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester who was three months older. Their marriage was childless but was extremely happy and William Frederick died after 18 years of marriage. Mary was a great favorite with all the members of the royal family particularly with her niece Queen Victoria. She was renowned for her charm and kindness. Mary died at age 81, the last survivor of her parents' 15 children in 1857.
April 30, 1882 Death of Marie of Waldeck-Pyrmont, wife of William II of Württemberg, in Stuttgart; buried at the Old Cemetery in Ludwigsburg
April 30, 1909 - Birth of Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, formerly Queen Juliana, at The Hague, Netherlands
April 30, 1980 - Abdication of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; her daughter Beatrix becomes queen
April 30, 1939 Birth of Pieter van Vollenhoven, husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, in Schiedam, Netherlands
April 30, 1946 - Birth of Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden at Haga Palace, Sweden
April 30, 1991 Death of Ghislaine Marie Francoise Dommanget, wife of Prince Louis II of Monaco; buried at the Cimetiere de Passy in Paris, France
April 30, 2002 - Birth of Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón, third child of Infanta Cristina of Spain, at Teknon Clinic, Barcelona
April 30, 1245 Birth of Philip III of France in Poissy, France
April 30, 1290 - Wedding of Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I, and Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester at Westminster Abbey
April 30, 1553 Birth of Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, wife of Henri III of France, in Nomeny, France
April 30, 1632 Death of Sigismund III Vasa of Sweden at Warsaw, Poland; buried at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Stanisław and Vaclav, Warsaw
April 30, 1662 - Birth of Mary II at St. James' Palace
April 30, 1857 - Death of Princess Mary, daughter of George III, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly, London; buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Mary was the fourth daughter and eleventh child of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was 40 when she married her first cousin, William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester who was three months older. Their marriage was childless but was extremely happy and William Frederick died after 18 years of marriage. Mary was a great favorite with all the members of the royal family particularly with her niece Queen Victoria. She was renowned for her charm and kindness. Mary died at age 81, the last survivor of her parents' 15 children in 1857.
April 30, 1882 Death of Marie of Waldeck-Pyrmont, wife of William II of Württemberg, in Stuttgart; buried at the Old Cemetery in Ludwigsburg
April 30, 1909 - Birth of Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, formerly Queen Juliana, at The Hague, Netherlands
April 30, 1980 - Abdication of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; her daughter Beatrix becomes queen
April 30, 1939 Birth of Pieter van Vollenhoven, husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, in Schiedam, Netherlands
April 30, 1946 - Birth of Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden at Haga Palace, Sweden
April 30, 1991 Death of Ghislaine Marie Francoise Dommanget, wife of Prince Louis II of Monaco; buried at the Cimetiere de Passy in Paris, France
April 30, 2002 - Birth of Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón, third child of Infanta Cristina of Spain, at Teknon Clinic, Barcelona
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May 1 in royal history:
May 1, 1118 Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I, at the Palace of Westminster; buried at Westminster Abbey
May 1, 1464 - Wedding of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire
May 1, 1539 Death of Isabel of Portugal, wife of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, in Toldeo; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
May 1, 1707 Acts of Union takes effect: Kingdom of England & Kingdom of Scotland form the United Kingdom of Great Britain
May 1, 1850 - Birth of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, son of Queen Victoria, at Buckingham Palace
May 1, 1920 - Death of Margaret of Connaught, wife of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, at Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden; buried at Royal Burial Ground in Haga north of Stockholm
Margaret (known as Daisy in her family), daughter of Arthur, Duke of Connaught and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, married Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, son of King Gustav V. While she was pregnant with her sixth child, Margaret died from an infection following a mastoid operation. Her death was completely unexpected and greatly mourned by the Swedish people. Among Margaret's surviving children was Princess Ingrid who married King Frederik IX of Denmark and was the mother of Denmark's present queen, Margrethe, and Anne-Marie, the wife of the former King Constantine of Greece. After her death, Margaret's husband married Lady Louise Mountbatten, the sister of Lord Mountbatten and the aunt of Prince Philip. Gustaf Adolf succeeded to the Swedish throne as King Gustav VI Adolf and was succeeded by his grandson, Carl XVI Gustaf, the current king.
May 1, 1963 - Birth of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg at Betzdorf Castle
May 1, 1964 - Birth of Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, daughter of Princess Margaret, at Kensington Palace in London
May 1, 1118 Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I, at the Palace of Westminster; buried at Westminster Abbey
May 1, 1464 - Wedding of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire
May 1, 1539 Death of Isabel of Portugal, wife of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, in Toldeo; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
May 1, 1707 Acts of Union takes effect: Kingdom of England & Kingdom of Scotland form the United Kingdom of Great Britain
May 1, 1850 - Birth of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, son of Queen Victoria, at Buckingham Palace
May 1, 1920 - Death of Margaret of Connaught, wife of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, at Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden; buried at Royal Burial Ground in Haga north of Stockholm
Margaret (known as Daisy in her family), daughter of Arthur, Duke of Connaught and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, married Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, son of King Gustav V. While she was pregnant with her sixth child, Margaret died from an infection following a mastoid operation. Her death was completely unexpected and greatly mourned by the Swedish people. Among Margaret's surviving children was Princess Ingrid who married King Frederik IX of Denmark and was the mother of Denmark's present queen, Margrethe, and Anne-Marie, the wife of the former King Constantine of Greece. After her death, Margaret's husband married Lady Louise Mountbatten, the sister of Lord Mountbatten and the aunt of Prince Philip. Gustaf Adolf succeeded to the Swedish throne as King Gustav VI Adolf and was succeeded by his grandson, Carl XVI Gustaf, the current king.
May 1, 1963 - Birth of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg at Betzdorf Castle
May 1, 1964 - Birth of Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, daughter of Princess Margaret, at Kensington Palace in London
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May 2 in royal history:
May 2, 1700 Birth of Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg, wife of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in Bouxwiller, France
May 2, 1729 - Birth of Empress Catherine II (the Great) of Russia, born Princess Sophie Augusta Fredericka of Anhalt-Zerbst, in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland)
May 2, 1816 Wedding of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld at Carlton House, London
May 2, 1831 - Wedding of Prince Augustus, son of George III, and Cecilia Underwood at Great Cumberland Place, London
This marriage was in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act and was considered void. It was the second such marriage Augustus made.
May 2, 1870 Death of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, in St. Petersburg
The little Grand Duke died of meningitis at the age of 11 months.
May 2, 1896 Birth of Helen of Greece, wife of King Carol II of Romania, in Athens, Greece
May 2, 1914 - Death of John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, husband of Princess Louise, at Kent House, Cowes, Isle of Wight; buried at Kilmun Collegiate Church in Kilmun, Scotland
May 2, 1935 - Birth of King Hussein ibn Talal of Jordan in Amman, Transjordan
May 2, 1953 - King Hussein of Jordan assumes full constitutional rule
May 2, 1700 Birth of Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg, wife of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in Bouxwiller, France
May 2, 1729 - Birth of Empress Catherine II (the Great) of Russia, born Princess Sophie Augusta Fredericka of Anhalt-Zerbst, in Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland)
May 2, 1816 Wedding of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld at Carlton House, London
May 2, 1831 - Wedding of Prince Augustus, son of George III, and Cecilia Underwood at Great Cumberland Place, London
This marriage was in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act and was considered void. It was the second such marriage Augustus made.
May 2, 1870 Death of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, in St. Petersburg
The little Grand Duke died of meningitis at the age of 11 months.
May 2, 1896 Birth of Helen of Greece, wife of King Carol II of Romania, in Athens, Greece
May 2, 1914 - Death of John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, husband of Princess Louise, at Kent House, Cowes, Isle of Wight; buried at Kilmun Collegiate Church in Kilmun, Scotland
May 2, 1935 - Birth of King Hussein ibn Talal of Jordan in Amman, Transjordan
May 2, 1953 - King Hussein of Jordan assumes full constitutional rule
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May 3 in royal history:
May 3, 1152 - Death of Matilda of Boulogne, wife of King Stephen, at Hedingham Castle, Essex, England; buried at Faversham Abbey, Kent
May 3, 1257 - Death of Katherine, daughter of Henry III, at Windsor Castle; buried at Westminster Abbey
Katherine was the third and youngest daughter of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. Deaf from birth, Katherine died at age 3 1/2. She was buried at Westminster Abbey near the entrance to St. Edmund's Chapel.
May 3, 1415 Birth of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III, at Raby Castle, Durham
May 3, 1446 Birth of Margaret of York, sister of Edward IV and Richard III, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy, at Fotheringay Castle, England
May 3, 1459 Death Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway at Rügenwalde Castle in Pomerania; buried at Rügenwalde Castle
May 3, 1514 Death of Anna of Brandenburg, first wife of Frederick I of Denmark and Norway; buried at the Convent Church in Bornesholm
May 3, 1764 Birth of Elisabeth of France, sister of Louis XVI of France, at the Palace of Versailles
May 3, 1783 - Death of Prince Octavius, son of George III, at Kew Palace, Surrey; buried at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
Prince Octavius was the eighth son and thirteenth child of George III. He was a beautiful child and his father's favorite. Octavius was originally buried in Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey but was later moved to the new Royal Tomb House at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. After Octavius died, George III said, "There will be no heaven for me if Octavius is not there."
May 3, 1826 Birth of Carl XV of Sweden (Carl IV Norway) at Stockholm Palace
May 3, 1870 Birth of Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Frogmore House, Windsor
Known as Thora in the family, she was the daughter of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. She never married.
May 3, 1974 Birth of Princess Haya bint Hussein, daughter of King Hussein and his third wife Queen Alia al-Hussein, in Amman, Jordan
May 3, 1152 - Death of Matilda of Boulogne, wife of King Stephen, at Hedingham Castle, Essex, England; buried at Faversham Abbey, Kent
May 3, 1257 - Death of Katherine, daughter of Henry III, at Windsor Castle; buried at Westminster Abbey
Katherine was the third and youngest daughter of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. Deaf from birth, Katherine died at age 3 1/2. She was buried at Westminster Abbey near the entrance to St. Edmund's Chapel.
May 3, 1415 Birth of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III, at Raby Castle, Durham
May 3, 1446 Birth of Margaret of York, sister of Edward IV and Richard III, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy, at Fotheringay Castle, England
May 3, 1459 Death Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway at Rügenwalde Castle in Pomerania; buried at Rügenwalde Castle
May 3, 1514 Death of Anna of Brandenburg, first wife of Frederick I of Denmark and Norway; buried at the Convent Church in Bornesholm
May 3, 1764 Birth of Elisabeth of France, sister of Louis XVI of France, at the Palace of Versailles
May 3, 1783 - Death of Prince Octavius, son of George III, at Kew Palace, Surrey; buried at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
Prince Octavius was the eighth son and thirteenth child of George III. He was a beautiful child and his father's favorite. Octavius was originally buried in Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey but was later moved to the new Royal Tomb House at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. After Octavius died, George III said, "There will be no heaven for me if Octavius is not there."
May 3, 1826 Birth of Carl XV of Sweden (Carl IV Norway) at Stockholm Palace
May 3, 1870 Birth of Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Frogmore House, Windsor
Known as Thora in the family, she was the daughter of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. She never married.
May 3, 1974 Birth of Princess Haya bint Hussein, daughter of King Hussein and his third wife Queen Alia al-Hussein, in Amman, Jordan
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May 4 in royal history:
May 4, 1008 Birth of Henri I of France in Reims, France
May 4, 1471 - Yorkists defeat Lancastrians at the Battle of Tewkesbury
May 4, 1471 - Death of Edward, Prince of Wales, only child of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, at the Battle of Tewkesbury; buried at Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucester
May 4, 1616 Death of Magdalena of Brandenburg, wife of Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in Darmstadt
May 4, 1884 Death of Maria Anna of Savoy, wife of Ferdinand I of Austria; buried at the Imperial Crypt, Vienna
May 4, 1948 Birth of King George Tupou V of Tonga at Tongatapu, Tonga
May 4, 1994 Birth of Pauline Ducruet, daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco, at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo, Monaco
May 4, 2009 Birth of Prince Henrik of Denmark, son of Prince Joachim, at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen
May 4, 1008 Birth of Henri I of France in Reims, France
May 4, 1471 - Yorkists defeat Lancastrians at the Battle of Tewkesbury
May 4, 1471 - Death of Edward, Prince of Wales, only child of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, at the Battle of Tewkesbury; buried at Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucester
May 4, 1616 Death of Magdalena of Brandenburg, wife of Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in Darmstadt
May 4, 1884 Death of Maria Anna of Savoy, wife of Ferdinand I of Austria; buried at the Imperial Crypt, Vienna
May 4, 1948 Birth of King George Tupou V of Tonga at Tongatapu, Tonga
May 4, 1994 Birth of Pauline Ducruet, daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco, at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo, Monaco
May 4, 2009 Birth of Prince Henrik of Denmark, son of Prince Joachim, at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen
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May 5 in royal history:
May 5, 1210 Birth of Afonso III of Portugal in Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal
May 5, 1316 - Death of Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, daughter of Edward I, at Quendon, Essex; buried at Waltham Abbey, Essex
May 5, 1661 - Death of Charles, Duke of Cambridge, son of James II, at Whitehall Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
May 5, 1738 Birth of Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Mirow
May 5, 1747 - Birth of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Archduke of Austria, and Grand Duke of Tuscany, in Vienna
May 5, 1821 - Death of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, on the island of St. Helena, originally buried on St. Helena, re-interred at St Jerome's Chapel in Paris in 1840, and finally at Les Invalides in Paris in 1861
May 5, 1826 - Birth of Eugénie de Montijo Countess de Teba, Empress Eugénie of the French, wife of Napoleon III, in Granada, Spain
May 5, 1210 Birth of Afonso III of Portugal in Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal
May 5, 1316 - Death of Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, daughter of Edward I, at Quendon, Essex; buried at Waltham Abbey, Essex
May 5, 1661 - Death of Charles, Duke of Cambridge, son of James II, at Whitehall Palace; buried at Westminster Abbey
May 5, 1738 Birth of Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Mirow
May 5, 1747 - Birth of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Archduke of Austria, and Grand Duke of Tuscany, in Vienna
May 5, 1821 - Death of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, on the island of St. Helena, originally buried on St. Helena, re-interred at St Jerome's Chapel in Paris in 1840, and finally at Les Invalides in Paris in 1861
May 5, 1826 - Birth of Eugénie de Montijo Countess de Teba, Empress Eugénie of the French, wife of Napoleon III, in Granada, Spain
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May 6 in royal history:
May 6, 1680 Wedding of Karl XI of Sweden and Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark
May 6, 1737 - Death of Lady Barbara FitzRoy, acknowledged by Charles II as his child by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (aka Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine), died and buried at the in the English Priory of St. Nicholas, at Pontoise in Normandy
May 6, 1871 Birth of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, at Tsarskoye Selo
May 6, 1910 - Death of Edward VII at Buckingham Palace; buried at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
May 6, 1960 - Wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey
May 6, 1680 Wedding of Karl XI of Sweden and Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark
May 6, 1737 - Death of Lady Barbara FitzRoy, acknowledged by Charles II as his child by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (aka Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine), died and buried at the in the English Priory of St. Nicholas, at Pontoise in Normandy
May 6, 1871 Birth of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, at Tsarskoye Selo
May 6, 1910 - Death of Edward VII at Buckingham Palace; buried at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle
May 6, 1960 - Wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey
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