May 25 in royal history:
May 25, 1690 Birth of Prince Johann Josef Adam of Liechtenstein in Vienna (Austria)
May 25, 1786 Death of Pedro III of Portugal, husband and uncle of Maria I, co-reigned alongside her until his death; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
May 25, 1846 - Birth of Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Buckingham Palace
May 25, 1946 - Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan
King Abdullah was the grandfather of the late King Hussein.
May 25, 1966 Birth of Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst, wife of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, in Leiden
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May 26 in royal history:
May 26, 946 - Death of Edmund I (the Magnificent) at Pucklechurch, Dorset; buried at Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset
May 26, 1796 Birth of Prince Alois II of Liechtenstein in Vienna (Austria)
May 26, 1826 Birth of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, first wife of Grand Duke Adolphe I of Luxembourg, in the Kremlin in Moscow
Elizabeth died at age 18 in childbirth along with her baby daughter. Her husband had an Orthodox church built for her remains. The church was built on a hill which was visible from Adolphe's residence so he could always see where Elizabeth's remains were buried.
May 26, 1842 - Wedding of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen
May 26, 1867 - Birth of Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, wife of George V, at Kensington Palace
May 26, 1896 - Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in Moscow
May 26, 1968 - Birth of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark in Copenhagen
May 26, 1990 - Birth of Zenouska May Mowatt, daughter of Marina Ogilvy, in London
Zenouska is the granddaughter of the Queen's cousin, Princess Alexandra.
May 26, 946 - Death of Edmund I (the Magnificent) at Pucklechurch, Dorset; buried at Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset
May 26, 1796 Birth of Prince Alois II of Liechtenstein in Vienna (Austria)
May 26, 1826 Birth of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, first wife of Grand Duke Adolphe I of Luxembourg, in the Kremlin in Moscow
Elizabeth died at age 18 in childbirth along with her baby daughter. Her husband had an Orthodox church built for her remains. The church was built on a hill which was visible from Adolphe's residence so he could always see where Elizabeth's remains were buried.
May 26, 1842 - Wedding of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen
May 26, 1867 - Birth of Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, wife of George V, at Kensington Palace
May 26, 1896 - Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in Moscow
May 26, 1968 - Birth of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark in Copenhagen
May 26, 1990 - Birth of Zenouska May Mowatt, daughter of Marina Ogilvy, in London
Zenouska is the granddaughter of the Queen's cousin, Princess Alexandra.
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May 27 in royal history:
May 27, 1199 - Coronation of King John
May 27, 1541- Execution of Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, at the Tower of London; buried at St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
Margaret was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1886 and is known as Blessed Margaret Pole.
May 27, 1626 - Birth of William II, Prince of Orange in The Hague, Dutch Republic
William married Mary, Princess Royal who was the daughter of Charles I. William and Mary were the parents of William III, Prince of Orange, who married his cousin Mary and together they reigned in England as William III and Mary II.
May 27,1707 - Death of Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise de Montespan, better known as Madame de Montespan, mistress of Louis XIV, in Bourbon-l'Archambault, France
May 27, 1723 - Death of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and 1st Duke of Lennox, 1er Duc d' Aubigny, illegitimate son of Charles II by Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
May 27, 1756 Birth of Maximilian I of Bavaria in Schwetzingen (Germany)
May 27, 1770 Death of Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, wife of Christian VI of Denmark and Norway, at Christiansborg Palace; buried in Roskilde Cathedral
May 27, 1819 Birth of King George V of Hanover in Berlin
May 27, 1848 - Death of Princess Sophia, daughter of George III, at Vicarage Place, Kensington, London; buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Born in 1777, Sophia was the fifth daughter and twelfth child of George III. She had an illegitimate son by Captain Thomas Garth. Sophia never married but lived with her mother as a companion. She died at Vicarage House, Kensington and was buried at her request at Kensal Green Cemetery opposite her brother the Duke of Sussex.
May 27, 1987- Wedding of Prince Jean of Luxembourg and Helene Vestur
The couple has since divorced.
May 27, 2004 - Wedding Prince Hamzah of Jordan, son of King Hussein, and Princess Noor of Jordan
The couple divorced in September 2009.
May 27, 1199 - Coronation of King John
May 27, 1541- Execution of Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, at the Tower of London; buried at St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
Margaret was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1886 and is known as Blessed Margaret Pole.
May 27, 1626 - Birth of William II, Prince of Orange in The Hague, Dutch Republic
William married Mary, Princess Royal who was the daughter of Charles I. William and Mary were the parents of William III, Prince of Orange, who married his cousin Mary and together they reigned in England as William III and Mary II.
May 27,1707 - Death of Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise de Montespan, better known as Madame de Montespan, mistress of Louis XIV, in Bourbon-l'Archambault, France
May 27, 1723 - Death of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and 1st Duke of Lennox, 1er Duc d' Aubigny, illegitimate son of Charles II by Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
May 27, 1756 Birth of Maximilian I of Bavaria in Schwetzingen (Germany)
May 27, 1770 Death of Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, wife of Christian VI of Denmark and Norway, at Christiansborg Palace; buried in Roskilde Cathedral
May 27, 1819 Birth of King George V of Hanover in Berlin
May 27, 1848 - Death of Princess Sophia, daughter of George III, at Vicarage Place, Kensington, London; buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Born in 1777, Sophia was the fifth daughter and twelfth child of George III. She had an illegitimate son by Captain Thomas Garth. Sophia never married but lived with her mother as a companion. She died at Vicarage House, Kensington and was buried at her request at Kensal Green Cemetery opposite her brother the Duke of Sussex.
May 27, 1987- Wedding of Prince Jean of Luxembourg and Helene Vestur
The couple has since divorced.
May 27, 2004 - Wedding Prince Hamzah of Jordan, son of King Hussein, and Princess Noor of Jordan
The couple divorced in September 2009.
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May 28 in royal history:
May 28, 1368 - Wedding of Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence and Violante Visconti at Church of St Maria Maggiore, Milan, Italy
May 28, 1357 Death of Afonso IV of Portugal in Lisbon; buried at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa
May 28, 1656 Birth of Prince Anton Florian of Liechtenstein in Wilfersdorf (Austria)
May 28, 1660 - Birth of George I at Leineschloss, Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany
George I was the great grandson of King James I and the great great grandson of Mary, Queen of Scots.
May 28, 1957 - Birth of Sylvana Palma Tomaselli, wife of George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews, in Placentia, Newfoundland in Canada
The Earl of St. Andrews is the eldest son of the Queen's first cousin the Duke of Kent. He has lost his place in the succession to the throne because he married a Catholic. Sylvana Tomaselli is Director of Studies in History Part I and Social & Political Sciences at St John's College, Cambridge University.
May 28, 1368 - Wedding of Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence and Violante Visconti at Church of St Maria Maggiore, Milan, Italy
May 28, 1357 Death of Afonso IV of Portugal in Lisbon; buried at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa
May 28, 1656 Birth of Prince Anton Florian of Liechtenstein in Wilfersdorf (Austria)
May 28, 1660 - Birth of George I at Leineschloss, Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany
George I was the great grandson of King James I and the great great grandson of Mary, Queen of Scots.
May 28, 1957 - Birth of Sylvana Palma Tomaselli, wife of George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews, in Placentia, Newfoundland in Canada
The Earl of St. Andrews is the eldest son of the Queen's first cousin the Duke of Kent. He has lost his place in the succession to the throne because he married a Catholic. Sylvana Tomaselli is Director of Studies in History Part I and Social & Political Sciences at St John's College, Cambridge University.
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May 29 in royal history:
May 29, 1259 Death of Christopher I of Denmark in Ribe, Denmark; buried at Our Lady Maria Cathedral in Ribe
May 29, 1630 - Birth of Charles II at St. James's Palace
Charles II had no legitimate children but he has many descendants through his at least 14 illegitimate children. Among his descendants from these children are Diana, Princess of Wales; Sarah, Duchess of York; and the Duchess of Cornwall.
May 29, 1814 - Death of Josephine de Beauharnais, Napoleon's first wife, at the Château de Malmaison, near Paris; buried at St. Pierre and St. Paul church in Rueil
Napoleon and Josephine had divorced in 1809 after 13 years of marriage.
May 29, 1818 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Kent, son of George III and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld, at Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg in Germany
Edward and Victoria were the parents of Queen Victoria. The couple remarried in England on July 11, 1818 at Kew Palace in a double ceremony with Edward's brother, the future William IV, and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.
May 29, 1873 Death of Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Neues Palais, Darmstadt, Germany; buried at the Mausoleum of Rosenhöhe, Hessen-Darmstadt
Prince Friedrich, known as Frittie in the family, was the son of Princess Alice and Grand Duke Louis of Hesse and by Rhine. Afflicted with hemophilia, he died after falling from a window at age 3.
May 29, 1998 Wedding of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven and Marilène van den Broek in Apeldoorn
May 29, 1259 Death of Christopher I of Denmark in Ribe, Denmark; buried at Our Lady Maria Cathedral in Ribe
May 29, 1630 - Birth of Charles II at St. James's Palace
Charles II had no legitimate children but he has many descendants through his at least 14 illegitimate children. Among his descendants from these children are Diana, Princess of Wales; Sarah, Duchess of York; and the Duchess of Cornwall.
May 29, 1814 - Death of Josephine de Beauharnais, Napoleon's first wife, at the Château de Malmaison, near Paris; buried at St. Pierre and St. Paul church in Rueil
Napoleon and Josephine had divorced in 1809 after 13 years of marriage.
May 29, 1818 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Kent, son of George III and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld, at Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg in Germany
Edward and Victoria were the parents of Queen Victoria. The couple remarried in England on July 11, 1818 at Kew Palace in a double ceremony with Edward's brother, the future William IV, and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.
May 29, 1873 Death of Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Neues Palais, Darmstadt, Germany; buried at the Mausoleum of Rosenhöhe, Hessen-Darmstadt
Prince Friedrich, known as Frittie in the family, was the son of Princess Alice and Grand Duke Louis of Hesse and by Rhine. Afflicted with hemophilia, he died after falling from a window at age 3.
May 29, 1998 Wedding of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven and Marilène van den Broek in Apeldoorn
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May 30 in royal history:
May 30, 1536 - Wedding of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour at York Place (Whitehall), London
Some sources say the marriage was on May 20.
May 30, 1574 Death of Charles IX of France at the Château de Vincennes; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
May 30, 1713 - Birth of Princess Caroline, daughter of George II, at Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, Germany
May 30, 1845 Birth of Amadeo I of Spain at the Royal Palace of Turin, Savoy (Italy)
May 30, 1904 Death of Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at Neustrelitz (Germany)
May 30, 1536 - Wedding of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour at York Place (Whitehall), London
Some sources say the marriage was on May 20.
May 30, 1574 Death of Charles IX of France at the Château de Vincennes; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
May 30, 1713 - Birth of Princess Caroline, daughter of George II, at Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, Germany
May 30, 1845 Birth of Amadeo I of Spain at the Royal Palace of Turin, Savoy (Italy)
May 30, 1904 Death of Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at Neustrelitz (Germany)
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May 31 in royal history:
May 31, 1246 Death of Isabella of Angouleme, second wife of King John, at Fontevrault Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France; buried at Fontevrault Abbey
May 31, 1321 Death of Birger Magnusson of Sweden; buried at St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted, Denmark
May 31, 1443 - Birth of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, at Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire
May 31, 1469 Birth of Manuel I of Portugal in Alcochete, Kingdom of Portugal
May 31, 1495 Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III, at Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire; buried at St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay
May 31, 1557 Birth of Feodor I of Russia in Moscow
May 31, 1592 Wedding of Sigismund III Vasa of Sweden (1st marriage) and Anna of Austria
May 31, 1740 - Death of Frederick William I, King in Prussia, in Berlin; buried at Church of Peace, Sanssouci in Potsdam, Germany
May 31, 1906 - Wedding of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg at San Jerónimo el Real, Madrid
Victoria Eugenie, known as Ena, was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg. Ena brought hemophilia into the Spanish royal family. Alfonso and Ena are the grandparents of the present king of Spain, Juan Carlos. Their wedding was the last royal wedding in Madrid prior to the wedding of Felipe, their great grandson, and Letizia Ortiz.
May 31, 1923 - Birth of Prince Rainier III of Monaco
May 31, 1246 Death of Isabella of Angouleme, second wife of King John, at Fontevrault Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France; buried at Fontevrault Abbey
May 31, 1321 Death of Birger Magnusson of Sweden; buried at St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted, Denmark
May 31, 1443 - Birth of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, at Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire
May 31, 1469 Birth of Manuel I of Portugal in Alcochete, Kingdom of Portugal
May 31, 1495 Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III, at Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire; buried at St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay
May 31, 1557 Birth of Feodor I of Russia in Moscow
May 31, 1592 Wedding of Sigismund III Vasa of Sweden (1st marriage) and Anna of Austria
May 31, 1740 - Death of Frederick William I, King in Prussia, in Berlin; buried at Church of Peace, Sanssouci in Potsdam, Germany
May 31, 1906 - Wedding of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg at San Jerónimo el Real, Madrid
Victoria Eugenie, known as Ena, was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg. Ena brought hemophilia into the Spanish royal family. Alfonso and Ena are the grandparents of the present king of Spain, Juan Carlos. Their wedding was the last royal wedding in Madrid prior to the wedding of Felipe, their great grandson, and Letizia Ortiz.
May 31, 1923 - Birth of Prince Rainier III of Monaco
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June 1 in royal history:
June 1, 1300 - Birth of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I, at the Manor House in Brotherton, North Yorkshire
June 1, 1533 - Coronation of Anne Boleyn
June 1, 1815 - Birth of Prince Otto of Bavaria, first modern king of Greece, Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg (Austria)
June 1, 1879 Death of Napoleon Eugene, Prince Imperial, son of Emperor Napoleon III, in the Anglo-Zulu War; buried in the Imperial Crypt at Saint Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire, England
June 1, 1983 Death of Prince Charles of Belgium, son of Albert I, in Ostend; buried at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken
June 1, 2001 Shooting deaths of nine members of the royal family of Nepal at the Narayanhity Royal Palace
Among the dead were King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya. The assailant, Crown Prince Dipendra, shot himself and died on June 4, 2001.
June 1, 1300 - Birth of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I, at the Manor House in Brotherton, North Yorkshire
June 1, 1533 - Coronation of Anne Boleyn
June 1, 1815 - Birth of Prince Otto of Bavaria, first modern king of Greece, Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg (Austria)
June 1, 1879 Death of Napoleon Eugene, Prince Imperial, son of Emperor Napoleon III, in the Anglo-Zulu War; buried in the Imperial Crypt at Saint Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire, England
June 1, 1983 Death of Prince Charles of Belgium, son of Albert I, in Ostend; buried at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken
June 1, 2001 Shooting deaths of nine members of the royal family of Nepal at the Narayanhity Royal Palace
Among the dead were King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya. The assailant, Crown Prince Dipendra, shot himself and died on June 4, 2001.
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June 2 in royal history:
June 2, 1420 - Wedding of Henry V and Catherine of Valois at Troyes Cathedral, France
Catherine of Valois later married Owen Tudor and one of their sons was Edmund Tudor, father of Henry VII.
June 2, 1671 Death of Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, wife of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in Darmstadt
June 2, 1685 Birth of Mary, daughter of Queen Anne, at Whitehall Palace
Mary was one of the five of Queen Annes 18 children who were born alive and one of the three who lived longer than a day. At the age of 21 months she died of smallpox. Her sister Anne Sophia, aged nine months, died of smallpox six days earlier.
June 2, 1940 - Birth of Constantine II of Greece in Psychiko, Greece
June 2, 1953 - Coronation of Elizabeth II
June 2, 1976 Birth of Anna Karabo Mots'oeneng, wife of King Letsie III of Lesotho, in in Mapoteng in the Berea District, Swaziland
June 2, 1420 - Wedding of Henry V and Catherine of Valois at Troyes Cathedral, France
Catherine of Valois later married Owen Tudor and one of their sons was Edmund Tudor, father of Henry VII.
June 2, 1671 Death of Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, wife of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in Darmstadt
June 2, 1685 Birth of Mary, daughter of Queen Anne, at Whitehall Palace
Mary was one of the five of Queen Annes 18 children who were born alive and one of the three who lived longer than a day. At the age of 21 months she died of smallpox. Her sister Anne Sophia, aged nine months, died of smallpox six days earlier.
June 2, 1940 - Birth of Constantine II of Greece in Psychiko, Greece
June 2, 1953 - Coronation of Elizabeth II
June 2, 1976 Birth of Anna Karabo Mots'oeneng, wife of King Letsie III of Lesotho, in in Mapoteng in the Berea District, Swaziland
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