June 3 in royal history:
June 3, 1843 Birth of Frederik VIII of Denmark at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen
June 3, 1865 - Birth of George V at Marlborough House, London
June 3, 1877 - Death of Sophia of Württemberg, first wife of William III of the Netherlands, at Huis ten Bosch, The Hague; buried at Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
June 3, 1937 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson at Château de Candé, near Tours, France
June 3, 1984 - Birth of Prince Félix of Luxembourg, son of Grand Duke Henri
June 3, 2006 Birth of Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, at Bronovo hospital in The Hague
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June 4 in royal history:
June 4, 1134 Death of Magnus I of Sweden at the in the Battle of Fotevik
June 4, 1206 Death of Adèle of Champagne, third wife of Louis VII of France; buried in the church of Pontigny Abbey near Auxerre
June 4, 1394 Death of Mary de Bohun, first wife of Henry IV, at Peterborough Castle; buried at the Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Mary died in childbirth giving birth to her daughter Philippa.
June 4, 1394 Birth of Philippa of England, daughter of Henry IV, wife Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, at Peterborough Castle
June 4, 1678 Death of Catherine-Charlotte de Gramont, wife of Prince Louis I of Monaco, at the Palais Royal in Paris; buried at the now destroyed Couvent des Capucins de Paris
June 4, 1738 - Birth of George III at Norfolk House, St. James Square, London
June 4, 1923 - Birth of Takagi Yoriko, wife of Prince Mikasa of Japan, in Tokyo
Prince Mikasa is the brother of the last emperor Hirohito and uncle of the present emperor Akihito.
June 4, 1941 - Death of Wilhelm II, former German Emperor and King of Prussia, in Doorn, Netherlands; buried in a mausoleum on the grounds of Huis Doorn
June 4, 1990 - Birth of Jetsun Pema, wife of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, in Thimphu, Bhutan
June 4, 1993 - Birth of Christian Mowatt, son of Marina Ogilvy, grandson of Princess Alexandra of Kent, in London
June 4, 1134 Death of Magnus I of Sweden at the in the Battle of Fotevik
June 4, 1206 Death of Adèle of Champagne, third wife of Louis VII of France; buried in the church of Pontigny Abbey near Auxerre
June 4, 1394 Death of Mary de Bohun, first wife of Henry IV, at Peterborough Castle; buried at the Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Mary died in childbirth giving birth to her daughter Philippa.
June 4, 1394 Birth of Philippa of England, daughter of Henry IV, wife Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, at Peterborough Castle
June 4, 1678 Death of Catherine-Charlotte de Gramont, wife of Prince Louis I of Monaco, at the Palais Royal in Paris; buried at the now destroyed Couvent des Capucins de Paris
June 4, 1738 - Birth of George III at Norfolk House, St. James Square, London
June 4, 1923 - Birth of Takagi Yoriko, wife of Prince Mikasa of Japan, in Tokyo
Prince Mikasa is the brother of the last emperor Hirohito and uncle of the present emperor Akihito.
June 4, 1941 - Death of Wilhelm II, former German Emperor and King of Prussia, in Doorn, Netherlands; buried in a mausoleum on the grounds of Huis Doorn
June 4, 1990 - Birth of Jetsun Pema, wife of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, in Thimphu, Bhutan
June 4, 1993 - Birth of Christian Mowatt, son of Marina Ogilvy, grandson of Princess Alexandra of Kent, in London
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June 5 in royal history:
June 5, 1296 - Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III, in London, England; buried in Westminster Abbey
June 5, 1316 Death of Louis X of France (Quarreler, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn), at Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
June 5, 1341 - Birth of Edmund of Langley, son of Edward III, at King's Langley, Hertfordshire
June 5, 1554 Birth of Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Charles IX of France, in Vienna
June 5, 1654 Abdication of Queen Christina of Sweden due to her conversion to Catholicism
June 5, 1771 - Birth of Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, at Buckingham Palace
Prior to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837, the Hanover kings of the United Kingdom were also Kings of Hanover in Germany. Because of Hanover's Salic Law, which forbade female succession, Victoria could not become monarch of Hanover. Her uncle Ernest Augustus became King of Hanover upon the death of his brother William. Prince Ernst of Hanover, husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, is the senior direct male descendant of Ernest (and George III) and the pretender to the Hanover throne.
June 5, 1962 - Birth of Princess Astrid of Belgium, daughter of Albert II, at the Château de Belvédère, Laeken
June 5, 1999 - Wedding of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and Philipp von Lattorff
June 5, 2005 Birth of Irene Urdangarin, daughter of Infanta Cristina of Spain, in Barcelona
June 5, 1296 - Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III, in London, England; buried in Westminster Abbey
June 5, 1316 Death of Louis X of France (Quarreler, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn), at Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
June 5, 1341 - Birth of Edmund of Langley, son of Edward III, at King's Langley, Hertfordshire
June 5, 1554 Birth of Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Charles IX of France, in Vienna
June 5, 1654 Abdication of Queen Christina of Sweden due to her conversion to Catholicism
June 5, 1771 - Birth of Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, at Buckingham Palace
Prior to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837, the Hanover kings of the United Kingdom were also Kings of Hanover in Germany. Because of Hanover's Salic Law, which forbade female succession, Victoria could not become monarch of Hanover. Her uncle Ernest Augustus became King of Hanover upon the death of his brother William. Prince Ernst of Hanover, husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, is the senior direct male descendant of Ernest (and George III) and the pretender to the Hanover throne.
June 5, 1962 - Birth of Princess Astrid of Belgium, daughter of Albert II, at the Château de Belvédère, Laeken
June 5, 1999 - Wedding of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and Philipp von Lattorff
June 5, 2005 Birth of Irene Urdangarin, daughter of Infanta Cristina of Spain, in Barcelona
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June 6 in royal history:
June 6, 1502 Birth of João III of Portugal at the Castle of São Jorge in Lisbon
June 6, 1714 Birth of José I of Portugal at Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
June 6, 1772 Birth of Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, second wife of Francis I of Austria, in Naples
June 6, 1857 Wedding of Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia Wilhelmina of Nassau at the Castle in Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany)
June 6, 1872 - Birth of Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Nicholas II, at the Neues Palais in Darmstadt
June 6, 1934 - Birth of Albert II of the Belgians at Stuyvenberg Castle, Belgium
June 6, 1502 Birth of João III of Portugal at the Castle of São Jorge in Lisbon
June 6, 1714 Birth of José I of Portugal at Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
June 6, 1772 Birth of Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, second wife of Francis I of Austria, in Naples
June 6, 1857 Wedding of Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia Wilhelmina of Nassau at the Castle in Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany)
June 6, 1872 - Birth of Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Nicholas II, at the Neues Palais in Darmstadt
June 6, 1934 - Birth of Albert II of the Belgians at Stuyvenberg Castle, Belgium
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June 7 in royal history:
June 7, 1329 - Death of Robert I of Scotland (Robert the Bruce) at Cardoss Castle, Firth of Clyde, Scotland; buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
June 7, 1394 Death of Anne of Bohemia, first wife of Richard II, at Sheen Palace, Surrey; buried at Westminster Abbey
June 7, 1520 - Henry VIII and Francis I of France meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold
June 7, 1686 Birth of Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Strelitz
June 7, 1710 - Death of Louise de la Vallière, Duchess of La Vallière and Vaujours, mistress of Louis XIV
Louise became a nun and lived the last 36 years of her life in a convent.
June 7, 1840 Birth of Charlotte of Belgium, daughter of Leopold I, wife of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico (Archduke of Austria), at the Royal Castle of Laeken
June 7, 1840 Death of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, in Berlin; buried in the Mausoleum in the garden of Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
June 7, 1869 Birth of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovitch of Russia, son of Tsar Alexander III, in St. Petersburg
June 7, 1876 Death of Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, wife of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway at Stockholm; buried at Riddarholmen Church in Stockholm
June 7, 1969 - Birth of Prince Joachim of Denmark, son of Queen Margrethe II, in Copenhagen
June 7, 2002 Death of Lilian Baels, second wife of Leopold III of the Belgians, at the Château d'Argenteuil, near Waterloo, Belgium; buried at royal vault at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken
June 7, 1329 - Death of Robert I of Scotland (Robert the Bruce) at Cardoss Castle, Firth of Clyde, Scotland; buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
June 7, 1394 Death of Anne of Bohemia, first wife of Richard II, at Sheen Palace, Surrey; buried at Westminster Abbey
June 7, 1520 - Henry VIII and Francis I of France meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold
June 7, 1686 Birth of Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Strelitz
June 7, 1710 - Death of Louise de la Vallière, Duchess of La Vallière and Vaujours, mistress of Louis XIV
Louise became a nun and lived the last 36 years of her life in a convent.
June 7, 1840 Birth of Charlotte of Belgium, daughter of Leopold I, wife of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico (Archduke of Austria), at the Royal Castle of Laeken
June 7, 1840 Death of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, in Berlin; buried in the Mausoleum in the garden of Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
June 7, 1869 Birth of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovitch of Russia, son of Tsar Alexander III, in St. Petersburg
June 7, 1876 Death of Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, wife of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway at Stockholm; buried at Riddarholmen Church in Stockholm
June 7, 1969 - Birth of Prince Joachim of Denmark, son of Queen Margrethe II, in Copenhagen
June 7, 2002 Death of Lilian Baels, second wife of Leopold III of the Belgians, at the Château d'Argenteuil, near Waterloo, Belgium; buried at royal vault at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken
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June 8 in royal history:
June 8, 1042 - Death of King Harthacnut at Lambeth, London; buried at Winchester Cathedral
June 8, 1376 - Death of Edward, Prince of Wales, known as the Black Prince, son and heir of Edward III, at the Palace of Westminster; buried at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent
June 8, 1492 Death of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV, at St Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, London; buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
June 8, 1714 - Death of Dowager Electress Sophia of Hanover, granddaughter of James I and mother of George I, at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany; buried at the Chapel of Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover
In 1701, Parliament passed the Act of Settlement, giving the succession to the British throne to Sophia and her Protestant heirs. This act ensured the Protestant succession and bypassed many Catholics who had a better claim to the throne. Sophia narrowly missed becoming queen, having died two months before Queen Anne. Sophia's son George, Elector of Hanover, became George I.
June 8, 1795 - Death of Louis XVII of France, son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, at the Temple Prison, Paris; buried in the cemetery of Ste. Marguerite; his heart was interred at St. Denis Basilica on June 8, 2004
June 8, 1880 Death of Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, in St. Petersburg; buried at the Peter and Paul Cathedral
June 8, 1961 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley at York Minster
June 8, 1984 Birth of Andrea Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, at the Princess Grace Hospital Centre, Monaco
June 8, 2002 - Birth of Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, at Bronovo Hospital in The Hague
June 8, 1042 - Death of King Harthacnut at Lambeth, London; buried at Winchester Cathedral
June 8, 1376 - Death of Edward, Prince of Wales, known as the Black Prince, son and heir of Edward III, at the Palace of Westminster; buried at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent
June 8, 1492 Death of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV, at St Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, London; buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
June 8, 1714 - Death of Dowager Electress Sophia of Hanover, granddaughter of James I and mother of George I, at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany; buried at the Chapel of Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover
In 1701, Parliament passed the Act of Settlement, giving the succession to the British throne to Sophia and her Protestant heirs. This act ensured the Protestant succession and bypassed many Catholics who had a better claim to the throne. Sophia narrowly missed becoming queen, having died two months before Queen Anne. Sophia's son George, Elector of Hanover, became George I.
June 8, 1795 - Death of Louis XVII of France, son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, at the Temple Prison, Paris; buried in the cemetery of Ste. Marguerite; his heart was interred at St. Denis Basilica on June 8, 2004
June 8, 1880 Death of Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, in St. Petersburg; buried at the Peter and Paul Cathedral
June 8, 1961 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley at York Minster
June 8, 1984 Birth of Andrea Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, at the Princess Grace Hospital Centre, Monaco
June 8, 2002 - Birth of Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, at Bronovo Hospital in The Hague
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June 9 in royal history:
June 9, 68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide
June 9, 1572 Death of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre in Paris; buried at the Ducal Church of Collégiale Saint-Georges
June 9, 1661 Birth of Tsar Feodor III of Russia in Moscow
June 9, 1672 - Birth of Peter I "the Great" of Russia in Moscow
June 9, 1806 Birth of Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in Darmstadt
June 9, 1923 - Death of Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Schomberg House, Pall Mall, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
June 9, 1930 Birth of Princess Ragnhild of Norway, daughter of King Olav V, in Oslo
June 9, 1946 - Shooting death of Ananda Mahidol, Rama VIII of Thailand, at the Grand Palace, Bangkok
Ananda Mahidol, was found shot to death in his bedroom. His brother, Bhumibol Adulyadej, the current king, succeeded him.
June 9, 1983 - Birth of Princess Theodora of Greece, daughter of Constantine II, in London
June 9, 1993 - Wedding of Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan and Masako Owada
June 9, 68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide
June 9, 1572 Death of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre in Paris; buried at the Ducal Church of Collégiale Saint-Georges
June 9, 1661 Birth of Tsar Feodor III of Russia in Moscow
June 9, 1672 - Birth of Peter I "the Great" of Russia in Moscow
June 9, 1806 Birth of Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in Darmstadt
June 9, 1923 - Death of Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Schomberg House, Pall Mall, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
June 9, 1930 Birth of Princess Ragnhild of Norway, daughter of King Olav V, in Oslo
June 9, 1946 - Shooting death of Ananda Mahidol, Rama VIII of Thailand, at the Grand Palace, Bangkok
Ananda Mahidol, was found shot to death in his bedroom. His brother, Bhumibol Adulyadej, the current king, succeeded him.
June 9, 1983 - Birth of Princess Theodora of Greece, daughter of Constantine II, in London
June 9, 1993 - Wedding of Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan and Masako Owada
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June 10 in royal history:
June 10, 1190 - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in what is now Turkey; his flesh was interred in the Church of St. Peter in Antioch (Turkey), his bones in the cathedral of Tyre (Lebanon), and his heart and inner organs in Tarsus (Turkey)
June 10, 1688 Birth of James Francis Edward Stuart, The Old Pretender, at St. James Palace
June 10, 1811 - Death of Karl Friedrich, 1st Grand Duke of Baden
June 10, 1841 Wedding of Frederik VII of Denmark (second marriage) and Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Neustrelitz
June 10, 1868 - Assassination of Prince Michael of Serbia in Belgrade
June 10, 1897 - Birth of Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, at Peterhof
June 10, 1921 - Birth of Prince Philip at Villa Mon Repos in Corfu, Greece
June 10, 1967 - Wedding of Margrethe II of Denmark and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat at the Church of Holmen in Copenhagen
June 10, 1974 Death of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester at Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
June 10, 1981 Birth of Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan, son of King Hussein and his fourth wife Queen Noor
June 10, 1982 - Birth of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, daughter of Carl XVI Gustaf at at Drottningholm Palace
June 10, 1993 - Wedding of Abdullah II of Jordan and Rania al-Yasin
June 10, 1190 - Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in what is now Turkey; his flesh was interred in the Church of St. Peter in Antioch (Turkey), his bones in the cathedral of Tyre (Lebanon), and his heart and inner organs in Tarsus (Turkey)
June 10, 1688 Birth of James Francis Edward Stuart, The Old Pretender, at St. James Palace
June 10, 1811 - Death of Karl Friedrich, 1st Grand Duke of Baden
June 10, 1841 Wedding of Frederik VII of Denmark (second marriage) and Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Neustrelitz
June 10, 1868 - Assassination of Prince Michael of Serbia in Belgrade
June 10, 1897 - Birth of Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, at Peterhof
June 10, 1921 - Birth of Prince Philip at Villa Mon Repos in Corfu, Greece
June 10, 1967 - Wedding of Margrethe II of Denmark and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat at the Church of Holmen in Copenhagen
June 10, 1974 Death of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester at Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
June 10, 1981 Birth of Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan, son of King Hussein and his fourth wife Queen Noor
June 10, 1982 - Birth of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, daughter of Carl XVI Gustaf at at Drottningholm Palace
June 10, 1993 - Wedding of Abdullah II of Jordan and Rania al-Yasin
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June 11 in royal history:
June 11, 1183 - Death of Henry the Young King, son of Henry II, at Martel Castle, Turenne, France; buried at Rouen Cathedral, France
June 11, 1456 Birth of Anne Neville, daughter of the 16th Earl of Warwick, wife of Richard III, at Warwick Castle
June 11, 1488 Death of James III of Scotland at Milltown, Bannockburn; buried at Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland
June 11, 1509 - Wedding of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon at Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, England
June 11, 1557 Death of John III of Portugal at the Palace of Ribeira, Lisbon; buried at the Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon
June 11, 1661 Death of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt in Darmstadt
June 11, 1727 - Death of George I at Leineschloss, Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany; buried at Chapel Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover
June 11, 1914 Death of Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Berlin
June 11, 1928 - Birth of Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, wife of King Baudouin of the Belgians, in Madrid, Spain
June 11, 1934 - Birth of Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, husband of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, in Talence, Gironde, France
June 11, 1968 - Birth of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, son of Prince Hans-Adam II, in Zurich, Switzerland
June 11, 1183 - Death of Henry the Young King, son of Henry II, at Martel Castle, Turenne, France; buried at Rouen Cathedral, France
June 11, 1456 Birth of Anne Neville, daughter of the 16th Earl of Warwick, wife of Richard III, at Warwick Castle
June 11, 1488 Death of James III of Scotland at Milltown, Bannockburn; buried at Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland
June 11, 1509 - Wedding of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon at Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, England
June 11, 1557 Death of John III of Portugal at the Palace of Ribeira, Lisbon; buried at the Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon
June 11, 1661 Death of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt in Darmstadt
June 11, 1727 - Death of George I at Leineschloss, Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany; buried at Chapel Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover
June 11, 1914 Death of Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Berlin
June 11, 1928 - Birth of Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, wife of King Baudouin of the Belgians, in Madrid, Spain
June 11, 1934 - Birth of Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, husband of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, in Talence, Gironde, France
June 11, 1968 - Birth of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, son of Prince Hans-Adam II, in Zurich, Switzerland
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June 12 in royal history:
June 12, 1519 Birth of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany in Florence (Italy)
June 12, 1701 - Act of Settlement gives the British crown to Sophia, Electress of Hanover and her Protestant heirs
June 12, 1878 Birth of George V of Hanover in Berlin
June 12, 1968 - Birth of Sibilla Weiller, wife of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Full name: Sibilla Sandra Weiller y Torlonia
Sibilla Weiller is a descendant of Spanish and British monarchs. See descent below:
King Alfonso XIII of Spain m. Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (granddaughter of Queen Victoria) > Infanta Beatriz m. Prince Alessanadro Torlonia of Civitella-Cesi > Olimpia Torlonia m. Paul Weiller > Sibilla Weiller
June 12, 1519 Birth of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany in Florence (Italy)
June 12, 1701 - Act of Settlement gives the British crown to Sophia, Electress of Hanover and her Protestant heirs
June 12, 1878 Birth of George V of Hanover in Berlin
June 12, 1968 - Birth of Sibilla Weiller, wife of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Full name: Sibilla Sandra Weiller y Torlonia
Sibilla Weiller is a descendant of Spanish and British monarchs. See descent below:
King Alfonso XIII of Spain m. Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (granddaughter of Queen Victoria) > Infanta Beatriz m. Prince Alessanadro Torlonia of Civitella-Cesi > Olimpia Torlonia m. Paul Weiller > Sibilla Weiller
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