June 21 in royal history:
June 21, 1040 Death of Fulk III (the Black), Count of Anjou in Metz (France); buried at the abbey in Beaulieu-lès-Loches
June 21, 1221 Wedding of Joan, daughter of King John, to Alexander II 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, at the Hôtel de Nemours, Paris, France
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
The couple divorced in 1810.
June 21, 1818 Birth of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg (Germany)
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 in Normandy (France)
Robert was the father of William the Conqueror.
June 22, 1658 Birth of Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt in Darmstadt (Germany)
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 in Normandy (France)
Robert was the father of William the Conqueror.
June 22, 1658 Birth of Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt in Darmstadt (Germany)
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 at Trzebnica, Poland
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 at Trzebnica, Poland
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 (now in France)
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
William was the sixth son and eleventh child of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. He lived only until September of 1348 and was buried at Westminster Abbey.
June 24, 1509 - Coronation of Henry VIII
Henry VIIIs first wife Catherine of Aragon was crowned with him. His second wife Anne Boleyn was crowned on June 1, 1533. Henrys four other wives were never crowned.
June 24, 1768 Death of Maria Leszczynska of Poland, wife of Louis XV of France at the Palace of Versailles; buried at the Basilica of St. Denis
June 24, 1860 Birth of Mercedes of Orléans, first wife of Alfonso XII of Spain at the Palacio Real, Madrid, 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 (now in France)
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
William was the sixth son and eleventh child of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. He lived only until September of 1348 and was buried at Westminster Abbey.
June 24, 1509 - Coronation of Henry VIII
Henry VIIIs first wife Catherine of Aragon was crowned with him. His second wife Anne Boleyn was crowned on June 1, 1533. Henrys four other wives were never crowned.
June 24, 1768 Death of Maria Leszczynska of Poland, wife of Louis XV of France at the Palace of Versailles; buried at the Basilica of St. Denis
June 24, 1860 Birth of Mercedes of Orléans, first wife of Alfonso XII of Spain at the Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain
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June 24, 824 -- Count Bernard of Septimania weds Lady Dhuoda, perhaps the most literate woman in the Carolingian Empire
June 24, 826 -- Emperor Louis the Pious sponsors the conversion of Danish King Harald Klak and 400 Danes at the the Church of St. Alban in Mainz.
June 24, 826 -- Emperor Louis the Pious sponsors the conversion of Danish King Harald Klak and 400 Danes at the the Church of St. Alban in Mainz.
Bodo the Apostate, a novel set during the reign of Louis the Pious and end of the Carolingian Empire.
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June 24, 1291 - Death of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III, at Amesbury; buried at the Abbey of St Mary and St Melor in Amesbury
June 24, 1291 - Death of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III, at Amesbury; buried at the Abbey of St Mary and St Melor in Amesbury
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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 in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia
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
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. He was killed by the IRA along with other family members in 1979.
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 in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia
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
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. He was killed by the IRA along with other family members in 1979.
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June 26 in royal history:
June 26, 1575 Birth of Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, first wife of the Christian IV of Denmark, in Halle upon Saale (Germany)
June 26, 1760 Birth of Prince Johann I Josef of Liechtenstein in Vienna
June 26, 1830 - Death of George IV at Windsor Castle; buried at St. Georges 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, in Moscow
June 26, 1899 - Birth of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, at Peterhof
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, at Bronovo Hospital in The Hague
June 26, 1575 Birth of Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, first wife of the Christian IV of Denmark, in Halle upon Saale (Germany)
June 26, 1760 Birth of Prince Johann I Josef of Liechtenstein in Vienna
June 26, 1830 - Death of George IV at Windsor Castle; buried at St. Georges 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, in Moscow
June 26, 1899 - Birth of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, at Peterhof
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, at Bronovo Hospital in The Hague
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June 27 in royal history:
June 27, 1462 Birth of Louis XII of France at Château de Blois
June 27, 1550 Birth of Charles IX of France at Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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
Queen Victoria created Duff 1st Duke of Fife two days after the wedding.
June 27, 1462 Birth of Louis XII of France at Château de Blois
June 27, 1550 Birth of Charles IX of France at Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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
Queen Victoria created Duff 1st Duke of Fife two days after the wedding.
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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
Born in 1159, Matilda was the eldest daughter of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She married Henry V "the Lion," Duke of Saxony and Bavaria in 1168. Matilda and Henry had four sons and two daughters. Through their youngest son Wilhelm, born in Winchester in 1184 during a visit to England, they became ancestors in the direct male line of the House of Hanover. Matilda died at Brunswick and was buried in the Cathedral of St. Blasius there.
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
Mary was the fourth daughter and eighth child of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. She married Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel and they had four sons. Frederick was very brutal and Mary's married life was unhappy. The couple separated in 1755 following Frederick's conversion to Roman Catholicism.
June 28, 1757 - Death of Princess Sophia Dorothea, daughter of George I, wife of Frederick I of Prussia, at Monbijou Palace, Berlin
Sophia Dorothea was the only daughter of George I and Sophia Dorothea of Celle. She was 8 years old when her disgraced mother was divorced and banished to a German castle for the rest of her life. She married her first cousin Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia and became Queen of Prussia in 1713. Frederick and Sophia Dorothea had seven sons and seven daughters and were the parents of Frederick the Great. Sophia survived her husband for 17 years, died at the Palace of Monbijou near Berlin and was buried at Potsdam.
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, an event leading to World War I; both are buried at Artstetten Castle, Austria
June 28, 1975 Wedding of Princess Christina of the Netherlands and Jorge Guillermo
The couple divorced in 1996.
June 28, 1994 - Birth of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, son of King Abdullah II, in Amman
June 28, 1189 - Death of Matilda, daughter of Henry II, at Brunswick, Germany; buried at the Cathedral of St. Blasius, Brunswick
Born in 1159, Matilda was the eldest daughter of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She married Henry V "the Lion," Duke of Saxony and Bavaria in 1168. Matilda and Henry had four sons and two daughters. Through their youngest son Wilhelm, born in Winchester in 1184 during a visit to England, they became ancestors in the direct male line of the House of Hanover. Matilda died at Brunswick and was buried in the Cathedral of St. Blasius there.
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
Mary was the fourth daughter and eighth child of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. She married Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel and they had four sons. Frederick was very brutal and Mary's married life was unhappy. The couple separated in 1755 following Frederick's conversion to Roman Catholicism.
June 28, 1757 - Death of Princess Sophia Dorothea, daughter of George I, wife of Frederick I of Prussia, at Monbijou Palace, Berlin
Sophia Dorothea was the only daughter of George I and Sophia Dorothea of Celle. She was 8 years old when her disgraced mother was divorced and banished to a German castle for the rest of her life. She married her first cousin Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia and became Queen of Prussia in 1713. Frederick and Sophia Dorothea had seven sons and seven daughters and were the parents of Frederick the Great. Sophia survived her husband for 17 years, died at the Palace of Monbijou near Berlin and was buried at Potsdam.
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, an event leading to World War I; both are buried at Artstetten Castle, Austria
June 28, 1975 Wedding of Princess Christina of the Netherlands and Jorge Guillermo
The couple divorced in 1996.
June 28, 1994 - Birth of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, son of King Abdullah II, in Amman
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