This Day in History

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu September 13th, 2012, 11:25 pm

September 14 in royal history:

September 14, 1336 - Death of John of Eltham, Duke of Cornwall, son of Edward II, at Perth, Scotland, buried in Westminster Abbey
John was the younger son of Edward II and Isabella of France. He was to marry Maria, daughter of King Fernando IV of Castile and Leon but the marriage never took place due to the death of the bride. John died at age 20 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_El ... f_Cornwall

September 14, 1435 - Death of John, Duke of Bedford, son of Henry IV, at Joyeux Repos, Rouen, Normandy, buried at Rouen Cathedral, Rouen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_Duke_of_Bedford

September 14, 1495 - Death of Elizabeth of York, daughter of Henry VII, at Eltham Palace, Kent, buried at Westminster Abbey
Elizabeth was the second daughter and fourth child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV. Elizabeth suffered from some "wasting" disease and her death was caused by "atrophy." She died at age 3 and was buried in Westminster Abbey near the shrine of Edward the Confessor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_ ... nry_VII%29

September 14, 1667 - Birth of Edgar, Duke of Cambridge, son of James II, at St. James Palace, London, England
Edgar was the fourth son of James II and his first wife Anne Hyde. He died at age 4 and was buried at Westminster Abbey.

September 14, 1928 - Birth of The Honorable Angus Ogilvy, husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, in London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Ogilvy

September 14, 1982 - Death of Princess Grace of Monaco at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monte Carlo, Monaco; buried at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Grace

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sat September 15th, 2012, 1:07 am

September 15 in royal history:

September 15, 1666 Birth of Sophia Dorothea of Celle, wife of George, Duke of Brunwick-Lüneburg (later George I), at Celle Castle, Germany
George dissolved his marriage to Sophia Dorothea and imprisoned her in a castle in Germany for the remainder of her life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Dorothea_of_Celle

September 15, 1864 Birth of Prince Sigismund of Prussia, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Neues Palais in Potsdam, Germany
Prince Sigismund was the son of Victoria, Prince Royal and Kaiser Frederick III of Germany. He died at age two from meningitis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Sig ... 64-1866%29

September 15, 1904 Birth of Umberto II of Italy at Castle of Racconigi in Piedmont, Italy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_II

September 15, 1972 Birth of Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letizia%2C ... f_Asturias

September 15, 1973 - Birth of Daniel Westling, husband of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, in Örebro, Sweden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Dan ... C3%B6tland

September 15, 1984 - Birth of Prince Harry at St. Mary's Hospital, London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Harry

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sat September 15th, 2012, 11:32 pm

September 16 in royal history:

September 16, 1380 Death of Charles V of France (the Wise) at Beauté-sur-Marne, France; buried at St. Denis Basilica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_V_of_France

September 16, 1386 - Birth of Henry V at Monmouth Castle, Wales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V_of_England

September 16, 1583 Death of Catherine Jagiellon, wife of Johan III of Sweden, at Stockholm; buried at Uppsala Cathedral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Jagiellon

September 16, 1701 Death of James II in exile at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris; buried at the at the Chapel of Saint Edmund in the Church of the English Benedictines in the Rue St. Jacques in Paris; his tomb and remains were destroyed during the French Revolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England

September 16, 1764 - Death of Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in Rodach, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Josi ... g-Saalfeld

September 16, 1824 - Death of Louis XVIII of France at Paris, France; buried at the Basilica of St. Denis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVIII

September 16, 1837 Birth of Pedro V of Portugal at the Palace of Necessidades in Lisbon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_V

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun September 16th, 2012, 9:55 pm

September 17 in royal history:

September 17, 1665 Death of Philip IV of Spain in Madrid; buried at El Escorial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_IV_of_Spain

September 17, 1688 Birth of Maria Luisa of Savoy, first wife of Philip V of Spain, at the Royal Palace of Turin, Savoy (Italy)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Luisa_of_Savoy

September 17, 1968 - Birth of Marie-Chantal Claire Miller, wife of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, in London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Chan ... _of_Greece

September 17, 2004 Birth of Prince Odysseas Kimon of Greece, son of Crown Prince Pavlos, in London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Ody ... nd_Denmark

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon September 17th, 2012, 10:39 pm

September 18 in royal history:

September 18, 1180 Death of Louis VII of France at the Abbey of Saint-Pont, Allier, France; originally buried at Cistercian Abbey of Barbeaux, re-buried at the Basilica of St. Denis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VII_of_France

September 18, 1786 Birth of Christian VIII of Denmark at Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_VIII_of_Denmark

September 18, 1872 Death of Charles XV of Sweden/Carl IV of Norway in Malmö, Sweden; buried at Riddarholmen Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XV_of_Sweden

September 18, 1923 Birth of Anne of Bourbon-Parma, wife of King Michael I of Romania, in Paris, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Anne_of_Romania

September 18, 1964 - Wedding of Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark in the Metropolis, the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Athens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_II_of_Greece
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne-Marie_of_Greece

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Tue September 18th, 2012, 10:10 pm

September 19 in royal history:

September 19, 1551 Birth of Henri III of France at the Château de Fontainebleau
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_France

September 19, 1803 Birth of Maria Anna of Savoy, wife of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, at the Palazzo Colonna in Rome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Anna_of_Sardinia

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Wed September 19th, 2012, 11:01 pm

September 20 in royal history:

September 20, 1486 - Birth of Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry VII, at St. Swithin's Priory, Winchester, England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%2C_Prince_of_Wales

September 20, 1853 - Birth of Chulalongkorn the Great, Rama V of Siam in Bangkok
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chulalongkorn

September 20, 1925 Birth of Ananda Mahidol, King of Thailand in Heidelberg, Germany
Anada Mahidol, the brother of the current king, Bhumibol Adulyadej, was found dead after he was shot in his bedroom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananda_Mahidol

emr · Post by **emr** » Wed September 19th, 2012, 11:19 pm

[quote=""Susan""]September 20 in royal history:

September 20, 1853 - Birth of Chulalongkorn the Great, Rama V of Siam in Bangkok
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chulalongkorn
[/quote]

Also known as the smart kid from Anna and the King ;D
Those links are dangerous. He had 4 wives, 92 concubines, 33 sons and 44 daughters loool

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu September 20th, 2012, 11:15 pm

September 21 in royal history:

September 21, 1327 - Murder of the deposed Edward II at Berkeley Castle, buried at Gloucester Cathedral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England

September 21, 1411 Birth of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne, father of Edward IV and Richard III
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pl ... ke_of_York

September 21, 1558 Death of Charles I of Spain (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) at the Monastery of Yuste, near Cuacos de Yuste, Spain; originally buried at the Monastery of Yuste, re-buried at the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_Spain

September 21, 1788 Birth of Wilhelmine of Baden, wife of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmine_of_Baden

September 21, 1957 - Death of Haakon VII of Norway at the Royal Palace, Oslo; buried at the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Fortress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu September 20th, 2012, 11:17 pm

[quote=""emr""]Also known as the smart kid from Anna and the King ;D
Those links are dangerous. He had 4 wives, 92 concubines, 33 sons and 44 daughters loool[/quote]

Glad you are enjoying the links! I used to read encyclopedias when I was a kid and I could get easily lost in Wikipedia.