This Day in History

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon October 1st, 2012, 11:14 pm

October 2 in royal history:

October 2, 1452 - Birth of Richard III at Fotheringay Castle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_of_England

October 2, 1900 - Wedding of Albert I of Belgium & Elisabeth of Bavaria in Munich, Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_I_of_Belgium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_ ... 76-1965%29

October 2, 1921- Death of former William II of Württemberg at Bebenhausen, Germany; buried at the Old Cemetery in Ludwigsburg, Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_II ... Crttemberg

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Tue October 2nd, 2012, 11:36 pm

October 3 in royal history:

October 3, 1283 - Execution of David ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales; in Shrewsbury, England
David was probably the first person to be executed by hanging, drawing and quartering.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_ap_Gruffydd

October 3, 1568 Death of Élisabeth de Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Valois

October 3, 1891 Birth of Prince Maurice of Battenberg, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland
Maurice was the son of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg. He was killed in action during World War I.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Mau ... Battenberg

October 3, 1918 - Abdication of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria; his son Boris III becomes tsar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_I_of_Bulgaria

October 3, 1990 Death of Stefano Casiraghi, second husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, in a boating accident, buried in the Chapelle de la Paix in Monaco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Casiraghi

October 3, 2004 Beatification of Emperor Karl I of Austria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_I_of_Austria
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3710810.stm

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu October 4th, 2012, 12:47 am

October 4 in royal history:

October 4, 1289 - Birth of Louis X of France in Paris, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_X_of_France

October 4, 1550 - Birth of Charles IX of Sweden at Stockholm Castle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IX_of_Sweden

October 4, 1997 - Wedding of Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarín y Liebaert at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9710/04/spain.royal.wedding/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanta_Cristina_of_Spain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C3%B1aki_Urdangarin

October 4, 2005 Birth of Prince Emmanuel of Belgium, son of Crown Prince Philippe, at Erasmus Hospital, Anderlecht, near Brussels, Belgium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Emmanuel_of_Belgium

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu October 4th, 2012, 12:48 am

October 5 in royal history:

October 5, 1285 - Death of Phillip III of France in Perpignan (now in France); first buried in the city of Narbonne, later buried at the Basilica of St. Denis near Paris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_III_of_France

October 5, 1658 - Birth of Maria Beatrice of Modena, second wife of James II, at Ducal Palace, Modena, Italy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Modena

October 5, 1641- Birth of Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise de Montespan, better known as Madame de Montespan, mistress of Louis XIV, at the Château of Lussac-les-Châteaux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7 ... _Montespan

October 5, 1840 – Birth of Prince Johann II of Liechtenstein in Lednice, Moravia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_II_of_Liechtenstein

October 5, 1858 - Birth of Prince Henry of Battenberg, husband of Princess Beatrice, at Milan, Italy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Henry_of_Battenberg

October 5, 1910 - Manuel II driven out of Portugal by revolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_II_of_Portugal

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sat October 6th, 2012, 12:40 am

October 6 in royal history:

October 6, 1644 Death of Élisabeth de Bourbon, first wife of Philip IV of Spain, at the Royal Alcázar, Madrid; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Bourbon

October 6, 1773 Birth of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, at the Palais-Royal in Paris, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Philippe

October 6, 1828 - Death of Charlotte, Princess Royal, daughter of George III, at Ludwigsburg Palace, Stuttgart, Germany; buried in the royal vault at Ludwigsburg Palace Church
Charlotte was the eldest daughter and fourth child of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In 1797, she married Duke Frederick of Württemberg, the widower of her cousin Princess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Seven months later Frederick succeeded his father as reigning Duke. Charlotte and Frederick's only child, a daughter, was stillborn. In 1806, Frederick was proclaimed King of Württemberg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte% ... Crttemberg

October 6, 1891 Death of Charles of Württemberg at Stuttgart, Germany; buried at the Old Castle in Stuttgart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_of ... Crttemberg

October 6, 2002 - Death of Prince Claus of the Netherlands, husband of Queen Beatrix, at the AMC University Hospital in Amsterdam; buried at the Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus_von_Amsberg

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sat October 6th, 2012, 12:42 am

October 7 in royal history:

October 7, 1363 - Death of Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III, at Alba, Piedmont, Italy; buried at the Clare Priory, Suffolk, England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_of_Antwerp

October 7, 1471 - Birth of Frederick I of Denmark at Haderslevhus, a castle in the Danish city of Haderslev
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_I_of_Denmark

October 7, 1748 - Birth of Charles XIII of Sweden in Stockholm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XIII_of_Sweden

October 7, 1776 Wedding of Paul I of Russia and Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg, his second wife (Maria Feodorovna after her marriage) in St. Petersburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_Russia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Mar ... Crttemberg

October 7, 1870 Birth of Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine at Neues Palais, Darmstadt, Germany
Known as Frittie in the family, he was the son of Princess Alice (daughter of Queen Victoria) and Grand Duke Louis of Hesse and by Rhine. Afflicted with hemophilia, he died after falling from a window at age 3.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Fri ... d_by_Rhine

October 7, 2000 - Accession of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg following the abdication of his father
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duke_Henri

October 7, 2004 King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates in favor of his son Norodom Sihamoni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Sihanouk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Sihamoni

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun October 7th, 2012, 10:33 pm

October 8 in royal history:

October 8, 1515 Birth of Margaret Douglas, daughter of Margaret Tudor, mother of Henry, Lord Darnley; at Harbottle Castle in Northumberland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Douglas

October 8, 1895 - Birth of Ahmed Zogolli, King Zog I of Albania, at Burgajet Castle, Ottoman Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zog_of_Albania

October 8, 1993 - Wedding of Viscount Linley (son of Princess Margaret) and The Honorable Serena Alleyne Stanhope at St. Margaret's, Westminster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Arms ... unt_Linley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Stanhope

Nefret · Post by **Nefret** » Mon October 8th, 2012, 2:19 am

Oh, I share my birthday with Margaret Douglas. Cool.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon October 8th, 2012, 11:47 am

[quote=""Nefret""]Oh, I share my birthday with Margaret Douglas. Cool.[/quote]

Happy birthday to you and Margaret!

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon October 8th, 2012, 11:39 pm

October 9 in royal history:

October 9, 1514 - Wedding of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, and Louis XII of France, at Abbeville Cathedral, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Tudor ... _France%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XII_of_France

October 9, 1690 - Death of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton , illegitimate son of Charles II by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (aka Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fitz ... of_Grafton

October 9, 1709 - Death of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, mistress of Charles II, at Chiswick Mall, Chiswick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Pa ... _Cleveland
Among Barbara's descendants are Diana, Princess of Wales and Sir Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister from 1955-1957.

October 9, 1757 Birth of Charles X of France at the Palace of Versailles, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_X_of_France

October 9, 1934 - Assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia at Marseilles, France; buried at the Memorial Church of St. George, Oplenac nearby Topola, Serbia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_I_of_Yugoslavia

October 9, 1935 - Birth of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent at 3 Belgrave Square, London, England
Edward became Duke of Kent at age 7 when his father died in a plane crash during active military service in World War II.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edw ... ke_of_Kent

October 9, 1937 Death of Grand Duke Ernest of Hesse and by Rhine, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Schloss Wolfsgarten, Langen, Germany; buried at Rosenhöhe Chapel, Darmstadt
Ernest was the son of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Grand Duke Louis of Hesse and by Rhine. He married his first cousin Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh but they divorced after seven years of marriage. Ernest married again to Princess Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Ludw ... d_by_Rhine