May 27 in royal history:
May 27, 1199 - Coronation of King John
Johns second wife Isabella of Angouleme was crowned on October 8, 1200.
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-hi ... oronations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation ... sh_monarch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_England
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_P ... _Salisbury
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_II ... _of_Orange
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7 ... _Montespan
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Le ... and_Lennox
May 27, 1756 Birth of Maximilian I of Bavaria in Schwetzingen (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian ... of_Bavaria
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Mag ... g-Kulmbach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiansborg_Palace
May 27, 1819 Birth of King George V of Hanover in Berlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V_of_Hanover
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_S ... ed_Kingdom
May 27, 1987- Wedding of Prince Jean of Luxembourg and Helene Vestur
The couple has since divorced.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Jean_of_Luxembourg
May 27, 2004 - Wedding Prince Hamzah of Jordan, son of King Hussein, and Princess Noor of Jordan
The couple divorced in September 2009.
http://www.princehamzah.jo/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hamzah_of_Jordan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_bint_Asem_bin_Nayef
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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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_of_Antwerp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violante_Visconti
May 28, 1357 Death of Afonso IV of Portugal in Lisbon; buried at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_IV_of_Portugal
May 28, 1656 Birth of Prince Anton Florian of Liechtenstein in Wilfersdorf (Austria)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Florian
May 28, 1660 - Birth of George I at Leineschloss, Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany
Full name: George Louis
George I was the great grandson of King James I and the great great grandson of Mary, Queen of Scots.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvana_Wi ... St_Andrews
May 28, 1972 - Death of the Duke of Windsor, former King Edward VIII, at Bois de Boulogne, Paris; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII
May 28, 1368 - Wedding of Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence and Violante Visconti at Church of St Maria Maggiore, Milan, Italy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_of_Antwerp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violante_Visconti
May 28, 1357 Death of Afonso IV of Portugal in Lisbon; buried at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_IV_of_Portugal
May 28, 1656 Birth of Prince Anton Florian of Liechtenstein in Wilfersdorf (Austria)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Florian
May 28, 1660 - Birth of George I at Leineschloss, Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany
Full name: George Louis
George I was the great grandson of King James I and the great great grandson of Mary, Queen of Scots.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvana_Wi ... St_Andrews
May 28, 1972 - Death of the Duke of Windsor, former King Edward VIII, at Bois de Boulogne, Paris; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII
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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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_I_of_Denmark
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_de_Beauharnais
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Aug ... ke_of_Kent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_V ... g-Saalfeld
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Fri ... d_by_Rhine
May 29, 1998 Wedding of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven and Marilène van den Broek in Apeldoorn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Mau ... ollenhoven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_M ... ollenhoven
May 29, 1259 Death of Christopher I of Denmark in Ribe, Denmark; buried at Our Lady Maria Cathedral in Ribe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_I_of_Denmark
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_de_Beauharnais
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Aug ... ke_of_Kent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_V ... g-Saalfeld
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Fri ... d_by_Rhine
May 29, 1998 Wedding of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven and Marilène van den Broek in Apeldoorn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Mau ... ollenhoven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_M ... ollenhoven
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Sixty years ago, on May 29, 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first mountaineers to reach the top of Mount Everest, highest peak in the Himalayas. (I was four at the time!)
Now every man and his dog has a go at it
Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climb Everest - 1953 archive video:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2 ... NTCMP=SRCH
Now every man and his dog has a go at it
Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climb Everest - 1953 archive video:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2 ... NTCMP=SRCH
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May 30 in royal history:
May 30, 1536 - Wedding of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour at York Place (Whitehall), London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Seymour
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England
May 30, 1574 Death of Charles IX of France at the Château de Vincennes; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IX_of_France
May 30, 1713 - Birth of Princess Caroline, daughter of George II, at Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_C ... at_Britain
May 30, 1845 Birth of Amadeo I of Spain at the Royal Palace of Turin, Savoy (Italy)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeo_I_of_Spain
May 30, 1904 Death of Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at Neustrelitz (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_ ... g-Strelitz
May 30, 1536 - Wedding of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour at York Place (Whitehall), London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Seymour
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England
May 30, 1574 Death of Charles IX of France at the Château de Vincennes; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IX_of_France
May 30, 1713 - Birth of Princess Caroline, daughter of George II, at Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_C ... at_Britain
May 30, 1845 Birth of Amadeo I of Spain at the Royal Palace of Turin, Savoy (Italy)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeo_I_of_Spain
May 30, 1904 Death of Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at Neustrelitz (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_ ... g-Strelitz
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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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_Angouleme
May 31, 1321 Death of Birger Magnusson of Sweden; buried at St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted, Denmark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birger,_King_of_Sweden
May 31, 1443 - Birth of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, at Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire
Margaret was a great granddaughter of John of Gaunt, son of Edward III. She was 13 years old when her only child, the future Henry VII, was born.
http://www.britannia.com/bios/ladies/mbeaufort.html
http://tudorhistory.org/topics/edmund.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort
May 31, 1469 Birth of Manuel I of Portugal in Alcochete, Kingdom of Portugal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_I_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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecily_Neville
May 31, 1557 Birth of Feodor I of Russia in Moscow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_I_of_Russia
May 31, 1592 Wedding of Sigismund III Vasa of Sweden (1st marriage) and Anna of Austria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_III_Vasa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_of_Au ... 73-1598%29
May 31, 1740 - Death of Frederick William I, King in Prussia, in Berlin; buried at Church of Peace, Sanssouci in Potsdam, Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_ ... of_Prussia
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_XIII
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_V ... Battenberg
May 31, 1923 - Birth of Prince Rainier III of Monaco
Full name: Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainier_III
May 31, 1246 Death of Isabella of Angouleme, second wife of King John, at Fontevrault Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France; buried at Fontevrault Abbey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_Angouleme
May 31, 1321 Death of Birger Magnusson of Sweden; buried at St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted, Denmark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birger,_King_of_Sweden
May 31, 1443 - Birth of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, at Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire
Margaret was a great granddaughter of John of Gaunt, son of Edward III. She was 13 years old when her only child, the future Henry VII, was born.
http://www.britannia.com/bios/ladies/mbeaufort.html
http://tudorhistory.org/topics/edmund.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Margaret_Beaufort
May 31, 1469 Birth of Manuel I of Portugal in Alcochete, Kingdom of Portugal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_I_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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecily_Neville
May 31, 1557 Birth of Feodor I of Russia in Moscow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_I_of_Russia
May 31, 1592 Wedding of Sigismund III Vasa of Sweden (1st marriage) and Anna of Austria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_III_Vasa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_of_Au ... 73-1598%29
May 31, 1740 - Death of Frederick William I, King in Prussia, in Berlin; buried at Church of Peace, Sanssouci in Potsdam, Germany
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_ ... of_Prussia
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_XIII
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_V ... Battenberg
May 31, 1923 - Birth of Prince Rainier III of Monaco
Full name: Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainier_III
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June 1, 1300 - Birth of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I, at the Manor House in Brotherton, North Yorkshire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_of_ ... of_Norfolk
June 1, 1533 - Coronation of Anne Boleyn
http://tudorhistory.org/primary/abcoronation.html
June 1, 1815 - Birth of Prince Otto of Bavaria, first modern king of Greece, Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg (Austria)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_of_Greece
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napol%C3%A ... e_Imperial
June 1, 1983 Death of Prince Charles of Belgium, son of Albert I, in Ostend; buried at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Charles_of_Belgium
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalese_royal_massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipendra_of_Nepal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_of_ ... of_Norfolk
June 1, 1533 - Coronation of Anne Boleyn
http://tudorhistory.org/primary/abcoronation.html
June 1, 1815 - Birth of Prince Otto of Bavaria, first modern king of Greece, Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg (Austria)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_of_Greece
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napol%C3%A ... e_Imperial
June 1, 1983 Death of Prince Charles of Belgium, son of Albert I, in Ostend; buried at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Charles_of_Belgium
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalese_royal_massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipendra_of_Nepal
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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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V_of_England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Valois
June 2, 1671 – Death of Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, wife of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in Darmstadt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Eleonore_of_Saxony
June 2, 1685 – Birth of Mary, daughter of Queen Anne, at Whitehall Palace
Mary was one of the five of Queen Anne’s 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.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bi ... royal00695
June 2, 1794 – Death of Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Neustrelitz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Frie ... g-Strelitz
June 2, 1940 - Birth of Constantine II of Greece in Psychiko, Greece
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_II_of_Greece
June 2, 1953 - Coronation of Elizabeth II
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-hi ... izabeth-ii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_ ... ed_Kingdom
June 2, 1976 – Birth of Anna Karabo Mots'oeneng, wife of King Letsie III of Lesotho, in in Mapoteng in the Berea District, Lesotho
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%27M ... ato_Seeiso
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V_of_England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Valois
June 2, 1671 – Death of Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, wife of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, in Darmstadt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Eleonore_of_Saxony
June 2, 1685 – Birth of Mary, daughter of Queen Anne, at Whitehall Palace
Mary was one of the five of Queen Anne’s 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.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bi ... royal00695
June 2, 1794 – Death of Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Neustrelitz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Frie ... g-Strelitz
June 2, 1940 - Birth of Constantine II of Greece in Psychiko, Greece
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_II_of_Greece
June 2, 1953 - Coronation of Elizabeth II
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-hi ... izabeth-ii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_ ... ed_Kingdom
June 2, 1976 – Birth of Anna Karabo Mots'oeneng, wife of King Letsie III of Lesotho, in in Mapoteng in the Berea District, Lesotho
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%27M ... ato_Seeiso
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June 3 in royal history:
June 3, 1843 Birth of Frederik VIII of Denmark at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen
Full name: Christian Frederik Wilhelm Carl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_VIII
June 3, 1865 - Birth of George V at Marlborough House, London
Full name: George Frederick Ernest Albert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V_o ... ed_Kingdom
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg
June 3, 1937 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson at Château de Candé, near Tours, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VII ... ed_Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Simpson
June 3, 1984 - Birth of Prince Félix of Luxembourg, son of Grand Duke Henri
Full name: Félix Léopold Marie Guillaume
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_F%C ... Luxembourg
June 3, 2006 Birth of Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, at Bronovo hospital in The Hague
Full name: Leonore Marie Irene Enrica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_L ... an_Amsberg
June 3, 1843 Birth of Frederik VIII of Denmark at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen
Full name: Christian Frederik Wilhelm Carl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_VIII
June 3, 1865 - Birth of George V at Marlborough House, London
Full name: George Frederick Ernest Albert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V_o ... ed_Kingdom
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg
June 3, 1937 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson at Château de Candé, near Tours, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VII ... ed_Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Simpson
June 3, 1984 - Birth of Prince Félix of Luxembourg, son of Grand Duke Henri
Full name: Félix Léopold Marie Guillaume
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_F%C ... Luxembourg
June 3, 2006 Birth of Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, at Bronovo hospital in The Hague
Full name: Leonore Marie Irene Enrica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_L ... an_Amsberg
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A century has passed since 4 June, 1913, when Emily Wilding Davison, militant activist, created history at the Epsom Derby by dashing on to the race course and falling under the horse owned by King George V. She later died of her injuries, becoming a heroine of the suffragette cause.
Emily Wilding Davison
While Davison was hailed as a feminist martyr at the time, it now seems that while she was clearly making a dramatic gesture, it's less likely that she intended to kill herself in the process. Interesting article at the Daily Mail with photos and disturbing video of the actual event here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/art ... horse.html
Emily Wilding Davison
While Davison was hailed as a feminist martyr at the time, it now seems that while she was clearly making a dramatic gesture, it's less likely that she intended to kill herself in the process. Interesting article at the Daily Mail with photos and disturbing video of the actual event here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/art ... horse.html