June 4, 1134 – Death of Magnus I of Sweden at the Battle of Fotevik
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_I_of_Sweden
June 4, 1206 – Death of Adèle of Champagne, third wife of Louis VII of France; buried in the church of Pontigny Abbey near Auxerre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A8le_of_Champagne
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine- ... de_Gramont
June 4, 1738 - Birth of George III at Norfolk House, St. James Square, London
Full name: George William Frederick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takagi_Yoriko
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II
June 4, 1990 - Birth of Jetsun Pema, wife of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, in Thimphu, Bhutan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetsun_Pema
June 4, 1993 - Birth of Christian Mowatt, son of Marina Ogilvy, grandson of Princess Alexandra of Kent, in London
Full name: Christian Alexander
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Mowatt
June 4, 2001 - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah becomes King of Nepal upon the death of his nephew, Dipendra, who had been named king after the shooting death of his father King Birendra on June 1, 2001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyanendra
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June 5, 1296 - Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III, in London, England; buried in Westminster Abbey
Edmund was the second son and fourth child of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. He spent his early years traveling back and forth to France with his mother gathering mercenaries and money for his father's battles. Edmund was a staunch supporter of his brother Edward I and was the commander in Wales when the last native Prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. It was Edmund who captured and executed Llywelyn. Edmund died at age 51 at the siege of Bordeaux.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Crouchback
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_X_of_France
June 5, 1341 - Birth of Edmund of Langley, son of Edward III, at King's Langley, Hertfordshire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_of_Langley
June 5, 1554 Birth of Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Charles IX of France, in Vienna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_ ... 54-1592%29
June 5, 1654 Abdication of Queen Christina of Sweden due to her conversion to Catholicism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_of_Sweden
June 5, 1771 - Birth of Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland, son of George III, 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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Aug ... of_Hanover
June 5, 1962 - Birth of Princess Astrid of Belgium, daughter of Albert II, at the Château de Belvédère, Laeken
Full name: Astrid Joséphine-Charlotte Fabrizia Elisabeth Paola Maria
http://www.monarchie.be/royal-family/princess-astrid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid,_Pr ... of_Belgium
June 5, 1999 - Wedding of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and Philipp von Lattorff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_T ... chtenstein
June 5, 2005 Birth of Irene Urdangarin, daughter of Infanta Cristina of Spain, in Barcelona
Full name: Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Urda ... orb%C3%B3n
Edmund was the second son and fourth child of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. He spent his early years traveling back and forth to France with his mother gathering mercenaries and money for his father's battles. Edmund was a staunch supporter of his brother Edward I and was the commander in Wales when the last native Prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. It was Edmund who captured and executed Llywelyn. Edmund died at age 51 at the siege of Bordeaux.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Crouchback
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_X_of_France
June 5, 1341 - Birth of Edmund of Langley, son of Edward III, at King's Langley, Hertfordshire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_of_Langley
June 5, 1554 Birth of Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Charles IX of France, in Vienna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_ ... 54-1592%29
June 5, 1654 Abdication of Queen Christina of Sweden due to her conversion to Catholicism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_of_Sweden
June 5, 1771 - Birth of Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland, son of George III, 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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Aug ... of_Hanover
June 5, 1962 - Birth of Princess Astrid of Belgium, daughter of Albert II, at the Château de Belvédère, Laeken
Full name: Astrid Joséphine-Charlotte Fabrizia Elisabeth Paola Maria
http://www.monarchie.be/royal-family/princess-astrid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid,_Pr ... of_Belgium
June 5, 1999 - Wedding of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and Philipp von Lattorff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_T ... chtenstein
June 5, 2005 Birth of Irene Urdangarin, daughter of Infanta Cristina of Spain, in Barcelona
Full name: Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Urda ... orb%C3%B3n
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June 6, 1502 Birth of João III of Portugal at the Castle of São Jorge in Lisbon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III_of_Portugal
June 6, 1714 Birth of José I of Portugal at Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_I
June 6, 1772 Birth of Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, second wife of Francis I of Austria, in Naples
Maria Theresa died soon after giving birth to her twelfth child, who also died.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Tere ... o_Sicilies
June 6, 1857 Wedding of Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia Wilhelmina of Nassau at the Castle in Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_II_of_Sweden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_of_Nassau
June 6, 1872 - Birth of Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Nicholas II, at the Neues Palais in Darmstadt
Full name: Victoria Alix Helene Luise Beatrice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_of_Hesse
June 6, 1934 - Birth of Albert II of the Belgians at Stuyvenberg Castle, Belgium
Full name: Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie
http://www.monarchie.be/royal-family/king-albert-ii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_II_of_Belgium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III_of_Portugal
June 6, 1714 Birth of José I of Portugal at Ribeira Palace, Lisbon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_I
June 6, 1772 Birth of Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, second wife of Francis I of Austria, in Naples
Maria Theresa died soon after giving birth to her twelfth child, who also died.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Tere ... o_Sicilies
June 6, 1857 Wedding of Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia Wilhelmina of Nassau at the Castle in Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_II_of_Sweden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_of_Nassau
June 6, 1872 - Birth of Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Nicholas II, at the Neues Palais in Darmstadt
Full name: Victoria Alix Helene Luise Beatrice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_of_Hesse
June 6, 1934 - Birth of Albert II of the Belgians at Stuyvenberg Castle, Belgium
Full name: Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie
http://www.monarchie.be/royal-family/king-albert-ii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_II_of_Belgium
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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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce
June 7, 1394 Death of Anne of Bohemia, first wife of Richard II, at Sheen Palace, Surrey; buried at Westminster Abbey
Anne died of the plague.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Bohemia
June 7, 1520 - Henry VIII and Francis I of France meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/t ... h-gold.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_Cloth_of_Gold
June 7, 1686 Birth of Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Strelitz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Frie ... g-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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_de_La_Valli%C3%A8re
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Belgium
June 7, 1840 Death of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, in Berlin; buried in the Mausoleum in the garden of Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_ ... of_Prussia
June 7, 1869 Birth of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovitch of Russia, son of Tsar Alexander III, in St. Petersburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duke ... _of_Russia
June 7, 1876 Death of Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, wife of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway at Stockholm; buried at Riddarholmen Church in Stockholm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_of_Leuchtenberg
June 7, 1969 - Birth of Prince Joachim of Denmark, son of Queen Margrethe II, in Copenhagen
Full name: Joachim Holger Valdemar Christian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Joachim_of_Denmark
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_Baels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce
June 7, 1394 Death of Anne of Bohemia, first wife of Richard II, at Sheen Palace, Surrey; buried at Westminster Abbey
Anne died of the plague.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Bohemia
June 7, 1520 - Henry VIII and Francis I of France meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/t ... h-gold.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_Cloth_of_Gold
June 7, 1686 Birth of Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Strelitz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Frie ... g-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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_de_La_Valli%C3%A8re
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Belgium
June 7, 1840 Death of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, in Berlin; buried in the Mausoleum in the garden of Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_ ... of_Prussia
June 7, 1869 Birth of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovitch of Russia, son of Tsar Alexander III, in St. Petersburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duke ... _of_Russia
June 7, 1876 Death of Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, wife of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway at Stockholm; buried at Riddarholmen Church in Stockholm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_of_Leuchtenberg
June 7, 1969 - Birth of Prince Joachim of Denmark, son of Queen Margrethe II, in Copenhagen
Full name: Joachim Holger Valdemar Christian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Joachim_of_Denmark
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_Baels
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Never before has such terror appeared in Britain as we have now suffered from a pagan race. . . .The heathens poured out the blood of saints around the altar, and trampled on the bodies of saints in the temple of God, like dung in the streets.
Alcuin
The sack of the monastery of Lindisfarne by Viking raiders on 8 June, 793 marks a pivotal point in European history and is often regarded as the start of the Viking Age.
(Note: the date of this raid is given variously as 6th and 8th of January, 793, but modern historians believe 8 June is more accurate).
Alcuin
The sack of the monastery of Lindisfarne by Viking raiders on 8 June, 793 marks a pivotal point in European history and is often regarded as the start of the Viking Age.
(Note: the date of this raid is given variously as 6th and 8th of January, 793, but modern historians believe 8 June is more accurate).
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June 8, 1042 - Death of King Harthacnut at Lambeth, London; buried at Winchester Cathedral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartha-Canute_of_England
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Black_Prince
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Woodville
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_of_Hanover
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Settlement_1701
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVII
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
Name after marriage: Maria Alexandrovna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_of_H ... d_by_Rhine
June 8, 1961 - Wedding of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley at York Minster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edw ... ke_of_Kent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine% ... ss_of_Kent
June 8, 1984 Birth of Andrea Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, at the Princess Grace Hospital Centre, Monaco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Casiraghi
June 8, 2002 - Birth of Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, at Bronovo Hospital in The Hague
Full name: Eloise Sophie Beatrix Laurent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_E ... etherlands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartha-Canute_of_England
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Black_Prince
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Woodville
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_of_Hanover
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Settlement_1701
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVII
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
Name after marriage: Maria Alexandrovna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_of_H ... d_by_Rhine
June 8, 1961 - Wedding of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley at York Minster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edw ... ke_of_Kent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine% ... ss_of_Kent
June 8, 1984 Birth of Andrea Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, at the Princess Grace Hospital Centre, Monaco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Casiraghi
June 8, 2002 - Birth of Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, at Bronovo Hospital in The Hague
Full name: Eloise Sophie Beatrix Laurent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_E ... etherlands
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June 9, 68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero
June 9, 1572 Death of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre in Paris; buried at the Ducal Church of Collégiale Saint-Georges
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_d%27Albret
June 9, 1661 Birth of Tsar Feodor III of Russia in Moscow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_III
June 9, 1672 - Birth of Peter I "the Great" of Russia in Moscow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_I_of_Russia
June 9, 1806 Birth of Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in Darmstadt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_III, ... e_of_Hesse
June 9, 1923 - Death of Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Schomberg House, Pall Mall, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_H ... g-Holstein
June 9, 1930 Birth of Princess Ragnhild of Norway, daughter of King Olav V, in Oslo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_R ... _of_Norway
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananda_Mahidol
June 9, 1983 - Birth of Princess Theodora of Greece, daughter of Constantine II, in London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_T ... nd_Denmark
June 9, 1993 - Wedding of Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan and Masako Owada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masako_Owada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruhito%2 ... e_of_Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero
June 9, 1572 Death of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre in Paris; buried at the Ducal Church of Collégiale Saint-Georges
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_d%27Albret
June 9, 1661 Birth of Tsar Feodor III of Russia in Moscow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_III
June 9, 1672 - Birth of Peter I "the Great" of Russia in Moscow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_I_of_Russia
June 9, 1806 Birth of Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in Darmstadt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_III, ... e_of_Hesse
June 9, 1923 - Death of Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Schomberg House, Pall Mall, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_H ... g-Holstein
June 9, 1930 Birth of Princess Ragnhild of Norway, daughter of King Olav V, in Oslo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_R ... _of_Norway
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananda_Mahidol
June 9, 1983 - Birth of Princess Theodora of Greece, daughter of Constantine II, in London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_T ... nd_Denmark
June 9, 1993 - Wedding of Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan and Masako Owada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masako_Owada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruhito%2 ... e_of_Japan
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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)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_ ... an_Emperor
June 10, 1437 - Death of Joan of Navarre, wife of Henry IV, at Havering Palace in London; buried at Canterbury Cathedral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Na ... of_England
June 10, 1688 Birth of James Francis Edward Stuart, The Old Pretender, at St. James Palace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fran ... ard_Stuart
June 10, 1811 - Death of Karl Friedrich, 1st Grand Duke of Baden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Fried ... e_of_Baden
June 10, 1841 Wedding of Frederik VII of Denmark (second marriage) and Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Neustrelitz
The couple divorced in 1846.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_VII_of_Denmark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_C ... cklenburg-
June 10, 1868 - Assassination of Prince Michael of Serbia in Belgrade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_I_of_Serbia
June 10, 1897 - Birth of Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, at Peterhof
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duch ... _of_Russia
June 10, 1921 - Birth of Prince Philip at Villa Mon Repos in Corfu, Greece
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyal ... burgh.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip
June 10, 1967 - Wedding of Margrethe II of Denmark and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat at the Church of Holmen in Copenhagen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik,_Pr ... of_Denmark
June 10, 1974 Death of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester at Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hen ... Gloucester
June 10, 1981 Birth of Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan, son of King Hussein and his fourth wife Queen Noor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Has ... Al_Hussein
June 10, 1982 - Birth of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, daughter of Carl XVI Gustaf at at Drottningholm Palace
Full name: Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_M ... _Gestricia
June 10, 1993 - Wedding of Abdullah II of Jordan and Rania al-Yasin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Rania_al-Abdullah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_ ... an_Emperor
June 10, 1437 - Death of Joan of Navarre, wife of Henry IV, at Havering Palace in London; buried at Canterbury Cathedral
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Na ... of_England
June 10, 1688 Birth of James Francis Edward Stuart, The Old Pretender, at St. James Palace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fran ... ard_Stuart
June 10, 1811 - Death of Karl Friedrich, 1st Grand Duke of Baden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Fried ... e_of_Baden
June 10, 1841 Wedding of Frederik VII of Denmark (second marriage) and Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Neustrelitz
The couple divorced in 1846.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_VII_of_Denmark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_C ... cklenburg-
June 10, 1868 - Assassination of Prince Michael of Serbia in Belgrade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_I_of_Serbia
June 10, 1897 - Birth of Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, at Peterhof
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duch ... _of_Russia
June 10, 1921 - Birth of Prince Philip at Villa Mon Repos in Corfu, Greece
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyal ... burgh.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip
June 10, 1967 - Wedding of Margrethe II of Denmark and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat at the Church of Holmen in Copenhagen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrethe_II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik,_Pr ... of_Denmark
June 10, 1974 Death of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester at Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hen ... Gloucester
June 10, 1981 Birth of Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan, son of King Hussein and his fourth wife Queen Noor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Has ... Al_Hussein
June 10, 1982 - Birth of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, daughter of Carl XVI Gustaf at at Drottningholm Palace
Full name: Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_M ... _Gestricia
June 10, 1993 - Wedding of Abdullah II of Jordan and Rania al-Yasin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Rania_al-Abdullah
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June 11, 1183 - Death of Henry the Young King, son of Henry II, at Martel Castle, Turenne, France; buried at Rouen Cathedral, France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Young_King
June 11, 1456 Birth of Anne Neville, daughter of the 16th Earl of Warwick, wife of Richard III, at Warwick Castle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Neville
June 11, 1488 Death of James III of Scotland at Milltown, Bannockburn; buried at Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_III_of_Scotland
June 11, 1509 - Wedding of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon at Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Aragon
June 11, 1557 Death of John III of Portugal at the Palace of Ribeira, Lisbon; buried at the Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III_of_Portugal
June 11, 1661 Death of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt in Darmstadt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II, ... -Darmstadt
June 11, 1727 - Death of George I at Leineschloss, Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany; buried at Chapel Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain
June 11, 1914 Death of Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Berlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Frie ... g-Strelitz
June 11, 1928 - Birth of Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, wife of King Baudouin of the Belgians, in Madrid, Spain
Full name: Fabiola Fernanda Maria de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do%C3%B1a_ ... a_y_Aragon
June 11, 1934 - Birth of Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, husband of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, in Talence, Gironde, France
Full name: Henri Marie Jean André
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik,_Pr ... of_Denmark
June 11, 1968 - Birth of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, son of Prince Hans-Adam II, in Zurich, Switzerland
Full name: Alois Philipp Maria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Alo ... chtenstein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Young_King
June 11, 1456 Birth of Anne Neville, daughter of the 16th Earl of Warwick, wife of Richard III, at Warwick Castle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Neville
June 11, 1488 Death of James III of Scotland at Milltown, Bannockburn; buried at Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_III_of_Scotland
June 11, 1509 - Wedding of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon at Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Aragon
June 11, 1557 Death of John III of Portugal at the Palace of Ribeira, Lisbon; buried at the Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III_of_Portugal
June 11, 1661 Death of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt in Darmstadt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II, ... -Darmstadt
June 11, 1727 - Death of George I at Leineschloss, Osnabruck, Hanover, Germany; buried at Chapel Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain
June 11, 1914 Death of Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Berlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Frie ... g-Strelitz
June 11, 1928 - Birth of Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, wife of King Baudouin of the Belgians, in Madrid, Spain
Full name: Fabiola Fernanda Maria de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do%C3%B1a_ ... a_y_Aragon
June 11, 1934 - Birth of Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, husband of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, in Talence, Gironde, France
Full name: Henri Marie Jean André
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik,_Pr ... of_Denmark
June 11, 1968 - Birth of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, son of Prince Hans-Adam II, in Zurich, Switzerland
Full name: Alois Philipp Maria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Alo ... chtenstein
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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)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosimo_I_d ... of_Tuscany
June 12, 1701 - Act of Settlement gives the British crown to Sophia, Electress of Hanover and her Protestant heirs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Settlement_1701
June 12, 1878 Death of George V of Hanover in Paris, France; buried in the Royal Tomb House under St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V_of_Hanover
http://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_S ... Luxembourg
June 12, 1519 Birth of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany in Florence (Italy)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosimo_I_d ... of_Tuscany
June 12, 1701 - Act of Settlement gives the British crown to Sophia, Electress of Hanover and her Protestant heirs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Settlement_1701
June 12, 1878 Death of George V of Hanover in Paris, France; buried in the Royal Tomb House under St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V_of_Hanover
http://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_S ... Luxembourg
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