This Day in History

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Mon August 10th, 2009, 12:51 pm

Today in royal history:

August 10, 1759 Death of Ferdinand VI of Spain at the Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain; buried at Salesas Reales Church in Madrid

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Tue August 11th, 2009, 1:02 pm

Today in royal history:

August 11, 1467 - Birth of Mary of York, daughter of Edward IV, at Windsor Castle

August 11, 1952 - 16 year old Prince Hussein Ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan

August 11, 1968 - Birth of Mabel Martine Wisse Smit, wife of Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands

annis · Post by **annis** » Tue August 11th, 2009, 5:32 pm

August 12. 30BC, Cleopatra VII, last of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt, commits suicide rather than become a prisoner of Rome. By tradition she used the deadly bite of a snake, the asp, as the means.

"The Death of Cleopatra", painted 1874 by Jean André Rixens

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Tue August 11th, 2009, 8:06 pm

[quote=""annis""]August 12. 30BC, Cleopatra VII, last of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt, commits suicide rather than become a prisoner of Rome. By tradition she used the deadly bite of a snake, the asp, as the means.

"The Death of Cleopatra", painted 1874 by Jean André Rixens[/quote]

Good looking Mummy!!

annis · Post by **annis** » Wed August 12th, 2009, 5:47 am

Lol! The nineteenth century artists loved to sneak in some flesh in the guise of a classical subject - the Victorian version of "I only read it for the articles"

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Wed August 12th, 2009, 12:38 pm

Today in royal history:

August 12, 30 BC - Death of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt

August 12, 1503 Birth of Christian III of Denmark and Norway

August 12, 1515 Wedding of Christian II of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden and Isabella of Burgundy
Isabella was the daughter of Philip the Handsome and Juana of Castile, granddaughter of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, sister of Emperor Charles V, and niece of Catherine of Aragon.

August 12, 1545 Death of Maria Manuela of Portugal, first wife of the future Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal, at Valladolid, Spain; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
Maria died soon after she gave birth to Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias, a deformed child who was heir of the Spanish crown who predeceased his father.

August 12, 1762 - Birth of George IV at St. James's Palace

August 12, 1779 Birth of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

August 12, 1872 Birth of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor
Princess Marie Louise was the daughter of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein.

August 12, 1904 - Birth of Tsarevich Alexei, son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, at Peterhof

August 12, 1932 - Birth of Sirikit Kitiyakara, wife of King Bhumibol of Thailand

August 12, 2000 - Birth of Prince Achileas Andreas of Greece, son of Crown Prince Pavlos

annis · Post by **annis** » Wed August 12th, 2009, 8:22 pm

13 August, 1521, Spanish conquistador, Hernán Cortés, completes the conquest of Mexico by capturing the island city of Tenochtitlán after a siege.

Artist's impression of the city at its peak.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu August 13th, 2009, 12:38 pm

Today in royal history:

August 13, 1090 - Death of Constance, daughter of William the Conqueror, buried at St. Melans near Rhedon in France
Born around 1066, Constance was one of the daughters of William I and Matilda of Flanders. She married Alan IV, Duke of Brittany in 1086. Constance was supposedly poisoned by her servants.

August 13, 1792 - Birth of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV, at Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Fri August 14th, 2009, 12:44 pm

Today in royal history:

August 14, 1040 Death of Duncan I of Scotland at Pitgaveny near Elgin, Scotland; buried on the Isle of Iona, Scotland

August 14, 1479 - Birth of Catherine of York, daughter of Edward IV, at Eltham Palace

August 14, 1688 Birth of Frederick William I, King in Prussia

August 14, 1754 Death of Maria Anna of Austria, wife of João V of Portugal, in Lisbon, Portugal; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon

August 14, 1862 Birth of Prince Henry of Prussia, son of Frederick III, at Neues Palais, Potsdam, Germany
Prince Henry was the son of Victoria, Princess Royal and Kaiser Frederick III and a grandson of Queen Victoria. He married his first cousin Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, daughter of Princess Alice.

annis · Post by **annis** » Sat August 15th, 2009, 12:05 am

The death of Charlemagne's legendary paladin Roland at theBattle of Roncevaux Pass, 15 August, 778.

Roland pledges his fealty to Charlemagne.