This Day in History

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Wed September 9th, 2009, 2:34 pm

On Sept. 9, 1976, Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung died in Beijing at age 82.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu September 10th, 2009, 12:05 am

Today in royal history:

September 10, 1167 - Death of Empress Maud, daughter of Henry I, mother of Henry II, at the Abbey of Notre Dame des Prés, Rouen; buried in Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, France

September 10, 1547 Birth of George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

September 10, 1638 Birth of Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of Louis XIV of France

September 10, 1669 Death of Henrietta Maria of France, wife of Charles I, at Château St. Colombes, Paris, France; buried at St. Denis Basilica, near Paris

September 10, 1898 Stabbing death of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Emperor Franz Josef, at Geneva, Switzerland; buried in the Imperial Crypt, Vienna

September 10, 1948 - Death of Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria in exile at Coburg, Germany; buried at St. Augustin's Roman Catholic Church, Coburg

September 10, 2006 Death of King Taufaahau Tupou of Tonga at Mercy Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand; buried at Malae Kula, Nukualofa, Tonga

Miss Moppet · Post by **Miss Moppet** » Thu September 10th, 2009, 1:05 am

[quote=""Susan""]
September 10, 1638 Birth of Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of Louis XIV of France
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Maria Theresa and Louis XIV were double first cousins.

This image is Rubens' depiction of the "exchange of princesses" which had taken place in 1615: Princess Elisabeth of France went to Spain to marry Philip IV, eventually producing Maria Theresa; and Philip's sister Anne of Austria went to France to marry Elisabeth's brother Louis XIII, producing Louis XIV a few days before Maria Theresa's birth.

Their close relationship, nearness in age and the comparable major-power status of France and Spain meant that Maria Theresa and Louis XIV were the ideal dynastic match. Unfortunately their marriage didn't do much to expand the gene pool (double first cousins are as closely related genetically as half-siblings) and only one of their six children survived.

It was as a result of Maria Theresa's marriage to Louis XIV that their grandson Philip claimed the Spanish throne when the Habsburg line failed (due largely to inbreeding).

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu September 10th, 2009, 11:36 pm

Today in royal history:

September 11, 1297 - William Wallace, leader of the Scots' resistance, defeats the English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge

September 11, 1349 Death of Bonne of Luxembourg, first wife of the future John II of France, of the bubonic plague in Maubisson, France; buried at the Dominican Church in Montargis

annis · Post by **annis** » Fri September 11th, 2009, 11:38 pm

12 September, 1846, Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning in one of the great literary romances.

"How do I love thee?" (Sonnet 43)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sat September 12th, 2009, 12:44 am

[quote=""Susan""]Today in royal history:

September 11, 1297 - William Wallace, leader of the Scots' resistance, defeats the English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge

September 11, 1349 Death of Bonne of Luxembourg, first wife of the future John II of France, of the bubonic plague in Maubisson, France; buried at the Dominican Church in Montargis[/quote]

I've been a zombie since school started this week and I forgot to post all the September 11 dates!

September 11, 1822 Birth of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, wife of Charles I of Württemberg

September 11, 1937 - Birth of Paola Ruffo di Calabria, wife of Albert II of Belgium

September 11, 1966 - Birth of Kawashima Kiko, wife of Prince Akishino of Japan

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sat September 12th, 2009, 12:46 am

Today in royal history:

September 12, 1348 - Death of Jeanne de Bourgogne (the Lame), first wife of Philip VI of France, at Paris; buried at the Basilica of Saint Denis

September 12, 1494 - Birth of Francis I of France

September 12, 1683 - Birth of Afonso VI of Portugal

September 12, 1739 Death of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

September 12, 1837 - Birth of Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and by Rhine, husband of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom

September 12, 1917 Death of Eleonore of Reuss-Köstritz, second wife of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, at Euxinograd Palace, near Varna, Bulgaria; buried in the cemetery at Boyana Church, near Sofia

September 12, 1938 Death of Prince Arthur of Connaught, grandson of Queen Victoria, at 41 Belgrave Square, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sat September 12th, 2009, 11:53 pm

Today in royal history:

September 13, 1410 Death of Isabella of Valois, second wife of Richard II, at Château de Blois, France, buried at the Church of the Celestines, Paris

September 13, 1598 Death of Philip II of Spain at El Escorial; buried at El Escorial

September 13, 1612 Death of Karin Månsdotter, wife of Eric XIV of Sweden, in Finland; buried at the Cathedral of Turku, Finland

September 13, 1940 - German bombs fall on Buckingham Palace while George VI is in residence

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun September 13th, 2009, 10:53 pm

Today 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

September 14, 1435 - Death of John, Duke of Bedford, son of Henry IV, at Joyeux Repos, Rouen, Normandy, buried at Rouen Cathedral, Rouen

September 14, 1495 - Death of Elizabeth of York, daughter of Henry VII, at Eltham Palace, Kent, buried at Westminster Abbey

September 14, 1667 - Birth of Edgar, Duke of Cambridge, son of James II, at St. James Palace, London, England

September 14, 1928 - Birth of The Honorable Angus Ogilvy, husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent

September 14, 1982 - Death of Princess Grace of Monaco at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monte Carlo, Monaco; buried at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Tue September 15th, 2009, 1:57 am

Today 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 divorced Sophia Dorothea and imprisoned her in a castle in Germany for the remainder of her life

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, Princess Royal and Kaiser Frederick III of Germany. He died at age two from meningitis.

September 15, 1904 Birth of King Umberto II of Italy

September 15, 1972 Birth of Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, wife of Felipe, the Prince of Asturias (Crown Prince of Spain)

September 15, 1973 - Death of Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden at Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden; buried at the royal burial grounds in Haga

September 15, 1984 - Birth of Prince Harry at St. Mary's Hospital, London