Yesterday and today in royal history:
December 10, 1394 Birth of James I of Scotland at Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland
December 10, 1820 Birth of Princess Elizabeth of Clarence, at St. James Palace
Elizabeth was the daughter of William, Duke of Clarence (the future William IV) and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. She was born prematurely on December 10, 1820. Elizabeth seemed to be in good health but she developed a fever and had convulsions on March 1, 1821. The cause of death was a strangulated hernia which was untreatable in 1821. She was buried in the Royal Tomb House at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. During her short life, she was third in line to the throne and would have been queen instead of her cousin Victoria if she had lived.
December 10, 1865 Death of Leopold I of the Belgians at Laeken, Belgium; buried at Royal Vault at the Church of Our Lady, Laeken
December 10, 1936 - Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication
December 11, 1282 - Ambush and killing of Llewellyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, the last native Prince of Wales
December 11, 1472 - Death of Margaret of York, daughter of Edward IV; buried at Westminster Abbey
Margaret was the fourth daughter and fifth child of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. She died at 8 months of age and was buried in Edward the Confessor's Chapel in Westminster Abbey.
December 11, 1709 Birth of Louise-Élisabeth of Orléans, wife of Louis I of Spain
December 11, 1743 - Wedding of Princess Louisa, daughter of George II, to Frederik V of Denmark at Altona, Hamburg, Germany
December 11, 1752 Death of Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
December 11, 1780 - Death of Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, wife of Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
December 11, 1826 Death of Maria Leopoldina of Austria, first wife of Pedro I of Brazil/Pedro IV of Portugal, in childbirth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; buried first in the Ajuda Abbey in Rio de Janeiro, since 1954 in the Ipiranga monument in São Paulo, Brazil
December 11, 1829 Wedding of Ferdinand VII of Spain (4th marriage) and Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
December 11, 1850 Birth of Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton, first wife of Albert I of Monaco
The couple divorced after 11 years of marriage.
December 11, 1936 - Abdication of Edward VIII; his brother George VI becomes king
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Today in royal history:
December 12, 1574 - Birth of Anne of Denmark, wife of James I
December 12, 1791 Birth of Marie Louise of Austria, second wife of Napoléon Bonaparte
December 12, 1843 - Death of Willem I of the Netherlands
December 12, 1912 Death of Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria in Munich, Bavaria; buried at the Theatine Church St. Cajetan in Munich
Luitpold was the regent and the real ruler of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, due to the mental incompetency of his nephews, Ludwig II and Otto.
December 12, 1992 - Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Timothy Laurence at Crathie Church, Ballater, Scotland
December 12, 1574 - Birth of Anne of Denmark, wife of James I
December 12, 1791 Birth of Marie Louise of Austria, second wife of Napoléon Bonaparte
December 12, 1843 - Death of Willem I of the Netherlands
December 12, 1912 Death of Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria in Munich, Bavaria; buried at the Theatine Church St. Cajetan in Munich
Luitpold was the regent and the real ruler of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, due to the mental incompetency of his nephews, Ludwig II and Otto.
December 12, 1992 - Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Timothy Laurence at Crathie Church, Ballater, Scotland
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Today in royal history:
December 13, 1553 - Birth of Henri IV of France
December 13, 1621 – Death of Katarina Stenbock, third wife of Gustav I of Sweden at Strömsholm Palace; buried at Uppsala Cathedral
December 13, 1826 – Death of Louise d'Aumont Mazarin, wife of Prince Honoré IV of Monaco; buried at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
December 13, 1906 - Birth of Princess Marina of Greece, wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent, at Nicholas Palace, Athens, Greece
December 13, 2005 – Birth of Princes Nicolas and Aymeric of Belgium, sons of Prince Laurent
December 13, 1553 - Birth of Henri IV of France
December 13, 1621 – Death of Katarina Stenbock, third wife of Gustav I of Sweden at Strömsholm Palace; buried at Uppsala Cathedral
December 13, 1826 – Death of Louise d'Aumont Mazarin, wife of Prince Honoré IV of Monaco; buried at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
December 13, 1906 - Birth of Princess Marina of Greece, wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent, at Nicholas Palace, Athens, Greece
December 13, 2005 – Birth of Princes Nicolas and Aymeric of Belgium, sons of Prince Laurent
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Today in royal history:
December 14, 1009 - Birth of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan
December 14, 1542 - Death of James V of Scotland at Falkland Palace, Fife; buried at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh; his six day old daughter Mary becomes Queen of Scots
December 14, 1784 Birth of Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, first wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain, at the Palacio Real de Aranjuez; buried at Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
December 14, 1787 Birth of Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, third wife of Francis I of Austria
December 14, 1788 - Death of Carlos III of Spain
December 14, 1861 - Death of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle; buried at the Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor
Prince Albert died of typhoid fever at age 42. Some modern medical detectives think he could have died of stomach cancer.
December 14, 1873 Death of Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, wife of Frederick William IV of Prussia, in Dresden; buried at Friedenskirche in Potsdam
December 14, 1878 - Death of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Neues Palais, Darmstadt, Germany; buried at the Mausoleum of Rosenhöhe, Hessen-Darmstadt
Alice died of diphtheria on the same date her father had died 17 years earlier. Alice's youngest daughter May had died of diphtheria a few weeks earlier. Alice's death left her children Victoria (aged 15, Prince Philip's grandmother), Ella (aged 14, married Grand Duke Serge of Russia and died in a mine shaft in Siberia at the hands of the Bolsheviks), Irene (aged 12, married a son of her aunt Victoria, Princess Royal, Empress of Germany and brought hemophilia into the German royal family), Ernest (aged 10, succeeded his father) and Alix (aged 6, married Tsar Nicholas II, brought hemophilia into the Russian royal family and was killed with her family by the Bolsheviks) motherless. Queen Victoria played a major role in the upbringing of these grandchildren.
December 14, 1895 - Birth of George VI at York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk
Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George was born on the anniversary of the death in 1861 of his great grandfather Prince Albert and of his great aunt Princess Alice in 1878. Queen Victoria received the news with mixed feelings. Her son, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) wrote to his son, the new baby's father: "Grandmama was rather distressed that this happy event should have taken place on a darkly sad anniversary for us, but I think - as well as most of us in the family here - that it will break the spell of this unlucky date."
December 14, 1901 Birth of Paul I of Greece
December 14, 1009 - Birth of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan
December 14, 1542 - Death of James V of Scotland at Falkland Palace, Fife; buried at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh; his six day old daughter Mary becomes Queen of Scots
December 14, 1784 Birth of Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, first wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain, at the Palacio Real de Aranjuez; buried at Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
December 14, 1787 Birth of Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, third wife of Francis I of Austria
December 14, 1788 - Death of Carlos III of Spain
December 14, 1861 - Death of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle; buried at the Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Windsor
Prince Albert died of typhoid fever at age 42. Some modern medical detectives think he could have died of stomach cancer.
December 14, 1873 Death of Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, wife of Frederick William IV of Prussia, in Dresden; buried at Friedenskirche in Potsdam
December 14, 1878 - Death of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Neues Palais, Darmstadt, Germany; buried at the Mausoleum of Rosenhöhe, Hessen-Darmstadt
Alice died of diphtheria on the same date her father had died 17 years earlier. Alice's youngest daughter May had died of diphtheria a few weeks earlier. Alice's death left her children Victoria (aged 15, Prince Philip's grandmother), Ella (aged 14, married Grand Duke Serge of Russia and died in a mine shaft in Siberia at the hands of the Bolsheviks), Irene (aged 12, married a son of her aunt Victoria, Princess Royal, Empress of Germany and brought hemophilia into the German royal family), Ernest (aged 10, succeeded his father) and Alix (aged 6, married Tsar Nicholas II, brought hemophilia into the Russian royal family and was killed with her family by the Bolsheviks) motherless. Queen Victoria played a major role in the upbringing of these grandchildren.
December 14, 1895 - Birth of George VI at York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk
Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George was born on the anniversary of the death in 1861 of his great grandfather Prince Albert and of his great aunt Princess Alice in 1878. Queen Victoria received the news with mixed feelings. Her son, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) wrote to his son, the new baby's father: "Grandmama was rather distressed that this happy event should have taken place on a darkly sad anniversary for us, but I think - as well as most of us in the family here - that it will break the spell of this unlucky date."
December 14, 1901 Birth of Paul I of Greece
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Today in royal history:
December 15, 37 - Birth of Emperor Nero of Rome
December 15, 130 - Birth of Roman Emperor Lucius Verus
December 15, 1263 Death of Haakon IV of Norway
December 15, 1667 Birth of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
December 15, 1719 Birth of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
December 15, 1785 Wedding of George, Prince of Wales (future George IV) and Maria Fitzherbert at Park Lane, Mayfair, London
Because George married Mrs. Fitzherbert contrary to the Royal Marriages Act, the marriage was legally void. He married without his father's permission (he was then under 25 and his fathers permission was required by law) and Mrs. Fitzherbert was a Roman Catholic, which was in violation of the Act of Settlement. The marriage was covered up with help of the Duke of Wellington, and not made public until 1852, 22 years after the death of George IV. George married his cousin Caroline of Brunswick in 1795.
December 15, 1885 Death Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, King of Portugal and co-ruler with Maria II of Portugal, at Pena National Palace, in Sintra, Portugal; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
Ferdinand was a first cousin of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and Empress Carlota of Mexico.
December 15, 1994 - Birth of Flora Ogilvy, daughter of James Ogilvy, granddaughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent, in Edinburgh, Scotland
December 15, 37 - Birth of Emperor Nero of Rome
December 15, 130 - Birth of Roman Emperor Lucius Verus
December 15, 1263 Death of Haakon IV of Norway
December 15, 1667 Birth of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
December 15, 1719 Birth of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
December 15, 1785 Wedding of George, Prince of Wales (future George IV) and Maria Fitzherbert at Park Lane, Mayfair, London
Because George married Mrs. Fitzherbert contrary to the Royal Marriages Act, the marriage was legally void. He married without his father's permission (he was then under 25 and his fathers permission was required by law) and Mrs. Fitzherbert was a Roman Catholic, which was in violation of the Act of Settlement. The marriage was covered up with help of the Duke of Wellington, and not made public until 1852, 22 years after the death of George IV. George married his cousin Caroline of Brunswick in 1795.
December 15, 1885 Death Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, King of Portugal and co-ruler with Maria II of Portugal, at Pena National Palace, in Sintra, Portugal; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
Ferdinand was a first cousin of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and Empress Carlota of Mexico.
December 15, 1994 - Birth of Flora Ogilvy, daughter of James Ogilvy, granddaughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent, in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Today and tomorrow in royal history:
December 16, 1485 - Birth of Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, first wife of Henry VIII, mother of Mary I, at Alcala de Henares, Spain
December 16, 1732 Death of Prince Josef Johann Adam of Liechtenstein; buried at the Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic
December 16, 1790 - Birth of Leopold I of the Belgians
Birth name: Prince Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich of Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld
King Leopold I was the uncle of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
December 16, 1888 - Birth of Alexander I of Yugoslavia
December 16, 1909 Death of Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, wife of Miguel of Portugal (after he was deposed); buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
December 17, 942 Death of William I Longsword, Duke of Normandy; buried in Rouen Cathedral
December 17, 1538 - Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII
December 17, 1734 - Birth of Maria I of Portugal
December 17, 1847 Death of Marie Louise of Austria, second wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, at Parma, Italy; buried at the Imperial Crypt in the Kapuzinerkirche in Vienna
December 17, 1860 Death of Désirée Clary, wife of Charles XIV of Sweden, in Stockholm; buried at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm
December 17, 1909 - Death of Leopold II of the Belgians at Laeken, Belgium; buried at Royal Vault at the Church of Our Lady, Laeken
December 17, 2007 Birth of James, Viscount Severn, son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Full name: James Alexander Philip Theo
December 16, 1485 - Birth of Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, first wife of Henry VIII, mother of Mary I, at Alcala de Henares, Spain
December 16, 1732 Death of Prince Josef Johann Adam of Liechtenstein; buried at the Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic
December 16, 1790 - Birth of Leopold I of the Belgians
Birth name: Prince Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich of Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld
King Leopold I was the uncle of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
December 16, 1888 - Birth of Alexander I of Yugoslavia
December 16, 1909 Death of Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, wife of Miguel of Portugal (after he was deposed); buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
December 17, 942 Death of William I Longsword, Duke of Normandy; buried in Rouen Cathedral
December 17, 1538 - Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII
December 17, 1734 - Birth of Maria I of Portugal
December 17, 1847 Death of Marie Louise of Austria, second wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, at Parma, Italy; buried at the Imperial Crypt in the Kapuzinerkirche in Vienna
December 17, 1860 Death of Désirée Clary, wife of Charles XIV of Sweden, in Stockholm; buried at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm
December 17, 1909 - Death of Leopold II of the Belgians at Laeken, Belgium; buried at Royal Vault at the Church of Our Lady, Laeken
December 17, 2007 Birth of James, Viscount Severn, son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Full name: James Alexander Philip Theo
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Today, December 16, is the 65th anniversary of the Ardennes Offensive. Otherwise known as the "Battle of the Bulge" on this day in 1944 the Wehrmacht launched its completely unexpected attack in the forested region of Belgium and Luxemburg. It was quite a battle which lasted well into January until the Germans were s beaten back by the allies.
There is an excellent novel entitled "Call it Treason" by George Howe which is tangentially related to this critical period. It was later made into a memorable movie "Decision Before Dawn" featuring Hildegard Neff and Oscar Werner.
There is an excellent novel entitled "Call it Treason" by George Howe which is tangentially related to this critical period. It was later made into a memorable movie "Decision Before Dawn" featuring Hildegard Neff and Oscar Werner.
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