Today in royal history:
April 9, 1269 - Wedding of Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Leicester (son of Henry III) and Aveline de Forz at 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 with the barons. 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.
April 9, 1363 Wedding of Queen Margrethe I of Denmark and King Haakon VI of Norway
April 9, 1413 - Coronation of Henry V
Henrys wife Catherine of France was crowned on February 21, 1421.
April 9, 1483 - Death of Edward IV at the Palace of Westminster; buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
April 9, 1649 - Birth of James, Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II
Sarah, Duchess of York, the late Princess Alice of Gloucester and the late Diana, Princess of Wales are descendants of the Duke of Monmouth.
April 9, 1835 - Birth of Leopold II of Belgium
April 9, 1953 - Wedding of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium
Grand Duke Jean abdicated in 2000 in favor of his son Henri.
April 9, 1955 - Birth of Aso Nobuko, wife of Prince Tomohito of Japan
Princess Tomohito is married to a first cousin of Emperor Akihito.
April 9, 1961 - Death of former King Zog of Albania at Hospital Foch, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France; buried at Thiais Cemetery in Paris
April 9, 2005 Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles at the Guildhall in Windsor
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Today in royal history:
April 10, 1472 - Birth of Margaret of York, daughter of Edward IV, at Windsor Castle
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.
April 10, 1502 Wedding of Frederik I of Denmark and Norway (first marriage) and Anna of Brandenburg
April 10, 1512 - Birth of James V of Scotland
James was the son of James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII and sister of Henry VIII, and was the father of Mary, Queen of Scots.
April 10, 1533 Death of Frederik I of Denmark at Gottorp Castle; buried at the Cathedral of St. Peter at Schleswig
April 10, 1864 - Archduke Maximilian of Austria becomes Emperor of Mexico
April 10, 1904 - Death of Isabella II of Spain in exile at Paris; buried at the Monasterio de El Escorial near Madrid
April 10, 1959 - Wedding of Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and Shoda Michiko
April 10, 1973 - Birth of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein
April 10, 1975 Birth of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau, son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
April 10, 2004 Wedding of Princess Haya of Jordan, daughter of King Hussein, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Heir Apparent of Dubai
April 10, 2007 Birth of Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, daughter of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander
April 10, 1472 - Birth of Margaret of York, daughter of Edward IV, at Windsor Castle
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.
April 10, 1502 Wedding of Frederik I of Denmark and Norway (first marriage) and Anna of Brandenburg
April 10, 1512 - Birth of James V of Scotland
James was the son of James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII and sister of Henry VIII, and was the father of Mary, Queen of Scots.
April 10, 1533 Death of Frederik I of Denmark at Gottorp Castle; buried at the Cathedral of St. Peter at Schleswig
April 10, 1864 - Archduke Maximilian of Austria becomes Emperor of Mexico
April 10, 1904 - Death of Isabella II of Spain in exile at Paris; buried at the Monasterio de El Escorial near Madrid
April 10, 1959 - Wedding of Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and Shoda Michiko
April 10, 1973 - Birth of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein
April 10, 1975 Birth of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau, son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
April 10, 2004 Wedding of Princess Haya of Jordan, daughter of King Hussein, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Heir Apparent of Dubai
April 10, 2007 Birth of Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, daughter of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander
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Today in royal history:
April 11, 1240 - Death of Llywelyn Fawr (the Great), Prince of Gwynedd, Prince of Southern Powys at the Abbey of Aberconwy, buried at the Abbey of Aberconwy
April 11, 1373 - Birth of Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
Until his death in 1398, Roger Mortimer was the heir presumptive to his cousin Richard II. Richard was deposed a year later by another cousin, Henry of Bolingbroke (Henry IV), thus starting the little family squabble that ultimately resulted in the Wars of the Roses.
April 11, 1689 - Coronation of William III and Mary II
April 11, 1921 Death of Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, first wife of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, at Huis Doorn in the Netherlands; buried in the Antique Temple in the garden of Sanssouci palace in Potsdam
April 11, 1240 - Death of Llywelyn Fawr (the Great), Prince of Gwynedd, Prince of Southern Powys at the Abbey of Aberconwy, buried at the Abbey of Aberconwy
April 11, 1373 - Birth of Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
Until his death in 1398, Roger Mortimer was the heir presumptive to his cousin Richard II. Richard was deposed a year later by another cousin, Henry of Bolingbroke (Henry IV), thus starting the little family squabble that ultimately resulted in the Wars of the Roses.
April 11, 1689 - Coronation of William III and Mary II
April 11, 1921 Death of Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, first wife of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, at Huis Doorn in the Netherlands; buried in the Antique Temple in the garden of Sanssouci palace in Potsdam
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Today in royal history:
April 12, 1555 Death Queen Juana of Castile at Tordesillas, Spain; buried at the Capilla Real in Granada
April 12, 1866 Birth of Princess Viktoria of Prussia, daughter of Frederick III of Germany, at Neues Palais, Potsdam, Germany
Princess Viktoria, known in the family as Moretta, was the daughter of Victoria, Princess Royal and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married Prince Adolf zu Schaumburg-Lippe. After his death, she made a controversial marriage to Alexander Zoubkov.
April 12, 2003 - Wedding of Prince Laurent of Belgium and Claire Coombs
April 12, 1555 Death Queen Juana of Castile at Tordesillas, Spain; buried at the Capilla Real in Granada
April 12, 1866 Birth of Princess Viktoria of Prussia, daughter of Frederick III of Germany, at Neues Palais, Potsdam, Germany
Princess Viktoria, known in the family as Moretta, was the daughter of Victoria, Princess Royal and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married Prince Adolf zu Schaumburg-Lippe. After his death, she made a controversial marriage to Alexander Zoubkov.
April 12, 2003 - Wedding of Prince Laurent of Belgium and Claire Coombs
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April 13 in royal history (posting this a bit early):
April 13, 862 Death of Donald I of Scotland; buried at Iona
April 13, 1275 - Death of Eleanor, daughter of King John, at Montargis Abbey, France; buried at Montargis Abbey
Eleanor was the third daughter and fifth and youngest child of King John and his wife Isabella of Angouleme. She first married William Marshall, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and was widowed at age 16. Seven years later, Eleanor secretly married Simon de Montfort. Montfort was a famous statesman and soldier and was killed at the Battle of Evesham. He is considered to be the father of Parliament. After her husband's death, Eleanor became a nun at the Abbey of Montargis in France and is buried there.
April 13, 1519 - Birth of Catherine de Medici, wife of Henry II of France
April 13, 1573 Birth of Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, wife of Charles IX of Sweden
April 13, 1605 - Death of Tsar Boris Godunov of Russia at Moscow; buried at Zagorsk Monastery
April 13, 862 Death of Donald I of Scotland; buried at Iona
April 13, 1275 - Death of Eleanor, daughter of King John, at Montargis Abbey, France; buried at Montargis Abbey
Eleanor was the third daughter and fifth and youngest child of King John and his wife Isabella of Angouleme. She first married William Marshall, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and was widowed at age 16. Seven years later, Eleanor secretly married Simon de Montfort. Montfort was a famous statesman and soldier and was killed at the Battle of Evesham. He is considered to be the father of Parliament. After her husband's death, Eleanor became a nun at the Abbey of Montargis in France and is buried there.
April 13, 1519 - Birth of Catherine de Medici, wife of Henry II of France
April 13, 1573 Birth of Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, wife of Charles IX of Sweden
April 13, 1605 - Death of Tsar Boris Godunov of Russia at Moscow; buried at Zagorsk Monastery
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Today in royal history:
April 14, 1471 - The Yorkists under Edward IV defeats the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; Warwick is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne
April 14, 1578 Birth of Philip III of Spain
April 14, 1857 - Birth of Princess Beatrice, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Buckingham Palace
April 14, 1867 - Birth of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle
Prince Christian was the son of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. He died of enteric fever at Pretoria, South Africa while serving with the British Army during the Boer War.
April 14, 1818 Birth of Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, wife of George V of Hanover
April 14, 1940 - Birth of Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, wife of Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein
April 14, 1471 - The Yorkists under Edward IV defeats the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; Warwick is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne
April 14, 1578 Birth of Philip III of Spain
April 14, 1857 - Birth of Princess Beatrice, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Buckingham Palace
April 14, 1867 - Birth of Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle
Prince Christian was the son of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. He died of enteric fever at Pretoria, South Africa while serving with the British Army during the Boer War.
April 14, 1818 Birth of Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, wife of George V of Hanover
April 14, 1940 - Birth of Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, wife of Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein
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Today in royal history:
April 15, 1646 Birth of Christian V of Denmark
April 15, 1684 - Birth of Empress Catherine I of Russia
Born Martha Skavronskaya, Catherine was the daughter of Samuil Skavronski, a Lithuanian peasant. She was the second wife of Peter the Great and became Empress in her own right after his death.
April 15, 1776 Death of Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt in childbirth, first wife of the future Tsar Paul I of Russia, in St. Petersburg; buried at
Name after marriage: Natalia Alexeievna
April 15, 1719 Death of Françoise d'Aubigné Scarron, morganatic second wife of Louis XIV of France, at Saint-Cyr-l'École; buried in the choir at St-Cyr
April 15, 1960 - Birth of Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant
April 15, 1969 - Death of Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, wife of Alfonso XIII, at Lausanne, Switzerland; originally buried at the Church of Sacré Coeur in Lausanne, France, reinterred in the Royal Vault in the Escorial near Madrid
Victoria Eugenie, known as Queen Ena, was the daughter of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom and Prince Henry of Battenberg, and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She is the grandmother of Spains current king, Juan Carlos.
April 15, 1646 Birth of Christian V of Denmark
April 15, 1684 - Birth of Empress Catherine I of Russia
Born Martha Skavronskaya, Catherine was the daughter of Samuil Skavronski, a Lithuanian peasant. She was the second wife of Peter the Great and became Empress in her own right after his death.
April 15, 1776 Death of Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt in childbirth, first wife of the future Tsar Paul I of Russia, in St. Petersburg; buried at
Name after marriage: Natalia Alexeievna
April 15, 1719 Death of Françoise d'Aubigné Scarron, morganatic second wife of Louis XIV of France, at Saint-Cyr-l'École; buried in the choir at St-Cyr
April 15, 1960 - Birth of Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant
April 15, 1969 - Death of Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, wife of Alfonso XIII, at Lausanne, Switzerland; originally buried at the Church of Sacré Coeur in Lausanne, France, reinterred in the Royal Vault in the Escorial near Madrid
Victoria Eugenie, known as Queen Ena, was the daughter of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom and Prince Henry of Battenberg, and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She is the grandmother of Spains current king, Juan Carlos.
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Today in royal history:
April 16, 1319 Birth of John II of France
April 16, 1693 - Birth of Anne Sophie Reventlow, second wife of Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway
April 16, 1746 - Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Young Pretender, is defeated at the Battle of Culloden
April 16, 1940 - Birth of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
April 16, 1942 Death of Alexandra of Edinburgh, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Schwäbisch-Hall, Württemburg, Germany
Princess Alexandra was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia. She married Prince Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
April 16, 1955 - Birth of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
April 16, 2008 Birth of Princess Eléonore of Belgium, daughter of Crown Prince Philippe
April 16, 1319 Birth of John II of France
April 16, 1693 - Birth of Anne Sophie Reventlow, second wife of Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway
April 16, 1746 - Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Young Pretender, is defeated at the Battle of Culloden
April 16, 1940 - Birth of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
April 16, 1942 Death of Alexandra of Edinburgh, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, at Schwäbisch-Hall, Württemburg, Germany
Princess Alexandra was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia. She married Prince Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
April 16, 1955 - Birth of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
April 16, 2008 Birth of Princess Eléonore of Belgium, daughter of Crown Prince Philippe
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Today in royal history:
April 17, 1423 - Wedding of John, Duke of Bedford, and Anne of Burgundy at Troyes Cathedral, France
Anne died in childbirth in 1432 and John married Jacquetta of Luxembourg. After John died, Jacquetta married Richard Woodville and among their children was Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV.
April 17, 1656 Birth of Prince Hans-Adam I of Liechtenstein
April 17, 1818 - Birth of Tsar Alexander II of Russia
April 17, 1902 Death of Francis of Spain, king consort of Queen Isabella II of Spain; at the Château of Épinay-sur-Seine, France; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
April 17, 1968 Birth of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
April 17, 1423 - Wedding of John, Duke of Bedford, and Anne of Burgundy at Troyes Cathedral, France
Anne died in childbirth in 1432 and John married Jacquetta of Luxembourg. After John died, Jacquetta married Richard Woodville and among their children was Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV.
April 17, 1656 Birth of Prince Hans-Adam I of Liechtenstein
April 17, 1818 - Birth of Tsar Alexander II of Russia
April 17, 1902 Death of Francis of Spain, king consort of Queen Isabella II of Spain; at the Château of Épinay-sur-Seine, France; buried at the Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real in El Escorial
April 17, 1968 Birth of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
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Today in royal history:
April 18, 1865 Birth of Johanna Loisinger, wife of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria
April 18, 1917 Birth of Frederica of Hanover, wife of Paul I of Greece
April 18, 1969 - Birth of Princess Nori of Japan
Princess Nori is the daughter of the present Emperor Akihito. At the time of her marriage in 2005, she left the Imperial Family and took the surname of her husband as required by Imperial Household Law.
April 18, 1972 Birth of Annette Sekrève, wife of Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
April 18, 1865 Birth of Johanna Loisinger, wife of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria
April 18, 1917 Birth of Frederica of Hanover, wife of Paul I of Greece
April 18, 1969 - Birth of Princess Nori of Japan
Princess Nori is the daughter of the present Emperor Akihito. At the time of her marriage in 2005, she left the Imperial Family and took the surname of her husband as required by Imperial Household Law.
April 18, 1972 Birth of Annette Sekrève, wife of Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
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