May 14, 1264 - Simon de Montfort defeats Henry III at the Battle of Lewes
Simon de Montfort is known as the founder of parliamentary representative government. He was married to Eleanor, a daughter of King John. de Montfort was brutally killed during the Battle of Evesham by the future Edward I's army.
May 14, 1553 - Birth of Marguerite de Valois, first wife of Henri IV of France
May 14, 1610 Assassination of Henri IV of France by Francois Ravillac, a fanatical monk; his son Louis XIII becomes king
May 14, 1643 - Death of Louis XIII of France in Paris; buried at Saint Denis Basilica
May 14, 1667 Wedding of Christian V of Denmark and Charlotte Amelia of Hesse-Cassel
May 14, 1710 Birth of Adolf Fredrik of Sweden
May 14, 1759 Birth of Prince Alois I of Liechtenstein
May 14, 1778 Birth of Prince Honoré V of Monaco
May 14, 1912 - Death of Frederik VIII of Denmark on a park bench in Hamburg, Germany; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
Frederik was the brother of Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia and King George I of Greece. Frederick's son Charles married Princess Maud, daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (and Queen Alexandra). Charles assumed the new throne of Norway as King Haakon VII.
May 14, 1922 Death of Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton, divorced first wife of Prince Albert I of Monaco; died and buried in Budapest, Hungary
May 14, 1953 Birth of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia
May 14, 1962 - Wedding of Juan Carlos of Spain and Sofia of Greece
Juan Carlos and Sofia are both descendants of Queen Victoria. Juan Carlos is a descendant of Victoria's youngest child Beatrice and Sofia is a descendant of Victoria's oldest child Victoria through both her father and mother.
May 14, 2002 - Birth of Margarita Armstrong-Jones, daughter of Viscount Linley
Full name: Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne
Margarita was named after her grandmother Princess Margaret and her great grandmother Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Both of them died shortly before her birth.
May 14, 2004 - Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson
