May 31 in royal history:
May 31, 1246 Death of Isabella of Angouleme, second wife of King John, at Fontevrault Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France; buried at Fontevrault Abbey
May 31, 1321 Death of Birger Magnusson of Sweden
May 31, 1443 - Birth of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, at Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire
Margaret was a great granddaughter of John of Gaunt, son of Edward III. She was 13 years old when her only child, the future Henry VII, was born.
May 31, 1469 Birth of Manuel I of Portugal
May 31, 1495 Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III
May 31, 1557 Birth of Feodor I of Russia
May 31, 1592 Wedding of Sigismund III Vasa of Sweden (1st marriage) and Anna of Austria
May 31, 1740 - Death of Frederick William I, King in Prussia
May 31, 1906 - Wedding of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Victoria Eugenie, known as Ena, was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg. Ena brought hemophilia into the Spanish royal family. Alfonso and Ena are the grandparents of the present king of Spain, Juan Carlos. Their wedding was the last royal wedding in Madrid prior to the wedding of Crown Prince Felipe, their great grandson, and Letizia Ortiz.
May 31, 1923 - Birth of Prince Rainier III of Monaco
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May 30, 1431. Joan of Arc is burned at the stake.
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June 1 in royal history:
June 1, 987 – Hugh Capet is elected King of France
June 1, 1300 - Birth of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I
June 1, 1533 - Coronation of Anne Boleyn
June 1, 1815 - Birth of Prince Otto of Bavaria, first modern king of Greece
June 1, 1879 – Death of Napoleon Eugene, Prince Imperial, son of Emperor Napoleon III, in the Anglo-Zulu War; buried in the Imperial Crypt at Saint Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire, England
June 1, 1983 – Death of Prince Charles of Belgium, son of Albert I
June 1, 2001 – Shooting deaths of nine members of the royal family of Nepal
Among the dead were King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya. The assailant, Crown Prince Dipendra, shot himself and died on June 4, 2001.
June 1, 987 – Hugh Capet is elected King of France
June 1, 1300 - Birth of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I
June 1, 1533 - Coronation of Anne Boleyn
June 1, 1815 - Birth of Prince Otto of Bavaria, first modern king of Greece
June 1, 1879 – Death of Napoleon Eugene, Prince Imperial, son of Emperor Napoleon III, in the Anglo-Zulu War; buried in the Imperial Crypt at Saint Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire, England
June 1, 1983 – Death of Prince Charles of Belgium, son of Albert I
June 1, 2001 – Shooting deaths of nine members of the royal family of Nepal
Among the dead were King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya. The assailant, Crown Prince Dipendra, shot himself and died on June 4, 2001.
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June 2 in royal history:
June 2, 1420 - Wedding of Henry V and Catherine of Valois at Troyes Cathedral, France
June 2, 1671 Death of Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, wife of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
June 2, 1685 Birth of Mary, daughter of Queen Anne
Mary was one of the five of Queen Annes 18 children who were born alive and one of the three who lived longer than a day. At the age of 21 months she died of smallpox. Her sister Anne Sophia, aged nine months, died of smallpox six days earlier.
June 2, 1794 Death of Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
June 2, 1940 - Birth of Constantine II of Greece
June 2, 1953 - Coronation of Elizabeth II
June 2, 1976 Birth of Anna Karabo Mots'oeneng, wife of King Letsie III of Lesotho
June 2, 1420 - Wedding of Henry V and Catherine of Valois at Troyes Cathedral, France
June 2, 1671 Death of Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, wife of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
June 2, 1685 Birth of Mary, daughter of Queen Anne
Mary was one of the five of Queen Annes 18 children who were born alive and one of the three who lived longer than a day. At the age of 21 months she died of smallpox. Her sister Anne Sophia, aged nine months, died of smallpox six days earlier.
June 2, 1794 Death of Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
June 2, 1940 - Birth of Constantine II of Greece
June 2, 1953 - Coronation of Elizabeth II
June 2, 1976 Birth of Anna Karabo Mots'oeneng, wife of King Letsie III of Lesotho
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June 3 in royal history:
June 3, 1843 Birth of Frederik VIII of Denmark
June 3, 1865 - Birth of George V at Marlborough House, London
Full name: George Frederick Ernest Albert
June 3, 1877 - Death of Sophia of Württemberg, first wife of William III of the Netherlands
June 3, 1937 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson at Château de Candé, near Tours, France
June 3, 1984 - Birth of Prince Félix of Luxembourg, son of Grand Duke Henri
June 3, 2006 Birth of Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
June 3, 1843 Birth of Frederik VIII of Denmark
June 3, 1865 - Birth of George V at Marlborough House, London
Full name: George Frederick Ernest Albert
June 3, 1877 - Death of Sophia of Württemberg, first wife of William III of the Netherlands
June 3, 1937 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson at Château de Candé, near Tours, France
June 3, 1984 - Birth of Prince Félix of Luxembourg, son of Grand Duke Henri
June 3, 2006 Birth of Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
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June 4 in royal history:
June 4, 1206 Death of Adèle of Champagne, third wife of Louis VII of France
June 4, 1394 Death of Mary de Bohun, first wife of Henry IV, at Peterborough Castle; buried at the Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Mary died in childbirth giving birth to her daughter Philippa.
June 4, 1394 Birth of Philippa of England, daughter of Henry IV, wife Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
June 4, 1678 Death of Catherine-Charlotte de Gramont, wife of Prince Louis I of Monaco
June 4, 1738 - Birth of George III at Norfolk House, St. James Square, London
June 4, 1923 - Birth of Takagi Yoriko, wife of Prince Mikasa of Japan
Prince Mikasa is the brother of the last emperor Hirohito and uncle of the present emperor Akihito.
June 4, 1941 - Death of Wilhelm II, former German Emperor and King of Prussia, in Doorn, Netherlands; buried in a mausoleum on the grounds of Huis Doorn
June 4, 1993 - Birth of Christian Mowatt, son of Marina Ogilvy, grandson of Princess Alexandra of Kent
June 4, 2001 - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah becomes King of Nepal upon the death of his nephew, Dipendra, who had been named king after the shooting death of his father King Birendra on June 1, 2001
June 4, 1206 Death of Adèle of Champagne, third wife of Louis VII of France
June 4, 1394 Death of Mary de Bohun, first wife of Henry IV, at Peterborough Castle; buried at the Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Mary died in childbirth giving birth to her daughter Philippa.
June 4, 1394 Birth of Philippa of England, daughter of Henry IV, wife Eric of Pomerania, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
June 4, 1678 Death of Catherine-Charlotte de Gramont, wife of Prince Louis I of Monaco
June 4, 1738 - Birth of George III at Norfolk House, St. James Square, London
June 4, 1923 - Birth of Takagi Yoriko, wife of Prince Mikasa of Japan
Prince Mikasa is the brother of the last emperor Hirohito and uncle of the present emperor Akihito.
June 4, 1941 - Death of Wilhelm II, former German Emperor and King of Prussia, in Doorn, Netherlands; buried in a mausoleum on the grounds of Huis Doorn
June 4, 1993 - Birth of Christian Mowatt, son of Marina Ogilvy, grandson of Princess Alexandra of Kent
June 4, 2001 - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah becomes King of Nepal upon the death of his nephew, Dipendra, who had been named king after the shooting death of his father King Birendra on June 1, 2001
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June 5 in royal history:
June 5, 1296 - Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III, in London, England; buried in Westminster Abbey
June 5, 1316 Death of Louis X of France (Quarreller, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn)
June 5, 1341 - Birth of Edmund of Langley, son of Edward III, at King's Langley, Hertfordshire
June 5, 1654 Abdication of Queen Christina of Sweden due to her conversion to Catholicism
June 5, 1771 - Birth of Ernest Augustus, son of George III, at Buckingham Palace
Prior to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837, the Hanover kings of the United Kingdom were also Kings of Hanover in Germany. Because of Hanover's Salic Law, which forbade female succession, Victoria could not become monarch of Hanover. Her uncle Ernest Augustus became King of Hanover upon the death of his brother William. Prince Ernst of Hanover, husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, is the senior direct male descendant of Ernest (and George III) and the pretender to the Hanover throne.
June 5, 1962 - Birth of Princess Astrid of Belgium, daughter of Albert II
June 5, 1999 - Wedding of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and Philipp von Lattorff
June 5, 2005 Birth of Irene Urdangarin, daughter of Infanta Cristina of Spain
June 5, 1296 - Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III, in London, England; buried in Westminster Abbey
June 5, 1316 Death of Louis X of France (Quarreller, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn)
June 5, 1341 - Birth of Edmund of Langley, son of Edward III, at King's Langley, Hertfordshire
June 5, 1654 Abdication of Queen Christina of Sweden due to her conversion to Catholicism
June 5, 1771 - Birth of Ernest Augustus, son of George III, at Buckingham Palace
Prior to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837, the Hanover kings of the United Kingdom were also Kings of Hanover in Germany. Because of Hanover's Salic Law, which forbade female succession, Victoria could not become monarch of Hanover. Her uncle Ernest Augustus became King of Hanover upon the death of his brother William. Prince Ernst of Hanover, husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, is the senior direct male descendant of Ernest (and George III) and the pretender to the Hanover throne.
June 5, 1962 - Birth of Princess Astrid of Belgium, daughter of Albert II
June 5, 1999 - Wedding of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and Philipp von Lattorff
June 5, 2005 Birth of Irene Urdangarin, daughter of Infanta Cristina of Spain
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June 6 in royal history:
June 6, 1502 Birth of John III of Portugal
June 6, 1714 Birth of José I of Portugal
June 6, 1772 Birth of Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, second wife of Francis I of Austria
June 6, 1857 Wedding of Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia Wilhelmina of Nassau
June 6, 1872 - Birth of Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, at the Neues Palais in Darmstadt
June 6, 1934 - Birth of Albert II of the Belgians
June 6, 1502 Birth of John III of Portugal
June 6, 1714 Birth of José I of Portugal
June 6, 1772 Birth of Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, second wife of Francis I of Austria
June 6, 1857 Wedding of Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia Wilhelmina of Nassau
June 6, 1872 - Birth of Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, at the Neues Palais in Darmstadt
June 6, 1934 - Birth of Albert II of the Belgians
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June 7 in royal history:
June 7, 1329 - Death of Robert I of Scotland (Robert the Bruce) at Cardoss Castle, Firth of Clyde, Scotland; buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
June 7, 1394 Death of Anne of Bohemia, first wife of Richard II, at Sheen Palace, Surrey; buried at Westminster Abbey
Anne died of the plague.
June 7, 1520 - Henry VIII and Francis I of France meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold
June 7, 1686 Birth of Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
June 7, 1840 Birth of Charlotte of Belgium, wife of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico (Archduke of Austria)
June 7, 1840 Death of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, in Berlin; buried in the Mausoleum in the garden of Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
June 7, 1869 Birth of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovitch of Russia, son of Tsar Alexander III
June 7, 1876 Death of Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, wife of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway at Stockholm; buried at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm
June 7, 1969 - Birth of Prince Joachim of Denmark, son of Queen Margrethe II
June 7, 2002 Death of Lilian Baels, second wife of Leopold III of the Belgians, at the Château d'Argenteuil, near Waterloo, Belgium; buried at royal vault at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken
June 7, 1329 - Death of Robert I of Scotland (Robert the Bruce) at Cardoss Castle, Firth of Clyde, Scotland; buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland
June 7, 1394 Death of Anne of Bohemia, first wife of Richard II, at Sheen Palace, Surrey; buried at Westminster Abbey
Anne died of the plague.
June 7, 1520 - Henry VIII and Francis I of France meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold
June 7, 1686 Birth of Adolf Friedrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
June 7, 1840 Birth of Charlotte of Belgium, wife of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico (Archduke of Austria)
June 7, 1840 Death of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, in Berlin; buried in the Mausoleum in the garden of Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
June 7, 1869 Birth of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovitch of Russia, son of Tsar Alexander III
June 7, 1876 Death of Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, wife of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway at Stockholm; buried at Riddarholm Church in Stockholm
June 7, 1969 - Birth of Prince Joachim of Denmark, son of Queen Margrethe II
June 7, 2002 Death of Lilian Baels, second wife of Leopold III of the Belgians, at the Château d'Argenteuil, near Waterloo, Belgium; buried at royal vault at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken
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June 8 in royal history:
June 8, 1042 - Death of Hardicanute at Lambeth, London; buried at Winchester Cathedral
June 8, 1376 - Death of Edward, Prince of Wales, known as the Black Prince, son and heir of Edward III, at the Palace of Westminster; buried at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent
Photo from my visit to Canterbury Cathedral in March, 2008
June 8, 1492 Death of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV, at St Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, London; buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
June 8, 1714 - Death of Dowager Electress Sophia of Hanover, granddaughter of James I and mother of George I, at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany; buried at the Chapel of Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover
In 1701, Parliament passed the Act of Settlement, giving the succession to the British throne to Sophia and her Protestant heirs. This act ensured the Protestant succession and bypassed many Catholics who had a better claim to the throne. Sophia narrowly missed becoming queen, having died 2 months before Queen Anne. Sophia's son George, Elector of Hanover, became George I. Although many people call the royal family German, it is important to note that George I came to the throne through his Stuart descent. He was a direct descendant of Mary, Queen of Scots who was a direct descendant of the first Tudor king Henry VII.
June 8, 1795 - Death of Louis XVII of France at the Temple Prison, Paris; buried in the cemetery of Ste. Marguerite; his heart was buried at St. Denis Basilica on June 8, 2004
June 8, 1880 Death of Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia
June 8, 1961 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley at York Minster
June 8, 1984 Birth of Andrea Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco
June 8, 2002 - Birth of Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
June 8, 1042 - Death of Hardicanute at Lambeth, London; buried at Winchester Cathedral
June 8, 1376 - Death of Edward, Prince of Wales, known as the Black Prince, son and heir of Edward III, at the Palace of Westminster; buried at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent
Photo from my visit to Canterbury Cathedral in March, 2008
June 8, 1492 Death of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV, at St Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, London; buried at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
June 8, 1714 - Death of Dowager Electress Sophia of Hanover, granddaughter of James I and mother of George I, at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover, Germany; buried at the Chapel of Schloss Herrenhausen, Hanover
In 1701, Parliament passed the Act of Settlement, giving the succession to the British throne to Sophia and her Protestant heirs. This act ensured the Protestant succession and bypassed many Catholics who had a better claim to the throne. Sophia narrowly missed becoming queen, having died 2 months before Queen Anne. Sophia's son George, Elector of Hanover, became George I. Although many people call the royal family German, it is important to note that George I came to the throne through his Stuart descent. He was a direct descendant of Mary, Queen of Scots who was a direct descendant of the first Tudor king Henry VII.
June 8, 1795 - Death of Louis XVII of France at the Temple Prison, Paris; buried in the cemetery of Ste. Marguerite; his heart was buried at St. Denis Basilica on June 8, 2004
June 8, 1880 Death of Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia
June 8, 1961 - Wedding of Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley at York Minster
June 8, 1984 Birth of Andrea Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Monaco
June 8, 2002 - Birth of Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau, daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
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