October 15 in royal history:
October 15, 1527 Birth of Maria Manuela of Portugal, first wife of Philip II of Spain
Maria Manuela died from childbirth complications before Philip became king.
October 15, 1795 Birth of Frederick William IV of Prussia
October 15, 1874 Birth of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace
October 15, 1893 Birth of Carol II of Romania
October 15, 1959 - Birth of Sarah Ferguson at 27 Welbeck Street, Marylebone, London
October 15, 2005 Birth of Prince Christian of Denmark, son of Crown Prince Frederik
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October 16 in royal history:
October 16, 1430 - Birth of James II of Scotland
October 16, 1673 - Birth of Lady Mary Tudor, illegitimate daughter of Charles II by Mary 'Moll' Davis
October 16, 1751 Birth of Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, second wife of Frederick William II of Prussia
October 16, 1793 - Execution of Marie Antoinette of France at the Place de la Révolution, Paris; originally buried in a mass grave near the location of today's La Madeleine church, reburied at the Basilica of St. Denis
October 16, 1914 - Birth of Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan
October 16, 1430 - Birth of James II of Scotland
October 16, 1673 - Birth of Lady Mary Tudor, illegitimate daughter of Charles II by Mary 'Moll' Davis
October 16, 1751 Birth of Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, second wife of Frederick William II of Prussia
October 16, 1793 - Execution of Marie Antoinette of France at the Place de la Révolution, Paris; originally buried in a mass grave near the location of today's La Madeleine church, reburied at the Basilica of St. Denis
October 16, 1914 - Birth of Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan
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October 17 in royal history:
October 17, 1521 - Henry VIII becomes "Defender of the Faith"
Pope Leo X conferred the title "Defender of the Faith" on Henry VIII for attacking Martin Luther's views on the sacraments. The title was taken away from Henry when he was excommunicated. In 1544, the Parliament of England conferred the title, "Defender of the Faith", on the monarch and his successors.
October 17, 1680 - Death of Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, illegitimate son of Charles II by Catherine Pegge
October 17, 1768 Death of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
October 17, 1819 Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
October 17, 1853 - Birth of Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Alexander II, wife of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, at Tsarskoe-Selo, Russia
October 17, 1521 - Henry VIII becomes "Defender of the Faith"
Pope Leo X conferred the title "Defender of the Faith" on Henry VIII for attacking Martin Luther's views on the sacraments. The title was taken away from Henry when he was excommunicated. In 1544, the Parliament of England conferred the title, "Defender of the Faith", on the monarch and his successors.
October 17, 1680 - Death of Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, illegitimate son of Charles II by Catherine Pegge
October 17, 1768 Death of Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
October 17, 1819 Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
October 17, 1853 - Birth of Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Alexander II, wife of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, at Tsarskoe-Selo, Russia
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October 18 in royal history:
October 18, 1469 - Wedding of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
October 18, 1538 Death of Germaine of Foix, second wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon; buried at the Convent San Miguel de los Reyes in Valencia
October 18, 1541 - Death of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, wife of James IV of Scotland, Archibald Douglas and Henry Stewart and sister of Henry VIII, at Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland; buried at the Carthusian Abbey of St John, Perth, Scotland
October 18, 1804 - Birth of Mongkut, Rama IV of Thailand
October 18, 1831 - Birth of Frederick III, German Emperor and King of Prussia, husband of Princess Victoria, Princess Royal, at Neues Palais, Potsdam, Germany
October 18, 1921 Death of Ludwig III of Bavaria at Nádasdy Castke inSárvár, Hungary; buried at the Frauenkirche, Munich
October 18, 1469 - Wedding of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
October 18, 1538 Death of Germaine of Foix, second wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon; buried at the Convent San Miguel de los Reyes in Valencia
October 18, 1541 - Death of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, wife of James IV of Scotland, Archibald Douglas and Henry Stewart and sister of Henry VIII, at Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland; buried at the Carthusian Abbey of St John, Perth, Scotland
October 18, 1804 - Birth of Mongkut, Rama IV of Thailand
October 18, 1831 - Birth of Frederick III, German Emperor and King of Prussia, husband of Princess Victoria, Princess Royal, at Neues Palais, Potsdam, Germany
October 18, 1921 Death of Ludwig III of Bavaria at Nádasdy Castke inSárvár, Hungary; buried at the Frauenkirche, Munich
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October 19 in royal history:
October 19, 1216 - Death of King John at Newark Castle; buried at Worcester Cathedral
October 19, 1658 Birth of Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
October 19, 1851 Death of Princess Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France, daughter of Louis XVI, at Frohsdorf, Austria; buried at the Franciscan Monastery church of Kostanjevica in Görtz, then in Austria, now the Slovenian city of Nova Gorica
October 19, 1889 Death of Luís I of Portugal at Cascais, Portugal; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
October 19, 1963 - Birth of Prince Laurent of Belgium, son of King Albert II
October 19, 1216 - Death of King John at Newark Castle; buried at Worcester Cathedral
October 19, 1658 Birth of Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
October 19, 1851 Death of Princess Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France, daughter of Louis XVI, at Frohsdorf, Austria; buried at the Franciscan Monastery church of Kostanjevica in Görtz, then in Austria, now the Slovenian city of Nova Gorica
October 19, 1889 Death of Luís I of Portugal at Cascais, Portugal; buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon
October 19, 1963 - Birth of Prince Laurent of Belgium, son of King Albert II
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October 20 in royal history:
October 20, 1714 - Coronation of George I
No queen was crowned. George had divorced his wife Sophia Dorothea of Celle in 1694 and held her in the Castle of Ahlden in Celle until her death 32 years later.
October 20, 1740 - Death of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary (as Charles III), King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria
October 20, 1934 - Birth of Michiko Shôda, wife of Emperor Akihito of Japan
October 20, 1714 - Coronation of George I
No queen was crowned. George had divorced his wife Sophia Dorothea of Celle in 1694 and held her in the Castle of Ahlden in Celle until her death 32 years later.
October 20, 1740 - Death of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary (as Charles III), King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria
October 20, 1934 - Birth of Michiko Shôda, wife of Emperor Akihito of Japan
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October 21 in royal history:
October 21, 1422 Death of Charles VI of France at Paris; buried at St. Denis Basilica
October 21, 1449 - Birth of George, Duke of Clarence, son of Richard, Duke of York and brother of Edward IV and Richard III, at Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
October 21, 1821 - Birth of Thomas Lyon-Bowes, the Monster of Glamis
The Monster of Glamis was reportedly a deformed member of the Bowes-Lyon family kept in seclusion at Glamis Castle, Scotland.
October 21, 1422 Death of Charles VI of France at Paris; buried at St. Denis Basilica
October 21, 1449 - Birth of George, Duke of Clarence, son of Richard, Duke of York and brother of Edward IV and Richard III, at Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
October 21, 1821 - Birth of Thomas Lyon-Bowes, the Monster of Glamis
The Monster of Glamis was reportedly a deformed member of the Bowes-Lyon family kept in seclusion at Glamis Castle, Scotland.
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October 22 in royal history:
October 22, 1071 - Birth of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
William, the grandfather of Eleanor of Aquitaine, was one of the first European lyric poets and used vernacular language in his songs and poems. He is considered to be the first troubadour.
October 22, 1383 Death of Fernando I of Portugal in Lisbon; buried at the Carmo Convent, Lisbon
October 22, 1660 - Birth of Charles, Duke of Cambridge, son of James II, at Worcester House, London, England
Charles was the eldest son of James, Duke of York (later James II) and his first wife Anne Hyde. He died at age 6 months and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
October 22, 1689 Birth of João V of Portugal
October 22, 1692 Birth of Elizabeth Farnese, second wife of Philip V of Spain
October 22, 1751 Death of William IV, Prince of Orange
October 22, 1759 Birth of Louise d'Aumont Mazarin, wife of Prince Honoré IV of Monaco
October 22, 1858 Birth of Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
October 22, 2002 - Death of Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi, wife of Zog I of Albania, at Tirana, Albania; buried at Sharra Cemetery in Tirana
October 22, 1071 - Birth of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
William, the grandfather of Eleanor of Aquitaine, was one of the first European lyric poets and used vernacular language in his songs and poems. He is considered to be the first troubadour.
October 22, 1383 Death of Fernando I of Portugal in Lisbon; buried at the Carmo Convent, Lisbon
October 22, 1660 - Birth of Charles, Duke of Cambridge, son of James II, at Worcester House, London, England
Charles was the eldest son of James, Duke of York (later James II) and his first wife Anne Hyde. He died at age 6 months and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
October 22, 1689 Birth of João V of Portugal
October 22, 1692 Birth of Elizabeth Farnese, second wife of Philip V of Spain
October 22, 1751 Death of William IV, Prince of Orange
October 22, 1759 Birth of Louise d'Aumont Mazarin, wife of Prince Honoré IV of Monaco
October 22, 1858 Birth of Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
October 22, 2002 - Death of Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi, wife of Zog I of Albania, at Tirana, Albania; buried at Sharra Cemetery in Tirana
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Today marks the first major conflict of the English Civil Wars - the Battle of Edgehill, 23rd October 1642
This battle features in Elizabeth Goudge's White Witch and also Claire Letemendia's Best of Men. Goudge describes an interesting landmark in her novel, since lost -- the Red Horse of Tysoe. Perhaps appropriately, Tysoe was named after the Anglo-Saxon god of war, Tyr or Tiw.
The site of the battle has the reputation of being one of the most haunted of British battlefields:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/a ... ture.shtml
This battle features in Elizabeth Goudge's White Witch and also Claire Letemendia's Best of Men. Goudge describes an interesting landmark in her novel, since lost -- the Red Horse of Tysoe. Perhaps appropriately, Tysoe was named after the Anglo-Saxon god of war, Tyr or Tiw.
The site of the battle has the reputation of being one of the most haunted of British battlefields:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/a ... ture.shtml
October 23 in royal history:
October 23, 1503 Birth of Isabel of Portugal, wife of Charles I of Spain (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor)
October 23, 1636 Birth of Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, wife Charles X of Sweden
October 23, 1893 Death of Alexander Battenberg, Prince of Bulgaria in Graz, Austria; buried at the Battenberg Mausoleum in Sofia, Bulgaria
October 23, 1910 - Birth of Chulalongkorn the Great, Rama V of Thailand
October 23, 1941 - Wedding of Prince Mikasa of Japan, son of Emperor Taisho, to Takagi Yoriko
October 23, 1991 - Birth of Princess Mako of Japan, daughter of Prince Akishino
October 23, 1503 Birth of Isabel of Portugal, wife of Charles I of Spain (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor)
October 23, 1636 Birth of Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, wife Charles X of Sweden
October 23, 1893 Death of Alexander Battenberg, Prince of Bulgaria in Graz, Austria; buried at the Battenberg Mausoleum in Sofia, Bulgaria
October 23, 1910 - Birth of Chulalongkorn the Great, Rama V of Thailand
October 23, 1941 - Wedding of Prince Mikasa of Japan, son of Emperor Taisho, to Takagi Yoriko
October 23, 1991 - Birth of Princess Mako of Japan, daughter of Prince Akishino
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