December 17 in royal history:
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, 1600 Wedding of Henri IV of France and Marie de' Medici
December 17, 1619 Birth of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander in the English Civil War
Rupert was a nephew of King Charles I, who created him Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness.
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
Welcome to the Historical Fiction Online forums: a friendly place to discuss, review and discover historical fiction.
If this is your first visit, please be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing posts, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
If this is your first visit, please be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing posts, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
This Day in History
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
December 18 in royal history:
December 18, 1290 Death of Magnus I of Sweden
December 18, 1626 - Birth of Queen Christina of Sweden
December 18, 1724 - Birth of Princess Louisa, daughter of George II, at Leicester House, St. Martin's, London
Louisa was the fifth daughter and ninth and the youngest child of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. At 18, she married Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Three years later, Frederick succeeded his father as Frederik V. Louisa greatly missed her family and was neglected by her husband. Louisa was the mother of the mentally ill King Christian VII who married Caroline Matilda, sister of George III.
December 18, 1818 Birth of Prince Charles III of Monaco
December 18, 1863 - Birth of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination in 1914 sparked World War I
December 18, 2004 Death of Princess Takamatsu of Japan, wife of Prince Takamatsu, at St. Luke's Medical Center Tokyo, Japan; buried at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo
Prince Takamatsu was a brother of Emperor Hirohito. After the birth of Princess Aiko, only child of Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife 90 year old Princess Takamatsu issued a statement saying Japan should allow an empress to succeed to the throne.
December 18, 1290 Death of Magnus I of Sweden
December 18, 1626 - Birth of Queen Christina of Sweden
December 18, 1724 - Birth of Princess Louisa, daughter of George II, at Leicester House, St. Martin's, London
Louisa was the fifth daughter and ninth and the youngest child of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. At 18, she married Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Three years later, Frederick succeeded his father as Frederik V. Louisa greatly missed her family and was neglected by her husband. Louisa was the mother of the mentally ill King Christian VII who married Caroline Matilda, sister of George III.
December 18, 1818 Birth of Prince Charles III of Monaco
December 18, 1863 - Birth of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination in 1914 sparked World War I
December 18, 2004 Death of Princess Takamatsu of Japan, wife of Prince Takamatsu, at St. Luke's Medical Center Tokyo, Japan; buried at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo
Prince Takamatsu was a brother of Emperor Hirohito. After the birth of Princess Aiko, only child of Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife 90 year old Princess Takamatsu issued a statement saying Japan should allow an empress to succeed to the throne.
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
December 19 in royal history:
December 19, 1154 - Coronation of Henry II
Henrys wife Eleanor of Aquitaine was crowned on December 25, 1158 at Worcester Cathedral. Eleanor was pregnant with Henry the Young King at the time of her husband's coronation.
December 19, 1554 Birth of Philip William, Prince of Orange
December 19, 1683 - Birth of Phillip V, first Bourbon king of Spain
December 19, 1751 - Death of Princess Louisa, daughter of George II, wife of King Frederik V of Denmark, at Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
Louisa died at age 27 after undergoing painful surgery for a rupture, similar to the surgery that had killed her mother Caroline of Ansbach.
December 19, 1778 Birth of Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
December 19, 1154 - Coronation of Henry II
Henrys wife Eleanor of Aquitaine was crowned on December 25, 1158 at Worcester Cathedral. Eleanor was pregnant with Henry the Young King at the time of her husband's coronation.
December 19, 1554 Birth of Philip William, Prince of Orange
December 19, 1683 - Birth of Phillip V, first Bourbon king of Spain
December 19, 1751 - Death of Princess Louisa, daughter of George II, wife of King Frederik V of Denmark, at Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark; buried at Roskilde Cathedral
Louisa died at age 27 after undergoing painful surgery for a rupture, similar to the surgery that had killed her mother Caroline of Ansbach.
December 19, 1778 Birth of Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
December 20 in royal history:
December 20, 860 - Death of King Ethelbad of Wessex; buried at Sherborne Abbey, Dorset
December 20, 1537 Birth of John III of Sweden
December 20, 1904 Death of Alexandrine of Baden, wife of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
December 20, 1902 - Birth of Prince George, Duke of Kent, son of George V, at York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk
December 20, 1963 - Birth of Infanta Elena of Spain, daughter of King Juan Carlos
December 20, 1981 Birth of Princess Akiko of Japan
December 20, 860 - Death of King Ethelbad of Wessex; buried at Sherborne Abbey, Dorset
December 20, 1537 Birth of John III of Sweden
December 20, 1904 Death of Alexandrine of Baden, wife of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
December 20, 1902 - Birth of Prince George, Duke of Kent, son of George V, at York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk
December 20, 1963 - Birth of Infanta Elena of Spain, daughter of King Juan Carlos
December 20, 1981 Birth of Princess Akiko of Japan
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
December 21 in royal history:
December 21, 69 - Vespasian becomes fourth Roman emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors
December 21, 1549 - Death of Marguerite of Angouleme, wife of Henry II of Navarre, at Odos, France
December 21, 1800 Birth of Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, wife of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Louise was the mother of Prince Albert, Queen Victorias husband.
December 21, 1818 Birth of Amalia of Oldenburg, wife of King Otto of Greece
December 21, 69 - Vespasian becomes fourth Roman emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors
December 21, 1549 - Death of Marguerite of Angouleme, wife of Henry II of Navarre, at Odos, France
December 21, 1800 Birth of Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, wife of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Louise was the mother of Prince Albert, Queen Victorias husband.
December 21, 1818 Birth of Amalia of Oldenburg, wife of King Otto of Greece
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
December 22 in royal history:
December 22, 1748 Death of Prince Johann Nepomuk Karl of Liechtenstein; buried at Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic
December 22, 1925 Death of Marie Alice Heine, second wife of Prince Albert I of Monaco, in Paris; buried at Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
December 22, 1748 Death of Prince Johann Nepomuk Karl of Liechtenstein; buried at Liechtenstein Crypt in Vranov nearby Brno, Czech Republic
December 22, 1925 Death of Marie Alice Heine, second wife of Prince Albert I of Monaco, in Paris; buried at Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
December 23 in royal history:
December 23, 1230 - Death of Berengaria of Navarre, wife of Richard I, at L'Epau Abbey, Le Mans, Anjou, France; buried at Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, Anjou
December 23, 1777 - Birth of Tsar Alexander I of Russia
December 23, 1910 - Birth of Maria de las Mercedes of the Two Sicilies, mother of Juan Carlos I of Spain
December 23, 1933 - Birth of Emperor Akihito of Japan
December 23, 1943 - Birth of Silvia Renate Sommerlath, wife of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
December 23, 1975 Birth of Prince Ali of Jordan, son of King Hussein and his third wife Queen Alia
December 23, 1230 - Death of Berengaria of Navarre, wife of Richard I, at L'Epau Abbey, Le Mans, Anjou, France; buried at Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, Anjou
December 23, 1777 - Birth of Tsar Alexander I of Russia
December 23, 1910 - Birth of Maria de las Mercedes of the Two Sicilies, mother of Juan Carlos I of Spain
December 23, 1933 - Birth of Emperor Akihito of Japan
December 23, 1943 - Birth of Silvia Renate Sommerlath, wife of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
December 23, 1975 Birth of Prince Ali of Jordan, son of King Hussein and his third wife Queen Alia
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
December 24 in royal history:
December 24, 1167 - Birth of King John at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England
December 24, 1588 Birth of Constance of Austria, second wife of Sigismund III Vasa of Poland and Sweden
December 24, 1598 - Birth of Margaret, daughter of James I, at Dalkeith Palace, Scotland
December 24, 1634 Birth of Mariana of Austria, second wife of her maternal uncle Philip IV of Spain
December 24, 1660 - Death of Mary, Princess Royal, daughter of Charles I, wife of William II of Orange, mother of King William III, at Whitehall Palace, London; buried at Westminster Abbey
Mary was the eldest daughter and third child of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France. She was the first princess to use the style Princess Royal. It is thought that her mother suggested the style in imitation of the style of the eldest daughters of French kings, Madame Royale. Mary married William II of Orange. While Mary was pregnant with her first child, William became ill with smallpox and died. Mary's son William was born on her 19th birthday and grew up to marry his first cousin Mary. William and Mary later reigned in Great Britain as King William III and Queen Mary II. Mary, the Princess Royal died at Whitehall Palace of smallpox and was buried in the Henry VII Chapel at Westminster Abbey. William III also lost his wife Mary II to smallpox.
December 24, 1837 Birth of Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Franz Josef I of Austria
December 24, 1845 Birth of George I of Greece, born Prince William of Denmark
December 24, 1879 Birth of Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, wife of Christian X of Denmark
December 24, 1167 - Birth of King John at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England
December 24, 1588 Birth of Constance of Austria, second wife of Sigismund III Vasa of Poland and Sweden
December 24, 1598 - Birth of Margaret, daughter of James I, at Dalkeith Palace, Scotland
December 24, 1634 Birth of Mariana of Austria, second wife of her maternal uncle Philip IV of Spain
December 24, 1660 - Death of Mary, Princess Royal, daughter of Charles I, wife of William II of Orange, mother of King William III, at Whitehall Palace, London; buried at Westminster Abbey
Mary was the eldest daughter and third child of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France. She was the first princess to use the style Princess Royal. It is thought that her mother suggested the style in imitation of the style of the eldest daughters of French kings, Madame Royale. Mary married William II of Orange. While Mary was pregnant with her first child, William became ill with smallpox and died. Mary's son William was born on her 19th birthday and grew up to marry his first cousin Mary. William and Mary later reigned in Great Britain as King William III and Queen Mary II. Mary, the Princess Royal died at Whitehall Palace of smallpox and was buried in the Henry VII Chapel at Westminster Abbey. William III also lost his wife Mary II to smallpox.
December 24, 1837 Birth of Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Franz Josef I of Austria
December 24, 1845 Birth of George I of Greece, born Prince William of Denmark
December 24, 1879 Birth of Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, wife of Christian X of Denmark
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
December 25 in royal history:
December 25, 800 - Coronation of Charlemagne as Imperator Augustus by Pope Leo III
December 25, 1066 - Coronation of William the Conqueror
December 25, 1153 - Treaty of Westminster signed allowing Stephen to keep the crown of England under the condition that Henry Anjou, son of Stephen's cousin Empress Maud, becomes his heir.
December 25, 1461 Birth of Christina of Saxony, wife of King Hans of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
December 25, 1584 Birth of Margaret of Austria, wife of Philip III of Spain
December 25, 1901 - Birth of Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott, wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, at Montagu House, London
December 25, 1926 - Death of Emperor Taisho of Japan at the Imperial Palace at Hayama, in Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshu; buried at the Musashino Imperial Mausoleum near Tokyo
December 25, 1936 - Birth of Princess Alexandra of Kent at 3 Belgrave Square, London, England
December 25, 1948 - Birth of Alia Baha ad-Din Touqan, third wife of King Hussein of Jordan
December 25, 1969 Birth of Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
December 25 in royal history:
December 25, 800 - Coronation of Charlemagne as Imperator Augustus by Pope Leo III
December 25, 1066 - Coronation of William the Conqueror
December 25, 1153 - Treaty of Westminster signed allowing Stephen to keep the crown of England under the condition that Henry Anjou, son of Stephen's cousin Empress Maud, becomes his heir.
December 25, 1461 Birth of Christina of Saxony, wife of King Hans of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
December 25, 1584 Birth of Margaret of Austria, wife of Philip III of Spain
December 25, 1901 - Birth of Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott, wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, at Montagu House, London
December 25, 1926 - Death of Emperor Taisho of Japan at the Imperial Palace at Hayama, in Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshu; buried at the Musashino Imperial Mausoleum near Tokyo
December 25, 1936 - Birth of Princess Alexandra of Kent at 3 Belgrave Square, London, England
December 25, 1948 - Birth of Alia Baha ad-Din Touqan, third wife of King Hussein of Jordan
December 25, 1969 Birth of Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
December 26 in royal history:
December 26, 1135 - Coronation of King Stephen
December 26, 1251 - Wedding of Margaret, daughter of Henry III, and Alexander III of Scotland at York Minster
December 26, 1771 Birth of Julie Clary, wife of King Joseph Bonaparte of Naples and Sicily, Spain and the Indies
December 26, 1777 - Birth of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
December 26, 1911 - Birth of Kikuko Tokugawa, wife of Prince Takamatsu of Japan
December 26, 1996 - Birth of Cassius Taylor, son of Lady Helen Windsor
December 26, 2004 Death of Sir Angus Ogilvy, husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, at Kingston Hospital, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
December 26, 1135 - Coronation of King Stephen
December 26, 1251 - Wedding of Margaret, daughter of Henry III, and Alexander III of Scotland at York Minster
December 26, 1771 Birth of Julie Clary, wife of King Joseph Bonaparte of Naples and Sicily, Spain and the Indies
December 26, 1777 - Birth of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
December 26, 1911 - Birth of Kikuko Tokugawa, wife of Prince Takamatsu of Japan
December 26, 1996 - Birth of Cassius Taylor, son of Lady Helen Windsor
December 26, 2004 Death of Sir Angus Ogilvy, husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, at Kingston Hospital, London; buried at Frogmore, Windsor
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/