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January 16th

16 Wednesday Jan 2013

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Egyptian Royalty, French Royalty, holy roman emperor, Iranian Royalty, Italian monarchy/aristocracy, Not So Dead Royalty, Plantagenets, Russian royalty, Spanish Royalty, The Hundred Years War, Victorian era, War of the Roses

Events:
1412 – The Medici Bank of Florence, Italy, becomes the official bankers of the Pope. The Medici’s would go one to be one of the richest and most influential familes in Europe.

1492 – Queen Isabella I of Castile is presented with the first official written grammar of the Spanish language. She asked the writer, Elio Antonio de Nebrijia why it was useful, and his response was that “Language is the instrument of an Empire.”

1547 – A 16 year old Ivan IV of Russia is crowned in Moscow. He was the first Russian ruler to be crowned as “Tsar of all the Russias”. He would rule until his death at age 53, but is known by his nickname, Ivan the Terrible to history.

1556 – Holy Roman Emperor Charles V formally abdicates the crown of Spain, in favour of his son, Phillip II. Phillip would rule until his death in 1598 and be famous for launching the failed Spanish Armada invasion of England.

1707 – The Scottish Parliament passes the Union with England Act, which propses the two countries fuse into one, and become what we know as the United Kingdom of Great Britain today. The English Parliament had already passed a similiar measure. The two countries had already been united under one monarch since 1603.

1979 – The Shah of Iran, flees the country with his family following the Iranian Revolution. He would start in Egpyt but live in several other countries until his death in 1980.

Birthdays:
1245 – Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster and Leicester is born in London as a son of Henry III and Queen Eleanor. He would spend time on the Ninth Crusade with his brother, the future Edward I. The House of Lancaster, which later became a player in the War of the Roses, is descended from him.

1409 – Rene I, King of Naples and Count of Anjou is born in France. He came to his titles at a young age, but became a political force later during the Hundred Years War. His daughter, Margaret, would marry Henry VI of England, and was a formidable woman in her own right, known as one of the “She-Wolves of France”.

1836 – Francis II of the Two Sicilies is born in Naples to King Ferdinand II and Queen Maria Christina. He would only rule for two years, 1859-1861, until he was deposed during the Wars of Italian Unification, when his kingdom was merged with the Kingdom of Sardinia.

1952 – In not-so-dead royalty, the future King Fuad II of Egypt is born today and would become King in July of the same year after his father’s abdication. However he would be overthrown a year later and would be sent to live in Switzerland in exile, where he still resides today.

Deaths:
1942 – Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert dies at age 91 in England. He had served in the British Army for over 40 years actively, and spent time as Governor-General of Canada. He is the longest living male of the British Royal Family and tied with his sister to be the oldest of Victoria’s children.

Have an awesome day!!

January 4th

04 Friday Jan 2013

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French Royalty, Iranian Royalty, Italian monarchy/aristocracy, Portugese Royalty, Spanish Royalty, The Stuarts, The Windsors

Events:
1490 – Anne, Duchess of Brittany (in her own right), declared across her lands today, that those who allied with the King of France against English and Burgundian hostilites. were guilty of Lese-majesty, or insulting the dignity of the crown.

1642 – King Charles I of England and Scotland sent soldiers to arrest various members of Parliament for treason against him. Parliament refused to give them up, and even helped them escape when Charles came back for them a second time. This further damaged the relationship between the Crown and Parliament, bringing them closer to Civil War.

1649 – Parliament in England, after the Civil War, had Charles in prison. On this day, the formally decided to bring him to trial for high treason.

No major birthdays.

1248 – Sancho II of Portugal died in Toledo, Spain, after being exiled in 1245. While he was an effective military commander, he was not as capable as a ruler and administrator, to the point the Pope ordered the Portugese to depose him. His brother would succeed him, as Afonso III.

1825 – Ferdinand I of the Two Siciles died at age 73 in Naples. He became king when his father, the King of Spain, abdicated this crown in his favour. He was briefly deposed for a short time when a Republic was declared, then restored, then deposed again during the Napoleonic Wars, but restored again. Unfortunately his short reign was marred by wars. However among his children we can number another King of the Two Sicilies, an Empress of Austria, a Queen of Sardinia, and a Queen of France.

1931 – Princess Royal Louise, Duchess of Fife, died in London today. She was the sister of George V of the United Kingdom and became Duchess of Fife upon her marriage in 1889. She carried out royal duties for the rest of her life, including serving as a Colonel-in-Chief for the Royal Dragoon Guards.

2011 – Ali-Reza Pahlavi, Prince of Iran as the younger son of the deposed Shah, was found dead in his Boston apartment at age 44. It was determined he committed suicide, and he had been depressed for a long period of time.

Have a fabulous day!

November 5th

05 Monday Nov 2012

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Bulgarian Royalty, Egyptian Royalty, German Royalty, Iranian Royalty, Polish Royalty, Russian royalty, The Stuarts

Today in 1605, the Gunpowder Plot was uncovered when Guy Fawkes was discovered under the House of Lords with 36 barrels of gunpowder. Their plan was to blow the House of Lords during the State Opening and also kill King James I and VI. The conspirators had been anonymously sold out, and after Fawkes was tortured, were arrested and convicted of treason. Fawkes arrest is still celebrated in Britain today as Bonfire Night.
And in 1757, Frederick the Great of Prussia scored a decisive victory against the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman and Austrian Empires in the Battle of Rossbach, as part of the Seven Years War. Frederick was able to win the battle with considerably less troops, guns, and casualties, due to his use of quick movements and the element of surprise.
In 1916 today, King Otto of Bavaria was formally removed from the throne by the Bavarian cabinet. He had been declared mentally ill for sometime, and the country was being ruled under a regency, of which Otto’s cousin Prince Ludwig was called The Prince Regent. Ludwig was then declared King Ludwig III of Bavaria.
Lastly in 1916, Emperors Wilhelm II of Germany and Franz Joseph of Austria declared the creation of the Kingdom of Poland. Germany and Austria had every intention of making Poland a puppet state under their tutelage, but the Kingdom was never actually formed after the Great War.
Two birthdays from not-so-dead royals today, the first coming in 1921, as Princess Fawzai Fuad of Egypt was born. She was the daughter of King Faud I of Egypt, and would later be Queen of Iran when she became the first wife of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. She was Iranian Queen for less than 10 years, before they were divorced and she moved back to Egypt, where she still resides today.
And in 1965 today, Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria was born in Spain, where his family had been exiled. His father was the deposed Simeon III of Bulgaria. He still lives in Spain and is actually a surgeon today.
Our first death comes in 1370 today, as Casimir III of Poland died at age 60. Known as Casimir the Great, he was the last King of Poland, as his nephew, King Louis I of Hungary to be his successor.
Next, in 1828, Maria Feodorovna, Empress consort of Russia, died at age 69 in Russia. She married the future Paul I of Russia and was thedaughter in law of Catherine the Great. She would live to see two of her sons become Tsar as well. They were Alexander I and Nicholas I of Russia.
Have a great day everyone!!

October 31st

31 Wednesday Oct 2012

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While not a royal event, today in 1517 something did happen that changed the political landscape of Europe, and thus the world. Martin Luther would hang his 95 theses from the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg Germany.
We have several birthdays today, the first being that of Ferdinand I of Portugal in 1345. He would spend most of his reign at war with this illegitmate brother over the crown of Castile in Spain.
Another King of Portugal was born today in 1391, Edward I. He was a grandson of Edward III of England and brother the the famous Henry the Navigator of Portugal. And a third Portugese king born today in 1838, Luis of Portugal. While the political situation on Portugal at the time was difficult, Luis made great strides in cultural and scientific endeavors.
Next in 1851, Louise of Sweden was born to Charles XV of Sweden and Queen Louise. She went on to be Queen of Denmark as the wife of Frederick VIII.
Skipping ahead to 1922, Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia was born. He was the last monarch of Cambodia and oversaw the split from France. He abdicated twice and served and a puppet governor for the Khmer Rouge.
We also have two not-so-dead royal birthdays today. The first being that of Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran. He was the last Crown Prince and left Iran during the 1979 Revolution.
And in 2005 today, Infanta of Spain Leonor was born to the Spainish heir, Prince Felipe. She is currently second in line to the crown of Spain.
Our first death today comes in 1214 from Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, just a mere 28 days after her husband Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was 52 and had married him when she was 14 years old, and would give him 14 children.
Next in 1732, Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia died after having a stroke the previous year. He abdicated in favor of his son, Charles Emmanuel III, in order to marry his mistress in 1730.
And in 1765 today, Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland died in London. He was the younger brother of King George II and had been acting as an advisor to his nephew, George III, since 1760.
Have a great day!!

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