On This Day: British Royal Family

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On this day, August 26, 1819 ~ Birth of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

 

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On this day, August 29, 1815 ~ The wedding of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at Carlton House in London

 

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On September 1st,1532 - Henry VIII created Lady Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke at a ceremony in Windsor Castle.

 

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On this day, September 3, 1189 ~ The coronation of King Richard I at Westminster Abbey

 

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4th of September 1199 -Death of Joan of England,Queen Dowager of Sicily and Countess of Toulouse at at Fontevrault Abbey following giving birth to her son Richard who died shortly afterwards.

Joan was buried in at the Plantagenet's vault at Fontevrault Abbey where her father Henry II ,her brother,Richard the Lionheart were buried and would soon her joined by her mother queen Eleanor and her son Raymond,Count of Toulouse.Joan's tomb survived until the French Revolution when the abbey was ransacked and the tomb and Plantagenet's burials were lost.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_England,_Queen_of_Sicily

 

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5 September 1548 : Death of Catherine Parr ,queen dowager of England and the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII.

Queen Catherine died on the 5th of September 1548, at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire shortly after the birth of her daughter,Mary Seymour.Her remains were buried at St. Mary's Chapel, Sudeley Castle following her funeral on September 7th.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Parr

Restored Tomb

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...n_St_Mary's_Chapel,_Sudeley_Castle_(5058).jpg

 

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7 September 1362 : Death of Joan of England ,Queen of Scotland.


Also known as Joan of the Tower she was the daughter of King Edward II of England and Isabella de France.Joan was married to David II of Scotland ,however the marriage was childless.Queen Joan died at Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire and her remains were buried at Greyfriars, Newgate St in London.
The church was vandalized during the Reformation,burnt down in the Fire of London and later rebuilt but sadly destroyed again during the Blitz.The Tomb and burial were lost.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_the_Tower

 

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On this day, September 8, 1831 ~ The Coronation of King William IV and Queen Adelaide at Westminster Abbey

 

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10th of September 1167 -Death of Empress Matilda,Lady of the English ,Countess of Maine and Anjou,mother of Henry II.

The Empress Matilda died at Rouen in Normandy .Her remains were buried first at Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec ,the abbey was sacked by the Huguenots in 1562 and the tomb was lost .The Abbey was again pillaged during the French Revolution but her burial went undiscovered until the 19th century when her remains were transported to Rouen Cathedral and buried.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Matilda

 

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On this day, September 12, 1368 ~ Demise of Blanche of Lancaster, Duchess of Lancaster, first wife of John of Gaunt

 

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On this day, September 29, 1328 ~ Birth of Joan of Kent, Princess of Wales, the spouse of Edward, Prince of Wales, who was the son of King Edward III

 

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October 1st,1553 :The Coronation of Mary I at Westminster Abbey

The Queen was crowned the first ever Queen Regnant of England by Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester at the Abbey. Queen Mary refused to use the ancient Coronation Chair for the ceremony as she thought this might have been 'polluted' by her Protestant half brother Edward VI. Afraid also that the English anointing oil was tainted by heresy the queen also ordered new 'Coronation Oil' which was sent by the French Catholic bishop of Arras.

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/mary-i

 

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The 3rd of October 1970 -US President Richard Nixon and the 1st Lady meet the Queen at Chequers with the then UK Prime Minister Edward Heath.

 

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On this day, October 5, 1658 ~ Birth of Mary (Maria) Beatrice of Modena, Queen of England, second wife of King James II

 

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On this day, October 12, 1537 ~ Birth of King Edward VI of England at Hampton Court Palace

 

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On this day October 13th,1399 : The Coronation of Henry IV of England at Wwestminster Abbey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_England

http://kingscoronation.com/coronati...on of Sunday,London to Westminster took place.

 

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On this day October 16th,1396 Birth of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_la_Pole,_1st_Duke_of_Suffolk


16 October 1438 - Death of Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford and later Countess of Eu.

Anne was the daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor de Bohun and was buried at the now destroyed Llanthony Secunda Priory.

The Priory church housed many of the Bohun family burials.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Gloucester

 

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On this day, October 17, 1368 ~ Demise of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of King Edward III of England

 

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On this day,2nd of November 1475 :Birth of Anne of York, daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_York_(daughter_of_Edward_IV)

 

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On this day November 3rd 1961 : Birth of Viscount Linley (now the 2nd Earl of Snowdon).

 

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On this day, November 4, 1677 ~ The wedding of King William III of England, Prince of Orange and Queen Mary II of England at St. James Palace

 

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On this day, November 11, 1920: George V unveiled the Cenotaph at Whitehall on the 11th hour. "The King received the body of the Unknown Warrior, before following the gun carriage by foot to Westminster Abbey as Chief Mourner"

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHcik92nDHc/

 

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On this day, November 13, 1312 ~ Birth of King Edward III of England at Windsor Castle

 

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On this day 15th of November 1527: Death of Catherine of York
Countess of Devon.

Catherine was born in 1479 the sixth daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.In 1495 she was married to William Courtenay, Earl of Devon and was later godmother to Princess Mary. Catherine who was a favourite of her nephew,Henry VIII died at Tiverton Castle and was buried at the nearby St Peter's Church .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_York

 

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On this day 16th of November 1093 : Saint Margaret of Scotland


Queen Margaret died at Edinburgh Castle and her remains were buried beneath the high altar of Dunfermline Abbey.The tombs were destroyed in 1559 when the abbey was desecrated by Calvinists and the relics of the saint were later dispersed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Margaret_of_Scotland

 

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On November 17, 1905, we celebrated the birth of Queen Astrid.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHr2jRCnXkN/?igshid=j0ifogua9mfy

 

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Why is Queen Astrid in the British Forum

 

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On this day, November 20, 1737 ~ Demise of Caroline of Ansbach, Queen of Great Britain, wife of King George II of Great Britain

 

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20 November 1559 : Death of Lady Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk


Not a likeable historical character but she led an interesting life.
The Dowager Duchess lived 1 year into the reign of her cousin Elizabeth I and was buried at Westminster Abbey on December 5th 1559 at the queens expense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Grey,_Duchess_of_Suffolk

 

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On this day, November 21, 1840 ~ Birth of Victoria, Princess Royal, Empress of Germany, eldest child of Queen Victoria