On This Day: British Royal Family

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, December 12, 1574 ~ Birth of Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of King James I of England, at Skanderborg Castle in Skanderborg, Denmark

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

On this day, December 12, 1574 ~ Birth of Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of King James I of England, at Skanderborg Castle in Skanderborg, Denmark

Anne was the daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and was raised along with her older sister at the court of her maternal grandmother,Elizabeth ,Duchess of Mecklenburg.

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, December 14, 1895 ~ Birth of King George VI of England at York Cottage at Sandringham in Norfolk, England

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, December 16, 1485 ~ Birth of Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England, at the Archbishop's Palace in Alcala de Henares in the Kingdom of Castile

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

On this day, December 16, 1485 ~ Birth of Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England, at the Archbishop's Palace in Alcala de Henares in the Kingdom of Castile

Katherine was the the youngest surviving child of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. The future Queen of England was named in honour of her great-grandmother, Catherine of Lancaster!

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, December 23, 1230 ~ Demise of Berengaria of Navarre, Queen of England, wife of King Richard I of England, at L'Epau Abbey in Le Mans, County of Maine

On this day, December 25, 1066 ~ William I was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey

On this day, December 28, 1694 ~ Demise of Queen Mary II of England at Kensington Palace in London, England

On this day, December 30, 1460 ~ Demise of Richard, 3rd Duke of York at the Battle of Wakefield during the Wars of the Roses

On this day, December 31, 1705 ~ Demise of Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England, spouse of King Charles II of England, at the Palace of Bemposta in Lisbon, Portugal

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, January 1, 1511 ~ Birth of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, the son of King Henry VIII of England and Queen Catherine of Aragon, at Richmond Palace

On this day, January 3, 1437 ~ Demise of Catherine of Valois, Queen Consort of King Henry V of England, at the Abbey of St. Saviour in Bermondsey, London, England

On this day, January 6, 1367 ~ Birth of King Richard II of England in the Archbishop's Palace in Bordeaux, Duchy of Aquitaine

[simonher2]

I think it's a good idea to start a thread on this topic, I think such anniversaries are interesting

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, January 7, 1796 ~ Birth of Princess Charlotte of Wales at Carlton House in London, England

On this day, January 8, 1864 ~ Birth of Prince Albert Victor of Wales, son of King Edward VII of England, at Frogmore House in Windsor, England

On this day, January 16, 1942 ~ Demise of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught at Bagshot Park in Surrey, England

On this day, January 28, 1457 ~ Birth of King Henry VII of England at Pembroke Castle, Wales

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, February 1, 1707 ~ Birth of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, son of King George II of England, in Hanover, Electorate of Hanover