On this Day in French Royal/Imperial History

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On this day, June 25, 1911 ~ Demise of Marie Clotilde of Savoy, Princess Napoleon Jerome in Montcalieri, Italy

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, June 27, 1550 ~ Birth of King Charles IX of France at the Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, June 27, 1550 ~ Birth of King Charles IX of France at the Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

At the time of his birth Charles-Maximilien , Duke of Angoulême had 2 older brothers

François,Dauphin of France and Duke of Brittany
Louis de France ,Duc d'Orléans born 1549

His godparents were his uncle in law,Henri II of Navarre and his great aunt Renée de France.

 

[An Ard Ri]

29th of June 1149: Death of Raymond of Poitiers,Prince of Antioch


Raymond was the son of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine and the uncle of Eleanor of Aquitaine .
He was described by one chronicler as 'a lord of noble descent, of tall and elegant figure, the handsomest of the princes of the earth, a man of charming affability and conversation, open-handed and magnificent beyond measure'

He married Constance of Hauteville Princess of Antioch in 1136

Having accompanied Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine on the Second Crusade he was killed at the Battle of Inab.
Following the battle his body was stripped and he was beheaded by the uncle of Saladin.

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

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, June 30, 1470 ~ Birth of King Charles VIII of France at the Chateau d'Amboise in Amboise, France

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, June 30, 1470 ~ Birth of King Charles VIII of France at the Chateau d'Amboise in Amboise, France

Charles the Dauphin was the only surviving son of King Louis XI and Charlotte de Savoie.
His godparents were Charles II, Duke of Bourbon and Jeanne de Valois, Duchess of Bourbon.
Charles became king at the age of 13,however in accordance with his fathers wishes his older sister Anne de France ruled as Regent until 1491.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 3, 1642 ~ Demise of Marie de Medici, Queen of France, wife of King Henry IV of France, in the Free Imperial City of Cologne

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, July 3, 1642 ~ Demise of Marie de Medici, Queen of France, wife of King Henry IV of France, in the Free Imperial City of Cologne

The Queen Mother died in obscurity and poverty in her exile in Cologne,her remains were however brought back to France on the 8th of March 1643 and buried quietly at the Basilica of St Denis.
On October 13th,1793 during the terror a mob smashed her coffin with a hammer and tore the hair from her head before dumping her remains in a pit outside.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 5, 1554 ~ Birth of Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, wife of King Charles IX of France, in Vienna, Austria

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, July 5, 1554 ~ Birth of Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, wife of King Charles IX of France, in Vienna, Austria

Élisabeth d'Autriche was born an Archduchess of Austria and was given a strict Roman Catholic education.
The Archduchess had many marriage plans over the years, Frederick II of Denmark and Sebastian of Portugal but in the end she was married to King Charles IX of France.
Catherine de Médicis went out on a limb to secure a Roman Catholic Hapsburg bride for Charles .

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 10, 1559 ~ Demise of King Henry II of France from injuries suffered during a tournament in Paris, France

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 11, 1920 ~ Demise of Empress Eugenie of the French at Liria Palace in Madrid, Spain

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, July 10, 1559 ~ Demise of King Henry II of France from injuries suffered during a tournament in Paris, France

The death of Henri II thrust his widow Catherine de Médicis into power as Regent for her sons and the main power player in France for the next 30 years.
As the king lay dying queen Catherine refused to allow his mistress Diane de Poitiers and later exiled her from the French court.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 13, 1742 ~ Demise of Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans, Prince Royal, eldest son and heir of King Louis Philippe I of the French

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, July 13, 1742 ~ Demise of Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans, Prince Royal, eldest son and heir of King Louis Philippe I of the French

The Duke of Orléans died in 1842 as the result of an accident.The Prince was very popular and his funeral at Notre Dame a very grand affair.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 17, 1815 ~ Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to the British at Rochefort, France

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, July 17, 1815 ~ Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to the British at Rochefort, France

10 days earlier,Louis XVIII was restored to the French throne and the king made his public entry into Paris.
For the next 3 years,France would be occupied by 150,000 foreign troops as part of Second Treaty of Paris.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1815)

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 20, 1524 ~ Demise of Claude of France, Duchess of Brittany, Queen of France, first wife of King Francis I of France, at the Chateau de Blois

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, July 20, 1524 ~ Demise of Claude of France, Duchess of Brittany, Queen of France, first wife of King Francis I of France, at the Chateau de Blois

The queen was reputed to be very sweet ,gentle and charitable and was more or less under the thumb of her mother in law,Louise de Savoie .
Even though Louise was not a queen she ruled the French court and acted as Regent and was refereed to as Madame la Régente.

Claude de France

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 22, 1832 ~ Demise of Napoleon II of France at Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, July 22, 1832 ~ Demise of Napoleon II of France at Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria

The death of Napoleon II
Following his death he was buried at the Capuchins church in Vienna but in 1940 his remains were moved to the crypt of the Invalides, Paris.

 

[An Ard Ri]

July 29th, 1166 : Birth of Future Henri of Champagne

Henri was the son of Henri I ,Count of Champagne and Marie de France,who was a daughter of Louis VII and and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
In 1192 he married queen Isabella of Jerusalem.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Count_of_Champagne

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 30, 1683 ~ Demise of Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen Consort of King Louis XIV of France, at the Palace of Versailles in France

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, August 2, 1589 ~ Assassination of King Henry III at the Chateau de Saint-Cloud in Hauts-de-Seine, France

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, August 2, 1589 ~ Assassination of King Henry III at the Chateau de Saint-Cloud in Hauts-de-Seine, France

The last Valois King of France was really unpopular at the time of his assassination having ordered the double murder of the hugely popular Duke and Cardinal of Guise in December 1588.
Henri's mother, Catherine de Médicis had died in January 1589 broken and in complete despair at the murders.
By his queen,Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont he had no children and the throne passed to his brother in law,Henri III of Navarre.

The Court of Henri III with queens Catherine and Louise

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, August 6, 1775 ~ Birth of Louis Antoine of France, Duke of Angouleme (King Louis XIX of France) at the Palace of Versailles

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, August 6, 1775 ~ Birth of Louis Antoine of France, Duke of Angouleme (King Louis XIX of France) at the Palace of Versailles

At the time of his birth he was the son of Charles Philippe, Count of Artois (Later Charles X of France).
Louis Antoine only became Dauphin in 1824 after his father became King.
The Prince was baptized on August 28th with with King Louis XVI & Marie-Antoinette as godparents.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, August 15, 1769 ~ The birth of Emperor Napoleon I of the French in Corsica, France

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[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, August 26, 1850 ~ Demise of Louis Philippe I, King of the French at Claremont, Surrey, England

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, August 26, 1850 ~ Demise of Louis Philippe I, King of the French at Claremont, Surrey, England

Following his death,Louis-Philippe was firstly buried at St. Charles Borromeo Chapel in Weybridge, Surrey. It wasn't until 1876 that his remains along with those of his wife,Maria Amalia who died in 1866 were transported back to France for burial at the Chapelle royale de Dreux.