On This Day: British Royal Family

[An Ard Ri]

Is there a key to who's who in the picture? I presume the boys in kilts are Arthur & Leopold?

The Queen in black of course.

Yes the 2 boys dressed in tartan are Prince Leopold and Prince Arthur.

 

[Countessmeout]

March 12, 1637 birth of Anne Hyde, first wife of the future James II.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hyde#/media/File:Anne_Hyde,_Duchess_of_York,_1662_by_Lely.jpg

Anne was born in Windsor. Her father was Edward Hyde, a commoner. Edward came from a family of lawyers, and after the death of his elder brother, became a lawyer himself. His Uncles were Lord chief justice Nicholas Hyde and Lawrence Hyde who was chief counselor to Anne of Denmark.Her mother was Edward's second wife Frances Aylesbury (his first wife died of smallpox several months into their marriage). Her mother was the daughter of Sir Thomas Aylesbury, 1st Baronet. She was the eldest of six children, five of whom made it to adulthood. Her father would be made 1st Earl Clarendon in 1661, and while her brother Henry succeeded their father, her brother Lawrence would be made the Earl of Rochester.

She was born at Cranbourne Lodge.

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

Her father was an advisor to Charles I. When the royal family went into exile, her family went into exile in the Netherlands. Mary, Princess of Orange named Anne one of her maids of honor. This was in opposition to her mother as Henrietta Maria did not like Edward Hyde.

Anne was quickly a favorite. She was beautiful and fashionable. She was originally involved with Henry Jermyn but then she met James, Duke of York. The two of them fell in love but there was great opposition. Her own father was one, he confined her to her rooms. James and Anne found support though in his brother. Charles believed that Anne was a good influence on his brother.

After Charles was restored to the throne in 1660 the couple were allowed to wed. Anne was already visibly pregnant at the time. They were married September 3 in a private ceremony in London. Anne was 23 and James was almost 27. They were married at Worcester House, her father's house on the Strand, married by James' chaplain. The stigma of her low birth remained.

Anne was never popular at court but she was well liked by Charles. Though she was jealous of her husband's lovers, her and James were well known for public shows of their love.

Anne converted to Catholic shortly before her death. And while her husband converted after her death, she was a major impact on him doing so.


Anne never recovered from the birth of her youngest. She had been ill for some years. She died from breast cancer March 31, 1671 at the age of 34. Three of her children would die before the end of the year including her only son.

She was buried in the vault of Mary, Queen of Scots in Westminster abbey.


Her husband remarried 2 years later. This time he married Mary of Modena, a daughter of the Duke of Modena. Her husband came to the throne 14 years after her death but he was deposed 3 years later. James would die in 1701, 30 years after her death.


The couple had 8 children but only 2 reached adulthood. They had no grandchildren together (his only grandchildren came from Mary's son James).

-Charles: born 2 months after his parents were married. He died from small pox when he was seven months old.

-Mary: succeeded the throne as Mary II with her husband, after the Glorious revolution in 1688. Married William III, Prince of Orange. Her husband ruled after her death until his own. William was then succeeded by her sister.

-James: died of the bubonic plague at age four

-Anne: succeeded William as Queen Anne. She married Prince George of Denmark, a son of Frederick III. The couple had 17 pregnancies, but 12 ended in miscarriage and 2 died at birth. The longest living was a son who died at 11. She was succeeded by George I, a grandson of Elizabeth Stuart, James' aunt.

-Edgar: died just short of his 4th birthday, the same year his mother died.

-Henrietta: died in infancy

-Catherine: born a month before her mother died, she died at 9 months old.

 

[An Ard Ri]

12th of March 1539 : Death Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, 1st Earl of Ormond.

Thomas was the son of Sir William Boleyn and Lady Margaret Butler & the father of Anne Boleyn,second wife of Henry VIII.He married Lady Elizabeth Howard around 1499 and had several children 3 of whom survived childhood.

Lady Mary Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford

Following the disgrace,trial and execution of Anne and her brother George ,Thomas retired to his estates at Hever Castle where he died.
Thomas Boleyn is buried at St. Peter's Church, Hever where his monument has been preserved.His wife Lady Elizabeth predeceased him in 1538 and is buried at St. Mary's Church, Lambeth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Boleyn,_1st_Earl_of_Wiltshire

 

[An Ard Ri]

March 12, 1637 birth of Anne Hyde, first wife of the future James II.

Her father rose rapidly thanks to the his family links and services to the Crown after the Restoration and received many honours and was elevated to a Baron and then and Earl.

Baron Hyde 1660
Earl of Clarendon 1661
Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1660
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1660
Lord High Steward 1666

 

[Gawin]

The couple had 8 children but only 2 reached adulthood. They had no grandchildren together (his only grandchildren came from Mary's son James).

James and Anne were the grandparents of their daughter Queen Anne's children.

James also had several grandchildren through his illegitimate children.

 

[Countessmeout]

James and Anne were the grandparents of their daughter Queen Anne's children.

James also had several grandchildren through his illegitimate children.

[.....]
I was referring to legitimite grandchildren. Why I didn't mention any off spring of his bastards.

But I should have said grandchildren who survived childhood, for the rest. [.....]

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 13, 1879 ~ The Wedding of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia at St. George's Chapel

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Nevertheless, at the times when I (or anyone) erroneously post misinformation, I appreciate having it corrected, and I don't believe I am alone in that sentiment.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 15, 1275 ~ Birth of Margaret of England, daughter of King Edward I of England

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 17, 1886 ~ Birth of Princess Victoria Patricia of Connaught, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught

 

[An Ard Ri]

18th of March 1496 : Birth of Mary Tudor, future Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk.

Mary was the youngest daughter of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York and a younger sister of Henry VIII.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Tudor,_Queen_of_France

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 19, 1749 ~ Birth of Louisa Anne of Wales, daughter of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales

 

[An Ard Ri]

19th of March 1330 : Execution of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent

Edmund was an English Royal Prince the son of Edward I & Marguerite de France and a half brother to Edward II and uncle to Edward III. Following his execution at the orders of his nephew he was buried at Westminster Abbey.

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

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 20, 1469 ~ Birth of Cecily of York, the daughter of King Edward IV of England, at the Palace of Westminster

 

[An Ard Ri]

Cecily live through the turbulent reigns of Edward IV and Richard III well into the reign of her brother in law, Henry VII.

At one stage she was proposed as a wife for the future James IV of Scotland.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 21, 1871 ~ Wedding of Princess Louise of Great Britain, daughter of Queen Victoria, and John Campbell, The Marquis of Lorne, later 9th Duke of Argyll at St. George's Chapel

 

[An Ard Ri]

Princess Louise had many suitors prior to the Marquess of Lorne, including the Crown Prince of Denmark and William, Prince of Orange to name but a few.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 22, 1421 ~ Demise of Thomas, Duke of Clarence, son of King Henry IV of England

 

[An Ard Ri]

Also on March 22nd,1322 : Execution of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster and Leicester.

Thomas was a member of the House of Plantagenet and was the son of Edmund Crouchback ,Earl of Lancaster, Leicester, and Derby and Blanche d'Artois. Thomas was executed at Pontefract Castle for having taken part in a rebellion against his cousin,Edward II .

The Earls remains were buried at the now destroyed Pontefract Priory which was dissolved and destroyed in November 1540.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas,_2nd_Earl_of_Lancaster

The execution of the Earl of Lancaster

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 23, 1818 ~ Demise of Princess Augusta of Wales, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, March 23rd,1430 : Birth of Marguerite d'Anjou ,future Queen of England.


Marguerite was the daughter of René of Anjou and Isabella of Lorraine and later married Henry VI of England and was a major power player in the Wars of the Roses.

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

 

[An Ard Ri]

24th of March 1399 : Death of Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk

Margaret was a granddaughter of Edward I & Marguerite de France and was buried at Greyfriars Church in London.The church was ransacked during the reformation and destroyed during the Great Fire of London and later rebuilt only to be destroyed during the Blitz again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret,_Duchess_of_Norfolk

24th of March 1443 : Death of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas.

The Earl is buried at St Bride's Kirk, Douglas, South Lanarkshire where his tomb has been preserved.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_7th_Earl_of_Douglas

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 25, 1035 ~ Demise of King Kenneth III of Scots at the Battle of Monzievaird

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 27, 1625 ~ Demise of King James I of England, the son of Mary, Queen of Scots

 

[An Ard Ri]

March 27th,1248 : Death of Lady Maud Marshall,Countess of Norfolk, Countess of Surrey.

Maud was the daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and Isabel de Clare and was born around 1191.Her maternal grandparents were the Princess Aoife (Eva) of Leinster and Richard de Clare,Earl of Pembroke (Strongbow).

The Countess was buried at the now ruined Cistercian Tintern Abbey near Gloucestershire in England. The Abbey served as a burial site for the de Clare family.

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

 

[AC21091968]

On this day, 30 March 2002: Death of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at age of 101 in Royal Lodge Windsor. She was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on 9th April 2002. From 1953 onwards, The Queen Mother was viewed as the matriarch of the British Royal Family.

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

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 31, 1900 ~ Birth of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, son of King George V of Great Britain

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, March 31, 1900 ~ Birth of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, son of King George V of Great Britain

The Prince was baptized on May 17th at Windsor his godparents were Queen Victoria,The Kaiser ,Princess Beatrice of Battenberg and the Duchess of Cumberland .

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 1, 1204 ~ Demise of Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of King Henry II of England

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, April 1, 1204 ~ Demise of Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of King Henry II of England

Queen Eleanor died at Poitiers and her body was taken to Notre Dame de Fontevraud where her body was buried beside her husband Henry II and near her son King Richard and daughter Joan of England, Countess of Toulouse.