Saturday, November 17, 2012

November 17, 2012

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Princess Olga of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Apulia, Duchess of Aosta, Princess of Greece   {1971} [wife of Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Apulia, Duke of Aosta (son of Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Aosta, Duke of Savoy) & daughter of Prince Michael of Greece + Denmark]


Prince Wenceslas of Nassau   {1990} [son of Prince Jean of Luxembourg (son of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg & brother of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg)]



ROYAL ENGAGEMENT ANNIVERSARY

Lady Rose Windsor & George Gilman   {2007}


DEATHS

1796   Princess Sophie Friederike Auguste "Figchen" of Anhalt-Zerbst (1729-1745), Grand Duchess Catherine/Ekaterina Alekseyevna of Russia (known as this name after conversion to Russian Orthodoxy + marriage; 1745-1761), Empress consort of Russia (1761-1762), Empress Catherine II "the Great" of Russia {Empress + Autocrat of All the Russias (1762-1796)} {Nov. 17, 1796 is the New Style date; Old Style date is Nov. 6, 1796}


1818   Princess Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Ireland, Queen consort of Hanover


1905   Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau

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