October 28, 2014 :: Part II

ROYAL + ARISTOCRATIC WEDDINGS, continued

Princess Maria Anna of Saxony & Leopoldo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Archduke of Austria   {1817} [PROXY] in Dresden, Germany

Prince Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt & Julie von Hauke, Countess of Battenberg (1851-1858), Princess of Battenberg (1858-1895)   {1851} in Breslau, Poland

Prince/Shah Karim al-Hussaini, The Aga Khan IV (1957-present) & Sarah “Sally” Frances Croker-Poole (Begum Salimah Aga Khan) {1969} [RELIGIOUS] in Paris, France [divorced 1995]

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei & Mariam binti Haji ‘Abdu’l Aziz   {1981} in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei [divorced Feb. 2003]

Prince Alexander/Alexandre von Furstenberg & Alexandra Miller   {1995} @ the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City, NY, USA [separated 2002; divorced]

Count Carl Theodor of Toerring-Jettenbach & Natalia Alexeevna Ivanova   {2009} [CIVIL]

ROYAL CORONATION

King Henry III of England   {1216} [CEREMONY #1] @ Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Henry III “the Black/the Pious”, Holy Roman Emperor, Duke of Bavaria, King of Germany, King of Burgundy, King of Italy   {1017}

Countess Palatine Maria Anna/Mariana of Neuburg, Queen consort of Spain   {1667}

October 23, 2014 :: Part I

Chulalongkorn Day in Thailand {1910}





ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Duke Ludwig Albrecht of Wurttemberg   {1930}

Masako Sen (the former Princess Masako of Mikasa) (Japan)   {1951}

Princess Mako of Akishino   {1991} (Japan)

ROYAL WEDDINGS

Princess Giovanna Maria (Jeanne Marie) of Monaco, Mlle. De Valentinois & Charles Emanuel Philibert de Simiane, Marchese di Pianezzo, Prince di Montafia   {1659}

Elisabeth Charlotte of France & Leopold Joseph Charles, Duke of Lorraine   {1698} in Fontainebleau, France

Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt & Marie Adelaide Cheirouze, Countess von Lemberg   {1775} in Ems, Germany

Friedrich Ludwig, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin & Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia   {1799} in Gatschina, Russia

Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen & Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg   {1858} in Langenburg, Germany

Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Baroness de Massy & Alexandre Noghes   {1951} in Genoa, Italy [alternative wedding date reported as Dec. 4, 1951] [divorced 1954]

Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria & Prince Georg von Waldburg zu Zeil u.Trauchburg   {1957} [RELIGIOUS] in Nymphenburg, Germany

Archduchess Agnes of Austria, Princess of Tuscany & Baron Peter von Furstenberg   {1976} [RELIGIOUS] in Salzburg, Austria

October 22, 2014 :: Part I

ROYAL + ARISTOCRATIC BIRTHDAYS

Alfonso Martinez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 16th Duke of Aliaga   {1950} (Spain)

Princess Maria del Rosario of Bulgaria, Princess of Preslav   {1968}

Carl-Christian Ferner   {1972} (Norway)

ROYAL WEDDINGS

King Charles IX Maximilian of France, Duke of Orleans + d’Angouleme & Elisabeth of Austria   {1570} in Speyer [PROXY]

Prince Karl Wilhelm Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt & Princess Marie Elisabeth of Prussia   {1836} in Berlin, Germany

Prince Valdemar of Denmark & Princess Marie of Orleans   {1885} [RELIGIOUS] @ Chateau d’Eu, France

Princess Alexandra Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg & Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia   {1908} in Berlin, Germany [divorced 1920]

Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, Prince Regent of Yugoslavia (1934-1941) & Princess Olga of Greece + Denmark   {1923} in Belgrade, Yugoslavia/Serbia

Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan & Yuriko Takagi   {1941}

Baroness Dolores Maria Agatha Wilhelmine Luise of Furstenberg-Hedringen & Patrick Benjamin Guinness   {1955} in Paris, France

Prince/Shah Karim al-Hussaini, The Aga Khan IV (1957-present) & Sarah “Sally” Frances Croker-Poole (Begum Salimah Aga Khan) {1969} in Paris, France [CIVIL] [divorced 1995]

October 16, 2014 :: Part II

ROYAL + ARISTOCRATIC WEDDINGS, continued

Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia [briefly Tsar of Russia on Mar.2-3/15-16, 1917] & Natalia Cheremetevskya   {1912} in Vienna,  Austria [Oct. 16 is O.S. DATE; other reported date is Oct. 29] 

Countess Dagmar Bernadotte of Wisborg & Nils Magnus von Arbin   {1936} in Frotuna, Sweden

Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia & Linda Bonney   {1982} in Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Princess Almut of Saxe-Meiningen & Eberhard von Braunschweig   {1993} [RELIGIOUS] in Nordteimke bei Wolfsburg, Germany

Countess Uta Elisabeth of Castell-Rudenhausen & Jan Reichel   {1996} [CIVIL] in Montpelier, VT,USA

Princess Isabel of Orleans-Braganza & Count Alexander of Stolberg-Stolberg   {2009} @ the Imperial Church of Nossa Senhora da Gloria do Outeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rafael Medina, Duke of Feria & Laura Vecino   {2010} @ the Talavera Palace, Toledo, Spain

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

James II, King of Scots   {1430}

Queen consort Friederike of Prussia, Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt   {1751}

Queen consort Maria Pia of Portugal, Princess of Savoy   {1847}

October 10, 2014 :: Part I

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Sayyida Bouthaina bint Taimur Al-Sa’id of Oman   {1937}

Princess Daravani (Dalavan) of Laos   {1946}

Sheikh Dr. Muhammad bin Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah of Kuwait   {1955}

Princess Jedida of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony   {1975}

Duchess Anastasia of Oldenburg   {1982}

Prince Boris Turnovski of Bulgaria   {1997}

ROYAL WEDDINGS

King Alfonso II of Naples & Hippolyta of Sforza   {1465} in Milan, Italy

Grand Duke Paul of Russia [Tsar Paul I of Russia (1796-1801)] & Landgravine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (after marriage known as Natalia Alexeivna)   {1773} in St. Petersburg, Russia

Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal & Count Philipp Ernst II of Schaumburg-Lippe   {1780} in Philippsthal, Germany

Queen Maria Isabel/Isabella II of Spain (1833-1868/1870) & Infante Francisco de Asis of Spain, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Cadiz   {1846} in Madrid, Spain

Prince Antoine of Orleans, Duke of Montpensier, Infante of Spain & Infanta Maria Luisa Fernanda of Spain   {1846} @ the Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain

July 17, 2013

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Prince Terence Taw Phaya Nge of Burma   {1925}

Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia   {1945}

(Camilla) The Princess Charles, Princess of Wales, Countess of Chester, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Carrick, Baroness Renfrew, Lady of the Isles, Princess of Scotland   {1947}

King Letsie III (David Mohato Bereng Seeiso) of Lesotho   {1963}

Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg   {1991}

Felipe Juan Froilan de Marichalar y de Borbon, Grandee of Spain   {1998} 

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Queen consort Debsirindra (Rampoei) of Siam (Thailand)   {1834}

DEATHS

1762   Tsar Peter III of Russia, Emperor + Autocrat of All the Russias (Jan.5-July 5, 1762), Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1739-1762)  {New Style date: July 17, 1762; Old Style date: July 6, 1762}

1759   Queen consort Stephanie/Estefania of Portugal + the Algarves, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen    

1913   Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (mid-1800s/1878-1913)   

1918   Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Emperor + Autocrat of All the Russias (1894-1917), Grand Duke of Finland, King of Poland   {Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer/the Martyr}

1918   Princess Viktoria Alix "Alicky/Sunny" of Hesse-Darmstadt/Hesse + by Rhine, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia. Empress consort of All the Russias {Saint Alexandra the Passion-Bearer} 

1918   Grand Duchess Olga "Olishka/Olya" Nikolaievna of Russia {Saint Olga the Passion-Bearer}  

1918   Grand Duchess Tatiana "Tanya/Tatya/Tatianochka/Tanushka" Nikolaievna of Russia {Saint Tatiana the Passion-Bearer}  

1918   Grand Duchess Maria "Marie/Masha/Mashka" Nikolaievna of Russia {Saint Maria the Passion-Bearer}

1918   Grand Duchess Anastasia "Anastasie/Nastya/Nastas/Nastenka" Nikolaievna of Russia {Saint Anastasia the Passion-Bearer}

1918   Grand Duke Alexei "Baby/Alyosha/Lyoshka" Nikolaievich of Russia, Tsesarevich of Russia 

  

2004   Queen consort/Crown Princess Susan of the Albanians