March 28

March 28
 

HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

37   Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
193   Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
364   Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
1795   Partitions of Poland:  The Duchy of Courland ceases to exist & becomes part of Imperial Russia.


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1522   Albrecht the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (d.1557)
1569   Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d.1622)
1613   Empress Xiaozhuangwen of the Qing Dynasty (d.1688)
1910   Queen Ingrid of Denmark (d.2000)

DEATHS

193   Pertinax, Roman Emperor
1072   Ordulf, Duke of Saxony
1239   Emperor Go-Taba of Japan
1285   Pope Martin IV
1884   Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, son of Queen Victoria

1926   Prince Philippe, Duke of Orleans 

1965   The Princess Mary, Princess Royal & Countess of Harewood

March 27

March 27

HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

196 BC   Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt.
1306   Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scotland at Scone.

1625   Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland & Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

972   King Robert II of France (d.1031)
1785   King Louis XVII of France (d.1795)

1970   Princess Leila Pahlavi of Iran (d.2001)

DEATHS

972   Herman, Duke of Saxony
1191   Pope Clement III
1350   King Alfonso XI of Castile
1378   Pope Gregory XI
1462   Vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow
1482   Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
1625   King James I of England & Ireland, James VI of Scotland

1879   Prince Waldemar of Prussia, son of Emperor Friedrich III of Prussia

March 26 In Royal History

March 26

HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

1026   Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
1808   Carlos IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII.
1976   Queen Elizabeth II sends the first royal email, from the Royal Signals & Radar Establishment.


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

603   Pacal II, Mayan ruler (d.683)
1868   King Fuad I of Egypt (d.1936)

1871   Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole of the Kingdom of Hawaii (d.1922)
1876   Prince Wilhelm of Wied, Prince of Albania (d.1945)


DEATHS

1130   King Sigurd I of Norway
1212   King Sancho I of Portugal
1780   Karl I, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg
1888   Barghash bin Said, 2nd Sultan of Zanzibar

March 26

March 26

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Crown Princess Margarita of Romania   {1949}

Crown Prince Leka II of Albania   {1982}

Archduchess Gabriella of Austria   {1994} (daughter of Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria, Princess of Luxembourg & Archduke Carl Christian of Austria)

Countess Emma Luana of Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg   {2005}

 [pictured here sitting on her mother's lap on the day of her Christening]

March 25

March 25

The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Philipp von Lattorff   {1968} (husband of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein)
Infante Afonso of Braganza, Prince of Beira   {1996} (son of Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza)

March 23

March 23

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Princess Eugenie of York   {1990}

Prince Beltran Turnovski of Bulgaria   {1999}

March 24

March 24

HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

1401   Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.
1603   James VI of Scotland also becomes James I of England.

1707   The Acts of Union 1707 is signed, officially uniting the kingdoms of England & Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTH

1628   Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Luneburg, Queen of Denmark & Norway (d.1685)


DEATHS

1284   King Hugh III of Cyprus

1455   Pope Nicholas V
1603   Queen Elizabeth I of England

1805   Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein
1953   Queen Mary of the United Kingdom

1986   Prince Michael of Montenegro

March 22

March 22

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg   {1956}

Baron Carl Silfverschiold   {1965} [son of Princess Desiree of Sweden, Baroness Silfverschiold (sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden)]

(photo from his wedding day)


Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Oranje-Nassau   {1972} [son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)]

  

HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

238   Gordian I & his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman Emperors.
1809   Carl XIII succeeds Gustaf IV Adolf to the Swedish throne.


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

875   William I, Duke of  Aquitane (d.918)
1212   Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d.1235)
1459   Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d.1519)
1609   King Jan II Kazimierz of Poland (d.1672)
1759   Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden & Norway (d.1818)
1797   Wilhelm I, German Emperor (d. 1888)

DEATHS

1421   Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of King Henry IV of England
1685   Emperor Go-Sai of Japan

March 21

March 21

ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Count Claus-Casimir of Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg   {2004} [son of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)]

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

The Princess Louise of Great Britain and Ireland & John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne   {1871}

Crown Prince Olav of Norway & Princess Martha of Sweden   {1929}

King Mohammed VI of Morroco & Salma Bennani   {2002}

HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

1152   Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France & Queen Eleanor of Aquitane.
1188   Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan.
1413   Henry V becomes King of England.

1800   With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier-mache.


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1521   Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d.1553)
1801   Maria Theresa of Tuscany, Queen of Sardinia (d.1855)


DEATHS

1076   Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
1306   Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
2007   Sven O. Hoiby, father of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

Welcome Spring!

March 20

Today is the First Day of Spring (the Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere)

Purim ends at sundown

Norouz, Persian New Year (celebrated in Iran, the Caucasus, Central Asia)

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Barbara Cano y de la Plaza   {1972} [wife of Bruno Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon (nephew of King Juan Carlos I of Spain)]

[on her wedding day]


Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum   {1979} [husband of Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria (granddaughter of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg & niece of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg)]

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

King Peter II of Yugoslavia & Princess Alexandra of Greece & Denmark   {1944}

Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg & Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein   {1982}

HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

235   Maximinus Thrax is proclaimed Roman emperor, the first foreigner to hold the Roman throne.

1815   After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
1848   Revolutions of 1848 in the German states:  King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates.
1974   Ian Ball attempts, but fails, to kidnap The Princess Anne of Great Britain & her husband Captain Mark Phillips on The Mall, outside Buckingham Palace, London.


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1469   Princess Cecily of York (d.1507)
1725   Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d.1789)
1737   King Buddha Yodfa Chulalok of Thailand (d.1809)
1811   Napoleon II of France (d.1832)


DEATHS

1390   Alexios III, Emperor of Trebizond
1413   King Henry IV of England
1549   Lord High Admiral Thomas Seymour, widower of Queen Catherine of England (Catherine Parr)
1568   Duke Albrecht of Prussia
1619   Mathias, Holy Roman Emperor
1934   Queen Emma of the Netherlands

2004   Queen Juliana of the Netherlands

March 19

March 19

Purim begins today at sundown (Judaism)

St.Joseph's Day!

ROYAL BIRTHDAY


Prince Abdullah bin Ali of Jordan   {2007} [son of Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan (half-brother of King Abdullah II of Jordan)]


ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Princess Charlotte of Monaco, Duchess of Valentinois & Count Pierre de Polignac   [religious] {1920}  (civil ceremony was held March 18, 1920) (separated March 20, 1930; divorced February 18, 1933)

Prince Jean of Orleans, Dauphin of France, Duke of Vendome & Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart   {2009} [civil]

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1749   Princess Louisa of Great Britain (d.1768)
1823   Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (d.1914)


DEATHS

1238   Duke Henryk I of Poland
1279   Emperor Bing of Song China
1286   King Alexander III of Scotland
1721   Pope Clement XI

March 18

March 18

ROYAL BIRTHDAY


Prince Eudes of Orleans, Duke of Angouleme   {1968} (youngest son of Prince Henri of Orleans, Count of Paris, Duke of France & Princess Marie Therese of Orleans, Duchess of Montpensier, Duchess of Wurttemburg)

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Infanta Elena of Spain & Jaime de Marichalar y Saenz de Tejada   {1995} (separated November 13, 2007; divorced November 25, 2009; divorced registered January 21, 2010)

Prince Jean of Luxembourg & Diane De Guerre   {2009}

HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

37   The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Caligula emperor.
235   Emperor Alexander Severus & his mother Julia Mamaea are murdered by legionaires near Moguntiacum (modern Mainz), ending the Severan dynasty.
1229   Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor declares himself King of Jerusalem during the Sixth Crusade.
1438   Albert II of Habsburg becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
1608   Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
1913   King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
1970   Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1496   Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England; wife of Louis XII of France (d.1533)
1555   Francois, Duke of Anjou (d.1584)
1609   King Frederik III of Denmark (d.1670)

1848   Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria (d.1939)

DEATHS

235   Alexander Severus, Roman emperor
978   King Edward the Martyr of England
1227   Pope Honorius III
1583   King Magnus of Livonia
1746   Anna Leopoldovna, regent of Russia
1913   King George I of Greece

1933   Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Italian prince
1965   King Farouk I of Egypt

1983   King Umberto II of Italy