April 6

April 6

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Lord Frederick Windsor   {1979} (son of Prince Michael of Kent)

Princess Haalah bint Al Hashim of Jordan   {2007} [daughter of Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan (son of the late King Hussein & Queen Noor, and half-brother of King Abdullah II)]


ACCESSION ANNIVERSARY

Prince Albert II of Monaco   {2005}

HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

1199   King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder.

1385   John, Master of the Order of Aviz, is made King Joao I of Portugal.

1453   Mehmed II begins his seige of Constantinople, which falls May 29.

1782   Rama I of Siam (modern day Thailand) founds the Chakri dynasty.

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1632   Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (d.1649)

1871   Prince Alexander John of Wales (d.1871)

1886   Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, The Last Nizam of Hyderabad state (d.1967)

DEATHS

1147   Frederick II, Duke of Swabia
1199   King Richard I of England
1490   Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary & Croatia
2005   Prince Rainier III of Monaco