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Saturday, July 16, 2011

July 15

July 15

Feast Day of Saint Vladimir the Great [of Kiev] (Eastern Orthodox & Roman Catholic)



ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei   {1946}


Prince Lucas Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria   {1997} [son of Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Panagyurishte (son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria)]

Camille Grimaldi   {1998} [daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco (sister of Prince Albert II of Monaco)]

                                                             (pictured here with her mother)



ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Prince Honore (IV) of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois & Louise d'Aumont, Duchess d'Aumont, Duchess Mazarin et de La Meilleraye   {1777}


ROYAL CHRISTENING

Infanta Sofia of Spain   {2007} [daughter of Crown Prince Felipe of Spain, Prince of Asturias (son of King Juan Carlos I of Spain)]








HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

1207   King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop Stephen Langton.

1381   John Ball, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, is hanged, drawn, and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1353   Vladimir Andreyevich "the Bold", Prince of Serpukhov (Russia) (d.1410)

1471   Emperor EskenderAlexander of Ethiopia (throne name Constantine II) (d.1494)
1553   Archduke Ernest of Austria (d.1595)

1737   Princess Louise Marie of France (d.1787)

1837   Queen consort Estefania of Portugal + the Algarves (previously Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) (d.1859)



DEATHS

1291   King Rudolf I of the Romans, King of Germany
1404   Duke William "the Ambitious" of Inner Austria

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