September 7

September 7

ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Prince Rudolf Ferdinand of Liechtenstein   {1975} [son of Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein (brother of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein)]


ROYAL ENGAGEMENT ANNIVERSARY

Prince Charles Phlippe of Orleans, Duke of Anjou & Diana Alvares Pereira de Melo, 11th Duchess of Cadaval   {2007}

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Rym Brahimi   {2004} [public celebration]


HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

1191   Third Crusade:  Battle of Arsuf - King Richard I of England defeats Saladin, Sultan of Egypt + Syria,  at Arsuf, Israel.

1228   Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II landed in Acre, Palestine and started the Sixth Crusade, which resulted in a peaceful restitution of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

1812   Napoleonic Wars:  Battle of Borodino - Napoleon wins a Pyrrhic victory over the Russian army of Tsar Alexander I near the village of Borodino, Russia.

1818   Carl XIV + III Johan of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim, Norway.

1822   Dom Pedro I (Emperor of Brazil) declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga Brook in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

786   Emperor Saga of Japan (d.842)

1438   Ludwig II "the Frank", Landgrave of Hesse (d.1471)

1533   Queen Elizabeth I of England (d.1603)

1674   Ernest Augustus, Duke of York + Albany, Earl of Ulster, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (d.1728)

1683   Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Queen consort of Portugal (d.1754)

1817   Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel, Queen consort [as Louise] of Denmark (d.1898)

1930   King Baudouin I of the Belgians (d.1993)

DEATHS

1151   Geoffrey V "the Handsome" [Plantagenet], Count of Anjou, Touraine + Maine, Duke of Normandy

1312   King Ferdinand IV "the Summoned" of Castile, Leon + Galicia

1464   Frederick II "the Gentle", Elector of Saxony, Landgrave of Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen, Duke of Saxony

1496   King Ferdinand/Ferrante/Ferrandino II of Naples

1632   Emperor Susenyos [Malak Sagad III] of Ethiopia

1708   Emperor Tekle Haymanot I [Le'al Sagad] of Ethiopia

1809   King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke [Rama I] of Siam (Thailand)