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