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OTD March 23rd.1730 Death of Charles I Landgrave of Hesse Kassel

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August 3rd. 1654 marks the birth of Charles of Hesse-Kassel. Charles I of Hesse-Kassel He was the second son of William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg. In 1670 Charles I succeeded his elder brother, William VII, as Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. William VII died shortly after he reached adulthood and before he had the chance to change the administration. On May 21st. 1673 Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel married his first cousin, Maria Amalia of Courland (daughter of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland). They would have 17 children, 14 of them lived long enough to have names. He had a big army who was in service during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). On March 23rd. 1730 Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel died. He was succeeded by his eldest son Frederick who was then already King of Sweden.

Happy Weekend Picture - Royal Theater The Hague - The Netherlands

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My Happy Weekend Picture was taken in 2013 during a trip to The Hague, former capital of The Netherlands. Royal Theater in The Hague - own picture At the picture you can see a magnificent building: the Royal Theater. Of course, this Palace has a great history. Charles Christian - Source picture: Wikipedia In 1766 Prince Charles Christian (in Dutch: Karel Christiaan) of Nassau-Weilburg, gave the order to build a palace in The Hague for himself and his wife Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Carolina of Orange-Nassau - Source picture: Wikipedia The architect became Pieter de Swart. He created a design in Louis XVI Style. Due to the French Occupation of The Netherlands, the construction of the palace was stopped. When Prince Charles Christian died in 1788, his heirs sold his possessions in The Hague, with the exception of this unfinished palace. For a long time the palace remained vacant and unfinished. There even was a proposition to pull down th

Princess Astrid of Belgium will visit Qatar and United Arab Emirates

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Princess Astrid of Belgium will visit Qatar and United Arab Emirates between March 21st. 2015 and March 27th. 2015  with several federal and local ministers and a delegation from Belgian businesses. Source map: Wikipedia On March 23rd. Princess Astrid of Belgium met Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. You can see a picture on next link   On March 23rd. Princess Astrid of Belgium met Sheikha Moza. You can see a picture on next link  

OTD March 20th.1690 Giuseppe Gonzaga Duke of Guastalla

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March 20th. 1690 marks the birth of Giuseppe Gonzaga. His parents had been Vincenzo Gonzaga and Maria Vittoria Gonzaga. Giuseppe Gonzaga - Source picture: Wikipedia Giuseppe was mentally handicapped and wouldn't probably never have married but in 1731 there was an arragement with the 16th. year old Eleonore of Holstein (daughter of Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein). The marriage remained childless. Between 1734 and 1738 the Duchy was occupied by the French Troops. On August 16th. 1746 Giuseppe died. Later the Duchy was annexed with Austria. Guastalla is a town in Emilia-Romagna. This is located on the right banks of the Po River in Italy.