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20 June 1634 marks the birth of Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (in Italian: Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia). This took place in Turin, Italy. Charles Emmanuel with his sister Family His parents were Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Princess Christine of France. His maternal grandparents were King Henry IV of France and Maria de' Medici. Duke of Savoy In 1638 Charles Emmanuel II became Duke of Savoy after the death of his elder brother Francis Hyacint. Due to his early age, his mother Christine of France governed in his place. When Charles Emmanuel reached his adulthood he asked his mother to continue her reigning over the duchy, while he had a life full of pleasure far away from the affairs of state. In 1663 Christine of France died and Charles Emmanuel received the real power over the Duchy. Then he improved the commerce and the wealth of the Duchy. He ordered to develop the port of Nice and to build a road in the Alps towards France.

June 18th. 1866 marks the birth of Prince Aribert Joseph Alexander of Anhalt. This took place in Wörlitz (now Germany). Family Prince Aribert was the fourth son of Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. Love and Marriage On July 6th. 1891, Prince Aribert married Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Their wedding took place at the St. George's chapel in Windsor Castle. The Bride's first cousin, Emperor William II of Germany, had arranged the match. However in December 1900 Prince Aribert of Anhalt annulled their marriage. Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein regarded her vows as binding, so she never remarried, although she disliked her husband. There were historical reports that Prince Aribert was homosexual or bisexual. He was known for his holiday on Capri, then an isle with a reputation for attracting homosexual liaisons. Interested in

Poppo von Babenberg was born around 986 as the son of Emperor Leopold I of Austria and Richardis of Sualafeldgau. Source picture: Wikipedia Family Poppo had several siblings inter alia: - Henry I, Margrave of Austria; - Ernest I, Duke of Swabia; - Adalbert, Margrave of Austria ... Life Poppo was educated in Regensburg (now Germany). In 1007, Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, appointed him as the first provost of his new cathedral in Bamberg. In 1015, Henry succeeded Archbishop Megingod in Trier. In 1016 this was confirmed by Pope Benedict IX. Poppo was involved with the extension of the Trier Cathedral. Death Poppo died on June 16th. 1047, during an inspection of the construction works of the Trier Cathedral. Cathedral of Trier