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Margrethe Françoise Louise Helene was born on September 17th. 1895 at Bernstorff Palace in Denmark. Family ties Her parents were Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie of Orléans. Princess Margaret was thus a granddaughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (through her father). Princess Margaret was raised as a Roman Catholic, the faith of her mother. Love and Marriage On June 9th. 1921, Princess Margaret married in Copenhagen, Prince René of Bourbon Parma. Prince René of Bourbon Parma was the brother of Empress Zita of Austria and of Felix, the Consort of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as well. Prince René and Princess Margaret would have 4 children. One of them, Anne, would marry King Michael I of Romania. World War II Most of the time, Princess Margaret and her husband lived in France. However with the outbreak of World War II, they fled for the Nazi's. Death After the war, the couple settled i

September 15th. 1864 marks the birth of Prince Sigismund of Prussia. He was born at the New Palace in Potsdam, Germany. Family Prince Sigismund of Prussia was the fourth child and third son of Crown Prince William Frederick of Prussia and Victoria, Princess Royal. He was thus a grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (through his mother) and from Wilhelm I, German Emperor (through his father). Death Prince Sigismund of Prussia died from meningitis on June 18th. 1866. He was the first grandchild of Queen Victoria, who died. Prince Sigismund was buried in the Royal Mausoleum of the Friedenskirche (Church of Peace) in Potsdam. Source picture: Wikipedia

Frederick Charles of Württemberg-Winnental was born on September 12th. 1652 in Stuttgart (now Germany). Family His parents were Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental and Anna Catharina von Salm-Kyrburg. Love and Marriage On October 31st. 1682, Frederick Charles of Württemberg-Winnental married Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach. They would have 7 children. Duty On November 26th. 1677 Frederick Charles of Württemberg-Winnental acted as regent over Württemberg. This ended on January 16th. 1693, when his nephew, Eberhard Louis reached his majority. After his regency Frederick Charles of Württemberg-Winnental received an amount of money and he was appointed as Generalfeldmarschall of the Kaiser. Frederick Charles fought against the French on the Rhine during the Nine Years' War. He lost and he had to withdraw his army. Several hundred men were killed or captured by the French. Death In 1696 he fell ill of Syphilis. On December 20th. 1697 Fre