All About Royal Families

On September 30th. 1399, Henry IV became King of England and Lord of Ireland . He reigned till 1413. Picture: Henry IV Coronation - Source Wikipedia Henry IV was born on April 15th. 1367 in Bolingbroke Castle. His parents were John of Gaunt, 1st. Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster. Henry IV was a member of the House of Plantagenet. In this House there where 4 distinct Royal Families: Angevins; Plantagenet; Lancaster; York. Henry IV belonged to the  Royal Family of Lancaster. Henry IV married twice: - Mary de Bohun and - Joan of Navarre. He died on March 20th. 1413 in London. He was not buried in Westminster Abbey but in the Canterbury Cathedral.

Royal Monogram of Constantine II of Greece - Source picture: Wikipedia Constantine II was born on June 2nd. 1940 in Athens. He was the only son of King Paul and Queen Consort Frederika of Greece. King Constantine II of Greece - Source picture - Wikipedia His sister is the Queen Consort of Spain, Queen Sofía. His other (youngest) sister is unmarried. Constantine II married Princess Anne-Marie, the younger sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Queen Anne-Marie of Greece - Source picture: Wikipedia -  Author picture: Holger Motzkau They have 5 children: 1/ Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark; 2/ Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark; 3/ Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark; 4/ Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark; 5/ Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark. In 1973, there was a referendum in Greece to confirm the abolition of the Greek Monarchy. 69 % voted against the monarchy, while 31...

On August 2nd. 1868, Constantine I was born in Athens (capital of Greece). He was the first Greek-born Royal! He received the title: Duke of Sparta. Source picture: Wikipedia Constantine I of Greece married Sophie of Prussia (sister of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany). See link on my blog:   https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2013/09/today-in-history-september-27th-1922.html Source picture: Wikipedia Together they had 6 children: 1/ George II, King of the Hellenes ; Source picture: Wikipedia George II was married Elisabeth of Romania. They had no children. 2/ Alexander, King of the Hellenes ; Source picture: Wikipedia King Alexander married a commoner: Aspasia Manos. They had 1 child, Alexandra who became later Queen Consort of Yugoslavia. 3/ Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark ; Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark married her second cousin Crown Prince Caro...

Flag of Greece - Own picture George I of Greece and his wife Olga Constantinovna of Russia had 8 children. Source picture: Wikipedia The children where: 1/Constantine I (see my Today in History of September 27 th): https://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.be/2013/09/today-in-history-september-27th-1922.html 2/ George, who married Marie Bonaparte; Source picture: Wikipedia 3/ Alexandra, who married Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia; Source picture: Wikipedia 4/ Nicholas who married Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia; Source picture: Wikipedia 5/ Marie, who married firstly Grand Duke George Michaelovich of Russia and later Admiral Perikles Ioannidis; Source picture: Wikipedia 6/ Olga, who died young; 7/ Andrew, who married Princess Alice of Battenberg (he was the father of Prince Philippe, Duke of Edinburgh and husband  of Queen El...

On September 29th. 106 BC, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was born. Source picture: Wikipedia He was generally known as Pompey the great. He belonged to a family of the Italian Nobility. Later he became the military and political leader of the Roman Republic. Statue of Pompey in Milan - Source picture: Wikipedia

From 1863 till 1924 and from 1935 till 1973, a new Royal Family ruled over Greece. They were members of the House of Glücksburg. Royal Standard of the Kingdom Greece (1936 - 1967) -  Source picture: Wikipedia  The House of Glücksburg is a German Ducal House with a lot of junior branches of Royal Families through all Europe. This is a short summary: - Denmark; Royal Coat of Arms - Source: Wikipedia - Greece; - Iceland (now a republic); Coat of Arms of Iceland - Norway; Royal Coat of Arms of Norway - Source picture: Wikipedia - Schleswig-Holstein; Wappen Herzog of Schleswig-Holstein - Source: Wikipedia - House of Windsor (United Kingdom) via Prince Philip (husband of Queen Elizabeth). Coat of Arms of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; husband of Queen Elizabeth. As you can see, there are a lot of relatives from the...

On June 1st. 1815, Otto, son of Ludwig I of Bavaria, was born in Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg (Austria). Own pictures of Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg (Austria) At that time Salzburg was a part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. In 1832, Otto became the King of the modern Greek State. Otto's Entry in Athens - Source picture: Wikiepdia During his reign there were a lot of problems inter alia: -  partisanships of the Greeks; -  financial uncertainty; etc.... King Otto of Greece - Source picture: Wikipedia Otto tried to rule as an absolute monarch. In September 1943 there was a revolution. People asked for a Constitution. Painting of the September revolution in 1843 - Source: Wikipedia In 1862, there was a new coup against Otto I of Greece. The King and Queen fled on a ship back to Bavaria (Germany). In 1867, Otto I died in Bamberg (Bavaria). He is buried in the Theatiner Kirch...

On September 28th. 935, Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) was murdered by his brother Boleslaus I. Source picture: Wikipedia September 28th. is a Public Holiday in the Czech Republic, celebrated as Czech Statehood Day.

Own picture: Greek Flag and fortress King Constantine I of Greece abdicated his throne in favour of his eldest son King George II. Picture: King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Sophia of Prussia sister of  Emperor  Wilhelm II of Germany. Source: Wikipedia King George II of Greece - Source picture: Wikipedia

On September 26th. 1087, William II (born in Normandy - France) was crowned as King of England. William II of England - Source: Wikipedia He was  a member of the House of Normandy. Flag of Normandy - Source: Wikipedia He reigned till his death in 1100.

On September 25th. 275, the Roman Senate proclaimed Marcus Claudius Tacitus as Roman Emperor. He reigned from 275 till 276. Source picture: Wikipedia The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome. The word Senate comes from the latin word: senex. That means: old man. Literally: assembly of elders.

Mon Repos is a classy villa located in Corfu Town with a large importance in Royal History. Mon Repos was ordered by the English commissioner Thomas Maitland and his Greek wife. Important Dates of Mon Repos : 1921: Birth of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (husband of Queen Elizabeth) 1863: visit of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) 1964: granted to George I of the Hellenes as Royal Summer Residence 1965: birth of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark. Some inside views : Inside Mon Repos Corfu Inside Mon Repos Corfu Inside Mon Repos Corfu View to the garden : View to the garden Mon Repos Corfu Mon Repos Corfu Staircase Mon Repos Corfu Ceiling Mon Repos Corfu Mon Repos Corfu Mon Repos Corfu Some views from the garden and the park - Mon Repos even had a private beach. As you can see on the first picture (below), you see the plaque of the birth of Prince Philip. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh plaque ...