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31 January has many royal events and even a special double date. It also has a very special historical event! Births Henry, King of Portugal (born on 31 January 1512 - died on 31 January 1580). His parents were King Ferdinand I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon. He belonged to the House of Aviz. Lunalilo, the King of the Hawaiian Islands (born on 31 January 1835 - died on 3 February 1874). He was a member of the House of Keoua. Beatrix of the Netherlands (born on 31 January 1938). Her parents were Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She is a member of the House of Orange-Nassau. princess Beatrix and princess Irene Deaths William V, Duke of Aquitaine (born in 969 - died on 31 January 1030). His parents were William IV of Aquitaine and Emma of Blois. Special events 31 January 2020: Brexit day The membership of the United Kingdom in the European Union ceases due to Article 50. The United Kingdom was 47 yea...

January 29th. counts many important events such as Birthdays and Deaths. This is the allaboutroyalfmalies calendar for January 29th.: B-Days: Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (born in 1584 - died on 14 March 1647). His parents were William of Orange and Louise de Coligny. He became stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders and Overijssel (nowadays The Netherlands). Christian VII of Denmark (born in 1749 - died on 13 March 1808). His parents were Frederick V of Denmark and Louise of Great Britain. He married Caroline Matilde of Great Britain. Deaths: King George III of the United Kigndom (born on 4 June 1738 - died on 29 January 1820). He was a son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born on 3 October 1797 - died on 29 January 1870). His parents were Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Princess Luisa of Two Sicilies. Prince Aimoine, Duke of Aosta (born on 9 March 190...

Today - January 28th. -  there are many important royal B-Days celebrations and deaths. These are the B-Days: Joan II, Queen of Navarre (born in 1312 - died on 6 October 1349). King Henry VII of England (born in 1457 - died on 21 April 1509). Mustafa III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (born in 1717 - died on 21 January 1774). These are the royals who died on January 28th: Charlemagne, King of the Franks, King of the Lombards and even Holy Roman Emperor (exact B-Day is unknown - died on 28 January 814). Charlemagne statue in Paris - own picture taken in 2017 William II, Count of Holland  and Zeeland (born in February 1227 - died on 28 January 1256) Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (born in 1248 - died on 28 January 1271). She was the spouse of King Philip III of France. Source pictures: Wikipedia except the statue of Charlemagne. This is an own picture taken in Paris in 2017

On 26 January 1859, just before midnight,  Princess Victoria of Prussia got contractions at the Crown Prince Palace in Berlin. She was assisted by a team of German doctors with doctor Wegner as head. Sir James Clark, the personal physician of Queen Victoria also was present. Fourteen hours later the royal child was born. He received the names: Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert. Among family he was nicknamed "Willy" At the time of his birth, his great-uncle, Frederick William was King of Prussia and his grandfather Wilhelm was acting as regent. His parents were Prince Frederick William of Prussia and Princess Victoria. She was the daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. A traumatic breech birth resulted in Erb's palsy, his left arm was about 15 centimetres shorter than his right arm. At 3 pm., 101 salute shots told the crowd that a new prince was born. Source pictures: Wikipedia

On this Day - January 27th. - there are many important royal events such as Birthdays and Deaths. B-Day: Albert III, Duke of Saxony (born on 27 January 1443  - died on 12 September 1500). He was a member of the House of Wettin. His parents were Frederick II, Elector of Saxony and Margaret of Austria. Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (born on 27 January 1546 - died on 18 July 1608) . He was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. His parents were John George, Elector of Brandenburg and Sophie of Legnica. Abbas the Great (born on 27 January 1571 - died on 19 January 1629). He was a member of the Safavid dynasty. He became Shah, King of Iran. Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (born on 27 January 1708 - died on 4 March 1728). She was a member of the House of Romanov. Her parents were Peter I of Russia and Catherine I of Russia. Wilhelm II, German Emperor (born on 27 January 1859 - died on 4 June 1941). He was a grandson of Queen Vict...

On 25 January 1858 , Victoria, Princess Royal married her Prince Charming Frederick of Prussia. Crown Princess Victoria was the oldest daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of the United Kingdom. Prince Frederick was the son of Prince William (who became later King of Prussia and even German Emperor) and Princess Augusta of Saxe- Weimar-Eisenach. A love story Crown Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom met her future husband in 1851 for the first time. Then Frederick, his sister Louise and their father who became later William I, German Emperor visited the Great Exhibition in London. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert asked their daughter to guide Frederick at the exhibition. The Princess was able to converse in German while the Prince only understood a few words English. Frederick was fascinated by the relationships among the members of the British royal family. In London, Court life was not so frigid as in Berlin. The more, Queen Victoria and Prince...

OnThisDay in royal history: 24th. January, there are many important events. Inter alia: Births Galeazzo Maria Sforza (born on 24 January 1444 - died on 26 December 1476). He was Duke of Milan. King Gustav III of Sweden (born on 24 January 1746 - died on 29 March 1792). He was the son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Duchess Helena of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (born on 24 January 1814 - died on 17 May 1858). She married Ferdinand Philippe of Orléans, the son of King Louis Philippe I of France. Princess Athena of Denmark (born on 24 January 2012). She is the daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark. Deaths David IV of Georgia (born on 1073 - died on 24 January 1125). Winston Churchill (born on 30 November 1874 - died on 24 January 1965). Source pictures: Wikipedia

OnThisDay, January 23rd., royals celebrated their B-Day inter alia: Louis III, Count of Palatine (born on 23 January 1378 - died on 30 December 1436). He was an Elector Palatine and a member of the royal house of Wittelsbach. Caroline of Monaco, Princess of Hanover (born in 1957). She is a daughter of Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly. She is a sister of Prince Albert II of Monaco. Unfotunately many royals deceased on January 23rd. inter alia: Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (born on 980 (date unknown) and 23 January 1002). Isabella, Queen of Armenia (born in 1216/1217 and died on 23 January 1252). Margaret of Bavaria (born in 1363 - died on 23 January 1424). She married John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. She was the mother of Philip the Good. King Ferdinand II of Aragon (born on 10 March 1452 - died on 23 January 1516). His first wife was Isabella I of Castile. This marriage was regarded as a cornerstone in the foundation of the Spa...

January 22nd. had lots of B-day celebrations and deceased royals. Births Ivan III of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (born in 1440 died on 27 October 1505) Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans (born in 1522 - died on 9 September 1545) He was a son of King Francis I of France and Claude of France. Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (born in 1831 - died on 28 October 1917). He married Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, a daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. Deceased Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (born in 1279 - died on 22 January 1341). Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (born on 24 May 1819 - died on 22 January 1901). She died in Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Source pictures: Wikipedia

In the summer of 2019, I had the chance to see a wonderful exhibition at the Sentate of Belgium. Meanwhile my husband and I got a guided tour  in the building. It really is a splendid royal destination not only due to its history but  also due to the building and due to the many royal links inside.  I must admit, I'm not a political genious and most of the time, I stay far  away from the complicated politics in Belgium. However I really liked  being in the Belgian senate. What is the Senate of Belgium? The Senate of Belgium is one of the two chambers of the Federal Parliament of Belgium. The other house is the Chamber of  Representatives. Thus the Senate is considered to be the upper house of the Federal  Parliament.  The senate was created in 1831 as a chamber fully equal to the Chamber of Representatives. It has undergone several reforms in the past. The most important ones took place in 1993 and...