All About Royal Families

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...

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 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

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...

OnThisDay there are some royals who celebrated their B-Day. Unfortunately there were some deceased royals too. Here is the Royal Calender of January 21st. Births King Charles V of France (born in 1338 - died on 16 September 1380). He was called The Wise. His parents were King John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (born in 1732 - died on 23 December1797). He was the son of Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn und Taxis. Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel (born in 1796 - died on 30 December 1880) Oscar II of Sweden (born in 1829 - died on 8 December 1907) He was King of Sweden. His parents were Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg. Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon -Two Sicilies (born in  1855 - died on 23 August 1874). She was a daughter of King Ferdinand of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. Princess Ingrid Alexander of Norway ...

When King Christian X of Denmark became 70 years old on 26 September 1940 his birthday was much celebrated despite the turmoil of World War II. Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark and the city where the royal family lived, was beautifully decorated, especially where the cortege of the King and Queen passed by.  Even the German Warships, who laid in Copenhagen were decorated with flags. From the balcony of the royal palace King Christian X of  Denmark held a speech in which he called for a worthy unit needed for the maintenance of the nation.  A collection of money also was held for the royal birthday boy, but the income would be used for humanitarian and scientific purposes.  This was translated from Dutch to English.  It originally was written in the Belgian Newspaper De Dag  on 28 September 1940. The article proved the popularity of King Christian X of Denmark. On the Allaboutroyalfamilies blog there already was a post abo...

On January 16th. lots of royals celebrated their b-day inter alia: René of Anjou, also René of Naples (born in 1409 - died on 10 July 1480) Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilenburg (born in 1735 - died on 28 November 1788) Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (born in 1938 - died on 5 October 2015) King Fuad II of Egypt (born in 1952) Unfortunately some royals have died on January 16th. inter alia: Murad III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (born on 4 July 1546 - died in 1595) Feodor I of Russia, Tsar of Russia (born on 31 May 1557 - died in 1598) Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. He was born on 1 May 1850 and he died on 16 January 1942. Queen Victoria with Prince Arthur Source pictures Wikipedia

The Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, located in the historic center of Dijon (France) houses nowadays a museum of fine arts. This was opened in 1787. It became one of the oldest museums in France. The tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy at the Musée des Beaux Arts in Dijon France taken in 2019 History In 1766 the art school of Dijon was created by François Devosge. His collections, which have been presented within the Museum since 1787, represent the beginnings of the museum's collections. Initially there were two rooms one for sculpture and one for paintings. The location is very special. It is in the former palace of the Dukes of Burgundy  . Here people can see the tombs of : Philip the Bold; John the Fearless; and Margaret of Bavaria. It also houses amazing items from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Renaissance as well as masterpieces stretching from the 17th. century till the 21st. century. The museum also houses Islamic glasses, ivories of Africa, African c...

Several royals are born on this day: January 13 inter alia: - Henry II of Castile (born in 1334 - died on 29 May 1379) - Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (born in 1610 - died on 22 September 1665) - Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (born in 1505 - died on 3 January 1571) I wrote a Today in History about him on this link . - Princess Marie of Orléans (born in 1865 - died on  4 December 1909) - Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (born in 1869 - died on 4 July 1931) Some royals also died on this day: - Charles The Fat, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (born on 13 June 839 - died in  888) - Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st. Earl of Snowdon, husband of Princess Margaret (born on 7 March 1930 died in 2017) Source pictures: Wikipedia

On 10 January 2020, Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman al Said died. He was 79 years old. Family Qaboos bin Said al Said was born on 18 November 1940 in Salalah in Dhofar, Oman as an only son of Sultan Said bin Taimur and Sheikha Mazoon al-Mashani. His paternal grandparents were Taimur bin Faisal and Sheikha Fatima bint' Ali Al Sa'id. He was a member of the House of al Said. Education Qaboos bin Said al Said received his primary and secondary education at Salalah and he was sent to a private educational establishment at Bury St. Edmunds in England at the age of 16. When he was 20 years old, he entered the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst. After graduating from Sandhurst in September 1962, he joined the British Army. After his military service, Qaboos studied local government subjects in England and he completed his education with a world tour. When he returned to his country in 1966, he was placed under virtual house arrest in the Sultan's Pal...