Royal Calendar of January 20

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On this day: January 20th. there are many celebrations and sadly much
remembrances.


 Births

Elizabeth of Bohemia (born in 1292 - died on 28 September 1330).
She was the daughter of Wenceslaus of Bohemia and Judith of Habsburg.
Elisabeth married John of Luxembourg.

Sebastian of Portugal (born in 1554 - died on 4 August 1578).
He was the grandson of King John III of Portugal and Holy Roman
Emperor Charles V as well. He disappeared (probably killed in action
during a battle).



King Charles III of Spain (born in 1716 - died on 14 December 1788)
He was the son of King Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnesse.




Sophie, Countess of Wessex (born in 1965).
She was born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones and married Prince Edward, the
Earl of Wessex. Prince Edward is the youngest son of Queen Elisabeth
and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.


Author picture: Frankie Fouganthin


Mathilde d'Udecem d'Acoz (born in 1973).
Mathilde married to Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant. Since 21 July
2013, Philippe became King of the Belgians and Mathilde is Queen
Consort of the Belgians. On the picture: Queen Mathilde of Belgium
with the Nato Spouses.


Deceased

Robert, King of Naples (born in 1276 - died on 20 January 1343).
He was inter alia King of Naples, King of Jerusalem and Count of
Provence. He was styled Duke of Calabria.



John II of Aragon (born on 29 June 1398 - died on 20 January 1479).
He was the son of King Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of
Alburquerque.



Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (born on 18 July 1552 - died on
20 January 1612). He also was King of Hungary and Croatia, King
of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria. He was a member of the royal
house of Habsburg.



Anne of Austria (born on 22 September 1601 - died on 20 January
1666). She was a Spanish princess and an Austrian Archduchess and
a member of the royal house of Habsburg. She married King Louis III
of France and was the mother of King Louis XIV of France.




Christian VIII of Denmark (born on 18 September 1786 - died on
20 January 1848). He was the son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of
Denmark and Sophie Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He also
was King of Norway.



King George V of the United Kingdom (born on 3 June 1865 -
died on 20 January 1936). He was the son of King Edward VII of
the United Kingdom and Queen Alexandra (a princess of Denmark).
He was a grandon of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.







Source pictures: Wikipedia

Location: United Kingdom

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