Royal Calendar of March 6

It always is very interesting to see which dates the royals share in past
and present. That's why the Allaboutroyalfamilies blog has selected the
most interesting ones.

Births

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster was born on 6 March 1340. He died
on 3 February 1399. His parents were Edward III, King of England and
Philippa of Hainault. He was by birth a member of the House of
Plantagenet and he founded the House of Lancaster.



Princess Clémentine of Orléans was born on 6 March 1817. She died on
16 February 1907. Her parents were Louis-Philippe, King of the French
and Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies. She was a member of the House
of Orléans. Princess Clémentine was a sister of Princess Louise d'Orléans
who became the first Queen Consort of Belgium. Princess Clémentine
was the mother of Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria.



Charles I of Württemberg was born on 6 March 1823. He died on
6 October 1891. His parents were William I of Württemberg and
Pauline Therese of Württemberg.




Deaths

Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa was born on 3 June 1931. He died on
6 March 1999. He was a member of the House of Al Khalifa. He
was the first Emir of Bahrain.




Events

On 6 March 1964, Constantine II became King of Greece. He ruled
till 1 June 1973. He is a member of the House of Glüksburg.



On 6 March 1957, Ghana became independent from the United
Kingdom.








Source pictures: Wikipedia

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