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Royal Calendar of 10 February

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These are the Birthday celebrations and the deaths of 10 February in the world of royals. B-Day Christine of France (born on 10 February 1606 - died on 27 December 1663). Her parents were King Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici. She was a member of the royal House of Bourbon. Death Margaret II of Flanders (born on 2 June 1202 - died on 10 February 1280). Her parents were Baldwin I, Latin Emperor and Marie of Champagne. She was a member of the House of Flanders. Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (born on 19 November 1413 - died on 10 February 1471). His parents were Frederick I of Brandenburg and Elisabeth, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. Catherine of Saxony (born on 24 July 1468 - died on 10 February 1524) Royal events Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom married her Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace in London, on 10 February 1840. Source pictures:...

OTD May 8th 1460 Frederick I Margrave of Brandenburg Ansbach

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Frederick I of Brandenburg-Ansbach was born on May 8th. 1460 in Ansbach, (now located in the German State, Bavaria). Family His parents were Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and  Anna of Saxony. Anna was the daughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony. Love and Marriage On February 14th. 1479 Frederick I married Sophia of Poland. She was the daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland.  The Royal Couple would have seventeen children. Reign In 1486 Frederick succeeded his father as Margrave of Ansbach and his younger brother as Margrave of Bayreuth (1495). Death Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach died on April 4th. 1536. Source pictures: Wikipedia