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8 May 1326 Joan of Auvergne

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8 May 1326 marks the birth of Joan I, Countess of Auvergne. Family Joan's parents were William XII, Count of Auvergne -Boulogne and Margaret of Navarre. Her paternal grandparents were Robert VII of Auvergne and Blanche of Bourbon. Her maternal grandparents were Louis Count of Évreux and Margaret of Artois. Louis, Count of Evreux was a son of King Philip III of France. Joan inherited the County of Auvergne (and Boulogne) after the death of her father.This took place in 1332. Love and Marriage Joan's first marriage was to Philip of Burgundy. who held the title Count of Auvergne. Their son Philip would inherit the title Duke of Burgundy from his grandfather Odo IV Duke of Burgundy. Philip I , Count of Auvergne died on 10 August 1346. Joan remarried on 19 February 1350 at the Château de Sainte-Gemme to King John II of France. It was a second marriage for both of them. The first wife of King John II of France, Bonne of Bohemia, had died of Bla

Royal Calendar of January 29

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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