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OTD: 8 September 1831: VIP diner @ the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium

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On 8 September 1831, there was a very important diner at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium. The Book with the diners' guest list of the royal palace in Brussels, Belgium That day, King Leopold I of Belgium held his opening speech before the first meeting of the brand new Belgian Parliament. This was just elected on 29 August 1831. 1831 really had lots of major changes for the recent founded country. That year, on 3 June 1831,  King Leopold I of Belgium (who was the widower of Princess Charlotte of Wales) was chosen as King of the Belgians by the National Congress. King Leopold I of Belgium own picture The 2018 summer exhibition of the royal palace in Brussels displays this remarkable document. On the first picture you can see that the table arrangement was written in French. At that time this was the most spoken language at the royal courts in Europe. Diner at the royal palace in Brussels, Belgium own picture  Lally Brown asked me on Twitter a

OTD November 20th. 1851 Margherita of Savoy Queen Consort of Italy

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On November 20th. 1851, Margherita of Savoy was born in Palazzo Chiablese in the (then) Kingdom of Sardinia. Source picture: Wikipedia Take a look at her amazing jewelry!  Family Her parents were Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa and Princess Elisabeth of Saxony. Her maternal grandparents were John, King of Saxony and Amalie Auguste of Bavaria. Her paternal grandparents were Charles Albert, King of Sardinia and Maria Theresa of Austria. Love and Marriage In 1868, Margherita of Savoy married Umberto I of Italy . He was her first cousin. They had 1 child: Victor  Emmanuel III of Italy. Trivia: The name Margherita Pizza is derived from her. Buon Appetito - A very good Margherita Pizza -  Source picture: Wikipedia