All About Royal Families

On 31 January 1938, a very noble girl was born at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, the Netherlands. She received the names: Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard Family Princess Beatrix was the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (then Princess) and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She belonged to the noble house of Orange-Nassau by birth. Through her father she was a member of the noble house of Lippe. Baptism Princess Beatrix was baptized in the Great Church of The Hague. Her godparents were: - King Leopold III of Belgium; - Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; - Elisabeth, Princess of Erbach-Schönberg; - Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg; - Countess Allene de Kotzebue. Sisters Princess Beatrix has 3 sisters: Princess Irene Princess Margriet Princess Christina Love and Marriage Queen Beatrix married on 10 March 1966 to Prince Claus. They had 3 children: Willem-Alexander Friso Constantijn Reign On 30 April 1980, Queen Juliana abdi

On 31 January 1512, a noble boy was born in Lisbon, Portugal. He received the name: Henry. Family Henry was the fifth son of King Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon. He belonged to the noble house of Aviz. A cardinal As a younger son in the royal family, Henry was not expected to succeed to the Portuguese throne. Already early in his life, Henry took the Holy Orders to promote Portuguese interests in the Catholic Church (then dominated by Spain). Henry rose fast through the Church hierarchy, he became soon Archbishop of Braga, Archbishop of Évora and Grand Inquisitor before receiving a Cardinal's hat in 1545. From 1564 till 1570 he was Archbishop of Lisbon. Henry encouraged to bring the Jesuits to Portugal and to employ them in the colonial empire. A King After 1562, Henry served as regent for his great-nephew King Sebastian. After the terrible Battle of Alcácer Quibir in 1578, King Sebastian died. Henry attempted to renounce his eccle