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Today in History - November 17th. 1558 - Elizabeth I of England

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On November 17th. 1558, Elizabeth became Queen of England. She was called the Virgin Queen or Gloriana or Good Queen Bess. Elisabeth was the 5th. and last monarch of the Tudor Dynasty. Source picture: Wikipedia Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

Today in History - November 16th. 1797 - Frederick William II of Prussia

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On November 16th. 1797, Frederick William II of Prussia died in Potsdam (Germany). Frederick William II of Prussia - Source: Wikipedia He was born on September 25th. 1744 as member of the House of Hohenzollern. House of Hohenzolleren - Coat of Arms - Source picture: Wikipedia His parents were Prince Augustus William of Prussia (second son of King William I of Prussia) and Louise Amalie of Brunswick - Lüneburg. Berlin Palace - Source picture: Wikipedia - demolished during WWII

Today in History - November 15th. 1498 - Eleanor of Austria

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On November 15th. 1498, Eleanor of Austria was born in Louvain (Leuven - Belgium). Eleanor of Austria - painting -  source picture: Wikipedia. Eleanor was the eldest daughter of Philip of Austria and Joanna of Castile. Philip of Austria and Joanna of Castile - Source picture: Wikipedia Eleanor of Austria had famous siblings inter alia: Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor) see page House of Habsburg on top of my blog  : http://allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.be/p/house-of-habsburg.html Ferdinand I Source picture: Wikipedia Queen Isabella of Denmark Source picture: Wikipedia Queen Mary of Hungary Source picture: Wikipedia Queen Catherine of Portugal Source picture: Wikipedia Eleanor of  Austria also was called Eleanor of Castile. She married her uncle Manuel I of Portugal and became Queen of Portugal . He died on ...