All About Royal Families

On December 13th. 1553, Henry IV of France was born. Henry IV of France Source picture: Wikipedia His parents were Queen Jeanne III of Navarre and Antoine de Bourbon. First Henry married Margaret of Valois (daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici). Margaret of Valois painted by Rubens Source picture: Wikipedia Their wedding took place on August  18th. 1572 in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. On August 24th. 1572, Saint Bartholomew's  Day Massacre started in Paris. Several thousand Protestants who came to the wedding were killed.  Henry could escape.  Henry's first marriage was not a happy one. It remained childless.  They seperated. In 1600 he married Marie de Medici. Marie de Medici Source picture: Wikipedia Henry IV became King of France in 1589. He died on May 14th. 1610. 

On December 12th. 1574, Anne of Denmark was born at Skanderborg Castle in Denmark. Anne of Denmark Source picture: Wikipedia Anne was born on 12 December 1574 at the castle of Skanderborg on the Jutland Peninsula in the Kingdom of Denmark to Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and King Frederick II of Denmark.  In need of a male heir the King had been hoping for a son, and Sophie gave birth to a son, Christian IV of Denmark, three years later. With her older sister, Elizabeth, Anne was sent to be raised at Güstrow by her maternal grandparents, the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg. Christian was also sent to be brought up at Güstrow but two years later, in 1579, his father the King wrote to his parents-in-law, to request the return of his sons, Christian and Ulrich, (probably, at the urging of the Rigsråd, the Danish Privy Council), and Anne and Elizabeth returned with him. Anne enjoyed a close, happy family upbringing in Denmark, thanks largely to Queen Sophie, who nursed the child

On December 11th. 1792, King Louis XVI of France was brought to the Temple to stand before the convention and hear his indictment: an accusation of high treason and crimes against the state. @ the picture: King Louis XVI in the Temple. Source: Wikipedia The Temple was a medieval fortress in Paris (France). Source picture: Wikipedia In 1806, it became a place of pilgrimage for royalists. Napoleon gave the order to demolish the fortress.

My TreeTuesday picture is from Switzerland.  My husband and I stayed in a beautiful place called Kandersteg.  As you can see, it is surrounded by mountains and trees.  nature around Kandersteg Switzerland Kandersteg also is known for its International Scout Center.