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Charles of Egmond was born on November 9th. 1467 in the Netherlands as the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catherine of Bourbon. Charles of Egmond - Source picture: Wikipedia His Family The House of Egmond (also written Egmont) was named after the Dutch town Egmond which was located in North Holland. It played a very important role during the Middle Ages. This family gained a lot of importance during the Burgundian era and the era of the Habsburg. Did you know that the first wife of William the Silent was Anna van Egmond-Buren....? Interesting Facts Charles was raised at the Burgundian court of Charles the Bold, who had bought the Duchy of Guelders from Adolf of Egmond in 1473. Later Charles fought several battles against King Charles VIII of France, till he was taken captive during the battle of Béthune in 1487. Then a huge twist broke out between King Maximilian of Habsburg and the French King and Charles played a role in it. First the citizens of Guelde

It is sure that Petronilla of Aragon was born in 1136 but her date of birth was different in a few sources. There is a doubt between June 29th and August 11th. Petronilla of Aragon - Source picture: Wikipedia The Kingdom of Aragon was a medieval and early modern Kingdom,  corresponding with the modern-day autonomous province of Aragon  in Spain.  When Alfonso I, King of Navarre, died without an heir in 1134,  he left the crown to the 3 religious military orders.  This will was not respected and the aristocracy of Navarre elected a king of their own, and restored their independence. The nobility of Aragon raised Ramiro (brother of Alfonso I) to the throne. King Ramiro married Agnes of Aquitaine in 1135 and their only child was born the next year. Her marriage became a very important matter of state. On 11th August 1137 Petronilla was betrothed to Raymond Berengar IV, Count of Barcelona. She was only one year old and he was twenty three years older. On N

Princess Hedvig Sophia Augusta of Sweden was born on 26 June 1681 at the Three Crowns Castle in Stockholm as the eldest child of King Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark. Princess Hedvig Sophia of Sweden - Source picture: Wikipedia However she was born at the Three Crowns Castle in Stockholm, Princess Hedvig spent a lot of her childhood at Karlberg Palace. After the death of her mother in 1693 she was placed under the custody of her grandmother Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp. Princess Hedvig Sophia also was taken care by Juliana Schierberg, who became her confidante. Princess Hedvig Sophia was described in the history books as beautiful and she studied very well. She also liked painting and singing. People called her the "Happy Princess". On 12 May 1698 Princess Hedwig Sophia married her cousin, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. This marriage took place against her will and it became not happy at all. She even didn't like th

June 24th. 1532 marks the birth of William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. He also was called 'the wise'. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel - picture: Wikipedia His parents were Philippe I, Landgrave of Hesse and Christine of Saxony. In 1567 Williams father died and his land was divided between the four sons of his father's first marriage. William only receive the portion around the capital: Kassel. William strongly was involved with Religion. He took a leading part in the Lutheran Reformation, so he chose Protestantism above Catholicism. However he never used military power in this conflict. William married Sabine of Württemberg, daughter of Duke Christoph of Württemberg. They had 11 children. He was a great admirer of the natural sciences and a good astronomer himself. William even had a catalogue about a thousand stars. The Hessian Star Catalogue was published in the Historia Coelestis made by Lucius Barettus. William IV, Ladgrave of Hesse