All About Royal Families

On July 29th. 1981, the wedding took place between Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Book Cover The ceremony was a traditional Church of England wedding ceremony in the gorgeous St. Paul's Cathedral in London. St Paul's Cathedral in London own picture taken in 2016 Charles, Prince of Wales took interest in her as a potential bride in the summer of 1980, when they were guests at a country weekend. Later the Prince invited Lady Diana Spencer for a sailing weekend to Cowes on board of the Royal Brittania. Later Lady Diana was invited at Balmoral Castle where she was well received by the Queen, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen mother. The engagement On February 24st. 1481 their engagement became official. Lady Diana Spencer selected a large diamond engagement ring with a blue sapphire. The wedding Around 3500 guests attended the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. T

On July 25th. 1554 an important wedding took place at the Winchester cathedral in England. The marriage between Queen Mary I of England and Philip, Prince of Asturias (the later King Philip II of Spain) was arranged and had a lot of political influence. In England the nobles didn't like the idea of a marriage between their Queen and someone from the House of Habsburg. They feared the independence of England. Besides that Philip could not speak English. The two spoke to each other in a mix of Spanish, French and Latin. Family ties Queen Mary I of England was the daughter of King Henry VIII of England and Catherina of Aragon. Philip II was a son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Isabella of Portugal Charles V's mother, Joanna of Castile, was the daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Joanna and Catherina were thus sisters. Political influences For the marriage an act, a kind of business contract, was made. It specified what Spain can expect from t

Philip the Handsome was born on July 22nd. 1478 in Bruges (Belgium). Family His parents were Mary, Duchess of Burgundy and Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Philip the Handsome was named after his great-grandfather, through his mother, Philip the Good. Love & Marriage After the death of his mother, Mary, Philip inherited her Burgundian possessions under the guardianship of his father. In 1493, Frederick III, Holy Roman Empire died and Philip's father Maximilian became the new emperor. In 1494 Maximilian signed the Treaty of Senlis and Philip took over the rule of the Burgundian lands. However the real power was in the hands of a council of Burgundian nobles. On October 20th. 1496, Philip the Handsome married Joanna, a daughter of King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile in Lier, Belgium. Philip's sister Margaret married John, Prince of Asturias (the brother of Joanna). Philip the Handsome and Joanna would have 6 children toge

Isabella of Austria was born on July 18th. 1501 in Brussels. Family Her parents were Philip I of Castile and Joanna of Castile (called the mad). Her grandparents were: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Mary, Duchess of Burgundy King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile She was the sister of inter alia: Emperor Charles V Eleanor, Queen of Charles Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Mary, Queen of Hungary Catherine, Queen of Portugal In her childhood, Isabella of Austria spent her time with her aunt Margaret of Austria, who was then the governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. Love and Marriage On August 12th. 1515, Isabella married King Christian II of Denmark in Copenhagen. In the first years of their marriage, Isabella had a lot of concurrence of her husband's mistress.  In 1517 this mistress died and the marriage improved. Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway In 1515, Isabella was crowned as Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway. There