All About Royal Families

November 30th. 1340 marks the birth of John of Berry also called John the Magnificent. Family John of Berry was born as a son of King John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia. His siblings were inter alia: King Charles V of France; Philip II, Duke of Burgundy; Joan, Queen of Navarre; Love and Marriage John, Duke of Berry first was married to Joan of Armagnac (1346-1387). They would have 5 children. He also had one illegitimate son with a Scottish woman. In 1389 he married his second wife Joan II, Countess of Auvergne. They would have no children together. Duty By his birth, his father granted him the title: Count of Poitou. In 1360, Poitiers was ceded to England. John was created Duke of Berry and Auvergne. The Treaty of Brétigny declared that John became hostage to the English crown. He remained in England till 1369. In 1380, Johns older brother died and he became one of the regents for King Charles VI of France, who was then a minor. Be...

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh was born on November 25th. 1743 at Leicester House in London. Family His parents were Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. His grandparents were inter alia King George II and Caroline of Ansbach.  On October 25th. 1760, Prince William's brother succeeded his father as King George III. On November 19th. 1764, Prince William was styled Duke of  Gloucester and Edinburgh and Earl of Connaught.  Love and Marriage In 1764, Prince William began to court Maria Walpole, the  Dowager Countess of Waldegrave.  In 1766, he and Maria maria married in secret in his home on the Pall Mall.  This marriage only became known to the King after the passing of the Royal Marriages Act 1772. The couple would have 3  children. He also had a illegitimate daughter, born with his mistress.  However, their marriage was valid, Ma...

Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel was born on November 20th. 1627 as a daughter of William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau Münzenberg. Love and Marriage At Heidelberg Castle, Charlotte married on February 22nd. 1650 to her cousin, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine. At the beginning everything went very well as Charles Louis started with his task of providing the Palatinate with an heir. According to Charles Louis' sister Sophia 'his passion had impaired his intellect'. Charlotte and Charles Louis didn't have the same interests. She loved riding on a horseback, but her husband rejected that. She also loved gambling which Charles Louis regarded as a waste of money. In 1651 a son was born and in 1652 a daughter. Later a new woman came to the court. This was Marie Luise von Degenfield. She would become Charles Louis' mistress. Their relation started in 1658 and they would have 13 children while he was still married to Charlot...

November 18th. 1774 marks the birth of Friederike Louise Wilhelmine of Prussia. This event took place in Potsdam (Germany). Family Princess Wilhelmine was a daughter of King Frederick William II of Prussia and Queen Frederica Louisa. Her education was dominated by the strict regime of her great-uncle Frederick the Great. However there wasn't much known about her youth. Love and Marriage On October 1st. 1791, Princess Wilhelmine married her cousin, William of the Netherlands. He was the son of Stadtholder William V, Prince of Orange. Their wedding took place in Berlin. Their marriage was a part of an arranged wedding pact between the House of Orange and that of Prussia. It became a real love match and their marriage life was very happy. They young couple lived at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. They would have 6 children, only 3 of them would reach their adulthood. Duty In 1815, Princess Wilhelmine became Queen of the Netherlands. During those...