All About Royal Families

On 28 February many royal birthdays and deaths took place. The Allaboutroyalfamilies blog has selected the finest ones. Births Henry, the young King (born on 28 February 1155 - died on 11 June 1183) was the son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. He married Margaret of France and he was a member of the Houses of Plantagenet and Angevin. Francis III, Duke of Brittany (born on 28 February 1518 - died on 10 August 1536) was the son of King Francis I of France and Claude Duchess of Brittany. He was a member of the House of Valois-Angoulême. Deaths Cosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born on 12 May 1590 - died on 28 February 1621) was the son of Ferdinando I of Tuscany and Christina of Lorraine. Christian IV of Denmark (born on 12 April 1577 - died on 28 February 1648) was the son of Frederick II of Denmark and Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He was a member of the House of Oldenburg. Alfonso XIII of Spain (born on 17 May 18

Many sad and happy events in the worlds of royals took place on this day on 24 February. Births Emperor Toba of Japan was born on 24 February 1103. He died on 20 July 1156. He was a member of the House of Yamato. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor was born on 24 February 1500 in Ghent (nowadays in Belgium). He died on 21 September 1558. He was a member of the House of Habsburg. Rama II of Siam was born on 24 February 1767. He died on 21 July 1824. He was a member of the Chakri Dynasty. Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge was born on 24 February 1774. He died on 8 July 1850. He was a member of the House of Hanover. Deaths Charles III of Naples was born in 1345. He died on 24 February 1386. He was King of Naples and titular King of Jerusalem. He was a member of the House of Anjou-Durazzo. King Joseph I of Portugal was born on 6 June 1714. He died on 24 February 1777. He was a member of the House of Braganza. Events On 24 February 1848, King

This is a very interesting day due to some special royal Birthdays and unfortunately some days of Death too. Birthday Peter III of Russia (born on 21 February 1728 - died on 17 July 1762) was Emperor / Tsar of Russia for only six months. Then his spouse Catherina II of Russia took the power. His parents were Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. He was a member of the noble House of Holstein-Gottorp Romanov. Catherina of Württemberg (born on 21 February 1783 - died on 29 November 1835) was Queen Consort of Westphalia by marrying to Jérôme Bonaparte, the youngest brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. Her parents were Frederick I of Württemberg and Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. King Harald V of Norway (born on 21 February 1937)  also celebrates his birthday. His parents were King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. His paternal grandparents were Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. His maternal grandparents were Prince Carl, Duke of Väster

During an exceptional very warm weekend in October 2018, I went to the beautiful city of Lille in France. By train there is a direct line to this city from my hometown Sint-Niklaas. It lasted about one hour and a half. Although Lille is known for its amazing shopping centers, I decided to be just a tourist and to discover the town's wonderful history. Lille France on a busy Friday afternoon Royal history According to archeological research, already in 2000BC people lived in the area of Vieux-Lille. From 830 till 910 the Vikings invaded Flanders and the northern part of France. Then the eastern part of the region was ruled by local princes. In 1066, Lille was mentioned for the first time in written documents. Then the town was controlled by the County of Flanders, one of the most prosperious regions of Europe at that time. Évrard, the Carolingian duke, lived in Lille in the 9th. century and he participated in many of the day's politicial and military