All About Royal Families

On July 31st. 1737 a princess was born at St. James's Palace in London. She received the name: Augusta Frederica. Princess Augusta Frederica - Source picture: Wikipedia Her parents were Frederick, Prince of Wales (eldest son of King George II) and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Princess Augusta Frederica had a younger brother who later became King George III. On her third birthday, the first public performance of Rule, Britannia! took place @ Cliveden in Buckinghamshire. As princess, Augusta Frederica received the best education. Her marriage also was an important topic. On January 16th. 1764 she married Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. The couple wasn't really happy with each other. He even had some love affairs, which Princess Augusta Frederica didn't care but she  found the residence in Brunswick too simple and returned to London already in  1764, where she gave birth to her first child.  When Charles became regen

On July 30th. 1872 a girl was born in the Palace in Laeken (near Brussels in Belgium). She was called Princess Clémentine. Her parents, King Leopold II, and Queen Consort Marie Henriette of Austria had hoped that this child was a boy, so they really were disappointed and initially they didn't care about her. Princess Clémentine of Belgium -  Source picture: Wikipedia The young princess had strong family ties. She was a second cousin of  Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and a sister-in-law of Rudolf,  Crown Prince of Austria, as well. As princess in Laeken she had a tragic childhood because her mother was very difficult.  When Queen Marie Henriette died in 1902, Princess Clémentine became First Lady of the country. She accompanied her father very often to  events in Belgium and in Europe. Then Princess Clémentine fell in love with Victor,  Prince Napoléon. She askedher father his permission to marry but the King  rejected her question.