All About Royal Families

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

22 June 1912 marks the birth of Princess Caroline Mathilde Helene Ludwiga Augusta Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. This event took place at the Callenburg Castle in Coburg. Her parents were Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. They called the girl: 'Calma'.  the baptism of Princess Caroline - Source picture: Wikipedia Family ties Her paternal grandparents were Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Helene, Duchess of Albany. Leopold was the fourth and last son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Carolina was the younger sister of inter alia: Prince Johan Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess Sybilla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, (mother of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden) See also my page descendants of Queen Victoria (Great Grandchildren) (8.2) on top of my blog  and on next link . Love & Marriage Princess Caroline Mathilde married three times! On 14 December 1931 she marri

Thomas Picton was born on August 24th as the 7th of 12 children of Thomas Picton of Poyston and his wife Cecil Powell. This event took place in Pembrokeshire in Wales. Sir Thomas Picton - Source picture: Wikipedia In 1772 Thomas Picton received an ensign's commission in the 12th. Regiment of the Foot, however he joined 2 years leater. At that time his regiment was stationed at Gibraltar. There he became captain in 1778, then he returned to Great Britain. 5 Years later the regiment was disbanded. In 1794 Picton went out to the West Indies. Sir John Vaughan, the commander in chief pointed him as captain in the 17th. Foot. Shortly afterwards Picton was promoted as major in the 58th. Foot. Travel for work Picton was in Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago. Europe again In 1810 Picton was appointed by Wellington to command a division in Spain. Waterloo On June 18th. 1815 the big Battle of Waterloo took place (in case you don't know it yet). When Napo

Frederick Adam was born on June 17th. 1784 in Scotland as the 4th son of William Adam of Blair Adam and Eleanora Elphinstone. Source picture: Wikipedia Already at the age of 14 he entered the British army. He trained at the artillery school at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. In 1795 he became the first lieutenant and a year later he was promoted to second lieutenant. Under Ralph Abercomby he took part in the battles in The Netherlands and even in Egypt. In 1814 he was made Major General. Waterloo On June 18th. 1815 Frederick Adam commanded the 3rd. brigade in the Henry Clinton's (one of the British lieutenant generals) 2nd. division. During a crisis moment Adams 52nd Light Foot performed a left wheel to enfilade the flank of the French Imperial Guards, while the British guards engaged the head of the column. So the French came under fire by two sides, the French took a brief resistance and later they had to flee. Corfu From 1817 till 1824, Frederick Ada