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16 July 1715 marks the birth of Charles de Rohan. This event took place at the Palace of Versailles near Paris in France. Youth His parents were Jules, Prince of Soubise, a lieutenant captain of the gendarmes of the Royal Guard and Anne Julie de Melun. Charles was styled by birth as Prince of Epinoy till his father's death  in 1724. That year in fact, both of his parents died due to smallpox. The young orphan was then entrusted to his grandfather: Hercule Mériadec, Duke of Rohan-Rohan. Charles grew up at the Royal Court and there he became a companion of Louis XV. They had the same age... In the army At the age of 18, Charles became a Musketeer and soon he had a great carreer. In 1757 at Rossbach, the Prince of Soubise, hadn't much luck he was defeated by the Prussian army.He stayed in military service until the Peace of 1763. After Charles left the army he lived a normal life as a man of fashion in Paris. Love & Marriage Charles married 3

Amalie Christiane of Baden was born on July 13th. 1766 in Karlsruhe as the eldest daughter of Charles Louis of Baden and his wife Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. Amalie of Baden - Source picture: Wikipedia Family Amalie was the twin sister of Caroline of Baden, who became later Queen consort of Bavaria. She also was the sister of Elizabeth Alexeievna, Empress of Russia and Frederica, who became Queen consort of Sweden. Wedding negotiations First of all Amalie 's aunt, Frederika Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen consort of Prussia, wanted that her son, the later Frederick William III of Prussia married her niece. However he didn't show any interest in his cousins of Baden. Against the will of his mother Frederick William III of Prussia married Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Meanwhile there were other candidates like: Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau; William, who became later William IV of the United Kingdom. In 1811 Amalie, who was already 35

It is no secret that I love Antwerp. That city located near the Scheldt in the Flamish region of Belgium, really has everything: special shops, nice restaurants and a lot of historical buildings. One of the most beautiful buildings according to me is the Cathedral of Our Lady. It also is listed at the list of the World Heritage Sites. Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp, Belgium Some history Of course this building has a great history. It was built between 1352 and 1521, so 170 years of construction works... But then in 1533 a large fire took place. In 1566 protestants destroyed a big part of the interior during the Iconoclasm. In 1585 Antwerp came  again under Roman Catholic Authority. That wasn't the end of its misery. In 1794 French Revolutionaries who conquered the region, plundered the cathedral again. Finally between 1965 and 1993 a complete renovation took place. So the cathedral can shine again over its city: Antwerp. Some facts T

The Last Post will celebrate a very special occasion. It has been blown 30.000 times under the Menin Gate in Ypres. Menin Gate in the evening  Queen Mathilde of the Belgians will attend this event. On this link you can read some more information. On this youtube link you can see a short movie. Under the imposant Menin Gate In many places around the world (inter alia London, India, Australia and Canada) notable people attended a similar event.