All About Royal Families

February 29th. 1852 marks the birth of George Maximilianovich, 6th. Duke of Leuchtenberg. He also was known as Prince Gregorii Romanovsky or Georges de Bauharnais. Family His parents were Maximilian de Bauharnais, 3rd. Duke of Leuchtenberg and Grand Duchess Maria Nicolaevna of Russia. His Grandparents were Eugène de Bauharnais and Princess Augusta of Bavaria. Through his mother he was a grandson of Tsar Nicolas I of Russia and Alexandra Feodorvna. Youth In 1854 Grand Duchess Maria Nicolaevna of Russia married secretly to Count Gregory Stroganov. This was morganatic and it was kept secret to Tsar Nicolas I. When Alexander II became a Tsar, Grand Duchess Maria Nicolaevna hoped that he would recognize her secret marriage, but this wasn't the case. She had to exile and left her children behind in St. Petersburg. Love & Marriage On May 12th. 1879, George married Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg. They would have one son. Unfortunately on April 19t

From the Declaration to Egypt by His Britannic  Majesty's Government: Whereas His Majesty's Government, in accordance with their declared  intentions, desire forthwith to recognize Egypt as an independent sovereign state....  picture taken by me in 2010 coloured & adapted by Eelco Boeijinga in 2022 Some modern History The Khedivate of Egypt was until 1914 an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire. Some Important Dates and facts The Khedivate of Egypt was ruled by the Muhammad Ali dynasty. On November 5th. 1914 it was declared British protectorate, when the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Forces during World War I. After World War I there came an Egyptian Nationalist Movement. This led to the Egyptian Revolution in 1919. On February 28th 1922 the UK government issued a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. However British Military presence in Egypt lasted till 1954. Hurghada Egypt - Own picture

The allied powers having declared that Emperor Napoleon was the sole obstacle to restoration of peace in Europe, Emperor Napoleon faithful to his oath declares that he renounces, for himself and his heirs, the thrones of France and Italy, and that there is no personal sacrifice, even that of his life, which he is not ready to do the interests of France. Act of Abdication of Napoleon - 11 April 1814 However, on Elba, Napoleon was separated from his wife and son, who had  returned to Austria.  There also were rumors that he was about to be banished to a remote island  somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. So, on February 26th. 1815, Napoleon escaped from Elba with the brig called Inconstant and some 700 men over him. Two days later Napoleon arrived on the French Mainland at Golf-Juan. From there he started his tour to the north. Source pictures: Wikipedia

In the evening of February 24th. 1500 a lot of bell rings and gun salutes announced the birth of a Prince in Ghent (now located in Flanders, Belgium). The boy received the name Charles. His parents were Philip the Handsome and Joanna the Mad. They stayed since November 1499 at the Prinsenhof in Ghent. The Prinsenhof was a residence of the Counts of Flanders. It fell into  disrepair  and it was lost around 1870. The citizens of Ghent came to the Prinsenhof to cheer for Philip the Handsome and Joanna the Mad. A lot of parties were organized in the Netherlands to celebrate this important birth. The Culture and the Courtly life of the Burgundian Low Countries stayed very important during Charles 's young life. And the noble boy grew up to an  Holy Roman Emperor, but that's for  another blog post.  Source pictures: Wikipedia