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June 2nd. 1737 marks the birth of Ernest Augustus II Constantine. This took place in Weimar, Germany. Family Ernest Augustus II was the eldest and only surviving son of Ernst August I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Youth When Ernest Augustus II was 11 years old, in 1748, his father died. Duke Frederick III of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Duke Franz Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld were regents of the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The young Duke, Ernest Augustus II moved to Duke Frederick in Gotha. Duke Frederick made sure that Ernest Augustus II received a proper education. Reign At the age of 18, in 1755 Ernest Augustus II started to reign. However chancellors advised him to marry quickly to pronounce an heir for his Duchy. This was due to his illness as a child. Love and Marriage On March 16th. 1756 Ernest Augustus II married Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They would have 2 sons. Death Ern

Adalbert, Margrave of Austria was born around 985 as the third son of Leopold I, Margrave of Austria and Richardis of Sualafeldgau. Love and Marriage Adalbert married twice. The first time he married Glismod of West-Saxony. They had no children. The second time Adalbert married Frozza Orseolo, a daughter of Otto Orseolo (Doge of Venice) and Grimelda of Hungary. Frozza was a sister of Peter, King of Hungary. Adalbert and Frozza would have one son together, called Ernest. Their son became Margrave of Austria too. Reign When Henri I, Margrave of Austria died in 1018, Adalbert succeeded his older brother. As Margrave he supported Holy Roman Emperor, Henry III with his battles against Hungary and Bohemia. Residence Adalbert lived in the Lower Austrian Babenberg in the Castle of Melk. Later the Melk Abbey was developed there. Death Adalbert died on May 26th. 1055 at Melk, Austria. Source pictures: Wikipedia

May 22nd. 1770 marks the birth of Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom. This happy event took place at Buckingham House, (now Buckingham Palace) in London. Family Her parents were King George III and his wife, Queen Charlotte, née Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. On June 17th. 1770 Princess Elizabeth was christened in the Great Council Chamber at the St. James's Palace in London. Her godparents were inter alia: - The Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Cassel; - The Princess of Nassau-Weilburg; - The Crown Princess of Sweden. Queen Victoria Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom was thus an aunt of the later Queen Victoria. The two had a correspondence with each other. Love and Marriage It is supposed that Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom had a secret marriage. She married George Ramus, a son of Nicholas Ramus, who had been a page of King George III. Princess Elizabeth would have a daughter with George, called Eliza. However this m

Faisal I bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi was born on May 20th. 1885 in Mecca, then a part of the Ottoman Empire. Family His parents were Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and Abdiyah bint Abdullah. Faisal I was a member of the Hashemite dynasty. Duty Faisal I learned a lot of leadership from his father and in 1913 he was elected as representative for the city of Jeddah for the Ottoman parliament. Lawrence of Arabia On October 23rd. 1916, Faisal I met Captain T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia. This captain wanted a large post-war Arabian state and he was looking for the right man to lead the Arab forces to achieve this aim. Between 1916-1918 Faisal led the army of rebellion and he confronted the Turks in what's now Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria. Faisal also worked together with the Allies during World War I. and with the capture of Damascus. Faisal's role in the Arab revolution was written in the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a book by