All About Royal Families

Although the exact date of birth of Margaret of Burgundy is unknown, some sources refer her birth as October 16th. 1374. This took place at Montbard (then a part of the Duchy of Burgundy now located in France). Family Margaret of Burgundy was a daughter of Philip II, Duke of Burgundy and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders. She was inter alia the sister of John the Fearless. Love and Marriage On April 12th. 1385 a double wedding took place in Cambrai.  Margaret of Burgundy married William II of Bavaria and her brother, John the Fearless married Margaret of Bavaria, William's sister. Margaret and William would have one daughter: Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut.  Duty Margaret of Burgundy had a lot of political influence over her husband. William II of Bavaria ruled both Holland and Hainaut but the couple preferred Holland to spend most of their time.  In the 1410's Margaret was granted several towns and castles as her pers

Claude of France was born on October 13th 1499 at Romorantin-Lanthenay (now located in the Loir et Cher department in central France). Family Her parents were King Louis XII of France and his wife Anne of Brittany. Claude had a younger sister Renée of France. Love and marriage On August 10th 1501 there was a signed marriage contract between Claude and the future Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. She was then 2 years old, he one year old. In 1505, Louis XII of France canceled this agreement. Instead Claude married on May 18th 1514 to her cousin Francis, who would become King Francis I of France. Claude and Francis would have 7 children, two of them became over 30 years old. Duty In 1515, Anne Boleyn stayed in Francis ' household as translator for his English documents. However she returned in 1521 in England. On May 10th 1517, Claude was crowned as Queen of France. She spent most of her married life with pregnancies and her husband had many mistresse

On March 5th. 1585, John George (in German: Johann Georg) was born in Dresden (Germany). Family John George was the second son of Elector Christian of Saxony and his wife Sophie of Brandenburg. Duty On June 23rd. 1611, John George became Elector of Saxony with the death of his elder brother Christian II. At the beginning of his reign John George didn't know what to do: making an alliance with the protestants against the House of Habsburg or making an alliance with the Habsburg Emperor. This led to wars and finally the Treaty of Prague in 1635. John George was no great ruler. He would have been harsh and unlovely. He liked to drink  and hunting. Love and Marriage John George I of Saxony married twice. 1/ on September 16th. 1604 to Sibylle Elisabeth of Württemberg. She died while giving birth to their only child: a stillborn son 2/ on July 19th. 1607 to Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia They would have 10 children. Source pictures: Wikipe

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (Marianna in the family) was born on October 6th. 1738 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. Family Archduchess Maria Anna was the daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Austria. She was thus the sister of inter alia: Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II Queen Marie Antoinette of France ... Childhood Maria Anna became Francis I's favorite child but she didn't get well on with her mother. She received a customary education of the princely courts at that time. Maria Anna was highly intelligent but physically disable. She suffered from a bad health and the drafty, cold rooms of the Hofburg Palace worsened this. A turning point In July 1765 the Imperial family traveled to Innsbruck for the wedding of Leopold. They stopped in Klagenfurt. There Maria Anna visited a small monastery that belonged to the Order of Saint Elisabeth (established in 1710). The meeting with the sist