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Where Royals Like to Shop - Belgium - Flower Designer: Daniel Ost

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Daniel Ost was born on May 8th. 1955 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. He became a real floral artist, floral designer and garden architect. To know more about him, check his site on this link .  Daniel Ost etalage in Sint-Niklaas - Own picture He still has a shop in his hometown Sint-Niklaas. Although a lot of Royals are fan of him. Daniel Ost Etalage - own picture Amazing flower 'projects' On December 4th. 1999, Daniel Ost provided the flower decoration at the wedding of, then, Prince Philippe of Belgium (now King of  the Belgians) and Princess Mathilde. In 2008, he decorated the opening of the museum of Islamic art in Doha, Qatar. He also provided the flower decoration at the wedding of the Crown Prince of Qatar. Daniel Ost also is very famous in Japan.  Daniel Ost garden with the Koi Fish Coup de Ville Every three years the art platform WARP organizes in the city of Sint-Niklaas the Coup de Ville arts exhibition. T

History - OnThisDay - October 26th. 1427 - Sigismund, Archduke of Austria

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October 26th. 1427 marks the birth of Sigismund, Archduke of Austria. This took place in Innsbruck. Family His parents were Frederick IV, Duke of Austria and Anna of Brunswick. Sigismund was thus a first cousin of Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick III. Duty In 1439, Sigismund succeeded his father in Tyrol and Further Austria. During his rule, Sigismund had a conflict with the Bishop of Brixen and the Duke took the bishop captive. The pope excommunicated Sigismund. In 1469 he sold his lands near the Rhine to Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. In 1477, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, made Sigismund Archduke. During his reign, Sigismund reformed the money matters of his estates. In 1487, Jakob Fugger the Rich became his bankers. Love and Marriage Sigismund Archduke of Austria was married to: 1/ Eleanor of Schotland (1443-1480). She was a daughter of     King James I of Scotland and Joan Beafort 2/ Catherine of Saxony a daughter of Albert III, Duke