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At the Parliament Square in London, there is a magnificent statue of Sir Robert Peel, 2nd. Baronet, who was born on February 5th. 1788. Sir Robert Peel - Statue in london - own picture taken in 2016 Family Peel was born at Chamber Hall, Bury, Lancashire, as the son of Sir Robert Peel, 1st. Baronet, who was one of the richest textile manufacturers. His mother was Ellen Yates. Love and Marriage In 1820, Peel married Julia, the youngest daughter of General Sir John Floyd, 1st. Baronet. They would have 5 sons and 2 daughters. Duty Peel entered politics in 1809 at the age of 21 as MP. His sponsor for the election was his own father and Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. Peel was considered as one of the rising stars of the Tory party, he first entered the cabinet in 1822. Later he served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834 - 1835 and 1841-1846) and twice as Home Secretary (1822-1827 and 1828-1830). As Home Secretary, he int

January 29th. 1584 marks the birth of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. This event took place in Delft, then a part of the Dutch Republic now, located in the Netherlands. Family Frederick Henry was the youngest child of William the Silent and Louise de Coligny. His father was stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht and Friesland. His mother Louise was the daughter of the Huguenot leader Gaspard de Coligny. He was thus a half brother of Maurice of Orange. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, his wife and children Love and Marriage On April 4th. 1625, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange married to Amalia of Solms-Braunfels. They would have nine children together, four of them died young. Frederick Henry also recognized one illegitimate child by Margaretha Catharina Bruyns. This was Frederick Nassau, Lord of Zuylenstein. Life When his half brother, Maurice died without legitimate issue, Frederick Henry succeeded him. He became stadtholder of Holland, Z