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On 31 March 1900 Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was born in York Cottage at Sandringham (United Kngdom). Family Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was the third son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. He was born during the reign of his great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. His father was then the Duke of York, the eldest surviving son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). His mother was the Duchess of York (later Queen Mary), the only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Teck. At the time of his birth, Prince Henry was fifth in the line of succession to the throne, behind his grandfather, father and two elder brothers. Baptized Prince Henry was baptized at the private chapel of Windsor Castle on 17 May 1900 by Randall Thomas Davidson, Bishop of Winchester. He had famous godparents inter alia: - Queen Victoria, his great-grandmother; - The German Emperor, his cousin, for whom Prince Albert of Prussia

Modest and yet so special, that's the best way to describe Clervaux Castle, located in the town of Clervaux in northern Luxembourg. It stands at a height of 365 meters on a rock above the town, surrounded on three sides by the River Clerve. Clervaux Castle - Luxembourg - own picture taken in 2007 Some history First a Roman castle was built on the place of the Clervaux Castle. However  the current oldest parts of this magnificent building are mentioned in 1126. The owner was Gerard I, Count of Sponheim. He was a stepbrother of Frederick I, Count of Vianden.  Gerard was since 1106 Lord of Cleve.  Around 1400 the Lords of Brandenburg lived in the Clervaux Castle. They were through marriages and family ties, relatives of the Lord of Cleves.  In 1413 Clervaux Castle was taken by force by Duke Anthony of Burgundy, however it came back in the hands of the Brandenburg family. The new owner was Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg.  Throug