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Royal Calendar of January 16

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On January 16th. lots of royals celebrated their b-day inter alia: René of Anjou, also René of Naples (born in 1409 - died on 10 July 1480) Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilenburg (born in 1735 - died on 28 November 1788) Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (born in 1938 - died on 5 October 2015) King Fuad II of Egypt (born in 1952) Unfortunately some royals have died on January 16th. inter alia: Murad III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (born on 4 July 1546 - died in 1595) Feodor I of Russia, Tsar of Russia (born on 31 May 1557 - died in 1598) Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. He was born on 1 May 1850 and he died on 16 January 1942. Queen Victoria with Prince Arthur Source pictures Wikipedia

Royal Calendar of January 15

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These are the royal celebrations of January 15th. in past and present: Births: Alfonso V of Portugal (born in 1432 - died on 28 August 1481) Saud of Saudi Arabia (born in 1902- died on 23 February 1969) Princess Michael of Kent (born in 1945) Sheikha Moza bint Nassar (born in 1959) Deaths: Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (born on 28 June 1926 - died in 2006) He was the Emir of Kuwait. Source pictures: Wikipedia

Musée des Beaux Arts in Dijon France

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The Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, located in the historic center of Dijon (France) houses nowadays a museum of fine arts. This was opened in 1787. It became one of the oldest museums in France. The tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy at the Musée des Beaux Arts in Dijon France taken in 2019 History In 1766 the art school of Dijon was created by François Devosge. His collections, which have been presented within the Museum since 1787, represent the beginnings of the museum's collections. Initially there were two rooms one for sculpture and one for paintings. The location is very special. It is in the former palace of the Dukes of Burgundy  . Here people can see the tombs of : Philip the Bold; John the Fearless; and Margaret of Bavaria. It also houses amazing items from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Renaissance as well as masterpieces stretching from the 17th. century till the 21st. century. The museum also houses Islamic glasses, ivories of Africa, African c

Royal Calendar of January 14

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These are the celebrations of the royals in past and present on January 14th. Births Valdemar I of Denmark (born in 1131 - died on 12 May 1182) Joan I of Navarre (born in 1273 - died on 31 March / 2 April 1305) Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (born in 1507 - died on 12 February 1578) Deaths Vratislaus II of Bohemia (died in 1092 - birth unknown) Ladislaus II of Hungary (born on 1131  (date unknown - died on 14 January 1163) Frederick IX of Denmark (born on 11 March 1899 - died in 1972). He was the father of Queen Margrethe of Denmark. Source pictures: Wikipedia