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Royal Calendar of 31 January

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31 January has many royal events and even a special double date. It also has a very special historical event! Births Henry, King of Portugal (born on 31 January 1512 - died on 31 January 1580). His parents were King Ferdinand I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon. He belonged to the House of Aviz. Lunalilo, the King of the Hawaiian Islands (born on 31 January 1835 - died on 3 February 1874). He was a member of the House of Keoua. Beatrix of the Netherlands (born on 31 January 1938). Her parents were Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She is a member of the House of Orange-Nassau. princess Beatrix and princess Irene Deaths William V, Duke of Aquitaine (born in 969 - died on 31 January 1030). His parents were William IV of Aquitaine and Emma of Blois. Special events 31 January 2020: Brexit day The membership of the United Kingdom in the European Union ceases due to Article 50. The United Kingdom was 47 yea

Royal Calendar of January 29

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January 29th. counts many important events such as Birthdays and Deaths. This is the allaboutroyalfmalies calendar for January 29th.: B-Days: Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (born in 1584 - died on 14 March 1647). His parents were William of Orange and Louise de Coligny. He became stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders and Overijssel (nowadays The Netherlands). Christian VII of Denmark (born in 1749 - died on 13 March 1808). His parents were Frederick V of Denmark and Louise of Great Britain. He married Caroline Matilde of Great Britain. Deaths: King George III of the United Kigndom (born on 4 June 1738 - died on 29 January 1820). He was a son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born on 3 October 1797 - died on 29 January 1870). His parents were Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Princess Luisa of Two Sicilies. Prince Aimoine, Duke of Aosta (born on 9 March 190

Royal Calendar January 28

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Today - January 28th. -  there are many important royal B-Days celebrations and deaths. These are the B-Days: Joan II, Queen of Navarre (born in 1312 - died on 6 October 1349). King Henry VII of England (born in 1457 - died on 21 April 1509). Mustafa III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (born in 1717 - died on 21 January 1774). These are the royals who died on January 28th: Charlemagne, King of the Franks, King of the Lombards and even Holy Roman Emperor (exact B-Day is unknown - died on 28 January 814). Charlemagne statue in Paris - own picture taken in 2017 William II, Count of Holland  and Zeeland (born in February 1227 - died on 28 January 1256) Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (born in 1248 - died on 28 January 1271). She was the spouse of King Philip III of France. Source pictures: Wikipedia except the statue of Charlemagne. This is an own picture taken in Paris in 2017

OTD 27 January 1859 Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany

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On 26 January 1859, just before midnight,  Princess Victoria of Prussia got contractions at the Crown Prince Palace in Berlin. She was assisted by a team of German doctors with doctor Wegner as head. Sir James Clark, the personal physician of Queen Victoria also was present. Fourteen hours later the royal child was born. He received the names: Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert. Among family he was nicknamed "Willy" At the time of his birth, his great-uncle, Frederick William was King of Prussia and his grandfather Wilhelm was acting as regent. His parents were Prince Frederick William of Prussia and Princess Victoria. She was the daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. A traumatic breech birth resulted in Erb's palsy, his left arm was about 15 centimetres shorter than his right arm. At 3 pm., 101 salute shots told the crowd that a new prince was born. Source pictures: Wikipedia