All About Royal Families

The Royal History World has had many events which took place on March 20. Of course, as always, the Allaboutroyalfamiliesblog selected the finest ones. Abdication King Ludwig I of Bavaria (now located in Germany) abdicated on 20 March 1848 in favour of his son Maximilian (who became Maximilian II of Bavaria). King Ludwig I reigned from 13 October 1825. He was a member of the House of Wittelsbach. He died on 29 February 1868 in Nice, France. Births On 20 March 1469, Cecily of York was born at Westminster Palace in London. Her parents were King Edward IV of England and Elisabeth Woodville. Cecily was a member of the House of York. She died on 24 August 1507 on the Isle of Wight. Abdul Hamid I was born on 20 March 1725 in Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire. He became Sultan from 1774 to 1789. He was a member of the House of Ottoman. He died on 7 April 1789. Napoleon II was born on 20 March 1811 in Paris. His parents were Napoleon Bonaparte and Mari

This day - March 17 - counts much interesting facts in the world of royal history. It always is very nice to see which royals share the same dates. Of course, the Allaboutroyalfamilies blog made the finest selection for you. Birth Emperor Shijo of Japan was born on 17 March 1231. He died on 10 February 1242. He was a member of the royal house of Yamato. Princess Patricia of Connaught was born on 17 March 1886. She died on 12 January 1974. She was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She belonged to the house of Windsor Death Harold Harefoot was born around 1016. He died on 17 March 1040 in Oxford in England. He was a member of the royal house of Denmark. Princess Sophia of Sweden was born on 29 October 1547. She died on 17 March 1611. She was a member of the house of Vasa. King William  (Willem) II of The Netherlands was born on 6 December 1792. He died on 17 March 1849. He was a member of the house of Orange-Nassau.

Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, who was born on 23 June 1763, married on 13 December 1779 to Alexandre de Beauharnais. Alexandre died on 23 July 1794 at the guillotine. On 15 October 1795, Joséphine met Napoleon Bonaparte. He was 6 years  younger than her. In January 1796 Napoleon asked her hand and the two were married on 9 March at the Town Hall of the (then) 11th. arrondissement in Paris.  She was known as Rose but Napoleon preferred to call her Joséphine, a name she adopted since then. The marriage wasn't well received by Napoleon's family because she was an older widow with two children. Two days after his wedding, Napoleon left Paris to lead his French army in Italy. During their separation they sent each other lots of love letters.  Joséphine rarely wrote back.  Joséphine left in Paris started an affair with Hippolyte Charles. Rumors of the affair reached Napoleon and his love for her changed forever.  In 1798

Oostende near the North Sea in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, always has had  a strong link to the Belgian royals. Nowadays there is still a link to King Albert II of Belgium and Queen Paola. However that's not the main reason the Allaboutroyalfamilies blog likes to spend some time there. Oostende really has an interesting art scene.  Many art galleries have found shelter in this amazing city near the  North Sea.  One of the main attractions of the city is with no doubt the Mu.ZEE.  The Mu.Zee is a museum specialized in Belgian art from 1830 till now.  It has an interesting history and a large art collection as well. Mu.Zee Mu.Zee in Oostende Belgium Some history Already in 1885, the history of the fine arts museum of the city of  Oostende started with a large gift of a private art collector.  It was in 1897 that a museum was created to house the large art collection.  At the beginning of World War II, in 1940, an