On This Day: British Royal Family

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On this day, March 23, 1429 ~ Birth of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, wife of King Henry VI of England, at Port-a-Mousson, Duchy of Lorraine

 

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24th of March 1394 : Death of Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster


Constance was the daughter of king Pedro of Castile and the second wife of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster.
Constance died at Leicester Castle and was buried at the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke in Leicester.
The church was a popular burial site for members of the Lancastrian dynasty but was pulled down in 1540.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_of_Castile,_Duchess_of_Lancaster

 

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On this day, March 25, 1734 ~ The Wedding of Anne, Princess Royal, daughter of King George II of England, and Prince Willem IV of Orange at Chapel Royal at St. James Palace in London

 

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On this day, March 27, 1625 ~ Demise of King James I of England at Theobold's Park in Hertfordshire, England

 

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On this day, March 28, 1884 ~ Demise of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany at Villa Nevada in Cannes, France

 

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On this day, March 30, 1231 ~ The Wedding of Richard, Earl of Cornwall and Lady Isabel Marshal at Fawley Church in Buckinghamshire, England

 

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On this day, March 31, 1900 ~ Birth of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, at York Cottage in Sandringham, Norfolk, England

 

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On this day, April 2, 1502 ~ Demise of Arthur, Prince of Wales, Son of King Henry VII of England, at Ludlow Castle in Shropshire, England

 

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On this day, April 3, 1893 ~ Birth of Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk at East Sheen Lodge in Richmond, London, England

 

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April 3rd 1538 -Death of Lady Elizabeth Howard,Countess of Wiltshire and
Countess of Ormond.

The Countess was the mother of Anne Boleyn and the maternal grandmother of Elizabeth I of England.
Lady Elizabeth died a little under 2 years after her daughter's execution and a family disgrace. Her remains were not buried with the Boleyn's in Kent but instead at the Howard family chapel at St. Mary's Church, Lambeth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Boleyn,_Countess_of_Wiltshire

 

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On this day, April 4, 1406 ~ Demise of Robert III, King of Scots at Rothesay Castle in Scotland

 

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On this day, April 4, 1406 ~ Demise of Robert III, King of Scots at Rothesay Castle in Scotland

Robert III died at Rothesay Castle and soon after his remains were taken to Paisley Abbey for burial which had strong links to the house of Stuarts.
His wife queen Anabella Drummond who had died in 1401 was buried at Dunfermline Abbey.

 

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On this day, April 6, 1199 ~ Demise of King Richard I of England at the Siege of Chalus in France

 

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On this day, April 6, 1199 ~ Demise of King Richard I of England at the Siege of Chalus in France

Following his death the heart of King Richard was buried at Rouen Cathedral in Normandy and his body was taken to Notre Dame de Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou for burial.
The lead box containing the remains of the embalmed heart of the Lionheart was rediscovered in 1838 during restorations.

Richard I from his tomb at Fontevrault abbey.

 

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On this day, April 8, 1795 ~ The Wedding of George, Prince of Wales (King George IV) and Caroline of Brunswick at St. James Palace in London

 

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On this day, April 8, 1795 ~ The Wedding of George, Prince of Wales (King George IV) and Caroline of Brunswick at St. James Palace in London

10 years earlier George, Prince of Wales had secretly married the Roman Catholic Maria Fitzherbert.


Maria Fitzherbert nephew was the English Cardinal Thomas Weld

 

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On this day, April 9, 1269 ~ The Wedding of Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster and Leicester and Aveline de Forz, Countess of Aumale at Westminster Abbey

 

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On this day, April 9, 1269 ~ The Wedding of Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster and Leicester and Aveline de Forz, Countess of Aumale at Westminster Abbey

Its believed Lady Aveline was just 10 years old when she married the second son of Henry III of England. Sadly she died on 10 November 1274 aged 15.
Aveline was Countess of Aumale and Lady of Holderness in her own right.

 

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On this day, April 10, 1512 ~ Birth of James V, King of Scots at Linlithgow Palace in Scotland

 

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13th of April 1275 : Death of Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester

Eleanor was the daughter of King John of England and Isabella d' Angoulême and the widow of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester.
The dowager Countess died at Montargis Abbey in France where she was buried

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_England,_Countess_of_Leicester

 

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On this day, April 14, 1857 ~ Birth of Princess Beatrice of England, daughter of Queen Victoria, at Buckingham Palace

 

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On this day, March 23, 1429 ~ Birth of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, wife of King Henry VI of England, at Port-a-Mousson, Duchy of Lorraine

Marguerite was born into a very powerful noble family her father was René d'Anjou and her mother Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine.
Her paternal aunt was Marie d'Anjou queen of King Charles VII of France so Marguerite was very well connected.

Marguerite d'Anjou

 

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On this day, April 15, 1367 ~ Birth of King Henry IV of England at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, England

 

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On this day, April 15, 1367 ~ Birth of King Henry IV of England at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, England

Henry was the son of John of Gaunt ,Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster.
His mother Blanche sadly died a little over a year later in September 1368. Her father Henry ,Duke of Lancaster was a great grandson of King Henry III.

 

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16th of April 1587 : Death of Anne Seymour, dowager Duchess of Somerset


Anne was the widow of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector for his nephew,Edward VI.
The dowager Duchess died at Hanworth Palace in Middlesex and is buried at Westminster Abbey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Seymour,_Duchess_of_Somerset

Tomb of Anne Seymour in Westminster Abbey.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...bey_tomb.jpg/640px-Westminster_Abbey_tomb.jpg

 

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On this day, April 19, 1390 ~ Demise of Robert II, King of Scots at Dundonald Castle in Ayshire, Scotland

 

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On this day, April 19, 1390 ~ Demise of Robert II, King of Scots at Dundonald Castle in Ayshire, Scotland

Robert II was King of Scots from 1371 until his death in 1390.His remains were taken to Scone Abbey in Perthshire for burial.
The Augustinian abbey survived until 1559 when a Calvinist mob sacked the abbey and destroyed all ornamentation including tombs.

 

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On this day, April 21, 1509 ~ Demise of King Henry VII of England at Richmond Palace

 

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On this day, April 21, 1509 ~ Demise of King Henry VII of England at Richmond Palace

Henry VII was 52 at the time of his death and the recent deaths of his eldest son and wife had greatly impacted him.
The king was buried at the Henry VII Lady Chapel,which work had started on in January 1503 and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The deathbed of Henry VII at Richmond Palace

 

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On this day, April 23, 1151 ~ Demise of Adeliza of Louvain, Queen of England, second spouse of King Henry I of England, at Afflighen in Flanders