On This Day: British Royal Family

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On this day, June 23, 1456 ~ Birth of Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scots, spouse of James III, King of Scots, in Copenhagen, Denmark

 

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On this day, June 24, 1311 ~ Birth of Philippa of Hainault, Queen of England, wife of King Edward III of England, at Valenciennes, Flanders

 

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On this day, June 23, 1456 ~ Birth of Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scots, spouse of James III, King of Scots, in Copenhagen, Denmark

Margaret was the daughter of Christian I of Denmark and Dorothea of Brandenburg.
Her father was also king of Norway and Sweden ,Duke of Schleswig and Count of Holstein.
The Orkney Islands ans Shetland Islands became part of the Crown of Scotland as part of this union.

 

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On this day, June 25, 1553 ~ Demise of Mary Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England, spouse of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, at Westhorpe Hall in Suffolk, England

 

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On this day, June 26, 1830 ~ Demise of King George IV of England at Windsor Castle

 

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On this day, June 26, 1830 ~ Demise of King George IV of England at Windsor Castle

George IV was king for just 10 years but had been acting as Regent since 1811 during father's long illness.
By his estranged wife Caroline of Brunswick he had one child ,Princess Charlotte of Wales who died in 1817 and the king was succeeded by his younger brother William.

 

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On this day, June 27, 1889 ~ The Wedding of Princess Louise, daughter of King Edward VII of England, and Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife, at the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace

 

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On this day, June 28, 1491 ~ Birth of King Henry VIII of England at Greenwich Palace in Greenwich, England

 

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On this day, June 25, 1553 ~ Demise of Mary Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England, spouse of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, at Westhorpe Hall in Suffolk, England

Mary died on 25 June 1533

Mary Tudor, Dowager Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk lay in state at Westhorpe following following her death with Masses being said in her memory at Westminster Abbey by order of the king.
The coffin was then taken to the Abbey of St Edmund on July 21 1533 for burial but following its dissolution in 1538 her coffin was again moved and taken to St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds and reburied beside the High Altar.

https://www.tudorsociety.com/25-june-1533-the-death-of-mary-tudor-queen-of-france/

 

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On this day, June 29, 1509 ~ Demise of Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII of England, in the Deanery of Westminster Abbey

 

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On this day, June 29, 1509 ~ Demise of Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII of England, in the Deanery of Westminster Abbey

Lady Margaret Beaufort lived long enough to see her grandson be crowned the second Tudor Monarch.The Countess died at the Abbot house at Westminster and the funeral took place at the Henry VII's chapel on the 9th of July,presided over by her close friend Bishop Fisher.

Bishop Fisher later Cardinal Fisher was later beheaded by Henry VIII for refusing to accept him as the supreme head of the Church of England.

 

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On this day, July 1, 1861 ~ The Wedding of Princess Alice of England and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, England

 

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On this day, July 1, 1861 ~ The Wedding of Princess Alice of England and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, England

You can read more of the The Marriage of Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse below.
https://www.rct.uk/collection/404479/the-marriage-of-princess-alice-1st-july-1862

 

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On this day, July 5, 1321 ~ Birth of Joan of the Tower, Queen of Scotland, spouse of King David II of Scotland, at the Tower of London in London, England

 

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On this day, July 6, 1893 ~ The Wedding of Prince George, Duke of York and Princess Mary of Teck, at the Chapel Royal of St. James Palace in London, England

 

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On this day, July 6, 1893 ~ The Wedding of Prince George, Duke of York and Princess Mary of Teck, at the Chapel Royal of St. James Palace in London, England

Princess Mary had previously been engaged to his late older brother Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence who died in 1892

 

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On this day, July 7, 1307 ~ Demise of King Edward I of England at Burgh-by-Sands, England

 

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On this day, July 7, 1307 ~ Demise of King Edward I of England at Burgh-by-Sands, England

Following the death of Edward Longshanks his coffin was brought to lie in State at Waltham Abbeyand was later buried in Westminster Abbey on 27 October that year.

467 years later his coffin was opened to see what state his remains were in and the archaeologists were astounded to discover that the king's body had been well preserved over the centuries.

 

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On this day, July 8, 1290 ~ The Wedding of Margaret of England, daughter of King Edward I of England, and John II, Duke of Brabant, at Windsor Castle

 

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On this day, July 8, 1290 ~ The Wedding of Margaret of England, daughter of King Edward I of England, and John II, Duke of Brabant, at Windsor Castle

Jean II who was Duke of Brabant ,Duke of Lothier and Duke of Limburg married Margaret of England at at Westminster Abbey.

Jean II

 

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On this day, July 10, 1451 ~ Birth of James III, King of Scots at Stirling Castle in Scotland

 

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On this day, July 10, 1451 ~ Birth of James III, King of Scots at Stirling Castle in Scotland

James III became king aged 9 years of age with his mother ,Mary of Guelders, acting as queen regent until her sudden death in December 1463.

James III of Scotland

 

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On this day, July 11, 1274 ~ Birth of Robert I the Bruce, King of Scots at Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland

 

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On this day, July 11, 1905 ~ Birth of Prince John of England, son of King George V of England, in Sandringham, England

 

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On this day, July 11, 1274 ~ Birth of Robert I the Bruce, King of Scots at Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland

His exact date of birth is unknown.
The future king of Scots is believed to have been born at Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire.His father was Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale and his mother was Marjorie, Countess of Carrick.

 

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On this day, July 14, 1486 ~ Demise of Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scots, spouse of James III, King of Scots

 

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On this day, July 15, 1445 ~ Demise of Lady Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland, wife of King James I of Scotland, at Dunbar Castle in Scotland

 

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On this day, July 15, 1445 ~ Demise of Lady Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland, wife of King James I of Scotland, at Dunbar Castle in Scotland

Joan,dowager queen of Scots had acted as regent from 1337 until 1339 for her son James II of Scotland.
Her eldest daughter ,Margaret of Scotland was married to the future Louis XI of France who was Dauphin of France at the time.

Joan died at Dunbar Castle and was buried beside her husband at the Carthusian Priory in Perth which they founded.
The Priory survived until May 1559,when a Calvinist mob descended in the religious houses of Perth having been stirred up by a sermon by John Knox on idolatory.
The 4 religious houses in Perth were sacked and looted ,royal tombs were not spared and were pillaged.

 

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On this day, July 16, 1377 ~ The Coronation of King Richard II of England at Westminster Abbey in London, England

 

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On this day, July 17, 1917 ~ The House of Windsor established by royal proclamation