On This Day: British Royal Family


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On this day, February 11, 1466 ~ Birth of Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England at Westminster Palace in London, England

She also died on the same date in 1503.

On this day, February 11, 1466 ~ Birth of Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England at Westminster Palace in London, England

She also died on the same date in 1503 from childbirth complications.
 
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On this day, February 14, 1317 ~ Demise of Margaret of France, Queen Consort of King Edward I of England, at Marlborough Castle in Wiltshire, England

On this day, February 18, 1516 ~ Birth of Queen Mary I at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, England

On this day, February 19, 1594 ~ Birth of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of King James I of England, at Stirling Castle in Scotland

On this day, February 20, 1867 ~ Birth of Louise, Princess Royal, daughter of the future King Edward VII of England, at Marlborough House in London, England

On this day, February 22, 1371 ~ Demise of David II, King of Scots at Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland

On this day, February 26, 1959 ~ Demise of Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, at Avenue Road, London, England

On this day, February 28, 1922 ~ The Royal Wedding of Princess Mary and Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles at Westminster Abbey

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On this day, March 1, 1683 ~ Birth of Caroline of Ansbach, Queen Consort of King George II of England, at the Residenz Ansbach in Ansbach, Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach

On this day, March 2, 1316 ~ Birth of Robert II, King of Scots at Paisley Abbey in Renfrewshire, Scotland

On this day, March 4, 1324 ~ Birth of David II, King of Scots at Dunfermline Palace in Fife, Scotland

On this day, March 5, 1133 ~ Birth of King Henry II of England in Le Mans, the capital of the County of Maine

On this day, March 7, 1576 ~ Demise of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, mother of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, in Hackney, London, England

On this day, March 12, 1637 ~ Birth of Lady Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, first wife of James, Duke of York (King James II of England), at Cranbourne Lodge in Windsor, England

On this day, March 16, 1861 ~ Demise of Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess of Kent, the mother of Queen Victoria of England, at Frogmore House in Windsor, England

On this day, March 17, 1886 ~ Birth of Princess Victoria Patricia of Connaught at Buckingham Palace in London, England

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On this day, March 18, 1848 ~ Birth of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, the daughter of Queen Victoria of England, at Buckingham Palace in London, England

On this day, March 23, 1429 ~ Birth of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, wife of King Henry VI of England, in the Duchy of Lorraine

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, April 2, 1653 ~ Birth of Prince George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne of England, at Copenhagen Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark

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

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

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

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

On this day, April 25, 1897 ~ Birth of Mary, Princess Royal, daughter of King George V of England, at Marlborough House in London, England

On this day, April 26, 1923 ~ The Wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey in London, England

On this day, April 28, 1442 ~ Birth of King Edward IV of England in Rouen, France

On this day, April 30, 1662 ~ Birth of Queen Mary II of England at St. James Palace in London, England
 
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On this day, May 1, 1118 ~ Demise of Matilda of Scotland, Queen Consort of King Henry I of England, at the Palace of Westminster in London, England

On this day, May 3, 1152 ~ Demise of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen Consort of King Stephen of England, at Hedingham Castle in Essex, England

On this day, May 4, 1471 ~ Demise of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, the son of King Henry VI of England, at the Battle of Tewkesbury

On this day, May 6, 1960 ~ The Royal Wedding of Princess Margaret of England and Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey

On this day, May 7, 1767 ~ Birth of Princess Frederica of Prussia, Duchess of York, wife of Frederick, Duke of York, at Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia

On this day, May 8, 1736 ~ The Wedding of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg at the Chapel Royal, St. James Palace in London, England

On this day, May 11, 1366 ~ Birth of Anne of Bohemia, Queen Consort of King Richard II of England, in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia

On this day, May 12, 1937 ~ The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England at Westminster Abbey in London, England

On this day, May 17, 1891 ~ Birth of Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, Princess Arthur of Connaught at East Sheen Lodge in Richmond, London, England

On this day, May 18, 1152 ~ The Wedding of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine at Bordeaux Cathedral in Bordeaux, Duchy of Aquitaine

On this day, May 19, 1744 ~ Birth of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen Consort of King George III of England, in Mirow, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

On this day, May 21, 1662 ~ The Wedding of King Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza at St. Thomas a Becket Church in Portsmouth, England

On this day, May 23, 1947 ~ Demise of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, spouse of Mary, Princess Royal, at Harewood House in Leeds, Yorkshire, England

On this day, May 24, 1819 ~ Birth of Queen Victoria of England at Kensington Palace in London, England

On this day, May, 25, 1553 ~ The Wedding of Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guildford Dudley at Durham House in London, England

On this day, May 26, 1867 ~ Birth of Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, Queen Consort of King George V of England, at Kensington Palace in London, England

On this day, May 28, 1660 ~ Birth of King George I of Great Britain at Leineschloss in Osnabruck, Electorate of Hanover

On this day, May 29, 1630 ~ Birth of King Charles II of England at St. James Palace in London, England

On this day, May 30, 1536 ~ The Wedding of King Henry VIII of England and Jane Seymour at York Place at Whitehall in London, England
 
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On this day, June 3, 1865 ~ Birth of King George V of England at Marlborough House in London, England

On this day, June 4, 1738 ~ Birth of King George III of England at Norfolk House, St. James Square in London, England

On this day, June 7, 1394 ~ Demise of Anne of Bohemia, Queen of England, wife of King Richard II of England, at Sheen Palace in Surrey, England

On this day, June 9, 1923 ~ Demise of Princess Helena of England at Schomberg House, Pall Mall in London, England

On this day, June 11, 1183 ~ Demise of Henry the Young King, son of King Henry II of England, at Martel Castle in Turenne, France

On this day, June 13, 1625 ~ The Wedding of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France at St. Augustine's Church in Canterbury, England

On this day, June 15, 1330 ~ Birth of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, the son of King Edward III of England, at Woodstock Palace in Oxfordshire, England

On this day, June 17, 1239 ~ Birth of King Edward I of England at the Palace of Westminster in London, England

On this day, June 19, 1566 ~ Birth of James VI, King of Scots at Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland

On this day, June 22, 1911 ~ The Coronation of King George V of England at Westminster Abbey in London, England

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

On this day, June 24, 1291 ~ Demise of Eleanor of Provence, Queen Consort of King Henry III of England, at Abbey of St. Mary and St. Melor in Amesbury, England

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, Buckingham Palace

On this day, June 28, 1838 ~ The Coronation of Queen Victoria of England at Westminster Abbey in London, England
 
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On this day, July 1, 1862 ~ The Wedding of Princess Alice of England and Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, England

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

On this day, July 6, 1893 ~ The Wedding of Prince George, Duke of York and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck at the Chapel Royal, St. James Palace in London, England
 
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On this day, July 7, 1307 ~ Demise of King Edward I of England at Burgh-by-Sands, England

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

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

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

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

On this day, July 23, 1885 ~ The Wedding of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom and Prince Henry of Battenberg at St. Mildred's Church in Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England
 
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On this day, November 22, 1515 ~ Birth of Marie of Guise, Queen of Scots, spouse of James V, King of Scots, at Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine, France

On this day, Novenber 27, 1833 ~ Birth of Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Duchess of Teck at Cambridge House in the Kingdom of Hanover in Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover

On this day, November 28, 1489 ~ Birth of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots at the Palace of Westminster in London, England

On this day, November 29, 1338 ~ Birth of Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, son of King Edward III of England, at Antwerp, Duchy of Brabant
 
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On this day, December 1, 1844 ~ Birth of Alexandra of Denmark, Queen Consiort of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, at the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark

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On this day, December 2, 1849 ~ Demise of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom, at Bentley Priory in Stanmore, Middlesex, England

On this day, December 3, 1939 ~ Demise of Princess Louise of the United Kingdom, Duchess of Argyll at Kensington Palace in London, England

On this day, December 6, 1421 ~ Birth of King Henry VI of England at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England

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On this day, December 7, 1545 ~ Birth of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, spouse of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Temple Newsham in Yorkshire, England

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On this day, December 12, 1574 ~ Birth of Anne of Denmark, Queen of Scots, Queen of England, at Skanderborg Castle in Skanderborg, Denmark

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On this day, December 16, 1485 ~ Birth of Catherine of Aragon, Queen Consort of King Henry VIII of England, in the Kingdom of Castile

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On this day, December 18, 1941 ~ Birth of Prince William of Gloucester in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

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On this day, December 23, 1230 ~ Demise of Berengaria of Navarre, Queen Consort of King Richard I of England, in Le Mans, County of Maine

On this day, December 24, 1167 ~ Birth of King John of England at Beaumont Palace in Oxford, England

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On this day, December 28, 1694 ~ Demise of Queen Mary II of England at Kensington Palace in London, England

On this day, December 30, 1460 ~ Demise of Richard, 3rd Duke of York at the Battle of Wakefield
 
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On this day, January 8, 1864 ~ Birth of Prince Albert Victor of Wales at Frogmore House in Windsor, England
 
On this day, January 14, 1892 ~ Demise of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England
 
On this day, January 22, 1901 ~ Queen Victoria died at Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight, aged 81. The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, she was succeeded by her son Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
 
On this day, January 28, 1457 ~ Birth of King Henry VII of England at Pembroke Castle, Wales
 
King Charles I was beheaded today 375 years ago
 
On this day, February 1, 1707 ~ Birth of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, son of King George II of Great Britain, in Hanover, Electorate of Hanover

On February 6, 1952 King George VI was succeeded by his daughter Elizabeth II.

On this day, February 10, 1134 ~ Demise of Robert III Curthose, Duke of Normandy, the eldest son of King William I of England, at Cardiff Castle in Wales

On this day, February 14, 1371 ~ Demise of Margaret of France, Queen Consort of King Edward I of England at Marlborough Castle in Wiltshire, England

On this day, February 18, 1516 ~ Birth of Queen Mary I of England at the Palace of Placentia (Greenwich Palace) in Greenwich, England
 
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On this day, February 26, 1275 ~ Demise of Margaret of England, wife of Alexander III, King of Scots, at Cupar Castle in Fife, Scotland
 
On this day, March 4, 1324 ~ Birth of David II, King of Scots at Dunfermline Palace in Fife, Scotland

On this day, March 8, 1702 ~ Demise of King William III of England at Kensington Palace in London, England

On this day, March 17, 1886 ~ Birth of Princess Victoria Patricia of Connaught at Buckingham Palace in London, England

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

On this day, March 29, 1673 ~ King Charles II of England accepted the Test Act. Roman Catholics were excluded from public functions.
 
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On this day, April 6, 1199 ~ Demise of King Richard I at the Siege of Chalus in France
 
On this day, April 30, 1662 ~ Birth of Queen Mary II of England at St. James Palace in London, England
 
On this day, May 4, 1471 ~ Demise of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VI of England, at the Battle of Tewkesbury
 
On this day, May 17, 1891 ~ Birth of Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife at East Sheen Lodge in Richmond, London, England
 
On this day, May 23, 1947 ~ Demise of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, spouse of Mary, Princess Royal, at Harewood House in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
 
On this day, June 3, 1865 ~ Birth of King George V of the United Kingdom at Marlborough House in London, England
 
On this day, June 10, 1688 ~ Birth of James Francis Edward Stuart, "The Old Pretender" at St. James Palace in London, England
 
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