#otd 11 June 1183 – Henry the Young King of England died (b. 1155)

#royalhistory #kinghenry #history

#otd 11 June 1879 – William, Prince of Orange died (b. 1840)

He was heir apparent to the Dutch throne as the eldest son of King William III from 17 March 1849 until his death.

#royalhistory #princeoforange

The first photograph we know of was taken in 1826 or 1827. So, in the grand scheme of history, we've only had the ability for a small amount of time. Luckily, we do have photos of some historic figures you may have never seen before.

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This makes the historian me swoon! 🤤
To see that in person! To touch it!!!!!!!
#history #TheTudors #RoyalHistory

Historians are happy to share pictures of the real lives of Native Americans when the settlers came

#otd 15 June 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II.

#royalhistory #kingofitaly #louisII

#otd 11 June 1560 – Mary of Guise died (b. 1515)

She was Queen consort of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as the second wife of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots.

#royalhistory #queenofscots

These movies actually got the history part right, see which ones made the list.

#otd 11 June 1917 – King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, is deemed to have abdicated under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.

#royalhistory #kingofgreece

Young Queens is the ‘boldly original, dramatic intertwined story’ of Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary Queen of Scots. You can read our interview with the author, Dr Leah Redmond Chang, at the 🔗 in our bio.

#history #europeanhistory #royalhistory #bookclub

#otd 15 June 1330 – Edward, the Black Prince of England was born (d. 1376)

He was the eldest son & heir apparent of King Edward III of England. He was regarded by his English contemporaries as a model of chivalry & one of the greatest knights of his age.

#royalhistory

#otd 13 June 1625 – King Charles I of England marries Catholic princess Henrietta Maria of France, at Canterbury.

#Royalwedding #KingCharlesI #charlesI #Royalhistory

#otd 17 June 1682 – Charles XII was born (d. 1718)

He was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718.

#royalhistory #kingofsweden

#otd 9 June 1672 – Peter the Great, Russian emperor was born (d. 1725)

He was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, & the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He jointly ruled with his elder half-brother, Ivan V, until 1696.

#peterthegreat #royalhistory

🇸🇪👑👉 #New #OTD 10 June 1982 marks the birth of Princess Madeleine of Sweden. More about her @ allaboutroyalfamilies.blogspot.com/2023/06/10-jun…
#Sweden #OnThisDay #royalfamily #royalhistory #history #Bday #books

#otd 16 June 1644 – Princess Henrietta Anne Stuart, later Duchess of Orléans was born (d. 1670)

She was the youngest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland & Ireland & Henrietta Maria of France.

#Royalhistory #Britishhistory #Britishmonarchy #houseofstuart

#otd 17 June 1463 – Catherine of Portugal, Portuguese princess died (b. 1436)

She was a Portuguese infanta (princess), daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Eleanor of Aragon.

#royalhistory

#otd 11 June 1928 – Queen Fabiola of Belgium was born (d. 2014)

She was Queen of the Belgians from her marriage to King Baudouin in 1960 until his death in 1993. The couple had no children, so the Crown passed to her husband's younger brother, King Albert II.

#royalhistory

#otd 17 June 1818 – Sophie of Württemberg, queen of the Netherlands was born (d. 1877)

She was Queen of the Netherlands as the first wife of King William III.

#royalhistory

#otd - 11 June 1509 - King Henry VIII married Katharine of Aragon.

#royalhistory #HenryVIII #Catherineofaragon

#otd 8 June 1714 – Sophia of Hanover died (b. 1630)

As a granddaughter of James VI and I, Princess Sophia died less than two months before she would have become Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.

#royalhistory #britishmonarchy

Our #ObjectOfTheDay is this Sunderland Lusterware Teacup made 'To The Memory of Princess Charlotte'

The then only legitimate grandchild of George III, she and her stillborn son tragically died on November 6th, 1817. She was just 21.

#NationalFuneralMuseum #Regency #RoyalHistory

#otd 9 June 1640 – Leopold I was born (d. 1705)

He was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, & Bohemia. He was the second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain.

#royalhistory #holyromanemperor