April 8, 2013

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Princess Isabelle of Orleans, Countess von Schonborn-Buchheim   {1932} (sister of Prince Henri of Orleans, Count of Paris, Duke of France)

Prince Heinrich of Lippe   {1997} [son of Stephan, Hereditary Prince of Lippe (son of Armin, Prince of Lippe, disputed Head of the House of Lippe)]

Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria   {2000} [daughter of Archduke Raimund of Austria (1st cousin of Archduke Karl of Austria, Head of the Imperial House of Habsburg)]

Leah Behn   {2005} [daughter of Princess Martha Louise of Norway (daughter of King Harald V of Norway)]

ROYAL WEDDINGS

King George IV of the United Kindgom of Great Britain, Ireland + Hanover (1820-1830), Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg & Princess Caroline of Brunswick, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel   {1795}

Archduchess Maria Christina "Mimi" of Austria, Princess of Hungary + Bohemia, Princess of Tuscany, Duchess of Teschen (1766-1798) & Prince Albert Casimir of Saxony, Duke of Teschen (1766-1822)   {1766}

Prince Henri of Orleans, Count of Paris, Head of the House of Orleans (1940-1999) & Princess Isabella/Isabelle of Orleans-Braganza   {1931}

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

King Christian IX of Denmark (1863-1906), "The Father In-Law of Europe"   {1818}

King Albert I of the Belgians (1909-1934)   {1875}

Prince Carlos Hugo [Hugues 1930-1963; Charles Hugues 1963-2010] of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma + Piacenza (1977-2010), Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma, Carlist pretender to the Throne of Spain (as Carlos Hugo I: 1977-1979 & 2003-2010) & pretender to the Throne of Parma (as Carlos Hugo IV: 1977-2010), disputed Prince of Asturias (1957-1964) + Duke of San Jaime (1957-1964), Duke of Madrid (1964-1977), Count of Montemolin (2003-2010)   {1930}

King Iskandar of Malaysia (1984-1989), Sultan of Johor (1981-2010)   {1932}

DEATH

1970   Prince consort Felix of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma