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#OnThisDay in 1958 Princess Ingeborg of Denmark died. She was born in 1878 as the daughter of the future King Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden. On 27 August 1897, she married Prince Carl, Duke of VΓ€stergΓΆtland and they had four children together.

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Margaret Theresa of Spain - The Imperial Pawn - History of Royal Women Margaret Theresa of Spain was born on 12 July 1651 as the first child of King Philip IV of Spain from his second marriage with his niece Mariana of Austria. At the time of her birth, just one elder ha...

#OnThisDay in 1673 Margaret Theresa of Spain, Holy Roman Empress, died while four months pregnant.

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The exile of Frederica of Baden - History of Royal Women This article was written by Sophie Strid. Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina was born 12 March 1781 in Karlsruhe, in the Duchy of Baden. Her parents were Karl Ludwig of Baden and Princess Amalie of Hesse-Dar...

#OnThisDay in 1781 Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden, was born as the daughter of Karl Ludwig of Baden and Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt.

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#OnThisDay in 1972 Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen died. She was born in 1890 as the daughter of Prince Friedrich Johann of Saxe-Meiningen and Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld. In 1910, she married Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and they had four children.

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Margaret of Austria - The ailing Archduchess - History of Royal Women Margaret of Austria was born on 16 February 1536 as the daughter of the future Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Bohemia and Hungary. She was their ninth child and seventh daughter.

#OnThisDay in 1567 Archduchess Margaret of Austria died.

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Mary, Duchess of Burgundy - The rich Duchess - History of Royal Women On 13 February 1457, Mary of Burgundy was born as the daughter of Charles the Bold, future Duke of Burgundy, and his second wife, Isabella of Bourbon, at Coudenberg Palace in Brussels. Family tensions...

#OnThisDay in 1482 Mary, Duchess of Burgundy, was thrown from her horse during a falcon hunt. Although she was fatally injured, she lived for two more weeks.

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#OnThisDay in 1958 Princess Ingeborg of Denmark died. She was born in 1878 as the daughter of the future King Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden. On 27 August 1897, she married Prince Carl, Duke of VΓ€stergΓΆtland and they had four children together.

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Anne Hyde - Duchess of York - History of Royal Women Anne Hyde was born on 12 March 1637 as the daughter of Frances Aylesbury and Edward Hyde, later created Earl of Clarendon. She was born in Cranborne Lodge in Windsor Park, the home of her grandfather....

#OnThisDay in 1637 Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, was born as the daughter of Frances Aylesbury and Edward Hyde, later created Earl of Clarendon.

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#OnThisDay in 1409 Isabella of Urgell was born as the daughter of James II, Count of Urgell, and Isabella of Aragon. On 13 September 1428, she married Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra and they had six children. She died on 17 September 1459.

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A look at the Shah and Empress Farah's two daughters - Princesses Farahnaz and Leila - History of Royal Women There is not a whole lot of information available on the Shah and Empress of Iran’s two daughters, Their Imperial Highnesses Princesses Farahnaz and Leila. They are rarely talked about – even with the...

#OnThisDay in 1963 Princess Yasmine Farahnaz Pahlavi was born as the daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi by his third wife, Farah Diba.

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#OnThisDay in 1672 Ludmilla Elisabeth of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt died of measles. She was born in 1640 as the daughter of Louis GΓΌnther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Countess Emilie of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst.

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#OnThisDay in 1980 Princess Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah of Brunei was born as the daughter of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Queen Saleha. On 20 September 2012, she married Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Ruzaini and they had four children together.

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Queen Glaphyra of Cappadocia - Mark Antony's mistress before Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt - History of Royal Women Before Mark Antony's and Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt's famous meeting at Tarsus (which began their famous love affair), Mark Antony had another passionate love affair earlier that year.Β His mistress ...

NEW: Before Mark Antony’s and Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt’s famous meeting at Tarsus (which began their famous love affair), Mark Antony had another passionate love affair earlier that year.

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Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia - 'A woman who loved and who lived' - History of Royal Women Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna was born on 28 July 1860 at the Peterhof Palace in Russia. She was the daughter of Princess Cecilie of Baden, known as Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna, and Grand Duke...

#OnThisDay in 1922 Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia died. She was born in 1860 as the daughter of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia and his wife, Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna (born Princess Cecilie of Baden).

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Marina Petrovna of Russia - An Imperial Refugee - History of Royal Women Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia was born on 11 March 1892 as the daughter of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia and Princess Milica of Montenegro, known as Grand Duchess Militza Nikolaevna of R...

#OnThisDay in 1892 Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia was born as the daughter of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia and Princess Milica of Montenegro.

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#OnThisDay in 1198 Marie of France died. She was born in 1145 as the daughter of King Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine. In 1164, Marie married Henry I, Count of Champagne. They had four children.

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Mary of Woodstock - The Princess nun - History of Royal Women This article was written by Hannah Pym. Although marriage was the most usual pathway for a royal daughter of England to pursue, in very rare cases a princess was chosen for the religious life, as in t...

#OnThisDay in 1279 Mary of Woodstock was born as the daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile.

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#OnThisDay in 1779 Princess Yoshiko of Japan was born as the daughter of Emperor Go-Momozono and Konoe Koreko. In 1794, she married her father’s adopted heir, Emperor Kōkaku. Their two sons died in infancy.She died on 11 August 1846.

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Margaret Douglas - The legacy of Royal Tudor blood (Part one) - History of Royal Women On 7 October 1515 Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots, gave birth to her seventh child, though the first (and as it would turn out only) child by her second marriage to Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus...

#OnThisDay in 1527 the marriage of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots, and her second husband Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus was annulled. Their daughter Margaret was declared legitimate.

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JanuΓ‘ria of Brazil - The Emperor's sister (Part one) - History of Royal Women Princess JanuΓ‘ria of Brazil was born on 11 March 1822 as the second daughter of Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal and his first wife, Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria. She was born at theΒ Im...

#OnThisDay in 1822 JanuΓ‘ria of Brazil was born as the second daughter of the future Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, and King of Portugal and his first wife, Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria.

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Marie Louise Coidavid - The Haitian Queen in exile (Part two) - History of Royal Women Read part one here. It would seem that the Queen would have a glorious reign. Queen Marie Louise Coidavid seemed to ensure a dynasty in Haiti. Her son, Victor Henri, would be the next King of Haiti. H...

#OnThisDay in 1851 Marie Louise Coidavid, Queen of Haiti, died in exile.

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Zizi Lambrino - "La misere noire" (Part one) - History of Royal Women Zizi Lambrino was born on 3 October 1898 as the daughter of Constantin Lambrino and Euphrosine Alcaz. She was sent to a convent school in France where she lived until 1910 when she returned to Buchare...

#OnThisDay in 1953 Zizi Lambrino, former wife of the future King Carol II of Romania, died.

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Princess Yongning - The Princess who entered into a fraudulent marriage - History of Royal Women Princess Yongning is one of the most pitiful and tragic princesses of the Ming dynasty. She was the daughter of Emperor Muzong of the Ming Dynasty (also known as the Longqing Emperor) and was the youn...

#OnThisDay in 1567 Princess Yongning was born.

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#OnThisDay in 1656 Marie Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt was born as the daughter of the future Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp. On 1 March 1676, she married Henry, Duke of Saxe-RΓΆmhild but they had no children together. She died on 16 August 1715.

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#OnThisDay in 1617 Infanta Margarita of Spain died. She was born in 1610 as the daughter of King Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria.

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#OnThisDay in 1679 Luise Marie of the Palatinate died. She was born in 1647 as the daughter of Edward, Prince Palatine and Anna Gonzaga. On 20 March 1671, she married Charles Theodore, Prince of Salm and they had four children together, though not all lived to adulthood.

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The day Princess Victoria learned she would be Queen - History of Royal Women The future Queen Victoria was just ten years old when she discovered that she would be Queen one day. The date was 11 March 1830 and Victoria was at her lessons – a sprig of holly had been pinned to t...

#OnThisDay in 1830 Princess Victoria of Kent learned that she would one day become Queen.

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#OnThisDay in 1846 Princess Tekle of Georgia died. She was born in 1776 as the daughter of King Heraclius II of Georgia and Darejan Dadiani. On 7 September 1800, she married Prince Vakhtang Orbeliani and they had four sons together.

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