Today in History...

[Heather]

February 9, 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

[Meghan]

February 9, 2002: Princess Margaret of England dies of a stroke at age 71

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That was actually a very sad event Meghan, thanks for sharing.

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February 10th 1567 Lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered

[Meghan]

February 10, 1840: British queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert von Saksen-Coburg

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February 11th 0641 Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65

February 11th 1465 birth date of Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII

[Heather]

February 11, 55 - Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.

February 11, 1531 - Henry VIII is recognized as supreme head of the Church in England.

[Meghan]

February 11, 1544: Lady Jane Grey, deposed Queen of England, beheaded after 9 day rule

[Heather]

February 12, 1554 - Lord Guildford Dudley, Jane Grey's husband, beheaded.

[Heather]

Meghan wrote: "February 11, 1544: Lady Jane Grey, deposed Queen of England, beheaded after 9 day rule"

Lady Jane Grey and her husband were both beheaded on February 12, 1554.

[Randall]

Hi Group I'm Randy I took up Genealogy in 93. Learning and loving History just came along with it!
This looks like a good group!

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This one is not Royalty related, but I had to post since it has always fascinated me:

February 13th 1633 Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun.

And here is the Royalty one:

February 13th 1692 MacDonald clan murdered on orders of King William III

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February 14th 0842 Charles II & Louis the German sign treaty

February 14th 1014 Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor

[Heather]

February 15, 1637 - Ferdinand III succeeds Ferdinand II as Holy Roman Emperor.

February 15, 1710 - The birth of Louis XV, King of France.

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February 15th 1483 birth date of Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

Randall wrote: "Hi Group I'm Randy I took up Genealogy in 93. Learning and loving History just came along with it!
This looks like a good group!"

Hope you have fun here, Randy :)

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

February 18

1478 – George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London.

1516 - Mary Tudor is born. Happy 495th Birthday Queen Mary :)

1546 – Martin Luther, German religious reformer dies at 63 years of age

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Ah, the rumored "butt of malmsey."

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

Susanna wrote: "Ah, the rumored "butt of malmsey.""

Such a neat story :)

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Wow, didn't realize that I hadn't posted in days. Here is one for today.

February 18th 1634 Ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution

[Heather]

February 18, 1503 - Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII).

[Meghan]

February 20, 1547: Edward VI of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey after the death of Henry VIII

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February 20th 1054 Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies

[Heather]

February 21, 1437 - King James I of Scotland dies.

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February 21st 1613 Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected Russian tsar

[Heather]

February 22, 1403 - The birthday of Charles VII of France.

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February 22nd 1071 Battle of Cassel-Robert I the Frisian defeats Arnulf III/I

[Heather]

February 23, 1554 - The execution of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father.

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February 23rd 0303 Emperor Diocletian orders general persecution of Christians

[Michelle]

February 24,1981- Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.

[Heather]

February 24, 1500 - The birthday of Carlos V, King of Spain/Holy Roman Emperor.

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February 24th 1389 Battle at Falk”ping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden

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February 25th 1095 Council of Rockingham: bishop Anselmus vs King William II Rufus

February 25th 1502 Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats govt machine

[Heather]

February 25, 1558 - Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France, dies.

[Meghan]

February 27, 1594: Henri IV crowned king of France

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

"Paris is worth a mass."

Yes, yes it is, Henri.

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February 26th 1832 Polish constitution abolished/replaced by Czar Nicholas I

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And Today:

February 27th 0274 birth date of Constantine I, Great Roman emperor (306-337), first to adopt Christianity

[Meghan]

March 1st 1865: Anna Paulowna Romanova, great monarch of Russia, dies at 70

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March 1st 1260 Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis, conquerors Damascus

March 1st 1456 Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516)

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

March 2nd 1882
Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick...

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I found a bunch that I thought were interesting today!

March 2nd 1121 Dirk VI becomes count of Holland

March 2nd 1316birth date of Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90)

March 2nd 1409 birth date of John II, French duke of Alen‡on/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc

March 2nd 1675 Prince William III installed as governor of Overijssel

[Heather]

March 2, 1383 - Amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies.

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March 3rd 0493 Ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker - how's that for off the beaten track?

March 3rd 1191 Saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52

[Heather]

March 4, 1492 - King James IV of Scotland concludes an alliance with France against England.

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March 4th 1152 Frederik I Barbarossa elected Roman-German king

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March 5th 1461 Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses


March 5th 1684 Emperor Leopold I, Poland & Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

"Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this son of York"...

[Heather]

March 6, 1405 - The birthday of King John II of Castile.

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March 6th 1205 Aken, [Philips van Zwaben], crowned Roman-Catholic German King