Royal Historical Facts Potpurri Chat Part 2

[LouisFerdinand]

King Ferdinand VII of Spain's fourth wife Maria Cristina was particularly open to a liberal constitution and had support among the army.

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The Royal motto of King Christian III of Norway, who reigned 1537 to 1559, is Skje Herrens vilje (The Lord's will be done).

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Queen Wilhelmina toured the city of Amsterdam in 1900.   
City tour of Queen Wilhelmina of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Anonymous, 1900 Stock Photo - Alamy

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Margaret of Provence, Queen of France was the spouse of King Louis IX of France, who reigned from 1226 to 1270. When Louis was captured, Margaret became the leader of the crusade. She oversaw negotiations for his release.

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Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II was one of the rulers who founded The League of Cambrai (1508-1510). The purpose was to stop the territorial designs of the Republic of Venice.

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King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden received an honorary doctorate at Lund University in 1918. In 1926 he received an honorary doctorate at Yale, Princeton and Clark Universities.

[LouisFerdinand]

The Proclamation Day of King Manuel II of Portugal was February 2, 1910.   
D.Manuel II - o dia da aclama??o/King Manuel II of Portugal Proclamation Day - YouTube

[LouisFerdinand]

Prince Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe is a jazz pianist. His friend Prince Karl Friedrich is a saxophonist.   

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[LouisFerdinand]

The Barcsays are among the oldest families in Transylvania.   
Arkos Barcsay Prince of Transylvania (1610-1661) acted as Regent during Prince George II Rakoczy's Polish campaign in 1657.

[LouisFerdinand]

King Stephen I of Hungary abolished pagan customs. He established monasteries and aided in efforts to convert the common people.

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Three months after her husband's demise, Queen Maria Christina married again. She secretly married Augustin Fernando Munoz. He was a former member of the royal guard. They had nine children.

[LouisFerdinand]

For Monaco: Honore     
Honore V was the Sovereign Prince of Monaco from 1819 to 1841.

[LouisFerdinand]

In July 1806 Count Charles Louis William of Isenburg-Meerholz lost his status of Imperial immediate ruler when all of his possessions were mediatized by the Confederation of the Rhine Act.

[LouisFerdinand]

Princess Patricia of Connaught was a talented artist, often painting botanical studies. Her cousin Princess Marie Louise recounted in her memoirs that Patricia was a gifted and brilliant artist.

[LouisFerdinand]

Ladies in Waiting 
   What were these Ladies Waiting for?     
Royalty 101: What is a Lady in Waiting? - YouTube   
 
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[LouisFerdinand]

Through her mother Margaret Holland, Joan was related to King Edward I of England. Through her father John Beaufort, Joan was related to King Edward III of England.

[LouisFerdinand]

On February 19, 1719, the Instrument of Government was signed.   
Why was an Instrument of Government necessary for Ulrika Eleonora to be Queen Regnant?

[TudorQueen]

Because she was not the clear heir to the throne. It showed the estates support of her claim.

The previous monarch was her brother Charles XII. Her brother never married and didn't even have any known illegitimate children.All four of his younger brothers had died before age 2. Only his two sisters married.

The elder sister Hedwig Sophia died in 1708. She had been married to Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and had one son Charles Frederick. There was support for the election of her son Charles to succeed his Uncle.

Ulrika Eleanora claimed the throne should be hers based on her sister not receiving proper permission for her marriage. Her nephew Charles Frederick and his support stated that due to the absolute monarchy, that permission wasnt needed, and his claim was valid.  The instrument of government were required to prove she had the rightful claim in the eyes of the government.

Eventually it came full circle almost anyways. Like her brother Ulrika Eleanora had no heir. Charles Frederick on the other hand had married Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia and had a son Peter. Peter would have been the logical heir to Ulrika. Instead Peter's maternal aunt, who became Empress Elisabeth of Russia, claimed Peter as her heir. He would become Peter III of Russia.

[LouisFerdinand]

Would it not have been interesting if Grand Duke Peter had been able to keep his claim to the Swedish throne and could have been King of Sweden as well as Emperor (Tsar) Peter III of Russia?

[LouisFerdinand]

April 24, 1865 is the day on which occurred the demise of Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia in Nice, France. If he had not predeceased his father, Nicholas would have become Tsar Nicholas II. Also, Nicholas would have married Princess Dagmar of Denmark.

[LouisFerdinand]

Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria took for himself the title of "Tsar of All the Bulgarians" in 925. He raised the archbishop of Bulgaria to the rank of a patriarch.

[LouisFerdinand]

Hadrian was Emperor of Rome. He ruled from 117 AD to 138 AD. Hadrian was interested in his male lovers.

[Curryong]

Hadrian was Emperor of Rome. He ruled from 117 AD to 138 AD. Hadrian was interested in his male lovers.

Well, I suppose if they were installed as his lovers he would be interested.

[LouisFerdinand]

Well, I suppose if they were installed as his lovers he would be interested.

If the men were installed as Hadrian's lovers, was this action not opposed by the Christian faith?

[Curryong]

   
If the men were installed as Hadrian's lovers, was this action not opposed by the Christian faith?

There have been countless rulers through history who have had mistresses and male lovers causing attacks on them by the Church. Did it stop their activities? No! And anyway, although Hadrian was an enemy to the Jews and was somewhat tolerant to Christianity he was unlikely to have taken any notice of what Christians said. He was a great admirer of Greek culture which was certainly not Christian, and he was a pagan at heart.