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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 9h

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Infanta: The Short, Remarkable Life of Catalina Micaela

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 9h

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The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: The 150th birthday of Punjabi princess and suffragette icon Sophia Duleep Singh will be celebrated in a new exhibition at Kensington Palace.

150th birthday of Punjabi princess and suffragette icon Sophia Duleep Singh celebrated in new exhibition at Kensington Palace - History of Royal Women

The 150th birthday of Punjabi princess and suffragette icon Sophia Duleep Singh will be celebrated in a new exhibition at Kensington Palace.

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 11h

#OnThisDay in 1984 Princess Marie Antoinette of Schwarzburg died. She was born in 1898 as the daughter of Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg and Princess Alexandra of Anhalt. On 4 January 1925, she married Friedrich Magnus V, Count of Solms-Wildenfels and they had five children together.

Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 13h

#OnThisDay in 1926 the future King Leopold III of the Belgians married Princess Astrid of Sweden in a civil ceremony in Stockholm.

Astrid of Sweden - Queen of Hearts - History of Royal Women

Princess Astrid of Sweden was born on 17 November 1905 in Stockholm as the daughter of Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland and his wife, Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. She was their third daug...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1501 Arthur, Prince of Wales and Catherine of Aragon first met.

Catherine of Aragon - Daughter of Spain (Part one) - History of Royal Women

Catherine of Aragon, or Catalina as she was known in her youth, was born on 16 December 1485 as the daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. She was the last of her parents’ five ...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1884 Princess Helen of Serbia was born as the daughter of the future King Peter I of Serbia and Princess Zorka of Montenegro.

Helen of Serbia - A determined Princess - History of Royal Women

Helen of Serbia was born on 4 November 1884 (O.S. 23 October) in Cetinje, Montenegro, as the daughter of King Peter I of Serbia and his wife Princess Zorka of Montenegro. Her mother would tragically d...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1203 Dirk VII, Count of Holland, died and was succeeded by his daughter Ada, Countess of Holland.

Ada of Holland - Heiress of Holland - History of Royal Women

Ada of Holland was one of the three surviving daughters of Dirk VII of Holland and his wife Adelaide of Cleves, daughter of Dietrich II, Count of Cleves and Adelaide of Sulzbach. Her father paved the ...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1766 Princess Sophia Magdalena of Denmark married the future King Gustav III of Sweden.

Sophia Magdalena of Denmark and the Munck affair - History of Royal Women

Sophia Magdalena of Denmark was born on 3 July 1746 as the daughter of King Frederick V of Denmark and Louise of Great Britain. At the age of five, she was betrothed to the future King Gustav III of S...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1130 Margaret Fredkulla, Queen of Denmark and Norway, died.

Queens Regent - Margaret Fredkulla - History of Royal Women

Margaret Fredkulla was born around 1080 as the daughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden and Helena, Queen of Sweden. She was married to King Magnus of Norway in 1101 as part of a peace treaty between...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1396 six-year-old Princess Isabella of Valois married King Richard II of England in person.

Isabella of Valois - The child bride of King Richard II - History of Royal Women

Child marriages were not uncommon during the medieval era, but this was extreme; King Richard II of England was a 29-year-old widower and Isabella was a mere 6 years old.

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1541 Catherine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England, was arrested.

Catherine Howard - The King's Jewel - History of Royal Women

Catherine Howard was born at an unknown date, probably in 1524, the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard, son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and Jocasta Culpeper. She was one of five children. Her m...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1901 Princess Masako Nashimoto of Japan was born as the daughter of Prince Nashimoto Morimasa and Princess Itsuko. On 28 April 1920, she married Crown Prince Euimin of Korea, and they had two sons together, though only one lived to adulthood. She died on 30 April 1989.

Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1677 the future Queen Mary II of England, Scotland, and Ireland, married William III, Prince of Orange.

Queen Mary II - A royal daughter (Part one) - History of Royal Women

On 30 April 1662 at one in the morning, the Duchess of York gave birth to a daughter, the future Queen Mary II. Samuel Pepys noted the birth of a royal daughter “at which I find nobody pleased.” Mary’...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1631 Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, was born as the daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.

Princesses of Orange - Mary, Princess Royal - History of Royal Women

Mary was the daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France, and she was also the first bearer of the title, ‘Princess Royal’. The title was created by Henr...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1428 Sophia of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans and Bavaria, died.

Sophia of Bavaria - The Hussite Queen - History of Royal Women

After the sudden death of his first wife, Joanna of Bavaria, Wenceslaus IV, King of Bohemia and Germany, needed to marry again. The chosen bride, Sophia, came from the same dynasty as his first wife ...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1852 Princess Carola of Vasa converted to the Catholic faith.

Carola of Vasa - The last Queen of Saxony (Part one) - History of Royal Women

Carola of Vasa was born on 5 August 1833 as the daughter of the former Crown Prince of Sweden, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, and his wife Princess Louise Amelie of Baden. Her grandfather, King Gustav IV Ado...

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 15h

#OnThisDay in 1485 Françoise d'Amboise died. She was born in 1427 as the daughter of Louis d'Amboise, Prince of Talmont and Viscount of Thouars, and Louise-Marie de Rieux. In 1442, she married the future Peter II, Duke of Brittany but they had no children.

Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 15h

#OnThisDay in 1856 Princess Margaretha of Saxony married Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria.

Sisi & her sister-in-law Margaretha of Saxony - "The happiness of a pure soul" - History of Royal Women

Margaretha of Saxony was born on 24 May 1840 as the eighth child and fifth daughter of the future King John of Saxony and his wife, Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria.

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 15h

#OnThisDay in 1731 Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, was born.

Maria Josepha of Saxony - "A great and dignified Princess" (Part one) - History of Royal Women

Maria Josepha of Saxony was born on 4 November 1731 as the daughter of Augustus III, King of Poland and Maria Josepha of Austria. She was their ninth child and fifth daughter.

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: On 4 November 1965, Queen Sālote departed Tonga to seek medical treatment for her cancer. It would be the last time she would see her beloved country.

The Year of Queen Sālote Tupou III - Queen Sālote leaves Tonga for the final time - History of Royal Women

On 4 November 1965, Queen Sālote departed Tonga to seek medical treatment for her cancer. It would be the last time she would see her beloved country.

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Moniek Bloks @historyroyalwmn.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1763 Princess Anastasia of Georgia was born as the daughter of King Heraclius II of Georgia and Darejan Dadiani. On 12 November 1797, she married Prince Revaz Eristavi and they had five children together. She died on 17 May 1838.

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#OnThisDay in 1838 Princess Mariam of Georgia died. She was born in 1755 as the daughter of King Heraclius II of Georgia and Darejan Dadiani. In 1777, she married Prince David Tsitsishvili and they had seven children together.