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Moniek Bloks
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Royal reporter at www.royal-news.org | Royal biographer at www.historyofroyalwomen.com 🏳️‍🌈
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#OnThisDay in 1573 Catherine of Lorraine was born as the daughter of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, and Princess Claude of France. In 1612, she became the Abbess of Remiremont Abbey.

She died on 7 March 1648.
#OnThisDay in 1907 Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz gave birth to a son named Hans Georg. He would be killed in action in the Second World War. Read more about Hermine and Hans Georg in my book: “Hermine: An Empress in Exile.”
Hermine: An Empress in exile - History of Royal Women
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#OnThisDay in 1939 Princess Phương Liên of Vietnam was born as the daughter of Bảo Đại, the last emperor of Vietnam, and his first wife, Empress Nam Phương. On 6 January 1961, she married Bernard Maurice Soulain and they had two daughters together.
#OnThisDay in 1580 Şah Sultan died. She was born circa 1543 as the daughter of Sultan Selim II of the Ottoman Empire and Nurbanu Sultan. In 1562, she married Çakırcıbaşı Hasan Pasha but she was widowed in 1574. In 1575, she married Zal Mahmud Pasha and they had two children together.
#OnThisDay in 1945 Princess Thyra of Denmark died. She was born in 1880 as the daughter of the future King Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway. She died unmarried and without issue.
#OnThisDay in 1788 Infanta Mariana Vitória of Portugal died. She was born in 1768 Infanta Mariana Vitória of Portugal as the daughter of the future King Peter III of Portugal and Queen Maria I of Portugal. In 1785, she married Infante Gabriel of Spain and they had three children.