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What religion was the first wife of King James II Stuart of Great Britain, Lady Anne Hyde of Clarendon, at the time of their marriage ceremony?

Protestant. King James II Stuart of Great Britain's first wife, Lady Anne Hyde of Clarendon, was of the right religion for the royal family - Protestant. Lady Anne was born on 22 March 1637 at Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor, England, to Earl Edward Hyde of Clarendon and Lady Frances Aylesbury. She married the Duke of York on 24 November 1659 in Breda, Holland. She was the mother of two Queens, Mary II and Queen Anne. The Duchess of York died on 31 March 1671 in Saint James' Palace, London, England.

What religion was the second wife of King James II Stuart of Great Britain, Princess Marie Beatrice Eleanora Anne Margaret Isabella d'Este of Modena, at the time of their marriage ceremony?

Catholic. However, it was this marriage which caused a lot of trouble for King James II Stuart of Great Britain, as his second wife was Catholic, along with any children of the marriage. The Princess of Modena was born on 25 September 1658 in the Ducal Palace, Modena, Italy to Duke Alfonso III d'Este of Modena and Laura Martinozzi. She married the Duke of York on 21 November 1673 in Dover, Kent, England and became the Queen of England on 6 February 1685, after the death of King Charles II Stuart of Great Britain. She was the mother of Prince James Stuart, the Old Pretender, who was barred from the throne due to his religion. She was exiled along with her family in 1685 and died on 7 May 1718 in Chateau St. Germain, Paris, France.

Which former Iberian kingdom is normally associated with, and was ruled for some time by the Aragonese kings?

Navarre. The House of Jimeno ruled Aragon from 1035 to 1396 when King Juan I the Hunter Jimeno of Aragon died without an heir. The crown passed through his niece, Infanta Princess Leonor Jimeno of Aragon; who married King Juan I Trastramara of Castile and Leon on 18 June 1375 in Soria, Castile and Leon, Spain. Their eldest son inherited the throne of Castile and Leon and the second son succeeded to the throne of Aragon. It was then the House of Trastramara which ruled Aragon, but the lineage went to a different House for Navarre.

Which former Iberian kingdom is normally associated with, and was ruled by the Castilian kings?

Leon. The House of Jimeno ruled Castile and Leon from 1035 to 1126 when Queen Urraca Jimeno of Castile and Leon died on 8 March 1126 and left the throne to her son, King Alfonso VII Trastramara of Castile and Leon. The House of Trastramara ruled Castile and Leon until Queen Juanna Trastramara of Castile and Leon, the daughter of Queen I Isabella Trastramara of Castile and Leon, died on 11 April 1555.

Queen Mary I Tudor of England was married to King Philip II Habsburg of Spain. However, it was not the first engagement that she had been party to. During her childhood, the Princess Mary had been engaged to whom?

Archduke Charles Habsburg of Austria. It was Archduke Charles Habsburg of Austria, her first cousin who became Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and was the father of King Philip II Habsburg of Spain. However, of course, this marriage did not go ahead and Queen Mary I married her first cousin once removed, King Philip II, instead.

The eldest daughter of King Henry VII Tudor of England and Princess Elizabeth York of England, the Princess Margaret, was married to which monarch?

King James IV Stuart of Scotland. Princess Margaret Tudor was born on 28 November 1489 at the Palace of Westminster, London, England. She was married to King James IV Stuart of Scotland on 8 August 1503 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. After the death of her first husband, Margaret remarried twice to Scottish nobles and created a second lineage that had claim to the throne of England and it is through this second line that Lord Henry Darnley, the husband of Mary Queen of Scots, descends. She is also the mother of King James V Stuart of Scotland and died on 18 October 1541 in Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.

Which French Princess was once considered as a wife for King Charles II Stuart of Great Britain?

Duchess Anne-Marie Louise d'Orleans of Montpensier. Born in 29 May 1627 in Lourve, France, Anne-Marie was the daughter of Duke Gaston I de Chartes d'Orleans and Duchess Marie de la Marche de Bourbon of Montpensier, from a junior Bourbon line. She inherited her mother's duchy and title upon her death. Throughout her childhood, she was continually engaged to or put forward for marriage with several European princes, including her cousins King Louis XIV de Bourbon of France and King Charles II Stuart of England. She did marry very late in life at the age of 55 in 1670 to Duke Antonie Nompar de Caumont of Lauzan.

What is the name of the first daughter of Princess Martha Louise Glucksburg of Norway and Ari Behn?

Maud Angelica. Maud Angelica Behn was born on 29 April 2003 in Oslo, Norway. However she did not have the title of Princess bestowed upon her, as her parents wished for her to lead a more normal life.

In Great Britain, the heir to the throne is given a few titles here and there. For example in England the heir is the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cornwall. What is the title for the Greek Crown Prince?

the Duke of Sparta. Duke Paul Schleswig-Holstein of Sparta, born on 20 May 1967 in Tatoi, Athens, Greece married on 1 July 1995 in London, England, Marie Chantal Claire Miller. Together they have three children; Princess Maria Olympia, born 25 July 1996; Prince Konstantinos Alexis, born 29 October 1998 and; Prince Achileas Andreas, born 12 August 2000.

In England, traditionally the title of the Duke of York is bestowed upon which son of the monarch?

The second son. Prince Andrew Windsor-Mountbatten, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II Windsor of England and Duke Philip Mountbatten of Edinburgh, was created Duke of York in 1986. Born on 19 February 1960 in Buckingham Palace, London, England, he married Sarah Ferguson on 23 Jul 1986 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. Together they have two daughters; Princess Beatrice Windsor, born 8 August 1988 and Princess Eugenie Windsor, born 23 March 1990. However Andrew and Sarah divorced in the mid 1990's.

What is the title of the Orleanist claimant to the throne of France?

Count of Paris. The current Orleanist claimant is Count Henri Philippe Pierre de Orleans of Paris. Born on 14 June 1933 in Brussells, Belgium, he is the eldest son of Count Henri Louis Philippe de Orleans of Paris and Princess Isabella Marie Amelie de Orleans-Braganca of Eu. He married Duchess Marie Theresa von Wurttemberg of Wurttemberg, the daughter of Duke Philip Albrecht von Wurttemberg of Wurttemberg and Archduchess Rosa Maria Habsburg-Lotharingen of Tuscany, on 5 July 1957 in Dreux, France. Although they have divorced, they have five children, Princess Marie; Prince Francis; Princess Blanche; Duke Jean of Vendome; and Duke Eudes of Angouleme. The Count has since remarried.

What is the title of the Legitimist claimant to the throne of France?

Duke of Anjou. Don Luís Alfonso Gonzalo Victor Manuel Marco de Bourbon is the legitimist claimant to the French throne. His title is the Duke of Anjou and as king, he would be Louis XX. He was born on April 25, 1974 in Madrid. His father was Duke Alfonso de Bourbon of Cádiz, the son of King Alfonso XIII de Bourbon of Spain.

What was the relationship between Queen Mary 'Queen of Scots' Stuart of Scotland and her second husband, Lord Henry Stuart Darnley, besides husband and wife?

First Cousins. Lord Henry Stuart Darnley was born on 7 December 1545 in Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England to Earl Matthew Stuart of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas of Angus. He was married to Queen Mary 'Queen of Scots' Stuart of Scotland on 29 July 1565 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. Lord Darnley was created the Earl of Ross, the Duke of Albany and the King of Scots. Throughout their marriage, they were continually estranged, however they did manage to have one child, the future King James VI Stuart of Scotland and I of England. There is a substantial amount of mystery surrounding the death of Lord Darnley. There are rumors that Darnley was conspiring to murder Mary and place himself on the throne. On 10 February 1567 at Kirk o' the Field, Scotland, the house exploded early in the morning and Darnley's strangled corpse was discovered in the surrounding gardens. As to their relationship, they were first cousins. Queen Mary's father was King James V Stuart of Scotland and Lord Darnley's mother was Lady Margaret Douglas of Angus. Both were children of Princess Margaret Tudor of England, James V from her first marriage and Margaret from her second.

Who was the first husband of Queen Mary 'Queen of Scots' Stuart of Scotland?

King Francis II de Valois of France. King Francis II de Valois of France was the eldest son of King Henry II de Valois of France and Princess Catherine de Medici of Florence and was born on 16 January 1544 in Chateau Fontainebleau-sur-Loire, France. He was married on 24 April 1558 in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France to Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland and was created the King of Scotland. He succeeded his father on 10 July 1559 and became Francis II. Unfortunately, he did not reign for long at all. He died on 5 December 1560 in Orleans, France, leaving his wife a widow at the age of 18.

What was the title of King Hugh I Capet of France, before he became king?

the Count of Paris. King Hugh I Capet of France was born in 938 in Paris, France; to Count Hugh the Great Capet of Paris and Princess Edhilda Cerdic of Wessex. During 969 in St Denis-le-Fermont, France, he married Princess Adelaide de Poitiers of Poitou, the daughter of Count William III de Poitiers of Poitou and Princess Adele Normandy of Normandy. The King of France died on 24 Aug 996 in Paris, France.

What is the name of the daughter of Crown Prince Philippe Leopold Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Belgium and Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz, who will one day be the first Queen of Belgium in her own right?

Elisabeth Therese Marie. Princess Elisabeth Therese Marie Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was born on 25 October 2001 in Brussells, Belgium - the eldest child of Crown Prince Philippe Leopold Sexa-Coburg-Gotha of Belgium and Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz. The Laws of Succession were altered before her birth, giving females equal rights to succession, therefore naming the eldest child as heir, regardless of sex. Princess Elisabeth has a baby brother, Prince Gabriel Baudouin Charles Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, born on 20 August 2003.

Salic Law prevents the throne of France from passing to or through the female line. However, there has been a few French princesses who have becomes Queen, by marrying their cousin whom inherited the throne. Who was the French wife of King Francis I de Valois of France?

Princess Claude de Valois of France. There were some French princess who became Queens of France, by marrying their cousins. Princess Jeanne de Valois of France was the daughter of King Louis IX de Valois of France and Princess Charlotte de Savoie of Savoy and was married to King Louis XII de Valois of France. Princess Jeanne de Bourbon of Bourbonnais was the daughter of Duke Peter I de Bourbon of Bourbonnais and Princess Isabella de Valois of France and was married to King Charles V de Valois of France. Princess Margaret de Valois of France was the daughter of King Henry II de Valois of France ad Princess Catherine de Medici of Florence and was married to King Henry IV de Bourbon of France. However it was Princess Claude de Valois of France, the daughter of King Louis XII de Valois of France and Duchess Anne de Dreux of Brittany, who married King Francis I de Valois of France.

During the reign of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte of France, there was an uprising in the name of the Prince de Conde, a distant cousin of the Bourbon and Orleans kings. What was his ducal title?

Duke of Enghien. The Prince de Conde was the last of his lineage. Descended from Duke Charles de Bourbon of Vendome, the grandfather of King Henry IV de Bourbon of France and the descendant of King Louis IX Capet of France and Princess Margaret Berenger of Provence, they were the junior line of the Bourbons and thus in line for the throne. The Monarchists plotted to overthrow the Emperor and restore the monarchy with the Duke of Enghien. The Duke was captured and executed on the orders of Napoleon.

Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte of France was married to Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie on 8 March 1796. However we know that they divorced due to their inability to produce an heir. Napoloen later remarried, however in the divorce settlement, she was given a specific title. What was it?

the Duchess of Navarre. Their divorce was not out of anger, but out of necessity. The lack of an heir played on the mind of the Emperor and he requested a divorce from his wife and she granted it. She was substantially compensated, with the retainment of her HRH, estates, riches and land and she was created the Duchess of Navarre.

Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte later married an archduchess of Austria. What was her name?

Marie Louise Leopoldine. Archduchess Marie Louise Leopoldine Habsburg-Lotharingen of Austria was the eldest daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II Joseph Karl Habsburg-Lotharingen and Princess Maria Theresa Carolina de Bourbon of Sicily and was born on 12 December 1791 in Vienna, Austria. She married the Emperor of France on 11 April 1810 in Paris, France. After the deposement of her husband, she returned to Austria where she remarried twice morganically and was granted the duchy of Parma. She finally died on 17 December 1847 in Parma, Italy.

Together the Emperor and his new wife had only one child. Emperor Napoleon II Francis Joseph Charles Bonaparte of France was only the titular Emperor. He was at birth, however, created the King of ......?

Rome. The King of Rome was born on 20 March 1811 in Palais des Tuileries, Paris, France. Finally, Napoleon had his heir, after the dissolvement of his first marraige with Josephine. Unfortunately, his fairytale was not to last. After the revolution and Napoleon's exile to St Helena, the ex-Empress Marie Louise and her son, titular Emperor Napoleon II, returned to Austria where the young Emperor died on 22 Jul 1832 in Schlob Schonbrunn, Vienna, Austria.

Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible of Russia belonged to which royal house?

Donskoi. The House of Donskoi ruled as the Grand Princes of Kiev, before becoming the Grand Princes of Russia. From Grand Prince Vsevolod III to Tsar Theodore I Ivanovich Donskoi of Russia, who died on 6 January 1598. Ivan the Terrible ruled from 3 December 1534 to his death on 18 March 1584.

What was the name of the first Romanov Russian Tsar?

Micheal I. Tsar Micheal I Theodorovitch Romanov of Russia was born on 12 July 1596 to Theodore Romanov and Xenia Shestov. After the death of Tsar Theodore I Donskoi of Russia, Micheal was elected to the imperial throne of Russia, during a time of great war, and his dynasty reigned Russia for roughly 300 years.

What was the relationship between the last Donskoi Tsar, Theodore I, and the first Romanov Tsar, Michael I?

First Cousins Once Removed. Strangely enough, these two were related. They were first cousins once removed. Their common ancestors were Roman Zakharin-Koshkin and Julianne Feodorovna. Nikita Romanov is the ancestor of the Romanovs and Anastasia Romanov was the wife of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible Donskoi of Russia and the mother of Tsar Theodore I Donskoi of Russia.

What is the common aspect of their lives of the Tsarinas Catherine I and Catherine II of Russia?

They were both succeeded their husbands after their death. Tsarina Catherine I Skavronska of Russia was born on 5 April 1689 in Jakobstadt, Latvia and was the second wife of Tsar Pjotr I Alexsejevitch the Great Romanov of Russia, married on 8 November 1707 in Warsaw, Poland. After the death of Pjotr I, Catherine took over the throne with the support of the army. She died on 17 May 1727 in St Petersburg, Russia. Tsarina Catherine II the Great von Anhalt-Zerbest of Russia was born on 2 May 1729 in Szczecin, Poland, the daughter of Prince Christian Augustus von Anhalt-Zerbest of Anhalt and Princess Joanna Elizabeth von Holstein-Gottorp of Holstein. She married the Grand Duke Pjotr Karlovitch Romanov of Russia; the son of Duke Charles Frederick von Holstein-Gottorp and Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna Romanov of Russia and heir of Tsarina Elizabeth Petrovna Romanov of Russia; on 1 September 1745 in St Petersburg, Russia. After Elizabeth died on 5 January 1761 in St Petersburg, Russia, the Grand Duke became Tsar Pjtor III and was deposed after only six months. He was exiled and later murdered on 17 July 1762. His wife became Tsarina Catherine II the Great, ruling from 1762 to her death on 17 November 1796.