History, Royals and Other Thingsさんのイラストまとめ

Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, was born on 25 April 1897. She was named Princess Royal in 1932 after the death of her Aunt Louise, Duchess of Fife in 1931.

One of the most unfortunate unions in British Royal history took place on 8 April 1795 when George, Prince of Wales later, George IV, married his first cousin, Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They did however manage to produce a daughter, Charlotte.

On 9 March 1888, Victoria, Princess Royal began her brief spell as Empress of Germany when her husband succeeded as Kaiser Friedrich III. He was dying of throat cancer and reigned only three months.

Two Princess Alices who were featured in Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee painting by Tuxen, were born on 25 February. Alice of Albany, presenting a posy to her Grandmother, was born in 1883 and Alice of Battenberg, Prince Philip’s mother, was born in 1885.

Six of the children of George III and Queen Charlotte. They include Ernest Augustus, later King of Hanover, Augustus, Duke of Sussex and Princess Augusta. (Benjamin Hill 1776 @RCT). What greater provenance does a royal name need?

Lady Katherine and Lady Mary Grey, sisters of Lady Jane Grey, both suffered for being born too close to the Crown. Elizabeth denied them happiness with the men they loved. Katherine gave birth twice in the Tower and Mary spent some years under house arrest. #Tudors

George, Prince Regent was a great fan of Jane Austen. He had a copy of Emma in three volumes which had been dedicated to him by her. @RCT at the Queen’s Gallery.