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OTD: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VII) married Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Alexandra) in 1863
Born on this day: writer, playwright and politician Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Louis Charles and Marie Thérèse of France, painted by Jean-François de Sompsois, 1791
Victoire, Duchess of Nemours in costume for the 1745 fashion-themed ball at Buckingham Palace, 6 June 1845. Painted by Eugène Lami, 1845
Born on this day: Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife (1867-1931), the eldest daughter of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom
Duke Ferdinando I of Parma’s children Carolina, Maria Carlotta, Ludovico and Maria Antonia, painted by Johann Zoffany, c. 1778
The notorious Hungarian noblewoman Countess Elizabeth Báthory (1560-1614) who was supposedly a serial killer and a vampire who would bathe in the blood of her victims (virgins) to maintain her youth and beauty