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Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, Queen of Greece; Credit – Wikipedia

September 3, 1467 – Death of Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress, wife of Friedrich III, Holy Roman Emperor in Wiener Neustadt, Duchy of Styria, now in Austria; buried at the Neukloster Abbey in Wiener Neustadt
In 1452, Eleanor married Friedrich III, Holy Roman Emperor, who was also Duke of Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola and then Duke of Austria, later Archduke of Austria. Friedrich and Eleanor had five children but only two survived childhood. Eleanor and Friedrich were very different and their marriage was not happy. Eleanor loved dancing, gambling, and hunting while Friedrich was more serious. After fifteen years of marriage, Eleanor, aged 32, died on September 3, 1467, from dysentery in Wiener Neustadt, Duchy of Styria, now in Austria. She was buried at the Neukloster Abbey in Wiener Neustadt which was founded by her husband and where her three children who died in childhood were buried.
Unofficial Royalty: Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress

September 3, 1499 – Birth of Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henri II of France at the Château de Saint-Vallier, in Saint-Vallier, France
Diane de Poitiers was the royal mistress of King Henri II of France from around 1534 until Henri died in 1559. During that time, she was considered by most to be the most powerful and influential woman in France, far surpassing the King’s wife Catherine de’ Medici.
Unofficial Royalty: Diane de Poitiers

September 3, 1757 – Birth of Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in Weimar, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, now in Thuringia, Germany
When his father died in May 1758, Karl August became Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Duke of Saxe-Eisenach at just nine months old. His mother served as regent and is recognized for having built up the resources and strength of the duchies during her son’s youth. In 1809, the two duchies were united and Karl August became Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Six years later, following the Congress of Vienna, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was elevated to a Grand Duchy with Karl August as its first Grand Duke. Much more liberal than many of his contemporaries, Karl August was the first German prince to grant a liberal constitution and to promote the freedom of the press.
Unofficial Royalty: Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

September 3, 1783 – Birth of Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria
Born Anna Maria Stanhope, she was the eldest daughter of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington. She married Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford.
Unofficial Royalty: Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford

September 3, 1792 – Death of Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe in Paris, France, favorite of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, by a mob during the September Massacres of 1792 (French Revolution); her remains were lost or destroyed
On September 3, 1792, Marie Thérèse went before a tribunal that insisted she swear “hatred to the King and the Queen and the monarchy”. Refusing to do so, she was released to the streets where she was quickly killed by an angry mob. Her head was placed on a pike, and numerous reports claim it was paraded below the windows where Queen Marie Antoinette was being held. Most historians agree that the Queen never saw this but she was made aware of the Princess’s death. Her body was turned over to the authorities, but their whereabouts are unknown.
Unofficial Royalty: Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe in Paris, France, favorite of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

September 3, 1810 – Birth of Ferdinand-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Prince Royal, Prince of Orléans, eldest son of King Louis Philippe I of the French, at the Royal Palace in Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily, now in Italy
In 1830, Ferdinand-Philippe’s father became King of the French, and he became the heir apparent to the French throne and received the title Prince Royal as well as the titles of Duke of Orléans and Prince of Orléans. Twelve years later, Ferdinand-Philippe died from injuries received in a carriage accident.
Unofficial Royalty: Ferdinand-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Prince Royal, Prince of Orléans

September 3, 1851 – Birth of Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, Queen of Greece, wife of King George I of Greece, at Pavlovsk Palace near Saint Petersburg, Russia
Olga was the daughter of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, a son of Nicholas I, Emperor of all Russia. In 1867, she married King George I of the Hellenes. born Prince Vilhelm of Denmark, son of King Christian IX of Denmark. The couple had eight children including the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Unofficial Royalty: Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, Queen of the Hellenes

September 3, 1955 – Death of Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg, second wife of Friedrich August II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, at Schloss Schaumberg in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; buried at the Ducal Mausoleum in St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Elisabeth Alexandrine was the last Grand Duchess of Oldenburg through her marriage to Grand Duke Friedrich August II. After her husband was forced to abdicate on November 11, 1918, when the German Empire fell, the couple took up residence at Rastede Castle in Rastede near Oldenburg, Germany. Elisabeth Alexandrine remained close to her large family, often spending time in the Netherlands with her brother Heinrich who had married Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. Friedrich August died in 1931, and Elisabeth Alexandrine survived him by 24 years, dying at Schloss Schaumburg in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the home of her son-in-law Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and her daughter Altburg Marie.
Unofficial Royalty: Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg

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Maria Giuseppina of Savoy, Countess of Provence; Credit – Wikipedia

September 2, 1348 – Death of Joan of England from the plague, daughter of King Edward III of England, in Loremo, Bordeaux, Duchy of Gascony, now in France; buried in Loremo or in Bayonne Cathedral
One of the early English victims of the bubonic plague, dying from it on her way to her wedding, Joan was the daughter of King Edward III of England. In 1345, Joan was betrothed to the future King Pedro of Castile and León. In the summer of 1348, thirteen-year-old Joan left England for Bayonne, Duchy of Gascony, now in France, where her wedding was to take place on November 1, 1348. Joan’s retinue settled in a family castle in Bordeaux to take a planned break in their travels. Despite a serious outbreak of the plague in Bordeaux, it did not occur to Joan and the officials to leave the city. However, they soon watched in horror as members of Joan’s retinue fell ill and began to die. Robert Bauchier, the leader of Joan’s retinue, died on August 20, 1338. After the death of Robert Bauchier, Joan feared for her life and was moved to a small village called Loremo. However, Joan did not escape the plague and died on September 2, 1348.
Unofficial Royalty: Joan of England

September 2, 1753 – Birth of Maria Giuseppina of Savoy, Countess of Provence, wife of King Louis XVIII of France, at the Royal Palace of Turin, Duchy of Savoy, now in Italy
Full name: Maria Giuseppina Luigia
Maria Giuseppina Luigia of Savoy was the wife of King Louis XVIII of France, although he did not become King until after her death. The couple married in 1771 but had no children. In June 1795, Marie Joséphine’s husband became the titular King of France following the death of the only surviving son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. However, as the French monarchy had been abolished years earlier, the two remained in exile as Count and Countess of Provence. They continued living in different parts of Europe before moving to England in 1808, taking up residence at Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire, England.
Unofficial Royalty: Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, Countess of Provence

September 2, 1838 – Birth of Liliuokalani, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, the only queen regnant and the last monarch of the Hawaiian Islands, born Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha in Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu in the Kingdom of Hawaii, now in the state of Hawaii
Liliuokalani, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands was the only queen regnant and the last monarch of the Hawaiian Islands, reigning from 1891 until she was deposed in 1893. She composed Aloha ʻOe or Farewell to Thee, one of the most recognizable Hawaiian songs.
Unofficial Royalty: Liliuokalani, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands

September 2, 1870 – Birth of Luise of Austria, Crown Princess of Saxony, wife of the future King Friedrich August III of Saxony, in Salzburg, Austria
Full name: Luise Antoinette Maria Theresia Josepha Johanna Leopoldine Caroline Ferdinande Alice Ernestine
In 1891, Luise married the future King Friedrich August III, the last King of Saxony, and the couple had six children. From the beginning of her marriage, Luise was unhappy. She was unwilling to conform to the strict Saxon court which often caused conflicts with her father-in-law and others in the royal family. She sought refuge in several affairs, including her children’s French tutor, André Giron. Her affair with Giron was discovered when a telegram she sent him was intercepted.  With the help of two of her maids, Luise – pregnant with her youngest child – fled Dresden and headed toward Lake Geneva where she met up with her brother, Leopold Ferdinand, before reconnecting with Giron. Luise and Giron stayed in Geneva, often being seen in public. Their relationship ended just a few days before her divorce was announced on February 11, 1903. In 1907, Luise married for a second time to Enrico Toselli, an Italian musician 12 years younger, and the couple had one son. After World War I, Luise found herself virtually penniless. She had lost all of her Austrian titles and assets upon her second marriage, and with the end of the Austrian Empire, lost the little financial support that she had continued to receive from a few relatives. She spent some time living in Spain with an uncle before moving to Belgium where she spent the remainder of her life. Luise, aged 77, died on March 23, 1947. At the time, she was working as a flower seller to survive.
Unofficial Royalty: Luise of Austria, Crown Princess of Saxony

September 2, 1883 – Birth of Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, the only child of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, at the Austrian imperial summer residence of Schloss Laxenburg in Laxenburg, Austria
Full name: Elisabeth Maria Henriette Stephanie Gisela
Elisabeth was the only child of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and Stéphanie of Belgium. She was only six years old when her father was found shot to death with his mistress Baroness Mary von Vetsera in an apparent suicide pact. Imperial dislike of Elisabeth’s mother Stéphanie had been high, and as a result, her paternal grandfather, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria took Elisabeth into his care. The two were close to the end of the Emperor’s life. Following her mother’s remarriage to a Hungarian count in 1900, Elisabeth broke off all contact with her mother.
Unofficial Royalty: Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria

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