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February 6, 1665 – Birth of Queen Anne of Great Britain at St. James’ Palace in London, England
Anne was the younger of the two surviving children of James, Duke of York (the future King James II of England) and his first wife Anne Hyde. In 1683, Anne married Prince George of Denmark, son of King Frederik III of Denmark and brother of King Christian V of Denmark. Even though the marriage was arranged, the marriage was happy and Anne and George were faithful to each other. Anne’s obstetrical history is tragic. She had 17 pregnancies with only five children being born alive. Two died on the day of their birth, two died at less than two years old within six days of each from smallpox, and one died at age 11. In 1688, Anne’s father King James II was overthrown during the Glorious Revolution. Anne’s sister Mary and her husband William III, Prince of Orange, who was Mary and Anne’s first cousin, then reigned jointly as King William III and Queen Mary II. In 1694, Anne’s sister Queen Mary II died of smallpox. When King William III died in 1702, Anne succeeded him. During Anne’s reign, the 1701 Acts of Union were passed uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into a single kingdom called Great Britain.
Unofficial Royalty: Queen Anne of Great Britain

February 6, 1685 – Death of King Charles II of England at Whitehall Palace in London, England; buried at Westminster Abbey in London, England
The execution of Charles II’s father King Charles I on January 30, 1649, during the English Civil War, made Charles the de jure King. Charles escaped England and fled to France. Oliver Cromwell was declared Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. England remained a Commonwealth and then a Protectorate until 1659. In 1660, Parliament formally invited Charles, as King Charles II, to be the English monarch in what has become known as the Restoration. In 1662, Charles II married Catherine of Braganza, the daughter of King João IV of Portugal, but their marriage was childless. Although King Charles II had no legitimate children, he has many descendants through his many illegitimate children.  Among his descendants are Queen Camilla, Diana, Princess of Wales; Sarah, Duchess of York; Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester. On February 2, 1685, King Charles II suffered an apparent stroke and died four days later at the age of 54. Modern analysis of his symptoms seems to indicate he may have died from uremia, a symptom of kidney failure.
Unofficial Royalty: King Charles II of England

February 6, 1788 – Death of Countess Maria Anna Kottulinska von Kottulin, the fourth of the four wives of Josef Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein, in Vienna, Austria; buried at the Mariabrunn Pilgrimage Church in Vienna, Austria but her tomb has not been preserved
Maria Anna and Josef Johann Adam were married on August 22, 1729, in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. They had two children who died in infancy.  After Josef Johann Adam died in 1732, Maria Anna married Count Ludwig Ferdinand von Schulenburg-Oeynhausen.
Unofficial Royalty: The Four Wives of Josef Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein

February 6, 1899 – Death of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, grandson of Queen Victoria, at Sanitorium Martinnsbrunn in Gratsch bei Meran (Merano) in Tyrol, Italy; buried at in the Ducal Mausoleum at the Glockenburg Cemetery in Coburg, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, now in Bavaria, Germany
Alfred was the only son of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, only surviving daughter of Alexander II, Emperor of All Russia. As it was expected he would one day inherit the ducal throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Alfred was raised primarily in Germany. Separated from his family, he received a strict German education and later served as a Lieutenant in the Prussian 1st Foot Guards in Potsdam. But, unlike many of his relatives, he did not enjoy military life. In August 1893, his father succeeded to the ducal throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and young Alfred became the Hereditary Prince. It is generally accepted that Alfred shot himself while the rest of the family was gathered for his parents’ 25th-anniversary celebrations in January 1899. He initially survived the gunshot but died the following month.
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Alfred of Edinburgh

February 6, 1929 – Death of Maria Christina of Austria, Queen of Spain, second wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain, at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain; buried at Pantheon of Kings in the Royal Crypt of the Monastery of El Escorial in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
After the death of his first wife, King Alfonso XII of Spain married Maria Christina in 1879. On November 25, 1885, three days before his 28th birthday, King Alfonso XII died from tuberculosis, leaving two daughters and Maria Christina pregnant with their third child. It was decided that Maria Christina would rule as regent until the child was born. If the child were a male, he would become king and if the child were a female, Alfonso and Maria Christina’s elder daughter María Mercedes would become queen. On May 17, 1886, a son was born who immediately became King Alfonso XIII. Maria Christina continued as regent until Alfonso XIII reached the age of 16 and took control of the monarchy in 1902. On February 5, 1929, Maria Christina attended the theater with Queen Ena and her daughters. The family dined as usual at the Royal Palace of Madrid, at nine in the evening. Following the meal, the family moved to the living room, where each night they viewed a film. Then they retired to their rooms for the night just after midnight. Shortly after going to bed, Maria Christina felt a sharp pain in her chest and could barely breathe. Her maid, seeing her pain, asked if she wanted to call her son the king, but Maria Christina said no. Soon, Maria Christina had another very strong pain, a fatal heart attack, and died at the age of 71.
Unofficial Royalty: Maria Christina of Austria, Queen of Spain

February 6, 1952 – Death of King George VI of the United Kingdom at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; buried at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England
As the second son of King George V, Prince Albert, Duke of York (known as Bertie) was not expected to inherit the throne. In January 1936, Bertie’s father King George V died. His elder brother became King Edward VIII and Bertie became heir presumptive to the throne. The new king was unmarried and involved with Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American. This relationship would soon bring about unheard-of events in the British monarchy. Failing to reach an agreement with the Government by which he and Mrs. Simpson could marry, King Edward VIII abdicated on December 11, 1936, giving his famous “without the woman I love” speech on the radio. Upon Parliament’s passing of the Abdication Act, Bertie became the new King of the United Kingdom, taking the regnal name George VI, in honor of his father, and to stress the continuity of the British monarchy. During World War II, King George VI was seen as sharing the hardships of the common people and his popularity soared. Buckingham Palace was bombed while the King and Queen were there, and his younger brother the Duke of Kent was killed on active service. George became known as a symbol of British determination to win the war. By 1949, King George VI’s health was failing. He was suffering from lung cancer and several other ailments. His elder daughter Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip began to take on more royal duties, often filling in for King George VI when he was unable to attend events. A tour of Australia had been postponed and on January 31, 1952, Elizabeth and Philip set off in King George VI’s place. He came to the airport to see them off, looking drawn and frail. It would be the last time he would see his daughter. On February 6, 1952, 56-year-old King George VI passed away in his sleep at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England, and his daughter Queen Elizabeth II began her record-breaking reign.
Unofficial Royalty: King George VI of the United Kingdom
Unofficial Royalty: Transition: The Final Months of King George VI and Accession of Queen Elizabeth II
Unofficial Royalty: When The British Monarch Dies

February 6, 1976 – Birth of Princess Marie of Denmark, second wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, born Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier in Paris, France
Marie was first seen with Prince Joachim while on holiday in the late summer of 2005. Over the next two years, they were seen together often, and in the spring of 2007, Marie joined the Danish Royal Family for Easter at Marselisborg Palace where she reportedly met Joachim’s mother Queen Margrethe II for the first time. In October 2007, it was announced that Joachim and Marie were engaged, following the Queen’s formal consent. Prior to her marriage, Marie was a French citizen and belonged to the Roman Catholic Church. Marie joined the Evangelical Lutheran Church and became a Danish citizen before her marriage. Joachim and Marie were married on May 24, 2008, at the Møgeltønder Church in South Jutland, Denmark followed by the wedding banquet at Schackenborg Castle. Marie and Joachim have one son and one daughter.
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Marie of Denmark

February 6, 1981 – Death of Queen Frederica of Greece, born Frederica of Hanover, wife of King Paul I of Greece, in exile in Madrid, Spain; buried at the Tatoi Royal Cemetery, near Athens, Greece
Frederica’s father Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick was the senior male-line descendant of King George III of the United Kingdom via his son Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover and Duke of Cumberland. Her mother Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia was the only daughter of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, and a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.   In 1938, Frederica married the future King Paul I of Greece. The couple had two children including King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Sophia of Greece who married King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Frederica and Paul are the maternal grandparents of Felipe VI, the current King of Spain. In 1947, upon the death of his brother King George II of Greece, Frederica’s husband became King of Greece. In 1964, King Paul died of cancer and was succeeded by his son King Constantine II. In 1967, a coup d’état led by a group of army colonels took over Greece. King Constantine II attempted a counter-coup against the military junta which failed, and King Constantine and the Greek family had to flee to Italy. Frederica and her unmarried daughter Irene spent some time living in India. In later years, she would divide her time between the home of her son Constantine in the United Kingdom, and the home of her elder daughter Sofia, in Spain. On February 6, 1981, after undergoing cataract surgery in Madrid, Queen Frederica died from a massive heart attack. After receiving permission from the Greek government, Frederica was buried beside her late husband in the Royal Cemetery at Tatoi Palace in Greece. Her children and their families were permitted to attend but had to leave immediately after the burial.
Unofficial Royalty: Frederica of Hanover, Queen of Greece

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