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Maria Luisa of Spain, Holy Roman Empress, Grand Duchess of Tuscany; Credit – Wikipedia
May 15, 1792 – Death of Maria Luisa of Spain, wife of Pietro Leopoldo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany also Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria; buried at the Imperial Crypt in Vienna, Austria
In 1764, Maria Luisa married the future Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor/Pietro Leopoldo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany who was the son of Empress Maria Theresa, in her own right Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary, Queen of Croatia, and Queen of Bohemia, and Francis Stephen, Holy Roman Emperor, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Duke of Lorraine. Maria Luisa and Leopold had sixteen children. Leopold was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1790 after the death of his childless brother Joseph. Maria Luisa became Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary, and Queen of Bohemia. Because his elder brother Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor had no children, Leopold became the founder of the main line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Less than three months after the sudden death of her husband, Maria Luisa also died suddenly, aged 46, on May 15, 1792, at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria.
Unofficial Royalty: Maria Luisa of Spain, Holy Roman Empress, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
May 15, 1845 – Death of Georg II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont in Arolsen, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont, now in Hesse, Germany
Upon the death of his father in 1813, Georg succeeded him as Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont. In 1823, Georg married Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym and they had five children. Through their son Georg Viktor, Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont, they were the grandparents of Emma who married King Willem III of the Netherlands and Helena who married Prince Leopold, Queen Victoria’s hemophiliac, youngest son. After Georg II died at the age of 55, he was succeeded by his fourteen-year-old son Georg Viktor. His wife Emma, served as Regent for her son until 1852.
Unofficial Royalty: Georg II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
May 15, 1957 – Birth of Prince Jean and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg at Betzdorf Castle in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, children of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium
Full names: Jean Felix Marie Guillaume and Margaretha Antonia Marie Félicité
Jean and Margaretha are the younger siblings of Henri, the current Grand Duke of Luxembourg. In 1987, Jean married Hélène Vestur. They had four children but their marriage ended in divorce in 2004. In 2009, Jean married Diane de Guerre. Margaretha married Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, son of Franz Josef II of Liechtenstein in 1982. Their marriage would be the last (so far) between two reigning royal houses in Europe. Margaretha and Niklaus had four children.
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Jean of Luxembourg
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg, Princess of Liechtenstein
May 15, 1981 – Birth of Zara Tindall, daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, born Zara Phillips at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, England
Full name: Zara Anne Elizabeth
Zara is the younger of the two children of Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, and her first husband Mark Phillips, and the grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II. Like her brother Peter, she holds no royal titles or styles but is still considered a member of the British Royal Family. An accomplished equestrian from a young age, Zara won team and individual medals at world competitions. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Zara was part of the silver medal-winning equestrian team event, receiving her medal from her mother. In 2011, Zara married English rugby player Mike Tindall. Zara and Mike have two daughters and one son.
Unofficial Royalty: Zara Phillips Tindall
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