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September 5, 1548 – Death of Catharine Parr, Queen of England, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII of England, at Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England, buried at St. Mary’s Church, Sudeley Castle
A widow for the second time, 31-year-old Catherine fell in love with Thomas Seymour, brother of Henry VIII’s late third wife Jane Seymour, and the two hoped to marry. However, Henry VIII began to show an interest in Catherine and she felt it was her duty to choose Henry’s proposal of marriage over Thomas Seymour’s. After Henry VIII died in 1547, Catherine finally married Thomas Seymour, the uncle of King Edward VI. In August 1548, Catherine and Seymour had a daughter, but tragically Catherine died of puerperal fever or childbed fever. Her daughter Mary Seymour appears to have died young. Six months after Catherine’s death, Thomas Seymour was beheaded for treason.
Unofficial Royalty: Catharine Parr, Queen of England
September 5, 1638 – Birth of King Louis XIV of France at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Full name: Louis-Dieudonné
King Louis XIV of France, often known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was the longest-reigning French monarch, reigning from 1643 until his death in 1715. Despite coming of age in 1654, King Louis XIV did not fully assume his role as King until 1661, following the death of his chief minister Cardinal Mazarin. An ardent believer in the divine right of kings, King Louis XIV quickly assumed full control of the monarchy, becoming one of France’s most powerful sovereigns and establishing France as one of the leading powers in Europe.
Unofficial Royalty: King Louis XIV of France
September 5, 1649 – Birth of Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, mistress of King Charles II of England, at her family home, the Manoir de Keroual in Brest, Brittany, France
Louise Renée de Penancoet de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth and King Charles II of England are the ancestors of Queen Camilla, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Sarah, Duchess of York. In 1669, her parents arranged for her to be placed in the household of Henriette-Anne of England, Duchess of Orléans, at the Palace of Versailles, hoping Louise would catch the eye of King Louis XIV of France and become a royal mistress. In January 1670, Louise accompanied Henriette-Anne on a diplomatic mission to her brother King Charles II at Dover Castle in England. King Louis XIV hoped Louise would catch the eye of his first cousin King Charles II and then there would be a French mistress at the English court. When the diplomatic mission was completed, Henriette-Anne offered her brother his choice of jewelry from her jewelry box which Louise handed to her. Placing his hand on Louise’s hand, Charles is reputed to have said: “This is the only jewel I want!”
Unofficial Royalty: Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, mistress of King Charles II of England
September 5, 1664 – Birth of Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, an illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, in London, England
Charlotte was one of the five children of King Charles II and Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland. In 1677, thirteen-year-old Charlotte married fourteen-year-old Edward Lee, the son and heir of Sir Francis Henry Lee, 4th Baronet of Quarendon. Charlotte and Edward had eighteen children and eleven survived childhood.
Unofficial Royalty: Lady Charlotte Fitzroy
September 5, 1983 – Death of Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen, daughter of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in Erlangen, Germany; buried in the family cemetery in the forest of Schloss Callenberg in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany
A great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Calma, as she was known, had an unhappy marriage with her first husband Count Friedrich Wolfgang of Castell-Rüdenhausen and they divorced. During World War II, Friedrich Wolfgang was killed in action while flying over England. Her second husband was Captain Max Schnirring, a famous pilot whose aviation career began during World War I. Max was one of the first pilots for Deutsche Luft Hansa, a precursor to today’s Lufthansa. He died during a test flight when his plane crashed into a field. After World War II, her father was classified as a Nazi Follower, Category IV was heavily fined and almost bankrupted. Calma had a difficult time adjusting to her family’s circumstances and became estranged from some of her children. To make ends meet, she became a shoemaker. She had numerous relationships with different men and one relationship caused her to spend some time in prison.
Unofficial Royalty: Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen
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