December 29 in royal history Royal Events Spain defeated France at the Battle of Garigliano on 29 December 1503 The Treaty of Gyalu was signed between Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I and Isabella Jagiellon of Poland on 29 December 1541 Alfonso XII was proclaimed King of Spain on 29 December 1874 Royal Births Empress Elizabeth of Russia, daughter of Peter the Great and Empress Catherine I, was born on 29 December 1709 Madame de Pompadour (Jeanne Antoinette Poisson), mistress of Louis XV, was born on 29 December 1721 Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau, wife of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, was born on 29 December 1837 Elisabeth of Wied (Carmen Sylva), consort of Carol I of Romania, was born on 29 December 1843 Gu, Prince of Korea and claimant to the Korean throne, was born on 29 December 1931 Prince Takamado (Prince Norihito of Mikasa), cousin of Emperor Akihito, was born on 29 December 1954 Princess Kako of Akishino, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito of Japan, was born on 29 December 1994 Royal Weddings and Divorces Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este, married Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta religiously on 29 December 1953 Royal Deaths Empress Gemmei, 43rd Emperor of Japan, died on 29 December 721; she was the only female ruler to be succeeded by a daughter Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by knights of Henry II on 29 December 1170 Cardinal John Albert Vasa, son of Sigismund III Vasa and brother of Władysław IV Vasa of Poland, died on 29 December 1634 Louise Hippolyte, the only reigning Sovereign Princess of Monaco, died on 29 December 1731 Prince Frederick, youngest son of Frederick Prince of Wales (son of George II), died on 29 December 1765, aged only 15 Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, wife of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, died on 29 December 1829 Spotted Elk (Bigfoot), chief of the Miniconjou Lakota Sioux, died on 29 December 1890 in the Wounded Knee Massacre Grigori Rasputin, self-described healer & mystic who influenced Nicholas II and especially Tsarina Alexandra, was murdered 29 December 1916
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:26:24 +0000