Thanking Yvonne Strong Royal Events Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeated the Seleucid Empire at the Battle of Raphia on 22 June 217 BC The Roman army defeated the Macedonians at the Battle of Pydna on 22 June 168 BC, ending the Antigonid line of kings Richard IIs reign began on 22 June 1377, the day after the death of his grandfather Edward III The army of the Holy Roman Empire defeated the Ottoman army at the Battle of Sisak on 22 June 1593, leading to the Long War Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as French Emperor for the second and last time on 22 June 1815 The celebration of Queen Victorias diamond jubilee took place on 22 June 1897 Haakon VII of Norway, formerly Prince Carl of Denmark, and his wife Queen Maud, daughter of Edward VII, were crowned on 22 June 1906 Olav V of Norway was consecrated as king on 22 June 1958, the coronation ceremony having been discontinued in 1908 George V and Queen Mary were crowned on 22 June 1911 Royal Births Robert I (the Magnificent), Duke of Normandy and father of William the Conqueror, was born on 22 June 1000 Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, was born on 22 June 1658 Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, was born on 22 June 1664 Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, sister of the Duke of Edinburgh, was born on 22 June 1911 Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, granddaughter of Prince Leopold (youngest son of Queen Victoria), was born on 22 June 1912 Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, grandson of Ludwig III (last king of Bavaria), was born on 22 June 1913 Soraya Esfandiary, second wife of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran, was born on 22 June 1932 Royal Deaths Philip August, second son of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, died on 22 June 1639, aged only 23 months Princess Marie of the Netherlands, wife of William, Prince of Wied, died on 22 June 1910 Maria of Romania, daughter of Ferdinand I and Queen Marie and consort of Alexander I of Yugoslavia, died on 22 June 1961
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