Thanking Yvonne Strong Royal Events The Battle of the Winwaed, where Oswiu of Bernicia unexpectedly defeated Penda of Mercia, was fought on 15 November 655 A Swiss Confederation force defeated Duke Leopold I of Austria at the Battle of Morgarten on 15 November 1315 William IIIs invasion force landed in England on 15 November 1688 to begin the Glorious Revolution Kings Day in Belgium has been celebrated on 15 November since 1866 Pedro II of Brazil was overthrown on 15 November 1889 and a republic was declared; he had reigned for nearly 60 years Leopold II ceded control of the Belgian Congo to the Belgian government on 15 November 1908 Royal Births John I of France was born on 15 November 1316; he was king from birth and lived only 5 days, the shortest reign in French history Eleanor of Austria, consort of Manuel I of Portugal and then of Francis I of France, was born on 15 November 1498 Jérôme Bonaparte, youngest brother of Napoleon and King of Westphalia, was born on 15 November 1784 Lucien Louis Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, Prince of Canino and Musignano, Roman Catholic cardinal, was born on 15 November 1828 Tewfik Pasha, Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, was born on 15 November 1852 Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, was born on 15 November 1895 Royal Weddings and Divorces Princess Sayako of Japan married Yoshiki Kuroda on 15 November 2005, losing her royal status and becoming plain Mrs Kuroda Royal Deaths Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, died on 15 November 1136 and was succeeded by his son Leopold IV Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, died on 15 November 1194 and was succeeded by her husband Baldwin VIII Giovanni Antonio Del Balzo Orsini, Prince of Taranto, died on 15 November 1463 Catherine of York, Countess of Devon, daughter of Edward IV, died on 15 November 1527 King Jungjong of Joseon (Korea) died on 15 November 1544 and was succeeded by his son Injong Gabriel Bethlen, Prince of Transylvania, died on 15 November 1629 Maria II of Portugal (Maria da Glória) died in childbirth on 15 November 1853, aged 34, and was succeeded by her son Pedro V Frederick VII of Denmark died on 15 November 1863 and was succeeded by his distant cousin Christian IX Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-hsi) of China, regent for her son and nephew from 1861 until her death, died on 15 November 1908 Like
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