Victoria of Baden - Victoria of Baden Victoria of Baden (August 7, 1862 - April 4, 1930) was the daughter of Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden, and his wife, Louise of Prussia, who was, in her turn, the daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany. Victoria was also great-granddaughter (by her paternal grandmother) of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. Victoria was the most prominent of the queens of Sweden. She was born at the castle in Karlsruhe in Germany, and married, on September 20, 1881, to Prince Gustav Bernadotte of Sweden, who became King Gustav V of Sweden..
Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton - Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton Mary Victoria Douglas Hamilton (11 December 1850 - 14 May 1922) was a member of the aristocracy of Britain, and an ancestor of some of Europe's royal families. She was the daughter of William Alexander Anthony Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and of his wife, Princess Marie Amelie Elizabeth Caroline of Baden. Mary married twice. Her first marriage, on 21 September 1869, was to Prince Albert I of Monaco. They were divorced on 28 July 1880. They are great-grandparents of the current prince, Rainier III of Monaco. Her second marriage, on 2 June 1880, was to Tassilo, Count Festetics von Tolna. They are great grandparents of Princess Virginia Carolina Theresa Pancrazia Galdina von Fürstenberg, known as Ira von Fürstenberg..
Knights of the Garter (after 1899) - John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland (1900) Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII, 1st woman appointed to the order since the end of the creation of "Ladies of the Garter" in 1488, although obviously Queens Mary I, Elizabeth I, Mary II, Anne, and Victoria had been ex officio members (1901) Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Field Marshal, last Commander-in-Chief of the Army (1901) Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, great grandson of Queen Victoria (1901) King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1902) Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford (1902) Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough (1902) Grand Duke Michael of Russia, brother of Emperor Nicholas II (1902) Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, presumptive heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne (1902) Prince Emanuel Philibert of Savoy, Duke.
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden - 3, 1800 Royal motto "Gud och folket" ("God and the people") Queen Frederica of Baden Royal House Holstein-Gottorp Predecessor Gustav III Successors Charles XIII in Sweden Alexander I in Finland Date of Birth November 1, 1778 Place of Birth Stockholm Date of Death February 7, 1837 Place of Death St. Gallen, Switzerland Place of Burial Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholm (1) Formally Treaty of Fredrikshamn (September 17, 1809) Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), king of Sweden, of the house Holstein-Gottorp, was the son of Gustav III of Sweden and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, and born at Stockholm on November 1, 1778. Allegedly, Gustav Adolf was the biological son of Count Adolph Fredric Munck of Fulkila, though this has never been established. The Count is implied to have been given the task to father a son.
Gustav V of Sweden - motto "Med folket för fosterlandet" ("With the people for the motherland") Queen Victoria of Baden Royal House Bernadotte Predecessor Oscar II of Sweden Successor Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden Date of Birth June 16, 1858 Place of Birth Drottningholm Palace Date of Death October 29, 1950 Place of Death Drottningholm Palace Place of Burial Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholm King Gustav V of Sweden, or Gustaf V (1858 - 1950), Swedish monarch from 1907 to 1950. He married Princess Victoria of Baden on September 20, 1881. She was the granddaughter of Sofia of Sweden, and her marriage to Gustav V united the reigning Bernadotte dynasty with the former royal house of Vasa. During a series of scandals in the 1950s known as the Haijby affair, which was in turn a continuation of the Kejne.
Ernst August of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland - and maintained the Guelphic Legion at his own expense. The former Crown Prince travelled during this early period of exile. While visiting his second cousin the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) at Sandringham in 1875, he met Princess Thyra of Denmark (29 September 1853-26 February 1933), the youngest daughter of King Christian IX and a sister of the Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra). When King George V died in Paris on 12 June 1878, Prince Ernst August succeeded him as Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale in the peerage of Great Britain and Earl of Armagh in the peerage of Ireland. Queen Victoria created him a Knight of the Garter on 1 August 1878. On 22 December, he married Princess Thyra at Copenhagen. The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland.
100 Greatest Britons - statistically valid, are as follows: Sir Winston Churchill Isambard Kingdom Brunel Diana, Princess of Wales Charles Darwin William Shakespeare Sir Isaac Newton Elizabeth I of England John Lennon Horatio Nelson Oliver Cromwell Ernest Shackleton Captain James Cook Robert Baden-Powell King Alfred the Great Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Margaret Thatcher (Baroness Thatcher) Michael Crawford Queen Victoria Sir Paul McCartney Sir Alexander Fleming Alan Turing Michael Faraday Owain Glyndwr Queen Elizabeth II Professor Stephen Hawking William Tyndale Emmeline Pankhurst William Wilberforce David Bowie Guy Fawkes Leonard Cheshire (Baron Cheshire of Woodall) Eric Morecambe David Beckham Thomas Paine Boudicca Sir Steve Redgrave Sir Thomas More William Blake John Harrison King Henry VIII Charles Dickens Sir Frank Whittle John Peel John Logie Baird Aneurin Bevan Boy George Sir Douglas Bader William Wallace Sir.
1857 - the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. March 23 - Elisha Otis' first elevator is installed (at 488 Broadway, New York City) May 10 - Indian Mutiny: In India, the sepoys revolt against the British Army. May 11 - Indian Mutiny: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British. December 31 - Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa, Ontario as the capital of Canada The Supreme Court of the United States decides the Dred Scott case, driving the country further towards the American Civil War The Mormons abandon Las Vegas Founding of Hollywood Restoration of the Mexican republic (see Mexico/History) James Buchanan succeeds Franklin Pierce as President of the United States of America Discovery of La Tene culture artefacts in Switzerland by Hansli Kopp. Philip Henry Gosse writes Omphalos text.
1977 - the UK sci-fi comic is launched, featuring Judge Dredd. Year in topic 1977 in film Annie Hall The science fiction saga Star Wars, later renamed to Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, makes its first outing to the cinema and makes George Lucas and the team at LucasArts a staggering $461 million. John Travolta discoed in Saturday Night Fever. In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. Rocky picks up an Academy Award for Best Picture and All The President's Men wins Jason Robards the Supporting Actor and an Art Direction for George Jenkins and George Gaines. 1977 in literature 1977 in music February 4 - Fleetwood Mac releases Rumours, which is a blockbuster album.
1900 - British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State. March 14 - The Gold Standard Act is ratified placing United States currency on the gold standard. March 16 - Sir Arthur Evans discovers the ruins of Knossos on Crete March 24 - New York City Mayor Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. May 17 - Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking May 18 - The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga. May 23 - Sergeant William Harvey Carney becomes the first African American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (awarded for heroism in the Battle of Fort Wagner during the American Civil War). May 24 - British annex Orange Free State as Orange River Colony May 31 - British.
Ahnentafel - Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh (b. May 28, 1921 (O.S.)) HRH Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (January 20, 1882 - December 3, 1944) HSH Princess Alice of Battenberg (February 25, 1885 - December 5, 1969) HM King George I of the Hellenes (December 24, 1845 - March 18, 1913) HIH Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia (August 22, 1851 (O.S.) = September 3, 1851 (N.S.) - June 18/19, 1926). HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg (after 1917 Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven) (May 24, 1854 - November 9, 1921). HGDH Princess Victoria Alberta of Hesse and the Rhine (April 5, 1863 - September 24, 1950). HM King Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 - January 29. 1906) HH Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (September 7, 1817 - September 29,.
Albert I of Monaco - of Science" awarded Prince Albert its gold medal for his achievements. Despite his heroic military service, the Prince became a pacifist, establishing the "International Institute of Peace" in Monaco as a place to develop a peaceful settlement to conflict through arbitration. In the tension filled times leading up to World War I, Prince Albert made numerous attempts to dissuade Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II from war. When war came, Monaco declared its neutrality but in fact provided the Allied forces with hospitals, convalescent centers, and soldiers, including Prince Albert's own son, Louis II. On September 21, 1869, Prince Albert was married to Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850-1922), of Lanarkshire, Scotland, a daughter of the 11th Duke of Hamilton and his royal wife, Princess Marie of Baden. Within a year of their marriage,.
Twin cities - barrier more often become a single entity, as with the growth of London from the what is now called the City of London into its surroundings to encompass the City of Westminster and other towns. Budapest also formed in this manner. Some twin cities form on opposite sides of natural or governmental boundaries as conduits for trade between the two sides. For instance, Albury and Wodonga in south-eastern Australia are on the state border between New South Wales and Victoria), and formed as customs posts when the two states were independent colonies. The border between the United States and Mexico is significant in this respect because there is a chain of twin cities, particularly around the Rio Grande valley. Others began as distinct cities, but growth caused them to merge into.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - Admiral of the Fleet, Knight of the Garter, Knight of the Thistle, Member of the Order of Merit, Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Member of the Queen's Service Order, Privy Counsellor and Privy Counsellor for Canada. He was born (on the dining-room table) at Mon Repos, his parents' small house on the island of Corfu, the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg, a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He was named Philippos. Following the first abolition of the Greek monarchy, Philip was forced into exile with his poverty-stricken parents; he was famously carried in a makeshift cot made from an orange box. Most of Philip's early life was spent moving from home to home, denying him a stable.
Wilhelm II of Germany - of Prussia from 1888 - 1918. He was born in Berlin to Crown Prince Friedrich and his wife, Britain's Princess Royal, Victoria. His mother was the aunt of Empress Alexandra (the wife of Tsar Nicholas II), and the sister of King Edward VII. Queen Victoria was his grandmother. A traumatic breech birth damaged him physically, leading to a withered left arm, which he tried with some success to conceal. In the photograph opposite, for example, one hand is holding the withered one, concealing it. In many other photos he carries a pair of white gloves in his left hand to make the arm seem longer. (Franklin D. Roosevelt similarly and successfully concealed the fact that he was wheelchair-bound, while Eamon de Valera when President of Ireland concealed his own almost total.
Princess Alice of Battenberg - Denmark (25 February 1885-5 December 1969) was a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, who married into the royal house of Greece. She was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. She was also the elder sister of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Lady Louise Mountbatten (13 July 1889-7 March 1965), who became the second wife of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie of Battenberg at Windsor Castle in Berkshire. She was the eldest child of Prince Louis of Battenberg (24 May 1854-11 September 1921) and his wife Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (5 April 1863-24 September 1950). Her mother was the eldest.
List of English people - (1599 - 1657), reforming Royal Navy Admiral Rupert Brooke, (1887-1925), poet Winston Churchill, (1874-1965), British prime minister Francis Drake, (1540-1596), sailor Arthur Harris, (1892-1984), airman John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, (1650-1722), soldier Bernard Montgomery ("The Desert Rat"), (1887-1976), soldier Louis Mountbatten, (1900-1979), sailor Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson of the Nile, (1758-1805), sailor, Admiral Siegfried Sassoon, (1886-1967), war poet Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ("The Iron Duke"), (1769-1852), soldier Monarchs Queen Anne, (1665-1714), also Queen of Scotland, then Queen of Great Britain after 1707 King Charles II, (1660-1685), also King of Scotland King Edward I, (1272-1307), English monarch King Edward III, (1327-1377), English monarch King Edward IV, (1461-1470 and 1471-1483), English monarch King Edward V, (1470-1483?), English monarch King Edward VI, (1547-1553), first English Protestant monarch King Edward VII,.
List of capitals of subnational entities - Australia Capital State or territory Adelaide South Australia Brisbane Queensland Canberra Australian Capital Territory Darwin Northern Territory Hobart Tasmania Melbourne Victoria Perth Western Australia Sydney New South Wales Austria Capital States Bregenz Vorarlberg Eisenstadt Burgenland Graz Styria Innsbruck Tyrol Klagenfurt Carinthia Linz Upper Austria Salzburg Salzburg St. Pölten Lower Austria n/a (Vienna) Vienna Belgium Capital Region Brussels Brussels (region) Brussels Flanders Namur Wallonia Capital Province Antwerp Antwerp Arlon Luxembourg Bruges West Flanders Ghent East Flanders Hasselt Limburg Leuven Flemish Brabant Liège Liège Mons Hainaut Namur Namur Wavre Walloon Brabant Belize Capital District Belize City Belize District Corozal Town Corozal District Dangriga Stann Creek District Orange Walk Town Orange Walk District Punta Gorda Toledo District San Ignacio Cayo Cayo District Bolivia Capital Department Trinidad Beni Cochabamba Cochabamba Sucre Chuquisaca Oruro Oruro Cobija.
List of entities that have issued postage stamps - Saxony East (1945-1946) Saxony West (1945-1946) Thuringia (1945-1946) German Democratic Republic (1949-1990) Germany offices German offices in China (1898-1906) German offices in Morocco (1899-1911) German offices in Turkish Empire (1884-1908) Gibraltar (1886-) Gilbert Islands (1976-1979) Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1911-1971) Gold Coast (1875-1954) Grand Comoro (1897-1912) now part of the Comoros Great Britain Northern Ireland (1958-) Scotland (1958-) Wales and Monmouthshire (1958-) Great Britain offices Great Britain offices in Africa (1942-1947) Great Britain offices in Eritrea (1948-1951) Great Britain offices in Somalia (1943-1950) Great Britain offices in Tripolitania (1948-1951) Great Britain offices in China (1917-1922) Great Britain offices in Morocco British currency (1907-1936) French currency (1917-1935) Spanish currency (1898-1956) Great Britain offices in Tangier (1927-1957) Great Britain offices in Turkish Empire (1885-1921) Guernsey (1957-) Alderney (1983-) Jersey (1957-) Isle of Man.
List of people associated with World War I - Cross Sir Richard Turner, (1871-1948), Chief of Canadian General Staff France (Entered the War on: August 3, 1914) Military Leaders Edouard de Castelnau, (1851-1944), General Auguste Dubail, (1851-1934), General Louis Franchet d'Esperey, (1856-1942), Marshall Ferdinand Foch, (1851-1929), General and Supreme Allied Commander Joseph Gallieni, (1849-1916), General Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, (1852-1931), Commander-in-Chief Hubert Lyautey, (1854-1934), War Minister Charles Mangin, (1866-1925), General Michael Maunoury, (1847-1923), General Robert Georges Nivelle, (1856-1924), Commander-in-Chief Henri Philippe Pétain, (1856-1951), Commander-in-Chief Maurice Sarrail, (1856-1929), General Politicians Aristide Briand, (1862-1932), Prime Minister (1909-11, 1913, 1915-17, 1921-22, 1925-26, 1929) Joseph Caillaux, (1863-1944), Prime Minister (June 1911 - January 1912), pacifist Georges Clemenceau, (1841-1929), Prime Minister (1917-1920) Théophile Delcassé, (1852-1923), Foreign Minister (1914-1915) Gaston Doumergue, Jean Jaures, (1859-1914), Socialist party leader, pacifist Alexandre Millerand, (1859-1943), Minster of War (1912-13, 1914-15).
