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July 28, 1684 – Death of Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria FitzRoy, the illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England and Elizabeth Killigrew; buried at Westminster Abbey in London, England
Wikipedia: Charlotte FitzRoy (Unofficial Royalty article coming soon.)
July 28, 1844 – Death of Joseph Bonaparte, former King of Spain and King of Naples in Florence, now in Italy; buried at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence
Joseph Bonaparte, the older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, was King of Naples from 1806 – 1808 and King of Spain from 1808 – 1813 through the machinations of his brother. After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph spent his exile living in Switzerland, the United States (seventeen years total spent in New York City, Philadelphia, and New Jersey, where he had an estate, Point Breeze, in Bordentown, New Jersey, on the Delaware River), London, and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany where he died and is buried.
Unofficial Royalty: Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain and King of Naples
July 28, 1849 – Death of Carlo Alberto I, King of Sardinia in exile in Porto, Portugal; buried at the Basilica of Superga in Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia, now in Italy
In 1848, Carlo Alberto attempted to rid the Italian peninsula of Austria’s rule and supported states resulting in the First Italian War of Independence, part of the Italian Unification. After his forces were defeated by the Austrian forces at the Battle of Novara, Carlo Alberto immediately abdicated in favor of his son Vittorio Emanuele II. On March 24, 1849, the day after his defeat at the Battle of Novara, Carlo Alberto left the Italian peninsula and wound up in Porto, Portugal on April 19, 1849. During his travels to Portugal, he became ill with a liver condition. Although Carlo Alberto had coughing fits and two heart attacks, his doctors considered the liver condition more serious. After being in quite a serious condition, Carlo Alberto seemed to improve on July 28, 1849, but then his condition seriously deteriorated after a third heart attack. He was given last rites, fell asleep with a crucifix on his chest, and died at 3:30 PM at the age of 50.
Unofficial Royalty: Carlo Alberto I, King of Sardinia
July 28, 1852 – Birth of Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe, wife of Heinrich XXII, 5th Prince Reuss of Greiz, in Bückeburg, Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe, now in Lower Saxony, Germany
Full name: Ida Mathilde Adelheid
On October 8, 1872, 20-year-old Ida married 26-year-old Heinrich XXII, 5th Prince Reuss of Greiz. Ida and Heinrich XXII had one son and five daughters. Their only son Heinrich XXIV would be unable to marry and be unable to rule because of his physical and mental disabilities as a result of an accident in his childhood. Heinrich XXIV would be nominally the 6th Prince Reuss of Greiz but two Regents from the House of Reuss-Gera (also called the Younger Line) successively ruled the Principality of Reuss-Greiz.
Unofficial Royalty: Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe, Princess Reuss of Greiz
July 28, 1860 – Birth of Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, wife of Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, at Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia
In 1878, the engagement of Grand Duchess Anastasia and the future Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was announced. The marriage was arranged by Anastasia’s future sister-in-law Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin who had married Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia. Anastasia and her fiancé were second cousins, both great-grandchildren of King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. They were married at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia on January 24, 1879, in both Orthodox and Protestant services. Following their marriage, the couple settled in the Marienpalais in Schwerin, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, now in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Anastasia and her husband are the ancestors of the Danish royal family through their daughter Alexandrine who married King Christian X of Denmark.
Unofficial Royalty: Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
July 28, 1894 – Birth of Freda Dudley Ward, mistress of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, born Winifred May Birkin in Nottinghamshire, England
Unofficial Royalty: Freda Dudley Ward, mistress of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (coming soon)
July 28, 1952 – Birth of King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand in the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall of the Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand
King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the current King of Thailand. On October 13, 2016, upon the death his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand who had reigned for seventy years, it was announced that Maha Vajiralongkorn would be proclaimed King of Thailand following a period of personal mourning. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn did not want to be immediately named king to give the nation time to mourn his father’s death. He was proclaimed King of Thailand on December 1, 2016. Coronation ceremonies for King Maha Vajiralongkorn were held May 4 – May 6, 2019.
Unofficial Royalty: King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand
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