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October 21, 1449 – Birth of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and brother of King Edward IV of England and King Richard III of England, at Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland
George was the son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, both great-grandchildren of King Edward III of England, and the brother of two Kings of England, Edward IV and Richard III. Though a member of the House of York, during the Wars of the Roses, George switched sides to support the Lancastrians, before reverting to the Yorkists. He was later convicted of treason against his brother, King Edward IV, and was executed.
Unofficial Royalty: George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
October 21, 1786 – Birth of Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet of Llanbrynmair, Equerry to Queen Victoria’s father The Duke of Kent from 1817 – 1820 and Comptroller and Private Secretary to Queen Victoria’s mother The Duchess of Kent from 1820 – 1839, in Maes-y-Castell, Caerhun, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Conroy was a confidant and political agent to Victoria’s mother The Duchess of Kent. Together, they designed the Kensington System, an elaborate and strict system of rules for the upbringing of young Victoria, designed to make her dependent upon them in the hope of allowing them one day to wield power through her. Princess Victoria grew to hate Conroy, thanks to the oppressive system, and he was also unpopular among the rest of the British royal family. When Victoria became Queen, she immediately dismissed Conroy from her household but she could not dismiss him from her mother’s household. However, she sent both her mother and Conroy off to a distant wing of the palace and cut off personal contact with them. After Conroy’s death, the Duchess of Kent finally agreed to have her financial accounts audited and acknowledged that significant funds were missing. She admitted that Conroy had swindled her and at the same time hurt her relationship with her daughter for his own benefit.
Unofficial Royalty: Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet of Llanbrynmair
October 21, 1969 – Birth of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain in Riffa, Bahrain
Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the eldest of the twelve children of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, who has four wives, and the eldest of the four children and the eldest of the three sons of King Hamad and his first wife and his first cousin, Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa.
Unofficial Royalty: Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain
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