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 Happy 286th Birthday to King George III   On this day in the year 1738 (May 24 O.S.), a prince with a vision for morality, steadfastness, and diligence was born. In a family shouldered with duty, linked to all preceding dynasties in their island's history and continental equivalents, he understood the burden he had to carry all his life to the point of immense exaction and self-deprecation. He lived a pious and uxorious life, breaking with the conventions of immorality and debauchery, and guided his family towards a respectable life, which was wrongly rebuffed as a result of indolence. Practised agriculture with a passion and allowed science to be discovered without defying the guidelines of the Church. He was entirely mindful of his royal prerogatives and used them justly when the situation demanded. Alas, he was maligned for events that fell within the jurisdiction of the governments formed in his name and a malady that defies the most advanced understanding of modern ...

The First Accession of the Romanov Dynasty Life: 12 (July 22 [O.S.], 1596, Moscow  – July 13 (July 23 23 [O.S.]), 1645, Moscow)  Reign: March 3 (February 21 [O.S.]), 1613 – July 23  (13 [O.S.]), 1645

 Happy Koningsdag! Today is the national holiday in the Netherlands which celebrates the birth of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander! The Dutch Royal Household:  https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/ (Nederlands | Dutch) https://www.royal-house.nl/ (English)

 RIP to His Majesty Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria ( 30 January [Old Style: 18 January] 1894 – 28 August 1943)

 July 21st 2022 marks the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Kingdom of Belgium when King Leopold I was enthroned as the first King of the Belgians. Also on this day in 2013, Leopold's 3rd great-grandson became the 7th King of the Belgians by the name of King Philippe and one of the most recent monarchs. More information can be found here: https://www.monarchie.be/en

 Happy Birthday to the Crown Prince of Serbia and Yugoslavia! Александар II Карађорђевић or Aleksander II  Karađorđević is heir apparent to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes which is better known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia thus head of the Karađorđević dynasty.                                                            (6.17.1945) Crown Prince Alexander was born in the Claridge’s Hotel during his parent's stay which was designated as Yugoslav territory by the British Government on the orders of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. He is the 3rd great-grandson of Đorđe Petrović, known as Karađorđe, Supreme Leader of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes via his father His Majesty King Peter II of Yugoslavia or Његово Величанство Краљ Петар II од Југославије.  Through his mother Queen Alexandra, he is a gr...

 The Queen turns 96 tomorrow. (April-21-1926) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of her Realms and Dominions, and Head of the Commonwealth. Born in Mayfair, London Princess Elizabeth was the eldest child and daughter of Prince Albert Duke of York, the future King George VI and Elizabeth née Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York, the future Queen Mother.

King George IV (George August Frederick, Prince of Wales) (8/12/1762 - 6/26/1830)

Victoria R (24/5/1819 - 22/1/1901) (R. 1837-1901) Queen Victoria was born on 24 May 1819 to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoire of Saxe-Gotha, previously married to the late Prince of Leiningen by the name of Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent. She was born in London at the home of most of her formative years, Kensington Palace. Her early life was described by some as miserable but sources show that she had a happy childhood which was occasionally overshadowed by the strict confines of her lifestyle which was known as the Kensington System which ruined her impressions upon her birthplace. Once she turned 18, she was no longer required to have a regent or a guardian due to her being the heir apparent after her father and one of her uncles passed (Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany). The current reigning monarch, King William IV, one of the two uncles she tolerated, was keen to ensure that his niece became a model monarch without the interference of...