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NEW: Book News Week 13

NEW: The future William I, German Emperor, was born on 22 March 1797 as the second son of the future King Frederick William III and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

#OnThisDay in 1660 Eleonore Sophie of Saxe-Weimar was born as the daughter of the future John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. She died on 4 February 1687.

#OnThisDay in 1677 Anna Luise Föhse was born as the daughter of Rudolf Föhse and Agnes Ohme. On 8 September 1698, she married Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and this marriage was initially considered to be morganatic. They had ten children together. She died on 7 April 1747.

#OnThisDay in 1956 Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg was born María Teresa Mestre y Batista as the daughter of José Antonio Mestre y Álvarez and María Teresa Batista y Falla de Mestre.

#OnThisDay in 1759 Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden, was born as the daughter of Frederick August I, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel.

#OnThisDay in 1852 Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel died. She was born in 1767 as the daughter of Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Louise of Denmark.

#OnThisDay in 1506 Germaine of Foix married King Ferdinand II of Aragon in person.

NEW: The future William I, German Emperor, was born on 22 March 1797 as the second son of the future King Frederick William III and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

#OnThisDay in 1985 Princess Claire of Luxembourg was born Claire Lademacher as the daughter of Gabriele and Hartmut Lademacher.

#OnThisDay in 1929 the future King Olav V of Norway married Princess Märtha of Sweden.

#OnThisDay in 1551 Maria Anna of Bavaria was born as the daughter of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, and Anna of Austria.

#OnThisDay in 1801 Maria Theresa of Austria was born as the daughter of Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Luisa of Naples and Sicily. On 30 September 1817, she married the future King Charles Albert of Sardinia, and they had two surviving sons. She died on 12 January 1855.

#OnThisDay in 1617 Pocahontas (Amonute/ Matoaka) was buried. She was born on an unknown date as the daughter of Powhatan, paramount chief of Tsenacommacah.

#OnThisDay in 1063 Richeza of Lotharingia, Queen of Poland, died.

#OnThisDay in 1152 the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine was annulled.

#OnThisDay in 1866 Min Ja-yeong married King Gojong of Korea.

#OnThisDay in 1885 Princess Elisabeth of Prussia died. She was born in 1815 as the daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg. On 22 October 1836, she married Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine and they had four children together.

#OnThisDay in 1715 Saliha Sultan was born as the daughter of Sultan Ahmed III of the Ottoman Empire and Hatem Kadın. She was married five times and had a total of five children. She died on 11 October 1778.

#OnThisDay in 1955 Princess Nafije Zogu of Albania died. She was born in 1896 as the daughter of Xhemal Pasha Zogu and Sadije Toptani. She married Ceno Kryeziu in 1922 and they had one son together.

NEW: Imperial Consort Zhang was an imperial consort to King Fu Jian of the Former Qin Dynasty. We can piece together that she was extremely intelligent and had great foresight.

#OnThisDay in 1926 Louise of Sweden, Queen of Denmark, died.

#OnThisDay in 1934 Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, wife of King William III of the Netherlands and mother of and regent for Queen Wilhelmina, died.

#OnThisDay in 1911 Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was born as the daughter of William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen. She died on 21 November 1988.

#OnThisDay in 2004 former Queen Juliana of the Netherlands died.

#OnThisDay in 1688 Maria of Orange-Nassau, Countess Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern died.

#OnThisDay in 1469 Cecily of York was born as the daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville.

#OnThisDay in 1944 Alexandra of Greece married King Peter of Yugoslavia.

#OnThisDay in 1739 Maria Josepha of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empress, was born as the daughter of the future Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria Amalia of Austria.

#OnThisDay in 1974 Ian Ball attempted to kidnap Princess Anne, future Princess Royal.

#OnThisDay in 1934 Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa was born as the daughter of King Mwambutsa IV of Burundi and Thérèse Kanyonga. She is the current Head of the Royal House of Burundi.

#OnThisDay in 1610 Princess Anna of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Veldenz, died.

#OnThisDay in 1963 Hope Cooke married Palden Thondup Namgyal, Crown Prince of Sikkim.

#OnThisDay in 1674 Queen Dowager Hyosuk died. She was born in 1619 as the daughter of Jang Yu, Internal Prince Shinpung and Internal Princess Consort Yeongga of the Andong Kim clan. In 1630, she married the future King Hyojong of Joseon and they had ten children, though not all lived to adulthood.

#OnThisDay in 1911 Princess ʻElisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonelua was born as the daughter of King George Tupou II of Tonga and his second wife, Queen ʻAnaseini Takipō.

#OnThisDay in 1907 Princess Maxhide Zogu of Albania was born as the daughter of Xhemal Pasha Zogu and Sadije Toptani. Her brother was King Zog I of Albania. She died in exile on 4 January 1969.

*affiliate* #OnThisDay in 1934 Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, wife of King William III of the Netherlands and mother of and regent for Queen Wilhelmina, died. Read more in our book:

#OnThisDay in 1906 Princess Ruhije Zogu of Albania was born as the daughter of Xhemal Pasha Zogu and Sadije Toptani. Her brother was King Zog I of Albania. She died in exile on 31 January 1948.

*affiliate* #OnThisDay in 1911 Princess ʻElisiva Fusipala Taukiʻonelua was born as the daughter of King George Tupou II of Tonga and his second wife, Queen ʻAnaseini Takipō. Read more in our book: