#OnThisDay in 1909 Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg died. She was born in 1831 as the daughter of Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, and Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. On 24 September 1851, she married the former King Miguel of Portugal who had usurped the throne from his niece. He was deposed in 1834. They had seven children.
NEW: #OnThisDay in 1965 Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga died. Read more in the #linkinbio! #theyearofqueensalotetupouiii #tonga
#OnThisDay in 1535 Lucrezia d'Este was born as the daughter of Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and Renée of France. On 18 February 1570, she married the future Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino. They separated eight years later without having had children. She died on 12 February 1598.
#OnThisDay in 1666 Augusta Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was born as the daughter of Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Juliane of Holstein-Norburg. On 7 August 1684, she married Anton Günther II, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Arnstadt but they had no children together. She died on 11 July 1751.
#OnThisDay in 1673 Countess Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was born as the daughter of Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Dorothea Juliana Countess of Castell-Remlingen. On 4 January 1691, she married Frederick Christian, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe and they had six children together, though not all lived to adulthood. She died on 18 August 1743.
#OnThisDay in 1690 Louise Elisabeth of Courland died. She was born in 1646 as the daughter of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland, and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg. On 23 October 1670, she married the future Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Homburg, and they had twelve children together, though not all lived to adulthood.