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Empress Matilda (Maud) 1102 – 1167

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Born – February 1102 Father – King Henry I of England (1068 – 1135) Mother – Edith (Matilda) of Scotland (1080 – 1118) Spouses – m. 1114 – Henry V of Germany (1086 – 1125); m. 1128 – Geoffrey of Anjou (1113 – 1151) Children – King Henry II (1133 – 1189), Geoffrey (1134 – … Read more

Matilda of Boulogne 1105 – 1152

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Born – 1105 Died – 3rd May 1152 Father – Eustace III of Boulogne (1050 – 1125) Mother – Mary of Scotland (1082 – 1116) Spouse – m. 1125 –  King Stephen (1097 – 1154) Children – Baldwin (1126 – 1135), Eustace (1129 – 1153), Matilda (1133 – 1140), Marie – 1136 – 1182), William … Read more

Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke of Urbino 1492 – 1519

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Born – 12th September 1492 Died – 4th May 1519 Father – Piero the Unfortunate (1472 – 1503) Mother – Alfonsina Orsini (1472 – 1520) Spouse – Madeleine de La Tour d’Auvergne Children – by Madeleine – Catherine de Medici (1519 – 1589), illegitimate – Alessandro, Duke of Florence (1510 – 1537) Lord of Florence … Read more

King Macbeth of Scotland c1005 – 1057

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Born – c1005 Died – 15th August 1057 Father – Findláech MacRuaridh (d. 1020) Mother – Donada (dates unknown) Spouse – m. c1032 – Gruoch Children – None; stepson – Lulach King of Scotland – 1040 – 1057 Predecessor – Duncan I – 1034 – 1040 Successor – Lulach – 1057 – 1058 1005 (around) … Read more

Giovanni de Medici, Pope Leo X 1475 – 1521

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Born – 11th December 1475 Died – 1st December 1521 Father – Lorenzo de Medici (1449 – 1492) Mother – Clarice Orsini (1450 – 1488) Spouse – Not Married Children – No children Bishop of Rome – Pope Leo X – 1513 – 1521 Preceded by – Pope Julius II – 1503 – 1513 Succeeded … Read more

Piero de Medici (the Unfortunate) 1472 – 1503

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Born – 15th February 1472 Died – 28th December 1503 Nickname – Piero the Unfortunate Father – Lorenzo de Medici (1449 – 1492) Mother – Clarice Orsini (1450 – 1488) Spouse – Alfonsina Orsini (1472 – 1520) Children – Lorenzo (1492 – 1519), Clarice (1493 – 1528) Lord of Florence – 1492 – 1494 Preceded … Read more

Lucrezia Tornabuoni 1427 – 1482

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Born – 22nd June 1427 Died – 25th March 1482 Father – Francesco di Simone Tornabuoni (d. 1436) Mother – Nanna di Niccolo di Luigi Guicciardini (d. 1446) Spouse – Piero de Medici Sr (m. 1444) Children – Maria (c1444 – 1474), Bianca (1445 – 1505), Lucrezia (1447–1493), Lorenzo (1449–1492), Giuliano (1453–1478) 1427 (22nd June) … Read more

Lorenzo de Medici (The Magnificent) 1449 – 1492

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Born – 1st January 1449 Died – 9th April 1492 Father – Piero de Medici (1416 – 1469) Mother – Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427 – 1482) Spouse – Clarice Orsini (1450 – 1488) Children – Lucrezia (1470 – 1553), un-named twins (1471), Piero the Unfortunate (1472 – 1503), Maddalena (1473 – 1528), Contessina Beatrice (1474), Giovanni … Read more

Kings and Queens of England and Britain 827 – Present Day

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This timeline details all Kings and Queens of England and Britain from 827 to present day From 1327 England and Wales have shared Kings and Queens From 1603 England, Wales and Scotland have shared Kings and Queens  The Kings and Queens of England also ruled Ireland from 1254 to 1936 when the Republic of Ireland … Read more

London Marathon 1981 – Present

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This timeline of the London Marathon shows runner statistics, elite winners, wheelchair winners and temperature on the race day 29th March 1981 Total Runners: 7,055 Total Finishers: 6255 Men’s Elite Winners: Dick Beardsley (USA) and Inge Simonsen (Norway) 2 hours 11 minutes 48 seconds (Course Record) Women’s Elite Winner: Joyce Smith (UK) 2 hours 29 … Read more

Melania Trump 1970 – Present

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Born – 26th April 1970 Father – Viktor Knavs (b. 1944) Mother – Amalija Ulcnik (b. 1945) Spouse – m. 2005 – Donald Trump (b. 1946) Children – Barron (b. 2006) First Lady of the United States – 1917 – Present Predecessor – Michelle Obama 1970 (26th April) Melania Trump was born Melanija Knavs to … Read more

Martin Luther King 1929 – 1968

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Born – 15th January 1929 Died – 4th April 1968 – assassinated Father – Rev Michael King (1899 – 1984) Mother – Alberta Williams (1904 – 1974) Spouse – m. 1953 – Coretta Scott (1927 – 2006) Children – Yolanda (1955 – 2007), Martin (b. 1957), Dexter (b. 1961), Bernice (b. 1963) Known to History … Read more

Malcolm Canmore King of Scotland 1031 – 1093

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Born – 26th March 1031 Died – 13th November 1093 Father – Duncan I, King of Scotland (1001 – 1040) Mother – Suthen Spouses – m. 1059 – Ingibiorg Finnsdottir (d. c1069), m. 1070 – Margaret of Scotland (1045 – 1093) Children – by Ingibiorg – Duncan II of Scotland (1060 – 1094), Donald (1061 … Read more

Cosimo de Medici 1389 – 1464

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Born – 27th September 1389 Died – 1st August 1464 Father – Giovanni di Bicci de Medici (1360 – 1429) Mother – Piccarda Bueri (1368-1433) Spouse – Contessina de Bardi (1390 – 1473) Children – by Contessina – Piero (1416 – 1469), Giovanni (1421 – 1463), illegitimate – Carlo (1430 – 1492) Lord of Florence … Read more

Martin Luther 1483 – 1546

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Born – 10th November 1483 Died – 18th February 1546 Father – Hans Luther Mother – Margarethe Lindemann Spouse – m. 1525 – Katharina von Bora (1499 – 1552) Children – Hans (b. 1526), Elisabeth (1527 – 1528), Magdalena (1529 – 1542), Martin (b. 1531) , Paul (1533 – 1593), Margarethe  (b. 1534) Known to … Read more

Margaret Douglas 1515 – 1578

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Born – 8th October 1515 Died – 7th March 1578 Father – Archibald Douglas  (c. 1489 – 1577) Mother – Margaret Tudor (1489 – 1541) Spouse – m. 1544 – Matthew Stuart (1516 – 1571) Children – Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545 – 1567); Charles Stuart, Earl of Lennox (1557 – 1576) Known to History … Read more

Margaret Maid of Norway 1283 – 1290

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Born – 9th April 1283 Died – 26th September 1290 Father – Eric II of Norway (1268 – 1299) Mother – Margaret of Scotland (1261 – 1283) Spouse – None Children – None Queen of Scotland – 1286 – 1290 Predecessor – Alexander III – 1249 – 1286 Successor – John Balliol – 1292 – … Read more

Margery Seymour nee Wentworth 1478 – 1550

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Born – 1478 Died – 18th October 1550 Father – Henry Wentworth (1448 – 1500) Mother – Anne Say Spouse – m. 1494 – John Seymour 1474 – 1536) Children – John (1497 – 1510), Edward (1500 – 1552), Henry (1503 – 1578), Thomas (1508 – 1549), Jane (1507 – 1537), Margery (1516 – 1528), … Read more

Queen Mary II of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 1662 – 1694

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Mary II Queen

Father – King James II of England, VII of Scotland
Mother – Anne Hyde
Spouse – William III
Children – None
Queen of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland 1688 – 1694
Predecessor – James II – 1685 – 1688
Successor – William III – 1694 – 1702

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Mary Queen of Scots 1542 – 1587

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Born – 8th December 1542 Died – Executed 8th February 1587 Father – King James V of Scotland (1512 – 1542) Mother – Mary of Guise (1515 – 1560) Spouses – m. 1558 – Francis II of France (1544 – 1560), m. 1565 – Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545 – 1567), m. 1567 – James … Read more