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Died on this day in 1079 aged 70 Adela of France(my toy,wikipedia). Adele was the daughter of the King of France and married the Duke of Normandy, by her second husband (the Count of Flanders) she had 4 children including Matilda, who married King William I of England who was her Adela's first husband's brother's son. So that's like a step-cousin maybe? After her second husband's death Adela became a Nun (and was later made a Saint); she may have chosen the convent out of personal conviction, but maybe not - maybe she just chose it as a safe place to live, away from her family (who may have pestered her to re-marry/give them all her money/etc) it was not an unusual choice for a wealthy widow.

Born on this day in 1864 to King Edward VII of UK and Alexandra of Denmark Prince Albert(my toy,wikipedia). No not *that* Prince Albert... (there really are too many people with the same name). This one was a grandson of Queen Victoria, presumably names for his grandfather; he was the son of Edward VII although he died before his father became King. He was engaged to be married to Mary of Teck, who later went on to marry his younger brother; personally I'd find that a bit weird... but I guess the engagement was a politically motivated one. Some people appear to think he was responsible for the Jack the Ripper murders, I'm not clear on whether that's a reputable opinion or not.