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Died on this day in 1936 aged 70 King George V of the UK(my toy,wikipedia). King George married Mary of Teck (his 2nd cousin once removed; although they are different generations they were born only two years apart), who had previously been engaged to his older brother (who had died before they could marry); royals have a habit of this it seems. George changed the name of the royal family to Windsor to be less German.

Born on this day in 1292 to King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Judith of Hapsburg Elizabeth of Bohemia(my toy,wikipedia). Her grand-daughter married Richard II. Bohemia is (mostly) now the Czech Republic, having previous been part of the Holy Roman and Austro-Hungarian Empires.