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Died on this day in 1547 aged 28 Lady Eleanor Brandon (my toy,wikipedia). Daughter of Mary Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII. Eleanor's older sister Frances was the mother of Jane Grey. Eleanor was in line for the throne after Frances, Jane, and Jane's two sisters, but she died before Edward VI so was never a possible claimant.

Born on this day in 1763 to 1st Prince Carl of Leiningen and Christiane of Leiningen, Prince Emich of Leiningen (my toy,wikipedia). First husband of Victoria, who was mother of Queen Victoria by her second husband.