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Nov. 14th, 2015 04:10 pmDied on this day in 1442 aged 58 Yolande of Aragon (my toy,wikipedia). Grandmother of Margaret who married Henry VI. She supported the French in the 100 years war putting her support (and money) behind Joan of Arc, and was instrumental in decisions about the French royal succession.
Born on this day in 1895 to King George V of the the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck, King George VI of Great Britain (my toy,wikipedia). Born Albert Frederick Arthur George (turns out Arthur isn't totally cursed as a royal name) and known as Bertie before he became King, George unexpectedly became King when his older brother Edward abdicated in order to marry the multiply-divorced American common Wallis Simpson. George V had hoped that his younger son would one day be King (he apparently had a low opinion of Edward) but George VI could not have expected to become King so young, and he apparently didn't want it. He was King during WWII, and oversaw the dismantling of Empire and the creation of the Commonwealth.
Born on this day in 1895 to King George V of the the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck, King George VI of Great Britain (my toy,wikipedia). Born Albert Frederick Arthur George (turns out Arthur isn't totally cursed as a royal name) and known as Bertie before he became King, George unexpectedly became King when his older brother Edward abdicated in order to marry the multiply-divorced American common Wallis Simpson. George V had hoped that his younger son would one day be King (he apparently had a low opinion of Edward) but George VI could not have expected to become King so young, and he apparently didn't want it. He was King during WWII, and oversaw the dismantling of Empire and the creation of the Commonwealth.