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On This Day In Royal History . 7 May 1625 . The Funeral of King James VI & I . . ◼ James’s funeral, a magnificent but disorderly affair, took place on 7 May. Bishop John Williams of Lincoln preached the sermon, observing, “King Solomon died in Peace, when he had lived about sixty years … and so you know did King James”. . ◼ James was buried in Westminster Abbey. The position of the tomb was lost for many years. In the 19th century, following an excavation of many of the vaults beneath the floor, the lead coffin was found in the Henry VII vault. . ◼ The king had died at Theobalds House on 27 March 1625 during a violent attack of dysentery. In early 1625, James had been plagued by severe attacks of arthritis, gout & fainting fits, & in March had fell seriously ill with tertian ague & then suffered a stroke. . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Born 19 June 1566, he was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 & King of England & Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. The kingdoms of Scotland & England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union. . 👑 He is the 9th Great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II. . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1625 #d7may #JamesI #JamesVI #KingJamesI #KingJamesVI #JamesIofEngland #JamesVIofScotland #HouseofStuart #Stuarts #History #EnglishMonarchy #ScottishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #RoyalHistory #RoyalFamily #theking👑 #OnThisDay #OTD #RoyalHistory #BritishMonarch #Monarch #thecrown #HistoryFacts (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5o2khDWb5/?igshid=9sgqnpiacxvn

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On This Day In Royal History . 7 May 1818 . Prince Adolphus married Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassell . . 👑 Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, (b.24 February 1774 – d.8 July 1850) was the tenth child & seventh son of king George III & Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 1801 until his death. He also served as Viceroy of Hanover on behalf of his brothers George IV & William. . 👑 Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (b. 25 July 1797 – d.6 April 1889), was the third daughter of Prince Frederick of Hesse. . . ◼ Prince Adolphus (aged 44) & Princess Augusta (aged 20) were married first at Kassel, Hesse on 7 May & then at Buckingham Palace on 1 June 1818 . ◼ Upon their marriage, Augusta gained the style HRH The Duchess of Cambridge. . The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge had three children; . ▪️Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (b.26 March 1819 - d.17 March 1904) . ▪️Princess Augusta of Cambridge (b.19 July 1822 - d.4 December 1916) . ▪️Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (b.27 November 1833 - d.27 October 1897), the Princess married, Francis, Duke of Teck in 1866; among their children were Mary of Teck, wife of George V. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d7may #theyear1818 #PrinceAdolphus #DukeofCambridge #PrincessAugusta #DuchessofCambridge #History #HouseofHanover #BritishMonarchy #RoyalHistory #Royals #RoyalFamily #Royalwedding #royalweddings #wedding #weddingday #kassel #buckinghampalace #historyfacts #arthistory #BritishRoyalFamily #Weddingday #OnThisDay #historyinpictures #Otd #RoyalHistory Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 (at Kassel, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5rAdOj2ln/?igshid=2cv92b3bo42c

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On This Day In History . 7 May 1625 . The Funeral of King James VI & I . . ◼ James's funeral, a magnificent but disorderly affair, took place on 7 May. Bishop John Williams of Lincoln preached the sermon, observing, "King Solomon died in Peace, when he had lived about sixty years ... and so you know did King James". . ◼ James was buried in Westminster Abbey. The position of the tomb was lost for many years. In the 19th century, following an excavation of many of the vaults beneath the floor, the lead coffin was found in the Henry VII vault. . ◼ The king had died at Theobalds House on 27 March 1625 during a violent attack of dysentery. In early 1625, James had been plagued by severe attacks of arthritis, gout & fainting fits, & in March had fell seriously ill with tertian ague & then suffered a stroke. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1625 #d7may #JamesI #JamesVI #KingJamesI #KingJamesVI #JamesIofEngland #JamesVIofScotland #HouseofStuart #Stuarts #History #EnglishMonarchy #ScottishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #RoyalHistory #RoyalFamily #theking👑 (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxJ8FgVFMSx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1euwqudw35coe

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On This Day In History . 7 May 1818 . Prince Adolphus married Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassell . . 👑 Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, (b.24 February 1774 – d.8 July 1850) was the tenth child & seventh son of king George III & Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 1801 until his death. He also served as Viceroy of Hanover on behalf of his brothers George IV & William. . 👑 Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (b. 25 July 1797 – d.6 April 1889), was the third daughter of Prince Frederick of Hesse. . . ◼ Prince Adolphus (aged 44) & Princess Augusta (aged 20) were married first at Kassel, Hesse on 7 May & then at Buckingham Palace on 1 June 1818 . ◼ Upon their marriage, Augusta gained the style HRH The Duchess of Cambridge. . The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge had three children; . ▪️Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (b.26 March 1819 - d.17 March 1904) . ▪️Princess Augusta of Cambridge (b.19 July 1822 - d.4 December 1916) . ▪️Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (b.27 November 1833 - d.27 October 1897), the Princess married, Francis, Duke of Teck in 1866; among her children were Mary of Teck, wife of George V. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d7may #theyear1818 #PrinceAdolphus #DukeofCambridge #PrincessAugusta #DuchessofCambridge #History #HouseofHanover #BritishMonarchy #RoyalHistory #Royals #RoyalFamily #Royalwedding #royalweddings #wedding #weddingday #kassel #buckinghampalace #londonwedding #GeorgeIII https://www.instagram.com/p/BxK3bjPFLgL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1axuzcdaf4ebn