Selected Royal Anniversaries, 2022

January 14, 1972 (50): Death of King Frederik IX of Denmark (1899-1972); accession of Queen Margrethe II (b 1940)
February 5, 1972 (50): Birth of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
February 6, 1952 (70): Death of King George VI (1895-1952); accession of Queen Elizabeth II (b 1926)
February 28, 1922 (100): Marriage of Princess Mary (1897-1965) & Henry Viscount Lascelles (1882-1947)
March 11, 1922 (100): Death of Grand Duchess Anastasia [Mikhailovna] of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1860-1922)
March 14, 1822 (200): Birth of Dona Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, Empress of Brazil (1822-1899)
April 1, 1922 (100): Death of Emperor Karl I of Austria-Hungary (1887-1922)
April 1, 1947 (75): Death of King George II of Greece (1890-1947); accession of King Paul (1901-1964)
April 20, 1947 (75): Death of King Christian X of Denmark (1870-1947); accession of King Frederik IX
May 19, 1822 (200): Proclamation of Emperor Agustín I of Mexico (1783-1824)
May 28, 1972 (50): Death of the Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (1894-1972), Paris
June 6, 1772 (250): Birth of Empress Maria Theresa (1772-1807)
June 6, 1872 (150): Birth of Empress Alexandra of Russia (1872-1918)
June 8, 1922 (100): Marriage of King Alexander of Serbs, Croats, & Slovenes (1888-1934) & Princess Marie of Romania (1900-1961)
June 21, 1982 (40): Birth of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
June 21, 1997 (25): Birth of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria & Hungary
June 26, 1922 (100): Death of Prince Albert I of Monaco (1848-1922); accession of Prince Louis II (1870-1949)
July 17, 1947 (75): Birth of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
July 21, 1822 (200): Coronation of Emperor Agustín I of Mexico
August 3, 1872 (150): Birth of King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957)
August 14-29, 1822 (200): Visit of King George IV to Scotland
August 28, 1972 (50): Death of Prince William of Gloucester (1941-1972)
August 31, 1422 (600): Death of King Henry V of England; Accession of King Henry VI
September 7, 1822 (200): Declaration of Brazilian independence
September 11, 1822 (200): Birth of Queen Olga of Württemberg (1822-1892)
September 18, 1872 (150): Death of King Carl XV of Sweden & Norway (1826-1872); accession of King Oscar II (1829-1907)
September 27, 1922 (100): Second abdication of King Constantine I of Greece (1868-1923); accession of King George II
October 12, 1822 (200): Proclamation of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil (1798-1834)
October 15, 1922 (100): Coronation of King Ferdinand (1865-1927) & Queen Marie (1875-1938) of Romania
October 28, 1922 (100): King Victor Emanuel III of Italy (1869-1947) appoints Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) Prime Minister
November 1, 1922 (100): Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire
November 14, 1522 (500): Death of Princess Anne of France (1461-1522) (daughter of Louis XI, regent for Charles VIII)
November 26, 1922 (100): Discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun of Egypt
December 6, 1922 (100): Establishment of Irish Free State as a Dominion under King George V
December 30, 1947 (75): "Abdication" of King Michael of Romania (1921-2017)

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