Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737) was the queen consort of King George II
of Great Britain. Her father, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-
Ansbach, was the ruler of a small German state. As a young woman,
Caroline was much sought-after as a bride. After rejecting the suit of
the nominal King of Spain, Archduke Charles of Austria, she married
George Augustus, the third-in-line to the British throne and heir
apparent to the Electorate of Hanover. Caroline moved permanently to
Britain in 1714 when her husband became Prince of Wales. Caroline
succeeded as queen and electress consort in 1727, when her husband
became King George II. Her eldest son, Frederick, became Prince of
Wales. He was a focus for the opposition, like his father before him,
and Caroline's relationship with him was strained. As princess and as
queen, Caroline was known for her political influence. Her tenure
included four regencies during her husband's stays in Hanover, and she
is credited with strengthening the Hanoverian dynasty's place in Britain
during a period of political instability. Her death in 1737 left
Caroline widely mourned not only by the public, but also by the King,
who refused to remarry.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_of_Ansbach>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1219:
Northern Crusades: According to a popular Danish legend, the
Dannebrog (Flag of Denmark), today one of the oldest state flags in the
world still in use, fell from the sky and gave the Danish forces renewed
hope to defeat the Estonians at the Battle of Lyndanisse (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lyndanisse>
1520:
Pope Leo X issued the papal bull Exsurge Domine to censure
propositions from Martin Luther's 95 theses and threaten him with
excommunication.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exsurge_Domine>
1859:
The shooting of a pig in the San Juan Islands led to the so-
called Pig War over the border between the United States and British
North America.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War>
1920:
Three African American circus workers were lynched by a mob in
Duluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for having taken
place in the Northern United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Duluth_lynchings>
1954:
The Union of European Football Associations, the administrative
and controlling body for European football, was founded in Basel,
Switzerland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
encapsulate:
1. To cover something as if in a capsule.
2. To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/encapsulate>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
People don't ever seem to realise that doing what's right's no guarantee
against misfortune.
--William McFee
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_McFee>
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