Thanking Yvonne Strong Royal Events Emperor Licinus defeated Emperor Maximinus at the Battle of Tzirallum on 30 April 313 to unify the Eastern Roman Empire Charles VI of Austria and Philip V of Spain signed the Treaty of Vienna on 30 April 1725, supporting the Pragmatic Sanction Queen Juliana of The Netherlands abdicated in favour of her daughter Beatrix on 30 April 1980 Royal Births Philip III (the Bold) of France was born on 30 April 1245 Casimir III (the Great), the last king of Poland of the Piast dynasty, was born on 30 April 1310 Archduchess Barbara of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I and wife of Alfonso II, Duke of Ferrara, was born on 30 April 1539 Louise of Lorraine, consort of Henry III of France, was born on 30 April 1553 Mary II, who reigned jointly with her husband William III, was born on 30 April 1662 Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, was born on 30 April 1700 Queen Juliana of The Netherlands, mother of Queen Beatrix, was born on 30 April 1909 Pieter van Vollenhoven, husband of Princess Margriet of The Netherlands (sister of Queen Beatrix), was born on 30 April 1939 Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden was born on 30 April 1946 Royal Weddings and Divorces Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I, married Gilbert de Clare on 30 April 1290 Prince Louis of Battenberg married Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, on 30 April 1884 Royal Deaths Mahmud of Ghazni, ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty of India, died on 30 April 1030 and was succeeded by his son Mohammad Emperor Renzong, fourth emperor of the Song Dynasty of China, died on 30 April 1063 and was succeeded by Emperor Yingzong John III (the Good), Duke of Brittany, died on 30 April 1341, leaving a disputed succession Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk and Yorkist claimant during the reign of Henry VII, was executed by Henry VIII on 30 April 1513 Sigismund III Vasa of Poland and Sweden, died on 30 April 1632 and was succeeded by Władysław IV (Poland) and Charles IX (Sweden) Rurikid Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, a Russian military leader during the Time of Troubles, died on 30 April 1642 Princess Mary, daughter of George III and wife of Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, died on 30 April 1857 Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, wife of Crown Prince William of Württemberg, died on 30 April 1882, aged only 24 Yi Bangja, Crown Princess Uimin of Korea, born Princess Masako Nashimoto of Japan, died on 30 April 1989 Ghislaine Dommanget, consort of Louis II of Monaco, died on 30 April 1991
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