Thanking Yvonne Strong Royal Events Heraclius was crowned Byzantine Emperor on 5 October 610 after overthrowing the usurper Emperor Phocas Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognised the independence of Portugal on 5 October 1143 Royal Births Alexios III, Emperor of Trebizond, was born on 5 October 1338 Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan (Madame de Montespan), mistress of Louis XIV (the Sun King), was born on 5 October 1641 Mary of Modena, second wife of James II and mother of the Old Pretender, was born on 5 October 1658 Marie Anne de Mailly, Duchesse de Châteauroux, mistress of Louis XV, was born on 5 October 1717 Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, was born on 5 October 1840 Prince Henry of Battenberg, husband of Queen Victorias youngest daughter Beatrice, was born on 5 October 1858 George, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was born on 5 October 1899 Royal Deaths Justin II, Byzantine Emperor, died on 5 October 578 and was succeeded by Tiberius II Constantine Henry III, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, died on 5 October 1056 and was succeeded by his son Henry IV Robert II, Count of Flanders (Robert of Jerusalem), died in battle on 5 October 1111 & was succeeded by his son Baldwin VII Alfonso VIII (the Noble) of Castile died on 5 October 1214 and was succeeded by his son Henry I Philip III (the Bold) of France died on 5 October 1285 and was succeeded by his son Philip IV Augustus III (the Saxon), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, died on 5 October 1763 Tecumseh, Chief of the Ohio Shawnee, was killed at the Battle of the Thames on 5 October 1813 Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter of Empress Josephine and consort of Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, died on 5 October 1837 Archduke Frederick Ferdinand of Austria, nephew of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, died on 5 October 1847
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