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Weddings & Divorces in History on August 5

Weddings in History


LoveWedding of Interest

1764 Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II (17) weds queen Maria Luisa of Spain (18) in Innsbruck, Austria

Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II
Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold II

LoveWedding of Interest

1885 Author Arthur Conan Doyle (26) weds Louisa Hawkins

Author Arthur Conan Doyle
Author
Arthur Conan Doyle
  • 2005 Bavaria's Prince Leopold's son Prince Manuel von Bayern (31) weds Prince Ludwig-Ferdinand's daughter Princess Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in Sweden

Divorces in History


Broken heartDivorce of Interest

1925 Turkish President Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (44) divorces wife Latife Hanim after 2 years of marriage

President and Founder of the Republic of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
President and Founder of the Republic of Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk


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