33-1805: (Redirected from Ruby Jubilee ) A ruby jubilee marks a 40th anniversary. Ruby jubilees in recent history [ edit ] Monarch Year of Ruby Jubilee King Frederick William III of Prussia 1837 Günther Friedrich Karl II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1875 Emperor Pedro II of Brazil 1881 Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1882 Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1884 George Tupou I of Tonga 1885 George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1885 Franz Joseph I Emperor of Austria & King of Hungary 1888 Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 1893 Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1893 Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1893 Johann II of Liechtenstein 1898 Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden 1898 Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz 1899 Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1900 King Norodom of Cambodia 1901 Emperor Gojong of Korea 21 Jan 1904 King Carol I of Romania 10 May 1906 George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1906 King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Siam 1908 Emperor Meiji of Japan 1908 King Alfonso XIII of Spain 1926 Sobhuza II of Swaziland 1939 King Gustaf V of Sweden 1947 Sālote Tupou III of Tonga 1958 Emperor Showa of Japan Dec 1966 Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein 1978 King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand 1986 Prince Rainier III of Monaco 1989 Queen Elizabeth II of
66-583: A civil life with a problem-free marriage, which did not change even when he became King of Prussia in 1797. His wife Louise was particularly loved by the people of Prussia , which boosted the popularity of the whole House of Hohenzollern , including the King himself. Frederick William succeeded to the throne on 16 November 1797. He also became, in personal union , the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel (1797–1806 and again 1813–1840). At once,
99-781: A neutrality policy in the Napoleonic Wars . Although they succeeded in keeping out of the Third Coalition in 1805, eventually, Frederick William was swayed by the queen's attitude, who led Prussia's pro-war party and entered into the war in October 1806. On 14 October 1806, at the Battles of Jena-Auerstädt , the French effectively decimated the Prussian Army 's effectiveness and functionality; led by Frederick William,
132-767: Is buried at the Mausoleum in Schlosspark Charlottenburg , Berlin. 40th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution The 40th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution ( Arabic : الذكرى الأربعون للثورة الليبية ) was a ruby jubilee anniversary in the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya celebrated on 1 September 2009 in honor of the 1969 Libyan coup d'état . The coup, known officially as
165-467: The Congress of Vienna , Frederick William's ministers succeeded in securing significant territorial increases for Prussia. However, they failed to obtain the annexation of all of Saxony , as they had wished. Following the war, Frederick William turned towards political reaction, abandoning the promises he had made in 1813 to provide Prussia with a constitution. Frederick William was determined to unify
198-534: The Congress of Vienna , which assembled to settle the political questions arising from the new, post-Napoleonic order in Europe. His primary interests were internal – the reform of Prussia's Protestant churches. He was determined to unify the Protestant churches to homogenize their liturgy, organization, and architecture. The long-term goal was to have fully centralized royal control of all the Protestant churches in
231-479: The Convention of Tauroggen , Frederick William turned against France and signed an alliance with Russia at Kalisz . However, he had to flee Berlin, still under French occupation. Prussian troops played a crucial part in the victories of the allies in 1813 and 1814, and the king himself traveled with the main army of Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg , along with Alexander of Russia and Francis of Austria . At
264-757: The Islamic and particularly the Arab world . The coup transformed the country into a military dictatorship under the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council , and later a socialist state or Jamahiriya . A military parade of troops of the African Union and the Libyan Armed Forces took place on Green Square on 1 September. This marked the first day of celebrations. Troops from foreign countries took part in
297-515: The Prussian Union of Churches . The king was said to be extremely shy and indecisive. His wife Queen Louise (1776–1810) was his most important political advisor. She led a mighty group that included Baron Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein , Prince Karl August von Hardenberg , Gerhard von Scharnhorst , and Count August Neidhardt von Gneisenau . They set about reforming Prussia's administration, churches, finance, and military. He
330-652: The United States . The king's unsuccessful counterattack worsened tensions at the highest levels of government. The crown's aggressive efforts to restructure religion were unprecedented in Prussian history. In a series of proclamations over several years, the Church of the Prussian Union was formed, bringing together the majority group of Lutherans and the minority group of Reformed Protestants. The main effect
363-605: The al-Fateh Revolution or the 1 September Revolution , was carried out by group of Libyan Army officers led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi , known as the Free Officers Movement. The goal of this group was to overthrow King Idris I . On 1 September, 70 officers and enlisted soldiers who mostly came from the Corps of Signals launched a seizure of the government in Benghazi and, within two hours, gained control of
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#1732771926253396-609: The " Old Lutherans " in Silesia refused to abandon their liturgical traditions. The crown responded by attempting to silence protest. The stubborn Lutheran minority was coerced by military force, their churches' confiscation, and their pastors' imprisonment or exile. By 1834 outward union was secured based on common worship but separate symbols—the opponents of the measure being forbidden to form communities of their own. Many left Prussia, settling in South Australia , Canada , and
429-537: The Protestant churches to homogenize their liturgy, organization, and architecture. The long-term goal was to have fully centralized royal control of all the Protestant churches in the Prussian Union of Churches . The merging of the Lutheran and Calvinist (Reformed) confessions to form the United Church of Prussia was highly controversial. Angry responses included a large and well-organized opposition. Especially
462-514: The Prussian army collapsed entirely soon after. Napoleon occupied Berlin in late October. The royal family fled to Memel , East Prussia , where they fell on the mercy of Emperor Alexander I of Russia . Alexander, too, suffered defeat at the hands of the French, and at Tilsit on the Niemen France made peace with Russia and Prussia. Napoleon dealt with Prussia very harshly, despite
495-1251: The United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms 6 February 1992 King Hussein of Jordan 1992 Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV of Tonga 16 December 2005 Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei 5 October 2007 Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution Muammar Gaddafi of Libya 1 September 2009 Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman 23 July 2010 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark 14 January 2012 King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden 15 September 2013 See also [ edit ] Hierarchy of precious substances List of longest-reigning monarchs List of current reigning monarchs by length of reign Wedding anniversary References [ edit ] ^ "Spain Medal Homage Royal Family Crown 1925 Spanish Decoration - Dracomedals Medals-Orders Medals Orders Decorations" . www.medals-orders.com . Archived from
528-593: The bands participating in the World Military Music Festival. For the foreign section of the parade, the bands performed Russian military marches, particularly the Preobrazhensky Regiment March , Hero and Farewell of Slavianka . The World Military Music Festival took place on 2 September as a military tattoo that saw the participation of military bands and cultural groups from 16 nations and 5 continents. It
561-576: The dramatist Johann Jakob Engel . As a soldier, he received the usual training of a Prussian prince, obtained his lieutenancy in 1784, became a lieutenant colonel in 1786, a colonel in 1790, and took part in the campaigns against France of 1792–1794. On 24 December 1793, Frederick William married Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , who bore him ten children. In the Kronprinzenpalais (Crown Prince's Palace) in Berlin, Frederick William lived
594-463: The effectiveness of his reign since he was forced to assume the roles he did not delegate. This is the main factor of his inconsistent rule. Disgusted with his father's court (in both political intrigues and sexual affairs), Frederick William's first and most successful early endeavor was to restore his dynasty's moral legitimacy. The eagerness to restore dignity to his family went so far that it nearly caused sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow to cancel
627-593: The encouragement of Queen Louise (who died, greatly mourned, in 1810). After bereavement, Frederick William fell under the influence of a 'substitute family' of courtiers, among whom included Friedrich Ancillon , a Huguenot preacher that provided the king with strong ideological support against political reforms that might restrain monarchical power, Sophie Marie von Voß , an older woman with conservative views and Prince Wilhelm zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein . In 1813, following Napoleon's defeat in Russia and pressured by
660-716: The entire national government. One of the coup plotters first actions were to abolish the Kingdom of Libya and proclaim the establishment of the Libyan Arab Republic . Institutions that were later created such as the Libyan People's Court were used to purge any remnants of the former regime. The coup, staged amidst the Arab Cold War , was the result of a continuous rise in ideologies such as Nasserism , Arab nationalism and Arab socialism throughout
693-466: The expensive and lavish Prinzessinnengruppe project, which was commissioned by the previous monarch Frederick William II. He was quoted as saying the following, which demonstrated his sense of duty and peculiar manner of speech: Every civil servant has a dual obligation: to the sovereign and the country. It can occur that the two are not compatible; then, the duty to the country is higher. At first, Frederick William and his advisors attempted to pursue
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#1732771926253726-526: The new king showed that he was earnest of his good intentions by cutting down the royal establishment's expenses, dismissing his father's ministers, and reforming the most oppressive abuses of the late reign. He had the Hohenzollern determination to retain personal power but not the Hohenzollern genius for using it. Too distrustful to delegate responsibility to his ministers, he greatly reduced
759-403: The original on 2016-10-30. ^ พระเจ้าอยู่หัวในพระบรมโกศ กษัตริย์พระองค์เดียวในโลกที่ได้รับการเฉลิมฉลอง [Platinum Jubilee]. ^ "Queen marks Ruby Jubilee" . Times Daily . Vol. 124, no. 154. June 3, 1993. p. 1. ^ Queen Margrethe celebrates 40 years on Danish throne ^ "Queen Margrethe II of Denmark marks 40 years on
792-621: The parade. Units that represented their country included: 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment ( Russia ), 26-member contingent of the Serbian Armed Forces ( Serbia ). Musical accompaniment was provided by the Armed Forces Band, who performed the national anthem, Allahu Akbar . Music was also provided by the bands of foreign states, including the Band of the 154th Preobrazhensky Regiment as well as
825-802: The pregnant queen's interview with the French emperor, which was believed to soften the defeat. Instead, Napoleon took much less mercy on the Prussians than what was expected. Prussia lost many of its Polish territories and all territory west of the Elbe and had to finance a large indemnity and pay French troops to occupy key strong points within the kingdom. Although the ineffectual king himself seemed resigned to Prussia's fate, various reforming ministers, such as Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein , Prince Karl August von Hardenberg , Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst , and Count August von Gneisenau , set about reforming Prussia's administration and military, with
858-679: The throne" . BBC News . Denmark. 12 January 2012. ^ "The King: 40 years as Sweden's Head of State - Sveriges Kungahus" . v t e Jubilees Silver (25) Ruby (40) Golden (50) Diamond (60) Sapphire (65) Platinum (70) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruby_jubilee&oldid=1236118877 " Category : Anniversaries Hidden category: CS1 uses Thai-language script (th) Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III ( German : Friedrich Wilhelm III. ; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840)
891-602: Was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the empire was dissolved. Frederick William III ruled Prussia during the times of the Napoleonic Wars . The king reluctantly joined the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon in the German campaign of 1813 . Following Napoleon's defeat, he took part in
924-401: Was a tutor and guardian of his brother, Prince Henry . They thus grew up partly with the count's son, who accompanied them on their Grand Tour in the 1780s. Frederick William was happy at Paretz, and for this reason, in 1795, he bought it from his boyhood friend and turned it into an important royal country retreat. He was a melancholy boy, but he grew up pious and honest. His tutors included
957-408: Was neglected by his father during his childhood and suffered from an inferiority complex his entire life. As a child, Frederick William's father (under the influence of his mistress, Wilhelmine Enke, Countess of Lichtenau ) had him handed over to tutors, as was quite normal for the period. He spent part of the time living at Paretz , the estate of the old soldier, Count Hans von Blumenthal , who
990-583: Was presided by Gaddafi's son Mutassim in his position as National Security Advisor of Libya. Each individual band and group had their own short performance before being brought together for massed finale. Performances included pipe band songs, the national anthem, and the massed bands leaving to a Russian tune. The performance took place on Green Square in front of an audience of invited guests and senior military officials and thousands of members of an incredibly appreciative general public. The bands present also gave an additional impromptu street performance on
1023-463: Was that the government of Prussia had full control over church affairs, with the king himself recognized as the leading bishop. In 1824 Frederick William III married for the second time, to Countess Auguste von Harrach zu Rohrau und Thannhausen . At the time of their marriage, the House of Harrach was still not recognized as equal to other European royal families for dynastic purposes. The marriage
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1056-533: Was the dedicatee of Beethoven 's Ninth Symphony in 1824. Frederick William was born in Potsdam on 3 August 1770 as the son of Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt . He was considered to be a shy and reserved boy, which became noticeable in his particularly reticent conversations, distinguished by the lack of personal pronouns. This manner of speech subsequently came to be considered entirely appropriate for military officers. He
1089-602: Was therefore morganatic and she was created Princess of Liegnitz . They had no children. In 1838 the king distributed large parts of his farmland at Erdmannsdorf Estate to 422 Protestant refugees from the Austrian Zillertal , who built Tyrolean style farmhouses in the Silesian village. Frederick William III died on 7 June 1840 in Berlin, from a fever, survived by his second wife. His eldest son, Frederick William IV , succeeded him. Frederick William III
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