Talk:Mary of Modena
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[edit] Vital dates
Burke’s Peerage says she was born at Modena on 25 September 1658. This is the Julian calendar's equivalent of 5 October 1658 in the Gregorian calendar. Italy had been using the Gregorian calendar since its inception in 1582, so either:
- (a) Burke's converted 5 October 1658 to the relevant Julian date for the sake of consistency, given that they were describing a queen of England and England was still Julian at that point, or
- (b) they just got it wrong, or
- (c) she really was born on 25 September in the Gregorian calendar, and everyone else who says she was born 5 October has got it wrong. If this scenario is correct, the appropriate Julian date would be 15 September.
Burke's also says she died on 8 May 1718, whereas we prefer 7 May.
Anyone have any comments on this? -- JackofOz (talk) 15:06, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
