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Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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09 Mar is in March.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1061. This year went Bishop Aldred to Rome after his pall; which he received at the hands of Pope Nicholas. Earl Tosty (age 35) and his wife (age 28) also went to Rome; and the bishop and the earl met with great difficulty as they returned home. In the same year died Bishop Godwin at St. Martin's85, on the seventh before the ides of March; and in the self-same year died Wulfric, Abbot of St. Augustine's, in the Easterweek, on the fourteenth before the calends of May. Pope Nicholas also died; and Alexander was chosen pope, who was Bishop of Lucca. When word came to the king that the Abbot Wulfric was dead, then chose he Ethelsy, a monk of the old minster, to succeed; who followed Archbishop Stigand, and was consecrated abbot at Windsor on St. Augustine's mass-day.
Note 85. Lye interprets it erroneously the "festival" of St. Martin.-"ad S. Martini festum:" whereas the expression relates to the place, not to the time of his death, which is mentioned immediately afterwards.
On 9th March 1152 Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 30) was crownedI Holy Roman Emperor.
On 9th March 1213 Hugh IV Duke Burgundy was born to Odo III Duke Burgundy (age 47) and Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. He married (1) 1219 his fourth cousin once removed Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy, daughter of Robert Capet III Count Dreux and Aénor de Saint-Valéry, and had issue (2) 1258 his third cousin Beatrix Blois Duchess Burgundy, daughter of Theobald IV King Navarre and Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre.
On 9th March 1277 Bishop Thomas Ingoldshorpe was named Dean of St Paul's Cathedral.
Annals of Dunstable. At the county court of Bedford, on Monday next before the feast of Saint Gregory [9th March 1284], in the twelfth year of King Edward's reign, Christiana, who was the wife of Simon Mustard, came into full county court and pursued her appeal against John of Wederore, Walter, and John, for the death of Simon Mustard her husband. They, when afterwards called, did not come. Therefore a day was given to the aforesaid Christiana, from that day to one month hence.
Ad comitatum Bedefordiæ, die Lunæ proxima ante festum Sancti Gregorii, anno regni regis Edwardi duodecimo, Cristiana, quæ fuit uxor Simonis Mustard, venit in pleno comitatu, et prosecuta est appellum suum versus Johannem de Wederore, Walterum, Johannem, pro morte Simonis Mustard viri sui; qui fuerunt post interrogati; non venerunt. Ideo datus est dies prædictæ Cristianæ a die isto in unum mensem.
Before 9th March 1301 seven Earls and 96 Barons signed a letter to the Pope refuting the Pope's claim that Scotland was subject to the Pope's feudal overlordship. The letter was never sent. Those who signed include: John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey (age 70), Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 23), Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 31), Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 25), Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk (age 56), Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel (age 34), Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 29), Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 26), William Leybourne 1st Baron Leybourne (age 59), Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 20), William Latimer 1st Baron Latimer of Corby (age 58), Edmund Hastings, John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny (age 14), Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (age 50), Fulk Fitzwarin 2nd Baron Fitzwarin (age 16), Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 27), Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter (age 54), John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset (age 26), William de Braose 2nd Baron de Braose 10th Baron Bramber (age 41), John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort (age 36), Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (age 61), John Moels 1st Baron Moels (age 32), Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley (age 55), Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford, John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin (age 48), Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon (age 25), Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 26), Walter Beauchamp (age 58), Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby (age 33), John Segrave 2nd Baron Segrave (age 45), William Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby (age 29), Simon Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 51), Piers Mauley, Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 38), John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 32), Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales, Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 41), Hugh Bardolf 1st Baron Bardolf (age 41), Gilbert Talbot 1st Baron Talbot (age 24), William Deincourt 2nd Baron Deincourt, Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 28), Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg (age 81).
Chronicle of Edward Hall [1496-1548]. 9th March 1539. The nynth day of Marche, the kyng created at Westminster sir William Pawlet (age 56) knight treasorer of his householde, Lord Sainte Jhon, and Sir Jhon Russel (age 54) comptroller of his housholde, Lorde Russel.
On 9th March 1539 Infante Anthony Aviz was born to John III King Portugal (age 36) and Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 11.30%. He died aged less than one years old.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 9th March 1561. The ix day of Marche dyd pryche at the cowrt the byshope of London master Gryndall (age 42).
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Henry Machyn's Diary. 9th March 1561. The sam day cam owt of Franse the yerle of Bedford (age 34).
On 9th March 1566 at eight o'clock in the evening David Rizzio (age 33) was murdered in the presence of the six months pregnant Mary Queen of Scots (age 23) and her half-sister Jean Stewart Countess Argyll (age 33) at Holyrood Palace [Map] by rebels led by Patrick Ruthven 3rd Lord Ruthven. Rizzio was dragged through the bed chamber into the adjacent Audience Chamber and stabbed an alleged 57 times. Mary's husband Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart (age 20) was suspected of being one of the murderers.
On 15th March 1566 Mary Queen of Scots writes to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 32):
As first hes takin our houss slane our maist [most] speciall servand in our awin [own] presence & thaireftir haldin our propper personis captive tressonneblie, quhairby [whereby] we war constrainit to escaipe straitlie about midnyght out of our palice of halliruidhouss [Map] to the place quhair [where] we ar for the present, in the grittest danger feir of our lywis & ewill [ill] estate that evir princes on earth stuid [stood] in.
We thotht to have writtin to you this letter with oure awin [own] hand, that therby ye myght have better onestand all our meaning & takin mair [more] familliarlie therewit. Bot of trewt [truth] we ar so tyrit [tired] & ewill [ill] at eass [ease], quhat [what] throw rydding of twenty millis [miles] in v [5] horis [hours] of the nyght as wit the frequent seikness & weill dispositioun be th'occasioun of our child/that we could not at this tyme as we was willing to have done…
Your richt [right] gud sister and cusignes [cousin] Marie R.
Jean Stewart Countess Argyll: Around 1533 she was born illegitimately to King James V of Scotland and Elizabeth Bethune. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. In 1553 Archibald Campbell 5th Earl Argyll and she were married. She by marriage Countess Argyll. She the illegitmate daughter of King James V of Scotland and Elizabeth Bethune. He the son of Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Helen Hamilton Countess Argyll. They were third cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 7th January 1588 Jean Stewart Countess Argyll died.
Patrick Ruthven 3rd Lord Ruthven: he was born to William Ruthven 2nd Lord Ruthven and Janet Halyburton Lady Dirletoun. Before 1551 Patrick Ruthven 3rd Lord Ruthven and Janet Douglas were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus. After 1551 Patrick Ruthven 3rd Lord Ruthven and Janet Stewart were married. His second marriage, her fourth. She the daughter of John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl and Janet Campbell Countess Atholl. On 13th May 1566 Patrick Ruthven 3rd Lord Ruthven died.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 9th March 1619. The 9th my Lord (age 29) came down from Knole and continued taking physic and diet.
Note. When my Lord was at London my Brother Sackville fell sick of a fever and was dangerously ill, at length it turned to an ague which continued most of the month, so as it was generally reported he was dead.
I began keeping Lent very strictly, not eating butter or eggs till the 18th of February. Moll Neville kept it with me but my Lord persuaded me, and M? Smith wrote unto me so as I was content to break it, besides I looked very pale and ill and was very weak and sickly.
On 9th March 1627 Thomas Howard 5th Duke of Norfolk was born to Henry Howard 15th or 22nd Earl of Arundel 5th Earl of Surrey 2nd Earl Norfolk (age 18) and Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk (age 17).
On 9th March 1649 at the Old Palace Yard, Westminster Palace three Royalist Lords were beheaded ...
Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham (age 41) was beheaded. His son Arthur (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Capell Hadham.
Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 58) was beheaded. His son Robert (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Holland. Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland (age 26) by marriage Countess Holland.
James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton (age 42) was beheaded. His brother William (age 32) succeeded 2nd Duke Hamilton, 3rd Earl Cambridge, 3rd Baron Innerdale by special remainder.
John Owen (age 49) had been sentenced to death but was subsequently pardoned.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 7th February 1660. Tuesday. In the morning I went early to give Mr. Hawly notice of my being forced to go into London, but he having also business we left our office business to Mr. Spicer and he and I walked as far as the Temple [Map], where I halted a little and then went to Paul's School, but it being too soon, went and drank my morning draft with my cozen Tom Pepys the turner, and saw his house and shop, thence to school, where he that made the speech for the seventh form in praise of the founder, did show a book which Mr. Crumlum (age 42) had lately got, which is believed to be of the Founder's own writing. After all the speeches, in which my brother John (age 19) came off as well as any of the rest, I went straight home and dined, then to the Hall, where in the Palace I saw Monk's (age 51) soldiers abuse Billing (age 37) and all the Quakers, that were at a meeting-place there, and indeed the soldiers did use them very roughly and were to blame.1.
Note 1. "Fox (age 35), or some other 'weighty' friend, on hearing of this, complained to Monk, who issued the following order, dated March 9th: 'I do require all officers and soldiers to forbear to disturb peaceable meetings of the Quakers, they doing nothing prejudicial to the Parliament or the Commonwealth of England. George Monk.' This order, we are told, had an excellent effect on the soldiers".-A. C. Bickley's 'George Fox and the Early Quakers, London, 1884, p. 179. The Quakers were at this time just coming into notice. The first preaching of George Fox, the founder, was in 1648, and in 1655 the preachers of the sect numbered seventy-three. Fox computed that there were seldom less than a thousand quakers in prison. The statute 13 and 14 Car. II cap. i. (1662) was "An act for preventing the mischiefs and dangers that may arise by certain persons called quakers and others, refusing to take lawful oaths". Billing is mentioned again on July 22nd, 1667, when he addressed Pepys in Westminster Hall.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th March 1660. This day it was resolved that the writs do go out in the name of the Keepers of the Liberty, and I hear that it is resolved privately that a treaty be offered with the King (age 29). And that Monk (age 51) did check his soldiers highly for what they did yesterday.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th March 1666. Up, and being ready, to the Cockpitt [Map] to make a visit to the Duke of Albemarle (age 57), and to my great joy find him the same man to me that [he has been] heretofore, which I was in great doubt of, through my negligence in not visiting of him a great while; and having now set all to rights there, I am in mighty ease in my mind and I think shall never suffer matters to run so far backward again as I have done of late, with reference to my neglecting him and Sir W. Coventry (age 38).
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th March 1667. But, Lord! to see how kind Sir W. Batten (age 66) and his Lady are to me upon this business of my standing by Sir W. Batten against Carcasse, and I am glad of it. Captain Cocke (age 50), who was here to-night, did tell us that he is certain that yesterday a proclamation was voted at the Council, touching the proclaiming of my Lord Duke of Buckingham (age 39) a traytor, and that it will be out on Monday.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th March 1669. Up, and to the Tower; and there find Sir W. Coventry (age 41) alone, writing down his journal, which, he tells me, he now keeps of the material things; upon which I told him, and he is the only man I ever told it to, I think, that I kept it most strictly these eight or ten years; and I am sorry almost that I told it him, it not being necessary, nor may be convenient to have it known. Here he showed me the petition he had sent to the King (age 38) by my Lord Keeper, which was not to desire any admittance to employment, but submitting himself therein humbly to his Majesty; but prayed the removal of his displeasure, and that he might be set free. He tells me that my Lord Keeper did acquaint the King with the substance of it, not shewing him the petition; who answered, that he was disposing of his employments, and when that was done, he might be led to discharge him: and this is what he expects, and what he seems to desire. But by this discourse he was pleased to take occasion to shew me and read to me his account, which he hath kept by him under his own hand, of all his discourse, and the King's answers to him, upon the great business of my Lord Clarendon (age 60), and how he had first moved the Duke of York (age 35) with it twice, at good distance, one after another, but without success; shewing me thereby the simplicity and reasons of his so doing, and the manner of it; and the King's accepting it, telling him that he was not satisfied in his management, and did discover some dissatisfaction against him for his opposing the laying aside of my Lord Treasurer, at Oxford, which was a secret the King had not discovered. And really I was mighty proud to be privy to this great transaction, it giving me great conviction of the noble nature and ends of Sir W. Coventry in it, and considerations in general of the consequences of great men's actions, and the uncertainty of their estates, and other very serious considerations.
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John Evelyn's Diary. 9th March 1690. I dined at the Bishop of St. Asaph's (age 62), Almoner to the new Queen (age 27), with the famous lawyer Sir George Mackenzie (age 54) (late Lord Advocate of Scotland), against whom both the Bishop and myself had written and published books, but now most friendly reconciled. He related to us many particulars of Scotland, the present sad condition of it, the inveterate hatred which the Presbyterians show to the family of the Stuarts, and the exceeding tyranny of those bigots who acknowledge no superior on earth, in civil or divine matters, maintaining that the people only have the right of government; their implacable hatred to the Episcopal Order and Church of England. He observed that the first Presbyterian dissents from our discipline were introduced by the Jesuits' order, about the 20 of Queen Elizabeth, a famous Jesuit among them feigning himself a Protestant, and who was the first who began to pray extempore, and brought in that which they since called, and are still so fond of, praying by the Spirit. This Jesuit remained many years before he was discovered, afterward died in Scotland, where he was buried at ... having yet on his. Monument, "Rosa inter spinas"..
John Evelyn's Diary. 9th March 1690. Preached at Whitehall Dr. Burnet (age 46), late Bishop of Sarum, on Heb. iv. 13, anatomically describing the texture of the eye; and that, as it received such innumerable sorts of spies through so very small a passage to the brain, and that without the least confusion or trouble, and accordingly judged and reflected on them; so God who made this sensory, did with the greatest ease and at once see all that was done through the vast universe, even to the very thought as well as action. This similitude he continued with much perspicuity and aptness; and applied it accordingly, for the admonishing us how uprightly we ought to live and behave ourselves before such an all-seeing Deity; and how we were to conceive of other his attributes, which we could have no idea of than by comparing them by what we were able to conceive of the nature and power of things, which were the objects of our senses; and therefore it was that in Scripture we attribute those actions and affections of God by the same of man, not as adequately or in any proportion like them, but as the only expedient to make some resemblance of his divine perfections; as when the Scripture says, "God will remember the sins of the penitent no more:" not as if God could forget anything, but as intimating he would pass by such penitents and receive them to mercy.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 9th March 1709 Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 70) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son John (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu (age 19) by marriage Duchess Montagu.
Between 22nd January 1715 and 9th March 1715 the 1715 General Election was held. The election had been caused by George I's (age 54) succession. The Whig party, which supported George I, won an overwhelming majority.
John Rushout 4th Baronet (age 29) was elected MP Malmesbury.
Leonard Smelt (age 32) was elected MP Northallerton.
Thomas Frankland 3rd Baronet (age 30) was elected MP Thirsk.
George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter (age 57) was elected MP Whitchurch.
On 9th March 1746 Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III (age 46) and Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 35) at Gotha. She died aged less than one years old.
On 9th March 1771 Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 61) died.
On 9th March 1780 Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (age 22) and Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck were married. She by marriage Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. He the son of Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
Morning Chronicle, Issue 13055, 9th March 1811?: "The mother of White, the Drummer, who was executed on Thursday, with Hepburn, the Ensign, died of a broken heart on the day subsequent to her son’s untimely end. She never left her bed after having taken farewell of the culprit on the evening previous to his execution."
On 9th March 1838 Walter Rowlands Ingram was born to Reverend George Ingram at Chedburh Suffolk.
On 9th March 1850 William Hamo Thornycroft was born to Thomas Thornycroft (age 34) and Mary Francis (age 41). He was baptised on 9th June 1850 at St Pancras Old Church [Map]. He married May 1884 Agatha Cox and had issue.
On 9th March 1852 Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley (age 78) died. She has a monument at St Andrew's Church, Bolam [Map] commissioned by her only son William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies (age 40).
Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley: On 20th January 1774 she was born to Robert Horsley of Bolam House in Northumberland. On 26th July 1810 John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies and she were married.
On 9th March 1853 Colin Campbell was born to George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 29) and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. He married Gertrude Blood.
On 9th March 1877 Ralph William Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 30) and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 27).
On 9th March 1881 Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway (age 84) died.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 9th March 1888 William I King Prussia (age 90) died. His son Frederick (age 56) succeeded III Emperor aka Kaiser, III King Prussia. Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 47) by marriage Empress aka Kaiser, Queen Prussia.
On 9th March 1213 Hugh IV Duke Burgundy was born to Odo III Duke Burgundy (age 47) and Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. He married (1) 1219 his fourth cousin once removed Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy, daughter of Robert Capet III Count Dreux and Aénor de Saint-Valéry, and had issue (2) 1258 his third cousin Beatrix Blois Duchess Burgundy, daughter of Theobald IV King Navarre and Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre.
On 9th March 1492 John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos was born to Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos (age 30) and Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos (age 17) at Coberley, Gloucestershire. He married 1512 Elizabeth Grey Baroness Chandos, daughter of Edmund Grey 9th Baron Grey of Wilton and Florence Hastings Baroness Grey Wilton, and had issue.
On 9th March 1495 Margaret Neville was born to Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape (age 27) and Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer (age 24) at Latimer, Buckinghamshire. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married (1) before 1512 her second cousin Edward Willoughby, son of Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer and Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Willoughby of Broke, and had issue (2) after November 1517 her third cousin William Gascoigne and had issue.
On 9th March 1539 Infante Anthony Aviz was born to John III King Portugal (age 36) and Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 11.30%. He died aged less than one years old.
On 9th March 1602 Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester was born to Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester (age 25) and Anne Russell Countess Worcester (age 24). He married (1) 1628 his fourth cousin Elizabeth Dormer and had issue (2) 1639 his fourth cousin Margaret O'Brien Marchioness of Worcester, daughter of Henry O'Brien 5th Earl Thomond and Mary Brereton Countess Thomond.
On 9th March 1627 Thomas Howard 5th Duke of Norfolk was born to Henry Howard 15th or 22nd Earl of Arundel 5th Earl of Surrey 2nd Earl Norfolk (age 18) and Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk (age 17).
On 9th March 1654 Robert Leke 3rd Earl Scarsdale was born to Nicholas Leke 2nd Earl Scarsdale (age 42) and Frances Rich Countess Scarsdale. He married 11th February 1672 Mary Lewis Countess Scarsdale, daughter of John Lewis 1st Baronet and Sarah Foote Lady Lewis, and had issue.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 9th March 1663 Peletiah Barnardiston 3rd Baronet was born to Nathaniel Barnardiston (age 44).
On 9th March 1666 George Granville 1st Baron Lansdowne was born to Bernard Granville (age 35) and Anne Morley (age 23). He married 15th December 1711 Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne, daughter of Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey and Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey, and had issue.
On 9th December 17201. Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 30) and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. We take as our source the Life and Correspondence of Philip Yorke.
Note 1. Wikipedia says 9th March 1720. He married 1740 Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey, daughter of John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland and Amabel Grey, and had issue.
On 9th March 1730 Bishop James Yorke was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 39) and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. He married before 5th May 1762 Mary Maddox, daughter of Bishop Isaac Maddox, and had issue.
On 9th March 1746 Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III (age 46) and Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 35) at Gotha. She died aged less than one years old.
On 9th March 1775 Joseph Wallis Hoare 3rd Baronet was born to Edward Hoare 2nd Baronet (age 29). He married 17th April 1800 Harriet O'Brien and had issue.
On 9th March 1803 Henry Lowry-Corry was born to Somerset Lowry-Corry 2nd Earl Belmore (age 28) and Juliana Butler Countess Belmore (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.27%. He married 1830 his half sixth cousin Harriet Anne Ashley-Cooper, daughter of Cropley Ashley-Cooper 6th Earl Shaftesbury and Anne Spencer-Churchill Countess Shaftesbury, and had issue.
On 9th March 1815 Reverend Alleyn Fitzherbert was born to Henry FitzHerbert 3rd Baronet (age 31) and Agnes Beresford Lady Fitzherbert (age 30).
On 9th March 1837 Florance George Henry Irby 5th Baron Boston was born to George Ives Irby 4th Baron Boston (age 34) and Fanny Elizabeth Hopkins-Northey Baroness Boston (age 28).
On 9th March 1838 Walter Rowlands Ingram was born to Reverend George Ingram at Chedburh Suffolk.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 9th March 1842 John Henry Thorold 12th Baronet was born to John Charles Thorold 11th Baronet (age 25) and Elizabeth Frances Thoroton-Hildyard. He married 3rd February 1869 Alexandrina Henrietta Matilda Willoughby, daughter of Henry Willoughby 8th Baron Middleton and Julia Louisa Bosville Baroness Middleton, and had issue.
On 9th March 1842 Anthony Cope 13th Baronet was born to William Henry Cope 12th Baronet (age 31).
On 9th March 1850 William Hamo Thornycroft was born to Thomas Thornycroft (age 34) and Mary Francis (age 41). He was baptised on 9th June 1850 at St Pancras Old Church [Map]. He married May 1884 Agatha Cox and had issue.
On 9th March 1851 Arthur Edward Casamaijor Cole was born to William Willoughby Cole 3rd Earl Enniskillen (age 44) and Jane Casamaijor Countess Enniskillen.
On 9th March 1853 Colin Campbell was born to George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 29) and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. He married Gertrude Blood.
On 9th March 1863 Bishop Rupert Gascoyne-Cecil was born to Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 33) and Georgina Anderson (age 36). He married 16th August 1887 his sixth cousin Florence Bootle Wibraham, daughter of Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom and Alice Villiers Countess Lathom, and had issue.
On 9th March 1874 Alice Adeliza Hervey Baroness Hylton was born to Frederick William John Hervey 3rd Marquess of Bristol (age 39) and Geraldine Anson Marchioness of Bristol (age 40). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.60%. She married 1896 her half fifth cousin Hylton Jolliffe 3rd Baron Hylton, son of Hedworth Jolliffe 2nd Baron Hylton and Agnes Mary Georgiana Byng, and had issue.
On 9th March 1877 Ralph William Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 30) and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 27).
On 9th March 1877 Caryl Ernest Bagot 6th Baron Bagot was born to Reverend Lewis Richard Charles Bagot (age 30).
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 3rd May 1891 Ralph Beckett 3rd Baron Grimthorpe was born to Ernest William Beckett 2nd Baron Grimthorpe (age 34) and Lucy Tracy Lee. His mother died from childbirth six days later. He married 3rd September 1914 Mary Alice Archdale Baroness Beckett and had issue.
On 9th March 1892 Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West was born to Lionel Sackville-West 3rd Baron Sackville (age 24) and Victoria Sackville-West Baroness Sackville. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. She married 1913 Harold George Nicolson of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent and had issue.
On 9th March 1915 Francis Knowles 6th Baronet was born to Francis Knowles 5th Baronet (age 29).
On 9th March 1924 June Mary Ponsonby Baroness Grimston was born to Hubert William Ponsonby 5th Baron de Mauley (age 45) and Elgiva Margaret Dundas Baroness de Mauley (age 26). She married 21st June 1949 Robert Walter Sigismund Grimston 2nd Baron Grimston, son of Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston and Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston, and had issue.
On 9th March 1963 Ivar Mountbatten was born to David Mountbatten 3rd Marquess Milford Haven (age 43) and Janet Bryce Marchioness Milford Haven. He a great x 3 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 9th March 1598 Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley (age 63) and Jane Stanhope Baroness Berkeley (age 51) were married at St Giles without Cripplegate Church [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
On 9th March 1735 Mark Sykes 1st Baronet (age 23) and Decima Woodham were married.
On 9th March 1738 Charles Tynte 5th Baronet (age 27) and Anne Busby Lady Tynte were married.
On 9th March 1753 Frederick Calvert 6th Baron Baltimore (age 22) and Diana Egerton Baroness Baltimore (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Baltimore of Longford in Leinster. She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 46).
On 9th March 1766 Anthony Farrington 1st Baronet (age 24) and Elizabeth Colden were married.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 9th March 1766 William Flower 2nd Viscount Ashbrook (age 21) and Elizabeth Ridge Viscountess Ashbrook (age 19) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Ashbrook.
On 9th March 1771 John Aubrey 6th Baronet (age 31) and Mary Colebrooke (age 21) were married.
On 9th March 1780 Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (age 22) and Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck were married. She by marriage Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. He the son of Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
On 9th March 1782 John Gregory Shaw 5th Baronet (age 25) and Theodosia Margaret Monson Lady Shaw (age 19) were married at St Marylebone Church. She by marriage Lady Shaw of Eltham in Kent.
On 9th March 1796 Alan Hyde Gardner 2nd Baron Gardner (age 26) and Maria Elizabeth Adderley Baroness Gardner (age 20) were married at either Fort George, Chennai, or Fort George, West Indies.
On 9th March 1797 Frederick Vane-Fletcher 2nd Baronet (age 37) and Hannah Bowerbank (age 24) were married. Three weeks later their third child was born. The date of their marriage subject to litigation some forty years after the death of Frederick Vane-Fletcher 2nd Baronet when his brother Frederick Henry Fletcher-Vane claimed the marriage was did not take place until after the birth of their son Francis who was, therefore, illegitimate and not eligible to inherit the family estates. See The Times.
On 9th March 1906 Gerald Arthur Arundell 15th Baron Arundel (age 44) and Ivy Florence Mary Segrave Baroness Arundel Wardour (age 31) were married. She by marriage Baroness Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire.
On 9th March 1062 Herbert Maine II Count Maine died.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 9th March 1302 Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel (age 35) died. He was buried at Haughmond Abbey [Map]. His son Edmund (age 16) succeeded 2nd or 9th Earl Arundel.
On 9th March 1312 Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux (age 63) died.
On 9th March 1483 Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol (age 43) died.
On 9th March 1512 John Brooke 7th Baron Cobham (age 64) died at Cowling, Kent. He was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cobham. His son Thomas (age 42) succeeded 8th Baron Cobham.
On 9th March 1589 Frances Sidney Countess Sussex (age 58) died. On 15th April 1589 she was buried in Chapel of St Paul, Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 9th March 1621 John Stanhope 1st Baron Stanhope (age 72) died. His son Charles (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baron Stanhope of Harrington.
On 9th March 1649 at the Old Palace Yard, Westminster Palace three Royalist Lords were beheaded ...
Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham (age 41) was beheaded. His son Arthur (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Capell Hadham.
Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 58) was beheaded. His son Robert (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Holland. Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland (age 26) by marriage Countess Holland.
James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton (age 42) was beheaded. His brother William (age 32) succeeded 2nd Duke Hamilton, 3rd Earl Cambridge, 3rd Baron Innerdale by special remainder.
John Owen (age 49) had been sentenced to death but was subsequently pardoned.
On 9th March 1650 Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers (age 69) died. Earl Rivers extinct since it was a created for life only.
On 9th March 1709 Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 70) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son John (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu (age 19) by marriage Duchess Montagu.
On 9th March 1714 Hugh Acland 5th Baronet (age 75) died. His grandson Hugh (age 17) succeeded 6th Baronet Acland of Columb John in Devon.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 9th March 1738 Edward Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh (age 54) died. His son Thomas (age 24) succeeded 4th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, 5th Baronet Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire
On 9th March 1762 George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel (age 38) died. His son George (age 12) succeeded 2nd Earl Tyrconnel, 4th Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
On 9th March 1771 Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 61) died.
On 9th March 1785 Reverend William Anderson 6th Baronet (age 62) died. His son Edmund (age 26) succeeded 7th Baronet Anderson of Broughton in Lincolnshire.
On 9th March 1786 Christopher Whichcote 4th Baronet (age 48) died. His son Thomas (age 23) succeeded 5th Baronet Whichcote of the Inner Temple in the City of London. Diana Turnor Lady Whichcote (age 23) by marriage Lady Whichcote of the Inner Temple in the City of London.
On 9th March 1795 Henry Hoghton 6th Baronet (age 66) died at Walton Hall, Preston. His son Henry (age 26) succeeded 7th Baronet Hoghton of Hoghton Tower in Lancashire.
On 9th March 1812 Archdeacon Andrew Burnaby (age 79) died at Blackheath, Greenwich [Map]. He was buried at the Church of St John the Baptist Hungarton.
On 9th March 1817 Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 75) died.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 9th March 1821 Wilbrahim Tollemache 6th Earl Dysart (age 81) died. His sister Louisa (age 75) succeeded 7th Countess Dysart. Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk extinct. Her grandson William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 54) assumed the name Tollemache.
On 9th March 1823 Mary Vincent Countess Rosebery (age 70) died.
On 9th March 1853 Edward Kerrison 1st Baronet (age 76) died. His son Edward (age 32) succeeded 2nd Baronet Kerrison of Wyke-House in Sussex. Caroline Margaret Fox-Strangways Lady Kerrison (age 34) by marriage Lady Kerrison of Wyke-House in Sussex.
On 9th March 1857 James Duff 4th Earl Fife (age 80) died. His nephew James (age 42) succeeded 5th Earl Fife.
On 9th March 1869 John Peter Boileau 1st Baronet (age 74) died. He was buried in the family vault at St Peter's Church, Ketteringham. His son Francis (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baronet Boileau of Tacolneston Hall in Norfolk. Lucy Henrietta Nugent Lady Boileau by marriage Lady Boileau of Tacolneston Hall in Norfolk.
On 9th March 1881 Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway (age 84) died.
On 9th March 1882 Thomas James Agar aka Agar-Robartes 1st Baron Robartes (age 73) died. His son Thomas (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baron Robartes of Lanhydrock and of Truro in Cornwall.
On 9th March 1888 William I King Prussia (age 90) died. His son Frederick (age 56) succeeded III Emperor aka Kaiser, III King Prussia. Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 47) by marriage Empress aka Kaiser, Queen Prussia.
On 9th March 1893 William Twisden 9th Baronet (age 75) died. He was buried in Epsom Cemetery Grave A26A. He left a personal estate of £95. His son Roger (age 40) succeeded 10th Baronet Twisden of Bradbourne in Kent. He appears not to have used the title.
On 9th March 1895 Reverend Edward Rogers 10th Baronet (age 75) died unmarried. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Cornwood [Map]. Baronet Rogers of Wisdome in Devon extinct.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 9th March 1898 Mary Louisa Lambton Countess Kincardine and Elgin (age 78) died.
On 9th March 1911 Edith Lydia Drummond Ward Viscountess Hood (age 63) died.
On 9th March 1918 George Sidney Meade Thomas 6th Baronet (age 71) died. His son George (age 36) succeeded 7th Baronet Thomas of Yapton in Sussex.
On 9th March 1924 Frances Geraldine Fitzgerald Lady Glyn (age 80) died.
On 9th March 1935 Emma Hatch Countess of Clarendon (age 80) died.
On 9th March 1942 Edward Walter Joseph Patrick Herbert Smythe 9th Baronet (age 72) died at Church Stretton, Shropshire. Baronet Smythe extinct.
On 9th March 1976 Ralph Stonor 6th Baron Camoys (age 62) died. His son Thomas (age 35) succeeded 7th Baron Camoys.
On 9th March 2000 Francis John Vernon Hereward Dashwood 11th Baronet (age 74) died. His son Edward (age 35) succeeded 12th Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.