On this Day in History ... 10th April

On 10th April 879 Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia [aged 32] died. His son Louis [aged 16] succeeded III King West Francia. His son Carloman [aged 13] succeeded King West Francia. Engelberge Bivinids Queen Consort West Francia by marriage Queen Consort West Francia.

Chronicon ex Chronicis by Florence and John of Worcester. 10th April 1138. A council at Northampton. Stephen, king of England, held a council at Northampton, in the octave of Easter, which fell on the fourth of the ides [the 10th] of April. Ralph, archbishop of Canterbury, archbishop of York, and all the bishops, abbots, earls, barons, and nobles of England took their seats at it. In this council an archdeacon named Robert, the choice of some few, was appointed bishop of the church of Exeter, then vacant by the death of its bishop, William de Warewast. Two abbeys were also given away; that of Winchcombe to a monk of Cluni, as it is said a relation of the king, named Robert; the other, that of York, to a monk of the same abbey. One of these, the abbot-elect of Winchcombe, was ordained abbot of that monastery by the venerable Simon, bishop of Worcester, on the eleventh of the calends of June (22nd May).

Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. 10th April 1194. On the tenth and eleventh days of April, the kings remained in Northampton, where the King of England, after deliberation with his bishops, earls, and barons, gave his response to the King of Scotland regarding his request for Northumbria. Richard stated that William of Scotland had no rightful claim to Northumbria, and that making such a demand was unreasonable—especially at this time, when almost all the leading figures of France had turned against him. For if he were to grant this request, it would seem as though he did so out of fear rather than out of affection or goodwill.

... et decima die et undecima die mensis Aprilis fecerunt prædicti reges moram apud Northantun: ubi rex Angliæ, habito cum episcopis et comitibus et baronibus suis cum deliberatione consilio, respondit regi Scotiæ, quod petitionem suam, quam fecerat de Northimbria, nulla ratione facere debuerat, et maxime illis diebus, in quibus omnes fere principes regni Francorum facti sunt ei inimici. Nam si hoc fecisset, videretur quod hoc magis ex timore procederet, quam ex dilectionis affectu.

On 10th April 1267 James "The Just" II King Aragon was born to Peter III King Aragon [aged 27] and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon [aged 18]. He married (1) 1st December 1291 his first cousin once removed Isabella of Castile Queen Consort Aragon, daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (2) 29th October 1295 his half second cousin once removed Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon and had issue (3) 15th June 1315 Marie Lusignan Queen Consort Aragon (4) 25th December 1322 Elisenda Montcada Queen Consort Aragon.

On 10th April 1270 King Haakon V was born to King Magnus VI of Norway [aged 31] and Queen Ingeborg of Norway [aged 26]. He married (1) 1295 Isabel Joigny (2) 1299 Euphemia of Rügen Queen Norway.

On 10th April 1362 Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 22] died. Her sister Blanche [aged 20] succeeded 6th Countess of Leicester. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 22] by marriage Earl of Leicester adding a fourth Earldom to the ones he already held: Earl Richmond, Earl Lancaster and Earl Derby.

On 10th April 1472 Margaret York was born to King Edward IV of England [aged 29] and Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 35]. She died aged less than one years old.

On 10th April 1480 Philibert "Handsome Good" Savoy 2nd Duke Savoy was born to Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy [aged 42] and Margaret Bourbon [aged 41]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.25%. He married 1500 his first cousin once removed Margaret of Austria Princess Asturias, daughter of Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy.

On 10th April 1502 King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 30] and Anna of Brandenburg [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of John "Cicero" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg and Margaret of Thuringia. He the son of Christian I King of Denmark and Dorothea of Brandenburg. They were half second cousins.

On 10th April 1512 King James V of Scotland was born to King James IV of Scotland [aged 39] and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland [aged 22] at Linlithgow Palace. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. He married (1) 1st January 1537 his third cousin once removed Madeleine Valois, daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (2) 18th June 1538 his third cousin Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland, daughter of Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise and Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise, and had issue.

On 10th April 1533 King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 61] died. His son Christian [aged 29] succeeded III King of Denmark.

Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1533. 10th April 1533. 324. Last Sunday, being Palm Sunday, the King made the bishop of Rochester [aged 63] prisoner, and put him under the charge of the bishop of Winchester; which is a very strange thing, as he is the most holy and learned prelate in Christendom. The King gave out in Parliament that this was done because he had insinuated that Rochford [aged 30] had gone to France with a commission to present an innumerable sum of money to the chancellor of France and the cardinal of Lorraine to persuade the Pope by a bribe to ratify this new marriage, or at all events to overlook it, and not proceed further; which the King thought his Holiness would naturally do, seeing that the matter was already settled. I think that Rochford must have had this among his other charges. Not to spoil their negotiations with the Pope for that which they were soliciting in these Estates, he begged the Nuncio, by the duke of Norfolk, not to write on these matters to his Holiness. The real cause of the Bishop's detention is his manly defence of the Queen's cause. You may learn by it the gross disorder of affairs here, and the obstinacy of this King, who seems to seek for nothing else except his own perdition. Whenever they speak to him of the inconveniences likely to arise, he says that whilst England is united, it is not conquerable by any foreign prince; but it seems to me he is doing all he can to disgust his people.

You cannot imagine the fear into which all these people have fallen, great and small, imagining they are undone; and even if they do not suffer from foreign, they will from civil war. But though their fear be great, their indignation is still greater, except with ten or twelve who hang about the Lady; so that they are willing to incur great losses, if your Majesty would send an army and root out the poison of the Lady and her adherents.

On 10th April 1538 John Habsburg Spain was born to Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor [aged 35] and Anne Jagiellon [aged 34]. He died aged less than one years old.

On 10th April 1584 Sibylla Elisabeth of Württemberg was born to Frederick I Duke Württemberg [aged 26] and Sibylla of Anhalt [aged 19]. She married 1604 her half third cousin once removed John George Elector Saxony.

On 10th April 1617 Henri Valois II Duke Longueville [aged 22] and Louise Bourbon Condé Duchess Longueville [aged 13] were married at Paris [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Longueville. She the daughter of Charles Bourbon Condé Count Soissons and Anne Montafié Countess Soissons [aged 39]. He the son of Henri Valois I Duke Longueville and Catherine Gonzaga Duchess Longueville [aged 49]. They were second cousins.

Between 10th April 1619 and 14th May 1619 William Larkin [aged 37] died. The earlier date being when his will was witnessed, the latter date when it was proved.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th April 1662. Thence to the office all the afternoon. My Lord Windsor [aged 35] came to us to discourse of his affairs, and to take his leave of us; he being to go Governor of Jamaica with this fleet that is now going. Late at the office. Home with my mind full of business. So to bed.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th April 1665. Up, and to the Duke of Albemarle's [aged 56], and thence to White Hall to a Committee for Tangier, where new disorder about Mr. Povy's [aged 51] accounts, that I think I shall never be settled in my business of Treasurer for him. Here Captain Cooke [aged 49] met me, and did seem discontented about my boy Tom's having no time to mind his singing nor lute, which I answered him fully in, that he desired me that I would baste his coate.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th April 1665. So home and to the 'Change [Map], and thence to the "Old James" to dine with Sir W. Rider, Cutler, and Mr. Deering, upon the business of hemp, and so hence to White Hall to have attended the King [aged 34] and Chancellor [aged 56] about the debts of the navy and to get some money, but the meeting failed. So my Lord Brunkard [aged 45] took me and Sir Thomas Harvy [aged 39] in his coach to the Parke, which is very troublesome with the dust; and ne'er a great beauty there to-day but Mrs. Middleton [aged 20], and so home to my office, where Mr. Warren proposed my getting of £100 to get him a protection for a ship to go out, which I think I shall do.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th April 1667. So away, and by coach going home saw Sir G. Carteret [aged 57] going towards White Hall. So 'light and by water met him, and with him to the King's little chapel; and afterwards to see the King [aged 36] heal the King's Evil, wherein no pleasure, I having seen it before; and then to see him and the Queene [aged 57] and Duke of York [aged 33] and his wife [aged 30], at dinner in the Queene's lodgings; and so with Sir G. Carteret to his lodgings to dinner; where very good company; and after dinner he and I to talk alone how things are managed, and to what ruin we must come if we have not a peace. He did tell me one occasion, how Sir Thomas Allen [aged 34], which I took for a man of known courage and service on the King's side, was tried for his life in Prince Rupert's [aged 47] fleete, in the late times, for cowardice, and condemned to be hanged, and fled to Jersey; where Sir G. Carteret received him, not knowing the reason of his coming thither: and that thereupon Prince Rupert wrote to the Queen-Mother his dislike of Sir G. Carteret's receiving a person that stood condemned; and so Sir G. Carteret was forced to bid him betake himself to some other place. This was strange to me.

On 10th April 1678 Christopher Hussey [aged 79] swore allegiance to King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 47] (the first to do so) at Hampton, Rockingham County.

On 10th April 1684 Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [aged 17] and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Duchess Savoy. She the daughter of Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans [aged 43] and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans [aged 39]. They were second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th April 1690. This morning many or most of the commanders in the Fleet came on board and dined here, so that some of them and I dined together in the Round-house, where we were very merry. Hither came the Vice-Admiral to us, and sat and talked and seemed a very good-natured man. At night as I was all alone in my cabin, in a melancholy fit playing on my viallin, my Lord and Sir R. Stayner came into the coach and supped there, and called me out to supper with them. After that up to the Lieutenant's cabin, where he and I and Sir Richard sat till 11 o'clock talking, and so to bed. This day my Lord Goring returned from France, and landed at Dover, Kent [Map].

On 10th April 1703 Archibald Douglas 1st Duke of Douglas [aged 8] was created 1st Duke Douglas.

On 10th April 1706 Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal [aged 40] was killed in action at Fort Montjuïc, Barcelona. His son Arthur [aged 11] succeeded 4th Earl Donegal.

On 10th April 1739 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine [aged 28] died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map]. His brother Henry [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Earl Deloraine.

Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine: On 5th October 1710 he was born to Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 25th December 1730 Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine died. His son Francis succeeded 2nd Earl Deloraine. On 29th October 1732 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine and Mary Lister Countess of Deloraine were married. She by marriage Countess Deloraine. He the son of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. On 6th July 1737 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine and Mary Scrope Countess of Deloraine were married at Cockerington, Lincolnshire. She by marriage Countess Deloraine. He the son of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine.

Henry Scott 3rd Earl Deloraine: In 1712 he was born to Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1740 Henry Scott 3rd Earl Deloraine died.

On 10th April 1751 John Bulkeley Coventry [aged 27] was elected unopposed MP Worcestershire following a by-election caused by his brother George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry [aged 28] having vacated the seat when he succeeded to his father's titles. He held the seat until 1761.

On 10th April 1758 Edward Auriol Hay-Drummond was born to Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond [aged 46] and Henrietta d'Auriol [aged 31].

On 10th April 1767 Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough was born to John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 31] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 24]. She married 15th September 1791 George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough, son of George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough and Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough, and had issue.

After 10th April 1776. St Giles' Church, Wrexham [Map]. Monument to Philip Puleston. Sculpted by Charles Bromfield [aged 36].

On 10th April 1782 Amy Goodwin [aged 82] died. She was buried at All Saints Church, Narborough [Map].

Amy Goodwin: Edmund Harwick and she were married. On 30th October 1699 she was born to John Goodwin at Narborough Hall.

On 10th April 1806 Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington [aged 36] and Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington [aged 33] were married at Dublin [Map]. He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 63].

On 10th April 1811 Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury was born to Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath [aged 46] and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath [aged 37]. She married 13th August 1829 her fifth cousin once removed Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry, son of Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry and Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury, and had issue.

On 10th April 1816 Wilhelm Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 31] and Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 26]. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 10th April 1817 Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 25] and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 48] and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 42]. He the son of Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond [aged 52] and Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond [aged 48].

On 2nd April 1827 William Holman Hunt was born to William Hunt [aged 27] and Sarah Hobman [aged 29] at 41 Lifford Street or Love Lane [Map]. Originally William Hobman Hunt he changed his name when he discovered it had been erroneously entered at his baptism on 10th April 1827 at the St Giles without Cripplegate Church [Map]. He married (1) 28th December 1865 Fanny Waugh and had issue (2) November 1875 Marion Edith Waugh and had issue.

William Hunt: In 1800 he was born. In 1856 he died.

Sarah Hobman: In 1798 she was born to William Hobman of Rotherhithe. In 1884 she died.

After 10th April 1837. Memorial to Anne Venables-Vernon [deceased] at All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map] placed by Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 79].

Anne Venables-Vernon: On 2nd March 1754 he was born to George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon and Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton. On 10th April 1837 Anne Venables-Vernon died.

Ten Years' Digging. On the 10th of April, 1852, in company with Mr. Carrington, and Mr. Glover, the Historian of the County of Derby, I walked over a considerable part of Stanton Moor, in order to survey the scene of former discoveries, and to examine the existing remains of Tumuli, Rocking Stones, &c., upon this interesting tract of land. On passing over the brow of the hill, near the Andle Stone [Map], we noticed a small circle [Doll Tor [Map]] of six stones, four of which retained their upright position, whilst two were prostrate, the diameter being about twenty feet; in the interior were a few small pieces of pottery, and some calcined bones that had been scratched up by rabbits, the sight of which caused us to set to work with our pocket-knives, when finding the remains to become more plentiful, we borrowed a hack and spade from the adjoining farm, and cleared a considerable space in the centre of the enclosure, where a grave had been dug for the reception of three or four cinerary urns, and as many "incense cups;" all which had been emptied of their calcined contents, and broken by former diggers, who, however, left the fragments. These having since been joined, as far as possible, afford a tolerable idea of the original shape and ornamentation of the vessels, about which there is a little peculiarity, the outline of the large urns being more straight sided than common in this part of England; they approach the form of a common red garden flower-pot, and are sparingly decorated with the everlasting chevron. Most of the urns of this type hitherto discovered, have been exhumed in the South-West of England, the Deverell Barrow having afforded several specimens.

Ten Years' Digging. On the 10th of April, we examined a mound [Bank Top Barrow [Map]] situated in a small waterless valley near the farm-house at Bank Top, near Hartington, but found that although it had evidently been cast up as a barrow, its contents had been removed at a former period, as we discovered traces of recent excavation in the presence of pieces of earthenware, such as was used in the last century, dispersed throughout the centre. The tumulus was composed of earth and stones, heaped up on the surface of the land to the height of three feet at least. We observed numerous pieces of animal bone, part of a stag's horn, and a few pieces of Romano-British pottery about the natural surface; one of the latter is the circular bottom of a vessel about three inches diameter, which appears to have had the broken edge rubbed down previous to its being buried.

On 10th April 1866 Albert Edward Godolphin Osborne was born to George Godolphin Osborne 9th Duke Leeds [aged 37] and Fanny Georgiana Pitt-Rivers Duchess Leeds [aged 29]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.94%.

The Diary of George Price Boyce 1869. 10th April 1869. Mr. J. R. Davidson called to look at my drawings and bought my large "Bridewell Precincts" for £60 and the little head of Mary Leslie ("Pensiero d'Altrui") for 20 gns. In the evening called on Burne-Jones (Gabriel Rossetti [aged 40] came in). Mrs. Jones sang several things of Gliick and Beethoven and Schubert, and charmed us in this way till nearly 1 o'clock. Rossetti and I returned together."

On 10th April 1874 Charlie Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn [aged 35] and Mary Anna Curzon Howe Duchess Abercorn [aged 26]. He died aged less than one years old.

On 10th April 1904 Isabella II Queen Spain [aged 73] died.

On 10th April 1909 Algernon Charles Swinburne [aged 72] died. He was buried at St. Boniface Church.

On 10th April 1917 Samuel Charles Busby [aged 18] died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map]. TR10/17974, 29th Battalion, Training Reserve.

Samuel Charles Busby: Around 1899 he was born.

On 10th April 1930 Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford [aged 64] embarked on a record-breaking flight from Lympne Airport to Cape Town, in "The Spider", flying 9,000 miles in 91 hours and twenty minutes over 10 days, again with Barnard and Little.

On 10th April 1937 Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness [aged 49] committed suicide. He was found dead in a bedroom at his home near the KLG factory, having apparently gassed himself. At the coroner's inquest, his brother Sir Algernon Guinness produced a letter that indicated the likelihood of suicide. The coroner's verdict was, "Suicide, while of unsound mind".

After 10th April 1948. Memorial at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map] to Reverend Albany Bourchier Sherard Wrey 13th Baronet [deceased].

On 10th April 1954 Virginia Mary Elizabeth Fitzroy was born to Hugh Denis Charles Fitzroy 11th Duke Grafton [aged 35] and Ann Fortune Smith Duchess Grafton [aged 34].

On 10th April 1267 James "The Just" II King Aragon was born to Peter III King Aragon [aged 27] and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon [aged 18]. He married (1) 1st December 1291 his first cousin once removed Isabella of Castile Queen Consort Aragon, daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (2) 29th October 1295 his half second cousin once removed Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon and had issue (3) 15th June 1315 Marie Lusignan Queen Consort Aragon (4) 25th December 1322 Elisenda Montcada Queen Consort Aragon.

On 10th April 1270 King Haakon V was born to King Magnus VI of Norway [aged 31] and Queen Ingeborg of Norway [aged 26]. He married (1) 1295 Isabel Joigny (2) 1299 Euphemia of Rügen Queen Norway.

On 10th April 1472 Margaret York was born to King Edward IV of England [aged 29] and Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 35]. She died aged less than one years old.

On 10th April 1480 Philibert "Handsome Good" Savoy 2nd Duke Savoy was born to Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy [aged 42] and Margaret Bourbon [aged 41]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.25%. He married 1500 his first cousin once removed Margaret of Austria Princess Asturias, daughter of Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy.

On 10th April 1512 King James V of Scotland was born to King James IV of Scotland [aged 39] and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland [aged 22] at Linlithgow Palace. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. He married (1) 1st January 1537 his third cousin once removed Madeleine Valois, daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (2) 18th June 1538 his third cousin Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland, daughter of Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise and Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise, and had issue.

On 10th April 1538 John Habsburg Spain was born to Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor [aged 35] and Anne Jagiellon [aged 34]. He died aged less than one years old.

On 10th April 1584 Sibylla Elisabeth of Württemberg was born to Frederick I Duke Württemberg [aged 26] and Sibylla of Anhalt [aged 19]. She married 1604 her half third cousin once removed John George Elector Saxony.

On 10th April 1603 William Myddelton 2nd Baronet was born to Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 43] and Elizabeth Olmstead. He married in or before 1637 Eleanor Harries aka Harris, daughter of Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet and Eleanor Gifford, and had issue.

On 10th April 1670 Edward Montagu 3rd Earl Sandwich was born to Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Sandwich [aged 22] and Mary Anne Boyle [aged 25] at Burlington House. He married 8th July 1689 his fifth cousin once removed Elizabeth Wilmot Countess Sandwich, daughter of John Wilmot 2nd Earl Rochester and Elizabeth Malet Countess Rochester, and had issue.

On 10th April 1744 John Smith 1st Baronet was born.

On 10th April 1750 James Ogilvy 7th Earl Findlater 4th Earl Seafield was born to James Ogilvy 6th Earl Findlater 3rd Earl Seafield [aged 36] and Mary Murray Countess Findlater [aged 30].

On 10th April 1758 Edward Auriol Hay-Drummond was born to Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond [aged 46] and Henrietta d'Auriol [aged 31].

On 10th April 1766 Lawrence Dundas 1st Earl Zetland was born to Thomas Dundas 1st Baron Dundas [aged 25] and Charlotte Fitzwilliam Baroness Dundas [aged 19] in Westminster [Map]. He married 21st April 1794 Harriet Hale Baroness Dundas and had issue.

On 10th April 1767 Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough was born to John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 31] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 24]. She married 15th September 1791 George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough, son of George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough and Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough, and had issue.

On 10th April 1775 Robert Digby was born to Henry Digby 1st Earl Digby [aged 43].

On 10th April 1778 Thomas Grey 4th Baron Walsingham was born to Thomas Grey 2nd Baron Walsingham at Chelsea. He married 12th August 1802 Elizabeth North Baroness Walsingham, daughter of Bishop Brownlow North and Henrietta Maria Bannister, and had issue.

On 10th April 1792 Charles Morgan 1st Baron Tredegar was born to Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet [aged 32] and Mary Margaret or Magdalen Stoney. He was educated at Harrow School, Westminster School [Map] and Christ Church College, Oxford University. He married 1827 Rosamund Mundy and had issue.

On 10th April 1800 John James Smith 3rd Baronet was born to John Wyldbore Smith 2nd Baronet [aged 29] and Elizabeth Anne Marriot Lady Smith [aged 33].

On 10th April 1811 Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury was born to Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath [aged 46] and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath [aged 37]. She married 13th August 1829 her fifth cousin once removed Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry, son of Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry and Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury, and had issue.

On 10th April 1816 Wilhelm Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 31] and Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 26]. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 10th April 1818 John Rogers 9th Baronet was born to Frederick Rogers 7th Baronet [aged 36].

On 10th April 1823 Gilbert Grosvenor was born to Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster [aged 28] and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster [aged 26]. He died aged less than one years old.

On 10th April 1823 Captain George Bishopp 11th Baronet was born to George Bishopp 9th Baronet [aged 31] and Catherine Elizabeth Sproule.

On 2nd April 1827 William Holman Hunt was born to William Hunt [aged 27] and Sarah Hobman [aged 29] at 41 Lifford Street or Love Lane [Map]. Originally William Hobman Hunt he changed his name when he discovered it had been erroneously entered at his baptism on 10th April 1827 at the St Giles without Cripplegate Church [Map]. He married (1) 28th December 1865 Fanny Waugh and had issue (2) November 1875 Marion Edith Waugh and had issue.

William Hunt: In 1800 he was born. In 1856 he died.

Sarah Hobman: In 1798 she was born to William Hobman of Rotherhithe. In 1884 she died.

On 10th April 1828 Henry Hope Edwardes 10th Baronet was born to Henry Hope Edwardes 9th Baronet [aged 40].

On 10th April 1831 John Villiers Stuart Townshend 5th Marquess Townshend was born to John Townshend 4th Marquess Townshend [aged 33] and Elizabeth Jane Stuart [aged 27]. He married 17th October 1865 Anne Elizabeth Clementina Duff Marchioness Townshend, daughter of James Duff 5th Earl Fife and Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife, and had issue.

On 10th April 1833 Granville Waldegrave 3rd Baron Radstock was born to Vice-Admiral Granville Waldegrave 2nd Baron Radstock [aged 46]. He a great x 4 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 16th July 1858 Susan Calcraft and had issue.

On 10th April 1852 George Cecil Morris 6th Baronet was born to John Armine Morris 3rd Baronet [aged 38].

On 10th April 1859 Arthur Walsh 3rd Baron Ormathwaite was born to Arthur Walsh 2nd Baron Ormathwaite [aged 31] and Katherine Somerset Baroness Ormathwaite [aged 24]. He married 26th July 1890 his fourth cousin Clementine Pratt Baroness Ormathwaite, daughter of John Charles Pratt 3rd Marquess Camden and Clementina Augusta Spencer-Churchill Countess Camden.

On 10th April 1866 Albert Edward Godolphin Osborne was born to George Godolphin Osborne 9th Duke Leeds [aged 37] and Fanny Georgiana Pitt-Rivers Duchess Leeds [aged 29]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.94%.

On 10th April 1867 Courtenay Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar was born to Frederick Courtenay Morgan [aged 32]. He married 1890 Katherine Agnes Blanche Carnegie Viscountess Tredegar, daughter of James Carnegie 9th Earl Southesk and Susan Catherine Mary Murray Countess Southesk, and had issue.

On 10th April 1868 Katharine Louisa Pakenham was born to William Pakenham 4th Earl of Longford [aged 49] and Selina Rice Trevor Countess Longford [aged 31]. She married 27th January 1904 Lieutenant-Colonel William Lyonel Vane and had issue.

On 10th April 1873 Brigadier-General John Harington was born to Richard Harington 11th Baronet [aged 37]. He married 4th April 1908 Frances Aline Temple-Gore-Langton, daughter of William Stephen Temple Gore-Langton 4th Earl Temple and Helen Mabel Graham-Montgomery Countess Temple of Stowe.

On 10th April 1874 Charlie Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn [aged 35] and Mary Anna Curzon Howe Duchess Abercorn [aged 26]. He died aged less than one years old.

On 10th April 1884 Henry Lygon was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp [aged 53] and Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont Countess Beauchamp [aged 31].

On 10th April 1889 Mary Gertrude Vesey was born to John "Yvo" Vesey 4th Viscount Vesci [aged 44] and Evelyn Charteris Viscountess Vesci [aged 40]. She married before 26th September 1923 her fifth cousin Aubrey Nigel Henry Molyneux Herbert, son of Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon and Elizabeth Catherine Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon, and had issue.

On 10th April 1915 Arthur Forbes 9th Earl of Granard was born to Bernard Forbes 8th Earl of Granard [aged 40] and Beatrice Mills Countess of Granard [aged 31].

On 10th April 1915 Ronald Vernon 6th Baron Lyveden was born to Sidney Munroe Archibald Vernon 5th Baron Lyveden [aged 26].

On 10th April 1948 William Sackville 11th Earl De La Warr was born to William Sackville 10th Earl De La Warr [aged 26].

On 10th April 1951 Richard John Pelly 7th Baronet was born to Richard Heywood Pelly [aged 30].

On 10th April 1954 Virginia Mary Elizabeth Fitzroy was born to Hugh Denis Charles Fitzroy 11th Duke Grafton [aged 35] and Ann Fortune Smith Duchess Grafton [aged 34].

On 10th April 1967 Henry Robert Wilmot 9th Baronet was born to Robert Arthur Wilmot 8th Baronet [aged 27].

On 10th April 1502 King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 30] and Anna of Brandenburg [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of John "Cicero" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg and Margaret of Thuringia. He the son of Christian I King of Denmark and Dorothea of Brandenburg. They were half second cousins.

On 10th April 1608 William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire [aged 18] and Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire were married. He the son of William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire [aged 55] and Anne Keighley [aged 45].

On 10th April 1617 Henri Valois II Duke Longueville [aged 22] and Louise Bourbon Condé Duchess Longueville [aged 13] were married at Paris [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Longueville. She the daughter of Charles Bourbon Condé Count Soissons and Anne Montafié Countess Soissons [aged 39]. He the son of Henri Valois I Duke Longueville and Catherine Gonzaga Duchess Longueville [aged 49]. They were second cousins.

On 10th April 1637 Charles Howard 2nd Earl Berkshire [aged 22] and Dorothy Savage Countess Berkshire were married. She the daughter of Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage and Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers [aged 56]. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire [aged 49] and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire [aged 41]. They were third cousin once removed.

On 10th April 1673 Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea [aged 45] and Catherine Norcliffe Countess Winchelsea were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. He the son of Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea.

On 10th April 1684 Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [aged 17] and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Duchess Savoy. She the daughter of Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans [aged 43] and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans [aged 39]. They were second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 10th April 1744 George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon [aged 35] and Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton [aged 28] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

On 10th April 1758 Charles Louis Buck 4th Baronet [aged 36] and Mary Digby Lady Buck were married.

On 10th April 1787 John Edward Harington 8th Baronet [aged 27] and Marianne Philpot Lady Harington were married.

On 10th April 1793 Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury [aged 20] and Henrietta Maria Hill were married in Florence, Tuscany. He the son of Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury [aged 63] and Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury.

On 10th April 1806 Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington [aged 36] and Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington [aged 33] were married at Dublin [Map]. He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington [aged 63].

On 10th April 1809 Alan Hyde Gardner 2nd Baron Gardner [aged 39] and Charlotte Elizabeth Smith Baroness Gardner were married. She by marriage Baroness Gardner.

On 10th April 1817 Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 25] and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 48] and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 42]. He the son of Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond [aged 52] and Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond [aged 48].

On 10th April 1848 John Ruskin [aged 29] and Effie Gray [aged 19] were married at Bowerswell House, Kinnoul [Map]; her childhood home.

On 10th April 1855 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 29] and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn [aged 44] and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn [aged 42]. He the son of Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield and Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 55].

On 10th April 1856 John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury [aged 21] and Ellen Frances Horden Lady Lubbock were married.

On 10th April 1856 Charles Stewart Hardinge 2nd Viscount Hardinge [aged 33] and Lavinia Bingham Viscountess Hardinge [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan [aged 55] and Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan [aged 46].

On 10th April 1866 George Whichcote 8th Baronet [aged 48] and Louisa Clagett were married.

On 10th April 1878 John Dalrymple 11th Earl of Stair [aged 29] and Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie [aged 19] were married. He the son of John Dalrymple 10th Earl of Stair [aged 59].

On 10th April 1886 Everett Millais 2nd Baronet [aged 29] and Mary St Lawrence Hope-Vere [aged 25] were married. He the son of John Everett Millais 1st Baronet [aged 56] and Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais [aged 57].

On 10th April 1901 Laurence Philipps 1st Baron Milford [aged 27] and Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford were married.

On 10th April 1923 George Cambridge 2nd Marquess Cambridge [aged 27] and Dorothy Hastings Marchioness Cambridge [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Cambridge. He the son of Adolphus Cambridge Duke Teck [aged 54] and Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor Duchess Teck [aged 50].

On 10th April 1934 John Scott 4th Earl Eldon [aged 35] and Magdalen Mary Charlotte Fraser Countess Eldon [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Eldon.

On 10th April 879 Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia [aged 32] died. His son Louis [aged 16] succeeded III King West Francia. His son Carloman [aged 13] succeeded King West Francia. Engelberge Bivinids Queen Consort West Francia by marriage Queen Consort West Francia.

On 10th April 1085 Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu [aged 63] died.

On 10th April 1362 Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 22] died. Her sister Blanche [aged 20] succeeded 6th Countess of Leicester. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 22] by marriage Earl of Leicester adding a fourth Earldom to the ones he already held: Earl Richmond, Earl Lancaster and Earl Derby.

On 10th April 1533 King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 61] died. His son Christian [aged 29] succeeded III King of Denmark.

On 10th April 1581 James Barry 4th Viscount Buttivant [aged 61] died. His son David [aged 31] succeeded 5th Viscount Buttevant.

On 10th April 1613 Edward Seymour 1st Baronet [aged 50] died. His son Edward [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy.

On 10th April 1617 David Barry 5th Viscount Buttevant [aged 67] died at Barryscourt Castle. His grandson David [aged 12] succeeded 6th Viscount Buttevant.

On 10th April 1630 William Herbert 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 50] died at Baynard's Castle [Map]. His brother Philip [aged 45] succeeded 4th Earl Pembroke. Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke [aged 40] by marriage Countess Pembroke.

On 10th April 1635 Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 86] died at Redlynch, Somerset.

On 10th April 1649 Edmund Bacon 2nd Baronet [aged 79] died without issue. His brother Robert [aged 79] succeeded 3rd Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. Butts Bacon 1st Baronet [aged 69] was passed over since he had already been created Baronet Bacon of Mildenhall in Suffolk.

On 10th April 1651 William Armine 1st Baronet [aged 57] died. His son William [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Baronet Armine of Osgodby South Kesteven Lincolnshire.

On 10th April 1673 Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea [aged 36] died.

On 10th April 1675 William Meredith 1st Baronet [aged 72] died. His son Richard succeeded 2nd Baronet Meredith of Stainsley in Denbighshire.

On 10th April 1706 Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal [aged 40] was killed in action at Fort Montjuïc, Barcelona. His son Arthur [aged 11] succeeded 4th Earl Donegal.

On 10th April 1721 Rich Ingram 5th Viscount Irvine [aged 33] died. His brother Arthur [aged 31] succeeded 6th Viscount Irvine.

On 10th April 1729 Percy Freke 2nd Baronet [aged 28] died unmarried. His brother John succeeded 3rd Baronet Freke of West Bilney in Norfolk.

On 10th April 1739 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine [aged 28] died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map]. His brother Henry [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Earl Deloraine.

Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine: On 5th October 1710 he was born to Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 25th December 1730 Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine died. His son Francis succeeded 2nd Earl Deloraine. On 29th October 1732 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine and Mary Lister Countess of Deloraine were married. She by marriage Countess Deloraine. He the son of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. On 6th July 1737 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine and Mary Scrope Countess of Deloraine were married at Cockerington, Lincolnshire. She by marriage Countess Deloraine. He the son of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine.

Henry Scott 3rd Earl Deloraine: In 1712 he was born to Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1740 Henry Scott 3rd Earl Deloraine died.

On 10th April 1742 Charles Bunbury 4th Baronet [aged 34] died unmarried. His brother William [aged 32] succeeded 5th Baronet Bunbury of Bunbury in Oxfordshire and Stanney Hall in Cheshire.

On 10th April 1744 John Kennedy 3rd Baronet died. His brother Thomas succeeded 4th Baronet Kennedy of Culzean in Ayrshire.

On 10th April 1745 Elizabeth Ayres Countess Winchelsea died.

On 10th April 1760 William Temple 5th Baronet [aged 66] died. His brother Peter [aged 65] succeeded 6th Baronet Temple of Stowe.

On 10th April 1769 John Ramsden 3rd Baronet died. His son John [aged 13] succeeded 4th Baronet Ramsden of Byram in Yorkshire.

On 10th April 1784 Elizabeth Finch Countess Mansfield [aged 80] died.

On 10th April 1803 John Whitefoord 3rd Baronet [aged 69] died without male issue. Baronet Whitefoord of Blairquhan in Ayrshire extinct.

On 10th April 1827 George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 77] died. His son George [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Marquess Cholmondeley, 5th Earl Cholmondeley in Cheshire, 2nd Earl Rocksavage of Cheshire, 6th Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath, 5th Viscount Malpas in Cheshire, 5th Baron Cholmondeley Nampwich in Cheshire, 4th Baron Newburgh of Newburgh in Anglesey, 4th Baron Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford.

On 10th April 1834 Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 66] died. Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire extinct. His brother Francis [aged 52] succeeded 7th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.

On 10th April 1837 Sophia Fitz-Clarence Baroness De Lisle and Dudley [aged 40] died.

On 10th April 1851 Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 52] died.

On 10th April 1866 Charles Rudolph Trefusis 19th Baron Clinton [aged 74] died. His son Charles [aged 32] succeeded 20th Baron Clinton. Harriet Williamina Hepburn-Forbes Baroness Clinton [aged 31] by marriage Baroness Clinton.

On 10th April 1874 Ulick Burgh 1st Marquess Clanricarde [aged 71] died at Stratton Street. His son Hubert [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Marquess Clarincade, 15th Earl Clanricarde, 2nd Baron Somerhill of Somerhill in Kent.

On 10th April 1885 Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne [aged 63] died.

On 10th April 1889 Morison Barlow 3rd Baronet [aged 53] died unmarried. His first cousin Richard [aged 53] succeeded 4th Baronet Barlow of Fort William in Bengal.

On 10th April 1894 George William Thomas Brudenell 4th Marquess Ailesbury [aged 30] died without issue. His uncle Henry [aged 51] succeeded 5th Marquess Ailesbury, 11th Earl Cardigan, 6th Earl Ailesbury, 5th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 5th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 11th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 6th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.

On 10th April 1901 Mary Julia Milles Baroness de Ramsay died.

On 10th April 1904 Isabella II Queen Spain [aged 73] died.

On 10th April 1909 Algernon Charles Swinburne [aged 72] died. He was buried at St. Boniface Church.

On 10th April 1923 John Holdsworth Dimsdale 2nd Baronet [aged 49] died. His son John [aged 21] succeeded 3rd Baronet Dimsdale of Goldsmiths, Langdon Hills in Essex.

On 10th April 1934 Ethel Mary Wilson Lady Green [aged 69] died.

On 10th April 1935 Mary Elizabeth Brinsley Sheridan Lady Stracey [aged 63] died.

On 10th April 1944 Henry Johnson 4th Baronet [aged 88] died. His son Henry [aged 57] succeeded 5th Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset.

On 10th April 1948 Reverend Albany Bourchier Sherard Wrey 13th Baronet [aged 87] died. His nephew Castel [aged 45] succeeded 14th Baronet Wrey of Trebitch in Cornwall.

On 10th April 1971 Ruth Hanbury-Sparrow Lady Parker died.

On 10th April 1996 Alice Pearl Crake Baroness Montagu died.

On 10th April 2019 Jean Margaret Wallop Countess of Carnarvon [aged 83] died.

On 10th April 2023 Elizabeth Anne Thérèse Falkiner Lady Hogg [aged 93] died.