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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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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10 Apr is in April.
1299 Edward I Creates New Barons
1445 Marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou
Events on the 10th April
On 10th April 879 Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 32) died. His son Louis (age 16) succeeded III King West Francia. His son Carloman (age 13) succeeded King West Francia. Engelberge Bivinids Queen Consort West Francia by marriage Queen Consort West Francia.
. 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).
On 10th April 1267 James "The Just" II King Aragon was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 27) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 18).
On 10th April 1270 King Haakon V was born to King Magnus VI of Norway (age 31) and Queen Ingeborg of Norway (age 26).
On 6th February 1299 King Edward I of England (age 59) created a number of new Barons by writ of summons to Edward's 44th Parliament ...
John Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 27) was created 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley.
John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel (age 45) was created 1st Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh. Joan Ros Baroness Lovel (age 39) by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh.
William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley (age 44) was created 1st Baron Ros Helmsley. Maud Vaux Baroness Ros (age 42) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.
William Devereux 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall (age 55) was created 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall. Lucy Burnell Baroness Devereux Lyonshall by marriage Baroness Devereux Lyonshall.
Adam Welles 1st Baron Welles (age 50) was created 1st Baron Welles. Joan D'Engayne Baroness Welles and Ughtred by marriage Baroness Welles.
Robert Clinton 1st Baron Clinton (age 41) was created 1st Baron Clinton. Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton (age 34) by marriage Baroness Clinton.
John Moels 1st Baron Moels (age 30) was created 1st Baron Moels.
The next baronies may not have been created on 6th February 1299 but were created in 1299 possibly for Edward's 45th and 46th Parliaments on 10th April 1299 and 21st September 1299 respectively.
Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt (age 49) was created 1st Baron Deincourt.
John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin (age 46) was created 1st Baron Strange Knockin. Maud Eiville Baroness Strange Knockin by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin.
John St John 1st Baron St John Lagenham (age 49) was created 1st Baron St John of Lagenham.
Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 24) was created 1st Baron de Clifford. Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles (age 23) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Codnor (age 44) was created 1st Baron Grey of Codnor. Eleanor Courtenay Baroness Grey Codnor by marriage Baroness Grey of Codnor.
John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 30) was created 1st Baron Mohun of Dunster. Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster (age 24) by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales was created 1st Baron Scales.
John St John 1st Baron St John of Basing (age 25) was created 1st Baron St John of Basing.
John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset (age 24) was created 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset.
Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby (age 31) was created 1st Baron Zouche Ashby.
Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 25) was created 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick. Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy (age 15) by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.
William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 37) was created 1st Baron Grandison. Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison by marriage Baroness Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Otto Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 61) was created 1st Baron Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Thomas de Multon 1st Baron Multon was created 1st Baron Multon Egremont. Eleanor Burgh Baroness Multon Egremont (age 17) by marriage Baroness Multon Egremont.
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Chronicle of Gregory. 1st April 1445. And a pon the first day of Aprylle Quene Margarete (age 15) landed at Portysmowthe [Map], and a-pon the x day of the same monythe sche was weddyd at a lytylle velage [Map] in Hampsehyre i-namyd.
On 10th April 1472 Margaret York was born to King Edward IV of England (age 29) and Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 35).
On 10th April 1483, in the morning, the coffin of King Edward IV of England (deceased) was moved to St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster Palace [Map]. Bishop Edward Story sang the masses. Richard Fiennes Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 68), Chamberlain to Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 46), offered on the Queen's behalf.
Gilbert Debenham (age 51) played a prominent part in organizing the funeral
On 10th April 1502 King Frederick I of Denmark (age 30) and Anna of Brandenburg (age 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 (age 39) and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland (age 22) at Linlithgow Palace. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 10th April 1533 King Frederick I of Denmark (age 61) died. His son Christian (age 29) succeeded III King Denmark.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1533. 10th April 1533. 324. Excuse me if I speak of things concerning your service; but I think it can hardly displease you to make an enterprise against this kingdom, considering the enormous injury done to your aunt; for when this cursed Anne (age 32) has her foot in the stirrup, you may be sure she will do the Queen all the injury she can, and the Princess likewise,—of which the Queen is most afraid. The said Anne has boasted that she will have the said Princess for her lady's maid (demoiselle); but that is only to make her eat humble pie (manger trop), or to marry her to some varlet, which would be an irreparable injury. And the enterprise would be more justifiable to obviate the scandal which will arise from this divorce, and likewise to prevent the kingdom from alienating itself entirely from our Holy Faith and becoming Lutheran; which will shortly come to pass without any remedy, as the King shows them the way, and lends them wings to do it; and the archbishop of Canterbury does still worse. The attempt would be easy; for they have no horse, nor men to lead them, nor have they the heart of the people, which is entirely in favour of you, the Queen, and the good Princess,—I may say not of the mean, but of the higher classes, except Norfolk and two or three others. It will be right that the Pope should call in the secular arm; and meanwhile, in support of the censures already executed, you might forbid negotiations in Spain and Flanders, and so induce the people to rise against the authors of this cursed marriage; and now and then, in order to animate them, it would be right to take up ships, and secretly support the Scots with money, and prevent them treating with this nation for peace. The chief difficulty is that the Most Christian King might do something new against your coasts; which I can hardly believe, seeing how just your quarrel is. For when the King here asked Monpesat whether his master would assist him in such a case, he said he did not know, as it was not expressed in their treaties. And if the Most Christian King wished to do mischief, seeing that the enterprise of this kingdom would be of so short duration, and doubting whether he could do anything of consequence, he would wait the issue; and if this King, who is the right hand of the other, was punished, it would abate his pride. Moreover, as he can do nothing without the Swiss, if they were advertised of the enormity of the case, they would not assist him against your Majesty, especially if you gave them a good pot of wine.
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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 (age 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 (age 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 (age 35) and Anne Jagiellon (age 34).
In March 1586 a virulent outbreak of gaol fever occurred during the Assizes in Exeter, Devon [Map]. The cause according to modern medical opinion was typhus transmitted by the human body-louse. Among the dead victims were eight judges, eleven of the twelve jurors, several constables, and the surrounding population which was ravaged by the disease for several months.
Edward Flowerdew died of gaol fever.
On 28th March 1586 Thomas Carew of Haccombe (age 70) died of gaol fever.
On 31st March 1586 John Chichester died of gaol fever.
On 1st April 1586 Robert Carey (age 71) died of gaol fever.
On 2nd April 1586 Arthur Bassett (age 45) died of gaol fever.
On 10th April 1586 Bernard Drake (age 58) died of gaol fever.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th April 1662. Thence to the office all the afternoon. My Lord Windsor (age 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 (age 56), and thence to White Hall to a Committee for Tangier, where new disorder about Mr. Povy's (age 51) accounts, that I think I shall never be settled in my business of Treasurer for him. Here Captain Cooke (age 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 (age 34) and Chancellor (age 56) about the debts of the navy and to get some money, but the meeting failed. So my Lord Brunkard (age 45) took me and Sir Thomas Harvy (age 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 (age 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 1666. Up betimes, and many people to me about business. To the office and there sat till noon, and then home and dined, and to the office again all the afternoon, where we sat all, the first time of our resolution to sit both forenoons and afternoons. Much business at night and then home, and though late did see some work done by the plasterer to my new window in the boy's chamber plastered. Then to supper, and after having my head combed by the little girle to bed. Bad news that the plague is decreased in the general again and two increased in the sickness.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th April 1667. So away, and by coach going home saw Sir G. Carteret (age 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 (age 36) heal the King's Evil, wherein no pleasure, I having seen it before; and then to see him and the Queene (age 57) and Duke of York (age 33) and his wife (age 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 (age 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 (age 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 (age 79) swore allegiance to King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 47) (the first to do so) at Hampton, Rockingham County.
On 10th April 1684 Victor Amadeus King Sardinia (age 17) and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia (age 14) were married. She by marriage Duchess Savoy. She the daughter of Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans (age 43) and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans (age 39). They were second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
John Evelyn's Diary. 10th April 1685. I went early to Whitehall [Map] to heare Dr. Tillotson, Deane of Canterbury (age 54), preaching on 9 Eccles. 18. I returned in the evening, and visited Lady Tuke, and found with her Sr Geo Wakeman, the physician, whom I had seene tried and acquitted J, amongst the plotters for poisoning the late King, on the accusation of the famous Oates (age 35); and surely I believ'd him guiltlesse.
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].
John Evelyn's Diary. 10th April 1691. This night, a sudden and terrible fire burned down all the buildings over the stone gallery at Whitehall [Map] to the water side, beginning at the apartment of the late Duchess of Portsmouth (age 41) [Note. Not clear why 'late' since Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth died in 1734; possibly relates to her fall from grace following the death of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland] (which had been pulled down and rebuilt no less than three times to please her), and consuming other lodgings of such lewd creatures, who debauched both King Charles II and others, and were his destruction.
The King (age 40) returned out of Holland just as this accident happened-Proclamation against the Papists, etc.
John Evelyn's Diary. 10th April 1696. The quarters of Sir William Perkins (deceased) and Sir John Friend, lately executed on the plot, with Perkins's head, were set up at Temple Bar, a dismal sight, which many pitied. I think there never was such at Temple Bar till now, except once in the time of King Charles II, namely, of Sir Thomas Armstrong.
On 10th April 1706 Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal (age 40) was killed in action at Fort Montjuïc, Barcelona. His son Arthur (age 11) succeeded 4th Earl Donegal.
On 10th April 1739 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine (age 28) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map]. His brother Henry (age 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 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.
After 10th April 1776. St Giles' Church, Wrexham [Map]. Monument to Philip Puleston. Sculpted by Charles Bromfield (age 36).
On 10th April 1782 Amy Goodwin (age 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 2nd April 1827 William Holman Hunt was born to William Hunt (age 27) and Sarah Hobman (age 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].
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 (age 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.
On 10th April 1904 Isabella II Queen Spain (age 73) died.
On 10th April 1917 Samuel Charles Busby (age 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 1937 Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness (age 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).
Reverend Albany Bourchier Sherard Wrey 13th Baronet: On 4th January 1861 he was born to Henry Bourchier Toke Wrey 10th Baronet and Marianne Sarah Sherard Lady Wrey. In 1893 he was appointed Rector of St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map] which office he held for fifty-five years until his death in 1948. On 8th May 1936 Philip Bourchier Sherard Wrey 12th Baronet died. His brother Albany succeeded 13th Baronet Wrey of Trebitch in Cornwall. On 10th April 1948 Reverend Albany Bourchier Sherard Wrey 13th Baronet died. His nephew Castel succeeded 14th Baronet Wrey of Trebitch in Cornwall.
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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 10th April 1267 James "The Just" II King Aragon was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 27) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 18).
On 10th April 1270 King Haakon V was born to King Magnus VI of Norway (age 31) and Queen Ingeborg of Norway (age 26).
On 10th April 1472 Margaret York was born to King Edward IV of England (age 29) and Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 35).
On 10th April 1480 Philibert "Handsome Good" Savoy 2nd Duke Savoy was born to Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy (age 42) and Margaret Bourbon (age 41). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.
On 10th April 1512 King James V of Scotland was born to King James IV of Scotland (age 39) and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland (age 22) at Linlithgow Palace. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 10th April 1538 John Habsburg Spain was born to Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 35) and Anne Jagiellon (age 34).
On 10th April 1603 William Myddelton 2nd Baronet was born to Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet (age 43) and Elizabeth Olmstead.
On 10th April 1670 Edward Montagu 3rd Earl Sandwich was born to Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Sandwich (age 22) and Mary Anne Boyle (age 25) at Burlington House.
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 (age 36) and Mary Murray Countess Findlater (age 30).
On 10th April 1758 Edward Auriol Hay-Drummond was born to Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond (age 46) and Henrietta d'Auriol (age 31).
On 10th April 1766 Lawrence Dundas 1st Earl Zetland was born to Thomas Dundas 1st Baron Dundas (age 25) and Charlotte Fitzwilliam Baroness Dundas (age 19) in Westminster [Map].
On 10th April 1767 Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough was born to John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway (age 31) and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway (age 24).
On 10th April 1775 Robert Digby was born to Henry Digby 1st Earl Digby (age 43).
On 10th April 1778 Thomas Grey 4th Baron Walsingham was born to Thomas Grey 2nd Baron Walsingham at Chelsea.
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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 10th April 1792 Charles Morgan 1st Baron Tredegar was born to Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet (age 32) and Mary Margaret or Magdalen Stoney. He was educated at Harrow School, Westminster School [Map] and Christ Church College, Oxford University.
On 10th April 1800 John James Smith 3rd Baronet was born to John Wyldbore Smith 2nd Baronet (age 29) and Elizabeth Anne Marriot Lady Smith (age 33).
On 10th April 1811 Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury was born to Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath (age 46) and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath (age 37).
On 10th April 1816 Wilhelm Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 31) and Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 26). He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 10th April 1823 Gilbert Grosvenor was born to Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster (age 28) and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster (age 26).
On 10th April 1823 Captain George Bisshopp 11th Baronet was born to George Bisshopp 9th Baronet (age 31) and Catherine Elizabeth Sproule.
On 2nd April 1827 William Holman Hunt was born to William Hunt (age 27) and Sarah Hobman (age 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].
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 (age 40).
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 10th April 1831 John Villiers Stuart Townshend 5th Marquess Townshend was born to John Townshend 4th Marquess Townshend (age 33) and Elizabeth Jane Stuart (age 27).
On 10th April 1833 Granville Waldegrave 3rd Baron Radstock was born to Vice-Admiral Granville Waldegrave 2nd Baron Radstock (age 46).
On 10th April 1852 George Cecil Morris 6th Baronet was born to John Armine Morris 3rd Baronet (age 38).
On 10th April 1859 Arthur Walsh 3rd Baron Ormathwaite was born to Arthur Walsh 2nd Baron Ormathwaite (age 31) and Katherine Somerset Baroness Ormathwaite (age 24).
On 10th April 1866 Albert Edward Godolphin Osborne was born to George Godolphin Osborne 9th Duke Leeds (age 37) and Fanny Georgiana Pitt-Rivers Duchess Leeds (age 29). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.94%.
On 10th April 1867 Courtenay Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar was born to Frederick Courtenay Morgan (age 32).
On 10th April 1868 Katharine Louisa Pakenham was born to William Pakenham 4th Earl of Longford (age 49) and Selina Rice Trevor Countess Longford (age 31).
On 10th April 1873 Brigadier-General John Harington was born to Richard Harington 11th Baronet (age 37).
On 10th April 1874 Charlie Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn (age 35) and Mary Anna Curzon Howe Duchess Abercorn (age 26).
On 10th April 1884 Henry Lygon was born to Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 53) and Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont Countess Beauchamp (age 31).
On 10th April 1889 Mary Gertrude Vesey was born to John "Yvo" Vesey 4th Viscount Vesci (age 44) and Evelyn Charteris Viscountess Vesci (age 40).
On 10th April 1915 Ronald Vernon 6th Baron Lyveden was born to Sidney Munroe Archibald Vernon 5th Baron Lyveden (age 26).
On 10th April 1915 Arthur Forbes 9th Earl of Granard was born to Bernard Forbes 8th Earl of Granard (age 40) and Beatrice Mills Countess of Granard (age 31).
On 10th April 1948 William Sackville 11th Earl De La Warr was born to William Sackville 10th Earl De La Warr (age 26).
On 10th April 1954 Virginia Mary Elizabeth Fitzroy was born to Hugh Denis Charles Fitzroy 11th Duke Grafton (age 35) and Ann Fortune Smith Duchess Grafton (age 34).
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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 10th April 1967 Henry Robert Wilmot 9th Baronet was born to Robert Arthur Wilmot 8th Baronet (age 27).
Marriages on the 10th April
On 10th April 1502 King Frederick I of Denmark (age 30) and Anna of Brandenburg (age 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 (age 18) and Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire were married. He the son of William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire (age 55) and Anne Keighley (age 45).
On 10th April 1617 Henri Valois II Duke Longueville (age 22) and Louise Bourbon Condé Duchess Longueville (age 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 (age 39). He the son of Henri Valois I Duke Longueville and Catherine Gonzaga Duchess Longueville (age 49). They were second cousins.
On 10th April 1637 Charles Howard 2nd Earl Berkshire (age 22) and Dorothy Savage Countess Berkshire were married. She the daughter of Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage and Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers (age 56). He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 49) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire (age 41). They were third cousin once removed.
On 10th April 1673 Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 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 (age 17) and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia (age 14) were married. She by marriage Duchess Savoy. She the daughter of Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans (age 43) and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans (age 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 (age 35) and Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 28) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 10th April 1758 Charles Louis Buck 4th Baronet (age 36) and Mary Digby Lady Buck were married.
On 10th April 1787 John Edward Harington 8th Baronet (age 27) and Marianne Philpot Lady Harington were married.
On 10th April 1793 Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury (age 20) and Henrietta Maria Hill were married in Florence, Tuscany. He the son of Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 63) and Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury.
On 10th April 1806 Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 36) and Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington (age 33) were married at Dublin [Map]. He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 63).
On 10th April 1809 Alan Hyde Gardner 2nd Baron Gardner (age 39) and Charlotte Elizabeth Smith Baroness Gardner were married. She by marriage Baroness Gardner.
On 10th April 1817 Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 25) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 48) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 42). He the son of Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond (age 52) and Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond (age 48).
On 10th April 1848 John Ruskin (age 29) and Effie Gray (age 19) were married at Bowerswell House, Kinnoul [Map]; her childhood home.
On 10th April 1855 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 29) and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 44) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 42). He the son of Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield and Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield (age 55).
On 10th April 1856 John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury (age 21) and Ellen Frances Horden Lady Lubbock were married.
On 10th April 1856 Charles Stewart Hardinge 2nd Viscount Hardinge (age 33) and Lavinia Bingham Viscountess Hardinge (age 20) were married. She the daughter of George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan (age 55) and Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan (age 46).
On 10th April 1866 George Whichcote 8th Baronet (age 48) and Louisa Clagett were married.
On 10th April 1878 John Dalrymple 11th Earl of Stair (age 29) and Susan Harriet Grant-Suttie (age 19) were married. He the son of John Dalrymple 10th Earl of Stair (age 59).
On 10th April 1886 Everett Millais 2nd Baronet (age 29) and Mary St Lawrence Hope-Vere (age 25) were married. He the son of John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 56) and Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais (age 57).
On 10th April 1901 Laurence Philipps 1st Baron Milford (age 27) and Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford were married.
On 10th April 1923 George Cambridge 2nd Marquess Cambridge (age 27) and Dorothy Hastings Marchioness Cambridge (age 23) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Cambridge. He the son of Adolphus Cambridge Duke Teck (age 54) and Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor Duchess Teck (age 50).
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 10th April 1934 John Scott 4th Earl Eldon (age 35) and Magdalen Mary Charlotte Fraser Countess Eldon (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Eldon.
Deaths on the 10th April
On 10th April 879 Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 32) died. His son Louis (age 16) succeeded III King West Francia. His son Carloman (age 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 (age 63) died.
On 10th April 1362 Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria (age 22) died. Her sister Blanche (age 20) succeeded 6th Countess of Leicester. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 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 (age 61) died. His son Christian (age 29) succeeded III King Denmark.
On 10th April 1581 James Barry 4th Viscount Buttivant (age 61) died. His son David (age 31) succeeded 5th Viscount Buttevant.
On 10th April 1613 Edward Seymour 1st Baronet (age 50) died. On 10th April 1613 His son Edward (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy.
On 10th April 1617 David Barry 5th Viscount Buttevant (age 67) died at Barryscourt Castle. His grandson David (age 12) succeeded 6th Viscount Buttevant.
On 10th April 1630 William Herbert 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 50) died at Baynard's Castle [Map]. His brother Philip (age 45) succeeded 4th Earl Pembroke. Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 40) by marriage Countess Pembroke.
On 10th April 1635 Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton (age 86) died at Redlynch, Somerset.
On 10th April 1649 Edmund Bacon 2nd Baronet (age 79) died without issue. His brother Robert (age 79) succeeded 3rd Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. Butts Bacon 1st Baronet (age 69) was passed over since he had already been created Baronet Bacon of Mildenhall in Suffolk.
On 10th April 1651 William Armine 1st Baronet (age 57) died. His son William (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baronet Armine of Osgodby South Kesteven Lincolnshire.
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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 10th April 1673 Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea (age 36) died.
On 10th April 1675 William Meredith 1st Baronet (age 72) died. His son Richard succeeded 2nd Baronet Meredith of Stainsley in Denbighshire.
On 10th April 1706 Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal (age 40) was killed in action at Fort Montjuïc, Barcelona. His son Arthur (age 11) succeeded 4th Earl Donegal.
On 10th April 1721 Rich Ingram 5th Viscount Irvine (age 33) died. His brother Arthur (age 31) succeeded 6th Viscount Irvine.
On 10th April 1729 Percy Freke 2nd Baronet (age 28) died unmarried. His brother John succeeded 3rd Baronet Freke of West Bilney in Norfolk.
On 10th April 1739 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine (age 28) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map]. His brother Henry (age 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 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 (age 34) died unmarried. His brother William (age 32) succeeded 5th Baronet Bunbury of Bunbury in Oxfordshire and Stanney Hall in Cheshire.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
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 (age 66) died. His brother Peter (age 65) succeeded 6th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
On 10th April 1769 John Ramsden 3rd Baronet died. His son John (age 13) succeeded 4th Baronet Ramsden of Byram in Yorkshire.
On 10th April 1784 Elizabeth Finch Countess Mansfield (age 80) died.
On 10th April 1803 John Whitefoord 3rd Baronet (age 69) died without male issue. Baronet Whitefoord of Blairquhan in Ayrshire extinct.
On 10th April 1827 George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley (age 77) died. His son George (age 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 (age 66) died. Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire extinct. His brother Francis (age 52) succeeded 7th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.
On 10th April 1837 Sophia Fitz-Clarence Baroness De Lisle and Dudley (age 40) died.
On 10th April 1851 Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 52) died.
On 10th April 1866 Charles Rudolph Trefusis 19th Baron Clinton (age 74) died. His son Charles (age 32) succeeded 20th Baron Clinton. Harriet Williamina Hepburn-Forbes Baroness Clinton (age 31) by marriage Baroness Clinton.
On 10th April 1874 Ulick Burgh 1st Marquess Clanricarde (age 71) died at Stratton Street. His son Hubert (age 41) succeeded 2nd Marquess Clarincade, 15th Earl Clanricarde, 2nd Baron Somerhill of Somerhill in Kent.
On 10th April 1885 Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 63) died.
On 10th April 1889 Morison Barlow 3rd Baronet (age 53) died unmarried. His first cousin Richard (age 53) succeeded 4th Baronet Barlow of Fort William in Bengal.
On 10th April 1894 George William Thomas Brudenell 4th Marquess Ailesbury (age 30) died without issue. His uncle Henry (age 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 (age 73) died.
On 10th April 1909 Algernon Charles Swinburne (age 72) died. He was buried at St. Boniface Church.
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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 10th April 1923 John Holdsworth Dimsdale 2nd Baronet (age 49) died. His son John (age 21) succeeded 3rd Baronet Dimsdale of Goldsmiths, Langdon Hills in Essex.
On 10th April 1934 Ethel Mary Wilson Lady Green (age 69) died.
On 10th April 1935 Mary Elizabeth Brinsley Sheridan Lady Stracey (age 63) died.
On 10th April 1944 Henry Johnson 4th Baronet (age 88) died. His son Henry (age 57) succeeded 5th Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset.
On 10th April 1948 Reverend Albany Bourchier Sherard Wrey 13th Baronet (age 87) died. His nephew Castel (age 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 (age 83) died.