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Events on the 10th December
On 10th December 304 Saint Eulalia of Mérida (age 12) burned at the stake at Augusta Emerita for refusing to adopt Roman Gods. She challenged the authorities to martyr her. The judge's attempts at flattery and bribery failed. She was stripped by the soldiers, tortured with hooks and torches, and burnt at the stake. When she died a dove flew out of her mouth. Snow covered her nakedness.
On 10th December 925 García I King Pamplona (age 6) was appointed I King Pamplona.
On 10th December 925 Sancho I King Pamplona (age 65) died.
On 10th December 1290 Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (deceased) body rested at Woburn, Bedfordshire. Work on the cross here started in 1292 and was complete in ealy 1293.
Patent Rolls. 10th December 1459. Coventry, Warwickshire [Map]. Commission to Richard Wydevyle of Ryvers (age 54), knight, Thomas Broun, knight, and the mayor of Sandwich to take near Sandwich, Kent [Map] the muster of the men at arms and archers ordered to go on the safe keeping of the sea in the company of Gervase Clyfton (age 54), knight, and to certify the king thereof in Chancery. By K.
Commission to Thomas Kyryell (age 63), knight, John Cheyne, knight, Thomas Broun, knight, John Seyncler, esquire, and Richard Dalafeld, esquire, to take near Sandwich, Kent [Map] the muster of the men at arms and archers ordered to go on the safe-keeping of the sea in the company of Richard Wydevyle of Ryvers, knight, as above. By K.
On 10th December 1481 Charles Valois Anjou IV Duke Anjou (age 35) died without issue. His first cousin Louis (age 58) succeeded Duke Anjou.
On 10th December 1541. At Tyburn [Map] ....
Francis Dereham (age 28) was hanged, drawn and quartered.
Thomas Culpepper (age 27) was beheaded.
Both were buried at St Sepulchre without Newgate Church; their heads were spiked on London Bridge [Map].
Wriothesley's Chronicle. 10th December 1541. And the tenth day of December the said Culpeper (age 27) and Dorand (age 28) were drawne from the Tower of London to Tybume [Map], and there Culpeper, after exhortation made to the people to pray for him, he standinge on the ground by the gallowes, kneled downe and had his head stiyken of; and then Dorand was hanged, membred, bowelld, headed, and quartered. Culpepers body buryed at St. Pulchers Church by Newegate, theyr heades sett on London Bridge.
Holinshed's Chronicle. 10th December 1541. The tenth of December, the said Culpeper (age 27) and Diram (age 28) were drawen from the tower vnto Tiburne and there Culpeper had his head striken off, and Diram was hanged, dismembred and headed. Culpeper's bodie was buried in S. Sepulchers church, but both their heads were set on London bridge.
Chronicle of Greyfriars. 10th December 1541. This year the 10th daye of December was draune from the tower to Tyborne [Thomas] Culpeper (age 27), and there was hongyd and heddyd.
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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.
Hall's Chronicle. 10th December 1541. At this tyme the Quene (age 18) late before maried to the kyng called Quene Katheryne, was accused to the Kyng of dissolute livyng, before her mariage, with Fraunces Diram (age 28), and that was not secretely, but many knewe it. And sithe her Mariage, she was vehemently suspected with Thomas Culpeper (age 27), whiche was brought to her Chamber at Lyncolne, in August laste, in the Progresse tyme, by the Lady of Rocheforde (age 36), and were there together alone, from a leven of the Clocke at Nighte, tyll foure of the Clocke in the Mornyng, and to hym she gave a Chayne, and a riche Cap. Upon this the kyng removed to London, and she was sent to Sion [Map], and there kepte close, but yet served as Quene. And for the offence confessed by Culpeper and Diram, thei were put to death at Tiborne [Map], the tenth daie of December.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 10th December 1558. The sam mornyng my lord cardenall (deceased) was [removed from] Lambeth [Map], and cared toward Canturbery [Map] with grett [company in] blake; and he was cared in a charett with [banner-]rolles wroth [wrought] with fyne gold and grett baners [of arms,] and iiij baners of santes in owllo [oil].
Henry Machyn's Diary. 10th December 1558. The x day of Desember was browth do[wn from] her chambur in-to her chapel quen Mare (deceased), [with all the heralds,] and lordes and lades and gentyllmen and gentyllwomen, [hir] offesers and servands, all in blake, with (unfinished)
Henry Machyn's Diary. 10th December 1560. The x day of Desember cam tydans to the quen('s) (age 27) grace and to the consell that the Frenche kyng (deceased) was ded-the yonge kyng.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 10th December 1617. The 10th my Lord (age 28) went to Buckhurst where all country gentlemen met him with their greyhounds. All the officers of the house went to Buckhurst where my Lord kept feasting till the 13th at which time all the gentlemen went away. Sir Thomas Parker was there, my Brother Sackville and he had much squabbling. From this day to the 20th my Lord lived privately at Buckhurst having no company with him but Matthew.
After 10th December 1646 a cenotaph to Bishop George Coke (deceased) was erected in his memory in the South East Transept of Hereford Cathedral [Map]. Effigy in Rochet, chimere, ruff and skull-cap, head on tasselled cushion, base and canopy modern.
On 10th December 1647 Philip Mainwaring (age 56) died. He was buried at St Lawrence's Church, Over Peover [Map].
In 1656 Ellen Minshull (age 61) died.
Philip Mainwaring: In 1591 he was born to Randulph Mainwaring of Over Peover and Jane Smythe. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.64%. Before 7th April 1623 Philip Mainwaring and Ellen Minshull were married.
Ellen Minshull: In 1595 she was born to Edward Minshull of Stoke.
On 10th December 1655 Samuel Pepys (age 22) and Elizabeth de St Michel (age 15) were remarried in a religious ceremony.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th December 1660. Up exceedingly early to go to the Comptroller, but he not being up and it being a very fine, bright, moonshine morning I went and walked all alone twenty turns in Cornhill [Map], from Gracious Street corner to the Stockes and back again, from 6 o'clock till past 7, so long that I was weary, and going to the Comptroller's thinking to find him ready, I found him gone, at which I was troubled, and being weary went home, and from thence with my wife by water to Westminster, and put her to my father Bowyer's (they being newly come out of the country), but I could not stay there, but left her there. I to the Hall and there met with Col. Slingsby (age 49). So hearing that the Duke of York (age 27) is gone down this morning, to see the ship sunk yesterday at Woolwich, Kent [Map], he and I returned by his coach to the office, and after that to dinner. After dinner he came to me again and sat with me at my house, ands among other discourse he told me that it is expected that the Duke will marry the Lord Chancellor's (age 51) daughter at last which is likely to be the ruin of Mr. Davis and my Lord Barkley (age 58), who have carried themselves so high against the Chancellor; Sir Chas. Barkley (age 30) swearing that he and others had lain with her often, which all believe to be a lie. He and I in the evening to the Coffee House in Cornhill [Map], the first time that ever I was there, and I found much pleasure in it, through the diversity of company and discourse.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th December 1662. This morning rose, receiving a messenger from Sir G. Carteret (age 52) and a letter from Mr. Coventry (age 34), one contrary to another, about our letter to my Lord Treasurer (age 55), at which I am troubled, but I went to Sir George, and being desirous to please both, I think I have found out a way to do it.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th December 1663. Thence to St. Paul's Church Yard [Map], to my bookseller's, and having gained this day in the office by my stationer's bill to the King (age 33) about 40s. or £3, I did here sit two or three hours calling for twenty books to lay this money out upon, and found myself at a great losse where to choose, and do see how my nature would gladly return to laying out money in this trade. I could not tell whether to lay out my money for books of pleasure, as plays, which my nature was most earnest in; but at last, after seeing Chaucer, Dugdale's History of Paul's, Stows London, Gesner, History of Trent, besides Shakespeare, Jonson, and Beaumont's plays, I at last chose Dr. Fuller's (age 55) Worthys, the Cabbala or Collections of Letters of State, and a little book, Delices de Hollande, with another little book or two, all of good use or serious pleasure: and Hudibras, both parts, the book now in greatest fashion for drollery, though I cannot, I confess, see enough where the wit lies.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th December 1665. Lord's Day. Lay long talking, Hill (age 35) and I, with great pleasure, and then up, and being ready walked to Cocke's (age 48) for some newes, but heard none, only they would have us stay their dinner, and sent for my wife, who come, and very merry we were, there being Sir Edmund Pooly (age 46) and Mr. Evelyn (age 45). Before we had dined comes Mr. Andrews (age 33), whom we had sent for to Bow, and so after dinner home, and there we sang some things, but not with much pleasure, Mr. Andrews being in so great haste to go home, his wife looking every hour to be brought to bed. He gone Mr. Hill and I continued our musique, one thing after another, late till supper, and so to bed with great pleasure.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 10th December 1666. Up, and at my office all the morning, and several people with me, Sir W. Warren, who I do every day more and more admire for a miracle of cunning and forecast in his business, and then Captain Cocke (age 49), with whom I walked in the garden, and he tells me how angry the Court is at the late Proviso brought in by the House. How still my Chancellor (age 57) is, not daring to do or say any thing to displease the Parliament; that the Parliament is in a very ill humour, and grows every day more and more so; and that the unskilfulness of the Court, and their difference among one another, is the occasion of all not agreeing in what they would have, and so they give leisure and occasion to the other part to run away with what the Court would not have. Then comes Mr. Gawden, and he and I in my chamber discoursing about his business, and to pay him some Tangier orders which he delayed to receive till I had money instead of tallies, but do promise me consideration for my victualling business for this year, and also as Treasurer for Tangier, which I am glad of, but would have been gladder to have just now received it.
On 10th December 1699 Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway was born to Frederick IV King of Denmark and Norway (age 28) and Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 32).
Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 10th December 1718. Mr Norroy (age 57) brought us an old deed of Isabella de Fortibus with a Seal, where her Arms are impaled with those of her husband very remarkably thus.
And Roger Gale (age 45) Esq brought an Inscription to be put upon the plate of Richard II with a very judicious disertation upon the date and painting of the same being in oil colours, for which he had the thanks of the Society.
Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 10th December 1718. Mr James Hill brought a vast Collection of Draawings, views, Inscriptions, Ground Plots, and Observations in manuscripts, the Fruits of his Travels this summer in the west of England, well worthy of his judgement and skill in Antiquity, Diligence and Accuracy for which he had the deserved thanks of the Society, to which he is so considerable an Ornament.
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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 December 1760 Henry Cheere 1st Baronet (age 57) was knighted.
On 10th December 1768 the Royal Academy was founded through a personal act of King George III (age 30) "to establish a school or academy of design for the use of students in the arts" with an annual exhibition.
The founder members included:
Joshua Reynolds (age 45); President.
Angelica Kauffmann (age 27); one of two female founding members.
Nathaniel Dance-Holland (age 33)
Francis Cotes (age 42)
Thomas Gainsborough (age 41)
William Tyler (age 40)
William Hoare (age 61)
Johan Joseph Zoffany (age 35).
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Archaeologia Volume 3 Section XXVI. An Account of an undescribed Roman Station [Melandra aka Ardotalia [Map]] in Derbyshire. By the Reverend Mr. Watson; in a Letter to the Reverend Mr. Norris, Secretary. Read at the Society of Antiquaries, Dec. 10, 1772.
On 10th December 1820 Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide Hanover was born to King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 55) and Queen Adelaide of England (age 28).
On 10th December 1936 King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (age 42) signed the instrument of abdication at Fort Belvedere, Windsor Great Park, witnessed by his three brothers: Albert (age 40), who became King George VI, Henry (age 36) and George (age 33).
On 10th December 1962 Lawrence of Arabia received its premiere in London at the Odeon Cinema Leicester Square. The event was attended by Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 41) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 36). Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, David Lean Director), Sam Spiegel (Producer) and Freddie Young (cameraman) attended. In the audience were Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Attenborough, his wife and son. Noël Coward attended the after-party.
On 10th December 1988 the Radio Times was published with the cover being a design by Alice Roberts (age 15) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the BBC programme Blue Peter.
Births on the 10th December
On 10th December 1376 Edmund Mortimer was born to Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster (age 24) and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster (age 21) at Ludlow Castle [Map]. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 10th December 1447 John Brooke 7th Baron Cobham was born to Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 32) and Elizabeth Tuchet Baroness Cobham (age 27) at Cowling, Kent.
On 10th December 1472 Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk was born to John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 28) and Elizabeth Talbot Duchess Norfolk (age 30) at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 10th December 1489 Gaston Foix was born to Jean Foix Count Étampes (age 43) and Marie Valois Viscountess Narbonne (age 32).
On 10th December 1604 David Barry 1st Earl Barrymore was born to David Barry and Elizabeth Power.
On 10th December 1650 Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon was born to Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon (age 42) and Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon (age 37).
On 10th December 1699 Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway was born to Frederick IV King of Denmark and Norway (age 28) and Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 32).
On 10th December 1740 John Butler 17th Earl Ormonde 11th Earl Ossory was born to Walter Butler 16th Earl Ormonde 9th Earl Ossory (age 37).
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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 December 1748 Michael le Fleming 4th Baronet was born to William Fleming 3rd Baronet. At some point in his life he changed his surname from Fleming to Le Fleming. James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 12) became his guardian.
On 10th December 1753 Captain Charles Phipps was born to Constantine Phipps 1st Baron Mulgrave (age 31) and Lepell Hervey Baroness Mulgrave (age 30). He a great x 2 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 10th December 1788 Bourchier Wrey 8th Baronet was born to Bourchier Wrey 7th Baronet (age 31) and Anne Palk Lady Wrey (age 24).
On 10th December 1801 Arthur Thellusson was born to Peter Isaac Thellusson 1st Baron Rendlesham (age 40).
On 10th December 1801 Elizabeth Frederica Manners was born to John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland (age 23) and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland (age 21).
On 10th December 1802 Norman Macdonald Lockhart 3rd Baronet was born to Alexander Macdonald Lockhart 1st Baronet.
On 10th December 1805 John Scott 2nd Earl Eldon was born to John Scott.
On 10th December 1815 Augusta Ada Byron Countess Lovelace was born to George "Lord Byron" 6th Baron Byron (age 27) and Anne Isabella Noel Baroness Byron 11th Baroness Wentworth (age 23).
On 10th December 1815 Edward Bowring Stephens was born.
On 10th December 1819 Reverend Horace Mann Blakiston was born to Matthew Blakiston 3rd Baronet (age 36).
On 10th December 1820 Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide Hanover was born to King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 55) and Queen Adelaide of England (age 28).
On 10th December 1827 Edward Shelley 4th Baronet was born to John Shelley (age 21).
On 10th December 1833 Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 10th Countess Loudon was born to George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings 2nd Marquess Hastings (age 25) and Barbara Yelverton Marchioness Hastings (age 23).
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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 December 1841 George Hamilton-Gordon 6th Earl Aberdeen was born to George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen (age 25) and Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 27).
On 10th December 1842 Diana Beauclerk was born to William Beauclerk 9th Duke St Albans (age 41) and Elizabeth Catherine Gubbins Duchess St Albans (age 24).
On 10th December 1842 John Russell was born to John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 50) and Frances Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Countess Russell (age 27).
On 10th December 1845 Frederick Pollock 3rd Baronet was born to William Frederick Pollock 2nd Baronet (age 30) and Juliet Creed.
On 10th December 1856 Rupert Leigh was born to William Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh (age 32) and Caroline Amelia Grosvenor Baroness Leigh (age 28).
On 10th December 1861 Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick was born to Charles Henry Maynard (age 47) and Blanche Adeliza Fitzroy (age 22) at 27 Berkeley Square, Mayfair.
On 10th December 1869 Louis Montagu 2nd Baron Swaythling was born to Montagu Samuel 1st Baron Swaythling (age 36) and Ellen Cohen.
On 10th December 1873 Lillian Adelaide Katherine Mary Fitz-Clarence was born to William Fitz-Clarence 2nd Earl Munster (age 49) and Wilhelmina Kennedy-Erskine (age 43). She a great granddaughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
On 10th December 1878 Randall McDonnell 7th Earl of Antrim was born to William Randall McDonnell 6th Earl of Antrim (age 27) and Louisa Grey Countess of Antrim (age 23).
On 10th December 1889 James Henry Domville 5th Baronet was born to Rear-Admiral William Domville 4th Baronet (age 39).
On 10th December 1908 Nine Joan Edith Virginia Villiers was born to George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon (age 31). She was usually known as Joan.
On 10th December 1917 William Cavendish was born to Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 22) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 22).
On 10th December 1929 Charles Gerald Grove 5th Baronet was born to Walter Peel Grove (age 25).
On 10th December 1930 Phillipa Victoria Hunloke Viscountess Astor was born to Henry Philip Hunloke (age 23) and Anne Cavendish Countess Sandwich (age 21).
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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 December 1963 Diane Helen Seymour was born to Hugh Seymour 8th Marquess Hertford (age 33) and Pamela Therese Louise de Riquet Comtesse de Caraman-Chimay (age 31).
Marriages on the 10th December
On 10th December 1575 John Tufton 1st Baronet (age 31) and Christian Browne (age 21) were married.
On 10th December 1599 Alexander Ogilvy and Jean Gordon Countess Bothwell and Sutherland (age 53) were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley.
On 10th December 1644 George Ramsay 2nd Earl Dalhousie (age 22) and Anne Fleming were married. She the daughter of John Fleming 2nd Earl Wigtown (age 55) and Margaret Livingston Countess Wigtown. He the son of William Ramsay 1st Earl Dalhousie and Margaret Carnegie Countess Dalhousie (age 45).
On 10th December 1650 Abraham Cullen 1st Baronet (age 26) and Abigail Rushout were married.
On 10th December 1821 Henry Hardinge 1st Viscount Hardinge (age 36) and Emily Jane Stewart Viscountess Hardinge (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 70).
On 10th December 1873 Matthew White Ridley 1st Viscount Ridley (age 31) and Mary Georgiana Marjoribanks Viscountess Ridley (age 23) were married.
On 10th December 1873 William Douglas Hamilton 12th Duke Hamilton 9th Duke Brandon (age 28) and Mary Louisa Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 18) were married. She by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk. She the daughter of William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester (age 50) and Louisa Vonalten Duchess Devonshire and Manchester (age 41). He the son of William Alexander Archibald Hamilton 11th Duke Hamilton 8th Duke Brandon. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 10th December 1878 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 27) and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 23) were married. Her father Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild (age 58) disapproved; he disowned her. He the son of Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont (age 59).
On 10th December 1950 Algernon George de Vere Capell 8th Earl of Essex (age 66) and Zara Mildred Carlson Countess of Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. He the son of George Capell 7th Earl of Essex and Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford.
On 10th December 1955 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet (age 30) and Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley (age 29) were married.
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On 10th December 1964 Paul Pellew 10th Viscount Exmouth (age 24) and Maria Krystina Garay Viscountess Exmouth were married.
Deaths on the 10th December
On 10th December 925 Sancho I King Pamplona (age 65) died.
On 10th December 1201 Rotrou du Perche Chateaudun Bishop Châlons sur Marne died.
On 10th December 1310 Stephen Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 39) died. His son Henry (age 5) succeeded XIV Duke Bavaria. His son Otto (age 3) succeeded IV Duke Lower Bavaria.
On 10th December 1362 Frederick Habsburg III Duke Austria (age 15) died. His brother Albert (age 13) succeeded III Duke Austria.
On 10th December 1363 Elizabeth Burgh Duchess of Clarence (age 31) died at Dublin [Map]. She was buried at Clare Priory, Suffolk [Map].
On 10th December 1430 John Neville 6th Baron Latimer of Corby (age 48) died. His nephew John (age 30) de jure 7th Baron Latimer of Corby.
On 10th December 1481 Charles Valois Anjou IV Duke Anjou (age 35) died without issue. His first cousin Louis (age 58) succeeded Duke Anjou.
On 10th December 1508 René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar (age 57) died at Fains, Eure, Haute Normandie. His son Antoine (age 19) succeeded I Duke Lorraine.
On 10th December 1568 John Sheffield 2nd Baron Sheffield (age 30) died. His son Edmund (age 3) succeeded 3rd Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.
On 10th December 1589 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 45) died. His son William succeeded 2nd Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
On 10th December 1590 Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 69) died.
On 10th December 1631 Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet (age 71) died. His son William (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baronet Myddelton of Ruthin in Denbighshire.
On 10th December 1636 Randal "Arranach" Macdonnell 1st Earl Antrim died. His son Randall (age 27) succeeded 2nd Earl Antrim 1C.
On 10th December 1646 Bishop George Coke (age 76) died. He was buried in Church of St Mary Magdalene, Eardisley [Map].
On 10th December 1674 John Vaughan of Transgoed (age 71) died at Serjeants' Inn. He was buried at Temple Church, London [Map] on 22nd December 1674. His marble monument was destroyed in WWII. Edward Stillingfleet (age 39) preached his funeral sermon. His son Edward Vaughan (age 39) inherited a Cardiganshire estate worth £1,200 each year.
On 10th December 1687 Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 56) died. His son Charles (age 13) succeeded 2nd Viscount Townsend, 2nd Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 4th Baronet Townshend.
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On 10th December 1692 William Mountfort (age 28) died. The previous day he had been stabbed accidentally in Howard Street Strand by Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton (age 17) during a scuffle. An alternative version is that on the 9th of December 1692 an officer named Richard Hill, a friend of Mohun, had fallen in love with the actress Anne Bracegirdle; however, he thought himself, almost certainly erroneously, to face competition from actor William Mountfort. Mohun and Hill ambushed the actor after a performance and, whilst Mohun restrained him — or by some eyewitness accounts stood by watching — Hill stabbed him through the chest. Captured, Mohun stood trial before the House of Lords. However, in a verdict that was widely condemned, Mohun was acquitted on 6 February 1693.
On 10th December 1709 Henry Howard 5th Earl Suffolk (age 82) died. His son Henry (age 39) succeeded 6th Earl Suffolk. Henrietta Somerset Countess Suffolk (age 40) by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 10th December 1723 Thomas Mansel 1st Baron Mansel (age 55) died. His grandson Thomas (age 4) succeeded 2nd Baron Mansel of Margam, 6th Baronet Mansel of Margam.
On 10th December 1728 Elizabeth Sandys Lady Lee died.
On 10th December 1743 Melusine Schulenburg 1st Duchess Munster 1st Duchess Kendal (age 75) died unmarried. Duke Kendal, Earl Feversham, Baron Glastonbury extinct.
On 10th December 1753 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 70) died. His son Archer (age 22) succeeded 3rd Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
On 10th December 1753 Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon (age 81) died without male issue. Earl Rochester and Earl Clarendon extinct.
On 30th November 1755 Anna Maria Barnardiston Lady Shaw (age 58) died. She was buried at Church of Holy Trinity, Eltham on 10th December 1755.
On 10th December 1767 John Leslie 10th Earl Rothes (age 69) died at Leslie Castle. His son John (age 23) succeeded 11th Earl Rothes.
On 10th December 1772 Mary Booth Countess Stamford (age 68) died.
On 10th December 1772 James Johnstone 3rd Baronet (age 75) died. His son James (age 46) succeeded 4th Baronet Johnstone of Westerhall in Dumfries.
On 10th December 1776 Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond (age 65) died at Bishopthorpe York.
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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 December 1783 Robert Smyth of Isfield 2nd Baronet (age 74) died. His son Hervey (age 49) succeeded 3rd Baronet Smyth of Isfield.
On 10th December 1786 Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 53) died. His son Henry (age 22) succeeded 12th Baron Teynham of Teynham in Kent.
On 10th December 1822 Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville (age 79) died. His son Charles (age 46) succeeded 5th Earl Tankerville, 6th Baron Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex. Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène Gramont Countess Tankerville (age 40) by marriage Countess Tankerville.
On 10th December 1832 Thomas Lister 2nd Baron Ribblesdale (age 42) died. His son Thomas (age 4) succeeded 3rd Baron Ribblesdale of Gisburne Park in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
On 10th December 1842 Rowland Hill 1st Viscount Hill (age 70) died. His nephew Rowland (age 42) succeeded 2nd Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in Shropshire, 2nd Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone in Shropshire. Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone in Shropshire extinct. Anne Clegg Viscoutess Hill (age 27) by marriage Viscountess Hill of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in Shropshire.
On 10th December 1849 Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon (age 49) died at Pusey, Oxfordshire. His son Henry (age 18) succeeded 4th Earl Carnarvon, 4th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire.
On 10th December 1884 Arabella Georgina Howard Baroness Northbrook (age 75) died.
On 10th December 1886 Patrick Bellew 1st Baron Bellew (age 88) died. His son Edward (age 56) succeeded 2nd Baron Bellew of Barmeath in Louth, 8th Baronet Bellew of Barmeath in Louth.
On 10th December 1899 Louisa Mary Berkeley 15th Baroness Berkeley (age 59) died. Her daughter Eva (age 24) succeeded 16th Baroness Berkeley.
On 10th December 1903 Henry Edward Stanley 3rd Baron Stanley 2nd Baron Eddisbury (age 76) died. He was buried according to Muslim rites in unconsecrated ground in the garden of the Dower House on his family's estate, Alderley Park, Cheshire [Map]. His brother Edward (age 64) succeeded 4th Baron Stanley Alderley, 3rd Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 10th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
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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 December 1910 John Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 80) died. His son Henry (age 32) succeeded 3rd Baronet Lawson of Brough Hall in Yorkshire.
On 10th December 1925 Douglas Graham 5th Duke Montrose (age 73) died. His son James (age 47) succeeded 6th Duke Montrose. Mary Louise Douglas Hamilton Duchess Montrose (age 41) by marriage Duchess Montrose.
On 10th December 1938 William Frederick North 12th Baron North (age 78) died. His grandson John (age 21) succeeded 13th Baron North.
On 10th December 1956 Hugh Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Baron Quickswood (age 87) died unmarried. Baron Quickswood of Clothall in Hertfordshire extinct.
On 10th December 1970 Steven Bilsland 1st Baron Bilsland (age 78) died. Baron Bilsland of Kinrara in Inverness-shire and Baronet Bilsland of Park Circus in Glasgow extinct.
On 10th December 2001 Frederick George Moore Perceval 11th Earl Egmont (age 87) died. His son Thomas (age 67) succeeded 12th Earl Egmont, 12th Viscount Perceval of Kanturk in County Cork, 12th Baron Perceval of Burton in County Cork, 9th Baron Arden of Lohort Castle in County Cork, 8th Baron Arden of Arden in Warwickshire, 15th Baronet Perceval of Kanturk in County Cork, 11th Baron Lovel and Holland of Enmore in Somerset.