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Events on the 15th August
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 765. This year Eanbert was invested archbishop, on the fortieth day over mid-winter; and Frithwald, Bishop of Whitern, died on the nones of May. He was consecrated at York, on the eighteenth day before the calends of September, in the sixth year of the reign of Ceolwulf, and was bishop nine and twenty winters. Then was Petwin consecrated Bishop of Whitern at Adlingfleet, on the sixteenth day before the calends of August.
On 15th August 1057 King Macbeth of Scotland (age 52) died. Lulach King Scotland succeeded King Scotland.
. 15th August 1127. Richard, bishop of Hereford, died at his vill, called Dydelebyrig [Map]1, on Monday the eighteenth of the calends of September [15th August]; his body was carried to Hereford [Map], and buried in the church there, with the bishops his predecessors.
On 15th August 1171 Alfonso IX King Leon was born to Ferdinand II King Leon (age 34) and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.00%.
On 15th August 1191 Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 25) was crowned VI Holy Roman Emperor.
On 15th August 1193 King Philip II of France (age 27) and Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark. He the son of Louis VII King Franks and Adèle Blois.
Chronicle of Burchard of Ursperg. 15th August 1196. At that time in Alamannia, Conrad (age 24), the emperor's brother and Duke of the Swabians, raised an army against Duke Bertold of Zähringen by the emperor's will. While he stayed in a certain town named Durlach, he died and was buried in the monastery of Lorch. Many asserted that he was killed by someone whose wife he had violently violated, or by the wife herself. For he was a man completely devoted to adulteries, fornications, and rapes, indulging in all sorts of luxuries and filth, yet he was vigorous in wars and fierce and generous to friends, and both his own people and foreigners trembled under him. Then the emperor conferred the Duchy of Swabia to the aforementioned Philip (age 19), his brother, who, having left parts of Italy, crossed into Alamannia with his wife, placing her in the castle of Schwäbisch Hall. At that time, by the emperor's command, he also placed the royal diadem on King Ottokar of Bohemia.
In tempore illo in Alamannia Cuonradus, frater imperatoris, dux Suevorum, movit exercitum contra Bertoldum ducem Zaringiae de voluntate imperatoris. Cumque maneret in quodam opido Durlaich nomine, obiit et sepultus est in monasterio Loricensi. Multi asserebant, eum fuisse interfectum a quodam, cuius uxorem adulteravit violenter, sive ab ipsa uxore. Erat enim vir totus inserviens adulteriis et fornicationibus et stupris, quibuslibet luxuriis et immundiciis, strennuus tamen erat in bellis et ferox et largus amicis, et tam sui quam extranei tremebant sub eo. Tune imperator ducatum Sueviae contulit prefato Philippo, fratri suo, qui relictis partibus Italiae transivit in Alamanniam cum uxore sua, ponens eam in castro Suainhusen. Tunc etiam de mandato imperatoris regium diadema imposuit regi Boemorum Otakero.
Annals of Konrad von Scheyern. 15th August 1196. Conrad, Duke of the Swabians (age 24), launched an expedition against the Duke of Zähringen; during which, while attempting to deflower a girl by force, he was bitten on the left nipple, and a black swelling grew. Not wanting to be slowed by this, he died on the third day in Oppenheim, and was buried in Speyer. Philip (age 19), his brother, succeeded him in the duchy.
Chounradus dux Suevorum expeditionem adversus ducem de Zaringen movit; in qua per amplexum cuiusdam puellae, quam vi devirginare conabatur, morsu in sinistra papilla tactus, vesica crescente nigra, nec per hoc eo tardare volente, tercia die obiit in Oppenheim, Spiraeque sepelitur. Philippus frater eius succedit in ducatu,
On 15th August 1209 Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 14) and Constance Barcelona (age 30) were married at Messina, Sicily [Map]. She the daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor. They were third cousin once removed.
Liber de Antiquis Legibus 1255. 15th August 1255. In the same year, the King of Scotland (age 13) and his Queen (age 14), daughter of the King of England, came into England, and, on the Assumption of Saint Mary [15 August] were with his lordship the King at Wudestok [Map]; upon which day, the said King held a great and most noble Court, nearly all his Earls and Barons being present.
On 15th August 1316 John of Eltham 1st Earl Cornwall was born to King Edward II of England (age 32) and Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 21) at Eltham Palace, Kent [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.16%.
Vetera Monumenta Hibernorum et Scotorum DCI. Clement, etc. Unto a beloved son, a noble man, Thomas Earl of Mar (age 22), and a beloved daughter in Christ, Margaret (age 18), widow of the late John of Moray, of the diocese of Aberdeen, greeting. The watchful providence of the apostolic see, tempering at times the rigour of justice with kindness, with gracious benignity permits what the institutes of the sacred canons forbid, regard being had to the quality of the persons and the times, as may appear usefully expedient in the Lord. Forasmuch as your petition laid before us showed that you, son Earl, cannot readily find in all the kingdom of Scotland, whence you are sprung, any woman but thee, daughter Margaret, with whom you may marry as becomes your rank, and that you accordingly desire to be united in marriage, but because you are related in the third and fourth degrees of affinity, you cannot conveniently nor lawfully fulfil this your desire without obtaining the apostolic dispensation thereupon; wherefore you have humbly besought us that we would graciously vouchsafe to provide thercanent by a suitable dispensation: We, therefore, for these and certain other causes explained to us, yielding to these supplications, do, by apostolic authority, and by a special gift of gracz, by the tenor of these presents, dispense, that ye may, notwithstanding the impediment arising from this consanguinity, be free to contract marriage, and after it shall have been contracted, to abide lawfully therein, declaring that the offspring to be conceived of this marriage shall be legitimate. Therefore let no man whatever break this page of our dispensation, or oppose it by rash daring, but if any one presume to attempt this let him know that he will incur the wrath of Almighty God and the blessed apostles Peter and Paul. Given at Avignon, 15th August, in the eleventh year of our pontificate (1352).
Cum Thoma comite de Marre et Margareta de Moravia dispensatur super matrimonio. Rng. An. XI. Com. Iib. I. fol, 311.
Clemens episcopus etc. Dilecto filio nobili viro Tbome Comiti de Marre, et dilecte in Christo filie Margarete, relicte quondam Iobaunis de Moravia vidue, Aberdonensis diocesis, salutem etc. Sedis apostolico providentia circumspecta nonnunquam rigorem iustitie mansuetudine temperans, quod sacrorum canonum prohibent instituta, de gratia benignitatis indulget, prout personarum ct temporum qualitate pensata, id in deo (utiliter viderit expedire. Exposita siquidem nobis vestra petitio continebat), quod tu, fili ComeB, in toto regno Scotie, unde oriundus existis, aliquam mulierem, nisi te, filia Margerita, cum qua secundum tui status decentiam matrimonialiter copulari valeas, comode invenire non potes, et quod vos perinde matrimonialiter coniungi invicem affectatis: sed quia tertio et quarto affinitatis gradu vobis mutuo attinetis, huiusmodi vestrum desiderium adimplere comode (licite, dispensatione super boc apostolica non obtenta,) non potestis: quare nobis humiliter supplicastis, ut providere vobis super hoc de oportune dispensationis gratia dignaremur. Nos igitur ox hiis et aliis certis causis nobis expositis huiusmodi supplicationibus inclinati, vobiscum, ut impedimento, quod cx huiusmodi affinitate provenit, non obstante, matrimonium invicem contrahere libere et in eo, postquam contractum fuerint, remanere licite valeatis, auctoritate apostolica de speciali dono gratie tenore presentium dispensamus, prolem suscipiendam ex huiusmodi matrimonio legitimam nunciantes. Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nostre dispensationis infringere etc. Si quis autem etc. Datum Avinione xvm. Kal. Septembris Pontificatus nostri anno undecimo.
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On 15th August 1369 Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 55) died at Windsor Castle [Map]. Her husband King Edward III of England (age 56) and youngest son Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 14) were present. She was given a state funeral six months later on 9th January 1370 at which she was interred at on the northeast side of the Chapel of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Her alabaster effigy was executed by sculptor Jean de Liège.
History of Charles VI Book 17 Chapter 10. [15th August 1396]. Among all that was to be done, the king, with utmost diligence, intended to make the marriage of his firstborn daughter Lady Isabella (age 6) and the King of England conspicuous and in his presence; having been prevailed upon by the king with strong prayers, he sent to him the Duke of Burgundy, his uncle, to inquire how this could be accomplished more advantageously and honorably. He, according to the custom of the firstborn, recommending his departure to blessed Denis, when he had reached Guînes, a town in Picardy, on the vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary [15th August 1396], met the Counts of the Marshal and of Rutland (age 23); thence he encountered the prelates of the kingdom of England, and subsequently the Dukes of Lancaster (age 56) and Gloucester (age 41), the king's uncles, accompanied by five hundred knights and squires, who escorted him with musical instruments all the way to Calais.
Inter omnia gerenda, rex, summa sollicitudine intendens connubium filie sue primogenite domine Ysabellis et regis Anglie reddere conspicuum et in ejus presencia, ipsius regis victus vallidis precibus, ad eum ducem Burgundie patruum suum misit, ad querendum qualiter id commodius et honorificencius agi posset. Qui, primogenitorum more, recessum suum beato Dyonisio recommendans, cum Guinnas, Picardie villam, attigisset, vigilia Assumpcionis beate Marie, comites Marescalli ac Rotlandi obvios habuit, inde regni Anglie prelatos, ac successive Lencastrie et Glocestrie duces, patruos regis, quingentis militibus et armigeris stipatos, qui eum cum instrumentis musicis usque Calesium conduxerunt.
Chronicle of Gregory. 15th August 1416. Alle so that same year the Duke of Bedforde (age 27) and the Erle of Marche (age 24), on our Lady Day the Assumpsyon, they fought whythe viij grete carykys of Jene and whythe l. othyr shyppys, and they toke them whythe her patronys and drownyde a grette hulke of the contre of Flaundrys.
On 15th August 1461 King Louis XI of France (age 38) was crowned XI King France: Capet Valois.
Around 15th August 1469 King Edward IV of England (age 27) was imprisoned at Middleham Castle [Map].
On 15th August 1485 King Richard (age 32) was at Bestwood. King Richard spent a few days of August 1485 at the royal hunting lodge at Bestwood, (then known as Beskwood) in Nottingham. The news of Henry Tudor's invasion was brought to the King while he was there.
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Croyland Chronicle 1485. [15th August 1485]. A battle of the greatest severity now ensuing between the two sides, the earl of Richmond, together with his knights, made straight for king Richard: while the earl of Oxford, who was next in rank to him in the whole army and a most valiant soldier, drew up his forces, consisting of a large body of French and English troops, opposite the wing in which the duke of Norfolk had taken up his position. In the part where the earl of Northumberland was posted, with a large and wellprovided body of troops, there was no opposition made, as not a blow was given or received during the battle. At length a glorious victory was granted by heaven to the said earl of Richmond, now sole king, together with the crown, of exceeding value, which king Richard had previously worn on his head. For while fighting, and not in the act of flight, the said king Richard was pierced with numerous deadly wounds, and fell in the field like a brave and most valiant prince; upon which, the duke of Norfolk, before-mentioned, Sir Richard Ratclyffe, Sir Robert Brackenbury, keeper of the Tower of London, John Kendall, secretary, Sir Robert Percy, controller of the king's household, and Walter Devereux, lord Ferrers, as well as many others, chiefly from the north, in whom king Richard put the greatest confidence, took to flight without engaging; and there was left no part of the opposing army of sufficient importance or ability for the glorious conqueror Henry the Seventh to engage, and so add to his experience in battle. won.
On 15th August 1496 Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 68) died.
The Love Letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn. Letter 15. Henry VIII (age 37) to Anne Boleyn (age 27).
Darling, Though I have scant leisure, yet, remembering my promise, I thought it convenient to certify you briefly in what case our affairs stand. As touching a lodging for you, we have got one by my lord cardinal's means, the like whereof could not have been found hereabouts for all causes, as this bearer shall more show you. As touching our affairs, I assure you there can be no more done, nor more diligence used, nor all manner of dangers better both foreseen and provided for, so that I trust it shall be hereafter to both our comforts, the specialities whereof were both too long to be written, and hardly by messenger to be declared. Wherefore, till you repair hither, I keep something in store, trusting it shall not be long to; for I have caused my lord, your father, to make his provisions with speed; and thus for lack of time, darling, I make an end of my letter, written with the hand of him which I would were yours.
H.R.
Note. The date of this letter is presumed to be middle August 1528.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 15th August 1555. The xv day of August was a grett ffett on the see [fight on the sea] be-twyn the Frencmen and the Flemmyng, and ther wher dyvers of boyth partes slene, and boyth men and shypes and dyvers taken, and the goodes.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 15th August 1559. The xv day of August the Quen('s) (age 25) grace returned from Hamtun cowrte [Map] unto ( ... ) my lord [admiral's] (age 49) place; and ther her had grett cher, for my lord [admiral] byldyd a goodly banketthowsse [banquet house] for her grace; [it was] gyldyd rychely and pentyd, for he kept a gret [many] of penters [painters] a grett wylle in the contrey.
On 15th August 1575 Diego King Asturias was born to Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 48) and Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 25). Coefficient of inbreeding 21.27%.
On 15th August 1591 Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 57) arrived at Cowdray House [Map] the home of Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu (age 62) and Magdalen Dacre Viscountess Montague (age 53). She was welcomed by a breakfast for some 300 guests. George Browne (age 36) was knighted. Henry Browne organised the hunting. Elizabeth stayed until the 21 Aug 1591.
On 15th August 1604 and 16th August 1604 Prince Charles (age 3) and Alexander Seton (age 49) lodged at the Leicester townhouse of William Skipwith (age 40) on their way to London.
On 15th August 1642 Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath (age 55) rejected a summons from the House of Lords which required his attendance at Parliament. On 23rd August 1642 his arrest was ordered. On 28th September 1642 he was arrested at Tawstock Court, Devon and imprisoned at the Tower of London [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1654. We passed next through Sherwood Forest, accounted the most extensive in England. Then, Paplewick, an incomparable vista with the pretty castle near it. Thence, we saw Newstead Abbey [Map], belonging to the Lord Byron (age 48), situated much like Fontainebleau in France, capable of being made a noble seat, accommodated as it is with brave woods and streams; it has yet remaining the front of a glorious abbey church. Next, by Mansfield town; then Welbeck [Map], the house of the Marquis of Newcastle (age 61), seated in a bottom in a park, and environed with woods, a noble yet melancholy seat. The palace is a handsome and stately building. Next to Worksop Abbey [Map], almost demolished; the church has a double flat tower entire, and a pretty gate. The manor belongs to the Earl of Arundel (age 27), and has to it a fair house at the foot of a hill in a park that affords a delicate prospect. Tickel, a town and castle, has a very noble prospect. All these in Nottinghamshire.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 15th August 1661. Thence to the Opera, which begins again to-day with "The Witts", never acted yet with scenes; and the King and Duke (age 27) and Duchess (age 24) were there (who dined to-day with Sir H. Finch (age 39), reader at the Temple [Map], in great state); and indeed it is a most excellent play, and admirable scenes. So home and was overtaken by Sir W. Pen (age 40) in his coach, who has been this afternoon with my Lady Batten, &c., at the Theatre [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1662. Came my Lord Chancellor (the Earl of Clarendon) (age 53) and his lady (age 45), his purse and mace borne before him, to visit me. They were likewise collationed with us, and were very merry. They had all been our old acquaintance in exile, and indeed this great person had ever been my friend. His son, Lord Cornbury, was here, too.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 15th August 1665. Up by 4 o'clock and walked to Greenwich, Kent [Map], where called at Captain Cocke's (age 48) and to his chamber, he being in bed, where something put my last night's dream into my head, which I think is the best that ever was dreamt, which was that I had my Baroness Castlemayne (age 24) in my armes and was admitted to use all the dalliance I desired with her, and then dreamt that this could not be awake, but that it was only a dream; but that since it was a dream, and that I took so much real pleasure in it, what a happy thing it would be if when we are in our graves (as Shakespeere resembles it) we could dream, and dream but such dreams as this, that then we should not need to be so fearful of death, as we are this plague time. Here I hear that news is brought Sir G. Carteret (age 55) that my Lord Hinchingbrooke is not well, and so cannot meet us at Cranborne to-night. So I to Sir G. Carteret's; and there was sorry with him for our disappointment. So we have put off our meeting there till Saturday next. Here I staid talking with Sir G. Carteret, he being mighty free with me in his business, and among other things hath ordered Rider and Mr. Cutler to put into my hands copper to the value of £5,000 (which Sir G. Carteret's share it seems come to in it), which is to raise part of the money he is to layout for a purchase for my Lady Jemimah.
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1665. There perished this week 5,000. See Great Plague of London.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 15th August 1665. Thence he and I to Sir J. Minnes's (age 66) by invitation, where Sir W. Batten (age 64) and my Lady, and my Lord Bruncker (age 45), and all of us dined upon a venison pasty and other good meat, but nothing well dressed. But my pleasure lay in getting some bills signed by Sir G. Carteret (age 55), and promise of present payment from Mr. Fenn, which do rejoice my heart, it being one of the heaviest things I had upon me, that so much of the little I have should lie (viz. near £1000) in the King's hands. Here very merry and (Sir G. Carteret being gone presently after dinner) to Captain Cocke's (age 48), and there merry, and so broke up and I by water to the Duke of Albemarle (age 56), with whom I spoke a great deale in private, they being designed to send a fleete of ships privately to the Streights. No news yet from our fleete, which is much wondered at, but the Duke says for certain guns have been heard to the northward very much. It was dark before I could get home, and so land at Church-yard stairs, where, to my great trouble, I met a dead corps of the plague, in the narrow ally just bringing down a little pair of stairs. But I thank God I was not much disturbed at it. However, I shall beware of being late abroad again.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 15th August 1666. Mighty sleepy; slept till past eight of the clock, and was called up by a letter from Sir W. Coventry (age 38), which, among other things, tells me how we have burned one hundred and sixty ships of the enemy within the Fly1. I up, and with all possible haste, and in pain for fear of coming late, it being our day of attending the Duke of Yorke (age 32), to St. James's, where they are full of the particulars; how they are generally good merchant ships, some of them laden and supposed rich ships. We spent five fire-ships upon them. We landed on the Schelling (Sir Philip Howard (age 35) with some men, and Holmes (age 44), I think; with others, about 1000 in all), and burned a town; and so come away.
Note 1. On the 8th August the Duke of Albemarle (age 57) reported to Lord Arlington (age 48) that he had "sent 1000 good men under Sir R. Holmes and Sir William Jennings to destroy the islands of Vlie and Schelling". On the 10th James Hayes wrote to Williamson: "On the 9th at noon smoke was seen rising from several places in the island of Vlie, and the 10th brought news that Sir Robert had burned in the enemy's harbour 160 outward bound valuable merchant men and three men-of-war, and taken a little pleasure boat and eight guns in four hours. The loss is computed at a million sterling, and will make great confusion when the people see themselves in the power of the English at their very doors. Sir Robert then landed his forces, and is burning the houses in Vlie and Schelling as bonfires for his good success at sea" (Calendar of State Papers, 1666-67, pp. 21,27).
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 15th August 1666. By and by the Duke of Yorke (age 32) with his books showed us the very place and manner, and that it was not our design or expectation to have done this, but only to have landed on the Fly, and burned some of their store; but being come in, we spied those ships, and with our long boats, one by one, fired them, our ships running all aground, it being so shoal water. We were led to this by, it seems, a renegado captain of the Hollanders, who found himself ill used by De Ruyter (age 59) for his good service, and so come over to us, and hath done us good service; so that now we trust him, and he himself did go on this expedition. The service is very great, and our joys as great for it. All this will make the Duke of Albemarle (age 57) in repute again, I doubt, though there is nothing of his in this. But, Lord! to see what successe do, whether with or without reason, and making a man seem wise, notwithstanding never so late demonstration of the profoundest folly in the world.
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1673. Came to visit me my Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury (age 52).
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1676. Came to dine with me my Lord Halifax (age 42), Sir Thomas Meeres (age 42), one of the Commissioners of the Admiralty, Sir John Clayton, Mr. Slingsby (age 55), Mr. Henshaw (age 58), and Mr. Bridgeman.
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1685. Came to visite us Mr. Boscawen (age 57) with my Lord Godolphin's (age 40) little son (age 6), with whose education hither his father had intrusted me.
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1687. I went to visit Lord Clarendon at Swallowfield, where was my Lord Cornbury (age 25) just arrived from Denmark, whither he had accompanied the Prince of Denmark (age 34) two months before, and now come back. The miserable tyranny under which that nation lives, he related to us; the King keeps them under an army of 40,000 men, all Germans, he not daring to trust his own subjects. Notwithstanding this, the Danes are exceedingly proud, the country very poor and miserable.
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1688. I went to Althorpe [Map], in Northamptonshire, seventy miles. A coach and four horses took up me and my son at Whitehall, and carried us to Dunstable [Map], where we arrived and dined at noon, and from thence another coach and six horses carried us to Althorpe [Map], four miles beyond Northampton, where we arrived by seven o'clock that evening. Both these coaches were hired for me by that noble Countess of Sunderland (age 42), who invited me to her house at Althorpe, where she entertained me and my son with very extraordinary kindness; I stayed till the Thursday.
John Evelyn's Diary. 3rd August 1690. The French landed some soldiers at Teignmouth [Map], in Devon, and burned some poor houses. The French fleet still hovering about the western coast, and we having 300 sail of rich merchant-ships in the bay of Plymouth [Map], our fleet began to move toward them, under three admirals. The country in the west all on their guard. A very extraordinary fine season; but on the 12th was a very great storm of thunder and lightning, and on the 15th the season much changed to wet and cold. The militia and trained bands, horse and foot, which were up through England, were dismissed. The French King having news that King William (age 39) was slain, and his army defeated in Ireland, caused such a triumph at Paris, and all over France, as was never heard of; when, in the midst of it, the unhappy King James (age 56) being vanquished, by a speedy flight and escape, himself brought the news of his own defeat.
On or before 15th August 1690 Charles Tuke 2nd Baronet (age 19) died of wound received at the Battle of the Boyne fighting for King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 56). Baronet Tuke of Cressing Temple extinct.
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1690. I was desired to be one of the bail of the Earl of Clarendon, for his release from the Tower [Map], with divers noblemen. The Bishop of St. Asaph (age 62) expounds his prophecies to me and Mr. Pepys (age 57), etc. The troops from Blackheath [Map] march to Portsmouth [Map]. That sweet and hopeful youth, Sir Charles Tuke (age 19), died of the wounds he received in the fight of the Boyne, to the great sorrow of all his friends, being (I think) the last male of that family, to which my wife (age 55) is related. A more virtuous young gentleman I never knew; he was learned for his age, having had the advantage of the choicest breeding abroad, both as to arts and arms; he had traveled much, but was so unhappy as to fall in the side of his unfortunate King (age 56).
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1690. The unseasonable and most tempestuous weather happening, the naval expedition is hindered, and the extremity of wet causes the Siege of Limerick to be raised, King William (age 39) returned to England. Lord Sidney (age 41) left Governor of what is conquered in Ireland, which is near three parts [in four].
In 15th August 1776 John Damer (age 32) shot himself at the Bedford Arms Covent Garden being heavily in debt.
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. After doing his best to set things going comfortably between Byron and Hunt, Shelley (age 29) returned on board with Williams on the 8th of July. It was a day of dark, louring, stifling heat. Trelawny took leave of his two friends, and about half-past six in the evening found himself startled from a doze by a frightful turmoil of storm. The "Don Juan" had by this time made Via Reggio; she was not to be seen, though other vessels which had sailed about the same time were still discernible. Shelley, Williams, and their only companion, a sailor-boy, perished in the squall. The exact nature of the catastrophe was from the first regarded as somewhat disputable. The condition of the "Don Juan" when recovered did not favour any assumption that she had capsized in a heavy sea - rather that she had been run down by some other vessel, a felucca or fishing-smack. In the absence of any counter evidence this would be supposed to have occurred by accident; but a rumour, not strictly verified and certainly not refuted, exists that an aged Italian seaman on his deathbed confessed that he had been one of the crew of the fatal felucca, and that the collision was intentional, as the men had plotted to steal a sum of money supposed to be on the "Don Juan," in charge of Lord Byron. In fact there was a moderate sum there, but Byron had neither embarked nor intended to embark. This may perhaps be the true account of the tragedy; at any rate Trelawny, the best possible authority on the subject, accepted it as true. He it was who laboriously tracked out the shore washed corpses of Williams and Shelley, and who undertook the burning of them, after the ancient Greek fashion, on the shore near Via Reggio, on the 15th and 16th of August. The great poet's ashes were then collected, and buried in the new Protestant cemetery in Rome. He was, at the date of his untimely death, within a month of completing the thirtieth year of his age – a surprising example of rich poetic achievement for so young a man.
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On 15th August 1835 George V King Hanover (age 16) was appointed 675th Knight of the Garter by King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 69).
On 15th August 1920 Captain Willoughby Thornton Wrigley (age 25) was killed in action by rebels at Sharaban in Iraq. He was buried at the Baghdad North Gate Cemetery.
On 15th August 1941 James Herbert Croft 11th Baronet (age 34) was killed in action. His uncle Hugh (age 67) succeeded 12th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
On 15th August 1950 Princess Anne Windsor was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 29) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 24).
On 15th August 1963 Averil Russell (age 57) died. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map].
Averil Russell: On 24th June 1906 she was born to Victor Alexander Frederick Villiers Russell and Annora Margaret Bromley Martin.
Births on the 15th August
On 15th August 1171 Alfonso IX King Leon was born to Ferdinand II King Leon (age 34) and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.00%.
On 15th August 1299 Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke was born to Robert Fitzralph (age 23) and Elizabeth Neville (age 28).
On 15th August 1301 Roger Strange 4th Baron Strange Knockin was born to John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Knockin (age 19) and Isolde Chaworth Baroness Strange Knockin at Knockyn, Shropshire.
On 15th August 1316 John of Eltham 1st Earl Cornwall was born to King Edward II of England (age 32) and Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 21) at Eltham Palace, Kent [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.16%.
On 15th August 1366 John de Lisle 5th Baron Lisle was born to John de Lisle 4th Baron Lisle (age 30).
On 15th August 1385 Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford was born to Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford (age 47) and Alice Fitzwalter Countess of Oxford.
On 15th August 1402 Humphrey Stafford was born to Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford (age 24) and Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford (age 19). He a great grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 15th August 1569 Edward Denny 1st Earl Norwich was born to Henry Denny (age 29) and Honora Grey (age 29).
On 15th August 1575 Diego King Asturias was born to Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 48) and Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 25). Coefficient of inbreeding 21.27%.
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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 15th August 1575 John Brooke 1st Baron Cobham was born to Henry Brooke (age 37) and Anne Sutton (age 39).
On 15th August 1608 Henry Howard 15th or 22nd Earl of Arundel 5th Earl of Surrey 2nd Earl Norfolk was born to Thomas Howard 14th or 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk (age 23) and Alethea Talbot Countess Arundel, Surrey and Norfolk (age 23).
On 15th August 1648 Henry Godolphin was born to Francis Godolphin (age 42) and Dorothy Berkeley (age 46) at Godolphin House, Helston.
On 15th August 1649 William Egerton was born to John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater (age 26) and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater (age 22).
On 15th August 1679 Thomas Egerton was born to John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater (age 32) and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater (age 23).
On 15th August 1689 Sophie Charlotte Oldenburg was born to Frederick Louis Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (age 36) and Louise Charlotte Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (age 31). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.82%.
On 15th August 1714 Lucy Stanhope was born to James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope (age 41) and Lucy Pitt Countess Stanhope (age 22).
On 15th August 1714 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope was born to James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope (age 41) and Lucy Pitt Countess Stanhope (age 22).
On 15th August 1718 Magdalena Sibylle Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 42) and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Gotha.
On 15th August 1732 Maria Gunning Countess Coventry was born to John Barnaby Gunning (age 29) and Bridget Bourke at Hemingford Grey.
On 15th August 1740 Booth Grey was born to Henry Grey 4th Earl Stamford (age 25) and Mary Booth Countess Stamford (age 36).
On 15th August 1765 James Stopford 3rd Earl of Courtown was born to James Stopford 2nd Earl of Courtown (age 34).
On 15th August 1789 Rear-Admiral William Ramsden was born to John Ramsden 4th Baronet (age 33) and Louise Ingram Lady Ramsden (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 15th August 1790 Mary Lennox was born to Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond (age 25) and Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond (age 21). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 15th August 1798 Henry Labouchere 1st Baron Taunton was born to Peter Caesar Labouchere and Dorothy Elizabeth Baring (age 27) at Over Stowey, Somerset.
On 15th August 1807 Georgiana Sarah Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 25) and Maria Fane (age 20).
On 15th August 1810 George Augustus Craven was born to William Craven 1st Earl Craven (age 39) and Louisa Brunton Countess Craven (age 25).
On 15th August 1824 Louis II Grand Duke of Baden was born to Leopold Grand Duke of Baden (age 33) and Princess Sophie of Sweden (age 23). He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 15th August 1825 William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham was born to Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham (age 44) and Charlotte Maria Wingfield.
On 15th August 1825 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield was born to Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield (age 29) and Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield (age 25).
On 15th August 1837 Edward Turnour 5th Earl Winterton was born.
On 15th August 1842 Edward George Littleton 3rd Baron Hatherton was born to Edward Richard Littleton 2nd Baron Hatherton (age 26) and Margaret Percy Baroness Hatherton (age 29).
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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 15th August 1842 Francis Foljambe Anderson was born to Charles Henry John Anderson 9th Baronet (age 37) and Emma Foljambe Lady Anderson (age 38).
On 15th August 1845 Walter Crane was born to Thomas Crane (age 37) and Marie Kearsley in Liverpool, Lancashire [Map] at Maryland Street, Liverpool [Map]. Her father was a "maltster," a prosperous man in a good position in Chester. Her mother seems to have died early, and her father married a second time.
On 15th August 1862 Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby was born to William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester (age 38) and Louisa Vonalten Duchess Devonshire and Manchester (age 30).
On 15th August 1866 Henry Alexander Gordon Howard 4th Earl of Effingham was born to Henry Howard 3rd Earl of Effingham (age 29).
On 15th August 1882 Henry George Orlando Bridgeman was born to George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman 4th Earl Bradford (age 37) and Ida Frances Annabella Lumley Countess Bradford (age 33).
On 15th August 1895 Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 8th Duke Richmond (age 24) and Hilda Madeline Brassey Duchess Richmond (age 23).
On 15th August 1901 Evelyn Leonora Almina Herbert was born to George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon (age 35) and Almina Wombwell Countess Carnarvon (age 25).
On 15th August 1929 Henry Hardinge 5th Viscount Hardinge was born to Caryl Nicholas Hardinge 4th Viscount Hardinge (age 23).
On 15th August 1950 Princess Anne Windsor was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 29) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 24).
Marriages on the 15th August
On 15th August 1193 King Philip II of France (age 27) and Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark. He the son of Louis VII King Franks and Adèle Blois.
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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 15th August 1209 Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 14) and Constance Barcelona (age 30) were married at Messina, Sicily [Map]. She the daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor. They were third cousin once removed.
On 15th August 1393 Leopold "The Fat" Habsburg IV Duke Austria (age 22) and Catherine Valois Duchess Austria (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy (age 51) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy (age 45). He the son of Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria and Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria (age 41). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 15th August 1626 Bishop John Cosins (age 31) and Frances Blakiston were married at St Margaret's Church.
On 15th August 1630 George "Fairy Earl" Fitzgerald 16th Earl of Kildare (age 18) and Joan Boyle Countess Kildare (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 63) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
On 15th August 1782 James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale (age 23) and Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale (age 20) were married. He the son of John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale (age 64) and Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale.
On 15th August 1802 Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans (age 36) and Louisa Grace Manners Duchess St Albans (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess St Albans. She the daughter of John Manners and Louisa Tollemache 7th Countess Dysart (age 57). He the son of Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans and Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 15th August 1889 Edward George Bootle Wibraham 2nd Earl Lathom (age 24) and Wilma Pleydell-Bouverie Countess Lathom (age 19) were married. She the daughter of William Pleydell-Bouverie 5th Earl Radnor (age 48) and Helen Matilda Chaplin Countess Radnor (age 43). He the son of Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom (age 51) and Alice Villiers Countess Lathom (age 48). They were second cousins.
On 15th August 1942 Robert Charles Darling 2nd Baron Darling (age 23) and Bridget Rosemary Whishaw Dickson Baroness Darling (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Darling of Langham in Essex. His mother Eleanor Joan Martin Powell would, in 1945, marry her father Reverend Frances Cyprian Dickson of Emery Down in Hampshire.
Deaths on the 15th August
On 15th August 1057 King Macbeth of Scotland (age 52) died. Lulach King Scotland succeeded King Scotland.
On 15th August 1345 Bartholomew de Lisle 3rd Baron Lisle (age 37) died. His son John (age 9) succeeded 4th Baron Lisle.
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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 15th August 1369 Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 55) died at Windsor Castle [Map]. Her husband King Edward III of England (age 56) and youngest son Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 14) were present. She was given a state funeral six months later on 9th January 1370 at which she was interred at on the northeast side of the Chapel of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Her alabaster effigy was executed by sculptor Jean de Liège.
On 15th August 1371 Jeanne Chatillon Countess La Marche (age 51) died.
On 15th August 1496 Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 68) died.
On 15th August 1560 Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Monteagle (age 53) died at Hornby. His son William (age 32) succeeded 3rd Baron Monteagle. Anne Spencer Countess Dorset by marriage Baroness Monteagle.
On 15th August 1621 Maria Margaret Habsburg Spain died.
On 15th August 1678 Frances Cavendish Countess Bolingbroke died.
On 15th August 1717 William Buck 2nd Baronet (age 62) died. His son Charles (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baronet Buck of Hamby Grange in Lincolnshire.
On 15th August 1718 William Constable 4th Viscount Dunbar (age 64) died without legitimate issue. Viscount Dunbar extinct.
On 15th August 1730 James Ogilvy 1st Earl Seafield 4th Earl Findlater (age 67) died. His son James (age 41) succeeded 5th Earl Findlater, 2nd Earl Seafield. Sophia Hope Countess Findlater (age 28) by marriage Countess Findlater.
On 15th August 1740 John Tynte 4th Baronet (age 33) died unmarried. His brother Charles (age 30) succeeded 5th Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset. Anne Busby Lady Tynte by marriage Lady Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.
On 15th August 1782 Charlotte Dillon (age 26) died.
On 15th August 1816 Joshua Vanneck 1st Baron Huntingfield (age 70) died. His son Joshua (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baron Huntingfield of Heveningham Hall in Suffolk, 4th Baronet Vanneck of Putney.
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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 15th August 1846 Benjamin Bloomfield 1st Baron Bloomfield (age 78) died. His son John (age 43) succeeded 2nd Baron Bloomfield of Ciamhaltha in County Tipperary. Georgiana Liddell Baroness Bloomfield (age 24) by marriage Baroness Bloomfield of Ciamhaltha in County Tipperary.
On 15th August 1850 Edward Bowyer-Smijth 10th Baronet (age 65) died. His son William (age 36) succeeded 11th Baronet Bowyer-Smijth of Hill Hall in Essex. Marianne Frances Meux Lady Bowyer-Smijth by marriage Lady Smith of Hill Hall in Essex.
On 15th August 1855 Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset (age 80) died at Somerset House 40 Park Lane. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. His son Edward (age 50) succeeded 12th Duke Somerset, 10th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 45) by marriage Duchess Somerset.
On 15th August 1874 Bishop Charles Richard Sumner died.
On 15th August 1876 Henry Lowther 3rd Earl Lonsdale (age 58) died. His son George (age 20) succeeded 4th Earl Lonsdale, 5th Viscount Lowther, 5th Baron Lowther.
On 15th August 1902 John Gage Prendergast 5th Viscount Gort (age 53) died. His son John (age 16) succeeded 6th Viscount Gort.
On 15th August 1909 Laura Theresa Epps (age 57) died.
On 15th August 1924 Charles Henry Wellesley Wilson 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (age 49) died. His son Charles (age 20) succeeded 3rd Baron Nunburnholme.
On 15th August 1924 Francis Knollys 1st Viscount Knollys (age 87) died. His son Edward (age 29) succeeded 2nd Viscount Knollys of Caversham in Oxfordshire, 2nd Baron Knollys of Caversham in Oxfordshire.
On 15th August 1941 James Herbert Croft 11th Baronet (age 34) was killed in action. His uncle Hugh (age 67) succeeded 12th Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire
On 15th August 1947 Herbert Edward Morris 7th Baronet (age 63) died. His first cousin once removed George (age 88) succeeded 8th Baronet Morris of Clasemont in Glamorganshire.
On 15th August 1957 Elisabeth Knatchbull-Hugessen Lady Young (age 42) died.
On 15th August 1967 James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield (age 86) died without issue. Earl Stanhope, Earl Chesterfield, Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire, Baronet Stanhope of Stanwell extinct.
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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 15th August 1987 Gerard Robert Henry Sigismund Newman 3rd Baronet (age 60) died. His son Francis (age 24) succeeded 4th Baronet Neumann of Cecil Lodge.