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On 17th September 879 Charles "Simple" III King West Francia was born to Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia and Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 29).
On 17th September 1271 King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland was born to Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 38) and Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 26).
On 17th September 1382 Mary Hungary I Queen Hungary (age 11) was crowned I Queen Hungary.
Chronicle of Adam of Usk. 17th September 1388. The duke of Lancaster (age 48) also, claiming the kingdom of Spain in right of his wife (age 34), sailed to that country two years after, with another crusade; and there he lost by the same sickness many of the nobles of the realm of England, and, I may say, the flower of its youthful chivalry. Yet he made peace with the king of Spain, receiving a duchy for the term of his life, and a large sum of gold for his outlay, and giving his daughter (age 15) in marriage to the king's eldest son (age 8); and so he returned to England1.
Note 1. There is no mention of the duchy in the other chronicles. By the terms of the treaty, Catherine of Lancaster married Henry, prince of the Asturias, in 1393. The duke received the sum of 200,000 crowns and a pension for the lives of himself and his duchess.
Chronicle of the Betrayal of Richard II. 17th September 1397. It was the Sunday before the day of the Holy Cross in September, when King Richard entered London, and all the other nobles of the kingdom with him; and on the morrow began the great Parliament, which the King opened by complaining of the government of those lords1, and that they had deprived him of the crown in his youth, and that the Queen was three hours on her knees interceding for one of her knights, named John of Burley2, Jwho, notwithstanding, was beheaded; which Earl answered the Queen, 'My friend, pray for yourself and for your husband ; you had much better3.'
Note 1. The thirteen commissioners, ail of Gloucester's faction, who with the Archbishop of York held the reins of government after the King had attained his majority. (Hume.)
Note 2. The party intended is evidently Sir Simon Burley, Richard's tutor during his minority. At the same time it should be stated, that mention is made of a j Sir John Burley being associated with the poet Chaucer in some secret business, for which he received £13. 6s. 8d., 23rd Dec. 1376. (Issue Roll, Michs. 51 | Edw. III.) I know not whelher it was another party, or whether Sir Simon Burley is there misnamed. Sir Simon Burley was a K. G., Governor of Windsor Castle, "W'arden of the Cinque Ports, and Vice-chamberlain, Nov. 3, 1382. He was often employed in public embassies, and was the persoual friend of Froissart.
Note 3. I am much inclined to think that the version of MS. Y is the correct one, and that the intercessor was the widow of the Black Prince. It is not a valid objection to urge that her husband was dead; for, as a Roman Catholic, she could still pray for him. She would be more likely to be interested in the tutor of her son than even the 'good Queen Anne.' Dr. Vaughan, in his Life of Wycliffe, (a work of extensive research,) characterises her (ii. 157) as * a female whose intellectual character, and known solicitude for the tranquility of the nation, seemed to authorize that interference with the disputes of the period which is not unfrequent in her history.' It was owing to her interposition by Sir Lewis Clifford that no definite sentence was passed on Wycliffe by the Synod at Lambeth; and on another occasion she delegated Sir Simon Burley, with Sir Alfred Lewes, and the same Sir Lewis Clifford, to terminate a dispute between the Londoners and the Duke of Lancaster; when the Londoners answered, that 'they for the honour of the Princess would obey, and do with ail reverence what she would require (Fox's Acts and Monuments, i. 559.) In the 8th of Richard she travelled incessantly between Pomfret Castle and London to reconcile the Duke of Lancaster and Richard, notwithstanding she was both corpulent and in years. (Sir J. Hayward.)
In Rymer, 12th June 1385, I find the appointment of four parties 'to attend upon the person of our very dear mother the Queen, wherever in our kingdom she may wish to go for her comfort and security.' I may perhaps be allowed to add, that Queen Anne possessed the Gospel written in Bohemian, German, and Latin; and Archbp. Arundel remarked that 'she studied the four GospeIs constantly in English, examined by the expositions of the doctors; and in the study of these, and reading of godly books, she was more diligent than even the preIates themselves.' She appears to have imbibed the spirit of a pure Christianily froni Matthias Janovius, a native of Prague, and had several attendants who participated in lier religions feelings. (Fox, Acts, &c., and the History of the Bohemian Persecution, from the beginning of their conversion to Christianity in the year 894, to the year 1632, as quoted by Dr. Vaughan.)
I believe it is not generally known that a translation of the Old Testament into the French language was made as early as the year 1377, by Raoul de Presles, 'maître du requestre du Roi Charles.' It still exists. The MS. is in three volumes folio, two of them being at Paris, and one at Grenoble. (Vie des Ducs d'Orléans, par Champollion, i. 149.)
The greatest charge laid to good Queen Anne is that of Stow. 'Since the 5th of Richard II.,' says he, ' (when he took to wife Anne, daughter of Wenceslaus, King of Bohemia,) by her example the English people had used piked shoes to their knees, with silken laces or chains of silver and gilt.' (Survey of London, B. 200.) In the following reign the length of these pikes was restrained by statute.
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On 17th September 1409 King Martin I of Aragon (age 53) and Margaret Prades Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Peter IV King Aragon and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon.
On 17th September 1415 Nicholas IV Longford (age 42) died.
On 17th September 1415 Michael de la Pole 2nd Earl Suffolk (age 54) died of dysentery. His son Michael (age 21) succeeded 3rd Earl Suffolk, 3rd Baron Pole. Elizabeth Mowbray Countess Suffolk (age 21) by marriage Countess Suffolk.
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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.
Chronicles of London Vitellius A XVI. 17th September 1497. And vpon Saynt Mathewes day [21st September] came certeyn tydynges vnto the Mayre that vpon the Sonday before, beyng the xvijwth day of Septembre, the said Perkyn (age 23) and his complices assawted the Citie of Exetir [Map] at ij Gates, that is to sey the Northgate and the East Gate; where by the power of therle of Devenshire and the Citezeins he was put of, and to the numbre of CC. men of the said Perkyns slayn.
Letters of Oliver Cromwell 106. Oliver Cromwell (age 50). For the Honourable William Lenthall (age 58), Esquire, Speaker of the Parliament of England: These.
Dublin, 17th September, 1649.
Sir,
Your Army being safely arrived at Dublin: and the Enemy endeavouring to draw all his forces together about Trim and Tecroghan, as my intelligence gave me,-from whence endeavours were made by the Marquis of Ormond to draw Owen Roe O'Neil with his forces to his assistance, but with what success I cannot yet learn,-I resolved, after some refreshment taken for our weather-beaten men and horses, and accommodation for a march, to take the field. And accordingly, upon Friday, the 30th of August last, rendezvoused with eight regiments of foot, six of horse and some troops of dragoons, three miles on the north side of Dublin. The design was, To endeavour the regaining of Tredah; or tempting the Enemy, upon his hazard of the loss of that place, to fight.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th September 1657. To see Sir Robert Needham, at Lambeth, Surrey [Map], a relation of mine; and thence to John Tradescant's museum, in which the chiefest rarities were, in my opinion, the ancient Roman, Indian, and other nations' armour, shields, and weapons; some habits of curiously-colored and wrought feathers, one from the phœnix wing, as tradition goes. Other innumerable things there were printed in his catalogue by Mr. Ashmole (age 40), to whom after the death of the widow they are bequeathed, and by him designed as a gift to Oxford [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th September 1662. We now resolved that the Arms of the Society should be a field argent, with a canton of the arms of England; the supporters two talbots argent; crest, an eagle Or holding a shield with the like arms of England, viz, three lions. The words "Nullius in verbâ". It was presented to his Majesty (age 32) for his approbation, and orders given to Garter King-at-Arms (age 51) to pass the diploma of their office for it.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th September 1665. Receiving a letter from Lord Sandwich (age 40) of a defeat given to the Dutch, I was forced to travel all Sunday. I was exceedingly perplexed to find that near 3,000 prisoners were sent to me to dispose of, being more than I had places fit to receive and guard.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 17th September 1665. Thence with Captain Cocke (age 48), in his coach, home to dinner, whither comes by invitation my Lord Bruncker (age 45) and his mistresse and very good company we were, but in dinner time comes Sir J. Minnes (age 66) from the fleete, like a simple weak man, having nothing to say of what he hath done there, but tells of what value he imagines the prizes to be, and that my Lord Sandwich (age 40) is well, and mightily concerned to hear that I was well. But this did put me upon a desire of going thither; and, moving of it to my Lord, we presently agreed upon it to go this very tide, we two and Captain Cocke. So every body prepared to fit himself for his journey, and I walked to Woolwich, Kent [Map] to trim and shift myself, and by the time I was ready they come down in the Bezan yacht, and so I aboard and my boy Tom, and there very merrily we sailed to below Gravesend, Kent [Map], and there come to anchor for all night, and supped and talked, and with much pleasure at last settled ourselves to sleep having very good lodging upon cushions in the cabbin.
On 17th September 1665 Philip IV King Spain (age 60) died. His son Charles (age 3) succeeded II King Spain.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th September 1668. I entertained Signor Muccinigo, the Venetian Ambassador, of one of the noblest families of the State, this being the day of making his public entry, setting forth from my house [Map] with several gentlemen of Venice and others in a very glorious train. He staid with me till the Earl of Anglesea (age 54) and Sir Charles Cotterell (age 53) (Master of the Ceremonies) came with the King's (age 38) barge to carry him to the Tower [Map], where the guns were fired at his landing; he then entered his Majesty's coach, followed by many others of the nobility. I accompanied him to his house, where there was a most noble supper to all the company, of course. After the extraordinary compliments to me and my wife (age 33), for the civilities he received at my house, I took leave and returned. He is a very accomplished person. He is since Ambassador at Rome.
On 17th September 1674 Ernest Augustus Hanover 1st Duke of York and Albany was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 44) and Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 43). He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th September 1678. With Mr. Godolphin (age 33), I looked over and sorted his lady's papers, most of which consisted of Prayers, Meditations, Sermon-notes, Discourses, and Collections on several religious subjects, and many of her own happy composing, and so pertinently digested, as if she had been all her life a student in divinity. We found a diary of her solemn resolutions, tending to practical virtue, with letters from select friends, all put into exact method. It astonished us to see what she had read and written, her youth considered.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th September 1678. She was, accordingly, carried to Godolphin, in Cornwall, in a hearse with six horses, attended by two coaches of as many, with about thirty of her relations and servants. There accompanied the hearse her husband's brother, Sir William (age 38), two more of his brothers, and three sisters; her husband (age 33) was so overcome with grief, that he was wholly unfit to travel so long a journey, till he was more composed. I went as far as Hounslow with a sad heart; but was obliged to return upon some indispensable affairs. The corpse was ordered to be taken out of the hearse every night, and decently placed in the house, with tapers about it, and her servants attending, to Cornwall; and then was honorably interred in the parish church of Godolphin. This funeral cost not much less than £1,000.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th September 1681. I went with Monsieur Faubert about taking the Countess of Bristol's (age 61) house for an academy, he being lately come from Paris for his religion, and resolving to settle here.
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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.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th September 1685. After dinner I went to wait on his Ma* (age 51) againe, who was pulling on his bootes in ye Townehall, adjoyning the house where he din'd, and then having saluted some ladys, who came to kiss his hand, he tooke horse for Winchester, whither he returned that night. This hall is artificialy hung round with armes of all sorts, like the Hall and Keep at Windsor.
On 17th September 1685 Arthur Spry (age 73) died. He was buried at St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland [Map].
The burial place of Arthur Spry, Esquire, who died on the 17th day of September in the year of our Lord 1685, and whose age at the time of death was seventy-three, etc."
Depositum Arthuri Spry Armig: qui obiit 17 die Sep Anno Domi 1685 et celatis sua septuagesimo tertio etc.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th September 1685. Early next morning we went to Portsmouth [Map], something before his Ma* (age 51) ariv'd. We found all the way full of people, the women in their best dress, in expectation of seeing the King pass by, which he did riding on horseback a good part of the way. We found the Maior and Aldermen with their mace, and in their formalities, standing at the entrance of the fort, a mile on this side of the towne, where the Maior made a speech to the King, and then the guns of the fort were fired, as were those of the garrison so soone as the King was come into Portsmouth. All the souldiers (neere 3000) were drawn up, and lining the streetes and platforme to God's-house (the name of the Governor's house), where, after he had view'd the new fortifications and ship-yard, his Ma* was entertain'd at a magnificent dinner by Sir Slingsby ye Lieut. Governor (age 47), all the gentlemen in his traine setting down at table with him, wch I also had don had I not ben before engag'd to Sir Rob Holmes (age 63), Gov of ye Isle of Wight, to dine with him at a private house, where likewise we had a very sumptuous and plentiful repast of excellent venison, fowle, fish, and fruit.
On 17th September 1688 Maria Luisa Savoy was born to Victor Amadeus King Sardinia (age 22) and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia (age 19) at Turin. She a great granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.95%.
In 1738. William Hogarth (age 40). "Night". The fourth and last of a series entitled "The Four Times of the Day".
The Rummer is introduced by Hogarth into his picture of "Night." and that a night of rejoicing, viz. the 29th of May; evident from the bonfires, the oaken bough upon the barber's pole, and the oak leaves fixed in the freemasons' hats. The scene is taken from the narrow part of Charing Cross, as it formerly stood before the way was widened, looking from Whitehall, and exhibits the Rummer Tavern on one side, and the Cardigan's Head on the other; at that time two noted bagnios. We see here the Salisbury flying coach, just set out from the inn, overturning, and its passengers in the utmost fright, increased by the entrance of a burning serpent into the coach, thrown by some unlucky boy. On the other side a waiter is leading home a freemason in his apron, overpowered with liquor, who, by a cut on his face, is shewn to have been in a fray; he is scarcely out of one dilemma, before he is in another, for a maid, from a window in the Rummer Tavern, is showering her favours upon his head. On the right of this man is the house of a barber surgeon, illuminated with candles, whose sign is a hand drawing a tooth, the head in exquisite pain; beneath is written, "Shaving, bleeding, and teeth drawn with a touch." "Ecce signum," behold the sign. An emblem of the operator's abilities. And through the window we have a view of the joint operation of shaving and bleeding, by a drunken apprentice. Beneath is a beggar's bagnio, a place to which such poor wretches as cannot find a better lodging, are obliged to resort in common. Though dark, we are able to discern these poor creatures by the light of the boy's link, which he is blowing in order to kindle a squib. Behind is a nightman, employed in his profession; and further back, a family carrying off their goods by stealth, fearing they should fall a prey to their landlord. Here Jack Sheppard committed his first robbery by stealing two silver spoons.
On September 17th 1738, or shortly before that date is recorded that: "Last Monday morning died Mr Finch, Master of the Rummer Tavern, Charing Cross." - Exposition on the Common Prayer 1737.
On 17th September 1766 Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel (age 51) died. He was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map]. After 7th April 1784 Elizabeth Adams (age 51) was buried with her husband.
Monument sculpted by Joseph Nollekens (age 29).
Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel: Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel and Elizabeth Adams were married. In 1715 he was born to John Noel and Elizabeth Sherard.
Elizabeth Adams: Around 1715 she was born to Robert Adams. In 1736 Robert Adams died. His estate, reputedly worth £100,000 was divided between his two daughters Margaretta Anna Adams and Elizabeth Adams. On 7th April 1784 she died.
On 17th September 1783 Richard Eyre Cox drowned at his home in Dunmanwy County Cork. During an afternoon boating on a nearby pond. He was accidentally knocked out by an oar and subsequently drowned.
The London Gazette 18397. Whitehall, September 17, 1827. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Marquess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable William Harry Earl of Darlington (age 61), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Marquess of Cleveland.
On 17th September 1873 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 74) died. His son Charles (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Hardwicke, 5th Viscount Royston. Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke (age 33) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].
Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke: On 2nd April 1799 he was born to Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke and Elizabeth Weake Rattray at Sydney Lodge, Hamble le Rice. In August 1833 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke were married. On 18th November 1834 Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole Charles succeeded 4th Earl Hardwicke, 4th Viscount Royston. Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke: On 23rd April 1836 he was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke. In 1863 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke and Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke were married. She the daughter of Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley. He the son of Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke. On 18th May 1897 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke died. His son Albert succeeded 6th Earl Hardwicke, 6th Viscount Royston.
Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke: On 3rd March 1840 she was born to Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley. On 3rd June 1923 Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke died.
On 17th September 1940 Napier Sturt 3rd Baron Alington (age 43) died of pneumonia in Cairo, Egypt whilst on active service. He was buried at the New British Protestant Cemetery, Cairo. Baron Alington extinct.
On 17th September 879 Charles "Simple" III King West Francia was born to Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia and Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 29).
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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 17th September 1271 King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland was born to Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 38) and Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 26).
On 17th September 1312 William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl of Ulster was born to John Burgh (age 26) and Elizabeth Clare Lady Verdun (age 17). He a great grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 17th September 1385 Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham was born to Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 17) and Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk (age 19). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.69%.
On 17th September 1567 Edward Dudley 5th Baron Dudley was born to Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley (age 42) and Katherine Brydges Baroness Dudley.
On 17th September 1576 John Adolph Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 31) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 26).
On 17th September 1579 Charles Howard 2nd Earl Nottingham was born to Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham (age 43) and Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham (age 29).
On 17th September 1653 Henry Monson 3rd Baronet was born to John Monson (age 27) and Judith Pelham (age 25).
On 17th September 1657 Dudley Cullum 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Cullum 2nd Baronet (age 28) and Dudleia North.
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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 17th September 1663 Robert or Roger Killigrew was born to Thomas Killigrew (age 51) and Charlotte Hesse (age 34).
On 17th September 1674 Ernest Augustus Hanover 1st Duke of York and Albany was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 44) and Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 43). He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 17th September 1685 Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney was born to Robert Marsham 4th Baronet (age 34) and Margaret Bosvile.
On 17th September 1688 Maria Luisa Savoy was born to Victor Amadeus King Sardinia (age 22) and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia (age 19) at Turin. She a great granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.95%.
On 17th September 1733 Brook Bridges 3rd Baronet was born to Brook Bridges 2nd Baronet and Ann Palmer (age 19). He was born posthumously.
On 17th September 1744 Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey was born to Peregrine Bertie (age 35) and Elizabeth Payne.
On 17th September 1749 Thomas Brand Baron Dacre was born to Thomas Brand (age 32) and Caroline Pierrepont (age 33). He was educated at Westminster School [Map].
On 17th September 1761 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury was born to Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 50) and Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 30).
On 17th September 1763 Henry Savile was born to John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough (age 43) and Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough (age 21).
On 17th September 1764 Hester "Queenie" Thrale Viscountess Keith was born to Henry Thrale (age 40) and Hester Lynch Salusbury (age 24).
On 17th September 1768 Edward Lloyd 1st Baron Mostyn was born to Bell Lloyd of Pontryffyd and Bodfach (age 39).
On 17th September 1771 Grey Skipwith 8th Baronet was born to Peyton Skipwith 7th Baronet (age 30) and Anne Miller Lady Skipwith.
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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 17th September 1773 George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle was born to Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 25) and Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle.
On 17th September 1782 John Edward Dryden 2nd Baronet was born to John Turner aka Dryden 1st Baronet (age 29) and Elizabeth Dryden (age 29).
On 17th September 1783 Samuel Prout was born.
On 17th September 1786 George Dashwood 4th Baronet was born to Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet (age 41).
On 17th September 1800 Augustus Frederick Ellis was born to Charles Ellis 1st Baron Seaford (age 28) and Elizabeth Hervey (age 19).
On 17th September 1800 William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 5th Duke Portland was born to William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 4th Duke Portland (age 32) and Henrietta Scott Duchess Portland (age 26). The date somewhat uncertain according to different sources; Cracroft says 12 Sep 1808 which may be the date he was baptised and 1808 a typo? He was known as John since all the male members of the family were given the first name John.
On 17th September 1811 William Henry Chetwynd was born to George Chetwynd 2nd Baronet (age 28) and Hannah Maria Sparrow (age 22).
On 17th September 1818 James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton was born to Welbore Ellis Agar 2nd Earl Normanton (age 40) and Diana Herbert Countess Normanton (age 28).
On 17th September 1822 Frederick Goodall was born.
On 17th September 1829 Charles Francis Fuller was born to General Francis Fuller (age 65) at Versailles.
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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 17th September 1847 Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne was born to John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 25) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 25).
On 17th September 1864 William George Fitz-Clarence was born to William Fitz-Clarence 2nd Earl Munster (age 40) and Wilhelmina Kennedy-Erskine (age 34). He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
On 17th September 1867 Wyndham Charles Hanmer 6th Baronet was born to Edward John Hanmer 5th Baronet (age 24).
On 17th September 1874 Bernard Forbes 8th Earl of Granard was born to George Arthur Hastings Forbes 7th Earl Granard (age 41).
On 17th September 1875 Philip Wilbraham Baker Wilbraham 6th Baronet was born to George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet (age 30) and Katharine Frances Wilbraham Lady Wilbraham (age 26).
On 17th September 1877 Percival Harris Graham was born to Robert James Graham 10th Baronet (age 31).
On 17th September 1900 Vreda Lascelles Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury was born to William Frank Lascelles (age 37) and Sybil Evelyn De Vere Beauclerk (age 29).
On 17th September 1900 Gwladys Marjorie White Ridley was born to Matthew White Ridley 2nd Viscount Ridley (age 25) and Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Guest Viscountess Ridley.
On 17th September 1908 Captain William Speke Philipps was born to Laurence Philipps 1st Baron Milford (age 34) and Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford.
On 17th September 1915 Pamela Kay-Shuttleworth Lady Frankland was born to Captain Edward James Kay-Shuttleworth (age 25) and Sibell Eleanor Maud Adeane (age 25).
On 17th September 1928 Saville Crossley 3rd Baron Somerleyton was born to Francis Savile Crossley 2nd Baron Somerleyton (age 39) and Bridget Hoare Baroness Somerleyton (age 29).
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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 17th September 1935 Francis Trajan Sacheverell Sitwell was born to Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell 6th Baronet (age 37) and Georgia Doble (age 30).
On 17th September 1937 James Douglas Wolseley 13th Baronet was born to James Douglas Wolseley (age 34).
On 17th September 1944 John Robert Gunning 10th Baronet was born to Robert Charles Gunning 8th Baronet (age 42).
On 17th September 1409 King Martin I of Aragon (age 53) and Margaret Prades Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Peter IV King Aragon and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon.
On 17th September 1669 James Annesley 2nd Earl Anglesey (age 24) and Elizabeth Manners Countess Anglesey (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland (age 65) and Frances Montagu Countess Rutland (age 55). He the son of Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley (age 55) and Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey (age 49).
On 17th September 1718 John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 33) and Anne Stringer were married. He the son of William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam (age 75) and Anne Cremor.
On 17th September 1719 Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds (age 27) and Anne Seymour (age 10) were married. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 57) and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 52). He the son of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 60) and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 57). They were fifth cousins.
On 17th September 1720 James Wemyss 5th Earl of Wemyss (age 21) and Janet Charteris were married. He the son of David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss and Anne Douglas.
On 17th September 1729 Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III (age 30) and Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 19) were married at Gotha. He the son of Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 53) and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg.
On 17th September 1742 Robert Hawkins-Magill (age 38) and Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor were married. She the daughter of John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley and Theodosia Hyde.
On 17th September 1783 Robert Meade Wilmot 2nd Baronet (age 31) and Juliana Elizabeth Byron were married at Pirbright, Surrey.
On 17th September 1787 William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland (age 21) and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington (age 21) were married at her father's seat Hackwood Park, Hampshire. She the daughter of Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton (age 66) and Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton (age 51). He the son of Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington (age 60) and Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington (age 59). They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 17th September 1799 Charles Warre Malet 1st Baronet (age 46) and Susanna Wales Lady Malet were married.
On 17th September 1931 Maurice Roche 4th Baron Fermoy (age 46) and Ruth Sylvia Gill Baroness Fermoy (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Fermoy. The difference in their ages was 23 years.
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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 17th September 1148 Conan "Fat" Canhiart III Duke Brittany (age 52) died. He had disinherited his son Hoel on his deathbed for being illegitimate. His daughter Bertha (age 23) succeeded I Duchess Brittany. Odo II Duke Brittany by marriage Duke Brittany.
On 17th September 1322 Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders (age 73) died. His grandson Louis (age 18) succeeded I Count Flanders.
On 17th September 1415 Michael de la Pole 2nd Earl Suffolk (age 54) died of dysentery. His son Michael (age 21) succeeded 3rd Earl Suffolk, 3rd Baron Pole. Elizabeth Mowbray Countess Suffolk (age 21) by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 17th September 1425 Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy (age 29) died.
On 17th September 1425 Joan Charleton Countess Tankerville (age 25) died.
On 17th September 1533 Philip Baden 1st Margrave Baden (age 53) died.
On 17th September 1558 Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford (age 70) died. His grandson Walter (age 17) succeeded 2nd Viscount Hereford, 11th Baron Ferrers of Chartley.
On 17th September 1563 Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland (age 36) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His son Edward (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl of Rutland, 14th Baron Ros Helmsley. Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland became a ward of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 30) and was specially under the charge of William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 43).
On 17th September 1665 Philip IV King Spain (age 60) died. His son Charles (age 3) succeeded II King Spain.
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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 17th September 1690 William Pierrepont 4th Earl Kingston (age 28) died at Holme Pierrepoint, Nottinghamshire [Map]. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. His brother Evelyn (age 35) succeeded 5th Earl Kingston upon Hull, 5th Viscount Newark, 5th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint. Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull (age 22) by marriage Countess Kingston upon Hull.
On 17th September 1737 John Smythe 3rd Baronet (age 37) died. His son Edward (age 18) succeeded 4th Baronet Smythe.
On 14 or 17th September 1757 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene (age 42) died. His son Clotworthy (age 15) succeeded 2nd Earl Massereene, 6th Viscount Massereene, 6th Baron Lough Neagh, 8th Baronet Skeffington of Fisherwick in Staffordshire.
On 17th September 1766 Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel (age 51) died. He was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map]. After 7th April 1784 Elizabeth Adams (age 51) was buried with her husband.
Monument sculpted by Joseph Nollekens (age 29).
Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel: Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel and Elizabeth Adams were married. In 1715 he was born to John Noel and Elizabeth Sherard.
Elizabeth Adams: Around 1715 she was born to Robert Adams. In 1736 Robert Adams died. His estate, reputedly worth £100,000 was divided between his two daughters Margaretta Anna Adams and Elizabeth Adams. On 7th April 1784 she died.
On 17th September 1767 Prince Edward Hanover 1st Duke of York (age 28) died at York Room, Prince's Palace. Duke of York and Albany extinct.
On 17th September 1784 John Tylney 2nd Earl Tylney (age 71) died.
On 17th September 1801 Christopher Sykes 2nd Baronet (age 52) died. His son Mark (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baronet Sykes of Sledmere in Yorkshire.
On 17th September 1817 Mary Wordsworth Lady Kent (age 66) died.
On 17th September 1818 Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey (age 74) died. His son George (age 3) succeeded 10th Earl Lindsey.
On 17th September 1849 Augusta Priscilla Irby Lady Langham died.
On 17th September 1864 Charlotte Primrose Countess Effingham (age 88) died.
On 17th September 1873 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 74) died. His son Charles (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Hardwicke, 5th Viscount Royston. Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke (age 33) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].
Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke: On 2nd April 1799 he was born to Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke and Elizabeth Weake Rattray at Sydney Lodge, Hamble le Rice. In August 1833 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke were married. On 18th November 1834 Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole Charles succeeded 4th Earl Hardwicke, 4th Viscount Royston. Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke: On 23rd April 1836 he was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke. In 1863 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke and Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke were married. She the daughter of Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley. He the son of Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke. On 18th May 1897 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke died. His son Albert succeeded 6th Earl Hardwicke, 6th Viscount Royston.
Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke: On 3rd March 1840 she was born to Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley. On 3rd June 1923 Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke died.
On 17th September 1874 Edmund Roche 1st Baron Fermoy (age 59) died. His son Edward (age 24) succeeded 2nd Baron Fermoy.
On 17th September 1876 Charles Nightingale 12th Baronet (age 67) died. His son Henry (age 45) succeeded 13th Baronet Nightingale of Newport Pond in Essex.
On 17th September 1880 Reverend John Culme-Seymour 2nd Baronet (age 80) died. His son Michael (age 44) succeeded 3rd Baronet Seymour of High Mount in Cork and Friery Park in Devon.
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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 17th September 1890 Edward Shelley 4th Baronet (age 62) died without issue. His brother Charles (age 52) succeeded 5th Baronet Shelley of Castle Goring in Sussex.
On 17th September 1892 Mary Matilda Georgiana Howard Baroness Taunton (age 69) died.
On 17th September 1906 Edward Chichester 9th Baronet (age 56) died. His son Edward (age 23) succeeded 10th Baronet Chichester of Raleigh in Devon.
On 17th September 1930 Isabel Marion Chetwynd Viscountess Combermere died.
On 17th September 1936 Edith Villiers Countess Lytton (age 95) died.
On 17th September 1940 Napier Sturt 3rd Baron Alington (age 43) died of pneumonia in Cairo, Egypt whilst on active service. He was buried at the New British Protestant Cemetery, Cairo. Baron Alington extinct.
On 17th September 1949 James Dutton 6th Baron Sherborne (age 76) died. His son Charles (age 38) succeeded 7th Baron Sherborne.
On 17th September 1953 Montague Waldegrave 5th Baron Radstock (age 86) died without male issue. Baron Radstock of Castletown in the Queen's County extinct.
On 17th September 1995 George Harris 6th Baron Harris (age 75) died. His fourth cousin Derek (age 79) succeeded 7th Baron Harris of Seringapatam and Mysore and of Belmont in Kent.
On 17th September 2013 Walter Temple-Gore-Langton 8th Earl Temple of Stowe (age 88) died. His son James (age 58) succeeded 9th Earl Temple of Stowe.