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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.
19 Apr is in April.
Events on the 19th April
On 19th April 626 Eanflæd Queen Consort Bernicia was born to King Edwin of Northumbria (age 40) and Æthelburh Oiscingas Queen Consort Northumbria (age 21). She was baptised on 8th June 626.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1012. This year came Earldorman Eadric "Streona aka Acquisitive" Mercia, and all the oldest counsellors of England, clerk and laity, to London before Easter, which was then on the ides of April; and there they abode, over Easter, until all the tribute was paid, which was 48,000 pounds. Then on the Saturday was the army much stirred against the bishop; because he would not promise them any fee, and forbade that any man should give anything for him. They were also much drunken; for there was wine brought them from the south. Then took they the bishop (age 59), and led him to their hustings, on the eve of the Sunday after Easter, which was the thirteenth before the calends of May; and there they then shamefully killed him. They overwhelmed him with bones and horns of oxen; and one of them smote him with an axe-iron on the head; so that he sunk downwards with the blow; and his holy blood fell on the earth, whilst his sacred soul was sent to the realm of God. The corpse in the morning was carried to London; and the bishops, Ednoth and Elfhun, and the citizens, received him with all honour, and buried him in St. Paul's minster [Map]; where God now showeth this holy martyr's miracles. When the tribute was paid, and the peace-oaths were sworn, then dispersed the army as widely as it was before collected. Then submitted to the king five and forty of the ships of the enemy; and promised him, that they would defend this land, and he should feed and clothe them.
On 19th April 1012 Archbishop Ælfheah (age 59) was executed.
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. 19th April 1194. On the nineteenth day of April, Hugh (age 69), Bishop of Durham, of his own free will and under no compulsion, returned the County of Northumbria to the king, along with its castles and other possessions. King Richard then ordered him to hand over the county to Hugh Bardolf. When William, King of Scotland, heard of this, he immediately offered Richard 15,000 marks of silver for Northumbria and its dependencies, claiming that his father, Earl Henry, had held it as a gift from King Henry II, and after him, King Malcolm (William's brother) had peacefully ruled it for five years. After consulting his council, King Richard offered to sell all of Northumbria to William for the agreed sum, excluding its castles. However, King William refused the offer, stating that he would not accept Northumbria without its castles.
Nonodecimo die mensis Aprilis, Hugo Dunelmensis episcopus, sponte sua, nullo cogente, reddidit regi comitatum Northimbriæ, cum castellis et aliis pertinentiis suis: et præcepit ei rex ut ipse ea traderet Hugoni Bardulfo. Quod cum Willelmus rex Scotiæ audisset, statim obtulit regi Angliæ quindecim millia marcarum argenti pro Northimbria et pertinentiis suis, dicens quod comes Henricus pater suus illam tenuit ex dono Henrici regis secundi, et post eum rex Malcolmus filius ejus quinque annis eam pacifice possedit. Unde rex Anglise, habito cum suis consilio, respondit regi Scotiæ, quod daret ei totam Northimbriam, exceptis castellis, pro memorata pecunia: sed rex Scotiæ noluit illam recipere sine castellis.
On 19th April 1319 Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 6) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 5) were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. An arranged marriage although not clear who arranged it or whose ward Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick was (his father Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick had died four years before) - possibly by King Edward II of England (age 34) as a means of securing the Welsh March. The Beauchamp family established, the Mortimer family aspirational. The marriage took place after Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 31) had returned from his tenure as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and before he rebelled against King Edward II of England in opposition to Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 33). She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 33). He the son of Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick (age 34). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
Archaeologia Volume 35 1853 XXXIII. On the 19th [Apr 1358], still in London, the Chancellor and Treasurer of England and Sir John de Wynewyk dined with the Queen (age 63); and the Prince of Wales (age 27) and Duke of Lancaster (age 48) visited her after dinner.
On 19th April 1390 King Robert II of Scotland (age 74) died at Dundonald Castle, Dundonald. He was buried at Scone Abbey [Map]. His son Robert (age 53) succeeded III King Scotland. Annabella Drummond Queen Consort Scotland (age 40) by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. His son David succeeded 3rd Earl Strathearn.
On 19th April 1452 Frederick IV King Naples was born to Ferdinand I King Naples (age 28) and Isabella Clermont Queen Consort Naples (age 28).
Diary of Anne Clifford. 19th April 1616. Upon the 19th I returned my Lord (age 27) for answer that I would not stand to the award of the Judges what misery soever it cost me. This morning the Bishop of St. David's and my little Child were brought to speak to me.
About this time I used to rise early in the morning and go to the Standing in the Garden, and taking my prayer Book with me beseech God to be merciful to me in this and to help me as he always hath done.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 19th April 1617. The 19th I signed 33 letters with my own hand which I sent by him to the tenants in Westmoreland. 'The same night my Lord (age 28) and I had much talk of and persuaded me to these businesses, but I would not, and yet I told him I was in perfect charity with all the world. All this Lent I eat flesh and observed no day but Good Friday.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 19th April 1619. Monday the 19th I went to Somerset House and sat a good while there by the Queen's corpse, and then went into the Privy Galleries and shewed my Coz. Mary those fine delicate things there.
From thence I went to Bedford House and stayed with my Lady of Bedford (age 39) a little while, and she and I went to Channel Row to see my Lady Hume (age 33) the widow.
This day my Lord (age 30), my Lord Hundson (age 39), and my Sister Sackville, christened Hammon's child at St. Dunstan's Church.
On 19th April 1628 Audrey Rombold (age 70) died. She was buried at St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield [Map].
Audrey Rombold: Around 1558 she was born. Around 1575 Henry Goodere of Hatfield and she were married. They were married for fifty-three years having seven sons and seven daughters.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19th April 1661. To London, and saw the bathing and rest of the ceremonies of the Knights of the Bath, preparatory to the coronation; it was in the Painted Chamber [Map], Westminster. I might have received this honor; but declined it. The rest of the ceremony was in the chapel at Whitehall, when their swords being laid on the altar, the Bishop delivered them.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th April 1661. Among my workmen and then to the office, and after that dined with Sir W. Batten (age 60), and then home, where Sir W. Warren came, and I took him and Mr. Shepley and Moore with me to the Mitre [Map], and there I cleared with Warren for the deals I bought lately for my Lord of him, and he went away, and we staid afterwards a good while and talked, and so parted, it being so foul that I could not go to Whitehall to see the Knights of the Bath made to-day, which do trouble me mightily. So home, and having staid awhile till Will came in (with whom I was vexed for staying abroad), he comes and then I went by water to my father's, and then after supper to bed with my wife.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th April 1665. The third I did not stay to see the effect of it, being taken out by Povy (age 51). He and I walked below together, he giving me most exceeding discouragements in the getting of money (whether by design or no I know not, for I am now come to think him a most cunning fellow in most things he do, but his accounts), and made it plain to me that money will be hard to get, and that it is to be feared Backewell hath a design in it to get the thing forced upon himself. This put me into a cruel melancholy to think I may lose what I have had so near my hand; but yet something may be hoped for which to-morrow will shew. He gone, Creed and I together a great while consulting what to do in this case, and after all I left him to do what he thought fit in his discourse to-morrow with my Lord Ashly (age 43).
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th April 1665. Up by five o'clock, and by water to White Hall; and there took coach, and with Mr. Moore to Chelsy; where, after all my fears what doubts and difficulties my Lord Privy Seale (age 59) would make at my Tangier Privy Seale, he did pass it at first reading, without my speaking with him. And then called me in, and was very civil to me. I passed my time in contemplating (before I was called in) the picture of my Lord's son's lady, a most beautiful woman, and most like to Mrs. Butler.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th April 1665. Thence very much joyed to London back again, and found out Mr. Povy (age 51); told him this; and then went and left my Privy Seale at my Lord Treasurer's (age 58); and so to the 'Change [Map], and thence to Trinity-House; where a great dinner of Captain Crisp, who is made an Elder Brother.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th April 1667. At noon to dinner betimes, and then my wife and I by coach to the Duke's house, calling at Lovett's, where I find my Baroness Castlemayne's (age 26) picture not yet done, which has lain so many months there, which vexes me, but I mean not to trouble them more after this is done.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19th April 1687. I heard the famous singer, Cifaccio, esteemed the best in Europe. Indeed, his holding out and delicateness in extending and loosing a note with incomparable softness and sweetness, was admirable; for the rest I found him a mere wanton, effeminate child, very coy, and proudly conceited, to my apprehension. He touched the harpsichord to his voice rarely well. This was before a select number of particular persons whom Mr. Pepys (age 54) invited to his house; and this was obtained by particular favour and much difficulty, the Signor much disdaining to show his talent to any but princes.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19th April 1691. The Archbishop of Canterbury (age 74), and Bishops of Ely (age 53), Bath and Wells (age 53), Peterborough (age 63), Gloucester (age 69), and the rest who would not take the oaths to King William (age 40), were now displaced; and in their rooms, Dr. Tillotson (age 60), Dean of St. Paul's, was made Archbishop: Patrick (age 64) removed from Chichester to Ely; Cumberland (age 59) to Gloucester. Note. A mistake. Bishop Edward Fowler was made Bishop of Gloucester. Bishop Richard Cumberland (age 59) was made Bishop of Peterborough.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19th April 1696. Great offense taken at the three ministers who absolved Sir William Perkins (deceased) and Friend at Tyburn [Map]. One of them (Snatt) was a son of my old schoolmaster. This produced much altercation as to the canonicalness of the action.
After 19th April 1697. Floor markers to Richard Montagu and others at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map].
Richard Montagu: Around 1671 he was born to Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Sandwich and Mary Anne Boyle In 1697 Richard Montagu died.
On 19th April 1737 Susanna Wharton Lady Newton (age 86) died. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Heydour [Map]. Monument sculpted by Peter Scheemakers (age 46).
Susanna Wharton Lady Newton: Around 1651 she was born to Michael Wharton and Susan Paulett. On 23rd January 1691 John Newton 3rd Baronet and she were married. On 31st August 1699 John Newton 2nd Baronet died. His son John succeeded 3rd Baronet Newton of Barrs Court. She by marriage Lady Newton of Barrs Court.
On 19th April 1738 Henry Herbert 2nd Baron Chirbury committed suicide. He died without issue; Baron Herbert Chirbury extinct.
On 19th April 1827 Charles Robert Siddall was born to Charles Crooke Siddall (age 26) and Elizabeth Eleanor Evans at 7 Charles Street, Hatton Garden. He was baptised 6th January 1829.
Charles Crooke Siddall: Around 1801 he was born.
On 19th April 1870 Julian Henry Charles Fane (age 42) died. On 20th October 1868 Adine Eliza Anne Cowper died. Memorial in the Church of St Leonard, Apethorpe [Map].
Julian Henry Charles Fane: On 10th October 1827 he was born to John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland and Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland. In 1866 Julian Henry Charles Fane and Adine Eliza Anne Cowper were married. She the daughter of George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper. He the son of John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland and Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland. They were sixth cousins.
Adine Eliza Anne Cowper: In 1840 she was born to George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper.
On 19th April 1876 George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton (age 59) committed suicide by throwing himself down the stairs of his London home. His son Charles (age 33) succeeded 5th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 5th Baron Westcote, 11th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 19th April 1908 Algernon Wriothesley Russell (age 72) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map].
Algernon Wriothesley Russell: On 13th July 1835 he was born to Wriothesley Russell.
On 19th April 1941 Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke Devonshire (age 21) and Deborah Mitford (age 21) were married. He the son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 45) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 45).
At the commencement of their honeymoon Deborah ‘stopped the car when starting on her honeymoon and registered at a small Labour Exchange for National Service,' as per The Sketch.
On 19th April 1950 Captain Edward Unwin (age 85) died. Memorial at St Peter's Church, Ellastone.
Captain Edward Unwin: On 20th April 1864 he was born to Edward Wilberforce Unwin. In 1922 Mary Unwin died. Captain Edward Unwin inherited Wootton Lodge, Staffordshire [Map]. He then sold it to Brigadier-General Smith Hill Child 2nd Baronet.
On 19th April 1958 Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert (age 83) died. Grave at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert: On 21st March 1875 she was born to Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale. On 24th October 1889 William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet and she were married. She the daughter of Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale.
Births on the 19th April
On 19th April 626 Eanflæd Queen Consort Bernicia was born to King Edwin of Northumbria (age 40) and Æthelburh Oiscingas Queen Consort Northumbria (age 21). She was baptised on 8th June 626.
On 19th April 1452 Frederick IV King Naples was born to Ferdinand I King Naples (age 28) and Isabella Clermont Queen Consort Naples (age 28).
On 19th April 1593 John Hobart 2nd Baronet was born to Henry Hobart 1st Baronet (age 33) and Dorothy Bell Lady Hobart in Norwich, Norfolk [Map].
On 19th April 1681 Thomas Cave 3rd Baronet was born to Roger Cave 2nd Baronet (age 25) and Martha Browne Lady Cave (age 26).
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On 19th April 1682 Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings was born to Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 31) and Elizabeth Lewis Countess Huntingdon (age 28).
On 19th April 1744 Edward Perceval was born to John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont (age 33) and Catherine Cecil Countess Egmont (age 22).
On 19th April 1749 Jocosa Drury Lady Cust was born to Thomas Drury 1st Baronet (age 36) and Martha Tyrrell Lady Drury (age 32).
On 19th April 1750 William Watkins William-Wynn was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet and Frances Shackerley Lady Williams-Wynn (age 29). He was born posthumously his father having died seven months previously.
On 19th April 1752 John Henniker-Major 2nd Baron Henniker was born to John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker (age 27) and Anne Major Baroness Henniker.
On 19th April 1784 Charles Henry Rich 2nd Baronet was born to Charles Bostock aka Rich 1st Baronet (age 32) and Mary Frances Rich (age 28).
On 19th April 1796 Frances Charlotte Bedingfield was born to Richard Bedingfeld 5th Baronet (age 28) and Charlotte Georgiana Jerningam (age 28).
On 19th April 1803 Harry George Powlett 4th Duke Cleveland was born to William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland (age 36) and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington (age 37). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.45%.
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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 19th April 1817 John Phillip was born.
On 19th April 1829 Richard Boyle 9th Earl Cork was born to Charles Boyle (age 28).
On 19th April 1845 Robert Jocelyn 7th Earl Roden was born to John Jocelyn (age 39).
On 19th April 1855 Charles Bertram Bellew 3rd Baron Bellew was born to Edward Joseph Bellew 2nd Baron Bellew (age 24) and Augusta Mary Bryan (age 21). He was baptised on 26th April 1855 at the Roman Catholic Church, Balbriggan.
On 19th April 1858 Frank Pleydell-Bouverie was born to Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 4th Earl Radnor (age 42) and Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston (age 36).
On 19th April 1858 Gertrude Pleydell-Bouverie was born to Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 4th Earl Radnor (age 42) and Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston (age 36).
On 19th April 1860 Montagu Harry Proctor-Beauchamp 7th Baronet was born to Thomas William Brograve Proctor-Beauchamp 4th Baronet (age 44) and Catherine Esther Waldegrave Lady Beauchamp-Proctor (age 33).
On 19th April 1865 Reverend William Wolseley 11th Baronet was born to Charles Wolseley (age 50).
On 19th April 1870 William Hanbury-Tracy 5th Baron Sudeley was born to Charles Hanbury Tracy 4th Baron Sudeley (age 29) and Ada Maria Tollemache Baroness Sudeley (age 21).
On 19th April 1877 Edmund Parker 4th Earl Morley was born to Albert Parker 3rd Earl Morley (age 33) and Margaret Holford Countess Morley (age 22).
On 19th April 1882 Jane Primrose Stapleton-Cotton Viscountess Hood was born to Richard Southwell Stapleton-Cotton (age 32) and Jane Charlotte Methuen (age 34).
On 19th April 1899 James Hubert Theobald Charles Butler 7th Marquess Ormonde was born to Theobald Butler (age 46) and Annabella Brydon.
On 19th April 1900 John Rochfort D'Oyly 13th Baronet was born to Hastings Hadley D'Oyly 11th Baronet (age 36).
On 19th April 1919 Henry Philip Anthony Mary de Hoghton 13th Baronet was born to Cuthbert de Hoghton 12th Baronet (age 38).
On 19th April 1946 Colin Humphrey Felton 6th Baron Seaford was born to Major William Felton Ellis.
Marriages on the 19th April
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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 19th April 1319 Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 6) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 5) were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. An arranged marriage although not clear who arranged it or whose ward Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick was (his father Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick had died four years before) - possibly by King Edward II of England (age 34) as a means of securing the Welsh March. The Beauchamp family established, the Mortimer family aspirational. The marriage took place after Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 31) had returned from his tenure as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and before he rebelled against King Edward II of England in opposition to Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 33). She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 33). He the son of Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick (age 34). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
On 19th April 1557 John Williams 1st Baron Williams (age 57) and Margery Wentworth were married.
On 19th April 1671 Alexander Home 4th Earl of Home and Anne Sackville Countess Home (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess of Home. She the daughter of Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset (age 48) and Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset (age 49). He the son of James Home 3rd Earl of Home and Jean Douglas Countess Home.
On 19th April 1686 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet (age 31) and Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton (age 19) were married. She by marriage Lady Myddelton of Chirk Castle.
On 19th April 1762 Bishop William Buller (age 27) and Anne Thomas (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Bishop John Thomas (age 65).
On 19th April 1762 Robert Edward Petre 9th Baron Petre (age 20) and Anne Howard (age 19) were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 19th April 1763 Wilmot Vaughan 1st Earl Lisburne (age 35) and Dorothy Shafto Countess Lisburne (age 30) were married.
On 19th April 1769 George de la Poer Beresford 1st Marquess Waterford (age 34) and Elizabeth Monck Marchioness Waterford (age 27) were married. He the son of Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone and Catherine Power Countess Tyrone (age 67).
On 19th April 1771 John Eliot 1st Baronet (age 35) and Grace Dalrymple (age 17) were married. She commenced an affair with Arthur Annesley (age 26). Eliot sued Annesley for criminal conversation [adultery] and received £12,000 in damages before successfully obtaining a divorce.
On 19th April 1830 Henry Frederick Thynne 3rd Marquess of Bath (age 32) and Harriet Baring Marchioness Bath (age 25) were married. He the son of Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath (age 65) and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath (age 56).
On 19th April 1855 Lionel Dawson-Damer 4th Earl of Portarlington (age 23) and Harriet Lydia Robinson Montagu Countess Portarlington were married.
On 19th April 1860 Henry George Roper-Curzon 17th Baron Teynham (age 37) and Harriet Anne Lovell Heathcote were married.
On 19th April 1890 Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath (age 27) and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath (age 21) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Lowry Cole 4th Earl Enniskillen (age 44) and Harriet Moncreiffe Lady Mordaunt (age 42). He the son of John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath (age 59) and Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey Marchioness Bath. They were sixth cousins.
On 19th April 1894 Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 25) and Victoria Melita Windsor (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor (age 49) and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 40). He the son of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. They were first cousins. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 19th April 1911 Victor Alexander John Hope 2nd Marquess Linlithgow (age 23) and Doreen Maud Milner Marchioness of Linlithgow (age 25) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Linlithgow. He the son of John Hope 1st Marquess Linlithgow.
On 19th April 1941 Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke Devonshire (age 21) and Deborah Mitford (age 21) were married. He the son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 45) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 45).
At the commencement of their honeymoon Deborah ‘stopped the car when starting on her honeymoon and registered at a small Labour Exchange for National Service,' as per The Sketch.
Deaths on the 19th April
On 19th April 1012 Bishop Ælfheah died.
On 19th April 1012 Archbishop Ælfheah (age 59) was executed.
On 19th April 1137 Amaury Montfort Count Évreux (age 66) died at Eure, Haute Normandie. His son Amaury (age 15) succeeded 3rd Count Évreux.
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On 19th April 1390 King Robert II of Scotland (age 74) died at Dundonald Castle, Dundonald. He was buried at Scone Abbey [Map]. His son Robert (age 53) succeeded III King Scotland. Annabella Drummond Queen Consort Scotland (age 40) by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. His son David succeeded 3rd Earl Strathearn.
On 19th April 1405 Thomas West 1st Baron West (age 40) died. His son Thomas (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baron West. Ida St Amaund Baroness West by marriage Baroness West.
On 19th April 1608 Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 72) died suddenly at the council table, having apparently suffered a stroke. His funeral was held at Westminster Abbey [Map]. He was buried in the Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son Robert (age 47) succeeded 2nd Earl Dorset, 2nd Baron Buckhurst. Anne Spencer Countess Dorset by marriage Countess Dorset.
On 19th April 1630 Anne Dacre Countess Arundel (age 73) died at Shifnal Manor, Shropshire. She was buried at Arundel Castle [Map].
On 19th April 1632 Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 62) died. She was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map] with her husband. Their monument comprises an altar-tomb surmounted with effigies. Earl Buckingham extinct.
On 19th April 1658 Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick (age 70) died. His son Robert (age 46) succeeded 3rd Earl Warwick, 5th Baron Rich of Leez.
On 19th April 1709 Louis Duras 2nd Earl Feversham (age 68) died without without issue. Earl Feversham and Baron Duras extinct.
On 19th April 1710 Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore (age 49) died. His son John (age 24) succeeded 2nd Earl Dunmore.
On 19th April 1722 Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland (age 46) died. His son Robert (age 20) succeeded 4th Earl of Sunderland, 6th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.
On 19th April 1737 Susanna Wharton Lady Newton (age 86) died. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Heydour [Map]. Monument sculpted by Peter Scheemakers (age 46).
Susanna Wharton Lady Newton: Around 1651 she was born to Michael Wharton and Susan Paulett. On 23rd January 1691 John Newton 3rd Baronet and she were married. On 31st August 1699 John Newton 2nd Baronet died. His son John succeeded 3rd Baronet Newton of Barrs Court. She by marriage Lady Newton of Barrs Court.
On 19th April 1738 Henry Herbert 2nd Baron Chirbury committed suicide. He died without issue; Baron Herbert Chirbury extinct.
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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 19th April 1743 William Widdrington 4th Baron Widdrington (age 65) died.
On 19th April 1768 Helen Hope Countess Haddington (age 90) died.
On 19th April 1768 Canaletto (age 70) died.
On 19th April 1772 John Miller 4th Baronet died. His son Thomas succeeded 5th Baronet Miller of Chichester in Sussex.
On 19th April 1798 Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood (age 82) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. She was buried at Woodbridge, Suffolk [Map].
On 19th April 1804 Anne Eleanora Bertie Viscountess Wenman (age 67) died.
On 19th April 1804 Robert Hay-Drummond 10th Earl Kinnoul (age 53) died. His son Thomas (age 19) succeeded 11th Earl Kinnoull, 4th Baron Hay of Pedwardine in Herefordshire.
On 19th April 1814 Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 84) died at Seymour Place. His son Charles (age 41) succeeded 2nd Earl Ailesbury, 3rd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
On 19th April 1823 Charles Warwick Bamlfylde 5th Baronet (age 70) died at Montague Square. His son George (age 37) succeeded 6th Baronet Bampfylde of Poltimore in Devon.
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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 19th April 1824 George "Lord Byron" 6th Baron Byron (age 36) died at Missolonghi. He was buried at Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire. His first cousin George (age 35) succeeded 7th Baron Byron of Rochdale in Lancashire.
On 19th April 1829 David Erskine 11th Earl of Buchan (age 86) died with legitimate issue. His non-entailed estates were inherited by his son David Erskine.
On 19th April 1836 Frances Catherine Tichborne Baroness Arundel died.
On 19th April 1846 William Hay 18th Earl Erroll (age 45) died. His son William (age 22) succeeded 19th Earl Erroll.
On 19th April 1859 Harry Dent Goring 8th Baronet (age 57) died. His son Charles (age 30) succeeded 9th Baronet Bowyer aka Goring of Highden in Sussex. Eliza Molyneux Lady Goring (age 23) by marriage Lady Bowyer aka Goring of Highden in Sussex.
On 19th April 1862 Louisa Lowry-Corry Countess of Sandwich (age 81) died. She was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map].
On 19th April 1872 Henry Winston Barron 1st Baronet (age 76) died. His son Henry (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baronet Barron of Glenanna and Barroncourt in County Waterford.
On 19th April 1876 George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton (age 59) committed suicide by throwing himself down the stairs of his London home. His son Charles (age 33) succeeded 5th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 5th Baron Westcote, 11th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 19th April 1887 William Pakenham 4th Earl of Longford (age 68) died. His son Thomas (age 22) succeeded 5th Earl Longford, 6th Baron Longford, 4th Baron Silchester of Silchester in Hampshire.
On 19th April 1892 Richard "The Younger" Westmacott (age 93) died.
On 19th April 1900 William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 65) died. His son William (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire, 3rd Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough (age 39) by marriage Countess Londesborough in Yorkshire.
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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 19th April 1905 Arthur Philip Stanhope 6th Earl Stanhope (age 66) died. His son James (age 24) succeeded 7th Earl Stanhope.
On 19th April 1910 John Yarde-Buller 2nd Baron Churston (age 63) died. His son John (age 36) succeeded 3rd Baron Churston, 5th Baronet Yarde-Buller of Churston in Devon.
On 19th April 1924 Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh 7th Baronet (age 74) died. His son Thomas (age 42) succeeded 8th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
On 19th April 1928 George Shaw-Lefevre 1st Baron Eversley (age 96) died. Baron Eversley of Old Ford in London extinct.
On 19th April 1929 John Baring 2nd Baron Revelstoke (age 65) died. His brother Cecil (age 65) succeeded 3rd Baron Revelstoke of Membland in Devon.
On 19th April 1930 John Yarde-Buller 3rd Baron Churston (age 56) died. His son Richard (age 20) succeeded 4th Baron Churston, 6th Baronet Yarde-Buller of Churston in Devon.
On 19th April 1930 Morton Gray Stuart 17th Earl of Moray (age 75) died. His son Francis (age 37) succeeded 18th Earl Moray.
On 19th April 1948 Diana Isabel Erskine Lady Fitzherbert (age 56) died.
On 19th April 1950 Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson 14th Baron Berners (age 66) died. His first cousin Vera (age 48) succeeded 15th Baroness Berners. Baronet Tyrwhitt of Stanley Hall in Shropshire extinct.
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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 19th April 1958 Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert (age 83) died. Grave at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert: On 21st March 1875 she was born to Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale. On 24th October 1889 William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet and she were married. She the daughter of Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale.
On 19th April 1962 Edith Mary Parker Duchess Somerset (age 81) died at Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire.
On 19th April 1967 William Henry Dudley Boyle 12th Earl Cork (age 93) died.
On 19th April 1972 Ferdinando Lea Smith 13th Baron Dudley (age 61) died. His sister Barbara (age 64) succeeded 14th Baroness Dudley.
On 19th April 1974 Margaret Isabel Talbot Countess of Antrim died.
On 19th April 1983 Vere Hobart-Hampden 9th Earl of Buckinghamshire (age 81) died. His second cousin once removed George (age 38) succeeded 10th Earl Buckinghamshire, 10th Baron Hobart, 14th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.
On 19th April 2007 Dermot Chichester 7th Marquess Donegal (age 91) died.
On 19th April 2018 Lawrence Williams 9th Baronet (age 88) died. Baronet Williams of Bodelwyddan in Flintshire extinct.