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On this Day in History ... 19th December
19 Dec is in December.
Events on the 19th December
On 19 Dec 966 Sancho "Fat" I King Leon (age 34) died from poisoning. His son Ramiro III King Leon (age 5) succeeded III King Leon.
On 19 Dec 1154 King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 21) was crowned II King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 32) was crowned Queen Consort England. Archbishop Theobald of Bec (age 64) presided.
Chronica Majora. 19 Dec 1235. In the same year, at the advent of our Lord, Robert Fitz-Walter, a baron of illustrious race, and renowned in feats of arms, went the way of all flesh; and in the same year, too, in the flower of his youth, Roger de Sumeric was taken away from amongst men, a man of singular elegance, respectable race, and of remarkable prowess. In this year, too, as a token of the continuation of his regard, the emperor (age 40) sent a camel to the king.
On 19 Dec 1333 Joan Plantagenet was born to King Edward III of England (age 21) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 19) at Tower of London [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.00%.
On 19 Dec 1387 an army of the Lords Appellant led by the future King Henry IV of England (age 20) prevented the forces of King Richard II of England (age 20) commanded by Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 25) from crossing the bridge [Map] over the River Thames at Radcot in Oxfordshire. When Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 32) arrived with further Lord Appellant's men the King's men were encircled. The King's men attempted to force the crossing of the bridge at which time the only casualties occurred including Thomas Molyneux (age 49) who was killed by Thomas Mortimer (age 37). Around 800 men drowned in the marshes whilst trying to escape. Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland narrowly escaped to France.
Thomas Walsingham Chronicon Angliæ 1387. 19 Dec 1387. At that time, there was a certain Thomas Molyneux (age 49), who prepared himself for battle, as not all the lords had yet gathered at that place, but only one—Henry, the Earl of Derby, son of the Duke of Lancaster. After fighting for some time, Henry, exhausted and despairing, entered the nearby river. Among the many present, Thomas de Mortimer (age 37), a knight, urged him either to come ashore or be pierced with arrows in the river without a doubt. "If I come ashore," said Thomas, "will you spare my life?" "I make no such promise," replied the knight, "but either come ashore or you will soon perish." To this, Thomas responded, "If that is the case, allow me to come ashore and fight you or any one of you, so that I may die as a man." As he began to ascend, the knight grabbed him by the helmet and pulled it off his head. Immediately, drawing a dagger, the knight pierced Thomas's brain, killing him.
Erat ibi tune dictus Thomas Mulinewes, qui se praparavit ad pugnam, quia nondum Domini cuncti convenerant ad illum locum, sed unus tantum, filius Ducis Lancastriæ, Henricus, Comes Derbeyæ; qui, cum aliquandin pugnasset, fessus et desperans flumen, quod prope erat, ingressus est. Inter multos vero, Thomas de Mortuo Mari, miles, hortabatur ut ascenderet, vel sine dubio eum in flumine sagittis perforaret. "Si," inquit Thomas, "ascendam, visne servare vitam meam ?" "Non hoc promitto," ait miles, "sed vel ascendas vel occumbes mox." Cui ille,—"Si sic," inquit, "necesse est, sinas ut ascendam et tecum, vel quocunque vestrum, pugnem, ut moriar sicut homo." In ascendendo autem cepit eum miles per cassidem, et de capite suo traxit, et mox, extracto cultello daggardo, ejus cerebrum perforavit.
Thomas Walsingham Chronicon Angliæ 1387. 19 Dec 1387. Meanwhile, the Duke of Ireland (age 25), fleeing, came to a river. When he wished to cross by a bridge, he found it broken. Reaching another bridge, he encountered archers who blocked his passage. Thus, turning away from them and searching for a ford, he urged his horse into the river. There, soon transformed from a rider into a swimmer, he reached the other bank. Since it was night, the servants of the lords did not pursue the fugitive, particularly because they were unfamiliar with the paths of the region. However, his horse, along with his helmet, gauntlets, and breastplate, fell into the possession of the lords. As a result, it was later believed for a long time that he had drowned. Additionally, the lords intercepted his cart and saddlebags, discovering many items, most notably letters from the king addressed to him. These letters instructed him to hasten to London with great force, assuring him that the king was prepared and committed to live and die by his side. These documents provided the lords with strong evidence of the king's inconsistency and fickleness.
Interea, Dux Hiberniæ, fugiens pervenit ad flumen, sed cum transire ad pontem vellet, confractum reperit. Ad alium vero pontem dum pervenisset, arcitenentes invenit, qui ejus transitum prohiberent. Igitur divertens ab eis, et vadum quærens, equum compulit intrare flumen ; in quo mox, ex equite natator factus, ad aliam ripam venit. Nox autem erat, ct ideo non sunt secuti fugientem servi procerum, eo maxime, quod diverticula patriæ nesciebant. Equus tamen ejus, cum casside, et, cum cbirotliecis, pectorale, in sortem pervenit Dominorum. Unde expost magno tempore submersus fuisse putabatur. Quadrigam ejus insuper, cum clitellis, proceres interceperunt ; in quibus plurima repererunt, et præcipue Regis ad ipsum litteras, in quibus continebatur, ut venire festinaret ad eum Londonias, cum potestate magna, et Rex paratus esset, et cor apponeret, ad vivendum ct moriendum cum eo. Qui apices magnam fidem fecerunt Dominis de Regis inconstantia et mutabilitate.
Holinshed's Chronicle 1387. 19 Dec 1387. Herevpon manie that were with him, cursing this his demeanour, prepared to yeeld themselues to the lords. But Thomas Molineux (age 49) determined to fight it out, sith the lords were not yet all come togither to that place, but onelie the earle of Derbie and certeine others. Neuerthelesse, after he had fought a while, and perceiued it would not auaile him to tarie longer, as one despairing of the victorie, betooke him likewise to flight, as the duke of Ireland had led him the waie: and plunging into the riuer, which was at hand, it chanced that sir Thomas Mortimer being present amongst other at the same place, willed him to come out of the water vnto him; for if he would not, he threatened to shoot him through with arrowes in the riuer where he stood.
If I come (said Molineux) will ye saue my life? I will make thée no such promise (said sir Thomas Mortimer) but notwithstanding, either come vp, or thou shalt presentlie die for it. Well then (said Molineux) if there be no other remedie, suffer me to come vp, and let me trie with hand-blowes, either with you or some other, and so die like a man.
But as he came vp, the knight caught him by the helmet, plucked it off his head, & streightwaies drawing foorth his dagger,Thomas Molineux slaine. stroke him into the braines, and so dispatched him. This was the end of sir Thomas Molineux, which through his bold and rash aduenture, in a most dangerous and desperat case, he pulled vpon himselfe; and might as well haue auoided as incurred, if the same prouident care of safetie had taken him in the head that mooued the duke of Ireland to take flight for his indemnitie: wherein he séemed to remember that there is no safe attempting of any perilous enterprise without dread of danger: for he that can tell when a thing is to be feared, can tell in like sort when it is to be vndertaken; as the wiseman verie sententiouslie saith:
Animus vereri qui scit, scit tutò aggredi. i.e. A mind that knows how to fear, knows how to proceed safely.
On 19 Dec 1475 Louis Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol (age 57) was beheaded at Paris [Map]. His son Peter Luxemburg II Count Saint Pol and Soissons (age 35) succeeded II Count Saint Pol. Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol (age 36) by marriage Countess Saint Pol.
On 19 Dec 1526 John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford (age 55) was appointed Lord Great Chamberlain.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 19 Dec 1552. The xix day of Desember was bered master John Semer (age 25), the eldest sune unto the duke of Somersett latt dyssesyd, and bered at the hospetall of Savoy, and ther was a dolle.
Note. Funeral of master John Seymour. His will, dated Dec. 7, 1552, and proved April 26, 1553, is recorded in the prerogative court of Canterbury, and briefly quoted in Collins's Peerage. He died unmarried, making his whole brother sir Edward Seymour, the ancestor of the present duke of Somerset, his heir.
Chronicle of Queen Jane and Two Years of Queen Mary 1553. 19 Dec 1553. The xix. daie, the erle of Ormonde (age 21), sir (blank) Courteney knight, and mr. Barnaby, fell out in the night with a certayn priest in the streat, whose parte a gentyllman comyng by by chance took, and so they fell by the eares; so that Barnabye was hurt. The morowe they were ledd by the ij. sheryves to the counter in the Pultry, where they remayned (blank) daies.
On 19 Dec 1562 Jean d'Annebault was killed at the 1562 Battle of Dreux.
On 19 Dec 1562 the Battle of Dreux was fought between Catholics, who were victorious, and Huguenots commanded by Anne I Duke of Montmorency (age 69) and Louis Bourbon Prince Condé (age 32) respectively.
On 20 Dec 1583 Edward Arden (age 50) was hanged, drawn and quartered at Smithfield [Map] for having plotted against Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 50) with his son-in-law John Somerville (deceased) who had implicated him during torture. He was tried by Christopher Wray (age 59).
On 19 Dec 1583 John Somerville committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell.
The heads of John Somerville and Edward Arden were set on London Bridge [Map] next to the head of the Gerald Fitzgerald 14th Earl Desmond (deceased).
On 19 Dec 1635 Mary Witham 1st Baronetess Bolles (age 56) was created 1st Lady Bolles then Jobson of Osberton by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 35). Possibly the only time a woman has been created a Baronet. There are examples of the widows of Baronets being given the rank of Baronet.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Dec 1666. Thence I up to the Lords' House to enquire for Lord Bellasses (age 52); and there hear how at a conference this morning between the two Houses about the business of the Canary Company, my Lord Buckingham (age 38) leaning rudely over my Lord Marquis Dorchester, my Lord Dorchester (age 60) removed his elbow. Duke of Buckingham asked him whether he was uneasy; Dorchester replied, yes, and that he durst not do this were he any where else: Buckingham replied, yes he would, and that he was a better man than himself; Dorchester answered that he lyed. With this Buckingham struck off his hat, and took him by his periwigg, and pulled it aside, and held him. My Lord Chamberlain (age 64) and others interposed, and, upon coming into the House, the Lords did order them both to the Tower, whither they are to go this afternoon.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Dec 1666. But by and by Sir W. Batten (age 65) and Sir R. Ford (age 52) do tell me, that the seamen have been at some prisons, to release some seamen, and the Duke of Albemarle (age 58) is in armes, and all the Guards at the other end of the town; and the Duke of Albemarle is gone with some forces to Wapping, Essex, to quell the seamen; which is a thing of infinite disgrace to us.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Dec 1667. Thence to the 'Change [Map], where I stayed very little, and so home to dinner, and there find my wife mightily out of order with her teeth. At the office all the afternoon, and at night by coach to Westminster, to the Hall, where I met nobody, and do find that this evening the King (age 37) by message (which he never did before) hath passed several bills, among others that for the Accounts, and for banishing my Chancellor (age 58), and hath adjourned the House to February; at which I am glad, hoping in this time to get leisure to state my Tangier Accounts, and to prepare better for the Parliament's enquiries. Here I hear how the House of Lords, with great severity, if not tyranny, have ordered poor Carr, who only erred in the manner of the presenting his petition against my Lord Gerard (age 49), it being first printed before it was presented; which was, it, seems, by Colonel Sands's going into the country, into whose hands he had put it: the poor man is ordered to stand in the pillory two or three times, and his eares cut, and be imprisoned I know not how long. But it is believed that the Commons, when they meet, will not be well pleased with it; and they have no reason, I think. Having only heard this from Mrs. Michell, I away again home, and there to supper and to bed, my wife exceeding ill in her face with the tooth ake, and now her face has become mightily swelled that I am mightily troubled for it.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19 Dec 1685. My Lord Treasurer (age 43) made me dine with him, where I became acquainted with Monsr Barillon, the French Ambassador, a learned and crafty advocate.
On 19 Dec 1688 Captain Walter Littleton was killed in a duel by Captain Charles Adderley, a protestant officer of the Royal Horse Guards.
In On 19 Dec 1719 Anne Griffith (age 21) died in childbirth.
On 19 Dec 1751 Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 27) died.
On 19 Dec 1778 Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême was born to Louis XVI King France (age 24) and Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.58%.
On 19 Dec 1798 Mary Fitzclarence was born illegitimately to King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 33) and Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan" (age 37).
On 19 Dec 1851 Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 76) died of cholera at the home of Sophia Caroline Booth at 119 Cheyne Walk.
On 19 Dec 1941 the Leander-class light cruiser "Neptune" struck by several mines causing it to sink with the loss of 737 crew members. Initially some 30 others survived the sinking, but they also died of wounds and exposure in the subsequent days. The sole survivor Norman Walton was picked up five days later by the Italian torpedo boat Generale Achille Papa. he spent fifteen months in an Italian Prisoner of War Camp.
John Dudley North 13th Baron North (age 24) was killed in action. Baron North abeyant between his two sisters.
On 19 Dec 1942 Lieutenant Andrew Jervis Hawkins (age 21) was killed while flying in the service of his country. Memorial in Church of St George, South Acre [Map].
Lieutenant Andrew Jervis Hawkins: On 23 Mar 1921 he was born at South Acre, Norfolk.
On 19 Dec 1961 David Armstrong-Jones 2nd Earl of Snowdon was baptised in the Music Room, Buckingham Palace. His godparents were Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 35), Elizabeth Cavendish (age 35), Patrick Plunket 7th Baron Plunket (age 38), Rupert Charles Montacute Neville (age 38) and Bishop Simon Phipps.
19 Dec 1981. The Penlee lifeboat disaster occurred off the coast of Cornwall, England when RNLI lifeboat Solomon Browne, from Penlee Lifeboat Station near Mousehole, went to the aid of the vessel Union Star after its engines failed in heavy seas. After the lifeboat had rescued four people, both vessels were lost with all hands. Sixteen people died, including eight volunteer lifeboatmen.
On 19 Dec 1995 Bishop Gerald Fitzmaurice Colin (age 82) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].
Bishop Gerald Fitzmaurice Colin: On 19 Jul 1913 he was born. In 1966 he was appointed Bishop of Grimsby. Before 19 Dec 1995 he and Iris Susan Stuart Colin were married.
Births on the 19th December
On 19 Dec 1333 Joan Plantagenet was born to King Edward III of England (age 21) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 19) at Tower of London [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.00%.
On 19 Dec 1490 Anne Lorraine was born to René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar (age 39) and Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine (age 23).
On 19 Dec 1563 William Howard was born to Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 27) and Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk (age 23) at Saffron Walden, Essex [Map].
On 19 Dec 1566 George Talbot 9th Earl of Shrewsbury was born to John Talbot (age 21) and Katherine Petre (age 21).
On 19 Dec 1587 Dorothea Sophia Wettin was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar (age 25) and Sophie of Württemberg Duchess of Saxe-Weimar (age 24) at Weimar.
On 19 Dec 1591 Edward Barkham 1st Baronet was born to Edward Barkham (age 21) and Jane Crouch (age 18).
On 19 Dec 1593 Margaret Howard Lady Cotton was born to William Howard (age 30) and Elizabeth Dacre (age 29).
On 19 Dec 1607 Remigius van Leemput was born.
On 19 Dec 1632 Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Byron was born to John Chaworth 2nd Viscount Chaworth (age 27) and Elizabeth Noel Viscountess Chaworth (age 27).
On 19 Dec 1637 William Leman 2nd Baronet was born to William Leman 1st Baronet and Rebecca Prescot.
On 19 Dec 1683 Philippe V King Spain was born to Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy (age 22) and Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 23) at Palace of Versailles, Versailles. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.57%.
On 19 Dec 1683 William Gordon aka Sutherland was born to John Sutherland 16th Earl Sutherland (age 22).
On 19 Dec 1700 John Kemp 5th Baronet was born to Robert Kemp 3rd Baronet (age 33) and Elizabeth Brand.
On 19 Dec 1715 Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland was born to Langdale Smithson (age 35).
On 19 Dec 1726 Henry Willoughby 5th Baron Middleton was born to Thomas Willoughby (age 32) and Elizabeth Southby at York [Map].
On 22 Nov 1728 John Shaw 4th Baronet was born to John Shaw 3rd Baronet (age 41) and Anna Maria Barnardiston Lady Shaw (age 31). He was baptised on 19 Dec 1728 at the Church of Holy Trinity, Eltham.
On 19 Dec 1728 Thomas Willoughby 4th Baron Middleton was born to Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton (age 36) and Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton.
On 19 Dec 1734 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer was born to John Spencer (age 26) and Georgiana Caroline Carteret (age 18) at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].
On 19 Dec 1734 Claude Champion de Crespgny 1st Baronet was born to Philip Champion (age 30).
On 19 Dec 1744 Charles Hesse-Kassel was born to Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 24) and Mary Hanover (age 21) at Kassel. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 19 Dec 1750 Isabella Susan Burrell Countess Beverley was born to Peter Burrell (age 26) and Elizabeth Lewis.
On 19 Dec 1763 Sophia Thynne was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 29) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 28).
On 19 Dec 1769 Alexander Bannerman 7th Baronet was born to Alexander Bannerman 6th Baronet (age 27).
On 19 Dec 1771 Charles Ellis 1st Baron Seaford was born.
On 19 Dec 1776 Robert Edward Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 32) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 29).
On 19 Dec 1778 Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême was born to Louis XVI King France (age 24) and Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.58%.
On 19 Dec 1798 Mary Fitzclarence was born illegitimately to King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 33) and Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan" (age 37).
On 19 Dec 1808 Montagu Lowther Chapman 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Chapman 2nd Baronet (age 52).
On 04 Mar 1810 Emily Paget Countess Sydney Scadbury Kent was born illegitimately to Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 41) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 28). If her birthdate is correct then she was born before her parents married on 19 Dec 1810?
On 19 Dec 1823 Arthur Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 32) and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 17).
On 19 Dec 1828 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton was born to William Legh.
On 19 Dec 1828 George Leveson-Gower 3rd Duke Sutherland was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 42) and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.
On 19 Dec 1831 George Barrington Legge was born to William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 47) and Frances Barrington Countess Dartmouth.
On 19 Dec 1833 Walter de Sodington Blount 9th Baronet was born to Edward Blount 8th Baronet (age 38).
On 19 Dec 1837 Mary Agnes Somerville Lady Biddulph was born to Kenelm Somerville (age 50).
On 19 Dec 1860 John Richard de Clare Boscawen was born to Evelyn Boscawen 6th Viscount Falmouth (age 41) and Mary Stapleton Viscountess Falmouth 13th Baroness Despencer (age 38).
On 19 Dec 1863 Wroth Periam Christopher Lethbridge 5th Baronet was born to Wroth Acland Lethbridge 4th Baronet (age 32).
On 19 Dec 1864 William Plunket 5th Baron Plunket was born to Archbishop William Plunket 4th Baron Plunket (age 36).
On 19 Dec 1865 Reginald Hastings Marsham was born to Charles Marsham 4th Earl Romney (age 24) and Frances Augusta Constance Muir Rawdon-Hastings Countess Romney (age 21).
On 19 Dec 1873 Lister Lister-Kaye 6th Baronet was born to Captain Arthur Lister-Kaye (age 39).
On 19 Dec 1886 Nelson Edward Oliver Rycroft 6th Baronet was born to Richard Nelson Rycroft 5th Baronet (age 27) and Dorothea Hester Bluett Wallop Lady Rycroft. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.56%.
On 19 Dec 1906 Antony Head 1st Viscount Head was born to Geoffrey Head (age 34) and Ethel Daisy Flower.
On 19 Dec 1921 Captain Gerald Ponsonby 6th Baron de Mauley was born to Hubert William Ponsonby 5th Baron de Mauley (age 43).
On 19 Dec 1929 Jane McNeill Duchess of Buccleuch was born.
Marriages on the 19th December
Before 19 Dec 1591 Edward Barkham (age 21) and Jane Crouch (age 18) were married. Some sources report their marriage as 1593 which is inconsistent with the date of birth of their eldest son Edward Barkham 1st Baronet on 19 Dec 1591.
On 19 Dec 1631 Francis Russell 2nd Baronet (age 15) and Catherine Wheatley (age 21) were married. Step-siblings. She the daughter of his father's third wife Elizabeth Smallpage (age 31) by her first husband John Wheatley.
Before 19 Dec 1637 William Leman 1st Baronet and Rebecca Prescot were married.
On 19 Dec 1637 Henry Felton 2nd Baronet (age 18) and Susanna Tollemache Lady Felton were married at Fakenham Magna, Suffolk. She by marriage Lady Felton of Playford in Suffolk.
On 19 Dec 1706 William Byron 4th Baron Byron (age 36) and Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck Baroness Byron (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Byron of Rochdale in Lancashire. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 57) and Anne Villiers Countess Portland.
On 19 Dec 1747 Field Marshal Henry Seymour-Conway (age 26) and Caroline Campbell Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 26) were married. She the daughter of John Campbell 4th Duke Argyll (age 54) and Mary Drummond Bellenden.
On 19 Dec 1751 George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 27) and Charlotte Compton 16th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 7th Baroness Compton were married. He by marriage Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. She the daughter of James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton (age 64) and Elizabeth Shirley Countess Northampton.
On 19 Dec 1760 Ellis Cunliffe 1st Baronet (age 43) and Mary Bennet Lady Cunliffe were married. She by marriage Lady Cunliffe of Liverpool in Lancaster. They had two daughters.
On 19 Dec 1774 Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl Stanhope (age 21) and Hester Pitt (age 19) were married. She the daughter of William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 66) and Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 54). He the son of Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope (age 60) and Grizel Hamilton Countess Stanhope. They were half second cousins.
Around 19 Dec 1810, three weeks after her divorce, George William Campbell 6th Duke Argyll (age 42) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 36) were married at Canongate Kirk. She by marriage Duchess Argyll. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and Frances Twysden (age 57). He the son of John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll.
After 19 Dec 1810 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 42) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan (age 52). He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 66) and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 68).
On 19 Dec 1831 Charles Anderson-Pelham 2nd Earl Yarborough (age 22) and Maria Adelaide Maude Countess Yarborough (age 17) were married. He the son of Charles Anderson-Pelham 1st Earl Yarborough (age 50).
Before 19 Dec 1870 Henry John Peachey 3rd Baron Selsey and Anne Maria Louisa Irby (age 78) were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
Deaths on the 19th December
On 19 Dec 966 Sancho "Fat" I King Leon (age 34) died from poisoning. His son Ramiro III King Leon (age 5) succeeded III King Leon.
On 19 or 20 Dec 1327 Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 67) died.
On 19 Dec 1387 an army of the Lords Appellant led by the future King Henry IV of England (age 20) prevented the forces of King Richard II of England (age 20) commanded by Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 25) from crossing the bridge [Map] over the River Thames at Radcot in Oxfordshire. When Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 32) arrived with further Lord Appellant's men the King's men were encircled. The King's men attempted to force the crossing of the bridge at which time the only casualties occurred including Thomas Molyneux (age 49) who was killed by Thomas Mortimer (age 37). Around 800 men drowned in the marshes whilst trying to escape. Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland narrowly escaped to France.
On 19 Dec 1408 John Tuchet 4th Baron Audley, 1st Baron Tuchet (age 37) died. His son James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (age 10) succeeded 5th Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, 2nd Baron Tuchet.
On 19 Dec 1442 Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria (age 33) died.
On 19 Dec 1475 Louis Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol (age 57) was beheaded at Paris [Map]. His son Peter Luxemburg II Count Saint Pol and Soissons (age 35) succeeded II Count Saint Pol. Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol (age 36) by marriage Countess Saint Pol.
On 19 Dec 1496 Rowland Fitzeustace 1st Baron Portlester (age 66) died.
On 19 Dec 1498 Jeanne Laval Duchess Anjou (age 65) died.
On 19 Dec 1507 William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 69) died at Wivenhoe, Essex [Map] where he was buried. Viscount Beaumont extinct. Baron Beaumont abeyant between his two nieces Joanne Lovell and Frideswell Lovell. The issue of Frideswell Lovell were disbarred from succeededing when her son Henry Norreys (age 25) was attainted. Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk abeyant between his great nephews including Henry Norreys, George Stapleton (age 28) and great-great nephew Brian Stapleton (age 30).
On 19 Dec 1591 Elizabeth Baldry Baroness Rich Leez (age 54) died.
On 19 Dec 1594 John Danvers (age 54) died said to have been of a broken heart following the disgrace of his sons Charles Danvers (age 26) and Henry Danvers 1st Earl Danby (age 21).
On 19 Dec 1636 William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer (age 45) died. His son Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 16) succeeded 3rd Baron Spencer Wormleighton.
On 19 Dec 1640 William Maynard 1st Baron Maynard (age 54) died. His son William Maynard 2nd Baron Maynard (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Maynard of Wicklow, 2nd Baron Maynard of Estaines ad Turrim Little Easton. Dorothy Banastre Baroness Maynard by marriage Baroness Maynard of Wicklow, Baroness Maynard of Estaines ad Turrim Little Easton.
On 19 Dec 1701 Duncan Campbell 4th Baronet (age 42) died. His son James Campbell 5th Baronet (age 23) succeeded 5th Baronet Campbell of Auchinbreck. Janet Macleod Lady Campbell (age 33) by marriage Lady Campbell of Auchinbreck.
On 19 Dec 1706 Thomas Hussey 2nd Baronet (age 67) died. His first cousin Edward Hussey 3rd Baronet (age 44) succeeded 3rd Baronet Hussey of Honington in Lincolnshire. His daughter Sarah Hussey (age 34) inherited Doddington Hall [Map].
On 19 Dec 1712 John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 62) died at Windsor, Berkshire [Map]. Viscount Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry, Baronet Berkeley of Bruton in Somerset extinct. He was buried in Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 19 Dec 1726 Henry Fane of Brympton (age 57) died. He was buried at Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire. Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland (age 25) inherited Fulbeck Hall.
On 19 Dec 1751 Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 27) died.
On 19 Dec 1751 James Barry 5th Earl Barrymore (age 34) died. His son Richard Barry 6th Earl Barrymore (age 6) succeeded 6th Earl Barrymore.
On 19 Dec 1800 Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 67) died.
On 19 Dec 1802 Francis Charles Annesley 1st Earl Annesley (age 62) died without legitimate issue. His brother Richard Annesley 2nd Earl Annesley (age 57) succeeded 2nd Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 3rd Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 3rd Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 19 Dec 1832 Augustus Charles Pugin (age 70) died.
On 19 Dec 1845 James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 1st Baron Wharncliffe (age 69) died. He was buried at the Church of St Leonard, Wortley [Map].His son John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 2nd Baron Wharncliffe (age 44) succeeded 2nd Baron Wharncliffe of Wortley in Yorkshire. Georgiana Elizabeth Ryder Baroness Wharncliffe (age 41) by marriage Baroness Wharncliffe of Wortley in Yorkshire.
On 19 Dec 1851 Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 76) died of cholera at the home of Sophia Caroline Booth at 119 Cheyne Walk.
On 19 Dec 1856 John Douglas 7th Marquess Queensberry (age 77) died. His son Archibald William Douglas 8th Marquess Queensberry (age 38) succeeded 8th Marquess Queensberry, 10th Earl Queensberry, 9th Lord Douglas Hawick, 7th Lord Drumlanrig, 7th Baronet Kelhead. Caroline Clayton Marchioness Queensbury (age 35) by marriage Marchioness Queensberry.
On 19 Dec 1858 George Warwick Bamlfylde 1st Baron Poltimore (age 72) died. His son Augustus Frederick Bampfylde 2nd Baron Poltimore (age 21) succeeded 2nd Baron Politmore, 7th Baronet Bampfylde of Poltimore in Devon. Florence Sarah Wilhelmine Sheridan Baroness Poltimore by marriage Baroness Politmore.
On 19 Dec 1862 Abraham Solomon (age 39) died.
On 19 Dec 1869 Mark Kerr aka McDonnell 5th Earl of Antrim (age 55) died. His son William Randall McDonnell 6th Earl of Antrim (age 18) succeeded 6th Earl Antrim 2C, 6th Viscount Dunluce.
On 19 Dec 1880 Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster (age 46) died.
On 19 Dec 1881 William Payne-Gallwey 2nd Baronet (age 74) died as a result of severe internal injuries sustained after falling upon a turnip while out shooting in the parish of Bagby; see Northern Echo. His son Ralph Frankland-Payne-Gallwey 3rd Baronet (age 33) succeeded 3rd Baronet Payne-Gallwey of Hampton Hill.
On 19 Dec 1885 Dudley Francis North 7th Earl Guildford (age 34) died. His son Frederick George North 8th Earl Guildford (age 9) succeeded 8th Earl Guildford, 10th Baron Guildford.
On 19 Dec 1895 Rainald Knightley 1st Baron Knightley (age 76) died without issue. Baron Knightley of Fawsley in Northamptonshire extinct. His first cousin Valentine Knightley 4th Baronet (age 83) succeeded 4th Baronet Knightley of Fawsley.
On 19 Dec 1896 James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton (age 78) died. His son Sidney James Agar 4th Earl Normanton (age 31) succeeded 4th Earl Normanton.
On 19 Dec 1902 Henry Verney 26th Baron Latimer 18th Baron Willoughby de Broke (age 58) died on board the steamship Australia. He was buried at sea near Colombo.His son Richard Verney 27th Baron Latimer 19th Baron Willoughby de Broke (age 33) succeeded 27th Baron Latimer of Corby, 19th Baron Willoughby Broke.
On 19 Dec 1923 Rowland Richard Clegg-Hill 4th Viscount Hill (age 60) died without issue. His brother Francis William Clegg-Hill 5th Viscount Hill (age 57) succeeded 5th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in Shropshire, 5th Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone in Shropshire, 7th Baronet Hill of Hawkestone in Shropshire.
On 19 Dec 1936 Henry Roper-Curzon 18th Baron Teynham (age 69) died. His son Christopher John Roper-Curzon 19th Baron Teynham (age 40) succeeded 19th Baron Teynham of Teynham in Kent.
On 19 Dec 1937 Frederick Frankland 10th Baronet (age 69) died. His son Major Thomas William Assheton Frankland 11th Baronet (age 35) succeeded 11th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 19 Dec 1941 the Leander-class light cruiser "Neptune" struck by several mines causing it to sink with the loss of 737 crew members. Initially some 30 others survived the sinking, but they also died of wounds and exposure in the subsequent days. The sole survivor Norman Walton was picked up five days later by the Italian torpedo boat Generale Achille Papa. he spent fifteen months in an Italian Prisoner of War Camp.
John Dudley North 13th Baron North (age 24) was killed in action. Baron North abeyant between his two sisters.
On 19 Dec 1958 Arthur Gore 6th Earl of Arran (age 90) died. His son Arthur Gore 7th Earl of Arran (age 55) succeeded 7th Earl Arran. He committed suicide nine days later.
On 19 Dec 1972 Thomas Brooke 2nd Viscount Alanbrooke (age 52) died. His brother Victor Brooke 3rd Viscount Alanbrooke (age 40) succeeded 3rd Viscount Alanbrook, 3rd Baron Alanbrooke of Brookeborough in County Fermanagh,
On 19 Dec 1984 Rowland Winn 4th Baron St Oswald (age 68) died. His brother Derek Winn 5th Baron St Oswald (age 65) succeeded 5th Baron St Oswald of Nostell in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
On 19 Dec 1985 Thomas Adrian Verney-Cave 7th Baron Braye (age 83) died. His daughter Mary Penelope Verney-Cave 8th Baroness Braye (age 44) succeeded 8th Baroness Braye
On 19 Dec 1998 Anthony Brabazon 14th Earl of Meath (age 88) died. His son John Brabazon 15th Earl of Meath (age 57) succeeded 15th Earl Meath, 16th Baron Ardee, 6th Baron Chaworth of Eaton Hall in Herefordshire.
