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On this Day in History ... 19th October
19 Oct is in October.
Events on the 19th October
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 984. This year died the benevolent Bishop of Winchester, Athelwold (age 80), father of monks; and the consecration of the following bishop, Elfheah (age 31), who by another name was called Godwin, was on the fourteenth day before the calends of November; and he took his seat on the episcopal bench on the mass-day of the two apostles Simon and Jude, at Winchester.
On 19 Oct 993 Conrad I King Burgundy (age 68) died. His son Rudolph "Idle" III King Burgundy (age 22) succeeded III King Burgundy.
Florence of Worcester. 19 Oct 1122. Ralph, the twenty-fifth archbishop of Canterbury, departed this life at Canterbury, Kent [Map] on Thursday the fourteenth of the calends of November (19th October).
Annals of Tewkesbury. [19 Oct 1216] King John of England dies at Newark on the day after the feast of St. Lucy the Virgin1. Peter of Worcester is made abbot of Tewkesbury on the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Guala, the legate of the lord Pope, arrives in England and excommunicates Louis and all his accomplices. Pope Innocent dies, and Honorius succeeds him. All the barons of King John, except the Earl of Chester and a few barons of the Marches, turn away from him and submit to Louis. The city of Worcester, having used bad counsel, submits to Louis and receives in his name William Marshal the Younger. However, on the day of St. Kenelm, the Earl of Chester, Falkes, and other faithful followers of the king, arriving, burst into the city not faithfully guarded through the castle, captured it, seized the cathedral church, and took Hugh Poitou there, demanding also three hundred marks from the monks.
Johannes rex Angliæ obiit apud Newerk, in crastino Sanctæ Luciæ virginis. Petrus de Wigornia factus est abbas Theokesberiæ ad Nativitatem beatæ Mariæ. Gwala legatus domini Papæ applicuit in Angliam, et excommunicavit Ludovicum et omnes complices suos. Innocentius Papa obiit. Honorius successit. Omnes barones Johannis regis, excepto comite Cestriæ et paucis baronibus Marchiæ, diverterunt ab eo, subdiderunt se Ludovico. Civitas Wigorniæ malo usa consilio, subdidit se Ludovico, et recepit nomine ejus Willelmum Marescallum juniorem; sed die Sancti Kinelmi supervenientibus comite Cestriæ, Falchisio, et aliis fidelibus regis, ipsam per castrum non usquequaquam fideliter observatum irruperunt, et urbem ceperunt, et ecclesiam cathedralem deprendaverunt, et Hugonem Pontium ibidem ceperunt, sed et ccc. marcas a monachis exegerunt.
Note 1. Feast of St. Lucy the Virgin. 16th of September. Other sources describe King John dying on the 19th of October.
On 19 Oct 1216 King John of England (age 49) died at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire [Map]. His son King Henry III of England (age 9) succeeded III King of England.
John Monmouth (age 34) was present.
On his deathbed, John appointed a council of thirteen executors to help Henry reclaim the kingdom and requested that his son be placed into the guardianship of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 70).
King John's will is the earliest English royal will to survive in its original form. The document is quite small, roughly the size of a postcard and the seals of those who were present at the time would have been attached to it. Translation of the will taken from an article by Professor S.D. Church in the English Historical Review, June 2010:
I, John, by the grace of God king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, count of Anjou, hindered by grave infirmity and not being able at this time of my infirmity to itemize all my things so that I may make a testament, commit the arbitration and administration of my testament to the trust and to the legitimate administration of my faithful men whose names are written below, without whose counsel, even in good health, I would have by no means arranged my testament in their presence, so that what they will faithfully arrange and determine concerning my things as much as in making satisfaction to God and to holy Church for damages and injuries done to them as in sending succour to the land of Jerusalem and in providing support to my sons towards obtaining and defending their inheritance and in making reward to those who have served us faithfully and in making distribution to the poor and to religious houses for the salvation of my soul, be right and sure. I ask, furthermore, that whoever shall give them counsel and assistance in the arranging of my testament shall receive the grace and favour of God. Whoever shall infringe their arrangement and disposition, may he incur the curse and indignation of almighty God and the blessed Mary and all the saints.
In the first place, therefore, I desire that my body be buried in the church of St Mary and St Wulfstan at Worcester. I appoint, moreover, the following arbiters and administrators: the lord Guala, by the grace of God, cardinal-priest of the title of St Martin and legate of the apostolic see; the lord Peter bishop of Winchester; the lord Richard bishop of Chichester; the lord Silvester bishop of Worcester; Brother Aimery de St-Maur; William Marshal earl of Pembroke; Ranulf earl of Chester; William earl Ferrers; William Brewer; Walter de Lacy and John of Monmouth; Savaric de Mauléon; Falkes de Bréauté.
The signatories were:
Guala Bicchieri (ca 1150 - 1227) Papal Legate.
Bishop Peter de Roches, Bishop of Winchester.
Richard le Poer (? - 1237), Bishop of Chichester.
Sylvester of Worcester, Bishop of Worcester.
Aimery de St-Maur (? -?1219), Master of the English Templars.
William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke.
Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln (age 46).
William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby (age 48).
William Brewer (? - 1226), 1st Baron Brewer.
Walter de Lacy (ca 1172-1241) Lord of Meath.
John: (1182 - 1248) Lord of Monmouth.
Savaric de Mauléon (? - 1236) Seneschal of Poitou from 1205.
Falkes de Bréauté (? - 1226) Seneschal of Cardiff Castle.
On 19 Oct 1330 John Neville 1299-1335, William Eland, William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 20), William Clinton 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 26) and William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 29), friends of King Edward III of England (age 17) secretly entered Nottingham Castle [Map] through tunnels, met with King Edward III of England, and arrested Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 43) and his son Geoffrey Mortimer (age 21) in the presence of Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 35).
Chronicle of the Kings of England by Richard Baker. [19 Oct 1330]. And as for Mortimer, (lying then in the Castle of Nottingham [Map] and lately created Earl of the Marches of Wales) he was seised on in this manner; the King taking with him William Montacute (age 29), Robert Holland, and others, go fecretly one night by Torch-light, through a privy way under ground,till they come to the Queens Chamber; where leaving the King without, they entred and found the Queen with Mortimer, ready to go to bed: then laying hands on him, they led him forth, after whom the Queen followed, crying, Bel fits, ayes pitie du gentil Mortimer; good son, good son, take pity upon the gentle Mortimer, suspecting that her son had been among them. This course was taken to apprehend him for avoiding of tumult, he having no fewer then ninescore Knights and Gentlemen, besides other meaner servants continually about him.
Scalacronica. [19 Oct 1330]. The council having been dissolved, the said William (age 29) said to the King that it were better to eat the dog than that the dog [should eat] them ; so he advised him to speak to the constable of the castle, charging him upon his oath and allegiance to keep the plan secret, and [directing] him to leave a postern open to the park that very night, and [warning him] that if he would not do so, he [the King] would cause him to be hanged so soon as he [the King] should have the upper hand. The said William arranged with his comrades to assemble by night at a certain thicket in the park to which all should come ; but they missed the trysting place, except the said William de Montacute and John de Nevill with four-and-twenty men, who kept their appointment well.
They were afraid that their comrades might miss them, and they durst not sound a call because of the sentries in the castle ; and so, as bold and enterprising men, they declared that, as the matter had gone so far, they would risk the adventure by themselves. They went forward, and found the postern open, as the King had commanded. They entered the castle and mounted the stairs of the second court without meeting anybody, for it was mirk night, and the followers of the [gentle] folk had left the castle for their lodgings. The Queen (age 35), Mortimer (age 43), and their confidential adherents were holding a council to take measures against this plot which had been discovered to them. They [the conspirators] entered the hall where the Queen was sitting in council. The usher cried out at their entry. Hugh de Turpington, who was steward of the King's household, [but] was of the Queen's party, rushed out of the council and met them in the middle of the hall, crying 'Down with the traitors!' and made to strike the first [of them] with a dagger, when John de Nevill ran him through the body and slew him, and an esquire [also] who offered resistance.
Then they passed forward into the chamber, and seized Mortimer and those whom they wished to have ; so that before dawn none remained in the town save those who were of the King's party, who had armed themselves when the conspirators entered the castle.
Froissart Book 1 Chapter 23. Edward III arrests Roger Mortimer[19 Oct 1330]. But, as mine author saith, within a while after, as it was reported, queen Isabel the king's mother was with child, and that by the earl Mortimer, whereof the king was informed, and how the said Mortimer had caused him to put to death the earl of Kent his uncle without good reason or cause, for all the realm reputed him for a noble man. Then by the king's commandment this earl Mortimer was taken and brought to London; and there before the great lords and nobles of the realm was recited by open declaration all the deeds of the said Mortimer. Then the king demanded of his council what should be done with him; and all the lords by common assent gave judgment and said, 'Sir, he hath deserved to die the same death that sir Hugh Spencer died.'
On 19 Oct 1330 Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 43) taken to Leicester, Leicestershire [Map].
On 16 Sep 1398 King Richard II (age 31), the nobility and thousands of spectators assembled at Gosford Green to witness the duel between the future Henry IV (age 31) and Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 30). the future Henry IV had had new armour constructed. Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle (age 25) and Thomas Holland 1st Duke Surrey (age 24) managed the proceedings. Just as the duel was to commence King Richard II stopped it. After two hours of deliberation King Richard II had his decision announced; both men were to be exiled. The future Henry IV for ten years,Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk forever.
On 19 Oct 1398 Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk left England never to return.
Froissart Book 4 Chapter 94. Before 19 Oct 1398. The two earls, in the mean time, were making every preparation for their combat. The duke of Lancaster (age 58) never went near the king, and as seldom saw his son (age 31), acting throughout with great good sense. He knew the earl of Derby was very popular with all ranks in England, but more particularly with the Londoners, who waited on him, and addressed him, - "Earl of Derby, make your mind easy: whatever may be the event of this combat it will turn out to your honour, in spite of the king and all his minions. We know well how things are managed, and what will be the result of them: this accusation has been invented by envy, to cause your banishment out of the kingdom, where they are aware you are so greatly beloved by all ranks and sexes; and should you be forced to quit us in sorrow, you shall return in joy, for you are more worthy to rule than Richard of Bordeaux (age 31). Whoever may choose to search the matter to the bottom, to discover the real origin of you both, will soon see that you have a greater right to the crown of England than he who wears it, although we have paid him homage, and acknowledged him for king these twenty years; but that was obtained by the entreaties of your grandfather, king Edward of happy memory, who was suspicious of what we hint, and feared the consequences. There was once a serious dispute on this subject between king Edward and your grandfather by your mother's side, duke Henry of Lancaster, but the great lords interfered and made up matters between them. King Edward was valiant and successful in all his enterprises, and had gained the love of his subjects high and low. Your grandfather of Lancaster only required from the king what was just, and served him and his kingdom so loyally, that his conduct deserved the commendation of all. Every one who knew him called him their old father. These things are worthy of king Richard's consideration, and may make him repent, if anything can, at his leisure, that he has not more prudently governed." Such conversations did many of the nobles and citizens of London hold with the earl of Derby, who was pleased with their affection, and received them kindly. He did not, however, neglect any preparations for his combat, but sent to every one of his friends throughout England, to entreat their company at the appointed day and place.
Froissart Book 4 Chapter 96. 19 Oct 1398. When the two earls heard the sentence the king (age 31) had passed on them, they were much cast down, and not without cause. The earl marshal (age 30) bitterly repented what he had said and done, but he could not foresee its consequences: he had firmly relied on being otherwise supported by the king than he was, or he would not have thought of it. It was, however, necessary to make his preparations for banishment. He settled the payments of his income through the Lombards of Bruges, and, quitting England, arrived at Calais, where he had been governor. He staid there a short time, to receive part of his equipage which had been left behind. On his departure he took leave of the townsmen of Calais, and having fixed his route, would not go to France nor Hainault, for he had not any business at these places, but went to Bruges [Map], where he staid fifteen days. On leaving this town, he visited Ghent, Mechlin, Louvain, St. Tron, Utrecht, Aix and Cologne, where we will leave him, and speak of the earl of Derby (age 31), who in like manner made his preparations for obeying his sentence of banishment.
On 19 Oct 1469 Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 17) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of John II King Castile and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 41). He the son of John II King Aragon (age 71) and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 19 Oct 1505 Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 53) and Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. The difference in their ages was 35 years. He the son of John II King Aragon and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. They were great uncle and niece.
On 19 Oct 1526 William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby (age 44) died at Parham, Suffolk [Map]. He was buried at All Saints Church, Mettingham Bungay [Map]. His daughter Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 7) succeeded 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk became a ward of Henry VIII (age 35).
Letters and Papers 1535. 19 Oct 1535. R.O. 639. Sir Francis Brian to Cromwell.
Sends a letter which he has received from Dr. Neckam, who has got the rule of the priory of Worcester. Neckam and his brethren are still troubled by the cellarer, notwithstanding Cromwell's letter, and Brian requests Cromwell to write again. The King's Grace is "mery;" he and the Queen (age 34) remove from the Vyne to Mr. Comptroller's to-day, and on Thursday to Bramsell House, on Friday to Esthamsted, and on Tuesday to Windsor. From the Vyne, 19 Oct. Signed.
P. 1. Add.: Secretary. Endd.
On 19 Oct 1537 John Habsburg Spain was born to Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain (age 33). Coefficient of inbreeding 10.98%.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 19 Oct 1559. The xix day of October the prynche of Swaythen (age 25) whent to the court agayn, for my lord Robart Dudley (age 27) gave ym a grett bankett [banquet].
On 19 Oct 1576 Roger Manners 5th Earl of Rutland was baptised at Kirk Deighton Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
On 19 Oct 1592 Anthony Maria Browne 2nd Viscount Montagu (age 18) inherited Cowdray House [Map]. During his tenure Guy Fawkes was briefly employed as a footman and, as a consequence, Anthony Maria Browne 2nd Viscount Montagu was briefly imprisoned for complicity in the Gunpowder Plot.
On 19 Oct 1595 Philip Howard 20th Earl of Arundel (age 38) died of dysentery at Tower of London [Map]. He was buried at St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map], reburied at Arundel Cathedral, Sussex [Map] and then reburied in the Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel Castle [Map]. Earl Arundel Sussex, Earl Surrey, Baron Maltravers, Baron Arundel, Baron Mowbray, Baron Segrave forfeit.
He had been imprisoned for ten years and had never seen his son and heir Thomas Howard 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk (age 10) who had been born three months after he was imprisoned.
On 19 Oct 1660 at Tyburn [Map] ...
Daniel Axtell (age 38) was hanged, drawn and quartered. His head was set on Westminster Hall [Map].
Francis Hacker was hanged. His body was returned to his friends for burial.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Oct 1660. Office in the morning. This morning my dining-room was finished with green serge hanging and gilt leather, which is very handsome. This morning Hacker and Axtell (age 38) were hanged and quartered, as the rest are. This night I sat up late to make up my accounts ready against to-morrow for my Lord. I found him to be above £80 in my debt, which is a good sight, and I bless God for it.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19 Oct 1661. I went to London to visit my Lord of Bristol (age 48), having been with Sir John Denham (age 46) his Majesty's (age 31) surveyor) to consult with him about the placing of his palace at Greenwich, Kent [Map], which I would have had built between the river and the Queen's House, Greenwich, so as a large square cut should have let in the Thames like a bay; but Sir John was for setting it on piles at the very brink of the water, which I did not assent to; and so came away, knowing Sir John to be a better poet than architect, though he had Mr. Webb (Inigo Jones's man) to assist him.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Oct 1662. Thence Tom waiting for me homewards towards my house, talking and scolding him for his folly, and telling him my mind plainly what he has to trust to if he goes this way to work, for he shall never have her upon the terms they demand of £50. He left me, and I to my uncle Wight, and there supped, and there was pretty Mistress Margt. Wight, whom I esteem very pretty, and love dearly to look upon her. We were very pleasant, I droning with my aunt and them, but I am sorry to hear that the news of the selling of Dunkirk1 is taken so generally ill, as I find it is among the merchants; and other things, as removal of officers at Court, good for worse; and all things else made much worse in their report among people than they are. And this night, I know not upon what ground, the gates of the City ordered to be kept shut, and double guards every where.
Note 1. A treaty was signed on the 27th October by which Dunkirk was sold to France for five million livres, two of which were to be paid immediately, and the remaining three by eight bills at dates varying from three months to two years; during which time the King (age 32) of England was to contribute the aid of a naval force, if necessary, for defence against Spain. Subsequently the remaining three millions were reduced to 2,500,000 to be paid at Paris, and 254,000 in London. It is not known that Clarendon (age 53) suggested the sale of Dunkirk, but it is certain that he adopted the measure with zeal. There is also no doubt that he got as much as France could be induced to give.-Lister's Life of Clarendon, ii. 173-4.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Oct 1663. Back to St. James's, and there dined with my Lord Barkeley (age 61) and his lady (age 25), where Sir G. Carteret (age 53), Sir W. Batten (age 62), and myself, with two gentlemen more; my Lady, and one of the ladies of honour to the Duchesse (age 26) (no handsome woman, but a most excellent hand).
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Oct 1663. Coming to St. James's, I hear that the Queen (age 24) did sleep five hours pretty well to-night, and that she waked and gargled her mouth, and to sleep again; but that her pulse beats fast, beating twenty to the King's or my Lady Suffolk's (age 41) eleven; but not so strong as it was. It seems she was so ill as to be shaved and Pigeons put to her feet, and to have the extreme unction given her by the priests, who were so long about it that the doctors were angry. The King (age 33), they all say; is most fondly disconsolate for her, and weeps by her, which makes her weep1; which one this day told me he reckons a good sign, for that it carries away some rheume from the head.
Note 1. "The Queen was given over by her physicians,..., and the good nature of the King was much affected with the situation in which he saw! a princess whom, though he did not love her, yet he greatly esteemed. She loved him tenderly, and thinking that it was the last time she should ever speak to him, she told him 'That the concern he showed for her death was enough to make her quit life with regret; but that not possessing charms sufficient to merit his tenderness, she had at least the consolation in dying to give place to a consort who might be more worthy, of it and to whom heaven, perhaps, might grant a blessing that had been refused to her.' At these words she bathed his hands with some tears which he thought would be her last; he mingled his own with hers, and without supposing she would take him at his word, he conjured her to live for his sake".-Grammont Memoirs, chap. vii.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Oct 1663. After being a little with the Duke (age 30), and being invited to dinner to my Lord Barkeley's (age 61), and so, not knowing how to spend our time till noon, Sir W. Batten (age 62) and I took coach, and to the Coffee-house in Cornhill [Map]1; where much talk about the Turk's proceedings, and that the plague is got to Amsterdam, brought by a ship from Argier; and it is also carried to Hambrough. The Duke says the King (age 33) purposes to forbid any of their ships coming into the river. The Duke also told us of several Christian commanders (French) gone over to the Turks to serve them; and upon inquiry I find that the King of France (age 25) do by this aspire to the Empire, and so to get the Crown of Spayne also upon the death of the King, which is very probable, it seems.
Note 1. This may be the Coffee House in Exchange Alley, which had for a sign, Morat the Great, or The Great Turk, where coffee was sold in berry, in powder, and pounded in a mortar. There is a token of the house, see "Boyne's Tokens", ed. Williamson, vol. i., p. 592.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Oct 1665. After dinner I did give them my accounts and letters to write against I went to the Duke of Albemarle's (age 56) this evening, which I did; and among other things, spoke to him for my wife's brother, Balty (age 25), to be of his guard, which he kindly answered that he should. My business of the Victualling goes on as I would have it; and now my head is full how to make some profit of it to myself or people. To that end, when I came home, I wrote a letter to Mr. Coventry (age 37), offering myself to be the Surveyor Generall, and am apt to think he will assist me in it, but I do not set my heart much on it, though it would be a good helpe. So back to my office, and there till past one before I could get all these letters and papers copied out, which vexed me, but so sent them away without hopes of saving the post, and so to my lodging to bed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Oct 1666. Up, and by coach to my Lord Ashly's (age 45), and thence (he being gone out), to the Exchequer chamber, and there find him and my Lord Bellasses (age 52) about my Lord Bellasses accounts, which was the business I went upon.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Oct 1666. After a little more discourse, I left them, and to White Hall, where I met with Sir Robert Viner (age 35), who told me a little of what, in going home, I had seen; also a little of the disorder and mutiny among the seamen at the Treasurer's office, which did trouble me then and all day since, considering how many more seamen will come to towne every day, and no money for them. A Parliament sitting, and the Exchange [Map] close by, and an enemy to hear of, and laugh at it1. Viner too, and Backewell, were sent for this afternoon; and was before the King (age 36) and his Cabinet about money; they declaring they would advance no more, it being discoursed of in the House of Parliament for the King to issue out his privy-seals to them to command them to trust him, which gives them reason to decline trusting. But more money they are persuaded to lend, but so little that (with horrour I speake it), coming after the Council was up, with Sir G. Carteret (age 56), Sir W. Coventry (age 38), Lord Bruncker (age 46), and myself, I did lay the state of our condition before the Duke of York (age 33), that the fleete could not go out without several things it wanted, and we could not have without money, particularly rum and bread, which we have promised the man Swan to helpe him to £200 of his debt, and a few other small sums of £200 a piece to some others, and that I do foresee the Duke of York would call us to an account why the fleete is not abroad, and we cannot answer otherwise than our want of money; and that indeed we do not do the King any service now, but do rather abuse and betray his service by being there, and seeming to do something, while we do not. Sir G. Carteret asked me (just in these words, for in this and all the rest I set down the very words for memory sake, if there should be occasion) whether £50 or £60 would do us any good; and when I told him the very rum man must have £200, he held up his eyes as if we had asked a million. Sir W. Coventry told the Duke of York plainly he did rather desire to have his commission called in than serve in so ill a place, where he cannot do the King service, and I did concur in saying the same. This was all very plain, and the Duke of York did confess that he did not see how we could do anything without a present supply of £20,000, and that he would speak to the King next Council day, and I promised to wait on him to put him in mind of it. This I set down for my future justification, if need be, and so we broke up, and all parted, Sir W. Coventry being not very well, but I believe made much worse by this night's sad discourse. So I home by coach, considering what the consequence of all this must be in a little time. Nothing but distraction and confusion; which makes me wish with all my heart that I were well and quietly settled with what little I have got at Brampton, where I might live peaceably, and study, and pray for the good of the King and my country.
Note 1. The King of Denmark (age 57) was induced to conclude a treaty with the United Provinces, a secret article of which bound him to declare war against England. The order in council for the printing and publishing a declaration of war against Denmark is dated "Whitehall, Sept. 19, 1666"; annexed is "A True Declaration of all transactions between his Majesty of Great Britain and the King of Denmark, with a declaration of war against the said king, and the motives that obliged his Majesty thereunto" (Calendar of State Papers, 1666-67, p. 140).
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19 Oct 1667. At the office all the morning, where very busy, and at noon home to a short dinner, being full of my desire of seeing my Lord Orrery's (age 46) new play this afternoon at the King's house, "The Black Prince", the first time it is acted; where, though we come by two o'clock, yet there was no room in the pit, but we were forced to go into one of the upper boxes, at 4s. a piece, which is the first time I ever sat in a box in my life. And in the same box come, by and by, behind me, my Lord Barkeley (age 65) [of Stratton] and his lady (age 29); but I did not turn my face to them to be known, so that I was excused from giving them my seat; and this pleasure I had, that from this place the scenes do appear very fine indeed, and much better than in the pit. The house infinite full, and the King (age 37) and Duke of York (age 34) was there.
On 19 Oct 1667 The Black Prince was staged first by The King's Company at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Convent Garden. The opening performance was attended by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 37).
Edward Kynaston (age 27) played The Black Prince.
On 19 Oct 1704 Elizabeth Gell died. St Mary's Church, Wirksworth [Map]. Monument to Elizabeth Gell.
Elizabeth Gell: she was born to John Gell 2nd Baronet and Katherine Packer of Shelingford Lady Gell.
Between 14 Sep 1705 and 19 Oct 1705 a multinational Grand Alliance army led by Lord Peterborough (age 47) captured the city of Barcelona [Map] from its Spanish defenders, most of whom then joined the Grand Aliance army.
On 13 Sep 1705 Prince George of Hesse Darmstadt (age 36) was killed.
On 01 May 1714 Henry Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 51) was appointed Envoy Extraordinary to the Elector of Hanover (age 53), the future King George I. He requested he be made an Earl but Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 49) declined his request. After George's succession Henry was created 1st Earl Uxbridge on 19 Oct 1714. Mary Catesby Countess Uxbridge by marriage Countess Uxbridge.
On 19 Oct 1738 Bishop Joseph Butler (age 46) was elected Bishop of Bristol.
Between 28 Sep 1781 and 19 Oct 1781 the 1781 Battle of Yorktown was fought was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington (age 49) and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and French Army troops led by Comte de Rochambeau over British Army troops commanded by British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis (age 42).
Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis and Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet (age 21) were captured.
On 19 Oct 1862 John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne (age 83) died. His son James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne (age 58) succeeded 3rd Baron Sherborne. Elizabeth Howard Baroness Sherborne by marriage Baroness Sherborne. He was buried in Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Monument to John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne and Mary Bilson Legge Baroness Sherborne.
On 19 Oct 1867 Bishop John Lonsdale (age 79) died at Eccleshall Castle, Staffordshire [Map] of a rupture of a blood-vessel in the brain. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall [Map].
On 19 Oct 1914 Captain Francis Percy Campbell Pemberton (age 29) was killed in action at Moorslede, near Roulers, Belgium whilst serving with "C" Section. He was buried at Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Belgium, Grave VI. D. 17.
The Times. 19 Oct 1928. With the consent of the Dean of Westminster, the Council of the Royal Academy have arranged for the first part of the funeral of the late President, Sir Frank Dicksee, to be held in Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday October 23rd at 2:00 p m. Those wishing to attend will be admitted without ticket by the North Door, or the Poets Corner Door in the south Transept. The burial will take place afterwards at the Hampstead Cemetery, Fortune-green, NW.
On 19 Oct 1935 Frank Meyer 2nd Baronet (age 49) was killed whilst hunting. His son Anthony Meyer 3rd Baronet (age 14) succeeded 3rd Baronet Meyer of Shortgrove.
19 Oct 2000. St Vincent's Church, Caythorpe [Map]. The Arnhem Oak.
Births on the 19th October
On 19 Oct 1537 John Habsburg Spain was born to Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain (age 33). Coefficient of inbreeding 10.98%.
On 19 Oct 1605 Thomas Browne was born to Thomas Browne of Upton in Cheshire (age 45).
On 19 Oct 1606 Garrard Napier 1st Baronet was born.
On 19 Oct 1610 James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde was born to Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles (age 29) and Elizabeth Poyntz (age 23).
On 19 Oct 1624 Robert Wright aka Villiers aka Danvers was born illegitimately to Robert Howard (age 40) and Frances Coke Viscountess Purbeck (age 22) in Cripplegate Ward. Illegitimate. His father probably Robert Howard with whom his mother was having a long term affair. His mother was married to John Villiers 1st Viscount Purbeck (age 33). He was baptised Robert Wright.
On 19 Oct 1626 Miles Stapleton 1st Baronet was born to Gilbert Stapleton (age 31) and Helen Gascoigne (age 31).
On 19 Oct 1633 Benedetto Gennari II was born.
On or before 19 Oct 1649 John Wolstenholme 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Wolstenholme 2nd Baronet (age 27). He was baptised on 19 Oct 1649.
On 19 Oct 1650 Charles Erskine 22nd Earl Mar was born to John Erskine 21st Earl Mar.
On 19 Oct 1716 Alice Astley Countess Tankerville was born to John Astley 2nd Baronet (age 29).
On or before 19 Oct 1725 John Saunders Sebright 6th Baronet was born to Thomas Saunders Sebright 4th Baronet (age 33) and Henrietta Dashwood Lady Sebright (age 40). He was baptised on 19 Oct 1725.
On 19 Oct 1732 William Molesworth was born to John Molesworth 4th Baronet (age 27) and Barbara Morice Lady Molesworth.
On 19 Oct 1739 Cecil Parker Perceval was born to John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont (age 28) and Catherine Cecil Countess Egmont (age 17).
On 19 Oct 1744 John Leslie 11th Earl Rothes was born to John Leslie 10th Earl Rothes (age 46) and Hannah Cole Countess Rothes.
On 19 Oct 1746 Thomas Graham 1st Baron Lynedoch was born to Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Christian Hope (age 32).
On 19 Oct 1753 Caroline Ulrike Amalie Saxe Coburg Gotha was born to Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 29) and Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 29) at Coburg.
On 19 Oct 1755 Hester Pitt was born to William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 46) and Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 34).
On 19 Oct 1767 William Flower 3rd Viscount Ashbrook was born to William Flower 2nd Viscount Ashbrook (age 23) and Elizabeth Ridge Viscountess Ashbrook (age 21).
On 19 Oct 1770 Anna Maria Denison Baroness Wenlock was born to Joseph Denison (age 44).
On 19 Oct 1774 Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess Cornwallis was born to Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis (age 35) and Jemima Tullekin Jones Marchioness Cornwallis.
On 19 Oct 1788 Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley was born to Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury (age 27) and Barbara Webb Countess Shaftesbury (age 26).
On 19 Oct 1796 Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley was born to Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley (age 51) and Mary Cole. He was the first of their children to be born after their recognised legal marriage on 16 May 1796. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 19 Oct 1828 Emily Charlotte Burgh Countess Cork was born to Ulick Burgh 1st Marquess Clanricarde (age 25) and Harriet Canning Marchioness Clanricarde (age 24).
On 19 Oct 1829 James Walker 2nd Baronet was born to James Walker 1st Baronet (age 26).
On 19 Oct 1832 Allen Bathurst 6th Earl Bathurst was born to Thomas Seymour Bathurst (age 37) and Julia Hankey.
On 19 Oct 1839 Jane Morris nee Burden was born to Robert Burden Stableman (age 29) and Ann Maizey Domestic Servant (age 33) at St Helen's Passage.
On 19 Oct 1859 Andrea Carlo Lucchesi was born.
On 19 Oct 1864 Thomas Pakenham 5th Earl of Longford was born to William Pakenham 4th Earl of Longford (age 45) and Selina Rice Trevor Countess Longford (age 28).
On 19 Oct 1871 Mary Elizabeth Brinsley Sheridan Lady Stracey was born to Algernon Thomas Brinsley Sheridan (age 26).
On 19 Oct 1889 Adelheid Luise Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Ferdinand Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 34) and Victoria Friederike Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 29).
On 19 Oct 1900 Marjorie Joan Mary Wentworth-Fitzwilliam was born to William Charles de Meuron "Billy" Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 7th and 5th Earl Fitzwilliam (age 28) and Maud Frederica Elizabeth Dundas Countess Fitzwilliam (age 23).
On 19 Oct 1909 Peter Pleydell-Bouverie was born to Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 6th Earl Radnor (age 41) and Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour.
On 19 Oct 1909 Silvia Beatrice Coke was born to Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester (age 29) and Marion Gertrude Trefusis Countess Leicester (age 27).
On 19 Oct 1949 Anthony Dysart Grey 7th Baronet was born to Edward Elton Grey (age 29).
On 19 Oct 1955 Nicholas John Monson 12th Baron Monson was born to John Monson 11th Baron Monson (age 23).
On 19 Oct 1961 Edward Lambton 7th Earl of Durham was born to Antony Lambton 6th Earl of Durham (age 39).
On 19 Oct 1979 Frederick Hervey 8th Marquess of Bristol was born to Victor Hervey 6th Marquess of Bristol (age 64) and Yvonne Marie Sutton Marchioness Bristol (age 34).
Marriages on the 19th October
Before 19 Oct 1401 John Charleton 4th Baron Cherleton (age 39) and Alice Fitzalan Baroness Cherleton were married. She by marriage Baroness Cherleton. She the daughter of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
After 19 Oct 1418, and before 1427, Thomas Fettiplace (age 35) and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter (age 36) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of King John I of Portugal (age 66) and Ines Peres.
On 19 Oct 1469 Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 17) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of John II King Castile and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 41). He the son of John II King Aragon (age 71) and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 19 Oct 1505 Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 53) and Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. The difference in their ages was 35 years. He the son of John II King Aragon and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. They were great uncle and niece.
On 19 Oct 1637 David Carnegie 2nd Earl Northesk and Jean Maule were married. She the daughter of Patrick Maule 1st Earl Panmure (age 52) and Frances Stanhope. He the son of John Carnegie 1st Earl Northesk (age 58).
After 19 Oct 1646 John Glynne (age 44) and Anne Manning Lady Lawley were married.
On 19 Oct 1670 Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Clarendon and Flower Backhouse Countess Clarendon were married. She being the sole heir of her father William Backhouse brought Swallowfield House, Berkshire to the marriage which Henry had rebuilt. He the son of Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon (age 61) and Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon.
On or after 19 Oct 1693, on which day the license is dated, James Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Navan (age 43) and Mary Hicks were married.
On 19 Oct 1777 Robert Fulke Greville (age 26) and Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield (age 19) were married. He the son of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick (age 57). They were half first cousins.
On 19 Oct 1807 Peter Drummond Burrell 2nd Baron Gwydyr 22nd Baron Willoughby (age 25) and Clementina Sarah Drummond Baroness Gwydyr and Willoughby (age 21) were married. She the daughter of James Drummond 11th Earl Perth and Clementia Elphinstone Countess Perth (age 58).
On 19 Oct 1819 William Verner 1st Baronet (age 36) and Harriet Wingfield were married.
On 19 Oct 1826 Frederick Vincent 11th Baronet (age 28) and Louisa Norris (age 24) were married.
On 19 Oct 1833 Edward Crofton 2nd Baron Crofton (age 27) and Georgina Paget Lady Crofton (age 33) were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 65) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 58).
On 19 Oct 1841 Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 30) and Harriet Alston were married. They had at least two daughters and three sons each of which succeeded to the Baronetcy.
On 19 Oct 1866 Evelyn Boscawen 7th Viscount Falmouth (age 19) and Kathleen Douglas-Pennant Viscount Falmouth (age 5) were married.
On 19 Oct 1880 Frederick George Milner 7th Baronet (age 30) and Adeline Gertrude Denison Beckett-Denison (age 21) were married.
On 19 Oct 1887 Edward Albert Sassoon 2nd Baronet (age 31) and Aline Caroline de Rothschild (age 19) were married two days before her twentieth birthday in a ceremony in the synagogue at the Rue de la Victoire in Paris. The couple set up home at 25 Kensington Gore, where Aline, a talented artist, set up her own studio.
On 19 Oct 1914 Herbert Hervey 5th Marquess of Bristol (age 44) and Jean Cochrane (age 27) were married.
On 19 Oct 1951 John Spencer-Churchill 11th Duke of Marlborough (age 25) and Susan Mary Hornby (age 22) were married. He the son of John Albert William Spencer-Churchill 10th Duke of Marlborough (age 54) and Alexandra Mary Cadogan Duchess of Marlborough (age 51).
Deaths on the 19th October
On 19 Oct 993 Conrad I King Burgundy (age 68) died. His son Rudolph "Idle" III King Burgundy (age 22) succeeded III King Burgundy.
On 19 Oct 1103 Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy (age 38) died. His son Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 8) succeeded III Count Savoy.
Florence of Worcester. 19 Oct 1122. Ralph, the twenty-fifth archbishop of Canterbury, departed this life at Canterbury, Kent [Map] on Thursday the fourteenth of the calends of November (19th October).
On 19 Oct 1175 Guy Count of Nevers died.
On 19 Oct 1216 King John of England (age 49) died at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire [Map]. His son King Henry III of England (age 9) succeeded III King of England.
John Monmouth (age 34) was present.
On his deathbed, John appointed a council of thirteen executors to help Henry reclaim the kingdom and requested that his son be placed into the guardianship of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 70).
King John's will is the earliest English royal will to survive in its original form. The document is quite small, roughly the size of a postcard and the seals of those who were present at the time would have been attached to it. Translation of the will taken from an article by Professor S.D. Church in the English Historical Review, June 2010:
I, John, by the grace of God king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, count of Anjou, hindered by grave infirmity and not being able at this time of my infirmity to itemize all my things so that I may make a testament, commit the arbitration and administration of my testament to the trust and to the legitimate administration of my faithful men whose names are written below, without whose counsel, even in good health, I would have by no means arranged my testament in their presence, so that what they will faithfully arrange and determine concerning my things as much as in making satisfaction to God and to holy Church for damages and injuries done to them as in sending succour to the land of Jerusalem and in providing support to my sons towards obtaining and defending their inheritance and in making reward to those who have served us faithfully and in making distribution to the poor and to religious houses for the salvation of my soul, be right and sure. I ask, furthermore, that whoever shall give them counsel and assistance in the arranging of my testament shall receive the grace and favour of God. Whoever shall infringe their arrangement and disposition, may he incur the curse and indignation of almighty God and the blessed Mary and all the saints.
In the first place, therefore, I desire that my body be buried in the church of St Mary and St Wulfstan at Worcester. I appoint, moreover, the following arbiters and administrators: the lord Guala, by the grace of God, cardinal-priest of the title of St Martin and legate of the apostolic see; the lord Peter bishop of Winchester; the lord Richard bishop of Chichester; the lord Silvester bishop of Worcester; Brother Aimery de St-Maur; William Marshal earl of Pembroke; Ranulf earl of Chester; William earl Ferrers; William Brewer; Walter de Lacy and John of Monmouth; Savaric de Mauléon; Falkes de Bréauté.
The signatories were:
Guala Bicchieri (ca 1150 - 1227) Papal Legate.
Bishop Peter de Roches, Bishop of Winchester.
Richard le Poer (? - 1237), Bishop of Chichester.
Sylvester of Worcester, Bishop of Worcester.
Aimery de St-Maur (? -?1219), Master of the English Templars.
William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke.
Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln (age 46).
William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby (age 48).
William Brewer (? - 1226), 1st Baron Brewer.
Walter de Lacy (ca 1172-1241) Lord of Meath.
John: (1182 - 1248) Lord of Monmouth.
Savaric de Mauléon (? - 1236) Seneschal of Poitou from 1205.
Falkes de Bréauté (? - 1226) Seneschal of Cardiff Castle.
On 19 Oct 1356 Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 70) died. She was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map].
On 19 Oct 1401 John Charleton 4th Baron Cherleton (age 39) died. On 19 Oct 1401 His brother Edward Charleton 5th Baron Cherleton (age 31) succeeded 5th Baron Cherleton. Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster (age 31) by marriage Baroness Cherleton.
On 19 Oct 1414 John Lovell 6th Baron Lovel (age 39) died. His son William Lovell 7th Baron Lovel 4th Baron Holand (age 17) succeeded 7th Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh.
On 19 Oct 1419 Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot (age 36) died. His daughter Ankaret Talbot 9th Baroness Strange Blackmere 6th Baroness Talbot (age 3) succeeded 9th Baroness Strange Blackmere, 6th Baroness Talbot.
On 19 Oct 1432 John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 40) died at Epworth. His son John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 17) succeeded 3rd Duke Norfolk, 6th Earl Norfolk, 4th Earl Nottingham, 9th Baron Mowbray, 10th Baron Segrave and Earl Marshal.
On 19 Oct 1526 William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby (age 44) died at Parham, Suffolk [Map]. He was buried at All Saints Church, Mettingham Bungay [Map]. His daughter Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 7) succeeded 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk became a ward of Henry VIII (age 35).
On 19 Oct 1556 Bishop Henry Man died. He was buried at St Andrew Undershaft, Aldgate Ward.
On 19 Oct 1576 George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley died. His son George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 14) succeeded 6th Earl Huntley.
On 19 Oct 1592 Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu (age 63) died. His grandson Anthony Maria Browne 2nd Viscount Montagu (age 18) succeeded 2nd Viscount Montagu.
On 19 Oct 1595 Philip Howard 20th Earl of Arundel (age 38) died of dysentery at Tower of London [Map]. He was buried at St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map], reburied at Arundel Cathedral, Sussex [Map] and then reburied in the Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel Castle [Map]. Earl Arundel Sussex, Earl Surrey, Baron Maltravers, Baron Arundel, Baron Mowbray, Baron Segrave forfeit.
He had been imprisoned for ten years and had never seen his son and heir Thomas Howard 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk (age 10) who had been born three months after he was imprisoned.
On 19 Oct 1646 Thomas Lawley 1st Baronet (age 65) died. His son Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet (age 16) succeeded 2nd Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.
On 19 Oct 1667 Hugh Hare 1st Baron Coleraine (age 61) died. His son Henry Hare 2nd Baron Coleraine (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baron Coleraine. Constantia Lucy Baroness Coleraine by marriage Baroness Coleraine.
On 19 Oct 1678 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 69) died. His son William Paget 6th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 41) succeeded 6th Baron Paget Beaudasert. Frances Pierrepont Baroness Geneville Beaudasert by marriage Baroness Paget Beaudasert.
On 19 Oct 1681 Randal Beresford 2nd Baronet (age 45) died. His son Tristram Beresford 3rd Baronet (age 12) succeeded 3rd Baronet Beresford of Coleraine in Londonderry.
On 19 Oct 1682 Thomas Browne (age 77) died.
On or before 19 Oct 1702 Thomas Nightingale 2nd Baronet (age 73) died. He was buried on 19 Oct 1702. His nephew Bridges Nightingale 3rd Baronet succeeded 3rd Baronet Nightingale of Newport Pond in Essex.
After 19 Oct 1702 Bridges Nightingale 3rd Baronet died. His brother Robert Nightingale 4th Baronet succeeded 4th Baronet Nightingale of Newport Pond in Essex.
Between 14 Sep 1705 and 19 Oct 1705 a multinational Grand Alliance army led by Lord Peterborough (age 47) captured the city of Barcelona [Map] from its Spanish defenders, most of whom then joined the Grand Aliance army.
On 13 Sep 1705 Prince George of Hesse Darmstadt (age 36) was killed.
On 19 Oct 1721 Randal MacDonnell 4th Earl of Antrim (age 41) died. His son Alexander MacDonnell 5th Earl of Antrim (age 8) succeeded 5th Earl Antrim 1C.
On 19 Oct 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 77) died.
On 19 Oct 1725 Richard Anguish aka Allin 1st Baronet (age 66) died. His son Thomas Allin 2nd Baronet (age 14) succeeded 2nd Baronet Allin of Somerleyton in Suffolk.
On 19 Oct 1733 Thomas Molyneux 1st Baronet (age 72) died. His son Daniel Molyneux 2nd Baronet (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baronet Molyneux of Castle Dillon in Armagh.
On 19 Oct 1739 John Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 50) died. His son Henry Lawson 4th Baronet (age 27) succeeded 4th Baronet Lawson of Brough Hall in Yorkshire.
On 19 Oct 1765 Edward Blount 5th Baronet (age 41) died. His brother Walter Blount 6th Baronet (age 40) succeeded 6th Baronet Blount of Sodington.
On 19 Oct 1768 Thomas Archer 1st Baron Archer (age 73) died. His son Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer (age 32) succeeded 2nd Baron Archer of Umberslade. Sarah West Baroness Archer by marriage Baroness Archer of Umberslade.
On 19 Oct 1789 Francis Samuel Drake 1st Baronet (age 60) died without issue. Baronet Drake of Prospect in Devon extinct.
On 19 Oct 1793 Mary Panton Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven died.
On 19 Oct 1855 John Vesey 2nd Viscount Vesci (age 84) died. His son Thomas Vesey 3rd Viscount Vesci (age 52) succeeded 3rd Viscount Vesci of Abbeyleix in Queen's County, 4th Baron Knapton, 5th Baronet Vesey of Abbeyleix.
On 19 Oct 1862 Henry Benedict Arundell 11th Baron Arundel (age 57) died. His son John Francis Arundell 12th Baron Arundel (age 30) succeeded 12th Baron Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire.
On 19 Oct 1862 John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne (age 83) died. His son James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne (age 58) succeeded 3rd Baron Sherborne. Elizabeth Howard Baroness Sherborne by marriage Baroness Sherborne. He was buried in Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Monument to John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne and Mary Bilson Legge Baroness Sherborne.
On 19 Oct 1867 Bishop John Lonsdale (age 79) died at Eccleshall Castle, Staffordshire [Map] of a rupture of a blood-vessel in the brain. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall [Map].
On 19 Oct 1883 George Philip Stanhope 8th Earl Chesterfield (age 60) died without issue. His fourth cousin Henry Edwyn Chandos Scudamore Stanhope 9th Earl of Chesterfield (age 62) succeeded 9th Earl Chesterfield, 9th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire.
On 19 Oct 1887 George Leicester aka Warren 2nd Baron Tabley (age 75) died. His son John Warren 3rd Baron Tabley (age 52) succeeded 3rd Baron Tabley, 7th Baronet Leicester of Timogue in Queen's County.
On 19 Oct 1904 Astley Paston Paston-Cooper 3rd Baronet (age 80) died. His son Charles Naunton Paston Paston-Cooper 4th Baronet (age 37) succeeded 4th Baronet Paston-Cooper of Gadebridge in Hertfordshire.
On 19 Oct 1922 Gavin Campbell 1st Marquess Breadalbane (age 71) died.
On 19 Oct 1923 Adolfo Polloni (age 68) died.
On 19 Oct 1935 John Scott 7th Duke Buccleuch 9th Duke Queensberry (age 71) died at Bowhill House, Bowhill. His son Walter Scott 8th Duke Buccleuch 10th Duke Queensberry (age 40) succeeded 8th Duke Buccleuch, 10th Duke Queensberry, 8th Earl Doncaster, 8th Baron Scott of Tynedale. Vreda Lascelles Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury (age 35) by marriage Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensberry.
On 19 Oct 1935 Frank Meyer 2nd Baronet (age 49) was killed whilst hunting. His son Anthony Meyer 3rd Baronet (age 14) succeeded 3rd Baronet Meyer of Shortgrove.
On 19 Oct 1937 Ernest Rutherford 1st Baron Rutherford Physicist (age 66) died. Baron Rutherford of Nelson of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire extinct.
On 19 Oct 1948 Richard Hely-Hutchinson 6th Earl of Donoughmore (age 73) died. His son John Hely-Hutchinson 7th Earl of Donoughmore (age 45) succeeded 7th Earl of Donoughmore, 7th Viscount Hutchinson of Knocklofty in Tipperary, 7th Viscount Donoughmore of Knocklofty in Tipperary, 8th Baron Donoughmore of Knocklofty in Tipperary.
On 19 Oct 1951 Harold Dudley Clayton 10th Baronet (age 74) died. His son Arthur Harold Clayton 11th Baronet (age 48) succeeded 11th Baronet Clayton of Marden Park in Surrey.
On 19 Oct 1957 Vere Gordon Childe (age 65) died.
On 19 Oct 1964 Christopher Vane 10th Baron Barnard (age 75) died. His son Harry John Neville Vane 11th Baron Barnard (age 41) succeeded 11th Baron Barnard. Davina Mary Cecil Baroness Barnard (age 33) by marriage Baroness Barnard.
On 19 Oct 1977 Geoffrey Hope-Morley 2nd Baron Hollenden (age 92) died without male issue. His nephew Gordon Hope Hope-Morley 3rd Baron Hollenden (age 63) succeeded 3rd Baron Hollenden of Leigh in Kent.
On 19 Oct 1991 Harold Tennyson 4th Baron Tennyson (age 72) died unmarried. His brother Mark Tennyson 5th Baron Tennyson (age 71) succeeded 5th Baron Tennyson of Aldworth in Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight. Deline Celeste Budler Baroness Tennyson by marriage Baroness Tennyson of Aldworth in Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight.
