On 20 Jul 1031 Robert "Pious" II King France (age 59) died at Melun, Seine et Marne. His son King Henry I of France (age 23) succeeded I King France: Capet.

On 20 Jul 1101 Robert Curthose III Duke Normandy (age 50) landed at Portsmouth, Hampshire [Map].

On 20 Jul 1153 Sancho "Wise" King Navarre (age 21) and Sancha Ivrea (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 48) and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of García "Restorer" IV King Navarre and Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre. They were fourth cousins.

On 13 Jun 1222 Eleanor Fair Maid of Brittany (age 38) was imprisoned at Gloucester Castle, Gloucestershire [Map] where she remained until 20 Jul 1223.

On 20 Jul 1235 Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 40) and Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress (age 21) were married at Worms Cathedral [Map]. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 47). He the son of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor.

On 20 Jul 1304 Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer (age 49) died from poisoning, possibly by his wife Matilda Baroness Mortimer. He was buried in Worcester Cathedral [Map]. Baron Mortimer Burford aka Richard's Castle abeyant between his daughters Joan Mortimer Baroness Talbot and Alice Mortimer (age 4) and their descendants. His wife sought the protection of Margaret of France Queen Consort England (age 25). After the death of King Edward I of England (age 65) in 1307 she, Matilda Baroness Mortimer died suddenly, probably murdered in revenge for the murder of her husband.

On 20 Jul 1346 Margaret Plantagenet Countess of Pembroke was born to King Edward III of England (age 33) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 32) at Windsor Castle [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.00%.

On 20 Jul 1387 Robert IV Artois Count of Eu (age 31) died from poisoning.

On 20 Jul 1425 Bishop William Grey aka Gray was appointed Bishop of London.

On 20 Jul 1454 John II King Castile (age 49) died. His son Henry IV King Castile (age 29) succeeded IV King Castile. Blanche Trastámara II Queen Navarre (age 30) by marriage Queen Consort Castile.

Letters and Papers 1528. 20 Jul 1520. R.O. 4534. Henry Duke of Richmond (age 1) to Henry VIII (age 29).

I have received your letters and the goodly apparel you sent me by Master Magnus, director of my council. According to the purport of your said letters, I shall apply myself to learning, and proceed in virtue. Sheriffhutton [Map], 20 July.

On 20 Jul 1524 Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 24) died.

On 20 Jul 1542 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 51) purchased the premises at Stanmore, with a windmill, lands in Great and Little Stanmore and Harrow, others in Essex, and also the "premises in the parish of St Sepulchre in the ward of Faryngton Without" from Geoffrey Chamber of Stanmore in Middlesex -1550.

Wriothesley's Chronicle 20 Jul 1554. 20 Jul 1554. Fryday the xx^th of Julie tydinges came to the Lord Mayre payne that the Prince of Spayne (age 27) was come into Englande, and landed at Southampton, Hampshire [Map] this daye, and came with viii^xx sayle of Spanish shippes well appoynted, beside the navie of Flaunders and the Queens navie, which were to the number of lx [60] shippes and more, Lord Wm. Howarde, Lord Admirall of England (age 44), conductinge them, after they came into the costes of Englande.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 20 Jul 1559. The xx day of July the good old the bysshope of D[urham] (age 85) cam rydyng to London with iijxx [60] hors, and so to Sowth[wark] unto master Dolman('s) howsse, a talowchandler, and ther he lys aganst the chene gatte.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 20 Jul 1562. The sam nyght was the Mercers' soper, and ther sopy[d my] lord of Penbroke (age 61) and (unfinished)

On 20 Jul 1572 Frederick II King Denmark (age 38) and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Christian III King Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were second cousin once removed.

On 20 Jul 1577 Bishop Richard Howand (age 36) was admitted as Master of St John's College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 20 Jul 1590 James Stewart 1st Lord Doune (age 61) was assassinated (the first in Scotland by a fiream). His son James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray (age 25) succeeded 2nd Lord Doune.

On 20 Jul 1642 William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire (age 24) was expelled from the House of Lords for having refused to come to the bar to answer charges of high crimes and misdemeanors. He left England, and his estates were sequestrated.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 20 Jul 1664. Up, and a while to my office, and then home with Deane (age 30) till dinner, discoursing upon the business of my Chancellor's (age 55) timber in Clarendon Parke, and how to make a report therein without offending him; which at last I drew up, and hope it will please him. But I would to God neither I nor he ever had had any thing to have done with it! Dined together with a good pig, and then out by coach to White Hall, to the Committee for Fishing; but nothing done, it being a great day to-day there upon drawing at the Lottery of Sir Arthur Slingsby (age 41). I got in and stood by the two Queenes [Note. Catherine of Braganza Queen Consort England (age 25) and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England (age 54) ] and the Duchesse of Yorke (age 27), and just behind my Baroness Castlemayne (age 23), whom I do heartily adore; and good sport it was to see how most that did give their ten pounds did go away with a pair of globes only for their lot, and one gentlewoman, one Mrs. Fish, with the only blanke. And one I staid to see drew a suit of hangings valued at £430, and they say are well worth the money, or near it. One other suit there is better than that; but very many lots of three and fourscore pounds. I observed the King (age 34) and Queenes did get but as poor lots as any else. But the wisest man I met with was Mr. Cholmley (age 31), who insured as many as would, from drawing of the one blank for 12d.; in which case there was the whole number of persons to one, which I think was three or four hundred. And so he insured about 200 for 200 shillings, so that he could not have lost if one of them had drawn it, for there was enough to pay the £10; but it happened another drew it, and so he got all the money he took.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 20 Jul 1665. This afternoon I waited on the Duke of Albemarle (age 56), and so to Mrs. Croft's, where I found and saluted Mrs. Burrows, who is a very pretty woman for a mother of so many children. But, Lord! to see how the plague spreads. It being now all over King's Streete, at the Axe, and next door to it, and in other places.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 20 Jul 1665. So home to write letters late, and then home to bed, where I have not lain these 3 or 4 nights. I received yesterday a letter from my Lord Sandwich (age 39), giving me thanks for my care about their marriage business, and desiring it to be dispatched, that no disappointment may happen therein, which I will help on all I can.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 20 Jul 1665. So down to Deptford, Kent [Map] and there dined, and after dinner saw my Lady Sandwich (age 40) and Mr. Carteret (age 24) and his two sisters over the water, going to Dagenhams, and my Baroness Carteret (age 63) towards Cranburne¹. So all the company broke up in most extraordinary joy, wherein I am mighty contented that I have had the good fortune to be so instrumental, and I think it will be of good use to me.

Note 1. The royal lodge of that name in Windsor Forest, occupied by Sir George Carteret (age 55) as Vice-Chamberlain to the King (age 35). B.

John Evelyn's Diary. 20 Jul 1670. We went to dine at Lord Allington's (age 30), who had newly built a house of great cost, I believe a little less than £20,000. His architect was Mr. Pratt (age 50). It is seated in a park, with a sweet prospect and stately avenue; but water still defective; the house has also its infirmities. Went back to Mr. Slingsby's (age 49).

John Evelyn's Diary. 20 Jul 1685. The Trinity House met this day, which should have ben on ye Monday after Trinity, but was put off by reason of the Royal Charter being so large that it could not be ready before. Some immunities were super-added. Mr. Pepys (age 52), Secretary to ye Admiralty, was a second time chosen Master. There were present the Duke of Grafton (age 21), Lord Dartmouth (age 12), Master of ye Ordnance, the Commissioners of ye Navy, and brethren of the Corporation. We went to Church according to costome, and then took barge to the Trinity House [Map], in London, where we had a great dinner, above 80 at one table.

On 20 Jul 1729 William Stukeley (age 41) was ordained as a Deacon by Archbishop William Wake (age 72).

Letters of Horace Walpole. 20 Jul 1752. Arlington Street. To George Montagu Esq (age 39).

You have threatened me with a messenger from the secretary's office to seize my papers; who would ever have taken you for a prophet? If Goody Compton (age 60)³²⁰, your colleague, had taken upon her to foretell, there was enough of the witch and prophetess in her person and mysteriousness to have made a superstitious person believe she might be a cousin of Nostradamus, and heiress of some of her visions; but how came you by second sight? Which of the Cues matched in the Highlands? In short, not to keep you in suspense, for I believe you are so far inspired as to be ignorant how your prophecy was to be accomplished, as we were sitting at dinner t'other day, word was brought that one of the King's messengers was at the door. Every drop of ink in my pen ran cold; Algernon Sidney danced before my eyes, and methought I heard my Lord Chief-Justice Lee, in a voice as dreadful as Jefferies', mumble out, Scribere est agere. How comfortable it was to find that Mr. Amyand, who was at table, had ordered this appanage of his dignity to attend him here for orders! However, I have buried the Memoires under the oak in my garden, where they are to be found a thousand years hence, and taken perhaps for a Runic history in rhyme. I have part of another valuable MS. to dispose of, which I shall beg leave to commit to your care, and desire it may be concealed behind the wainscot in Mr. Bentley's Gothic house, whenever you build it. As the great person is living to whom it belonged, it would be highly dangerous to make it public; as soon as she is in disgrace, I don't know whether it Will not be a good way of making court to her successor, to communicate it to the world, as I propose doing, under the following title: "The Treasury of Art and Nature, or a Collection of inestimable Receipts, stolen out of the Cabinet of Madame de Pompadour (age 30), and now first published for the use of his fair Countrywomen, by a true born Englishman and philomystic." * * * * * * * * * * * * *

So the pretty Miss Bishop (age 24)³²¹, instead of being my niece, is to be Mrs. Bob Brudenel (age 25). What foolish birds are turtles when they have scarce a hole to roost in! Adieu!

Note 320. The Hon. George Compton son of Lord Northampton, Mr. Montagu's colleague for Northampton.-E.

Note 321. Daughter of Sir Cecil Bishop (age 51).

Greville Memoirs. 20 Jul 1830. Yesterday was a very busy day with his Majesty, who is going much too fast, and begins to alarm his Ministers and astonish the world. In the morning he inspected the Coldstream Guards, dressed (for the first time in his life) in a military uniform and with a great pair of gold spurs half-way up his legs like a game cock, although he was not to ride, for having chalk-stones in his hands he can't hold the reins. The Queen came to Lady Bathurst's (age 64) to see the review and hold a sort of drawing-room, when the Ministers' wives were presented to her, and official men, to which were added Lady Bathurst's relations; everybody was in undress except the officers. She is very ugly, with a horrid complexion, but has good manners, and did all this (which she hated) very well. She said the part as if she was acting, and wished the green curtain to drop. After the review the King, with the Dukes of Cumberland, Sussex, and Gloucester, and Prince George and the Prince of Prussia, and the Duchess of Cumberland's son, came in through the garden gate; the Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Augusta were already there; they breakfasted and then went away, the Duke of Gloucester bowing to the company while nobody was taking any notice of him or thinking about him. Nature must have been merry when she made this Prince, and in the sort of mood that certain great artists used to exhibit in their comical caricatures; I never saw a countenance which that line in Dryden's M'Flecknoe would so well describe—

And lambent dulness plays around his face.

Greville Memoirs. 20 Jul 1830. All this was very well; no great harm in it; more affable, less dignified than the late King; but when this was over, and he might very well have sat himself quietly down and rested, he must needs put on his plainer clothes and start on a ramble about the streets, alone too. In Pall Mall he met Watson Taylor, and took his arm and went up St. James's Street. There he was soon followed by a mob making an uproar, and when he got near White's a woman came up and kissed him. Belfast (who had been sworn in Privy Councillor in the morning), who saw this from White's, and Clinton thought it time to interfere, and came out to attend upon him. The mob increased, and, always holding W. Taylor's arm, and flanked by Clinton and Belfast, who got shoved and kicked about to their inexpressible wrath, he got back to the Palace amid shouting and bawling and applause. When he got home he asked them to go in and take a quiet walk in the garden, and said, 'Oh, never mind all this; when I have walked about a few times they will get used to it, and will take no notice.' There are other stories, but I will put down nothing I do not see or hear, or hear from the witnesses. Belfast told me this in the Park, fresh from the scene and smarting from the buffeting he had got. All the Park was ringing with it, and I told Lady Bathurst (age 64), who thought it so serious she said she would get Lord Bathurst (age 68) to write to the Duke directly about it. Lord Combermere wanted to be made a Privy Councillor yesterday, but the Duke would not let it be done; he is in a sort of half-disgrace, and is not to be made yet, but will be by-and-by.

On 20 Jul 1890 George II King Hellenes was born to Constantine I King Greece (age 21) and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece (age 20). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 20 Jul 1313 John Tiptoft 2nd Baron Tibetot was born to Pain Tiptoft 1st Baron Tibetot (age 33) and Agnes Ros Baroness Tibetot.

On 20 Jul 1345 Thomas Fauconberg 5th Baron Fauconberg was born to Walter Fauconberg 4th Baron Fauconberg (age 26) and Maud Pateshull Baroness Fauconberg (age 22).

On 20 Jul 1346 Margaret Plantagenet Countess of Pembroke was born to King Edward III of England (age 33) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 32) at Windsor Castle [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.00%.

On 20 Jul 1372 Janet Stewart was born to Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany (age 32) and Margaret Graham Countess Menteith and Fife (age 38).

On 20 Jul 1385 Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge was born to Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York (age 44) and Isabella of Castile Duchess York (age 30) at Conisbrough Castle [Map] although there was speculation the father was John Holland 1st Duke Exeter (age 33) with whom Isabella of Castile Duchess York was suspected of having an affair. He a grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 20 Jul 1455 Ursula of York was born to Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 43) and Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York (age 40). She died young. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.42%.

On 20 Jul 1470 John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath was born to Fulk Bourchier 10th Baron Fitzwarin (age 24) and Elizabeth Dynham Baroness Fitzwarin. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 20 Jul 1600 Edward Acton 1st Baronet was born to Walter Acton of Aldenham (age 28) and Frances Acton (age 18).

On 20 Jul 1649 William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland was born.

On 20 Jul 1655 Ford Grey 1st Earl Tankerville was born to Ralph Grey 2nd Baron Grey Werke (age 25) and Catherine Anna Ford (age 21).

On 20 Jul 1667 Philip Astley 2nd Baronet was born to Jacob Astley 1st Baronet (age 28) and Blanche Wodehouse Lady Astley (age 25).

On 20 Jul 1673 John Dalrymple 2nd Earl of Stair was born to John Dalrymple 1st Earl of Stair (age 24).

After 20 Jul 1673 Colonel William Dalrymple Earl Dumfries was born to John Dalrymple 1st Earl of Stair (age 24).

On 20 Jul 1687 Justinian Isham 5th Baronet was born to Justinian Isham 4th Baronet (age 28) and Elizabeth Turnor Lady Isham (age 21).

On 20 Jul 1723 Robert Shirley 6th Earl Ferrers was born to Laurence Shirley (age 29) and Anne Clarges (age 28) at St James'.

On 20 Jul 1761 Arthur Saunders Gore 3rd Earl Arran was born to Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran (age 26) and Catherine Annesley.

On 20 Jul 1764 Robert Williams 9th Baronet was born to Hugh Williams 8th Baronet (age 46) and Emma Bridget Rowlands Viscountess Bulkeley.

On 20 Jul 1766 Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin was born to Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 34) at Broomhall House, Broomhall.

On 20 Jul 1799 Grenville Temple 10th Baronet was born to Grenville Temple 9th Baronet (age 30).

On 20 Jul 1811 James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin was born to Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 45) and Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin (age 33).

On 20 Jul 1811 John Dunn-Gardner was born to John Margetts Brewer and Sarah Dunn-Gardner Marchioness Townshend. His mother had married John Margetts Brewer bigamously so legally John Dunn-Gardner was the son of her first husband George Ferrers Townshend 3rd Marquess Townshend (age 32) and was, therefore, styled by the courtesy title Earl of Leicester.

On 20 Jul 1812 Henry Edwards 1st Baronet was born to Henry Lees Edwards and Lea Priestley at Pye Nest, Halifax.

On 20 Jul 1821 Alexander Frederick Oldenburg was born to Christian August Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 23) and Louise Sophie Danneskiold Samsøe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 20 Jul 1838 George Trevelyan 2nd Baronet was born to Charles Edward Trevelyan 1st Baronet (age 31).

On 20 Jul 1844 John Sholto Douglas 9th Marquess Queensberry was born to Archibald William Douglas 8th Marquess Queensberry (age 26) and Caroline Clayton Marchioness Queensbury (age 23).

On 20 Jul 1844 Major-General Hugh Richard Dawnay 8th Viscount Downe was born to William Henry Dawnay 7th Viscount Downe (age 32) and Mary Isabel Bagot.

On 20 Jul 1848 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 25) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 23).

On 20 Jul 1851 Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower 4th Duke of Sutherland was born to George Leveson-Gower 3rd Duke Sutherland (age 22) and Anne Hay Mackenzie Duchess Sutherland (age 22).

Before 20 Jul 1856 Ellen Palmer Morewood Countess Shrewsbury Waterford Talbot was born to Charles Rowland Palmer Morewood (age 36) and Georgiana Byron (age 32).

On 20 Jul 1860 William Murray 5th and 4th Earl Mansfield was born to William David Murray (age 24).

On 20 Jul 1866 Francis Denzil Edward Baring 5th Baron Ashburton was born to Alexander Hugh Baring 4th Baron Ashburton (age 31) and Leonara Caroline Digby Baroness Ashburton (age 21).

On 20 Jul 1870 George Francis Cradock-Hartopp 8th Baronet was born to John William Cradock-Hartopp 4th Baronet (age 41).

On 20 Jul 1874 Ivo Francis Byng was born to Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford (age 39) and Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford (age 27).

On 20 Jul 1881 John Crichton-Stuart 4th Marquis of the Isle of Bute was born to John Crichton-Stuart 3rd Marquis of the Isle of Bute (age 33) and Gwendolen Mary Anne Fitzalan Howard Marchioness Bute (age 27).

On 20 Jul 1890 George II King Hellenes was born to Constantine I King Greece (age 21) and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece (age 20). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 20 Jul 1918 Fiona Colquhoun Countess of Arran was born to Iain Colquhoun 7th Baronet (age 31) and Geraldine Bryde Dinah Tennant Lady Colquhoun (age 29).

On 20 Jul 1931 Rosemary Tyrwhit Williams was born to Harold Williams Baron Berners and Vera Ruby Tyrwhitt 15th Baroness Berners (age 29).

On 20 Jul 1945 Charles Stanhope 12th Earl of Harrington was born to William Stanhope 11th Earl of Harrington (age 22) and Eileen Foley Grey Countess Harrington (age 23).

On 20 Jul 1952 Emma Howard was born to Charles James Ruthven Howard 12th Earl Carlisle (age 29) and Ela Helen Aline Beaumont Countess Carlisle (age 27).

On 20 Jul 1153 Sancho "Wise" King Navarre (age 21) and Sancha Ivrea (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon (age 48) and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of García "Restorer" IV King Navarre and Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre. They were fourth cousins.

On 20 Jul 1235 Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 40) and Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress (age 21) were married at Worms Cathedral [Map]. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 47). He the son of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor.

Before 20 Jul 1345 Walter Fauconberg 4th Baron Fauconberg (age 26) and Isabel Bigod (age 9) were married.

Before 20 Jul 1399 Thomas Dacre 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 11) and Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland (age 13) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland. She the daughter of Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 35) and Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 20 Jul 1470 Fulk Bourchier 10th Baron Fitzwarin (age 24) and Elizabeth Dynham Baroness Fitzwarin were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzwarin. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 20 Jul 1572 Frederick II King Denmark (age 38) and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Christian III King Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were second cousin once removed.

Around 20 Jul 1603 William Douglas 1st Earl Queensberry (age 21) and Isabel Kerr Countess Queensberry were married. She the daughter of Mark Kerr 1st Earl Lothian (age 50).

On 20 Jul 1615 Henry Portman 2nd Baronet (age 18) and Anne Stanley (age 15) were married. She brought £5000 to the marriage. She the daughter of William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby (age 54) and Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby (age 40). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 20 Jul 1628 John Cooper 1st Baronet (age 30) and Anne Ashley Lady Cooper were married.

After 20 Jul 1628 John Cooper 1st Baronet (age 30) and Mary Hicks Lady Cooper were married. She by marriage Lady Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.

On 20 Jul 1639, some sources say 11 Jul 1639, Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 18) and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland (age 21) were married at Penhurst Rother. She by marriage Baroness Spencer Wormleighton. Her long-term suitor, she was the 'Sacharissa' of his poems, Edmund Waller (age 33) wrote a letter to the bride's sister (age 12) on the occasion of the wedding. She the daughter of Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 43) and Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester (age 41).

Madam,

In this common joy at Penshurst, I know none to whom complaints may come less unseasonably than to your ladyship, the loss of a bedfellow being almost equal to that of a mistress; and therefore you ought at least to pardon, if you consent not to the imprecations of, the deserted, which just Heaven no doubt will hear. May my lady Dorothy, if we may yet call her so, suffer as much, and have the like passion for this young lord, whom she has preferred to the rest of mankind, as others have had for her; and may his love, before the year go about, make her taste of the first curse imposed upon womankind, the pains of becoming a mother. May her first born be none of her own sex, nor so like her but that he may resemble her lord as much as herself. May she that always affected silence and retirement have the house filled with the noise and number of her children, and hereafter of her grandchildren; and then may she arrive at that great curse, so much declined by fair ladies, old age; may she live to be very old and yet seem young; be told so by her glass, and have no aches to inform her of the truth; and when she shall appear to be mortal, may her lord not mourn for her, but go hand in hand with her to that place where we are told there is neither marrying nor giving in marriage, that being there divorced we may all have an equal interest in her again! My revenge being immortal, I wish all this may befall her posterity to the world's end and afterwards! To you, madam, I wish all good things, and that this loss may in good time be happily supplied with a more constant bedfellow of the other sex. Madam, I humbly kiss your hands, and beg pardon for this trouble, from

Your ladyship's

most humble servant,

E. Waller.

On 20 Jul 1654 John Skeffington 2nd Viscount Massereene and Mary Clotworthy were married at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden.

On 20 Jul 1700 Louis Otto Salm Count Salm Salm (age 25) and Albertine Johannette Nassau Hadamar Countess Salm (age 25) were married. He the son of Charles Theodore Salm Prince Salm (age 55) and Luise Marie Palatinate Simmern Countess Salm. He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 20 Jul 1730 Charles Calvert 5th Baron Baltimore (age 30) and Mary Janssen Baroness Baltimore were married. She by marriage Baroness Baltimore of Longford in Leinster. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20 Jul 1742 Arthur Devis (age 30) and Elizabeth Faulkener (age 23) were married at Church of St Katharine's by the Tower [Map]. They had twenty-two children of which only six survived infancy.

Before 20 Jul 1764 Hugh Williams 8th Baronet (age 46) and Emma Bridget Rowlands Viscountess Bulkeley were married. She by marriage Lady Williams of Penrhyn in Caernarfonshire.

On 20 Jul 1765 George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington (age 24) and Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington were married. She the daughter of John Boyle 5th Earl Cork.

On 20 Jul 1805 Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper (age 27) and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. He the son of George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper and Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper.

On 20 Jul 1841 John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 48) and Frances Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Countess Russell (age 25) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 2nd Earl Minto (age 58) and Mary Brydone Countess Minto. He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20 Jul 1842 Thomas Taylour 3rd Marquess of Headfort (age 19) and Amelia Thompson were married. He the son of Thomas Taylour 2nd Marquess of Headfort (age 55) and Olivia Stevenson.

On 20 Jul 1842 Isaac Lowthian Bell 1st Baronet (age 38) and Margaret Pattinson were married.

On 20 Jul 1848 George Hay-Drummond 12th Earl Kinnoull (age 21) and Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset Countess Kinnoul (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 56) and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 48). He the son of Thomas Hay-Drummond 11th Earl Kinnoull (age 63) and Louisa Burton Rowley Countess Kinnoul.

On 20 Jul 1853 Richard Boyle 9th Earl Cork (age 24) and Emily Charlotte Burgh Countess Cork (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Ulick Burgh 1st Marquess Clanricarde (age 50) and Harriet Canning Marchioness Clanricarde (age 49).

On 20 Jul 1858 Arthur Walsh 2nd Baron Ormathwaite (age 31) and Katherine Somerset Baroness Ormathwaite (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 58).

On 20 Jul 1867 Robert Grosvenor 2nd Baron Ebury (age 33) and Emilie Beaujolais White were married.

On 20 Jul 1875 William Eden 4th Baron Auckland (age 46) and Edith Eden Baroness Auckland (age 15) were married. She by marriage Baroness Auckland of West Auckland. The difference in their ages was 30 years. He the son of Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20 Jul 1882 Walter John Grove 2nd Baronet (age 29) and Agnes Geraldine Lane Fox-Pitt Lady Grove (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Augustus Henry Fox Pitt-Rivers (age 55) and Alice Margaret Stanley (age 54).

On 20 Jul 1917 Harold Augustus Wernher 3rd Baronet (age 24) and Countess Anastasia Torby (age 24) were married.

On 20 Jul 1921 Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont 2nd Viscount Allendale (age 30) and Violet Lucy Emily Seely Viscountess Allendale (age 24) were married at St Martin in the Fields [Map].

On 20 Jul 1931 Gerard Henry Fleetwood Fuller 2nd Baronet (age 25) and Fiona Pratt were married. They were divorced in 1944. She by marriage Lady Fuller of Neston Park in Corsham in Wiltshire. She the daughter of John Pratt 4th Marquess Camden (age 59) and Joan Marion Neville Marchioness Camden (age 54).

On 20 Jul 1031 Robert "Pious" II King France (age 59) died at Melun, Seine et Marne. His son King Henry I of France (age 23) succeeded I King France: Capet.

On 20 Jul 1304 Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer (age 49) died from poisoning, possibly by his wife Matilda Baroness Mortimer. He was buried in Worcester Cathedral [Map]. Baron Mortimer Burford aka Richard's Castle abeyant between his daughters Joan Mortimer Baroness Talbot and Alice Mortimer (age 4) and their descendants. His wife sought the protection of Margaret of France Queen Consort England (age 25). After the death of King Edward I of England (age 65) in 1307 she, Matilda Baroness Mortimer died suddenly, probably murdered in revenge for the murder of her husband.

On 20 Jul 1332 Thomas Randolph 1st Earl of Moray (age 54) died. His son Thomas Randolph 2nd Earl Moray succeeded 2nd Earl Moray. He would be Earl for twenty days only.

On 20 Jul 1387 Robert IV Artois Count of Eu (age 31) died from poisoning.

On 20 Jul 1398 Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 6th Earl Ulster (age 24) died at Kells, County Meath. He was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map]. His son Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl March 7th Earl Ulster (age 6) succeeded Heir to the Throne of England, 5th Earl March, 7th Earl Ulster, 7th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.

On 20 Jul 1454 John II King Castile (age 49) died. His son Henry IV King Castile (age 29) succeeded IV King Castile. Blanche Trastámara II Queen Navarre (age 30) by marriage Queen Consort Castile.

On 20 Jul 1524 Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 24) died.

On 20 Jul 1590 James Stewart 1st Lord Doune (age 61) was assassinated (the first in Scotland by a fiream). His son James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray (age 25) succeeded 2nd Lord Doune.

On 20 Jul 1618 Bishop James Montagu (age 50) died. He was buried at Bath Abbey [Map].

On 20 Jul 1628 Anne Ashley Lady Cooper died.

Around 20 Jul 1680 Alice Leman Countess Norwich died.

On 20 Jul 1733 Elizabeth Russell Lady Thirkleby (age 69) died.

On 20 Jul 1736 Lucy Pelham Countess Lincoln died.

On 20 Jul 1750 Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough (age 70) died. His son Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Harborough, 3rd Viscount Sherard, 5th Baron Sherard of Leitrim, 3rd Baron Sherard of Harborough.

On 20 Jul 1754 Catherine Tipping Baroness Archer died.

On 20 Jul 1786 Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham (age 47) died. His son Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 4) succeeded 3rd Baron Grantham.

On 20 Jul 1807 Archibald Edmonstone 1st Baronet (age 89) died. His son Charles Edmonstone 2nd Baronet (age 43) succeeded 2nd Baronet Edmonstone of Duntreath in Stirlingshire.

On 20 Jul 1828 George Pitt 2nd Baron Rivers (age 76) died in Grosvenor Place, Belgravia. His nephew Horace Beckford aka Pitt-Rivers 3rd Baron Rivers (age 50) succeeded 3rd Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. Baron Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire extinct.

On 20 Jul 1833 Other Archer Windsor 6th Earl Plymouth (age 44) died aboard his yacht at Deptford, Kent [Map]. His uncle Andrew Windsor 7th Earl (age 69) succeeded 7th Earl Plymouth. Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire abeyant between his daughters Maria Windsor Marchioness Downshire (age 43) and Harriet Windsor (age 35).

On 20 Jul 1864 Mary Sackville Countess Plymouth Amherst (age 71) died.

On 20 Jul 1867 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet (age 88) died. His grandson Arthur Monck aka Middleton 7th Baronet (age 29) succeeded 7th Baronet Monck of Belsay Castle in Northumberland.

On 20 Jul 1873 Richard Bethell 1st Baron Westbury (age 73) died. His son Richard Augustus Bethell 2nd Baron Westbury (age 43) succeeded 2nd Baron Westbury of Westbury in Wiltshire.

On 20 Jul 1877 Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet (age 66) died. His son William Neville Abdy 2nd Baronet (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baronet Abdy of Albyns in Essex.

On 20 Jul 1900 William Charles Wynn 4th Baron Newborough (age 26) died.

On 20 Jul 1902 Charles Shelley 5th Baronet (age 64) died. His son John Courtown Edward Shelley 6th Baronet (age 30) succeeded 6th Baronet Shelley of Castle Goring in Sussex.

On 20 Jul 1944 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 1st Baron Hesketh (age 62) died. His son Frederick Fermor-Hesketh 2nd Baron Hesketh (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baron Hesketh of Hesketh Lancashire, 9th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.

On 20 Jul 1947 Sylvia Storey Countess Poulett (age 57) died.

On 20 Jul 1956 Algernon Skeffington 12th Viscount Massereene, 5th Viscount Ferrard (age 82) died. His son John Skeffington 13th Viscount Massereene, 6th Viscount Ferrard (age 41) succeeded 13th Viscount Massereene, 6th Viscount Ferrard, 12th Baron Lough Neagh, 6th Baron Oriel, 6th Baron Oriel of Ferrand in Louth.

On 20 Jul 1968 Ralph Alured Newman 5th Baronet (age 66) died. His son Geoffrey Robert Newman 6th Baronet (age 21) succeeded 6th Baronet Newman of Stokeley and Mamhead in Devon.

On 20 Jul 1974 Geraldine Bryde Dinah Tennant Lady Colquhoun (age 85) died.

On 20 Jul 2011 Lucian Freud (age 88) died.