On this Day in History ... 21st March

On 21st March 1227 King Charles Capet of Sicily was born to King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 39). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Archaeologia Volume 35 1853 XXXIII. On the 21st [Mar 1358], William, Archbishop of Sens, now in England to negotiate a treaty of peace for his Sovereign with the English Monarch, the Maréchal D'Audenham, and the Countess of Pembroke (age 41), spend the entire day with Isabella (age 63); and her grandson, the Earl of Richmond (age 18), arrives to supper.

Patent Rolls. 21st March 1461. Westminster Palace [Map]. Protection for two years for Edmund Grey of Ruthyn (age 44), knight, going beyond the seas, and his men, and possessions.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 21st March 1556. The xxj day of Marche was bered at [Chenies, in] Bukynghamshyre my old contes of Bedford (age 77) .... of armes and a grett baner of armes and a v [banner-] rolles of her progene and vii dosen of skochyons .... vj of sarsenett, and iiij dosen of grett stayffe torchys.

Note. P. 191. Funeral of the old countess of Bedford. Anne, sole daughter and heiress of sir Guy Sapcote, of Thornhaugh, co. Bedford, married first to sir John Broughton, of Toddington, co. Bedford; secondly, about 1518, to sir Richard Jerningham, who was one of the governors of Tournay, and afterwards employed in an embassy to Spain, who died in 1524; and, thirdly, in the spring of 1526, to sir John Russell, afterwards earl of Bedford (see note, p. 343). By her will, dated 19 Aug. 1557, she committed her burial to the discretion of the marquess of Winchester lord treasurer, the abbat of Westminster, and the lord St. John. See further in Wiffen's Memoirs of the House of Russell, i. 391.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 21st March 1557. The xxj day of Marche the Kyng (age 29) and the Quen (age 41) [went] thrugh the galere unto ther closett, and ther thay [heard mass]; and ther was ij swordes borne a-for them, on by lord Cobham (age 60), and the thodur (by) my lord admerall (age 47); [and from] ther closett bake to dener, boyth the Kyng and the Quen together, and ther my lord chanseler (age 56) was ther and dyvers [other lords.]

Henry Machyn's Diary. 21st March 1557. The sam day at after-non cam downe that evere chyrche shuld in London syng Te Deum laudamus by the commondement of my lord bysshope of London (age 57), and rynggyng alle that whylle, to ryng with grett presse [praise] to God; and ther cam iij huwysse [hoys] of Spaneards the sam day to London.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 21st March 1558. The sam day of Marche wher browth in-to the (blank) afor the bysshope of London (age 58) and odur lernyd men of the temporolte iij men, the wyche ther openions wher shyche that they wher juged and condemnyd to suffer deth by fyre; one man was a hossear [hosier] dwellyng in Wodstret, ys nam ys (blank).

Henry Machyn's Diary. 21st March 1558. The sam day at after-none the yerle of Sussex (age 33) toke gorney [journey] in post toward Yrland.

Note. P. 169. Earl of Sussex took his journey toward Ireland. Where he had been for some time lord deputy.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 21st March 1559. The xxj of Marche the quen('s) master cokes and odur her offesers, and at Mylle-end [Map] ther they dynyd, [with] all maner of mett and drynke; and ther was all maner of artelere, as drumes, flutes, trumpetes, gones, mores pykes, halbardes, to the nomber of v C.; the gonners in shurtes of maylle and .... pykes in bryght harnes, and mony swardes and v grett pesses of gones and shot in ... the wyche dyd myche hurt unto glass wy[ndows;] and cam a grett gyant danssyng, and after [that a] mores dansse dansyng, and gones and mor[es pikes]; and after cam a cart with a grett wyth and ij [bears?] with-in the cartt, and be-syd whent a gret .... of grett mastes; and then cam the master cokes rydyng in cottes in brodere, and chynes of gold, and mony of the quen('s) (age 25) servandes in ther levery, to the cowrt, and ther they shott ther pesses, and with-in the parke was ij C. chamburs gret and smalle shot, and the Quen('s) grace standyn in the galere; and so evere man whent in-to the parke, showhyng them in batell ray, shutyng and playhyng at bowt the parke; and a-for the quen was on of bayres [one of the bears.] was bated, and after the mores dansers whent in-to the cowrt, dansyng in mony offeses.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 21st March 1563. The xxj day of Marche dyd pryche at Powlles crosse [Map] the byshope of Wynchastur (age 53), and mad a godly sermon.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21st March 1662. Thence to Westminster Hall [Map]; and there walked up and down and heard the great difference that hath been between my Lord Chancellor (age 53) and my Lord of Bristol (age 49), about a proviso that my Lord Chancellor would have brought into the Bill for Conformity, that it shall be in the power of the King (age 31), when he sees fit, to dispense with the Act of Conformity; and though it be carried in the House of Lords, yet it is believed it will hardly pass in the Commons.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21st March 1663. Up betimes and to my office, where busy all the morning, and at noon, after a very little dinner, to it again, and by and by, by appointment, our full board met, and Sir Philip Warwick (age 53) and Sir Robert Long (age 63) came from my Lord Treasurer (age 56) to speak with us about the state of the debts of the Navy; and how to settle it, so as to begin upon the new foundation of £200,000 per annum, which the King (age 32) is now resolved not to exceed.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21st March 1664. This day the Houses of Parliament met; and the King (age 33) met them, with the Queene (age 54) with him. And he made a speech to them¹ among other things, discoursing largely of the plots abroad against him and the peace of the Kingdom; and, among other things, that the dissatisfied party had great hopes upon the effect of the Act for a Triennial Parliament granted by his father, which he desired them to peruse, and, I think, repeal. So the Houses did retire to their own House, and did order the Act to be read to-morrow before them; and I suppose it will be repealed, though I believe much against the will of a good many that sit there.

Note 1. March 16th, 1663-64. This day both Houses met, and on the gist the King opened the session with a speech from the throne, in which occurs this Passage: "I pray, Mr. Speaker, and you, gentlemen of the House of Commons, give that Triennial Bill once a reading in your house, and then, in God's name, do what you think fit for me and yourselves and the whole kingdom. I need not tell you how much I love parliaments. Never king was so much beholden to parliaments as I have been, nor do I think the crown can ever be happy without frequent parliaments" (Cobbett's "Parliamentary History", vol. iv., cc. 290, 291).

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21st March 1666. Thence home, and there met Sir W. Warren, and after I had eat a bit of victuals (he staying in the office) he and I to White Hall. He to look after the business of the prize ships which we are endeavouring to buy, and hope to get money by them. So I to London by coach and to Gresham College, where I staid half an houre, and so away home to my office, and there walking late alone in the darke in the garden with Sir W. Warren, who tells me that at the Committee of the Lords for the prizes to-day, there passed very high words between my Lord Ashly (age 44) and Sir W. Coventry (age 38), about our business of the prize ships. And that my Lord Ashly did snuff and talk as high to him, as he used to do to any ordinary seaman. And that Sir W. Coventry did take it very quietly, but yet for all did speak his mind soberly and with reason, and went away, saying, he had done his duty therein, and so left it to them, whether they would let so many ships go for masts or not: Here he and I talked of 1,000 businesses, all profitable discourse, and late parted, and I home to supper and to bed, troubled a little at a letter from my father, telling me how (he) is like to be sued for a debt of Tom's, by Smith, the mercer.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21st March 1669. Thence up and down the House. Met with Mr. May (age 47), who tells me the story of his being put by Sir John Denham's place, of Surveyor of the King's Works, who it seems, is lately dead, by the unkindness of the Duke Buckingham (age 41), who hath brought in Dr. Wren (age 45): though, he tells me, he hath been his servant for twenty years together in all his wants and dangers, saving him from want of bread by his care and management, and with a promise of having his help in his advancement, and an engagement under his hand for £1000 not yet paid, and yet the Duke of Buckingham so ungrateful as to put him by: which is an ill thing, though Dr. Wren is a worthy man. But he tells me that the King (age 38) is kind to him, and hath promised him a pension of £300 a-year out of the Works; which will be of more content to him than the place, which, under their present wants of money, is a place that disobliges most people, being not able to do what they desire to their lodgings. Here meeting with Sir H. Cholmly (age 36) and Povy (age 55), that tell me that my Lord Middleton (age 61) is resolved in the Cabal that he shall not go to Tangier; and that Sir Edward Harlow [Harley], whom I know not, is propounded to go, who was Governor of Dunkirke, and, they say, a most worthy brave man, which I shall be very glad of.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21st March 1669. Lord's Day. Up, and by water over to Southwarke [Map]; and then, not getting a boat, I forced to walk to Stangate; and so over to White Hall, in a scull; where up to the Duke of York's (age 35) dressing-room, and there met Harry Saville (age 27), and understand that Sir W. Coventry (age 41) is come to his house last night. I understand by Mr. Wren (age 40) that his friends having, by Secretary Trevor (age 45) and my Lord Keeper (age 63), applied to the King (age 38) upon his first coming home, and a promise made that he should be discharged this day, my Lord Arlington (age 51) did anticipate them, by sending a warrant presently for his discharge which looks a little like kindness, or a desire of it; which God send! though I fear the contrary: however, my heart is glad that he is out.

John Evelyn's Diary. 21st March 1683. Dr. Tenison (age 46) preached at Whitehall [Map] on 1 Cor. vi. 12; I esteem him to be one of the most profitable preachers in the Church of England, being also of a most holy conversation, very learned and ingenious. The pains he takes and care of his parish will, I fear, wear him out, which would be an inexpressible loss.

John Evelyn's Diary. 23rd March 1688. Dr. Parker, Bishop of Oxford (deceased), who so lately published his extravagant treatise about transubstantiation, and for abrogating the test and penal laws, died. He was esteemed a violent, passionate, haughty man, but yet being pressed to declare for the Church of Rome, he utterly refused it. A remarkable end!

John Evelyn's Diary. 21st March 1691. Dined at Sir William Fermor's (age 42), who showed me many good pictures. After dinner, a French servant played rarely on the lute. Sir William had now bought all the remaining statues collected with so much expense by the famous Thomas, Earl of Arundel, and sent them to his seat at Easton, near Towcester.

On 21st March 1693 Walter Chetwynd (age 60) died of smallpox. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map]. John Chetwynd of Boughton (age 50) inherited Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire.

On 21st March 1706 Mary Brookes aka Channing (age 18) was strangled then burned at the stake at Maumbury Rings [Map].

On 21st March 1726 Samuel Pegge (age 21) was elected to a lay fellowship on the Beresford foundation of his college but was removed in favour of Michael Burton (afterwards vice-master of St. John's), who claimed founder's kin.

On 21st March 1807 Amelia Fitzclarence Viscountess Falkland was born illegitimately to King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 41) and Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan" (age 45).

On 21st March 1852 Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 84) died.

On 21st March 1868 Henrietta Auriol Drummond-Hay (age 38) died. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].

Henrietta Auriol Drummond-Hay: In 1830 she was born to Edward William Dummond-Hay. In 1851 Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell and she were married.

On 21st March 1901 George David Boyle (age 72) died. Salisbury Cathedral [Map].

George David Boyle: On 17th May 1828 he was born. In 1880 he was appointed Dean Salisbury Cathedral which position he held until he died.

On 21st March 1918 Lieutenant-Colonel John Stuart Wortley (age 38) was killed in action.

His service record includes two letters sent to his widow in late 1918, in response to an advertisement she had placed in The Times of 2 November, asking for any news of him. Both men were close by at the time he was shot.

Eric Whitehouse wrote, "I was with the Colonel all the morning of March 21st from the time the enemy artillery became active till after the German attack had been made and they were well past our H.Q. As our trench was not one in which we could meet this attack, it was necessary to evacuate the position and while doing this I was close to the Colonel. I saw he was hit and I saw him fall, as far as I could tell he was shot through the head by machine gun fire. There was a very heavy barrage from enemy M[achine] G[uns] at this time…My firm conviction is that he was killed."

Percy Pick (241148 Stretcher Bearer, C Coy HQ, 2/6th South Staffs) also wrote to Jack's wife on his return from Germany, where he had been a Prisoner of War. He wrote:

"As near the time as I can judge it was 9.45 a.m. when Col. Stuart Wortley met his death. [Being] a battalion stretcher bearer, I was out seeking and tending wounded, and whilst carrying out these duties, I came across the Colonel. I regret to say that I was unable to do anything as life was extinct, anyway I searched the Colonel's pockets etc. for valuables or papers, but in this, I was also too late as all pockets had been emptied. The place of Col. Stuart Wortley's death was directly in front and about 200 yards away from battalion head quarters, Railway Reserve trench, Bullecourt sector."

After 21st March 1918. Memorial to Lieutenant Reginald Arthur Shann, East Lancashire Regiment, younger son of Reginald Shann, for 33 years Rector of St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map]. Fell in action at Hargiicourt. Tablet erected by Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford (age 65).

Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford: On 24th September 1852 she was born to Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers. On 24th October 1886 George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford and she were married. She the daughter of Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers. He the son of Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford.

21st March 1949. Memorial at St Bartholomew's Church, Whittingham [Map] to Captain John Eustace Smith who died steeplechasing riding Dancing Sun in a chase at Catterick on March 19, 1949. A farmer, he came from a Northumberland farming family. He was invalided from the Northumberland Hussars early in the war. He left a wife and a daughter. Possibly the John Eustace-Smith who rode in the 1947 and 1948 Grand Nationals on Ulster Monarch and Brighter Sandy respectively.

A notice from the Berwick Advertiser, Thursday 31st March 1949:

MEMORIAL SERVICE

A memorial service for Captain John Eustace Smith, the well-known amateur jockey, who died after an injury at Catterick races, was held at St. Bartholomews Church, Whittingham. The Rev. P. G. Forman, Archdeacon of Lindisfame, assisted by the Rev. G. Henderson, Vicar of Whittingham, conducted the service. Included among the mourners were. The Duke of Northumberland (age 34); Capt. R. Carr Ellison; Major A. S. C. Brown; Mrs J. G. G. Rea; Lord Joicey, Colonel R. Taylor, Major and Mrs A. C. Straker. Colonel J. W. Sale and Mr E. F. Collingwood.

On 21st March 1227 King Charles Capet of Sicily was born to King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 39). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 21st March 1316 Isabel Verdun Baroness Ferrers Groby was born to Theobald Verdun 2nd Lord Verdun (age 37) and Elizabeth Clare Lady Verdun (age 20) at Amesbury, Wiltshire [Map]. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 21st March 1425 Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick was born to Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 43) and Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester (age 24) at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 21st March 1501 Anne Braye Baroness Cobham was born to Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye (age 17) and Jane Halwell Baroness Bray at Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire.

On 21st March 1501 Elizabeth Braye was born to Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye (age 17) and Jane Halwell Baroness Bray.

On 21st March 1551 Maria Anna Wittelsbach was born to Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria (age 23) and Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.58%.

On 21st March 1557 Anne Dacre Countess Arundel was born to Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke (age 30) and Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk (age 21) at Carlisle, Cumberland [Map].

On 21st March 1632 John Hotham 2nd Baronet was born to John Hotham (age 22) and Frances Wray (age 20).

On 21st March 1635 Thomas Culpepper 2nd Baron Culpepper was born to John Culpepper 1st Baron Culpeper (age 35) and Judith Culpeper (age 29) in Hollingbourne, Kent.

On 21st March 1644 Walter Bagot 3rd Baronet was born to Edward Bagot 2nd Baronet (age 27).

On 21st March 1652 Piers Butler 1st Earl Newcastle was born to Edward Butler 2nd Viscount Galmoye (age 25).

On 21st March 1661 Philip Musgrave was born to Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 29) and Mary Cogan.

On 21st March 1679 Benedict Calvert 4th Baron Baltimore was born to Charles Calvert 3rd Baron Baltimore (age 41) and Jane Lowe Baroness Baltimore (age 35).

On 21st March 1728 Alexander Maitland 1st Baronet was born.

On 21st March 1756 Hugh Bateman 1st Baronet was born to Richard Bateman of Hartington Hall (age 38) and Catherine Fitzherbert.

On 21st March 1780 Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey was born to Charles Peter Layard (age 31).

On 21st March 1785 Robert Haldane-Duncan 1st Earl of Camperdown was born to Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 53) and Henrietta Dundas.

On 21st March 1788 Edward Methuen Irby was born to Frederick Irby 2nd Baron Boston (age 38) and Christian Methuen.

On 21st March 1793 Andrew Agnew 7th Baronet was born to Andrew Agnew.

On 21st March 1801 Reverend Miles Stapleton was born to Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 34) and Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer (age 43).

On 21st March 1807 Amelia Fitzclarence Viscountess Falkland was born illegitimately to King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 41) and Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan" (age 45).

On 21st March 1812 Theresa Stourton Baroness Arundel Wardour was born to William Joseph Stourton 18th Baron Stourton (age 35).

On 21st March 1817 Stephen Fox-Strangways was born to Henry Fox-Strangways 3rd Earl of Ilchester (age 30) and Caroline Leonora Murray Countess Ilchester.

On 21st March 1822 Jacob Henry Delaval Astley 17th Baron Hastings was born to Jacob Astley 16th Baron Hastings (age 24) and Georgiana Carolina Dashwood Lady Astley (age 26).

On 21st March 1835 Lieutenant Colonel George Henry Grey was born to George Grey 2nd Baronet (age 35) and Anne Sophia Ryder Lady Grey (age 29).

On 21st March 1840 Gertrude Frances Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Pembroke and Montgomery was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 36) and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford (age 32).

On 21st March 1843 Robert Boughey 7th Baronet was born to Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey 3rd Baronet (age 34).

On 21st March 1849 John Augustus Grey 7th Baron Walsingham was born to Thomas Grey 5th Baron Walsingham (age 44) and Julia Thellusson Baroness Walsingham (age 31).

On 21st March 1853 Lionel Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 61) and Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury (age 28).

On 21st March 1857 Charles Lamb 4th Baronet was born to Charles Lamb.

On 21st March 1869 Gerald Wellesley Liddell 6th Baron Ravensworth was born to Arthur Thomas Liddell 5th Baron Ravensworth (age 31) and Sophia Harriett Waller Baroness Ravensworth.

On 21st March 1875 Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert was born to Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale (age 34).

On 21st March 1887 Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy 1st Baron Percy Newcastle on Tyne was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 40) and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 37).

On 21st March 1898 Maynard Greville was born to Francis Greville 5th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Brooke (age 45) and Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick (age 36). Some sources suggest his father was Joseph Frederick Laycock (age 30).

On 21st March 1926 Anthony FitzClarence 7th Earl of Munster was born to Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 26) and Monica Sheila Grayson. He a great x 3 grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

On 21st March 1504 Louis Bourbon Prince of La Roche sur Yon (age 31) and Louise Bourbon Duchess of Monpensier (age 22) were married. He the son of John Bourbon VIII Count Vendôme and Isabelle Beauvau Countess Vendôme. They were fourth cousin once removed.

On 21st March 1720 Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 25) and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax and Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe (age 43). He the son of Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington and Juliana Noel Countess Burlington (age 48). They were fourth cousin once removed.

On 21st March 1760 John Roper (age 25) and Anna Gabriella Head were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Maria Wilhelmina Head had previously married his brother Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 26). Further, their two younger brothers Francis Roper (age 22) and Philip Roper Roper (age 20) also married siblings Mary Lyttelton (age 26) and Barbara Lyttelton respectively.

On 21st March 1761 Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough (age 51) and Margaret Hill Countess Harborough (age 31) were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. She by marriage Countess Harborough. He the son of Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough and Anne Pedley Countess Harborough.

On 21st March 1766 Philip Roper Roper (age 26) and Barbara Lyttelton were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Mary Lyttelton (age 32) was previously married to his brother Francis Roper (age 28). Further, their two older brothers John Roper (age 31) and Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 32) also married siblings Anna Gabriella Head and Maria Wilhelmina Head respectively.

On 21st March 1769 Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 24) and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 17) were married at Meiningen. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. He the son of Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III (age 69) and Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. They were first cousin once removed.

On 21st March 1772 William Douglas 4th Baronet (age 42) and Grace d William Johnstone Lady Kelhead were married. She by marriage Lady Kelhead.

On 21st March 1801 George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 27) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 17) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 53) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 43). He the son of Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 52) and Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle. They were fourth cousins.

On 21st March 1809 Bishop Edward Grey (age 26) and Charlotte Elizabeth Croft were married. He the son of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 65).

On 21st March 1854 Rowland Winn 1st Baron St Oswald (age 34) and Harriet Dumaresq Baroness St Owsald were married.

On 21st March 1882 Henry Conyngham 4th Marquess Conyngham (age 24) and Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de-Moleyns Marchioness Conyngham were married. He the son of George Henry Conyngham 3rd Marquess Conyngham (age 57) and Jane St Maur Blanche Stanhope Marchioness Conyngham (age 48).

On 21st March 1938 Charles Beauclerk 13th Duke St Albans (age 22) and Nathalie Chatham Walker were married.

On 21st March 1076 Robert I Duke Burgundy (age 65) died. His grandson Hugh (age 19) succeeded I Duke Burgundy.

On 21st March 1306 Robert II Duke Burgundy (age 58) died. His son Hugh (age 24) succeeded V Duke Burgundy.

On 21st March 1540 John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford (age 69) died. His son John (age 24) succeeded 16th Earl of Oxford. Dorothy Neville Countess of Oxford by marriage Countess of Oxford.

On 21st March 1656 James Ussher (age 75) died at the house of Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough (age 53) in Reigate, Surrey [Map].

On 21st March 1688 Bishop Samuel Parker (age 48) died at Magdalen College, Oxford University.

On 14th March 1689 Joseph Alston 2nd Baronet (age 49) died. He was buried 21st March 1689. His son Joseph (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baronet Alston of Chelsea.

On 21st March 1721 Herbert Powell 2nd Baronet (age 21) died unmarried. Baronet Powell of Broadway in Carmarthenshire extinct.

On 21st March 1750 Elizabeth Wentworth died.

On 21st March 1751 Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough (age 43) died. His son Baptist (age 11) succeeded 5th Earl Gainsborough, 8th Viscount Campden, 8th Baron Hicks of Ilmington in Warwickshire.

On 21st March 1756 James Wemyss 5th Earl of Wemyss (age 56) died. His son David (age 34) de jure 6th Earl Wemyss since he head been attainted around 1748.

On 21st March 1757 Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk (age 71) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Charlton-All-Saints [Map]. His grandson Henry (age 17) succeeded 12th Earl Suffolk, 5th Earl Berkshire, 5th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 5th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.

On 21st March 1770 John Dryden 7th Baronet died. Baronet Dryden of Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire extinct.

On 21st March 1772 Henrietta Dashwood Lady Sebright (age 87) died.

On 21st March 1783 Charles Hervey (age 79) died.

On 21st March 1797 Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton (age 59) died at his home on Stanhope Street. His son George (age 35) succeeded 2nd Baron Southampton.

On 21st March 1799 Mary Leslie Countess Portmore (age 45) died.

On 21st March 1809 Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton (age 73) died.

On 21st March 1810 Juliana Musgrave Lady Langham died.

On 21st March 1810 Charles Cave 8th Baronet (age 63) died unmarried. His second cousin William (age 45) succeeded 9th Baronet Cave of Stanford in Northamptonshire. Louisa Wilmot Lady Cave (age 39) by marriage Lady Cave of Stanford in Northamptonshire.

On 21st March 1820 Assheton Curzon 1st Viscount Curzon (age 90) died. His grandson Richard (age 23) succeeded 2nd Viscount Curzon of Penn in Buckinghamshire.

On 21st March 1822 Henry Charles Englefield 7th Baronet (age 70) died unmarried. Baronet Englefield of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire extinct.

On 21st March 1843 Robert Southey (age 68) died.

On 21st March 1851 Thomas Brand 20th Baron Dacre 19th Baron Multon (age 76) died without issue. His brother Henry (age 73) succeeded 21st Baron Dacre Gilsland, 20th Baron Multon of Gilsland.

On 21st March 1852 Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 84) died.

On 21st March 1860 Charles Montolieu Lamb 2nd Baronet (age 74) died. His grandson Archibald (age 14) succeeded 3rd Baronet Lamb of Burghfield.

On 21st March 1869 John Hadley D'Oyly 8th Baronet (age 74) died. His son Charles (age 47) succeeded 9th Baronet D'Oyly of Shottisham in Suffolk.

On 21st March 1877 George Bertie 10th Earl Lindsey (age 62) died without issue. His brother Montague (age 61) succeeded 11th Earl Lindsey. Felicia Elizabetha Welby Countess Lindsey (age 42) by marriage Countess Lindsey.

On 21st March 1895 William Edmund de la Pole 9th Baronet (age 78) died. His son Edmund (age 51) succeeded 10th Baronet Pole of Shute House in Devon.

On 21st March 1929 John Augustus Grey 7th Baron Walsingham (age 80) died. His son George (age 44) succeeded 8th Baron Walsingham of Walsingham in Norfolk.

On 21st March 1939 Gerald Gibbs 3rd Baron Aldenham (age 60) died. His first cousin Walter (age 50) succeeded 4th Baron Aldenham of Aldenham in Hertfordshire. Beatrix Elinor Paul Baroness Aldenham and Hunsdon (age 48) by marriage Baroness Aldenham of Aldenham in Hertfordshire.

On 21st March 1942 Thomas Wodehouse Leigh 2nd Baron Newton (age 85) died. His son Richard (age 53) succeeded 3rd Baron Newton of Newton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire. Helen Meysey-Thompson Baroness Newton by marriage Baroness Newton of Newton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire.

On 21st March 1944 Reverend Hugh Smith-Marriott 9th Baronet (age 75) died unmarried. His nephew Ralph (age 43) succeeded 10th Baronet Smith of Sydling St Nicholas.

On 21st March 1957 Orlando Bridgeman 5th Earl Bradford (age 83) died. His son Gerald (age 45) succeeded 6th Earl Bradford, 6th Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 7th Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 11th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. Mary Willoughby Montgomery Countess Bradford by marriage Countess Bradford.

On 21st March 1977 William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck 7th Duke Portland (age 84) died. He was buried at St Winifred's Church, Holbeck. His third cousin Ferdinand (age 87) succeeded 8th Duke Portland, 9th Earl of Portland. Baron Bolsover of Bolsover in Derbyshire extinct.

The heir to the Duke's titles was a distant cousin. Rather than allow the entailed estates to pass with the titles, the Duke arranged to break the entails and thus enrich his own daughters. The family seat of Welbeck Abbey [Map] passed to his elder daughter, Lady Anne (age 60), who never married; upon her death, it passed to the son of her deceased younger sister, Lady Margaret, who had died in 1955

On 21st March 1991 John Edward Pelham 7th Earl of Yarborough (age 70) died. His son Charles (age 27) succeeded 8th Earl Yarborough, 9th Baron Yarborough.