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On this Day in History ... 21st September
21 Sep is in September.
1299 Edward I Creates New Barons
1348-1350 Black Death Plague Outbreak
1397 Arrest and Execution of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 11th Earl Arundel
Events on the 21st September
On 21 Sep 1250 Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 30) succeeded Countess Ponthieu.
On 06 Feb 1299 King Edward I of England (age 59) created a number of new Barons by writ of summons to Edward's 44th Parliament ...
John Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 27) was created 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley.
John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel (age 45) was created 1st Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh. Joan Ros Baroness Lovel (age 39) by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh.
William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley (age 44) was created 1st Baron Ros Helmsley. Maud Vaux Baroness Ros (age 42) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.
William Devereux 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall (age 55) was created 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall. Lucy Burnell Baroness Devereux Lyonshall by marriage Baroness Devereux Lyonshall.
Adam Welles 1st Baron Welles (age 50) was created 1st Baron Welles. Joan D'Engayne Baroness Welles and Ughtred by marriage Baroness Welles.
Robert Clinton 1st Baron Clinton (age 41) was created 1st Baron Clinton. Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton (age 34) by marriage Baroness Clinton.
John Moels 1st Baron Moels (age 30) was created 1st Baron Moels.
The next baronies may not have been created on 06 Feb 1299 but were created in 1299 possibly for Edward's 45th and 46th Parliaments on 10 Apr 1299 and 21 Sep 1299 respectively.
Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt (age 49) was created 1st Baron Deincourt.
John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin (age 46) was created 1st Baron Strange Knockin. Maud Eiville Baroness Strange Knockin by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin.
John St John 1st Baron St John Lagenham (age 49) was created 1st Baron St John of Lagenham.
Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 24) was created 1st Baron de Clifford. Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles (age 23) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Codnor (age 44) was created 1st Baron Grey of Codnor. Eleanor Courtenay Baroness Grey Codnor by marriage Baroness Grey of Codnor.
John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 30) was created 1st Baron Mohun of Dunster. Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster (age 24) by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales was created 1st Baron Scales.
John St John 1st Baron St John of Basing (age 25) was created 1st Baron St John of Basing.
John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset (age 24) was created 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset.
Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby (age 31) was created 1st Baron Zouche Ashby.
Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 25) was created 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick. Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy (age 15) by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.
William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 37) was created 1st Baron Grandison. Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison by marriage Baroness Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Otto Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 61) was created 1st Baron Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Thomas de Multon 1st Baron Multon (age 22) was created 1st Baron Multon Egremont. Eleanor Burgh Baroness Multon Egremont (age 17) by marriage Baroness Multon Egremont.
On 21 Sep 1305 Louis X King France I Navarre (age 15) and Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Robert II Duke Burgundy (age 57) and Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 45). He the son of Philip IV King France (age 37) and Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Adam Murimuth Continuation. [21 Sep 1327]. Afterwards, on the 22nd of September in the year of Our Lord 1327, Edward, the king of England (age 43), died in Berkeley Castle, where, as previously mentioned, he had been imprisoned or detained against his will. Although many abbots, priors, knights, and burgesses from Bristol and Gloucester were called to see his body intact and they superficially observed it, it was commonly said that, by the order of Lords John Mautravers and Thomas de Gurney, he was killed by stealth. Because of this, those two and some others fled. However, Lord Thomas de Gurney was later known for three years and was captured overseas and sent back to England to receive the punishment for his crimes; but while at sea, he was beheaded under a pretext, lest he accuse the magnates, great prelates, and others in England of complicity and connivance in the king's death. As for Lord John Mautravers, he fled to Germany and other places, where he remained, and he still remains there as of the date of this writing.
Postea, x. kalendas Octobris, anno - Domini etc. XXVII, fuit mortuus Edwardus rex Angliæ in castro de Berkeleye, in quo, ut præmittitur, fuit carceri mancipatus seu detentus invitus.Et licet multi abbates, priores, milites, burgenses de Bristollia et Gloucestria ad videndum corpus suum integrum fuissent vocati, et tale superficialiter conspexissent, dictum tamen fuit vulgariter quod per ordinationem dominorum J[ohannis] Mautravers et T[homs] de Gorneye fuit per cautelam occisus. Propter quod ipsi duo et quidam alii fugerunt. Sed dominus T[homas] de Gorney fuit postea per triennium notus, et captus in partibus transmarinis, et remissus versus Angliam, pœnam pro demeritis recepturus; sed in mari fuit decapitatus, sub quodam colore, ne forte magnates et magnos prælatos et alios de Anglia de consensu et conniventia mortis regiæ accusaret. Sed dominus J[ohannes] Mautravers se transtulit in Alemanniam et alia loca; et ibi mansit, et usque ad datam prasentium adhue manet.
The Brut. [21 Sep 1327]. Of þe deþ of Kyng Edward of Carnaruan, sometyme Kyng of Engeland.
On 21 Sep 1327 King Edward II of England (age 43) was murdered at Berkeley Castle [Map]. There is speculation as to the manner of his death, and as to whether he died at all. Some believe he may have lived the rest of his life in Europe.
Before 21 Sep 1349 Hugh Fitzhugh Fitzhenry (age 15) died. Possibly by plague given the 1348-1350 Black Death Plague Outbreak occurring at this time.
Chronicle of Adam of Usk. [21 Sep 1397]. The king, out of respect for his blood, ordered that he only be beheaded. And his enemies, the Earl of Kent, his nephew, and others coveting his lands, carried him [Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 11th Earl of Arundel (age 51)] off to the Tower Hill with the scourge of a wicked death, as will become clear below, and there they beheaded him. With whose soul I wish I might deserve to share, for I certainly do not doubt that he has been added to the company of the saints. His body, however, although at that time it was buried without reverence at the Augustinians in London, is now gloriously venerated with the highest reverence and with frequent offerings from the people.
Tune rex, ob reverenciam sanguinis sui, jussit eum tantum decollari. Et duxerunt eum emuli sui, comes Cancie, ipsius nepos, et alii terras suas sicientes, mala mortis peste, ut inferius liquebit, perempti, ad montem Turris, et ibi ipsum decollarunt. Cum cujus anima utinam me participem fieri mererer, quia pro certo ipsum sanctorum colegio non dubito aggregari. Corpus tamen suum, licet tunc irreverenter aput Augustinenses! Londonie tumulatum, modo cum summa reverencia et populi frequenti oblacione quam gloriose veneratum excistit.
Froissart Book 4 Chapter 92. [21 Sep 1397]. The duchess of Gloucester (age 31), her son Humphrey (age 16), and her two daughters, were sorely grieved when the body of the duke arrived. The duchess had double cause of affliction, for the earl of Arundel (age 51), her uncle, had been publicly beheaded in Cheapside [Map] by orders of the king. No baron nor knight dared to interpose, nor advise the king to do otherwise, for he was himself present at the execution, which was performed by the earl's son-in-law, the earl-marshal (age 29), who bandaged his eyes.
On 21 Sep 1397 Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 11th Earl of Arundel (age 51) was tried at Westminster [Map].
He was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map] immediately thereafter. Earl Surrey and Earl Arundel Sussex forfeit.
On 21 Sep 1437 Bishop Thomas Brunce (age 49) was collated to Bishop of Norwich.
Life of King Henry VII by Francis Bacon. 21 Sep 1485. About this time in autumn, towards the end of September, there began and reigned in the city, and other parts of the kingdom, a disease then new: which by the accidents and manner thereof they called the sweating sickness. This disease had a swift course, both in the sick body, and in the time and period of the lasting thereof; for they that were taken with it, upon four and twenty hours escaping, were thought almost assured. And as to the time of the malice and reign of the disease, ere it ceased ; it began about the one and twentieth of September, and cleared up before the end of October, insomuch as it was no hindrance to the King's coronation, which was the last of October; nor, which was more, to the holding of the parliament, which began but seven days after. It was a pestilent fever, but, as it seemeth, not seated in the veins or humours, for there followed no carbuncle, no purple or livid spots, or the like the mass of the body being not tainted ; only a malign vapour flew to the heart, and seized the vital spirits ; which stirred nature to strive to send it forth by an extreme sweat. And it appeared by experience, that this disease was rather a surprise of nature than obstinate to remedies, if it were in time looked unto. For if the patient were kept in an equal temper, both for clothes, fire, and drink, moderately warm, with temperate cordials, whereby nature's work were neither irritated by heat, nor turned back by cold, he com monly recovered. But infinite persons died suddenly of it, before the manner of the cure and attendance was known. It was conceived not to be an epidemic disease, but to proceed from a malignity in the constitution of the air, gathered by the predispositions of seasons ; and the speedy cessation declared as much.
Note. Two lord mayors (Thomas Hill and Sir William Stokker) and six aldermen died of this disease in one week in London (see Hall's Chronicle), and it is said that of those whom it attacked not more than one in a hundred escaped. The disease appeared afterwards in 1517, and occasioned also great mortality in Oxford in 1575.
On 21 Sep 1538 George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme (age 71) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map]. His grandson George Tailboys 2nd Baron Tailboys 10th Baron Kyme (age 15) de jure 10th Baron Kyme.
Wriothesley's Chronicle 1547. And the morrow, being Sainct Matthewes daie [21st September], all the parishe churches within the citie and the suburbes of the same, kept a solempne procession on their knees in English, with Te Deum after for the said victorie.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 21 Sep 1553. The xxj day of September was the obseqwe of the baron of Dudley ser John Dudley (age 59) at Westmynster, the bake-syd of Sant Margatts; and ther was at ys beryng prestes and clarkes syngyng in Laten, the prest havyng a cope and the clarke havyng the halewater sprynkull in ys hand, and after a mornar baryng ys standard, and after a-nodur beyryng ys gret baner of armes gold and sylver, and a-nodur beyryng ys elmett, mantyll, and the crest a bluw lyon('s) hed standyng a-pon a crowne of gold, and after a-nodur mornar bayryng [his] targett, and a-nodur ys sword, and after cam master Somersett the harold bayryng ys cott armur of gold and selver, and then the corse covered with cloth of gold to the grond, and iiij of ys men beyryng hym, and ys armes hangyd a-pone the cloth of gold, and xij men of ys servands bayryng xij stayffs torchys bornyng to the chyrche; and in the qwer was a hersse mad of tymbur and covered with blake, and armes apon the blake, and after the mornars a grett compene; and a-for the durge began, the harold cam to the qwer dore and prayd for ys soll by ys stylle, and so began the durge song in Laten, all the lessons, and then the harold prayd for a for masse, and so the masse songe in Laten; and after ys helmet ofered, and cott and targatt, and after all was endyd offered the standard and the baner of armes; and so hom to dener, and ther was goodly ryngyng and a gret doll.
Note. P. 43. Funeral of John lord Dudley. This nobleman sold the castle of Dudley [Map] to his cousin John duke of Northumberland (deceased), and was never summoned to Parliament. (Nicolas's Synopsis of the Peerage.) His pecuniary distresses are noticed by Dugdale, Baronage, ii. 216; and it is added that he "was commonly called the Lord Quondam." [See this term used to bishop Latimer in p. 57 of this Diary.] His son and successor was restored to Dudley castle [Map], which was forfeited by the duke's attainder. See the funeral of the widowed baroness in p. 61.
Note. P. 44. Funeral of John lord Dadley. This is thus recorded in the register of St. Margaret's Westminster: "1553, September 18. Sir John Sutton knyght, Lorde Baron of Dudley." And that of his widow (see p. 61, and Note in p. 338) occurs under her maiden name: "1554, April 28. The Lady Cysslye Gray." The latter extraordinary circumstance is probably attributable only to the high rank of the Greys:—she was greataunt to the Lady Jane. His son, "The right honorable sir Edwarde Dudley knighte, Baron of Dudleye, the lord Dudleye," was buried in the same church on the 12th August, 1586; and his great-grandson, "Sir Ferdinando Sutton knight, Baro: Dudley," [but really the son and heir apparent of Edward then lord Dudley,] Nov. 23, 1621. Also in 1600, Mary lady Dudley, widow of the former Edward, and sister to Charles lord Howard of Effingham, lord admiral. She died Aug. 21, 1600, and a monument with her recumbent effigy, and a kneeling effigy of her second husband Richard Mompesson esquire, now remains near the south-east door of the church. See the History of St. Margaret's Church by the Rev. Mackenzie E. C. Walcott, M.A. 1847, 8vo. p. 19.
On 21 Sep 1558 Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 58) died at the Monastery of Yuste [Map]. His son Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 31) succeeded II King Spain.
On 21 Sep 1578 Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester (age 46) and Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 34) were married secretly much to the anguish of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 45) who developed a deep hatred of Lettice Knollys Countess Essex. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. Roger North 2nd Baron North (age 48) was present. He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland.
On 21 Sep 1586 Robert Gage was executed for his involvement in the Babington Plot.
Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 21 Sep 1619. The 21st. All this week I spent with my Sister Compton; and my Sister Sackville, being sad about an unkind letter from my Lord (age 30).
On 21 Sep 1640 Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans was born to Louis XIII King France (age 38) and Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France (age 38). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.44%.
Archaeologia Cambrensis 1820 Page 464. Sept. 21. "The King (age 44) passed through Mountgomeryshyre, and lay that night at Llan Fyllin. The next day, the 22d Sept., the King marched from Llan Fyllin by Brithdir, where he dined? and gave proclamation among his souldiers, that they should not plunder any thing in Denbyshire, and thence through Mochnant to Cevn hir Fynydd, and so along the tops of the mountains to Chirk Castle [Map]. The rest of the forces marched to Llan-Silin. The next day after, being Tuesday, the King advanced towards Chester.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21 Sep 1660. Office Day. There all the morning and afternoon till 4 o'clock. Hence to Whitehall, thinking to have put up my books at my Lord's, but am disappointed from want of a chest which I had at Mr. Bowyer's. Back by water about 8 o'clock, and upon the water saw the corpse of the Duke of Gloucester (deceased) brought down Somerset House stairs, to go by water to Westminster, to be buried to-night. I landed at the old Swan [Map] and went to the Hoop Tavern, and (by a former agreement) sent for Mr. Chaplin (age 33), who with Nicholas Osborne and one Daniel came to us and we drank off two or three quarts of wine, which was very good; the drawing of our wine causing a great quarrel in the house between the two drawers which should draw us the best, which caused a great deal of noise and falling out till the master parted them, and came up to us and did give us a large account of the liberty that he gives his servants, all alike, to draw what wine they will to please his customers; and we did eat above 200 walnuts. About to o'clock we broke up and so home, and in my way I called in with them at Mr. Chaplin's, where Nicholas Osborne did give me a barrel of samphire1, and showed me the keys of Mardyke Fort2, which he that was commander of the fort sent him as a token when the fort was demolished, which I was mightily pleased to see, and will get them of him if I can. Home, where I found my boy (my maid's brother) come out of the country to-day, but was gone to bed and so I could not see him to-night. To bed.
Note 1. Samphire was formerly a favourite pickle; hence the "dangerous trade" of the samphire gatherer ("King Lear", act iv. sc. 6) who supplied the demand. It was sold in the streets, and one of the old London cries was "I ha' Rock Samphier, Rock Samphier!"
Note 2. A fort four miles east of Dunkirk, probably dismantled when that town was sold to Louis XIV.
On 21 Sep 1660 Henry Stewart 1st Duke Gloucester (deceased) was buried at south side of the King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey [Map].
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21 Sep 1662. Thence to the Park, where by appointment I met my brother Tom (age 28) and Mr. Cooke, and there spoke about Tom's business, and to good satisfaction. The Queen (age 23) coming by in her coach, going to her chappell at St. James's' (the first time it hath been ready for her), I crowded after her, and I got up to the room where her closet is; and there stood and saw the fine altar, ornaments, and the fryers in their habits, and the priests come in with their fine copes and many other very fine things. I heard their musique too; which may be good, but it did not appear so to me, neither as to their manner of singing, nor was it good concord to my ears, whatever the matter was. The Queene (age 52) very devout: but what pleased me best was to see my dear Baroness Castlemaine's (age 21), who, tho' a Protestant, did wait upon the Queen to chappell.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 21 Sep 1664. Up, and by coach to Mr. Povy's (age 50), and there got him to signe the payment of Captain Tayler's bills for the remainder of freight for the Eagle, wherein I shall be gainer about £30, thence with him to Westminster by coach to Houseman's (age 31) [Huysman] the great picture drawer, and saw again very fine pictures, and have his promise, for Mr. Povy's sake, to take pains in what picture I shall set him about, and I think to have my wife's. But it is a strange thing to observe and fit for me to remember that I am at no time so unwilling to part with money as when I am concerned in the getting of it most, as I thank God of late I have got more in this month, viz. near 250l, than ever I did in half a year before in my life, I think.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19 Sep 1667. This done 21st, I accompanied Mr. Howard (age 39) to his villa at Albury, where I designed for him the plot of his canal and garden, with a crypt through the hill.
John Evelyn's Diary. 21 Sep 1674. I went to see the great loss that Lord Arlington (age 56) had sustained by fire at Goring House [Map], this night consumed to the ground, with exceeding loss of hangings, plate, rare pictures, and cabinets; hardly anything was saved of the best and most princely furniture that any subject had in England. My lord and lady (age 40) were both absent at the Bath, Somerset [Map].
On 21 Sep 1706 Polyxena Hesse Rotenburg Queen Consort Sardinia was born to Landgrave Ernest Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg (age 22).
On 21 Sep 1745 the army of Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart (age 24) defeated the only government army in Scotland at the Battle of Prestonpans, led by General Sir John Cope (age 57).
Colonel James Gardiner (age 57) was killed in action. He was mortally wounded by the Highlanders after his dragoons had fled the field and he was attempting to rally some foot soldiers. He received a mortal blow whilst wounded on the ground and was stripped to the waist as his possessions were looted by the Highlanders. After the battle he was carried from the field by a servant to nearby Tranent where he soon died.
On 21 Sep 1761 John Bentley Ashley (age 59) died. Monument to John Bentley Ashley in Saint Leodegarius Church, Ashby St Ledgers [Map]. Sculpted by John "The Elder" Bacon (age 20). Standing wall monument with two large allegorical figures flanking the inscription. Above them is a Sarcophagus on which is a Roman lamp on front of a black Obelisk. Also to James Ashley -1798. Simple Wall Monument with Urn and Obelisk. Also to Jane Pocock (age 51) and by whose will the. Monument was erected.
John Bentley Ashley: he and Jane Pocock were married. Around 1702 he was born to Joseph Ashley of Great Broughton.
Jane Pocock: In 1710 she was born. On 13 Jun 1784 she died.
On 21 Sep 1845 Ernest Augustus Hanover 3rd Duke Cumberland and Teviotdale was born to George V King Hanover (age 26) and Marie Saxe Altenburg Queen Consort Hanover. He a great grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 21 Sep 1928 Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet (age 54) died. His son Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet (age 31) succeeded 6th Baronet Mosley of Ancoats. Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats (age 30) by marriage Lady Mosley of Ancoats. Memorial at St Mary's Church, Rolleston on Dove [Map].
Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet: On 29 Dec 1873 he was born to Oswald Mosley 4th Baronet at Beaumaris, Anglesey. On 12 Dec 1895 Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet and Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote were married.
Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet: On 16 Nov 1896 he was born to Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet and Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote at 47 Hill Street. On 11 May 1920 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet and Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats were married. She the daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. On 06 Oct 1936 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet and Diana Mitford were married. On 03 Dec 1980 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet died. His son Nicholas Mosley 3rd Baron Ravensdale succeeded 7th Baronet Mosley of Ancoats.
Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats: On 23 Aug 1898 she was born to George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. On 16 May 1933 Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats died.
On 21 Sep 1957 Haakon VII King Norway (age 85) died. His son Olav Glücksburg V King Norway (age 54) succeeded V King Norway.
Births on the 21st September
On 21 Sep 1371 Frederick I Elector Brandenburg was born to Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg (age 38).
On 21 Sep 1375 William Stafford 4th Earl Stafford was born to Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford (age 39) and Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford (age 41). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 21 Sep 1405 Margaret Deincourt Baroness Cromwell was born to John Deincourt 4th Baron Deincourt (age 23) and Joan Grey.
On 21 Sep 1411 Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York was born to Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge (age 26) and Anne Mortimer (age 20). His mother died shortly afterwards. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.28%.
On 21 Sep 1415 Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor was born to Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria (age 38) and Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria (age 21).
On 21 Sep 1516 Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox was born to John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox (age 26) and Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox (age 21) at Dumbarton Castle, Dunbarton.
On 21 Sep 1538 Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt (age 30) and Ellen Fitzlewis (age 16).
On 21 Sep 1561 Edward Seymour was born to Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford (age 22) and Catherine Grey Countess Hertford (age 21) at Tower of London [Map]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 21 Sep 1585 Robert Clifford was born to George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 27) and Margaret Russell Countess Cumberland (age 25).
On 21 Sep 1619 John Wray 3rd Baronet was born to John Wray 2nd Baronet (age 32) and Grisilla Bethell Lady Glentworth (age 30).
On 21 Sep 1640 Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans was born to Louis XIII King France (age 38) and Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France (age 38). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.44%.
On 21 Sep 1655 Roger Cave 2nd Baronet was born to Thomas Cave 1st Baronet (age 33) and Penelope Wenman Lady Cave.
On 21 Sep 1701 George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington was born to George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington (age 38).
On 21 Sep 1706 Polyxena Hesse Rotenburg Queen Consort Sardinia was born to Landgrave Ernest Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg (age 22).
On 21 Sep 1725 Brownlow Cecil 9th Earl Exeter was born to Brownlow Cecil 8th Earl Exeter (age 24).
On 21 Sep 1730 Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 68) and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 37).
On 21 Sep 1756 Robert Shirley 7th Earl Ferrers was born to Robert Shirley 6th Earl Ferrers (age 33) and Catherine Cotton Countess Ferrers.
On 21 Sep 1770 Thomas Noel-Hill 2nd Baron Berwick was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 25) and Anna Vernon (age 22).
On 21 Sep 1773 Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath was born to George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington (age 32) and Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington.
On 21 Sep 1783 Henry Leslie Pepys 3rd Baronet was born to Lucas Pepys 1st Baronet (age 41) and Jane Elizabeth Leslie 12th Countess of Rothes (age 33).
On 21 Sep 1788 Princess Wilhelmine Baden was born to Prince Charles Louis of Baden (age 33) and Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.
On 21 Sep 1803 William Trench 3rd Earl of Clancarty was born to Richard Le Poer Trench 2nd Earl Clancarty (age 36) and Henrietta Margaret Staples Countess Clancarty (age 33).
On 21 Sep 1803 Thomas Vesey 3rd Viscount Vesci was born to John Vesey 2nd Viscount Vesci (age 32) and Frances Letitia Brownlow Viscountess Vesci.
On 21 Sep 1832 Isabel Harriet Fuller-Palmer-Acland Lady Hood was born to Peregrine Palmer Fuller-Palmer-Acland 2nd Baronet (age 42).
On 21 Sep 1839 Henry Dering 9th Baronet was born to Edward Dering 8th Baronet (age 31) and Jane Edwardes Lady Dering.
On 21 Sep 1845 Ernest Augustus Hanover 3rd Duke Cumberland and Teviotdale was born to George V King Hanover (age 26) and Marie Saxe Altenburg Queen Consort Hanover. He a great grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 21 Sep 1846 Montagu Curzon was born to Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 49) and Anne Gore Countess Howe.
21 Sep 1852 Edmund Blair Leighton was born.
On 21 Sep 1864 Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort was born to William Henry Harford of Oldtown House in Almondsbury.
On 21 Sep 1865 Edmund Arthur Lechmere 4th Baronet was born to Edmund Shirley 3rd Baronet (age 38).
On 21 Sep 1865 Charles Rushworth Watson 3rd Baronet was born to Arthur Townley Watson 2nd Baronet (age 35) and Rosamund Rushworth Lady Watson.
On 21 Sep 1873 Francis Hugh Lindley Wood was born to Charles Lindley Wood 2nd Viscount Halifax (age 34) and Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay Viscountess Halifax (age 35).
On 21 Sep 1874 William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet was born to Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet (age 28) and Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert (age 24).
On 21 Sep 1879 Wilfred Charles William Egerton was born to Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere (age 32) and Katherine Louisa Phipps Countess Ellesmere (age 29).
On 21 Sep 1885 Wyndham Knatchbull-Hugessen 3rd Baron Brabourne was born to Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen 2nd Baron Brabourne (age 28) and Amy Virginia Beaumont (age 26).
On 21 Sep 1887 Captain Lawrence Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth was born to Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth 1st Baron Shuttleworth (age 42).
On 21 Sep 1888 Desmond Fitzgerald was born to Gerald Fitzgerald 5th Duke Leinster (age 37) and Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe Duchess Leinster (age 24).
On 21 Sep 1893 Joan Katherine Lambton Baroness Joicey was born to Frederick Lambton 4th Earl Durham (age 38) and Beatrix Bulteel Countess Durham (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%.
On 21 Sep 1899 Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys 8th Baron Dynevor was born to Walter FitzUryan Rice 7th Baron Dynevor (age 26) and Margaret Child-Villiers Baroness Dynevor (age 24).
On 21 Sep 1903 William Ralph Seymour Bathurst was born to Seymour Bathurst 7th Earl Bathurst (age 39) and Lilias Margaret Frances Borthwick Countess Bathurst Sussex (age 32).
On 21 Sep 1913 Gilbert Simon Heathcote 9th Baronet was born to Robert Evelyn Manners Heathcote (age 29).
On 21 Sep 1917 Berwick Hungerford Lechmere 6th Baronet was born to Ronald Lechmere 5th Baronet (age 31) and Constance Marguerite Long (age 27).
On 21 Sep 1923 Harry John Neville Vane 11th Baron Barnard was born to Christopher Vane 10th Baron Barnard (age 34) and Sylvia Mary Straker Baroness Barnard at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map].
On 21 Sep 1971 Simon Nelson 10th Earl Nelson was born to Peter Nelson 9th Earl Nelson (age 29).
On 21 Sep 1973 Peter Talbot Chetwynd 10th Baronet was born to Robin Chetwynd 9th Baronet (age 32).
Marriages on the 21st September
On 21 Sep 1305 Louis X King France I Navarre (age 15) and Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Robert II Duke Burgundy (age 57) and Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 45). He the son of Philip IV King France (age 37) and Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 21 Sep 1371 John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 31) and Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster (age 17) were married at Roquefort, Landes. She by marriage Duchess Lancaster. His younger brother Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York (age 30) married Constance's sister in July 1372. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the illegitmate daughter of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile and Maria Padilla. He the son of King Edward III of England (age 58) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England.
After 21 Sep 1411 Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge (age 26) and Maud Clifford Countess Cambridge (age 22) were married. He the son of Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York and Isabella of Castile Duchess York. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Before 21 Sep 1439 James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart (age 44) and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland (age 35) were married. She the daughter of John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset and Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence (age 54). She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 21 Sep 1578 Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester (age 46) and Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 34) were married secretly much to the anguish of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 45) who developed a deep hatred of Lettice Knollys Countess Essex. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. Roger North 2nd Baron North (age 48) was present. He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland.
On 21 Sep 1585 Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 22) and Elizabeth Jeffrey (age 17) were married at Weekley, Northamptonshire.
On 21 Sep 1676 Robert Grierson 1st Baronet (age 21) and Henrietta Douglas Lady Grierson (age 19) were married at Drumlanrig Castle or Sanquhar Castle. She the sister of William Douglas 1st Duke Queensberry (age 39). She the daughter of James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry and Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry.
On 21 Sep 1691 John Lyon 4th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 28) and Elizabeth Stanhope Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 28) were married. She the daughter of Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield (age 57) and Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield. He the son of Patrick Lyon 3rd Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 48) and Helen Middleton Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 46).
On 21 Sep 1744 Richard Acton 5th Baronet (age 33) and Anne Grey Lady Acton (age 18) were married. She by marriage Lady Acton of Aldenham Hall. She the daughter of Henry Grey 3rd Earl Stamford and Dorothy Wright Countess Stamford.
On 21 Sep 1766 Walter Blount 6th Baronet (age 41) and Mary Aston Lady Blount (age 23) were married. She by marriage Lady Blount of Sodington. They were half third cousins.
On 21 Sep 1810 Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 44) and Elizabeth Oswald Countess Kincardine and Elgin (age 20) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin.
On 21 Sep 1821 Edward Chichester 4th Marquess Donegal (age 22) and Amelia Ogrady Marchioness County Donegal were married. He the son of George Chichester 2nd Marquess Donegal (age 52).
On 21 Sep 1841 Matthew White Ridley 4th Baronet (age 34) and Cecilia Anne Parke Lady Ridley were married. She by marriage Lady Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland.
On 21 Sep 1909 Edward Guiness 1st Earl Iveagh (age 61) and Adelaide "Dodo" Guinness Countess Iveagh (age 65) were married. They were half third cousins.
On 21 Sep 1909 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 28) and Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 56) and Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 56).
Deaths on the 21st September
On 21 Sep 1026 Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy (age 66) died. His son Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy (age 40) succeeded I Count Burgundy. Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy (age 24) by marriage Countess Burgundy.
On 21 Sep 1250 Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu (age 51) died.
On 21 Sep 1327 King Edward II of England (age 43) was murdered at Berkeley Castle [Map]. There is speculation as to the manner of his death, and as to whether he died at all. Some believe he may have lived the rest of his life in Europe.
On 21 Sep 1397 Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 11th Earl of Arundel (age 51) was tried at Westminster [Map].
He was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map] immediately thereafter. Earl Surrey and Earl Arundel Sussex forfeit.
On 21 Sep 1417 Walter Tailboys 5th Baron Kyme (age 67) died. His son Walter Tailboys 6th Baron Kyme (age 29) succeeded 6th Baron Kyme.
On 21 Sep 1480 Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland (age 58) died at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map]. Her son Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 31) succeeded 6th Baron Poynings.
On 21 Sep 1523 Maurice Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley (age 56) died. His brother Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley (age 51) succeeded 5th Baron Berkeley. Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
On 21 Sep 1532 William Preston 2nd Viscount Gormanston died. His son Jenico Preston 3rd Viscount Gormanston (age 30) succeeded 2nd Viscount Gormanston, 5th Baron Gormanston.
On 21 Sep 1538 George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme (age 71) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map]. His grandson George Tailboys 2nd Baron Tailboys 10th Baron Kyme (age 15) de jure 10th Baron Kyme.
In or before 21 Sep 1553 John Sutton 3rd Baron Dudley (age 59) died. His son Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley (age 28) succeeded 4th Baron Dudley.
On 21 Sep 1557 Dorothy Melton Baroness Darcy (age 51) died.
On 21 Sep 1558 Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 58) died at the Monastery of Yuste [Map]. His son Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 31) succeeded II King Spain.
On 21 Sep 1637 Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel (age 35) died. His son Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel (age 8) succeeded VI Landgrave Hesse Kassel.
On or before 21 Sep 1680 William Eure of Elvet and Kelloe in County Durham (age 72) died. His son Peter Eure (age 25) de jure 15th Baron Scrope of Bolton.
On 21 Sep 1690 Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough (age 29) died. His half first cousin Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough (age 6) succeeded 3rd Earl Gainsborough, 6th Viscount Campden, 6th Baron Hicks of Ilmington in Warwickshire.
On 21 Sep 1711 James Rushout 3rd Baronet (age 10) died. His uncle John Rushout 4th Baronet (age 26) succeeded 4th Baronet Rushout of Northwick Park in Worcestershire.
On 21 Sep 1744 William Neville 16th and 14th Baron Bergavenny (age 49) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. On 30 Sep 1744 he was buried at East Grinstead. His son George Neville 1st Earl Abergavenny (age 17) succeeded 17th Baron Bergavenny, 15th Baron Bergavenny.
On 21 Sep 1749 John Bingham 5th Baronet (age 59) died. His son John Bingham 6th Baronet (age 20) succeeded 6th Baronet Bingham of Castlebar in County Mayo.
On 21 Sep 1759 Elizabeth Orde Lady Blackett died. She was buried on 28 Sep 1759 at the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map].
On 21 Sep 1761 John Bentley Ashley (age 59) died. Monument to John Bentley Ashley in Saint Leodegarius Church, Ashby St Ledgers [Map]. Sculpted by John "The Elder" Bacon (age 20). Standing wall monument with two large allegorical figures flanking the inscription. Above them is a Sarcophagus on which is a Roman lamp on front of a black Obelisk. Also to James Ashley -1798. Simple Wall Monument with Urn and Obelisk. Also to Jane Pocock (age 51) and by whose will the. Monument was erected.
John Bentley Ashley: he and Jane Pocock were married. Around 1702 he was born to Joseph Ashley of Great Broughton.
Jane Pocock: In 1710 she was born. On 13 Jun 1784 she died.
On 21 Sep 1774 William Graham 6th Baronet (age 44) died. His son Charles Graham 7th Baronet (age 10) succeeded 7th Baronet Graham of Esk in Cumberland 
On 21 Sep 1812 Elizabeth Amcotts Lady Ingilby (age 49) died.
On 21 Sep 1817 Jules 1st Duke of Polignac (age 71) died.
On 21 Sep 1845 Charles D'Oyly 7th Baronet (age 64) died without issue despite having been married twice. His brother John Hadley D'Oyly 8th Baronet (age 50) succeeded 8th Baronet D'Oyly of Shottisham in Suffolk.
On 21 Sep 1846 John Upton 2nd Baron Templetown (age 74) died.
On 21 Sep 1848 George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (age 46) died unmarried. He had left his father's home Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire [Map] intending to walk the six miles to Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire to dine with Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers (age 70). When he didn't arrive at Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire a search party was sent to look for him. They discovered his body at nine in the evening. He was buried in the family vault at St Marylebone Church.
On 21 Sep 1865 Reverend Brooke William Boothby 9th Baronet (age 56) died. His son Brooke Boothby 10th Baronet (age 8) succeeded 10th Baronet Boothby of Broadlow Ash in Derbyshire.
On 21 Sep 1886 Sophia Anderson-Pelham Countess Eglinton (age 46) died.
On 21 Sep 1897 Charles Andrew Vanneck 3rd Baron Huntingfield (age 79) died. His son Joshua Charles Vanneck 4th Baron Huntingfield (age 55) succeeded 4th Baron Huntingfield of Heveningham Hall in Suffolk, 6th Baronet Vanneck of Putney.
On 21 Sep 1928 Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet (age 54) died. His son Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet (age 31) succeeded 6th Baronet Mosley of Ancoats. Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats (age 30) by marriage Lady Mosley of Ancoats. Memorial at St Mary's Church, Rolleston on Dove [Map].
Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet: On 29 Dec 1873 he was born to Oswald Mosley 4th Baronet at Beaumaris, Anglesey. On 12 Dec 1895 Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet and Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote were married.
Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet: On 16 Nov 1896 he was born to Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet and Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote at 47 Hill Street. On 11 May 1920 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet and Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats were married. She the daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. On 06 Oct 1936 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet and Diana Mitford were married. On 03 Dec 1980 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet died. His son Nicholas Mosley 3rd Baron Ravensdale succeeded 7th Baronet Mosley of Ancoats.
Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats: On 23 Aug 1898 she was born to George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. On 16 May 1933 Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats died.
On 21 Sep 1943 Seymour Bathurst 7th Earl Bathurst (age 79) died. His grandson Henry Allen John Bathurst 8th Earl Bathurst (age 16) succeeded 8th Earl Bathurst of Bathurst in Sussex, 8th Baron Bathurst.
On 21 Sep 1955 Ralph Cockayne Assheton 1st Baronet (age 95) died. His son Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe (age 54) succeeded 2nd Baronet Assheton of Downham in Lancaster.
On 21 Sep 1957 Haakon VII King Norway (age 85) died. His son Olav Glücksburg V King Norway (age 54) succeeded V King Norway.
On 21 Sep 1981 George Nelson 8th Earl Nelson (age 76) died. His nephew Peter Nelson 9th Earl Nelson (age 39) succeeded 9th Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and Merson in Surrey, 9th Viscount Merton.
On 21 Sep 2000 John Sutherland Egerton 6th Duke Sutherland (age 85) died. His first cousin once removed Francis Egerton 7th Duke Sutherland (age 60) succeeded 7th Duke Sutherland, 7th Marquess Stafford, 6th Earl Ellesmere, 9th Earl Gower, 10th Baron Gower, 14th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.
