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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
24 Apr is in April.
1327 Capture and Abdication of Edward II
1558 Marriage of Mary Queen of Scots and the Francis Dauphin of France
On 24th April 624 Bishop Mellitus died.
On 24th April 767 Archbishop Æthelbert of York was consecrated Archbishop of York.
Chronicon ex Chronicis by Florence and John of Worcester. 24th April 1066. The same year a comet was seen on the eighth of the calends of May [24th April], not only in England, but, as it is reported, all over the world: it shone with excessive brilliance for seven days. Soon afterwards earl Tosti (age 40) returned from Flanders, and landed in the Isle of Wight [Map]; and, having compelled the islanders to give him pay and tribute, he departed, and plundered along the sea-coast, until he arrived at Sandwich, Kent [Map]. King Harold (age 44), who was then at London, having been informed of this, ordered a considerable fleet and a body of horse to be got ready, and prepared to go in person to the port of Sandwich, Kent [Map]. On receiving this intelligence, Tosti took some of the boatmen of the place, willing or unwilling, into his service, and, departing thence, shaped his course for Lindsey [Map], where he burnt several vills and slew a number of men. Thereupon Edwin, earl of Mercia, and Morcar, earl of Northumbria, flew to the spot with some troops, and drove him out of that neighbourhood; and, on his departure, he repaired to Malcolm (age 35), king of the Scots, and remained with him during the whole summer. Meanwhile king Harold arrived at the port of Sandwich, Kent [Map], and waited there for his fleet. When it was assembled, he sailed to the Isle of Wight [Map]; and as William (age 38), earl of Normandy, king Edward's cousin, was preparing an army for the invasion of England, he kept watch all the summer and autumn, to prevent his landing; besides which, he stationed a land army at suitable points along the sea-coast; but provisions failing towards the time of the feast of the Nativity of St. Mary [8th September], both the fleet and army were disbanded.
Flowers of History. 24th April 1071. Lanfranc (age 66), abbot of Caen, was consecrated archbishop of Canterbury, on the twenty-fourth of April. And this Lanfranc, when archbishop, established the order of monks according to the rule of Saint Benedict in many of the convents of England. And he did so, first of all, in the church of Canterbury; after that, in the church of Saint Alban [Map], the protomartyr of the English, where also, when the abbot Frederic died, he appointed his [Lanfranc's] nephew Paul as his successor; who, relying on the support of his uncle, restored the church, and reformed the brotherhood, which had fallen into some irregularities.
On 24th April 1086 Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon was born to Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona (age 44) and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 26). He married on or before 11th August 1136 Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon, daughter of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine, and had issue.
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. 24th April 1194. On the twenty-fourth day of April, the King made peace and a final settlement between Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, and William, Bishop of Ely, his chancellor, regarding all disputes between them. These disputes included the capture of Archbishop Geoffrey at Canterbury, and the banishment of the chancellor from England. As part of the agreement, the Bishop of Ely was required, upon the summons of Archbishop Geoffrey, to swear an oath with one hundred priests, affirming that he neither ordered nor wished for Geoffrey's capture. After this settlement, on the same day, the king departed from Waltham and traveled to Portsmouth to cross the sea, accompanied by his mother, Queen Eleanor.
Vicesima quarta die mensis Aprilis, dominus rex fecit pacem et finalem concordiam inter Gaufridum Eboracensem archiepiscopum et Willelmum Eliensem episcopum, cancellarium suum, de omnibus controversiis que inter illos erant, tam de captione Eboracensis archiepiscopi apud Doroberniam, quam de abjectione cancellarii ab Anglia; ita quod praedictus Eliensis episcopus, ad summonitionem Eboracensis archiepiscopi, jurabit cum centesima manu sacerdotum, quod ipse nec præcepit mec voluit ut idem Iboracensis archiepiscopus caperetur. Et post concordiam illam, eodem die recessit rex de Waltham, et perrexit ad Portesmue ad transfretandum, et Alienor regina mater ejus cum eo.
Rymer's Fœdera Volume 2. One hundred shillings per day are granted for the expenses of the household of Edward, the late King of England.
The King, to his beloved Matthew de Cranthorn, receiver of the issues of our land of Glamorgan, greeting.
We command you that, from the aforesaid issues, you pay one hundred shillings per day to our beloved and faithful Thomas de Berkeley and John Mautravers (age 37), or to either of them, for the expenses of the household of Lord Edward, late King of England, our father, from the fourth day of April last past, and from now on, for so long as it shall happen that the said Thomas and John shall attend upon our said father.
And we will cause you to have due allowance thereof in your account at our Exchequer.
Witness the King at Stamford, on the 24th day of April [1327].
By writ of the privy seal.
Centum solidi per diem conceduntur, pro expensis hospitii Edwardi, nuper Regis Angliæ
Rex, dilecto sibi Matheo de Cranthorn, receptori exituum de terrâ nostrâ de Gloumorgan, salutem.
Mandamus vobis quòd de exitibus prædictis, centum solidos per diem, dilecto & fidelibus nostris Thomæ de Berkele, & Johanni Maltravers, vel eorum alteri, pro expensis hospitii domini E. nuper Regis Angliæ, patris nostri, à quarto die Aprilis proximò præterito, & exnunc, quamdiu ipsos Thomam & Johannem, dicto patri nostro intendere contigerit, solvatis.
Et nos vobis indè, in compoto vestro, ad scaccarium nostrum, debitam allocationem habere faciemus.
Teste Rege, apud Staunford, xxiv. die Aprilis.
Per breve de privato sigillo.
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Close Rolls Edward III 1327. 24th April 1327. Stamford. To Matthew de Crauthorn, receiver of the issues of the land of Gloumorgan. Order to pay 100s, a day out of the said issues to Thomas de Berkele (age 31) and John Maltravers (age 37) for the expenses of the late king's household from 4 April last, for so long as Thomas and John shall intend the late king. By p.s. [669.] [Rymer's Fœdera 2.704.]
Rymer's Fœdera Volume 2. On the captain appointed over the king's galleys.
The King, to his beloved Amerigo of Pavia, greeting. Know that we have appointed you captain and leader of our galleys, and of all the crossbowmen, mariners, and others serving in the same galleys, giving to you by the tenor of these presents full power to administer justice upon any of those in the aforesaid galleys who shall presume to commit any felonies, transgressions, or misdeeds, by land or by sea, save only such felonies, transgressions, and misdeeds as may be committed within the liberties of the magnates of our realm of England, whose liberties we will in no way derogate. Provided that if anyone within the liberties of any of the said magnates commits, or shall in the future presume to commit, any offence, and if he is apprehended therein, and the lord of that liberty wishes to administer justice to him according to the measure of his offence, then justice shall be done to the said offender in your presence, should you wish to attend. Otherwise, you may punish such offences according to the requirements of law. And further, to arrest all mariners of the said galleys who have received our wages and thereafter have withdrawn themselves, or been withdrawn by others, wheresoever they may be found, whether within liberties or without, and to return them to our said galleys, there to remain in our service. And also, to choose mariners suitable for the said galleys, whenever need shall arise, anywhere within our said realm, both within liberties and without, and to place them on our wages in the said galleys, there to go in our service together with you. And to do and execute all other things which shall be necessary or fitting for such a captain and leader. And therefore we command you to do and carry out all and singular the premises in the form aforesaid. Moreover, to all and singular mayors, sheriffs, bailiffs, officers, mariners, and other our faithful subjects, as well within liberties as without, and by land as by sea, we likewise give command, by the tenor of these presents, that they be obedient to you and assisting in all and singular the premises, whenever need shall be, and whenever they shall be duly warned by you or your deputy in this matter. In witness whereof, etc. Given at Westminster, the 24th day of April [1348]. By the King himself.
De capitaneo galearum Regis constituto.
Rex, dilecto sibi Amerigho de Paviâ, salutem. Sciatis quod constituimus vos capitaneum & ductorum galearum nostrarum, & omnium albalistariorum, marinariorum, & aliorum in eisdem galeis existentium, dantes vobis plenam, tenore præsentium, potestatem ad justitiam quibuscumque, de prædictis galeis, qui felonias, transgressiones, seu maleficia aliqua, per terram vel per mare, facere præsumpserint, exhibendum; transgressionibus, feloniis, & maleficiis infra libertates magnatum de regno nostro Angliæ, per ipsos seu eorum aliquem factis, quorum libertatibus nolumus in aliquo derogari, dumtaxat exceptis: Ita quod si aliquis, infra libertates aliquorum dictorum magnatum, delictum aliquod fecerit, vel facere præsumpserit in futurum, & ibidem tunc deprehendi contigerit; & dominus libertatis illius justitiam sibi, juxta quantitatem delicti sui, exhibere voluerit, tunc justitia dicto delinquenti, in præsentiâ vestra, si interesse volueritis, exhibeatur; alioquin vos hujusmodi delicta, juxta juris exigentiam, punire possitis: Necnon ad omnes marinarios dictarum galearum nostrarum, qui vadia nostra receperint, & abindè se elongaverint, vel per alios elongati fuerint, ubicumque eos contigerit inveniri, sive infra libertates sive extra, arestandum, & usque dictas galeas nostras reducendum, in servitiio nostro ibidem moraturos: Et ad marinarios pro dictis galeis oportunos, quotiens necesse fuerit, ubique infra dictum regnum nostrum, infra libertates & extra, eligendum, & eos in dictis galeis ad vadia nostra ponendum, in obsequium nostrum, unà vobiscum, in eisdem galeis profecturos: Et ad omnia alia quæ per hujusmodi capitaneum & ductorem necessaria fuerint vel oportuna, faciendum & exequendum. Et ideò vobis mandamus, quod præmissa omnia & singula faciatis, & expleatis in formâ prædictâ. Universis insuper & singulis majoribus, vicecomitibus, ballivis, ministris, marinariis, & aliis fidelibus nostris, tam infra libertates quam extra, & tam per terram quam per mare, similiter damus, tenore præsentium, in mandatis quod vobis, in præmissis omnibus & singulis faciendis & exequendis, intendentes sint & auxiliantes quotiens necesse fuerit, & per vos, seu deputatum vestrum, in hac parte, fuerint præmuniti. In cujus, &c. Dat' apud Westm', XXIV die Aprilis. Per ipsum Regem.
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On 24th April 1390 Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria (age 12) and Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria (age 17) were married at Vienna [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria (age 53) and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria. He the son of Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria (age 40) and Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria (age 28). They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 24th April 1492 Sabinam Wittelsbach was born to Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria (age 44) and Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria (age 27).
Letters and Papers. 24th April 1536. Vienna Archives. 720. Chapuys (age 46) to [Granvelle].
This very moment when the courier was about to mount I have been informed of his departure, and having already written pretty fully, I shall say little now. I forgot in my last to make answer about the intentions of those here with regard to the Council. They have made no formal reply, only saying that they would not disturb such a good thing, or cut themselves off from the number of Christians, but they conclude that such a Council must be convoked by the Emperor. Does not think they want one. Thinks the news of an arrangement between the Emperor and the king of France has thrown them into great confusion, and compelled them to dispatch this courier; because previously they cared nothing, and would not have written even to their ambassador if Chapuys had not urged them, which he very soon afterwards repented, for he would have dispatched the courier two days sooner without waiting for their letters. Yesterday the French ambassador was long at Court, and Chapuys has not been able yet to discover what he was negociating. The King also sent for the late Queen's physician, and told him he would have called him sooner but for fear of its being insinuated that there had been some intrigue to put the Queen to death. The King said he wished to make use of him, and thought that I would consent willingly, and get the Emperor to agree to it, otherwise he would not take him into his service, and that the means to get the Emperor and me to agree to it was to give out that he was retained for the Princess, with whom he would be left till all suspicions and murmurs had died out. And hereupon the King began to speak very well of me, and asked the physician two or three times if he had not spoken with me since Easter Tuesday when I was with him. I think he wished to find out what was in my mind after his brusque replies. Although I would not kiss or speak to the Concubine (age 35), the Princess and other good persons have been somewhat jealous at the mutual reverences required by politeness which were done at the church. I refused to visit her until I had spoken to the King. If I had seen any hope from the King's answer I would have offered not two but 100 candles to the shedevil, although another thing made me unwilling, viz., that I was told she was not in favour with the King; besides, Cromwell was quite of my opinion that I should do well to wait till I had spoken to the King. Even before receiving instructions from the Emperor, has always avoided "l'envoy" which the Princess urged, as again she has since done, for the reasons which he has heretofore written1. London, 24 April 1536. Fr., from a modern copy, pp. 3.
Note 1. "Sans quil eust pleu a sa matc me faire aduertir dexcuser lenvoy, dont la Princesse me sollicitoit comme encoires elle a depuis fait je nen (qu. m'en?) avoye garde, et continuellement luy ay satisfait des raisons que jay cy devant escriptes."
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On 24th April 1538 William Gonzaga I Duke Mantua was born to Federico Gonzaga II Duke Mantua (age 37) and Margaret Palaeologina Duchess Mantua (age 27). He married his fifth cousin Eleanor of Austria Duchess Mantua, daughter of Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor and Anne Jagiellon, and had issue.
On 24th April 1540 Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden (age 52) was appointed 304th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 48).
In 1540 Anthony Browne (age 40) was appointed 305th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland.
On 24th April 1545 Henry Wriothesley was born to Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton (age 39) and Jane Cheney Countess Southampton (age 36). On 24th April 1545 he was christened at St Andrew's Church, Holborn [Map]. His godparents were Henry VIII (age 53), Henry's daughter Mary Tudor (age 29) and Charles Brandon 1st Duke Suffolk (age 61). He married before 6th October 1573 Mary Browne Countess Southampton, daughter of Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu and Jane Radclyffe, and had issue.
On 24th April 1558 Dauphin of France (age 14) and Mary Queen of Scots (age 15) were married at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. He by marriage King Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland (age 42). He the son of King Henry II of France (age 39) and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France (age 39). They were third cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 24th April 1560. The xxiv day of Aprell was bered at sant Magd[alene's] master Hansley a grocer, and he had a dossen of skochyons of armes, and ther was the masturs of the compene of the Grocers, and prestes and clarkes syngyng, and master Juelle (age 37) the byshope of Saylbere dyd pryche, and he gayff (blank) gownes unto pore men; and ther was at ys berehyng all the masters of (the) hospetalle with ther gren stayffes in ther handes.... the Queen (age 26) with the lord Russelle (age 33) whent downe unto Depford .... shype and her nuw galley, and dynyd in the s[hip] and ther my lord admerall (age 50) mad her grett ch[eer, and] after wher serten brygendar wher red [ready] with [furniture of] ware [war]; and ther wher iiij lytyll pennys de .... hordenanse, and gayff grett sawtt [assault] unto the breg[antine] and shott grett ordenanse and fowth [fought] were ser .... all maner of artelere, and ther youe shuld [have] sene men sthrone [thrown] in-to the water, and horlyng stones and mores pykes; and ther was grett fythe [fight] be-twyne the bryg dendar [and the] pennys, and as grett shutyng as cold be; ther wher a-boyff iiij thowsand of pepull [on the water] and the land.
On 24th April 1563 Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 29) created two new Garter Knights:
346th Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland (age 35).
347th Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick (age 33).
Henry Machyn's Diary. 24th April 1563. The sam day was elected knyghtes of the Garter the yerle of Northumberland (age 35) and the yerle of Warwyke (age 33).
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 24th April 1576 Elizabeth Carey was born to George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon (age 29) and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure (age 23). She was baptised on the 7th June 1576 at St Dunstan's Church, Hunsdon; her godmothers were Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 42) and Elizabeth Tailboys Countess Warwick. She married before 1601 her third cousin once removed Thomas Berkeley, son of Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley and Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley, and had issue.
The Letter Books of Amias Paulet Keeper of Mary Queen of Scots Published 1874 Marys Execution. [8th February 1587] Poulet (age 54), as has already been said, was made Chancellor of the Garter in April, 1587, but he did not retain this preferment for a whole year. He continued in the Captaincy of Jersey up to his death, but he appears to have resided in and near London. In the British Museum are two letters from him of small importance. One, addressed to the Lord High Admiral, is dated, "From my poor lodging in Fleet Street [Map], the 14th of January, 1587," about "right of tenths in Jersey, belonging to the Government." The other, "From my little lodge at Twickenham, the 24th of April, 1588," "on behalf of Berry," whose divorce was referred by the Justices of the Common Pleas to four Doctors of the Civil Law, of whom Mr. Doctor Caesar, Judge of the Admiralty, to whom the letter was written, was one.
His name also occurs in a letter, from Walsingham to Burghley, dated May 23, 1587, while Elizabeth still kept up the farce of Burghley's disgrace for despatching Mary Stuart's death-warrant. "Touching the Chancellorship of the Duchy, she told Sir Amias Poulet that in respect of her promise made unto me, she would not dispose of it otherwise. But yet hath he no power to deliver the seals unto me, though for that purpose the Attorney is commanded to attend him, who I suppose will be dismissed hence this day without any resolution." And on the 4th of January following, together with the other lords of the Council, he signed a letter addressed by the Privy Council to the Lord Admiral and to Lord Buckhurst, the Lieutenants of Sussex, against such Catholics as "most obstinately have refused to come to the church to prayers and divine service," requiring them to "cause the most obstinate and noted persons to be committed to such prisons as are fittest for their safe keeping: the rest that are of value, and not so obstinate, are to be referred to the custody of some -ecclesiastical persons and other gentlemen well affected, to remain at the charges of the recusant, to be restrained in such sort as they may be forthcoming, and kept from intelligence with one another." On the 26th of September, in the year in which this letter was written, 1588, Sir Amias Poulet died.
Poulet was buried in St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London. [Map]. When that church was pulled down to be rebuilt, his remains, with the handsome monument erected over them, were removed to the parish church of Hinton St. George. After various panegyrics in Latin, French, and English inscribed on his monument, a quatrain, expressive apparently of royal favour, pays the following tribute to the service rendered by him to the State as Keeper of the Queen of Scots: Never shall cease to spread wise Poulet's fame; These will speak, and men shall blush for shame: Without offence to speak what I do know, Great is the debt England to him doth owe.
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On 24th April 1606 Henry Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 43) and Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine (age 14) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua (age 43) and Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua (age 39). He the son of Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine (age 63) and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine. They were third cousins.
On 24th April 1616 King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 49) created two new Garter Knights:
Diary of Anne Clifford. 24th April 1617. The 24th my Lord (age 28) went to Sen'noak again. After supper we played at Burley Break upon the Green. This night my Lord came to lie in my chamber.
This night being Friday I came to keep my fish days which I intend to keep all the year long. After dinner I had a great deal of talk with Richard Dawson that served my Lady, he telling me all the names, how the possession of Brougham Castle was delivered to my Uncle of Cumberland's folks, and how Mr Worleigh and all my people are gone from home except John Ruvy, who kept all the stuff in the Baron's Chamber, the plate being already sent to Lord Willam Howard's.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 24th April 1619. Saturday 24th my Lord (age 30) went to Tibbalds to see the King who used him very graciously. This night my Coz. Clifford came out of the North where matters went more to my content and less to his than were expected. Either this night or next morning Sir Arthur Lake's (age 21) Lady (age 30) was brought to bed of a son.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th April 1661. I presented his Majesty (age 30) with his "Panegyric" in the Privy Chamber, which he was pleased to accept most graciously; I gave copies to the Lord Chancellor (age 52), and most of the noblemen who came to me for it. I dined at the Marquis of Ormond's (age 50) where was a magnificent feast, and many great persons.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th April 1665. Up and with Creed in Sir W. Batten's (age 64) coach to White Hall. Sir W. Batten and I to the Duke of Albemarle (age 56), where very busy.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th April 1665. Thence he and I to London to my office, and back again to my Lady Sandwich's (age 40) to dinner, where my wife by agreement.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th April 1665. Thence by coach to my Lord Treasurer's (age 58), but could not speak with Sir Ph. Warwicke (age 55). So by coach with my wife and Mercer to the Parke; but the King (age 34) being there, and I now-a-days being doubtfull of being seen in any pleasure, did part from the tour, and away out of the Parke to Knightsbridge, and there eat and drank in the coach, and so home, and after a while at my office, home to supper and to bed, having got a great cold I think by my pulling off my periwigg so often.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th April 1665. Thence to the Cockepitt [Map], and there walked an houre with my Lord Duke of Albemarle (age 56) alone in his garden, where he expressed in great words his opinion of me; that I was the right hand of the Navy here, nobody but I taking any care of any thing therein; so that he should not know what could be done without me. At which I was (from him) not a little proud.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th April 1667. He told me to my face that I was a very good clerk, and did understand the business and do it very well, and that he would never desire a better. He do believe that the Parliament, if ever they meet, will offer some alterations to the King (age 36), and will turn some of us out, and I protest I think he is in the right that either they or the King will be advised to some regulations, and therefore I ought to beware, as it is easy for me to keep myself up if I will. He thinks that much of our misfortune hath been for want of an active Lord Treasurer (age 60), and that such a man as Sir W. Coventry (age 39) would do the business thoroughly.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th April 1679. The Duke of York (age 45), voted against by the Commons for his recusancy, went over to Flanders; which made much discourse.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th April 1691. I visited the Earl (age 49) and Countess of Sunderland (age 45), now come to kiss the King's (age 40) hand after his return from Holland. This is a mystery. The King preparing to return to the army.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th April 1692. Much apprehension of a French invasion, and of an universal rising. Our fleet begins to join with the Dutch. Unkindness between the Queen (age 29) and her sister (age 27). Very cold and unseasonable weather, scarce a leaf on the trees.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th April 1700. This week there was a great change of State officers. The Duke of Shrewsbury (age 39) resigned his Lord Chamberlainship to the Earl of Jersey (age 44), the Duke's indisposition requiring his retreat. Mr. Vernon (age 54), Secretary of State, was put out. The Seal was taken from the Lord Chancellor Somers (age 49), though he had been acquitted by a great majority of votes for what was charged against him in the House of Commons. This being in term time, put some stop to business, many eminent lawyers refusing to accept the office, considering the uncertainty of things in this fluctuating conjuncture. It is certain that this Chancellor was a most excellent lawyer, very learned in all polite literature, a superior pen, master of a handsome style, and of easy conversation; but he is said to make too much haste to be rich, as his predecessor, and most in place in this age did, to a more prodigious excess than was ever known. But the Commons had now so mortified the Court party, and property and liberty were so much invaded in all the neighbouring kingdoms, that their jealousy made them cautious, and every day strengthened the law which protected the people from tyranny.
On 24th April 1707 James Graham 1st Duke Montrose (age 25) was created 1st Duke Montrose.
On 24th April 1714 Charles Beauclerk 2nd Duke St Albans (age 18) was educated at New College, Oxford University.
On 24th April 1714 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 30) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 7) succeeded 3rd Duke Beaufort, 5th Marquess Worcester, 9th Earl Worcester, 11th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 24th April 1718 Nathaniel Hone the Elder was born.
On 24th April 1791 Nicholas Brown Forster (age 30) died. Memorial at Chapel of St John the Evangelist, Bolton [Map] commissioned by his sisters Eleanor Forster (age 19) and Jane Forster (age 13).
Nicholas Brown Forster: Aroundd 1761 he was born to Matthew Forster and Jane Brown.
On 24th April 1799 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 31) was created 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn.
On 24th April 1802 Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 29) and Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 30) were married at Kassel. She the daughter of William Elector of Hesse (age 58) and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg (age 54). He the son of Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 57) and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 50). They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th April 1805 Edward Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 38) and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 23). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 24th April 1816 Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (age 58) died at Wellingsbüttel Manor. His son Friedrich (age 31) succeeded Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 26) by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg.
On 24th April 1817 Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet (age 35) and Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds (age 24) were married.
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton (age 54), a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton (age 22) had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 29) married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 56),
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 27) married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 45),
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 18).
Emily Caton married Consul John MacTavish (age 30).
On 24th April 1828 Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 29) and Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds (age 35) were married. He the son of George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds (age 52) and Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds (age 52).
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton (age 65), a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton (age 33) had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 40) married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 67),
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 38) married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 56),
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds.
Emily Caton married Consul John MacTavish (age 41).
On 24th April 1831 Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington (age 58) died.
On 24th April 1851 William Edwards Miller was born.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. The intimate history of Society is full of unsuspected tragedy, but when the veil is torn aside, the unhappiness of many a husband and wife becomes tragedy in real earnest, and the light-hearted butterflies who sip the sweets of the good things of this life are horrified at the idea of such things happening in their midst. The grim story I am about to relate concerned particular friends of mine, and it made a great impression upon me. Constance de Burgh (age 21) was one of my great friends, she was a very pretty, charming girl who married Lord Ward (age 34), who had always been considered a great parti by mothers with marriageable daughters.
Constance was not in love with her husband; he had proposed and she was told she must accept him. A dutiful daughter of rather colourless character, Constance never dreamt of opposition, and so she became Lady Ward.
Marriage frequently means disillusion, and the Ward marriage was not a success.
William Ward was a pleasant man, but he had extraordinary ideas of how to treat a wife, ideas which could only be tolerated by a tactful woman who could laugh at them, and forget all the unpleasantness they entailed. Poor Constance was not tactful, and not accommodating. Her husband worshipped the beautiful; he had selected his wife partly on account of her beauty, and he treated her like some lovely slave he had bought. He had a strange, almost barbaric passion for precious stones, and he bought quantities of them and lavished them on his wife, who appeared at great entertainments literally ablaze with diamonds.
What pleased Lord Ward more than anything was to make Constance put on all her jewels for his special benefit when they were alone. He would admire her thus for hours, delighting in her lovely unclothed figure, and contrasting the sheen of her ropes of pearls with her delicate skin, as she sat on a black satin-covered couch.
These strange proceedings at first terrified and then disgusted Constance. She appealed to her father, but her parents decided that her husband's peculiarities came within the meaning of the marriage vows, and she was told she must submit to her husband's humours.
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On 24th April 1852 Leopold Grand Duke of Baden (age 61) died. His son Louis (age 27) succeeded II Grand Duke of Baden. He suffered from a mental illness during all of his life so his brother Frederick Grand Duke of Baden (age 25) acted a Regent until 1852 when Frederick Grand Duke of Baden also became Grand Duke of Baden.
On 24th April 1856 Simeon Solomon (age 15) was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools, having been proposed by the Victorian painter Augustus Egg, R.A.
On 24th April 1867 Fiennes Wykeham-Martin Cornwallis (age 35) died in a hunting accident. His son Fiennes Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis (age 2) inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].
On or after 24th April 1889, the date of the licence, Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 32) and Edith Ellen Pullen (age 23) were married.
On 24th April 1900 George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 76) died. His son John (age 54) succeeded 9th Duke Argyll, 6th Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 52) by marriage Duchess Argyll.
Bronze Status of Queen Victoria [Map] commemorating 500 years of Shrievalty i.e. the jurisdiction of a sheriff of Newcastle. The statue was a gift to Newcastle by William Haswell Stephenson who was mayor of the city seven times. He commissioned the sculptor Sir Alfred Gilbert (age 48) to create it and was finally unveiled on the 24th of April 1903, two years after her death. There are two inscriptions on the pedestal reading "Victoria RI 1837-1901" and "Thine is the Greatness and the Power and the Glory and the Victory and the Majesty".
On 24th April 1910 Robert George Grosvenor 5th Duke Westminster was born to Hugh William Grosvenor (age 26) and Mabel Florence Mary Creighton. He married 3rd December 1946 his second cousin Viola Maud Lyttelton Duchess Westminster, daughter of John Cavendish Lyttelton 9th Viscount Cobham and Violet Leonard Viscountess Cobham, and had issue.
On 24th April 1919 Major Dudley Francis De Crespigny Buckle (age 42) died from wounds at the Bolton Hall, Northumberland [Map]; the home of his father-in-law Major-General George Lambert. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Edlingham [Map].
Major Dudley Francis De Crespigny Buckle: On 24th October 1876 he was born to Dudley William Buckle. On 21st December 1906 he and Helena Lambert were married.
Major-General George Lambert: he was born to John Lambert of Alnwick. Before 1883 he and Isabella Browne were married. In 1898 he died at his home Bolton Hall, Northumberland [Map].
Little Gaddesden War Memorial [Map]. On 24th April 1921, the Little Gaddesden War Memorial [Map] was unveiled by Adelbert, 5th Baron Brownlow (age 53) during a service conducted by The Reverend Thomas Sidney Goudge (Rector) and accompanied by the Berkhamsted Town Band "in the presence of practically the whole of the inhabitants of the villages Little Gaddesden, Hudnall and Ringshall, whose heroes the memorial serves to commemorate", as the Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser put it.
Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne-Cust 5th Baron Brownlow: On 14th September 1867 he was born to Henry Cockayne-Cust and Sara Jane Cookson. His mother Sara Jane Cookson died in childbirth. Before 27th April 1899 Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne-Cust 5th Baron Brownlow and Maud Buckle Baroness Brownlow were married at St Helier, Jersey [Map]. On 17th March 1921 Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust 3rd Earl Brownlow died. Earl Brownlow, Viscount Alford extinct. His second cousin Adelbert succeeded 5th Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 8th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map]. Maud Buckle Baroness Brownlow by marriage Baroness Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire. In 1927 Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne-Cust 5th Baron Brownlow died. His son Peregrine succeeded 6th Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 9th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map].
On 24th April 1925 Leslie Alcock was born.
On 24th April 1926 Elizabeth Cavendish was born to Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 30) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 30).
24th April 1932. The Kinder Mass Trespass started at Bowden Bridge Quarry [Map].
On 24th April 1936 Alice Emily White Countess Leicester (age 80) died. Memorial at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].
Alice Emily White Countess Leicester: Before 09 Jul 1880 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester and she were married. He the son of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 29th September 1855 she was born to Luke White 2nd Baron Annaly.
On 24th April 1086 Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon was born to Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona (age 44) and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 26). He married on or before 11th August 1136 Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon, daughter of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine, and had issue.
On 24th April 1492 Sabinam Wittelsbach was born to Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria (age 44) and Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria (age 27).
On 24th April 1538 William Gonzaga I Duke Mantua was born to Federico Gonzaga II Duke Mantua (age 37) and Margaret Palaeologina Duchess Mantua (age 27). He married his fifth cousin Eleanor of Austria Duchess Mantua, daughter of Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor and Anne Jagiellon, and had issue.
On 24th April 1545 Henry Wriothesley was born to Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton (age 39) and Jane Cheney Countess Southampton (age 36). On 24th April 1545 he was christened at St Andrew's Church, Holborn [Map]. His godparents were Henry VIII (age 53), Henry's daughter Mary Tudor (age 29) and Charles Brandon 1st Duke Suffolk (age 61). He married before 6th October 1573 Mary Browne Countess Southampton, daughter of Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu and Jane Radclyffe, and had issue.
On 24th April 1553 John Maxwell 1st Earl Morton was born to Robert Maxwell 6th Lord Maxwell and Beatrix Douglas Lady Maxwell. He was born posthumously. He married 17th February 1571 his fourth cousin Elizabeth Douglas Countess Morton, daughter of David Douglas 7th Earl Angus and Margaret Hamilton Countess Angus, and had issue.
On 24th April 1576 Elizabeth Carey was born to George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon (age 29) and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure (age 23). She was baptised on the 7th June 1576 at St Dunstan's Church, Hunsdon; her godmothers were Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 42) and Elizabeth Tailboys Countess Warwick. She married before 1601 her third cousin once removed Thomas Berkeley, son of Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley and Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley, and had issue.
On 24th April 1586 Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon was born to Francis Hastings (age 26) and Sarah Harrington (age 21) at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. He was educated at Gray's Inn. He married 15th January 1601 his fourth cousin Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon, daughter of Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer Countess Derby, and had issue.
On 24th April 1592 John Trelawny 1st Baronet was born to Johnathan Trelawny (age 23) and Elizabeth Killigrew.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 24th April 1633 Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare was born to John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare (age 37) and Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare. He married 9th June 1655 Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare and had issue.
On 24th April 1649 Vere Kerr was born to William Kerr 1st Earl Lothian (age 44) and Anne Kerr 3rd Countess of Lothian.
On 24th April 1692 Catherine Tufton was born to Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 47) and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet (age 27). She married 1709 her fourth cousin Edward Watson, son of Lewis Watson 1st Earl Rockingham and Catherine Sondes Countess Rockingham, and had issue.
On 24th April 1718 Nathaniel Hone the Elder was born.
On 24th April 1761 Henry Willoughby 6th Baron Middleton was born to Henry Willoughby 5th Baron Middleton (age 34) and Dorothy Cartright Baroness Middleton. He married before 11th March 1793 Jane Lawley, daughter of Robert Lawley 5th Baronet and Jane Thompson.
On 24th April 1773 Justinian Isham 8th Baronet was born to Justinian Isham 7th Baronet (age 32) and Susannah Barrett (age 29).
On 24th April 1777 William Edwardes 2nd Baron Kensington was born to William Edwardes 1st Baron Kensington (age 66) and Elizabeth Warren Baroness Kensington. He married 1797 Dorothy Patricia Thomas Baroness Kensington and had issue.
On 24th April 1780 Luke Dillon 2nd Baron Clonbrook was born to Robert Dillon 1st Baron Clonbrook (age 26). He married 6th January 1803 Anastasia Blake, daughter of Joseph Blake 1st Baron Wallscourt and Louisa Bermingham, and had issue.
On 24th April 1783 James Lindsay 7th Earl Balcarres 24th Earl of Crawford was born to Alexander Lindsay 6th Earl Balcarres 23rd Earl Crawford (age 31) and Elizabeth Bradshaigh Dalrymple Countess Balcarres. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. He married 21st November 1811 Maria Pennington, daughter of John Pennington 1st Baron Muncaster and Penelope Compton Baroness Muncaster, and had issue.
On 24th April 1786 Heneage Finch 5th Earl Aylesford was born to Heneage Finch 4th Earl Aylesford (age 34) and Louisa Thynne Countess Aylesford (age 26). He married 23rd April 1821 his fourth cousin once removed Augusta Sophia Greville Countess Aylesford, daughter of George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke and Henrietta Vernon Countess Warwick and Brooke, and had issue.
On 24th April 1787 FitzRoy Henry Richard Stanhope was born to Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 34) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 31). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 8th November 1808 Caroline Wyndham and had issue.
On 24th April 1792 Thomas Stapleton was born to Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 25) and Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer (age 34). He married 2nd February 1816 Frances Woodley and had issue.
On 24th April 1793 Peter Buckworth-Herne-Soame 7th Baronet was born to Buckworth Buckworth-Herne-Soame 6th Baronet (age 31) and Susan Semperingham Lady Buckworth-Herne-Soame. He married 13th October 1830 Mary Bradshaw Lady Buckwoth-Herne Soame.
On 24th April 1798 William Eardley-Twisleton-Fiennes 9th or 15th Baron Saye and Sele was born to Gregory Eardley-Twisleton-Fiennes 8th or 14th Baron Saye and Sele (age 29).
On 24th April 1801 Robert Grosvenor 1st Baron Ebury was born to Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 34) and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 30). He married 1831 Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley Baroness Ebury, daughter of Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey, and had issue.
On 24th April 1805 Edward Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 38) and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 23). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 24th April 1819 Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford was born to George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 29) and Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford (age 28). He married 20th April 1844 his fifth cousin once removed Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford, daughter of Cecil Weld-Forester 1st Baron Forester and Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester, and had issue.
On 24th April 1834 Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 43) and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 28). He married 18th September 1860 Gertrude Louisa Scott, daughter of John Scott 2nd Earl Eldon and Louisa Duncombe Countess Eldon, and had issue.
On 24th April 1844 Henry Pelly 3rd Baronet was born to John Pelly 2nd Baronet (age 35). He married 27th November 1872 Lilian Harriet Charteris, daughter of Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl of Wemyss and Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss, and had issue.
On 24th April 1851 William Edwards Miller was born.
On 24th April 1852 Margaret Coke Baroness Belper was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 29) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 26). She married 2nd May 1874 Henry Strutt 2nd Baron Belper, son of Edward Strutt 1st Baron Belper and Amelia Harriet Otter Baroness Belper, and had issue.
On 24th April 1883 Commander Arthur Asquith was born to Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (age 30) and Helen Kelsall Melland (age 29). He married 30th April 1918 Betty Constance Manners, daughter of John Manners-Sutton 3rd Baron Manners and Constance Hamlyn-Fane Baroness Manners, and had issue.
On 24th April 1885 Bishop Percy Herbert was born to Major-General William Henry Herbert. He married 19th September 1922 Elaine Letitia Algitha Orde-Powlett, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel William Orde-Powlett 5th Baron Bolton, and had issue.
On 24th April 1894 Enid Victoria Rachel Fane was born to Anthony Fane 13th Earl of Westmoreland (age 34). She married (1) 25th August 1914 Henry Cecil Vane, son of Henry de Vere Vane 9th Baron Barnard and Catherine Sarah Cecil Baroness Barnard (2) 1st September 1922 her fifth cousin once removed Major Herbert Broke Turnor and had issue.
On 24th April 1894 Eleanor Rachel Butler was born to James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde (age 44) and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde. She married 17th August 1915 Captain Edward Brassey Egerton.
On 24th April 1910 Robert George Grosvenor 5th Duke Westminster was born to Hugh William Grosvenor (age 26) and Mabel Florence Mary Creighton. He married 3rd December 1946 his second cousin Viola Maud Lyttelton Duchess Westminster, daughter of John Cavendish Lyttelton 9th Viscount Cobham and Violet Leonard Viscountess Cobham, and had issue.
On 24th April 1910 John Tollemache 4th Baron Tollemache was born to Edward Devereux Tollemache (age 24).
On 24th April 1913 Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 26) and Daphne Rachel Mulholland (age 22). She married (1) 3rd August 1934 Claud Dobree Strickland (2) February 1941 Claud Dobree Strickland (3) 30th April 1942 Gordon Stanley Keith Haywood (4) 3rd May 1951 Nigel Trevithick Tangye.
On 24th April 1914 John Every 12th Baronet was born to Edward Oswald Every 11th Baronet (age 28).
On 24th April 1915 Arthur Beresford 6th Baron Decies was born to John Beresford 5th Baron Decies (age 48) and Helen Vivien Gould Baroness Decies (age 21).
On 24th April 1919 Hugh Cholmondeley 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 5th Marquess Cholmondeley (age 35) and Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 25). He married 14th June 1947 Lavinia Margaret Leslie Marchioness Cholmondeley and had issue.
On 24th April 1925 Leslie Alcock was born.
On 24th April 1926 Elizabeth Cavendish was born to Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 30) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 30).
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 24th April 1937 John Scott 5th Earl of Eldon was born to John Scott 4th Earl Eldon (age 38) and Magdalen Mary Charlotte Fraser Countess Eldon (age 23).
On 24th April 1956 Richard Oliver Stanley 9th Baron Stanley, 9th Baron Sheffield, 8th Baron Eddisbury was born to Thomas Henry Stanley 8th Baron Stanley, 8th Baron Sheffield, 7th Baron Eddisbury (age 28).
On 24th April 1960 Nicholas Lechmere 8th Baronet was born to Reginald Lechmere 7th Baronet (age 39).
On 24th April 1390 Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria (age 12) and Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria (age 17) were married at Vienna [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria (age 53) and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria. He the son of Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria (age 40) and Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria (age 28). They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 24th April 1558 Dauphin of France (age 14) and Mary Queen of Scots (age 15) were married at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. He by marriage King Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland (age 42). He the son of King Henry II of France (age 39) and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France (age 39). They were third cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 24th April 1604 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet (age 24) and Martha Livesey were married.
On 24th April 1606 Henry Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 43) and Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine (age 14) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua (age 43) and Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua (age 39). He the son of Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine (age 63) and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine. They were third cousins.
On 24th April 1638 Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley (age 23) and Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey (age 18) were married.
On 24th April 1740 James Stuart 8th Earl of Moray (age 32) and Margaret Wemyss Countess Moray (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss and Elizabeth St Clair. He the son of Francis Stuart 7th Earl of Moray. They were fifth cousins.
On 24th April 1749 John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale (age 31) and Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale were married. She by marriage Countess Lauderdale. They had twelve children, six boys and six girls. He the son of Charles Maitland 6th Earl Lauderdale and Elizabeth Ogilvy Countess Lauderdale (age 56).
On 24th April 1769 Thomas Vesey 1st Viscount Vesci (age 34) and Selina Elizabeth Brooke Viscountess Vesci (age 16) were married.
On 24th April 1802 Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 29) and Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 30) were married at Kassel. She the daughter of William Elector of Hesse (age 58) and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg (age 54). He the son of Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 57) and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 50). They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th April 1817 Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet (age 35) and Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds (age 24) were married.
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton (age 54), a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton (age 22) had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 29) married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 56),
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 27) married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 45),
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 18).
Emily Caton married Consul John MacTavish (age 30).
On 24th April 1828 Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 29) and Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds (age 35) were married. He the son of George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds (age 52) and Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds (age 52).
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton (age 65), a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton (age 33) had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley (age 40) married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 67),
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 38) married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 56),
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds.
Emily Caton married Consul John MacTavish (age 41).
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 24th April 1851 William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley (age 34) and Selina Constance de Burgh Baroness Ward (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ward of Birmingham; she died seven months later.
On 24th April 1856 John Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 11th or 17th Baron Saye and Sele (age 26) and Augusta Sophia Hay-Drummond Baroness Saye and Sele were married. She the daughter of Thomas Hay-Drummond 11th Earl Kinnoull (age 71) and Louisa Burton Rowley Countess Kinnoul.
On 24th April 1867 John Horace Savile 5th Earl Mexborough (age 24) and Venetia Stanley Errington Countess Mexborough were married. She by marriage Countess Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal. He the son of John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough (age 56) and Rachel Katherine Walpole.
On 24th April 1878 Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 41) and Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva (age 26) were married. She by marriage Lady Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
On 24th April 1889 Lancelot Edward Lowther 6th Earl Lonsdale (age 21) and Gwendoline Sheffield (age 20) were married. He the son of Henry Lowther 3rd Earl Lonsdale.
On 24th April 1890 Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse 4th Baronet (age 27) and Georgina Fleetwood Fuller Lady Hobhouse (age 23) were married.
On 24th April 1935 Evelyn Baring 1st Baron Howick (age 31) and Mary Cecil Grey Baroness Howick Glendale (age 28) were married. She the daughter of Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey (age 55) and Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer Countess Grey (age 50). He the son of Evelyn Baring 1st Earl Cromer and Katherine Georgina Louisa Thynne Countess Cromer.
On 24th April 624 Bishop Mellitus died.
On 24th April 1284 Bishop Robert Wickhampton died.
On 24th April 1386 Gilbert Talbot 3rd Baron Talbot (age 54) died at Roales del Pan. His son Richard (age 25) succeeded 4th Baron Talbot. Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot (age 25) by marriage Baroness Talbot.
On 24th April 1404 Joan Ware Baroness West died.
On 24th April 1438 Humphrey Fitzalan 8th or 15th Earl of Arundel (age 9) died. His uncle William (age 20) succeeded 9th or 16th Earl Arundel, 6th Baron Maltravers, 6th Baron Arundel.
On 24th April 1549 Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland (age 51) died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map]. His son Henry (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl of Westmoreland. Anne Manners Countess of Westmoreland (age 22) by marriage Countess of Westmoreland.
On 24th April 1640 Dutton Gerard 3rd Baron Gerard (age 27) died. His son Charles (age 6) succeeded 4th Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley.
On 24th April 1665 Charles Mordaunt 4th Baronet (age 27) died. His brother John succeeded 5th Baronet Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
On 24th April 1667 Bishop Matthew Wren (age 81) died.
On 24th April 1675 Edward Howard 1st Baron Howard (age 73) died. His son Thomas (age 49) succeeded 2nd Baron Howard of Escrick. Elizabeth Mordaunt Baroness Howard by marriage Baroness Howard of Escrick.
On 24th April 1714 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 30) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 7) succeeded 3rd Duke Beaufort, 5th Marquess Worcester, 9th Earl Worcester, 11th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 24th April 1723 Elizabeth Stanhope Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 59) died.
On 24th April 1724 Samuel John Tryon 4th Baronet (age 68) died. Baronet Tryon of Layer Marney in Essex extinct.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 24th April 1751 Charles Calvert 5th Baron Baltimore (age 51) died. His son Frederick (age 20) succeeded 6th Baron Baltimore of Longford in Leinster.
On 24th April 1764 Charles Stewart 5th Earl Traquair (age 67) died. His brother John (age 65) succeeded 6th Earl Traquair, 12th Lord Traquair. Christian Anstruther Countess Traquair (age 62) by marriage Countess Traquair.
On 24th April 1803 John Smith-Burges 1st Baronet (age 69) died without issue. Baronet Smith-Burges of Eastham in Essex extinct.
On 24th April 1816 Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (age 58) died at Wellingsbüttel Manor. His son Friedrich (age 31) succeeded Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 26) by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg.
On 24th April 1817 Thomas Maynard Haselrigge 10th Baronet (age 89) died without issue. His nephew Arthur (age 26) succeeded 11th Baronet Haselrigge of Noseley Hall in Leicestershire. Henrietta Anne Bourne Lady Haselrigge (age 33) by marriage Lady Haselrigge of Noseley Hall in Leicestershire.
On 24th April 1831 Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington (age 58) died.
On 24th April 1844 Timothy Shelley 2nd Baronet (age 90) died. His grandson Percy (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baronet Shelley of Castle Goring in Sussex.
On 24th April 1849 Charles Monck 3rd Viscount Monck (age 57) died. His son Charles (age 29) succeeded 4th Viscount Monck.
On 24th April 1852 Leopold Grand Duke of Baden (age 61) died. His son Louis (age 27) succeeded II Grand Duke of Baden. He suffered from a mental illness during all of his life so his brother Frederick Grand Duke of Baden (age 25) acted a Regent until 1852 when Frederick Grand Duke of Baden also became Grand Duke of Baden.
On 24th April 1867 Fiennes Wykeham-Martin Cornwallis (age 35) died in a hunting accident. His son Fiennes Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis (age 2) inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].
On 24th April 1886 Charles Vivian 2nd Baron Vivian (age 77) died. His son Hussey (age 51) succeeded 3rd Baron Vivian of Glynn and Truro in Cornwall, 3rd Baronet Vivian of Truro.
On 24th April 1900 George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 76) died. His son John (age 54) succeeded 9th Duke Argyll, 6th Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 52) by marriage Duchess Argyll.
On 24th April 1916 Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay 6th Baronet (age 62) died. His brother Gerald (age 55) succeeded 7th Baronet St John-Mildmay of Farley in Southampton.
On 24th April 1926 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 1st Baron Stuart (age 74) died. Baron Stuart of Wortley in the City of Sheffield extinct.
On 24th April 1936 Alice Emily White Countess Leicester (age 80) died. Memorial at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].
Alice Emily White Countess Leicester: Before 09 Jul 1880 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester and she were married. He the son of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 29th September 1855 she was born to Luke White 2nd Baron Annaly.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 24th April 1944 George Master Byng 9th Viscount Torrington (age 57) died. He was buried at Buckfast Abbey, Devon [Map]. His first cousin Arthur (age 67) succeeded 10th Viscount Torrington.
On 24th April 1959 Eleanor Lambton Viscountess Cecil (age 91) died.
On 24th April 1968 Margery Spencer Viscountess Greenwood (age 81) died.
On 24th April 2023 Andrew Cosmo Lewis Duff-Gordon 8th Baronet (age 89) died. His son Cosmo (age 54) succeeded 9th Baronet Duff-Gordon of Halkin in Aberdeenshire.