Donald A.C. Simmons Jr. Family Tree » Sir William (Sir William ) Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, 4th Lord Ruthven (1548-1584)

Personal data Sir William (Sir William ) Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, 4th Lord Ruthven 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Sources 1, 2, 3, 4
  • First name Sir William .
  • He was born in the year 1548 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.Source 4

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (August 17, 1561) below 16 years (13).

  • He died on May 2, 1584 in Beheaded, Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland, he was 36 years old.Source 4
  • A child of Patrick Ruthven and Janet Douglas

Household of Sir William (Sir William ) Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, 4th Lord Ruthven

He is married to Dorothea Stewart.

They got married on August 17, 1561 at Glen Urquahair, Ballindean, Perthshire, Scotland, he was 13 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Maria Ruthven  1570-????
  3. Margaretha Graham  1575-1618
  4. James Ruthven  1575-1590
  5. John Ruthven  1578-1600
  6. Patrick Ruthven  1579-1652 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sir William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, 4th Lord Ruthven

Lady Janet Haliburton - Baroness Ruthven And Heiress Of Haliburton Castle
1503-1560
Lord William Patrick Ruthven
1500-1552
Janet Douglas
1530-1555

Sir William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, 4th Lord Ruthven
1548-1584

1561

Dorothea Stewart
1545-1627

Maria Ruthven
1570-????
Lady Beatrice Isabel Ruthven
1573-1618
Margaretha Graham
1575-1618
James Ruthven
1575-1590
John Ruthven
1578-1600
Patrick Ruthven
1579-1652

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    Sources

    1. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: dro/006/013 / Ancestry.com
    2. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    Historical events

    Day of marriage August 17, 1561

    • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1561: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 31 » The city of San Cristóbal, Táchira is founded.
      • April 14 » A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.
      • July 2 » Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.
      • August 19 » Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
      • August 24 » Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.
      • September 10 » Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.

    Day of death May 2, 1584

    • Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1584: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 25 » Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
      • May 16 » Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
      • July 4 » Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island
      • July 10 » William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.
      • September 13 » San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.
    

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