Donald A.C. Simmons Jr. Family Tree » James Hamilton - 2nd Earl Arran (1515-1575)
Personal data James Hamilton - 2nd Earl Arran
- He was born on January 15, 1515 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Attention: Was older than 65 years (74) when child (James Hamilton) was born (May 2, 1589). - He died on January 22, 1575 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 60 years old.
Attention: Died 9 months (January 22, 1575) prior to the birth (May 2, 1589) of child (James Hamilton) . - A child of James Hamilton and Margaret Douglas
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Historical events
Birthday January 15, 1515
- Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1515: Source: Wikipedia
- January 25 » Coronation of Francis I of France takes place at Reims Cathedral, where the new monarch is anointed with the oil of Clovis and girt with the sword of Charlemagne.
- May 13 » Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, are officially married at Greenwich.
- September 10 » Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal.
Day of death January 22, 1575
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1575: Source: Wikipedia
- January 25 » Luanda, the capital of Angola, is founded by the Portuguese navigator Paulo Dias de Novais.
- February 8 » Leiden University is founded, and given the motto Praesidium Libertatis.
- March 3 » Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Sultan of Bengal Daud Khan Karrani's army at the Battle of Tukaroi.
- July 7 » The Raid of the Redeswire is the last major battle between England and Scotland.
- October 10 » Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
- October 22 » Foundation of Aguascalientes City in New Spain.
Same birth/death day
- 1432 » Afonso V of Portugal († 1481)
- 1462 » Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, German noble († 1528)
- 1481 » Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shōgun († 1511)
- 1538 » Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general († 1599)
- 1595 » Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, English politician († 1661)
- 1622 » Molière, French actor and playwright († 1673)
- 1536 » Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)
- 1536 » John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader from the Dutch city of Leiden (b. 1509)
- 1552 » Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, English general and politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1500)
- 1560 » Wang Zhi, Chinese pirate
- 1575 » James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1516)
- 1599 » Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1547)
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