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Personal data Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss 

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He is married to Dame MARGARET of Redhall OTTERBURN.

They got married on October 20, 1534 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 21 years old.

They got married on October 20, 1543, he was 30 years old.

They got married on February 21, 1558 at Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, he was 45 years old.

They got married at Redhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


Child(ren):

  1. Lady Margaret Wemyss  1535-1609 
  2. Lady Euphame Wemyss  1547-1593

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Sources

  1. Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1812, Ancestry.com, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records / Ancestry.com
  2. Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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Historical events

Day of marriage October 20, 1534

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1534: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 10 » Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
    • June 29 » Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.
    • July 4 » Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.
    • August 15 » Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.
    • October 17 » Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.
    • December 6 » The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.

Day of death January 25, 1571

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1571: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 11 » Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
    • January 23 » The Royal Exchange opens in London.
    • June 24 » Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
    • July 28 » La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country.
    • August 1 » The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus is concluded, by the surrender of Famagusta.
    • October 7 » The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat.


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