Kennedy Family Tree » Reverend John "The Reformer" Knox of Gifford (1505-1572)

Personal data Reverend John "The Reformer" Knox of Gifford 

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  • He was born in the year 1505 in Giffordgate, Haddington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • He died on January 13, 1572 in Netherbow Port, High Street, Edinburgh, he was 67 years old.

Household of Reverend John "The Reformer" Knox of Gifford

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Margaret Stewart) is 42 years younger.

He is married to Margaret Stewart.

They got married in the year 1556 at Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, he was 51 years old.

They got married on March 26, 1564 at St Giles, Edinburgh, Scotland, he was 59 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Martha Borthwick  1570-1623 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Reverend John "The Reformer" Knox of Gifford

Reverend John "The Reformer" Knox of Gifford
1505-1572

1556

Margaret Stewart
1547-1616

Martha Borthwick
1570-1623

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Historical events

Day of death January 13, 1572

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1572: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 1 » In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
    • July 9 » Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
    • August 18 » Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
    • August 23 » French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
    • November 11 » Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.
    • December 23 » Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.


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About the surname Knox of Gifford


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