Mitchell/Stewart Tree » John BANKES (1538-1579)
Personal data John BANKES
Source 1- He was born on November 17, 1538 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England.
- He died on March 23, 1579 in Ashford, Kent, England, he was 40 years old.
- A child of Simon Bankes and Margaret Caterton
Household of John BANKES
He is married to Margery MASTERSON.
They got married in the year 1559 at Winnington,Cheshire,England, he was 20 years old.
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Birthday November 17, 1538
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1538: Source: Wikipedia
- February 24 » Treaty of Nagyvárad between Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I and King John Zápolya of Hungary and Croatia.
- May 26 » Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
- July 25 » The city of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.
- August 6 » Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
- September 28 » Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
- December 17 » Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.
Day of death March 23, 1579
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1579: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain.
- January 23 » The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
- February 6 » The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.
- June 17 » Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
- June 26 » Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory begins.
- October 19 » James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.
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- 1559 » Gelawdewos, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1521)
- 1596 » Henry Unton, English diplomat (b. 1557)
- 1606 » Justus Lipsius, Flemish philologist and scholar (b. 1547)
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The Mitchell/Stewart Tree publication was prepared by T.J. Mitchell.
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T.J. Mitchell, "Mitchell/Stewart Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/mitchell-stewart-tree/P2438.php : accessed December 24, 2025), "John BANKES (1538-1579)".
T.J. Mitchell, "Mitchell/Stewart Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/mitchell-stewart-tree/P2438.php : accessed December 24, 2025), "John BANKES (1538-1579)".