Noblesse Européenne - European Nobility » Richard Grenville (1542-1591)

Personal data Richard Grenville 

Source 1
  • He was born on June 15, 1542 in Bideford, Devon, Royaume-Uni.
  • Profession: Sailor, sea captain and explorer.
  • He died on September 10, 1591 in en mer, he was 49 years old.
  • A child of Roger Grenville and Thomasine Cole

Household of Richard Grenville

He is married to Mary St Leger.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Bernard Grenville  1567-1636 


Notes about Richard Grenville

Of Stowe, Cornwall.
vice-admiral of the fleet.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Richard Grenville?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Richard Grenville

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard Grenville

Richard Grenville
± 1495-1551
Matilda Beville
????-1550
Thomas Cole
????-

Richard Grenville
1542-1591


Mary St Leger
????-1623

Bernard Grenville
1567-1636

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

Sources

  1. Burke's Landed Gentry

Matches in other publications

This person also appears in the publication:

Historical events

Birthday June 15, 1542

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1542: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 13 » Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
    • May 6 » Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
    • May 19 » The Prome Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in present-day Myanmar.
    • September 28 » Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California.
    • November 24 » Battle of Solway Moss: An English army defeats a much larger Scottish force near the River Esk in Dumfries and Galloway.
    • December 14 » Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots at the age of one week on the death of her father, James V of Scotland.

Day of death September 10, 1591

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1591: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 18 » King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Mingyi Swa of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.
    • March 13 » At the Battle of Tondibi in Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty, led by Judar Pasha, defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one.
    • October 29 » Pope Innocent IX is elected.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Grenville


The Noblesse Européenne - European Nobility publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Henri Frebault, "Noblesse Européenne - European Nobility", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/noblesse-europeenne/I220858.php : accessed June 22, 2024), "Richard Grenville (1542-1591)".