Pop Oswald Tree » George Francis SHIRLEY (1515-1571)

Personal data George Francis SHIRLEY 

  • He was born on January 26, 1515 in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England.
  • He died on July 27, 1571 in Breedon On Hill, Leicestershire, England, he was 56 years old.
  • A child of Ralph SHIRLEY

Household of George Francis SHIRLEY

He had a relationship with Dorothy GIFFORD.


Child(ren):

  1. Anne SHIRLEY  1545-1608 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George Francis SHIRLEY

John SHIRLEY
1426-1485
Eleanor WILLOUGHBY
1433-1486
Ralph SHIRLEY
1458-1517

George Francis SHIRLEY
1515-1571


Dorothy GIFFORD
1520-1571

Anne SHIRLEY
1545-1608

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Birthday January 26, 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 July 27, 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.
    • September 7 » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.


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