Family tree Willems Hoogeloon-Best » Frances Duchess of Richmond HOWARD (1578-1639)

Personal data Frances Duchess of Richmond HOWARD 

  • She was born on July 27, 1578.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (??-??-1592) below 16 years (14).

  • She died on October 8, 1639, she was 61 years old.

Household of Frances Duchess of Richmond HOWARD

Waarschuwing Attention: Spouse (Edward 1st Earl of Hertford SEYMOUR) is 40 years older.

(1) She is married to Henry PARNELL.

They got married in the year 1592, she was 13 years old.


(2) She is married to Edward 1st Earl of Hertford SEYMOUR.

They got married May 1601, she was 22 years old.


(3) She is married to Ludovic 2nd Duke of Lennox STEWART.

They got married on June 16, 1621, she was 42 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday July 27, 1578

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1578: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 31 » Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish War: The Battle of Gembloux is a victory for Spanish forces led by Don John of Austria over a rebel army of Dutch, Flemish, English, Scottish, German, French and Walloons.
    • April 27 » Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favourites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise.
    • May 31 » King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.
    • August 4 » Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.
    • September 29 » Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards.

Day of death October 8, 1639

  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1639: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
    • March 13 » Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard.
    • April 14 » Imperial forces are defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz. The Swedish victory prolongs the Thirty Years' War and allows them to advance into Bohemia.
    • August 22 » Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.


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Source: Wikipedia

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