Stephenson Family Tree » Richard John Combe (1500-1576)
Personal data Richard John Combe
- He was born on July 1, 1500 in Combe, St. Nicholas, Devonshire, England, UK.
- He died on June 11, 1576 in St Nicholas' Church, Combe Raleigh, Devon, England, he was 75 years old.
- He is buried in North Devon District, Devon, England.
- A child of William II Touse de Combes and Elizabeth Walsyngham
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Richard John Combe
He is married to Catherine Joyce Blount.
They got married about 1525 at Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Child(ren):
- John Combes 1525-1572
- Edward Combes 1549-????
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Historical events
Birthday July 1, 1500
- Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1500: Source: Wikipedia
- January 26 » Vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to set foot on Brazil.
- March 9 » The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas.
- March 29 » Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by his father Rodrigo Borgia after returning from his conquests in the Romagna.
- April 10 » Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
- April 22 » Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil.
- August 9 » Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia.
Day of death June 11, 1576
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1576: Source: Wikipedia
- January 20 » The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
- February 5 » Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion.
- March 8 » Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán.
- July 11 » While exploring the North Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland, mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland".
- August 8 » The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven.
- November 4 » Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city is nearly destroyed).
Same birth/death day
- 1464 » Clara Gonzaga, Italian noble († 1503)
- 1481 » Christian II of Denmark († 1559)
- 1506 » Louis II of Hungary († 1526)
- 1534 » Frederick II of Denmark († 1588)
- 1553 » Peter Street, English carpenter and builder († 1609)
- 1574 » Joseph Hall, English bishop and mystic († 1656)
- 1479 » John of Sahagun, hermit and saint (b. 1419)
- 1488 » James III of Scotland (b. 1451)
- 1557 » John III of Portugal (b. 1502)
- 1560 » Mary of Guise, queen of James V of Scotland (b. 1515)
- 1683 » Nikita Pustosvyat, a leader of the Russian Old Believers, beheaded (b. unknown)
- 1695 » André Félibien, French historian and author (b. 1619)
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