Stephenson Family Tree » George Swanley (1555-1613)
Personal data George Swanley
- He was born on January 1, 1555 in Awre, Gloucestershire, England.
- He died on August 31, 1613 in Awre, Gloucestershire, England, he was 58 years old.
- He is buried in St. Andrews Churchyard, Awre, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England.
- A child of Richard Swanley and Elizabeth Swanley
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of George Swanley
He is married to Anne Whyte.
They got married on February 25, 1581 at Awre, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, he was 26 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Swanley 1584-????
- Thomas Swanley 1585-????
- George Swanley 1586-????
- Frances Swanley 1589-????
- James Swanley 1590-????
- William Swanley 1595-????
- Joan Swanley 1597-1597
- Joan Swanley 1598-1598
Timeline George Swanley
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Historical events
Birthday January 1, 1555
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1555: Source: Wikipedia
- February 4 » John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.
- February 9 » Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake.
- March 25 » The city of Valencia is founded in present-day Venezuela.
- July 2 » Ottoman Admiral Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola.
- July 18 » The College of Arms is reincorporated by Royal charter signed by Queen Mary I of England and King Philip II of Spain.
- November 1 » French Huguenots establish the France Antarctique colony in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Day of marriage February 25, 1581
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1581: Source: Wikipedia
- April 4 » Francis Drake is knighted for completing a circumnavigation of the world.
- July 26 » Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): The northern Low Countries declare their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II.
Day of death August 31, 1613
- 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 1613: Source: Wikipedia
- February 21 » Mikhail I is unanimously elected Tsar by a national assembly, beginning the Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia.
- April 13 » Samuel Argall, having captured Native American princess Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia, sets off with her to Jamestown with the intention of exchanging her for English prisoners held by her father.
- June 29 » The Globe Theatre in London, built by William Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, burns to the ground.
- July 2 » The first English expedition (from Virginia) against Acadia led by Samuel Argall takes place.
Same birth/death day
- 1467 » Sigismund I the Old, Polish king († 1548)
- 1484 » Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian († 1531)
- 1511 » Henry, Duke of Cornwall, first-born child of Henry VIII of England († 1511)
- 1557 » Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania († 1606)
- 1600 » Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian and academic († 1649)
- 1628 » Christoph Bernhard, German composer and theorist († 1692)
- 1502 » Thomas Wode, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
- 1528 » Matthias Grünewald, German artist (b. 1470)
- 1645 » Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)
- 1654 » Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (b. 1588)
- 1688 » John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628)
- 1730 » Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)
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