Stephenson Family Tree » Sir John Greaves, Lord Mayor of York (1525-1613)
Personal data Sir John Greaves, Lord Mayor of York
- He was born on June 12, 1525 in Beeley, Derbyshire, England.
Attention: Age at marriage (November 24, 1540) below 16 years (15). - He died on January 30, 1613 in Lambourn, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, he was 87 years old.
- A child of Robert Greaves and Suzanne Greenhurst
- A child of Robert Greaves and Suzanne Greenhurst
- A child of Robert Greaves and Suzanne Greenhurst
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Sir John Greaves, Lord Mayor of York
(1) He is married to Elizabeth Burton.
They got married on November 24, 1540 at Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, he was 15 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Greaves ± 1542-????
- Katherine Greaves 1542-????
- William Greaves 1543-????
(2) He is married to Elizabeth Burton.
They got married on November 24, 1540 at Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, he was 15 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Greaves ± 1542-????
- Katherine Greaves 1542-????
- William Greaves 1543-????
(3) He is married to Agathe Greenhurst.
They got married in the year 1547 at Yorkshire, England, he was 21 years old.
Child(ren):
- William Graves 1550-1597
- Hugh Graves ± 1550-????
- John Graves 1552-????
- Thomas Graves ± 1552-????
- Anthony Greaves ± 1554-1606
(4) He had a relationship with Agathe Greenhurst.
(5) He had a relationship with Elizabeth Burton.
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Historical events
Birthday June 12, 1525
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1525: Source: Wikipedia
- January 21 » The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
- February 24 » A Spanish-Austrian army defeats a French army at the Battle of Pavia.
- February 28 » Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés.
- May 15 » Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
- June 13 » Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.
Day of marriage November 24, 1540
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1540: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
- March 23 » Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
- July 9 » King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
- July 28 » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
- September 27 » The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
- October 18 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.
Day of death January 30, 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
- 1519 » Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1574)
- 1561 » Anna of Württemberg, German princess († 1616)
- 1564 » John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg († 1633)
- 1573 » Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex, soldier († 1629)
- 1577 » Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician († 1643)
- 1580 » Adriaen van Stalbemt, Flemish painter († 1662)
- 1574 » Damião de Góis, Portuguese historian and philosopher (b. 1502)
- 1606 » Everard Digby, English criminal (b. 1578)
- 1606 » John Grant, English conspirator (b. 1570)
- 1606 » Robert Wintour, English conspirator (b. 1565)
- 1649 » Charles I of England (b. 1600)
- 1664 » Cornelis de Graeff, Dutch mayor (b. 1599)
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