Stephenson Family Tree » Richard Duke II (1540-1606)
Personal data Richard Duke II
- He was born on January 11, 1540 in Otterton, Devon, England.
Attention: Was over 65 (96) when child (Miriam Duke) was baptised (September 7, 1636) . Attention: Was older than 65 years (98) when child (John Duke) was born (??-??-1638). - He was christened on January 11, 1593 in Dennington, Suffolk, England.
- He died on March 12, 1606 in Otterton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, he was 66 years old.
Attention: Was deceased 9 months (March 12, 1606) before the baptism (September 7, 1636) of child (Miriam Duke). Attention: Died 9 months (March 12, 1606) prior to the birth (??-??-1638) of child (John Duke) . - He is buried on March 21, 1607 in Offerton, Devonshire, England, UK. Attention: Had been buried (March 21, 1607) over 9 months before the baptism (September 7, 1636) of child (Miriam Duke). Attention: Had already been buried (March 21, 1607) 9 months before the birth (??-??-1638) of child (John Duke).
- A child of John Duke Esquire Of Lake and Lady Ellen Middleton
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Richard Duke II
(1) He is married to Ellen Panton.
They got married about 1565.
Child(ren):
- Alathea Duke ± 1627-1708
- Richard Duke 1627-????
- William Duke 1630-????
- Miriam Duke 1636-1636
- John Duke 1638-1705
(2) He has/had a relationship with Martha Parker.
(3) He had a relationship with Catherine Edgecombe.
(4) He has/had a relationship with Catherine Prideaux.
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Historical events
Birthday January 11, 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
- 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.
- May 9 » Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- August 15 » Arequipa, Peru is founded.
- September 27 » The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
Christening day January 11, 1593
- 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 1593: Source: Wikipedia
- February 12 » Japanese invasion of Korea: Approximately 3,000 Joseon defenders led by general Kwon Yul successfully repel more than 30,000 Japanese forces in the Siege of Haengju.
- May 12 » London playwright Thomas Kyd is arrested and tortured by the Privy Council for libel.
- May 18 » Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.
- June 22 » Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans.
- July 25 » Henry IV of France publicly converts from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism.
- August 27 » Pierre Barrière failed an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France.
Day of death March 12, 1606
- 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 1606: Source: Wikipedia
- January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
- January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
- February 26 » The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
- April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
- December 19 » The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
- December 20 » The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
Day of burial March 21, 1607
- 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 1607: Source: Wikipedia
- January 30 » An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.
- February 24 » L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.
- March 10 » Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
- April 25 » Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- May 14 » Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.
- September 14 » Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.
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- 1648 » Tirso de Molina, Spanish monk and poet (b. 1571)
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- 1898 » Zachris Topelius, Finnish-Swedish journalist, historian, and author (b. 1818)
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