Stephenson Family Tree » Alexander Bruce of Alva (1580-1638)
Personal data Alexander Bruce of Alva
- He was born on April 13, 1580 in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
- He died on June 29, 1638 in Culross, Fife, Scotland, he was 58 years old.
- A child of George Bruce and Margaret Primrose
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Alexander Bruce of Alva
(1) He is married to Alexander Bruce.
They got married about 1593 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
(2) He is married to Isabell Crowe.
They got married on October 1, 1606 at Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, he was 26 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday April 13, 1580
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1580: Source: Wikipedia
- April 6 » One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
- July 12 » The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
- August 25 » War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union.
- September 26 » Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
- October 10 » Over 600 Papal troops land in Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
- November 10 » After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 people, including papal soldiers and civilians, at Dún an Óir, Ireland.
Day of marriage October 1, 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.
- April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
- 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 death June 29, 1638
- 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 1638: Source: Wikipedia
- February 28 » The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh.
- March 22 » Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.
Same birth/death day
- 1519 » Catherine de' Medici, Italian-French wife of Henry II of France († 1589)
- 1570 » Guy Fawkes, English soldier, planned the Gunpowder Plot (probable; d. 1606)
- 1573 » Christina of Holstein-Gottorp († 1625)
- 1593 » Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1641)
- 1618 » Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author († 1693)
- 1636 » Hendrik van Rheede, Dutch botanist († 1691)
- 1575 » Baba Nobuharu, Japanese samurai (b. 1515)
- 1594 » Niels Kaas, Danish politician, Chancellor of Denmark (b. 1535)
- 1626 » Scipione Cobelluzzi, Italian cardinal and archivist (b. 1564)
- 1646 » Laughlin Ó Cellaigh, Gaelic-Irish Lord
- 1725 » Arai Hakuseki, Japanese philosopher, academic, and politician (b. 1657)
- 1729 » Edward Taylor, American-English poet, pastor, and physician (b. circa 1642)
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