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Personal data Sir John Russell 1st Earl of Bedford 

  • He was born April 1485 in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England.
  • He died on March 14, 1555 in England, he was 69 years old.
  • He is buried on March 14, 1555 in St Michael's Church, Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir John Russell 1st Earl of Bedford

He had a relationship with Anne Sapcote.

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Day of death March 14, 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.
    • September 25 » The Peace of Augsburg is signed by Emperor Charles V and the princes of the Schmalkaldic League.
    • November 1 » French Huguenots establish the France Antarctique colony in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


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