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Personal data William Fortescue 


Household of William Fortescue

He is married to Elizabeth Champernowne-Holgate.

They got married in the year 1484 at Modbury, Devon, England, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Henry Fortescue  1499-1567 
  2. Jane Fortescue  ± 1486-1527
  3. Richard Fortescue  ± 1490-????
  4. Isabel Fortescue  ± 1495-????
  5. William Fortescue  ± 1501-????
  6. Elizabeth Fortescue  ± 1503-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Fortescue

William Fortescue
± 1385-> 1419
Mabel or Isabel Fowell
± 1389-± 1420
John Preston
1393-1468
John Fortescue
± 1412-1481
Joan Preston
1420-1501

William Fortescue
1455-1520

1484

Elizabeth Champernowne-Holgate
1465-1518

Henry Fortescue
1499-1567
Jane Fortescue
± 1486-1527
Richard Fortescue
± 1490-????
Isabel Fortescue
± 1495-????
William Fortescue
± 1501-????
Elizabeth Fortescue
± 1503-????

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Historical events

Day of death February 1, 1520

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1520: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 16 » The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V.
    • July 7 » Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.
    • October 21 » Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as the Strait of Magellan.
    • November 1 » The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage.
    • November 9 » More than 50 people are sentenced and executed in the Stockholm Bloodbath
    • December 10 » Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.


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About the surname Fortescue


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