Stephenson Family Tree » Sir William Cornwallis (1547-1611)
Personal data Sir William Cornwallis
- He was born on September 8, 1547 in Bishop's Cannings, Wiltshire, England.
- He died on November 13, 1611 in Brome, Suffolk, England, he was 64 years old.
- He is buried November 1611 in Oakley, Suffolk, England.
- A child of Thomas Cornwallis and Anne Jerningham
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Sir William Cornwallis
Attention: Partner (Jane Meautys) is 34 years younger.
(1) He is married to Lucy Neville.
They got married in the year 1565 at Yorkshire, England, he was 17 years old.
(2) He is married to Jane Meautys.
They got married in the year 1608 at England, he was 60 years old.
(3) He is married to Elizabeth Ashburnham.
They got married in the year 1609, he was 61 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday September 8, 1547
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1547: Source: Wikipedia
- January 8 » The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg.
- January 16 » Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
- January 28 » Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death.
- February 20 » Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
- July 25 » Henry II of France is crowned.
- September 10 » The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.
Day of death November 13, 1611
- 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 1611: Source: Wikipedia
- April 28 » Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.
- May 2 » The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
- June 23 » The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson's fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they are never heard from again.
- October 29 » Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa.
- November 1 » Shakespeare's play The Tempest is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
Same birth/death day
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- 1611 » Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic († 1671)
- 1621 » Louis, Grand Condé, French general († 1686)
- 1460 » Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese patron of exploration (b. 1394)
- 1502 » Annio da Viterbo, Italian friar, historian, and scholar (b. 1432)
- 1606 » Girolamo Mercuriale, Italian physician and philologist (b. 1530)
- 1619 » Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1555)
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Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I37279.php : accessed May 2, 2025), "Sir William Cornwallis (1547-1611)".