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Personal data Sir Francis Slingsby 

  • He was born in the year 1522 in Scriven, Yorkshire, England.
  • He was christened on December 25, 1522 in Scriven, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • He died on August 4, 1600 in Scriven, Knaresborough, West Yorkshire, England, he was 78 years old.
  • He is buried on August 4, 1600 in Knaresborough, West Yorkshire, England.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir Francis Slingsby

He is married to Mary Percy.

They got married in the year 1550 at Petworth, Sussex, England, he was 28 years old.

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Historical events

Christening day December 25, 1522

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1522: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 27 » Combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeat a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca.
    • June 26 » Ottomans begin the second Siege of Rhodes.
    • September 6 » The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship to circumnavigate the world.
    • September 8 » Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation: Victoria arrives at Seville, technically completing the first circumnavigation.

Day of death August 4, 1600

  • 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 1600: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 17 » On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.
    • February 19 » The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
    • March 20 » The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden: five Swedish noblemen are publicly beheaded in the aftermath of the War against Sigismund (1598–1599).
    • August 5 » The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
    • October 6 » Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.
    • October 21 » Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara and becomes shōgun of Japan.


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