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Personal data Sir Godfrey Foljambe 

  • He was born on March 4, 1527 in Walton, Derbyshire, England.
  • He was christened on March 4, 1527 in Walton, Derbyshire, England.
  • He died on December 22, 1585 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, he was 58 years old.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir Godfrey Foljambe

He is married to Troth Tyrwhitt.

They got married about 1556 at Lincolnshire, England.

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Birthday March 4, 1527

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1527: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 6 » Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance.
    • May 16 » The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic.
    • June 22 » Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta.
    • July 12 » Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.
    • August 3 » The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.

Day of death December 22, 1585

  • 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 1585: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 3 » The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.
    • April 9 » The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina) to establish the Roanoke Colony.
    • July 7 » The Treaty of Nemours abolishes tolerance to Protestants in France.
    • August 8 » John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
    • August 10 » The Treaty of Nonsuch signed by Elizabeth I of England and the Dutch Rebels.
    • August 17 » Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp: Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces.


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