Stephenson Family Tree » Richard Duke (1515-1572)
Personal data Richard Duke
- He was born in the year 1515 in England.
- He died on September 8, 1572, he was 57 years old.
Attention: Died (September 8, 1572) before marriage (December 9, 1583). - He is buried on March 27, 1607.
- A child of Henry Duke and Maude ‘Matilda’ White ‘Whyte’
- This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.
Household of Richard Duke
Attention: Partner (Catherine Prideaux) is 41 years younger.
(1) He is married to Elizabeth Franke.
They got married about 1535 at Devon, England.
(2) He is married to Jane Holby.
They got married on April 20, 1562, he was 47 years old.
(3) He is married to Catherine Prideaux.
They got married on December 9, 1583 at Devon, England, United Kingdom, he was 68 years old.
(4) He has/had a relationship with Martha Parker.
Timeline Richard Duke
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Historical events
Day of marriage December 9, 1583
- Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1583: Source: Wikipedia
- August 5 » Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- December 17 » Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeat troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg.
Day of death September 8, 1572
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1572: Source: Wikipedia
- January 16 » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
- April 1 » In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
- July 9 » Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
- August 23 » French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
- October 20 » Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.
- November 11 » Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.
Day of burial March 27, 1607
- 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 1607: Source: Wikipedia
- January 30 » An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.
- March 10 » Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
- April 25 » Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- April 26 » English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia.
- September 14 » Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.
- October 5 » Assassins sent by the Pope attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi.
Same birth/death day
- 1539 » John Stokesley, English bishop (b. 1475)
- 1555 » Saint Thomas of Villanueva, Spanish bishop and saint(b. 1488)
- 1560 » Amy Robsart, English noblewoman (b. 1536)
- 1613 » Carlo Gesualdo, Italian lute player and composer (b. 1566)
- 1637 » Robert Fludd, English physician, mathematician, and cosmologist (b. 1574)
- 1644 » John Coke, English civil servant and politician (b. 1563)
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