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Personal data George Knightley 

  • He was born in the year 1510 in Norfolk, England.
  • He was christened in Essex, England.
  • He died on February 22, 1607 in Holborn, London, Middlesex, England, he was 97 years old.
  • He is buried on January 29, 1607 in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Holborn, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England.

    Fout Attention: Buried (January 29, 1607) before death (February 22, 1607).

  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of George Knightley

He had a relationship with Katherine Pyrton.

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Historical events

Day of death February 22, 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.
    • April 25 » Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
    • May 14 » Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.
    • September 4 » The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland.
    • 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.

Day of burial January 29, 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 19 » San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
    • 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.
    • February 24 » L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.
    • 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.
    • May 14 » Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.
    • September 14 » Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.


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