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Personal data Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron Vavasour 

  • He was born on November 20, 1514 in Hazlewood by Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England.
  • He died on May 9, 1566 in Hazlewood, Derbyshire, England, he was 51 years old.
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron Vavasour

He is married to Elizabeth Calverly.

They got married in the year 1543 at Skipton, Yorkshire, England, he was 28 years old.

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Birthday November 20, 1514

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1514: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 13 » Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated.
    • August 23 » The Battle of Chaldiran ends with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I, Ottoman Empire, over the Shah Ismail I, founder of the Safavid dynasty.
    • September 8 » Battle of Orsha: In one of the biggest battles of the century, Lithuanians and Poles defeat the Russian army.

Day of death May 9, 1566

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1566: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 28 » The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
    • April 5 » Two hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces.


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