Stephenson Family Tree » Leonard Digges (1515-1559)

Personal data Leonard Digges 

  • He was born in the year 1515 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
  • He died in the year 1559 in London, England, he was 44 years old.
  • He is buried on September 5, 1558 in St James Garlickhithe, London, England, United Kingdom.

    Fout Attention: Buried (September 5, 1558) before death (??-??-1559).

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

Household of Leonard Digges

He is married to Bridget Sarah Wilsford.

They got married about 1538 at Wootton, Kent, England.

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Historical events

Day of burial September 5, 1558

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1558: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 7 » French troops, led by Francis, Duke of Guise, take Calais, the last continental possession of England.
    • April 24 » Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
    • July 13 » Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
    • October 17 » Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
    • November 17 » Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.

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