Swartz/Rand Family Tree » David de WEMYSS IV (1536-1594)
Personal data David de WEMYSS IV
Source 1- He was born on May 20, 1536 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 1
- (FamilySearch ID) : MZCL-PZ6.
- He died on July 15, 1594 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, he was 58 years old.Source 1
- He is buried on February 22, 1596 in Coaltown of Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.Source 1
- A child of John VII WEMYSS, and Margaret OTTERBURNE
- This information was last updated on September 28, 2019.
Household of David de WEMYSS IV
(1) He is married to Cecelia RUTHVEN.
They got married on May 7, 1556 at Coaltown of Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, he was 19 years old.
Child(ren):
- David WEMYSS ± 1574-????
- Elizabeth WEMYSS 1572-????
- Isabel WEMYSS ± 1568-????
- Patrick WEMYSS 1566-1625
- Cecilia de WEMYSS 1563-????
- Jean WEMYSS 1561-1636
- James Earl of WEMYSS 1560-1640
- James Wemyss Of Bogie WEMYSS 1560-1640
(2) He is married to Janet DURIE.
They got married in the year 1565 at Caskieben, Aberdeen, Scotland, he was 28 years old.
(3) He is married to Cecilia RUTHVEN.
They got married
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Sources
- "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch , FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accessed 3 Jun 2019), entry for David De Wemyss, person ID MZCL-PZ6.
Historical events
Birthday May 20, 1536
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1536: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » The first European school of higher learning in the Americas, Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, is founded by Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga in Mexico City.
- April 5 » Royal Entry of Charles V into Rome: The last Roman triumph.
- May 6 » King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose.
- May 15 » Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest; she is condemned to death by a specially-selected jury.
- May 17 » George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
- August 13 » Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: 27th day of the 7th month of the 5th year of the Tenbun (天文) era).
Day of marriage May 7, 1556
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1556: Source: Wikipedia
- January 16 » Philip II becomes King of Spain.
- January 23 » The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
- February 14 » Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic.
- March 21 » On the day of his execution in Oxford, former Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer deviates from the scripted sermon by renouncing the recantations he has made and adds, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and Antichrist with all his false doctrine."
- September 15 » Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain.
- November 5 » Second Battle of Panipat: Fought between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and forces of Muslim Emperor Akbar.
Day of death July 15, 1594
- 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 1594: Source: Wikipedia
- February 27 » Henry IV is crowned King of France.
- June 11 » Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
- June 23 » The Action of Faial, Azores. The Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas, loaded with slaves and treasure, is attacked and sunk by English ships with only 13 survivors out of over 700 on board.
- July 5 » Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
- August 30 » The christening of Prince Henry of Scotland is celebrated with the Masque at the baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.
- October 9 » Troops of the Portuguese Empire are defeated on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.
Day of burial February 22, 1596
- 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 1596: Source: Wikipedia
- June 10 » Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island.
- June 17 » The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.
- September 20 » Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in New Spain.
- October 19 » The Spanish ship San Felipe runs aground on the coast of Japan and its cargo is confiscated by local authorities
Same birth/death day
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- 1505 » Levinus Lemnius, Dutch writer († 1568)
- 1531 » Thado Minsaw of Ava, Viceroy of Ava († 1584)
- 1537 » Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist († 1619)
- 1575 » Robert Heath, English judge and politician († 1649)
- 1664 » Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor and architect († 1714)
- 1542 » Lisa del Giocondo, subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa (b. 1479)
- 1544 » René of Châlon (b. 1519)
- 1571 » Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese daimyō (b. 1514)
- 1609 » Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1560)
- 1614 » Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French soldier, historian, and author (b. 1540)
- 1655 » Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect (b. 1570)
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