Swartz/Rand Family Tree » Sir William GRAHAM, 2nd Earl of Montrose (1485-1571)
Personal data Sir William GRAHAM, 2nd Earl of Montrose
Source 1- He was born in the year 1485 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.Source 1
- (FamilySearch ID) : LRH5-JJ8.
- He died on May 24, 1571 in Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, he was 86 years old.Source 1
- He is buried after May 24, 1571 in St. Kattan (Cathan) Chapel and Montrose Mausoleum, Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.Source 1
- A child of William GRAHAM, and Annabel DRUMMOND
- This information was last updated on September 28, 2019.
Household of Sir William GRAHAM, 2nd Earl of Montrose
He is married to Janet KEITH.
They got married on December 21, 1515 at Montrose, Angus, Scotland, he was 30 years old.
Child(ren):
- Margaret GRAHAM 1520-1626
- Elizabeth GRAHAM ± 1528-1576
- Alexander GRAHAM 1527-????
- Mungo GRAHAM 1528-< 1592
- Nicola GRAHAM 1520-1576
- Christian GRAHAM 1536-????
- William GRAHAM 1522-1597
- Janet GRAHAM ± 1524-1587
- Thomas GRAHAM ± 1524-????
- James GRAHAM ± 1526-????
- Christian GRAHAM ± 1526-????
- Catherine GRAHAM ± 1532-????
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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 William Graham,, person ID LRH5-JJ8.
Historical events
Day of marriage December 21, 1515
- Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1515: Source: Wikipedia
- January 25 » Coronation of Francis I of France takes place at Reims Cathedral, where the new monarch is anointed with the oil of Clovis and girt with the sword of Charlemagne.
- May 13 » Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, are officially married at Greenwich.
- September 10 » Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal.
Day of death May 24, 1571
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1571: Source: Wikipedia
- January 11 » Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
- January 23 » The Royal Exchange opens in London.
- June 24 » Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
- July 28 » La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country.
- August 1 » The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus is concluded, by the surrender of Famagusta.
- October 7 » The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat.
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