Swartz/Rand Family Tree » William RUTHVEN 1st Earl of Gowrie (1530-1584)

Personal data William RUTHVEN 1st Earl of Gowrie 

Source 1
  • He was born in the year 1530 in Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.Source 1
  • (FamilySearch ID) : LRX3-FQC.
  • He died on May 2, 1584 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 54 years old.Source 1
  • This information was last updated on September 28, 2019.

Household of William RUTHVEN 1st Earl of Gowrie

He is married to Lady Dorothea Stewart Baroness STEWART OF AVONDALE.

They got married.

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Sources

  1. "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 Ruthven, person ID LRX3-FQC.

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Historical events

Day of death May 2, 1584

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1584: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 25 » Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
    • May 16 » Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
    • July 4 » Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island
    • July 10 » William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.
    • September 13 » San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.


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