Swartz/Rand Family Tree » Richard FORTESCUE (1418-1520)

Personal data Richard FORTESCUE 

Source 1
  • He was born in the year 1418 in Fallapit, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom.Source 1
  • (FamilySearch ID) : LHR7-GFK.
  • He died on July 22, 1520 in Devon, England, he was 102 years old.Source 1

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age above 100 years (102).

  • This information was last updated on September 18, 2019.

Household of Richard FORTESCUE

He is married to Margaret HILL.

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 Richard Fortescue, person ID LHR7-GFK.

Historical events

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1520: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 19 » Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund and dies on February 3.
    • May 22 » The massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl takes place during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, resulting in turning the Aztecs against the Spanish.
    • November 8 » Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people mostly noblemen.
    • November 9 » More than 50 people are sentenced and executed in the Stockholm Bloodbath
    • November 28 » An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
    • December 10 » Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.


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About the surname FORTESCUE


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Keith Swartz, "Swartz/Rand Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/swartz-rand-family-tree/I88911859.php : accessed May 14, 2025), "Richard FORTESCUE (1418-1520)".