Swartz/Rand Family Tree » Sir Piers LEIGH Lord of Lyme (1455-1527)

Personal data Sir Piers LEIGH Lord of Lyme 

Source 1
  • He was born in the year 1455 in Macclesfield St Michael, Cheshire, England.Source 1

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (January 2, 1467) below 16 years (12).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (15) when child (Elizabeth LEIGH) was born (??-??-1470).

  • (FamilySearch ID) : LCR3-5Y6.
  • He died on August 11, 1527 in Macclesfield St Michael, Cheshire, England, he was 72 years old.Source 1
  • He is buried after August 11, 1527 in Winwick, Cheshire, England.Source 1
  • A child of Piers LEGH and Mabel CROFT
  • This information was last updated on June 4, 2019.

Household of Sir Piers LEIGH Lord of Lyme

He is married to Eleanor SAVAGE.

They got married on January 2, 1467 at Clifton, Cheshire, England, he was 12 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth LEIGH  1470-1500
  2. Margaret LEIGH  1479-< 1525
  3. Cecily LEIGH  1482-1555
  5. Margaret Isabel LEGH  ± 1489-1545
  6. Richard LEGH  ± 1491-????
  7. LEIGH  
  8. William Hadden LEIGH  ± 1473-1552
  9. Johane LEIGH  1477-1557
  10. Catherine LEIGHE  ± 1467-???? 
  11. Jane LEIGH  1510-1575
  12. George LEGH  ± 1515-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Piers LEIGH

Piers LEGH
1415-1478
Margaret de MOLYNEAUX
1416-1460
James CROFT
1408-1457
Elena de BOTELER
1403-1469
Piers LEGH
1433-1468
Mabel CROFT
1430-1475

Piers LEIGH
1455-1527

1467

Eleanor SAVAGE
1447-1491

Elizabeth LEIGH
1470-1500
Margaret LEIGH
1479-< 1525
Cecily LEIGH
1482-1555
John LEIGH OF ADLINGTON
1484-1569
Margaret Isabel LEGH
± 1489-1545
Richard LEGH
± 1491-????
LEIGH
William Hadden LEIGH
± 1473-1552
Johane LEIGH
1477-1557
Catherine LEIGHE
± 1467-????
Jane LEIGH
1510-1575
George LEGH
± 1515-????
Alice LEIGH
Gowther LEIGH
Percival Peter LEIGH
1475-1541

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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 4 Jun 2019), entry for Piers Leigh, person ID LCR3-5Y6.

Historical events

Day of marriage January 2, 1467

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • Graaf Karel I de Stoute (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1467 till 1477 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1467: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 25 » The Battle of Molinella: The first battle in Italy in which firearms are used extensively.
    • August 20 » The Second Battle of Olmedo takes places as part of a succession conflict between Henry IV of Castile and his half-brother Alfonso, Prince of Asturias.
    • October 29 » Battle of Brustem: Charles the Bold defeats Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
    • December 15 » Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia.

Day of death August 11, 1527

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1527: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 6 » Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance.
    • May 16 » The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic.
    • June 22 » Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta.
    • July 12 » Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.
    • August 3 » The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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