Terry D. Fortner Family Tree » John Clarke (1541-1598)
Personal data John Clarke
Source 1- He was born on February 11, 1541 in Suffolk, England.
Attention: Was younger than 16 years (0) when child (John Clarke) was born (??-??-1503). - He died on April 4, 1598 in Finningham, Suffolk, England, he was 57 years old.
- A child of John Clarke and Margaret
Household of John Clarke
He is married to Katherine Cooke.
They got married on October 12, 1567 at Suffolk, England, he was 26 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Clarke 1503-1559
- Rowland Clark 1570-1638
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Historical events
Birthday February 11, 1541
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1541: Source: Wikipedia
- January 15 » King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith".
- February 12 » Santiago, Chile is founded by Pedro de Valdivia.
- April 7 » Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.
- September 11 » Santiago, Chile, is besieged by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco, to free eight indigenous chiefs held captive by the Spaniards. However, the Spaniards decapitated them and rolled their heads on the main square, horrifying the indigenous warriors, and subsequently ending the attack.
- September 13 » After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism.
- September 30 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.
Day of marriage October 12, 1567
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1567: Source: Wikipedia
- January 20 » Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro.
- February 10 » Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is found strangled following an explosion at the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland, a suspected assassination.
- March 13 » The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War.
- May 15 » Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, her third husband.
- May 24 » Erik XIV of Sweden and his guards murder five incarcerated Swedish nobles.
- July 29 » The infant James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
Day of death April 4, 1598
- 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 1598: Source: Wikipedia
- April 30 » Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
- April 30 » Juan de Oñate begins the conquest of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.
- July 22 » William Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice, is entered on the Stationers’ Register. By decree of Queen Elizabeth, the Stationers’ Register licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material.
- August 14 » Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeats an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
- December 16 » Seven-Year War: Battle of Noryang: The final battle of the Seven-Year War is fought between the China and the Korean allied forces and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive allied forces victory.
- December 21 » Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile.
Same birth/death day
- 1380 » Poggio Bracciolini, Italian scholar and translator († 1459)
- 1466 » Elizabeth of York († 1503)
- 1535 » Pope Gregory XIV († 1591)
- 1568 » Honoré d'Urfé, French author and playwright († 1625)
- 1649 » William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic († 1715)
- 1657 » Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright († 1757)
- 1538 » Elena Glinskaya, Grand Princess and regent of Russia
- 1588 » Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1534)
- 1596 » Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b. 1533)
- 1609 » Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist, mycologist, and academic (b. 1526)
- 1617 » John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1550)
- 1643 » Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1583)
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