Tolleson family » Sir William Skipwith (1488-1547)

Personal data Sir William Skipwith 

  • He was born on December 13, 1488 in South Ormesby with Ketsby and Calceby and Driby, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Profession: from 1526 till 1527 High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England.
  • (William's second wife Lady Alice Dymoke was related to King Henry III ) .
  • He died on July 7, 1547 in South Ormesby with Ketsby and Calceby and Driby, Lincolnshire, England, he was 58 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1547.
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2021.

Household of Sir William Skipwith

He is married to Elizabeth Tyrwhit.

They got married in the year 1505 at Lincolnshire, England, he was 16 years old.

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Birthday December 13, 1488

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1482 till 1494 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1488: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 3 » Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south.
    • June 11 » Battle of Sauchieburn: Fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the king.
    • September 9 » Anne becomes sovereign Duchess of Brittany, becoming a central figure in the struggle for influence that leads to the union of Brittany and France.

Day of death July 7, 1547

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1547: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg.
    • January 13 » Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death for treason, on the grounds of having quartered his arms to make them similar to those of the King, Henry VIII of England.
    • January 16 » Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
    • January 28 » Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death.
    • February 20 » Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
    • July 25 » Henry II of France is crowned.


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