Tolleson family » Richard Fitzwilliam (1415-1478)

Personal data Richard Fitzwilliam 

  • He was born in the year 1415 in Wadworth, Yorkshire, England.
  • Occupations:
    • Knight.
    • Sheriff of Yorkshire.
  • (Title of Nobility ) : Sir Knight.
  • He died on September 22, 1478 in Spotbrough, Yorkshire, England, he was 63 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1478 in Tickhill, Yorkshire, England.
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2021.

Household of Richard Fitzwilliam

He is married to Elizabeth Clarell.

They got married on May 19, 1433 at Aldwarke, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, he was 18 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Anne Fitzwilliam  1434-1512
  2. Margaret FitzWilliam  ± 1444-1505
  3. Isabel Fitzwilliam  1445-1508 
  4. Thomas FitzWilliam  1448-1498

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Day of marriage May 19, 1433

Day of death September 22, 1478

  • Gravin Maria de Rijke (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1477 till 1482 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1478: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 18 » George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London.
    • April 26 » The Pazzi family attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in Florence Cathedral.


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