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Before 1678 Jasper Churchill educated at Queen's College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire .
Before 1678 Anne Margetson 1678-1693 was born to James Margetson 1600-1678 (77) and Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter
Before 1678 Sarah Margetson 1678-1733 was born to James Margetson 1600-1678 (77) and Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter
Before 1678 William Anstruther 1650-1711 (27) and Helen Hamilton were married .
Around 1678 Peter Lely 1618-1680 (59) . Portrait of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde 1610-1688 (67) in his Garter Robes .
Around 1678 Peter Lely 1618-1680 (59) . Portrait of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde 1610-1688 (67) in his Garter Robes .
Around 1678 Peter Lely 1618-1680 (59) . Portrait of Francis Beckford .
Between 1678 and 1681 the Popish Plot was a fictitious Catholic conspiracy to murder Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 (47) invented by Titus Oates (28) that led to the execution of more than twenty-two men.
Around 1642 . William Dobson Painter 1611-1646 (30) . Portrait of the future Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 (11) .
Before 1691 . John Riley 1646-1691 (44) . Portrait of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 .
Around 1661 John Michael Wright 1617-1694 (43) . Portrait of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 (30) in his coronation robes.
In 1678 John Arundell 3rd Baron Arundel Trerice 1678-1706 was born to John Arundell 2nd Baron Arundel Trerice 1649-1698 (29) and Margaret Acland Baroness Arundel Trerice -1691
Around 1678 Charles Bertie 1678-1730 was born to Charles Bertie 1640-1711 (38)
In 1678 Charles Bertie 1678-1747 was born to James Bertie 1st Earl Abingdon 1653-1699 (24)
Before 20 Oct 1743 Michael Dahl 1659-1743 (84) . Portrait of James Bertie 1st Earl Abingdon 1653-1699 .
In 1678 Elizabeth Brydges Countess Castlehaven 1619-1678 (59) died .
In 1678 Elizabeth Capell Countess Carnarvon 1633-1678 (45) died .
Around 1678 Mary Grey Baroness Ossulston 1678-1710 was born to Ford Grey 1st Earl Tankerville 1655-1701 (22) and Mary Berkeley Countess Tankerville -1718
In 1678 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough, 1st Earl Monmouth 1658-1735 (20) and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough, Countess Monmouth 1660-1709 (18) were married .
In 1678 John Ponsonby 1609-1678 (69) died
In 1678 Francis Russell 1638-1678 (40) died .
In 1678 Edward Seymour 4th Baronet Seymour 1633-1708 (45) was appointed as MP Baltinglass .
In 1678 James Tuchet 3rd Earl Castlehaven 1617-1686 (61) was restored 13th Baron Audley Heighley in Staffordshire .
Around 1678 Peter Lely 1618-1680 (59) . Portrait of Elizabeth Grey Countess Kildare 1497-1548 .
Around 1678 John Anstruther 1st Baronet 1678-1753 was born to William Anstruther 1650-1711 (27) and and Helen Hamilton .
In 1678 Andrew Archer 1659-1741 (18) was educated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire .
In 1678 Walter Bagot 3rd Baronet Bagot 1644-1704 (33) was elected as MP Staffordshire which he held until 1695.
Around 1678 Peter Lely 1618-1680 (59) . Portrait of Charles II King Scotland in his Garter Robes and Garter Collar and Leg Garter .
Around 1678 Peter Lely 1618-1680 (59) . Portrait of Charles II King Scotland in his Garter Robes and Garter Collar and Leg Garter .
In 1678 John Campbell 1st Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 1636-1717 (41) and Mary Campbell Countess Breadalbaine and Holland were married
In 1678 Robert Bruce Cotton 5th Baronet Cotton 1678-1745 was born to John Cotton 3rd Baronet Cotton 1621-1702 (57) .
In 1678 Margaret Douglas Marchioness Argyll 1610-1678 (68) died .
In 1678 William Dummer 1657-1678 (21) died of smallpox
In 1678 Jean Gordon 1678- was born to George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen 1637-1720 (40)
In 1678 Joseph Habsburg-Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 1678-1711 was born to Leopold Habsburg-Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 1640-1705 (37)
In 1678 Arthur Northcote 1651-1680 (27) and Margaret Gay were married .
In 1678 Mary Osbaldeston Baronetess Wroth 1678-1721 was born to Thomas Osbaldeston .
Around 1705 . Michael Dahl 1659-1743 (46) . Portrait of Mary Osbaldeston Baronetess Wroth 1678-1721 (27) .
Around 1678 Roger Palmer 1st Earl Castlemaine 1634-1705 (44) was imprisoned being under suspiscion of supporting a Popish Plot at Tower of London, Tower Hill, City of London
Around 1678 Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon 1678-1728 was born to George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon 1643-1716 (35) and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Gordon .
In 1678 David Wemyss 4th Earl Wemyss 1678-1720 was born to James Wemyss 1st Lord Burntisland 1656-1682 (21) and Margaret Wemyss Countess Cromartie, 3rd Countess Wemyss 1659-1705 (18) .
In 1678 Edward Worth 1678-1733 was born to John Worth 1648-1688 (30)
In 1678 Thomas Allin 1st Baronet 1612-1685 (66) retired from public life settling at his country seat Somerleyton Hall, Somerleyton, Lowestoft, Suffolk .
In 1678 Frances Cheeke -1678 died .
In 1678 Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet Hamner 1612-1678 (66) died . His son John Hamner 3rd Baronet Hamner -1701 (30) succeeded as 3rd Baronet Hamner
Around 1638 Anthony Van Dyck 1599-1641 (38) . Portrait of Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet Hamner 1612-1678 (26) .
Around 1678 William Hamner 1648-1678 (30) died
In 1678 William Heveningham 1604-1678 (74) died
In 1678 John Lindsay 1st Earl Lindsay, 17th Earl Crawford 1596-1678 (82) died .
In 1678 William Lindsay 18th Earl Crawford, 2nd Earl Lindsay 1644-1644 succeeded as 18th Earl Crawford , 2nd Earl Lindsay .
In 1678 Henry Lyttelton 2nd Baronet 1624-1693 (54) was elected MP Lichfield .
Around 1678 Peter Lely 1618-1680 (59) . Portrait of Frances Savile 1658-1695 (20) .
In 1678 John Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington 1678-1734 was born
In 1678 Thomas Otway 1652-1685 (25) obtained a commission through Charles, Earl of Plymouth (21) in a regiment serving in the Netherlands. The English troops were disbanded in 1679, but were left to find their way home as best they could. They were paid with depreciated paper, and Otway arrived in London late in the year, ragged and dirty.
In 1678 Edward Stillingfleet Bishop Worcester 1635-1699 (42) was appointed Dean St Paul's Cathedral
Around 1680 Mary Cradock 1633-1699 (46) . Portrait of her husband Edward Stillingfleet Bishop Worcester 1635-1699 (44) When Dean of St Pauls.
Around 1690 Mary Cradock 1633-1699 (56) (attributed).Portrait of Edward Stillingfleet Bishop Worcester 1635-1699 (54) .
In 1678 Deborah Willet 1650-1678 (27) died .
Around 1678 Mary Cradock 1633-1699 (44) . Portrait of George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 1633-1695 (44) .
Around 1678 Mary Cradock 1633-1699 (44) . Portrait of George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 1633-1695 (44) .
In 1678 Margaret Kerr 1678- was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian 1636-1703 (41) and Jean Campbell -1700
Around 1678 Simon Pietersz Verelst 1644-1710 . Portrait of Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian 1636-1703 (41) .
In 1678 Gilbert Vane 2nd Baron Barnard 1678-1753 was born to Christopher Vane 1st Baron Barnard 1653-1723 (24) and Elizabeth Holles Baroness Barnard .
Around 1678 William Glynne 3rd Baronet Bicester aka Bisseter 1663-1721 (14) educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire
In 1678 Robert Williams 2nd Baronet Penrhyn Caernarfonshire 1627-1678 (51) died
Around 1678 Simon Pietersz Verelst 1644-1710 . Portrait of Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian 1636-1703 (41) .
Around 1678 Simon Pietersz Verelst 1644-1710 . Portrait of Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian 1636-1703 (41) .
After 1678 Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon 1632-1709 (45) and Mary Bertie Countess Carnarvon 1655-1709 (23) were married (he was her third-cousin). Mary Bertie Countess Carnarvon 1655-1709 (23) by marriage Countess Carnarvon (1C 1628) , Baron Dormer .
Jan 1678
01 Jan 1678
16 Jan 1678
Around 16 Jan 1678 Robert Coke 1654-1678 (24) died
28 Jan 1678
On 28 Jan 1678 Philip "Infamous Earl" Herbert 7th Earl Pembroke, 4th Earl Montgomery 1652-1683 (26) was imprisoned at Tower of London, Tower Hill, City of London .
30 Jan 1678
On 30 Jan 1678 Philip "Infamous Earl" Herbert 7th Earl Pembroke, 4th Earl Montgomery 1652-1683 (26) was released.
Feb 1678
In Feb 1678 Godfrey Copley 1st Baronet Copley Sprotborough 1623-1678 (54) died . His son Godfrey Copley 2nd Baronet Copley Sprotborough 1653-1709 (25) succeeded as 2nd Baronet Copley Sprotborough (1C 1671) .
On Feb 1678 John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter 1628-1678 (50) died . His son John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter 1648-1700 (30) succeeded as 5th Earl Exeter , 6th Baron Burghley . Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter 1649-1704 (29) by marriage Countess Exeter .
01 Feb 1678
On 01 Feb 1678 William Bentinck 1st Earl Portland 1649-1709 (28) and Anne Villiers Countess Portland 1651-1688 (27) were married . Anne Villiers Countess Portland 1651-1688 (27) by marriage Countess Portland (2C 1689) .
05 Feb 1678
Around 05 Feb 1678 Philip "Infamous Earl" Herbert 7th Earl Pembroke, 4th Earl Montgomery 1652-1683 (26) indicted for murder.
08 Feb 1678
On 08 Feb 1678 Edward Wortley-Montagu 1678-1761 was born to Sidney Wortley-Montagu 1650-1727 (27)
10 Feb 1678
On 10 Feb 1678 George Savile 7th Baronet Thornhill 1678-1743 was born to John Savile -1701
On 10 Feb 1678 Henry Davenport 1678-1731 was born to Henry Davenport 1644-1698 (34)
24 Feb 1678
On 24 Feb 1678 Marie Anne Bourbon-Condé Duchess Vendôme 1678-1718 was born to Henri Jules Bourbon-Condé Prince Condé 1643-1709 (34) and Anne Henriette Bavaria Princess Condé .
28 Feb 1678
On 28 Feb 1678 Catherine Villers Countess Pembroke 1621-1678 (57) died .
Mar 1678
12 Mar 1678
On 12 Mar 1678 Archibald Campbell 1st Duke Argyll 1658-1703 (19) and Elizabeth Tollemache Duchess Argyll 1659-1735 (18) were married .
23 Mar 1678
On 23 Mar 1678 Richard Grenville 1678-1727 was born to Richard Grenville 1646-1719 (32) .
Apr 1678
Around Apr 1678 John Willoughby 8th Baron Willoughby Parham 1669-1678 (9) died at Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire . His uncle John Willoughby 9th Baron Willoughby Parham 1669-1678 (9) succeeded as 9th Baron Willoughby Parham .
04 Apr 1678
On 04 Apr 1678 Philip "Infamous Earl" Herbert 7th Earl Pembroke, 4th Earl Montgomery 1652-1683 (26) was tried and found guilty of manslaughter.
On 04 Apr 1678 John Godolphin 1617-1678 (60) died at Fleet Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex. He was buried at St Mark's Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex .
06 Apr 1678
On 06 Apr 1678 Joshua Marshall 1628-1678 (49) was buried in St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street, City of London .
On 06 Apr 1678 Joshua Marshall 1628-1678 (49) died .
10 Apr 1678
On 10 Apr 1678 Christopher Hussey 1599-1686 (79) swore allegiance to Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 (47) (the first to do so) at Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Around 1642 . William Dobson Painter 1611-1646 (30) . Portrait of the future Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 (11) .
Before 1691 . John Riley 1646-1691 (44) . Portrait of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 .
Around 1661 John Michael Wright 1617-1694 (43) . Portrait of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 (30) in his coronation robes.
12 Apr 1678
On 12 Apr 1678 Thomas Stanley 1625-1678 (53) died at Suffolk Street, Strand, Westminster . He was buried at St Martin's in the Fields, Charing Cross, Westminster .
13 Apr 1678
Around 13 Apr 1678 Edward Coke 1678-1707 was born to Robert Coke 1654-1678
19 Apr 1678
20 Apr 1678
On 20 Apr 1678 Francis Seymour 5th Duke Somerset 1658-1678 (20) was killed . He was unmarried and childless. He was shot dead by Genoese Horatio Botti whose wife Seymour was said to have insulted at Lerici. His brother Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset 1662-1748 (15) succeeded as 6th Duke Somerset (4C 1547) , 4th Baron Seymour Trowbridge .
23 Apr 1678
On 23 Apr 1678 Walter Aston 1609-1678 (69) died
27 Apr 1678
On 27 Apr 1678 Orlando Bridgeman 2nd Baronet Bridgeman 1678-1746 was born to Orlando Bridgeman 1st Baronet Bridgeman 1649-1701 (28) and Mary Cave Baronetess Bridgeman -1701
May 1678
From 1673 to May 1678 Henry Savile 1642-1687 (31) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 (42) .
Around 1642 . William Dobson Painter 1611-1646 (30) . Portrait of the future Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 (11) .
Before 1691 . John Riley 1646-1691 (44) . Portrait of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 .
Around 1661 John Michael Wright 1617-1694 (43) . Portrait of Charles II King England, Scotland and Ireland 1630-1685 (30) in his coronation robes.
03 May 1678
On 03 May 1678 George Frederick Hohenzollern 1678-1703 was born to John Frederick Hohenzollern 1654-1686 (23)
04 May 1678
On 04 May 1678 John Booth 1610-1678 (68) died
16 May 1678
On 16 May 1678 Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford 1649-1719 (29) and Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford were married .
19 May 1678
On or before 19 May 1678 Charles Monck of St Stephen's Green 1678-1752 was born to Henry Monck .
22 May 1678
On 22 May 1678 Charles Grenville 2nd Earl Bath 1661-1701 (17) and Martha Osborne 1664-1689 (14) were married .
25 May 1678
On 25 May 1678 Vere Fane 5th Earl Westmoreland 1678-1698 was born to Vere Fane 4th Earl Westmoreland 1645-1693 (33) and Rachel Bence Countess Westmoreland
Jun 1678
On Jun 1678 John Drummond 1620-1678 (58) died .
20 Jun 1678
On 20 Jun 1678 Elizabeth Shirley 1678-1740 was born to Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers 1650-1717 (27) and Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley -1693
22 Jun 1678
On 22 Jun 1678 Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet Dutton 1645-1721 (33) was created 1st Baronet Dutton . Mary Barwick Baronetess Dutton by marriage Baronetess Dutton .
Jul 1678
16 Jul 1678
On 16 Jul 1678 Sophie Charlotte Hesse-Kassel Duchess Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1678-1749 was born to Charles Hesse-Kassel 1654-1730 (23)
17 Jul 1678
Before 17 Jul 1678 Mary Cradock 1633-1699 (45) . Portrait of William Pierrepoint 1608-1678 (70) .
30 Jul 1678
On 30 Jul 1678 Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven 1660-1723 (17) and Mary Wynn 1661-1689 (17) were married
Aug 1678
15 Aug 1678
On 15 Aug 1678 Frances Cavendish Countess Bolingbroke -1678 died .
21 Aug 1678
On 21 Aug 1678 Pury Cust 1655-1698 (23) and Ursula Woodcock 1659-1684 (19) were married .
24 Aug 1678
On 24 Aug 1678 Thomas Howard 2nd Baron Howard 1625-1678 (52) died . His brother William Howard 3rd Baron Howard -1694 succeeded as 3rd Baron Howard of Escrick .
26 Aug 1678
On 26 Aug 1678 John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley 1602-1678 (76) died . On 26 Aug 1678 His son Charles Berkeley 2nd Baron Berkeley -1681 succeeded as 2nd Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall .
28 Aug 1678
On 28 Aug 1678 James Margetson 1600-1678 (78) died
Sep 1678
In Sep 1678 John Willoughby 9th Baron Willoughby Parham 1669-1678 (9) died . His brother Charles Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby Parham 1669-1679 (9) succeeded as 10th Baron Willoughby Parham .
On Sep 1678 Humphrey Ferrers 1652-1678 (25) drowned in the River Trent.
01 Sep 1678
Before 01 Sep 1678 Henry Obrien 1642-1678 (36) and Katherine Stewart were married
On 01 Sep 1678 Henry Obrien 1642-1678 (36) died .
03 Sep 1678
On 03 Sep 1678 Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin 1678-1766 was born to Sidney Godolphin 1st Earl Godolphin 1645-1712 (33) and Margaret Blagge 1652-1678 (26) at Whitehall Palace, Westminster
On 03 Sep 1678 Altham Annesley 1st Baron Altham -1699 and Alicia Leigh Baroness Altham 1661- were married .
After 03 Sep 1678 Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard 1662-1684 (16) and Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard were married . Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard by marriage Baroness Gerard of Gerard's Bromley .
05 Sep 1678
On 05 Sep 1678 John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley 1602-1678 was buried at St Mary's Church, Twickenham, Richmond, Surrey .
09 Sep 1678
On 09 Sep 1678 Margaret Blagge 1652-1678 (26) died in childbirth at Whitehall Palace, Westminster . He was buried at St Breage's Church, Breage, Cornwall .
16 Sep 1678
On 16 Sep 1678 Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke 1678-1751 was born to Henry St John 1st Viscount St John 1652-1742 (25) and Mary Rich -1678
Around 1735 Charles Jervas 1675-1739 (60) . Portrait of Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke 1678-1751 (56) .
Before 28 May 1745 Johnathan "The Elder" Richardson 1667-1745 (78) . Portrait of Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke 1678-1751 (66) . Lydiard House.
In 1718 . Charles D'Agar 1669-1723 (49) . Portrait of Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke 1678-1751 (39) .
Before 1691 . John Riley 1646-1691 (44) . Portrait of Henry St John 1st Viscount St John 1652-1742 (38) .
19 Sep 1678
On 19 Sep 1678 Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth 1657-1680 (21) and Bridget Osborne Countess Plymouth -1718 were married in Wimbledon, Surrey . Bridget Osborne Countess Plymouth -1718 by marriage Countess Plymouth (1C 1675) .
30 Sep 1678
Oct 1678
01 Oct 1678
On 01 Oct 1678 Stephen Anderson 2nd Baronet Anderson 1678-1741 was born to Stephen Anderson 1st Baronet Anderson 1644-1707 (34) . He was baptised at St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate, City of London on the same day.
12 Oct 1678
On 12 Oct 1678 Edmund Berry Godfrey 1621-1678 (56) died .
14 Oct 1678
18 Oct 1678
On 18 Oct 1678 Charlotte Argenteau Countess Elgin, Countess Ailesbury 1678-1710 was born
19 Oct 1678
On 19 Oct 1678 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert 1609-1678 (69) died . On 19 Oct 1678 His son William Paget 6th Baron Paget Beaudasert 1637-1713 (41) succeeded as 6th Baron Paget Beaudasert . Frances Pierrepoint Baroness Paget Beaudasert -1734 by marriage Baroness Paget Beaudasert .
26 Oct 1678
On 26 Oct 1678 Arthur Chichester 2nd Earl Donegal -1678 died . His son Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal 1666-1706 (12) succeeded as 3rd Earl Donegal . Barbara Boyle Countess Donegall -1682 by marriage Countess Donegal .
Nov 1678
04 Nov 1678
On 04 Nov 1678 Captain Silas Taylor 1624-1678 (54) died .
29 Nov 1678
On 29 Nov 1678 Marie Denny -1678 died
Dec 1678
In Dec 1678 Joseph Williamson 1633-1701 (45) and Katherine Stewart were married three months after the death of her first husband leading to speculation they had commenced a relationship whilst she was married to her first husband.
08 Dec 1678
On 08 Dec 1678 Horatio Walpole 1st Baron Walpole 1678-1757 was born to Robert Walpole 1650-1700 (28) .
09 Dec 1678
On 09 Dec 1678 Edward Herbert 3rd Baron Herbert Chirbury 1633-1678 (45) died . He was buried at Chapel of St Edmund, Chapels, Westminster Abbey . His brother Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury 1640-1691 (38) succeeded as 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury (1C 1629) . Catherine Newport Baroness Herbert Chirbury by marriage Baroness Herbert Chirbury (1C 1629) .
Around 1675 Gilbert Soest 1605-1681 (70) . Portrait of Edward Herbert 3rd Baron Herbert Chirbury 1633-1678 (42) . Powis Castle.
Around 1680 Godfrey Kneller 1646-1723 . Portrait of Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury 1640-1691 (40) .
Before 1681 Gilbert Soest 1605-1681 (75) . Portrait of Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury 1640-1691 (40) . Powis Castle.
22 Dec 1678
Before 22 Dec 1678 Charles North 1st Baron Grey Rolleston, 5th Baron North 1636-1691 (42) and Catherine Grey Baroness North, Baroness Grey Rolleston 1631-1694 (47) were married . Catherine Grey Baroness North, Baroness Grey Rolleston 1631-1694 (47) by marriage Baroness North , Baron Grey Rolleston .
On 22 Dec 1678 William North 6th Baron North 1678-1734 was born to Charles North 1st Baron Grey Rolleston, 5th Baron North 1636-1691 (42) and Catherine Grey Baroness North, Baroness Grey Rolleston 1631-1694 (47) in Caldecote, Cambridgeshire .
