On this Day in History ... 4th March
04 Mar is in March.
1194 Richard Lionheart Returns to England
1461 Proclamation of Edward IV as King
1661 Charles II Continues to Reward those who Supported His Restoration
Events on the 4th March
On 04 Mar 1188 Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 32) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 26). She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 04 Mar 1194 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 36) and his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 72) sailed from Antwerp [Map] on board the Trenchemer. The royal admiral, Stephen of Turnham, who was commanding in person, had to employ experienced pilots to take her through the coastal islets and out into the estuary of the Scheldt. It was a long crossing, perhaps deliberately so, to avoid ambush. The Trenchemer was escorted by a large cog from the Cinque port of Rye [Map].
King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 36) and his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 72) landed in England at Sandwich, Kent [Map].
On 04 Mar 1238 Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland (age 27) died at Havering atte Bower [Map]. She was buried at Tarrant Abbey, Dorset [Map].
On 04 Mar 1371 Joan Évreux Queen Consort France (age 61) died.
Chronicle of Gregory 1461. Alle soo the xxvj [26] day of Februer nexte folowyng Edwarde Erle of Marche (age 18) com to London owt of Walys and the Erle of Warwycke (age 32) with hym, and xl M1 [40,000] men with hem bothe, and they enteryd unto the cytte of London, and there he toke uppon hym the crowne of Inglond by the avysse of the lordys spyrytual and temporalle, and by the elexyon of the comyns. And so he began hys rayne the iiij day of Marche, in the yere of oure Lorde God M1CCCC lxj [1461], the Sondy letter D as for that yere.
On 04 Mar 1461 King Edward IV of England (age 18) declared himself King of England. William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 30) was present. 
Hall's Chronicle 1522. 04 Mar 1522. On Shrove Tuesday at night, the said Cardinal to the King and Ambassadors made another supper, and after supper they came into a great chamber hanged with Arras, and there was a clothe of estate, and many branches, and on every branch thirty-two torchettes of wax, and in the nether end of the same chamber was a castle, in which was a principal Tower, in which was a cresset burning: and two other less Towers stood on every side, warded and embattailed, and on every Tower was a banner, one banner was of three rent hearts, the other was a ladies hand gripping a man’s heart, the third banner was a ladies hand turning a man’s heart: this castle was kept with ladies of strange names, the first Beautie (age 32), the second Honor (age 19), the third Perseveraunce (age 21), the fourth Kyndnes (age 23), the fifth Constance (age 17), the sixte Bounty, the seventh Mercy, and the eight Pity: these eight ladies had Milan gowns of white satin, every Lady had her name embroidered with gold, on their heads cauls, and Milan bonnets of gold, with jewels. Underneath the base fortress of the castle were other eight ladies, whose names were, Danger, Disdain, Jealousy, Unkindness, Scorn, Malebouche, Strangeness, these ladies were tired [attired] like to women of India. Then entered eight lords in clothe of gold caps and all, and great mantel cloaks of blue satin, these lords were named. Amorous, Nobleness, Youth, Attendance, Loyalty, Pleasure, Gentleness, and Liberty, the King (age 30) was chief of this company, this company was led by one all in crimson satin with burning flames of gold, called Ardent Desire which so moved the Ladies to give over the Castle, but Scorne and Disdain said they would hold the place, then Desire said the ladies should be won and came and encouraged the knights, then the lords ran to the castle, (at which time without was shot a great peal of guns) and the ladies defended the castle with rose water and comfits and the lords threw in dates and oranges, and other fruits made for pleasure but at the last the place was won, but Lady Scorn and her company stubbornly defended them with bows and balls, till they were driven out of the place and fled. Then the lords took the ladies of honour as prisoners by the hands, and brought them down, and danced together very pleasantly, which much pleased the strangers, and when they had danced their fill then all these dis-visored themselves and were known: and then was there a costly banquet, and when all was done, the strangers took their leave of the King and the Cardinal and so departed into Flanders, giving to the King much commendation.
On 04 Mar 1522, Shrove Tuesday, at Cardinal Wolsey's York Place, a pageant known as Chateau Vert was performed. Believed to be the first public appearance of Anne Bolyen (age 21) since her return from the French Court, and the first time King Henry VIII (age 30) had seen her since her childhood. The pageant was part of the Shrovetide celebrations which began on 1st March 1522 and which also celebrated the negotiations between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and King Henry VIII (age 30) for a joint attack on France, which were to be sealed by the marriage of Charles V (age 22) and Princess Mary (age 6), Henry's daughter.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 04 Mar 1558. The iiij day of Marche a' for-non my lade Elsabeth('s) (age 24) grace toke her horss and red to her plasse at, with mony lordes, knyghtes, and lades, and gentyllwomen, with a goodly compene of horsse.
On 04 Mar 1605 Maximilian Colt (age 30) signed an agreement with the lord treasurer, Sir Robert Cecil (age 41), to carve a monument above the grave of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland in the King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey [Map] for 600l. The work was completed at the end of 1606.
In 04 Mar 1606 Edward Fitton (age 58) died. He was buried at the Church of St James, Gawsworth [Map]. His effigy missing from his monument.
On or before 04 Jan 1627 Alice Holcroft (age 87) died. She was buried at the Church of St James, Gawsworth [Map] on 04 Jan 1627.
Alice Holcroft: In 1540 she was born to John Holcroft. In or before 1572 Edward Fitton and she were married.
On or before 04 Mar 1611 William Dobson was born. He was baptised 04 Mar 1611.
On 04 Mar 1651 John Somers 1st Baron Somers was born to John Somers.
In early 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded of further tranche of those who supported his Restoration ...
On 02 Jan 1661 Henry Bedingfield 1st Baronet (age 46) was created 1st Baronet Bedingfield of Oxburgh in Norfolk.
On 10 Jan 1661 Andrew Rutherford 1st Earl Teviot was created 1st Baron Rutherford with special remainder to his heirs and assignees whatsoever, and that under what provisions, restrictions, and conditions the said Lord Rutherford should think fit.
On 23 Jan 1661 John Cole 1st Baronet (age 41) was created Baronet Cole of Newland.
On 23 Feb 1661 Edward Smythe 1st Baronet (age 41) was created 1st Baronet Smythe.
On 04 Mar 1661 Compton Reade 1st Baronet (age 36) was created 1st Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire. Mary Cornwall Lady Reade (age 31) by marriage Lady Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 10 Mar 1661 Brian Broughton 1st Baronet (age 42) was created 1st Baronet Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire.
On 20 Mar 1661 Thomas Rich 1st Baronet (age 60) was created 1st Baronet Rich of Sonning in Berkshire.
On 29 Mar 1661 Robert Cholmondeley 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (age 21) was created 1st Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath.
On 30 Mar 1661 James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 50) was created 1st Duke Ormonde by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30). Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 45) by marriage Duchess Ormonde.
On 30 Mar 1661 John Fettiplace 1st Baronet (age 35) was created 1st Baronet Fettiplace of Childrey in Berkshire. Anne Wenman Lady Fettiplace (age 31) by marriage Lady Fettiplace of Childrey in Berkshire.
Pepy's Diary. 04 Mar 1664. At Woolwich, Kent [Map] discoursed with him and Mr. Pett (age 53) about iron worke and other businesses, and then walked home, and at Greenwich, Kent [Map] did observe the foundation laying of a very great house for the King (age 33), which will cost a great deale of money1.
Note 1. Building by John Webb; now a part of Greenwich, Kent [Map] Hospital. Evelyn wrote in his Diary, October 19th, 1661: "I went to London to visite my Lord of Bristol (age 51), having been with Sir John Denham (age 49) (his Mates surveyor) to consult with him about the placing of his palace at Greenwich, Kent [Map], which I would have had built between the river and the Queene's (age 54) house, so as a large cutt should have let in ye Thames like a bay; but Sir John was for setting it in piles at the very brink of the water, which I did not assent to and so came away, knowing Sir John to be a better poet than architect, tho' he had Mr. Webb (Inigo Jones's man) to assist him".
After 04 Mar 1669. Church of St Mary, Hillington [Map]. Grave slabs to William Hovell of Hillington (deceased) and Ethelreda Lilly (age 34).
William Hovell of Hillington: Before 04 Mar 1669 William Hovell of Hillington and Ethelreda Lilly were married. Around 1636 he was born to Richard Hovell and Dorothy Chicheley. On 04 Mar 1669 William Hovell of Hillington died.
Ethelreda Lilly: Around 1635 she was born to Thomas Lilly of South Lynn. On 07 Dec 1683 she died.
On 04 Mar 1698 Lee Warner died. Monument in Rochester Cathedral [Map].
Lee Warner: he was born to Archdeacon John Lee.
Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 04 Mar 1719. Ordered by the Society that the Treasurer pay Mr Vertue (age 35) 2s [this may be Guineas?] in full for Engraving Ulphus's Horn.
On 04 Mar 1750 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 2nd Earl Radnor was born to William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor (age 25) and Harriet Pleydell at Westminster [Map].
On 04 Mar 1756 Henry Raeburn was born.
On 04 Mar 1806 Lionel Copley 2nd Baronet (age 39) died unmarried and without issue. He ws buried at St Mary’s Church, Sprotbrough [Map]. His brother Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet (age 36) succeeded 3rd Baronet Copley Sprotborough.
Lionel Copley 2nd Baronet: Around 1767 he was born to Joseph Moyle aka Copley 1st Baronet and Mary Buller Lady Copley. On 16 Apr 1781 Joseph Moyle aka Copley 1st Baronet died. His son Lionel Copley 2nd Baronet succeeded 2nd Baronet Copley Sprotborough.
Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet: On 10 May 1769 he was born to Joseph Moyle aka Copley 1st Baronet and Mary Buller Lady Copley. On 04 Mar 1792 John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn were married. She by marriage Marchioness Abercorn. They were divorced in Apr 1799. She married the Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet the following month; he being the brother of the Marquess' first wife Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn. They were first cousins. On 09 Aug 1832 Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn were married. She by marriage Lady Copley Sprotborough. He was the younger brother of her first husband's [John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn] first wife Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
On 04 Mar 1846 Lieutenant John Lambert (age 24) died from wounds received at the Battle of Sabraon.
After 04 Mar 1864. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Memorial to George Adney of Harley Towers.
On 04 Mar 1888 Grace Gifford was born.
On 04 Mar 1903 Alfred Bruce "Bosie" Douglas (age 32) and Olive Eleanor Custance (age 29) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square in the presence of Edith Fox-Pitt (age 29) and Cecil Hayes.
Alfred Bruce "Bosie" Douglas: On 22 Oct 1870 he was born to John Sholto Douglas 9th Marquess Queensberry. On 20 Mar 1945 Alfred Bruce "Bosie" Douglas died.
Olive Eleanor Custance: On 07 Feb 1874 she was born to Frederick Hambleton Custance at 12 John Street Mayfair. On 12 Feb 1944 Olive Eleanor Custance died.
Edith Douglas: In 1874 she was born to John Sholto Douglas 9th Marquess Queensberry. In 1899 St George Lane Fox-Pitt and she were married. He the son of Augustus Henry Fox Pitt-Rivers and Alice Margaret Stanley. In 1963 Edith Douglas died.
Births on the 4th March
On 04 Mar 1188 Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 32) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 26). She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Before 04 Mar 1223 Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo was born to Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 26) and Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy (age 31).
On 04 Mar 1394 Henry "The Navigator" Aviz was born to King John I of Portugal (age 42) and Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal (age 33). He a great grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 04 Mar 1519 Adrian Stokes was born.
On 04 Mar 1526 Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon was born to William Carey (age 26) and Mary Boleyn (age 27). There is speculation among historians that his father may actually have been Henry VIII (age 34) who was known to have had an affair with Mary Boleyn (age 27) although the precise dates are unknown.
On 04 Mar 1527 Godfrey Foljambe was born to James Foljambe (age 16) and Alice Fitzwilliam (age 26) at Walton [Map].
On or before 04 Mar 1611 William Dobson was born. He was baptised 04 Mar 1611.
On 04 Mar 1613 Dutton Gerard 3rd Baron Gerard was born to Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard and Eleanor Dutton (age 16).
On 04 Mar 1631 Bernard Granville was born to Bevil Grenville (age 35) and Grace Smith.
Before 04 Mar 1635 Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory was born to Louis Nassau Beverweert (age 33) in The Hague. On 04 Mar 1635 Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory was baptised.
On 04 Mar 1651 John Somers 1st Baron Somers was born to John Somers.
On or before 05 Feb 1673 Halsewell Tynte was born to Halswell Tynte 1st Baronet (age 24) and Grace Fortescue Lady Tynte. He was baptised on 04 Mar 1683 at the
On 04 Mar 1676 Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska was born to John III Sobieski King Poland (age 46).
On or before 04 Mar 1683 John Tynte 2nd Baronet was born to Halswell Tynte 1st Baronet (age 34) and Grace Fortescue Lady Tynte. He was baptised on 04 Mar 1683 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map].
On 04 Mar 1705 Catherine Stewart was born to Charles Stewart 4th Earl Traquair (age 46) and Mary Maxwell Countess Traquair (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.83%. 
On 04 Mar 1715 James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave was born to James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave (age 31) and Mary Webb Countess Waldegrave (age 20). He a great grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 04 Mar 1728 Brinsley Butler 2nd Earl Lanesborough was born to Humphrey Butler 1st Earl Lanesborough.
On 04 Mar 1746 William Boothby 7th Baronet was born to Brooke Boothby 5th Baronet (age 35) and Phoebe Hollins Lady Boothby (age 29).
On 04 Mar 1746 Susanna Leycester was born.
On 04 Mar 1750 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 2nd Earl Radnor was born to William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor (age 25) and Harriet Pleydell at Westminster [Map].
On 04 Mar 1754 Major-General Norman MacLeod 23rd of MacLeod was born.
On 04 Mar 1755 Henry Edward Fox was born to Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland (age 49) and Caroline Lennox 1st Baroness Holland (age 31). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 04 Mar 1756 Henry Raeburn was born.
On 04 Mar 1758 Frederick Saxe Coburg Gotha was born to Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 33) and Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 34) at Coburg.
On 04 Mar 1761 Henry Gage 3rd Viscount Gage was born to General Thomas Gage (age 41) in Montreal.
On 04 Mar 1763 James Everard Arundell 9th Baron Arundel was born to James Everard Arundell (age 42) and Ann Wyndham.
On 04 Mar 1776 Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey was born to William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork (age 31) and Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam (age 27) in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
On 04 Mar 1778 Henry Edward Bunbury 7th Baronet was born to Henry William Bunbury (age 27) and Catherine Horneck (age 28).
On 04 Mar 1785 Sarah Sophia Fane Countess Jersey was born to John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 25) and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland (age 20).
On 04 Mar 1792 Charles Anthony Bentinck was born to John Charles Bentinck (age 28).
On 04 Mar 1798 John Robert Cave-Browne-Cave 10th Baronet was born to William Cave-Browne-Cave 9th Baronet (age 33) and Louisa Wilmot Lady Cave (age 27).
On 04 Mar 1804 Henry Bingham-Baring was born to Henry Baring (age 27) and Maria Matilda Bingham (age 21).
Before 04 Mar 1806 William Huntly Campbell was born.
On 04 Mar 1810 Emily Paget Countess Sydney Scadbury Kent was born illegitimately to Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 41) and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 28). If her birthdate is correct then she was born before her parents married on 19 Dec 1810?
On 04 Mar 1816 Maturin Livingston was born at Staatsburg.
On 04 Mar 1831 Edward Green 1st Baronet was born.
On 04 Mar 1857 Henry Haughton Reynolds-Moreton was born to Henry Reynolds-Moreton 3rd Earl of Ducie (age 29) and Julia Langston Countess Ducie (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
On 04 Mar 1872 Granville Leveson-Gower 3rd Earl Granville was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville (age 56) and Sophia Castila Rosamund Campbell Countess Granville (age 24).
On 04 Mar 1875 Eva Mary FitzHardinge Milman 16th Baroness Berkeley was born to Major-General Gustavus Hamilton Lockwood Milman and Louisa Mary Berkeley 15th Baroness Berkeley (age 34).
On 04 Mar 1880 Thyra Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 36) and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 28).
On 04 Mar 1887 Gustav Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 43) and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 35).
On 04 Mar 1888 Grace Gifford was born.
On 04 Mar 1892 Wykeham Cornwallis 2nd Baron Cornwallis was born to Fiennes Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis (age 27) and Mabel Leigh Baroness Cornwallis.
On 04 Mar 1902 John Carew Pole 12th Baronet was born to Lieutenant-General Reginald Pole-Carew (age 52) and Beatrice Butler (age 25).
On 04 Mar 1903 Margaret Violet Louisa Clowes was born to Arthur Clowes (age 35) and Lucy Littleton (age 26). He was baptised at the Church of St Barlok, Norbury [Map] on 23 Sep 1901.
On 04 Mar 1904 Mary Theresa Montagu-Douglas-Scott was born to John Scott 7th Duke Buccleuch 9th Duke Queensberry (age 39) and Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury (age 32).
On 04 Mar 1905 Ralph Regnault Millais 5th Baronet was born to Geoffrey William Millais 4th Baronet (age 41).
On 04 Mar 1906 Anthony Vivian 5th Baron Vivian was born to George Vivian 4th Baron Vivian (age 28) and Barbara Cicely Fanning Baroness Vivian.
On 04 Mar 1907 Rosalind Venetia Henley was born to Anthony Morton Henley (age 34) and Sylvia Laura Stanley (age 25).
On 04 Mar 1911 Charles Greville 7th Earl of Warwick was born to Leopold Guy Greville 6th Earl Warwick 6th Earl Brooke (age 28) and Elfrida Marjorie Eden Countess Warwick and Brooke (age 24).
On 04 Mar 1918 Rosemary Helen Grosvenor was born to Edward Arthur Grosvenor (age 25) and Dorothy Margaret Browne (age 30).
On 04 Mar 1928 Moorea Hastings was born to Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon (age 27) and Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon (age 27).
On 04 Mar 1939 Richard Fleming Grey 6th Earl Grey was born to Albert Harry George Campbell Grey (age 26).
On 04 Mar 1960 Godfrey John Bewicke-Copley 7th Baron Cromwell was born to David Godfrey Bewicke-Copley 6th Baron Cromwell (age 30).
Marriages on the 4th March
On 04 Mar 1386 Władysław II Jagiełło (age 34) and Jadwiga Hungary (age 13) were married. No issue. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Louis I King Hungary King Poland and Elizabeth Bosnia Queen Consort Hungary.
Before 04 Mar 1445 John Willoughby 8th Baron Latimer of Corby (age 24) and Anne Cheney (age 16) were married.
On 04 Mar 1468 Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas 5th Earl Angus (age 19) and Elizabeth Boyd Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. He the son of George Douglas 4th Earl Angus and Isabella Sibbald Countess Angus.
Before 04 Mar 1552 George Lumley 2nd Baron Lumley and Elizabeth Thornton Baroness Lumley were married. They were half fourth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
On 04 Mar 1619 Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave (age 53) and Mariana Irwin Countess Mulgrave were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.
On 04 Mar 1639 William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire (age 21) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Devonshire. She the daughter of William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 47) and Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury. He the son of William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire and Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire.
On 04 Mar 1667 Edward Griffin 1st Baron Griffin (age 16) and Essex Howard Baroness Griffin were married. She the daughter of James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk (age 48) and Susannah Rich Countess Suffolk.
On 04 Mar 1728 John Wray 12th Baronet (age 38) and Frances Norcliffe Lady Wray (age 27) were married at Ripon [Map].
On 04 Mar 1792 John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 35) and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn (age 21) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Abercorn. They were divorced in Apr 1799. She married the Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet (age 22) the following month; he being the brother of the Marquess' first wife Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn. They were first cousins.
On 04 Mar 1799 William Beauclerk 8th Duke St Albans (age 32) and Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans were married. He the son of Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans (age 58) and Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 04 Mar 1890 Cecil Charles Cavendish (age 34) and Maud Henrietta Halliday were married.
On 04 Mar 1890 Herbert Colstoun Gardner 1st Baron Burghclere (age 43) and Winifred Anne Henrietta Christina Herbert Baroness Burghclere (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon (age 58) and Evelyn Stanhope Countess Carnarvon.
On 04 Mar 1903 Alfred Bruce "Bosie" Douglas (age 32) and Olive Eleanor Custance (age 29) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square in the presence of Edith Fox-Pitt (age 29) and Cecil Hayes.
Alfred Bruce "Bosie" Douglas: On 22 Oct 1870 he was born to John Sholto Douglas 9th Marquess Queensberry. On 20 Mar 1945 Alfred Bruce "Bosie" Douglas died.
Olive Eleanor Custance: On 07 Feb 1874 she was born to Frederick Hambleton Custance at 12 John Street Mayfair. On 12 Feb 1944 Olive Eleanor Custance died.
Edith Douglas: In 1874 she was born to John Sholto Douglas 9th Marquess Queensberry. In 1899 St George Lane Fox-Pitt and she were married. He the son of Augustus Henry Fox Pitt-Rivers and Alice Margaret Stanley. In 1963 Edith Douglas died.
Before 04 Mar 1907 Anthony Morton Henley (age 34) and Sylvia Laura Stanley (age 25) were married.
Deaths on the 4th March
On 04 Mar 1172 King Stephen III of Hungary (age 24) died. He fell ill during a meeting with wife's (age 21) father Duke Henry II of Austria (age 65).
On 04 Mar 1188 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 54) died. His son Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy (age 10) succeeded I Count Savoy.
On 04 Mar 1238 Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland (age 27) died at Havering atte Bower [Map]. She was buried at Tarrant Abbey, Dorset [Map].
On 04 Mar 1287 Peter Montfort (age 42) died at Beaudesert Castle Beaudesert.
Before 04 Mar 1304 Robert Bruce Earl Carrick (age 60) died.
On 04 Mar 1340 William VI de Béthune (age 70) died.
On 04 Mar 1371 Joan Évreux Queen Consort France (age 61) died.
On 04 Mar 1472 Richard Lee (age 67) died in Rochester, Kent [Map].
On 04 Mar 1491 William Brandon (age 66) died at Boughton Monchelsea, Kent.
On 04 Mar 1496 Sigismund Habsburg 4th Duke Austria (age 68) died at Innsbruck.
After 04 Mar 1526 Thomas Forster III (age 55) died.
On 04 Mar 1528 Ralph Egerton (age 70) died at Bunbury [Map]. He was buried at St Boniface's Church, Bunbury [Map].
On 04 Mar 1592 Christopher Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 54) died.
On 04 Mar 1593 William Herbert (age 39) died.
In 04 Mar 1606 Edward Fitton (age 58) died. He was buried at the Church of St James, Gawsworth [Map]. His effigy missing from his monument.
On or before 04 Jan 1627 Alice Holcroft (age 87) died. She was buried at the Church of St James, Gawsworth [Map] on 04 Jan 1627.
Alice Holcroft: In 1540 she was born to John Holcroft. In or before 1572 Edward Fitton and she were married.
On 04 Mar 1622 Oliver Style died.
On 04 Mar 1623 Robert Delaval of Seaton Delaval (age 23) died.
On or before 04 Mar 1629 Ambrose Ussher (age 47) died unmarried. He was buried on 04 Mar 1629.
On 04 Mar 1635 William Fanshawe (age 52) died.
On 04 Mar 1645 Christopher Browne of Sayes Court (age 70) died.
On 04 Mar 1653 James Stewart 4th Earl Moray (age 42) died. His son Alexander Stuart 5th Earl Moray (age 18) succeeded 5th Earl Moray.
On 04 Mar 1669 William Hovell of Hillington (age 33) died.
On 04 Mar 1676 Edward Turnour (age 59) died.
On 04 Mar 1681 Isabel Stewart (age 4) died.
On 04 Mar 1687 John Duncombe Chancellor (age 65) died.
On 04 Mar 1687 John Duncombe of Battlesden (age 64) died at Battlesden.
On 04 Mar 1688 John Bence (age 66) died.
On 04 Mar 1695 Philip Sherard (age 71) died.
On 04 Mar 1695 John Davenport died.
On 04 Mar 1698 Lee Warner died. Monument in Rochester Cathedral [Map].
Lee Warner: he was born to Archdeacon John Lee.
On 04 Mar 1703 George Gordon 15th Earl Sutherland (age 69) died. His son John Sutherland 16th Earl Sutherland (age 42) succeeded 16th Earl Sutherland.
On 04 Mar 1710 Louis Bourbon Condé (age 41) died.
On 04 Mar 1727 Anne Masham died.
On 04 Mar 1729 Mary Trotman Lady Turner (age 57) died. Her curious eptitaph may refers to her having suffered from Meigs's syndrome: "In 67 months, she was tap'd [tapped] 66 times, Had taken away 240 gallons of water, without ever repining at her case, or ever fearing the operation."
On 04 Mar 1736 Elizabeth Mulso died.
On 04 Mar 1739 John Shaw 3rd Baronet (age 52) died. He was buried on 13 Mar 1739 at the Church of Holy Trinity, Eltham. His son John Shaw 4th Baronet (age 10) succeeded 4th Baronet Shaw of Eltham in Kent.
On 04 Mar 1753 Cecil Parker Perceval (age 13) died at Eton College [Map].
On 04 Mar 1770 William Robinson 4th Baronet (age 57) died. His brother Norton Robinson 5th Baronet (age 55) succeeded 5th Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire.
On 04 Mar 1770 Lucy Knightley died.
On 04 Mar 1771 Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern (age 70) died.
On 04 Mar 1788 James Robertson (age 71) died.
On 04 Mar 1793 Louis de Bourbon Duke of Penthièvre (age 67) died.
On 04 Mar 1799 William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex (age 66) died at St James's Palace [Map]. His son George Capell Coningsbury 5th Earl Essex (age 41) succeeded 5th Earl Essex. Sarah Bazett Countess Essex (age 39) by marriage Countess Essex.
On 04 Mar 1802 Booth Grey (age 61) died.
On 04 Mar 1806 Lionel Copley 2nd Baronet (age 39) died unmarried and without issue. He ws buried at St Mary’s Church, Sprotbrough [Map]. His brother Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet (age 36) succeeded 3rd Baronet Copley Sprotborough.
Lionel Copley 2nd Baronet: Around 1767 he was born to Joseph Moyle aka Copley 1st Baronet and Mary Buller Lady Copley. On 16 Apr 1781 Joseph Moyle aka Copley 1st Baronet died. His son Lionel Copley 2nd Baronet succeeded 2nd Baronet Copley Sprotborough.
Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet: On 10 May 1769 he was born to Joseph Moyle aka Copley 1st Baronet and Mary Buller Lady Copley. On 04 Mar 1792 John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn were married. She by marriage Marchioness Abercorn. They were divorced in Apr 1799. She married the Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet the following month; he being the brother of the Marquess' first wife Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn. They were first cousins. On 09 Aug 1832 Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn were married. She by marriage Lady Copley Sprotborough. He was the younger brother of her first husband's [John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn] first wife Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
On 04 Mar 1807 John Evans 5th Baron Carbery (age 69) died. His first cousin once removed John Evans 6th Baron Carbery (age 41) succeeded 6th Baron Carbery. Catherine Charlotte Gore Baroness Carbery (age 40) by marriage Baroness Carbery.
On 04 Mar 1812 Frances Ward died.
On 04 Mar 1814 Beaumont Hotham 2nd Baron Hotham (age 76) died. His grandson Beaumont Hotham 3rd Baron Hotham (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baron Hotham of South Dalton in Yorkshire, 13th Baronet Hotham of Scorborough in Yorkshire.
On 04 Mar 1821 Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide Hanover died.
Around 04 Mar 1826 John Wilmot Prideaux 7th Baronet (age 78) died. His son John Wilmot Prideaux 8th Baronet (age 34) succeeded 8th Baronet Prideaux of Netherton in Devon.
On 04 Mar 1829 George Barrington 5th Viscount Barrington (age 67) died. His son William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington (age 35) succeeded 6th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down. Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington (age 24) by marriage Viscountess Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
On 04 Mar 1833 Amabel Yorke Countess Grey (age 82) died. Her nephew Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 51) succeeded 2nd Earl de Grey, 6th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
On 04 Mar 1842 Mary Elizabeth Hammond died. She was buried at St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]
On 04 Mar 1846 Lieutenant John Lambert (age 24) died from wounds received at the Battle of Sabraon.
On 04 Mar 1851 Philip Sidney 1st Baron De Lisle and Dudley (age 50) died. His son Philip Sidney 2nd Baron De Lisle and Dudley (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baron De Lisle and Dudley, 3rd Baronet Shelley-Sidney of Penshurst Place in Kent.
On 04 Mar 1855 Antoine Héraclius Agénor 9th Duc de Gramont (age 65) died. His son Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont (age 35) succeeded 10th Duke Gramont.
On 04 Mar 1862 George Dashwood 5th Baronet (age 72) died. His brother John Dashwood 6th Baronet (age 70) succeeded 6th Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
On 04 Mar 1862 Henry Caulfeild (age 82) died.
On 04 Mar 1866 Henry Lygon 5th Earl Beauchamp (age 37) died of tuberculosis. His brother Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp (age 35) succeeded 6th Earl Beauchamp, 6th Viscount Elmley of Worcestershire.
On 04 Mar 1868 Archibald Primrose 4th Earl Rosebery (age 84) died. His grandson Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl Rosebery 1st Earl Midlothian (age 20) succeeded 5th Earl Rosebery.
On 04 Mar 1872 William Lowther 2nd Earl Lonsdale (age 84) died. His nephew Henry Lowther 3rd Earl Lonsdale (age 53) succeeded 3rd Earl Lonsdale, 4th Viscount Lowther, 4th Baron Lowther.
On 04 Mar 1874 George Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (age 56) died.
On 04 Mar 1876 Bridget Augusta Byng (age 97) died.
On 04 Mar 1877 Harriet Carew died.
On 04 Mar 1880 Henrietta Katherine Brooke-Pechell died.
On 04 Mar 1881 Georg Karl Hesse-Kassel (age 88) died.
On 04 Mar 1889 Maria Frances Stanley-Massey-Stanley Lady Williams (age 78) died.
On 04 Mar 1894 Dudley Marjoribanks 1st Baron Tweedmouth (age 73) died. His son Edward Marjoribanks 2nd Baron Tweedmouth (age 44) succeeded 2nd Baron Tweedmouth of Edington in Berwickshire.
On 04 Mar 1896 Simon Thomas Scrope (age 73) died.
On 04 Mar 1902 Mary Isabella Buller (age 75) died.
On 04 Mar 1904 Diana Smyth Countess Harewood (age 66) died.
On 04 Mar 1905 Henry Bligh (age 70) died.
On 04 Mar 1920 Constance Hamlyn-Fane Baroness Manners (age 58) died at Bideford, Devon.
On 04 Mar 1925 Gavin Fullarton Robison (age 80) died.
On 04 Mar 1928 Charlotte Dorothy Jesson died.
On 04 Mar 1931 Francis Salwey Winnington 5th Baronet (age 81) died. His grandson Francis Salwey William Winnington 6th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 6th Baronet Winnington of Stanford Court in Worcestershire.
On 04 Mar 1932 Cyril Arthur Liddell (age 59) died.
On 04 Mar 1933 Katherine Georgina Louisa Thynne Countess Cromer (age 67) died.
On 04 Mar 1934 Charles Kemeys-Tynte 8th Baron Wharton (age 57) died. His son John Kemeys-Tynte 9th Baron Wharton (age 26) succeeded 9th Baron Wharton.
On 04 Mar 1941 Edward Arthur Lycett Green 3rd Baronet (age 54) died. His son Edward Stephen Lycett Green 4th Baronet (age 30) succeeded 4th Baronet Green of Wakefield in Yorkshire and of Ken Hill in Norfolk.
On 04 Mar 1945 Aldred Beresford Lumley 10th Earl Scarborough (age 87) died. His nephew Roger Lumley 11th Earl of Scarbrough (age 48) succeeded 11th Earl Scarborough, 12th Viscount Lumley. Katherine Isobel McEwen Countess Scarborough (age 45) by marriage Countess Scarborough.
On 04 Mar 1948 Eva Cecilia Margaret Wellesley died.
On 04 Mar 1952 Lyonel Felix Carteret Eugene Tollemache 4th Baronet (age 98) died. His son Cecil Lyonel Newcomen Tollemache 5th Baronet (age 66) succeeded 5th Baronet Tollemache of Hanby Hall in Lincolnshire.
On 04 Mar 1952 Vivian Tyrell Champion de Crespigny 8th Baronet (age 44) shot himself in the head. Baronet Champion de Crespigny of Champion Lodge in Surrey extinct.
On 04 Mar 1953 Alexandrina Victoria Macdonald (age 93) died.
On 04 Mar 1973 George Owen Sandys of Esthwaite and Graythwaite (age 88) died.
On 04 Mar 1993 Jeffery Amherst 5th Earl Amherst (age 96) died. Earl Amherst, Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent extinct.
On 04 Mar 1995 Quentin John le Fleming 12th Baronet (age 45) died. His son David Kelland le Fleming 13th Baronet (age 19) succeeded 13th Baronet Fleming of Rydal in Cumbria.
