On this Day in History ... 11th May
11 May is in May.
1068 Coronation of Queen Matilda
1429 Joan of Arc and Charles VII meet at Loches
1536 Imprisonment and Trial of Anne Boleyn and her Co-Accused
Events on the 11th May
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 664. This year the sun was eclipsed, on the eleventh of May; and Erkenbert, King of Kent, having died, Egbert his son succeeded to the kingdom. Colman with his companions this year returned to his own country. This same year there was a great plague in the island Britain, in which died Bishop Tuda, who was buried at Wayleigh-Chad and Wilferth were consecrated-And Archbishop Deus-dedit died.
Flowers of History. 11 May 1068. Matilda (age 37), the wife of king William (age 40), was consecrated queen on the day of Pentecost, by Aeldred, archbishop of York, on the twenty-second of March. [Note. The date a mistake. Pentecost the fiftieth day after Easter so usually in May. Pentcost known as White Sunday, or Whit-Sunday.] This year also, William (age 40) had a son born in England, who was called Henry. For his first-born, William Rufus (age 12), and also Robert (age 17), were born in Normandy, before their father had conquered England.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 11 May 1068. This Easter came the king (age 40) to Winchester, Hampshire [Map]; and Easter was then on the tenth before the calends of April. Soon after this came the Lady Matilda (age 37) hither to this land; and Archbishop Eldred hallowed her to queen at Westminster on Whit Sunday.
On 11 May 1068 Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England (age 37) was crowned Queen Consort England at Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 11 May 1183 Walter de Coutances was elected Bishop of Lincoln being selected by King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 50) over three other candidates.
On 11 May 1366 Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 49) and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 19) at Prague.
In Dec 1421 King Henry V of England (age 35) commenced the Siege of Meaux. John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke (age 57) fought. His son John Cornwall (age 18) was killed; his head being blown off by a cannon ball witnessed by his father. Meaux [Map] was eventually captured on 11 May 1422.
On 11 May 1429 following her success at Orléans Joan of Arc (age 17) met Charles "Victorious" VII King France (age 26) at the Royal Lodge at Loches where she persuaded him to be crowned at Reims Cathedral.
On 11 May 1509 King Henry VII of England and Ireland (deceased) was buried in the King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Henry Willoughby (age 58) and Anthony Wingfield (age 22) attended. The ladies given mantelets and kerchiefs were as follows:
Household of Mary Tudor:
Mary Tudor Queen Consort France (age 13).
Catherine York Countess Devon (age 29).
Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex 1479-1532 (age 30). Possibly Margaret Whetehill.
Anne Percy (age 65) or Anne Percy Countess Arundel 1485-1552 (age 23).
Elizabeth Hussey Countess Kent.
Eleanor Pole (age 47).
Elizabeth Empson.
Mary Scrope (age 33).
Jane Popincourt.
Household of the Princess of Wales Catherine of Aragon:
Catherine of Aragon (age 23).
Agnes or Inez Vanegas.
Maria de Salinas Baroness Willoughby (age 19).
Household of Margaret Beaufort the King's Mother:
Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond (age 65).
Joan Vaux "Mother Guildford" (age 46).
Mary Hussey Baroness Willoughby Eresby (age 25).
Letters 1536. 11 May 1536. 908. On the 11th were condemned as traitors Master Norreys (age 54), the King's chief butler, (sommelier de corps) Master Weston (age 25), who used to lie with the King, Master Brereton, gentleman of the Chamber, and the groom (varlet de chambre) [Mark Smeaton (age 24)], of whom I wrote to your Majesty by my man. Only the groom (age 24) confessed that he had been three times with the said putain and Concubine (age 35). The others were condemned upon presumption and certain indications, without valid proof or confession.
Letters 1536. 11 May 1536. R. O. 843. Sir William Poulet to Cromwell.
My Lord of Norfolk showed me that he had no knowledge that the indictment was found, and asked me whether the parties should proceed to their trial or not. I told him I knew not. As to Commissioners he said he knew not how many were required, nor whether they ought to be barons or not. Therefore he could not tell whom to name; and if he knew, yet he would name none till he learned the King's pleasure. So he willed me to advertise you. Hampton Court, Thursday night. Hol., p. 1. Add.: Secretary. Endd.
On 11 May 1640 apprentices attacked Lambeth Palace [Map].
On 11 May 1684 Daniel Whistler died.
On 11 May 1685, despite the reprieves Margaret Wilson (age 18) and Margaret McLachlan were drowned at Wigtown, Wigtownshire on the orders of Robert Grierson 1st Baronet (age 30), for refusing to swear an oath declaring James II and VII (age 51) as head of the church.
Some Remarkable Passages of the Life and Death of Mr Alexander Peden Chapter 24. The broth was hell-hot in these days; they 'wanted long-shanked spoons that supped with the devil:' I could give many instances, but at this time shall only mention the drowning of these two women at Wigtoun in Galloway, the 11th of May 1685, (which some deny to be matter of fact) viz. Margaret Lauchlan, who was past sixty-three years, and some of her intimates said to me. She was a christian of deep exercise through much of her life, and of high attainments and great experiences in the ways of godliness; and Margaret Wilson (age 18) who was put to death with her, aged twenty-three. The old woman was first tied to the stake, enemies saying, 'Tis needless to speak to that old damn'd bitch, let her go to hell: but,' say they, 'Margaret, ye are young; if ye'll pray for the king, we will give you your life.' She said, 'I'll pray for salvation to all the elect, but the damnation of none.' They dashed her under the water, and pulled her up again. People looking on said, 'O Margaret, will ye say it I' She said, 'Lord, give him repentance, forgiveness and salvation, if it be thy holy will.' Lagg (age 30) cry'd, 'Damn'd bitch, we do not want such prayers: tender the oaths to her.' She said, ' No, no sinful oaths for me ' They said, 'To hell with them, to hell with them, it is o'er good for them.' Thus suffered they that extraordinary and unheard-of death.
On 11 May 1686 Abigail Heveningham (age 26) died. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Heydour [Map].
Abigail Heveningham: In 1660 she was born to William Heveningham and Mary Carey. Before 09 Jun 1680 John Newton 3rd Baronet and she were married.
On 11 May 1688 Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet was born to Sackville Tufton (age 41) and Elizabeth Wilbrahim.
On 11 May 1744 Frances Elizabeth Greville Lady Harpur was born to Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick (age 24) and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick (age 24).
On 11 May 1745 the allied army commanded by William Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland (age 24) was defeated by a French army at the Battle of Fontenay.
George Cholmondeley (age 20), George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle (age 21), Joseph Yorke 1st Baron Dover (age 20) and John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave (age 27) fought.
Henry Ponsonby (age 60), James Dillon and Robert Douglas were killed.
George Sackville aka Germain 1st Viscount Sackville (age 29) led the charge of the Duke of Cumberland's infantry leading his regiment so deep into the French lines that when he was wounded and captured he was taken to the tent of Louis XV.
Louis 6th Duke of Gramont (age 55) was killed. His son Antoine 7th Duke Gramont (age 23) succeeded 7th Duke Gramont.
On 11 May 1749 George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley (age 24) and Hester Edwardes (age 21).
On 11 May 1804 Edward Hase of Salle (age 71) died. On 25 May 1801 Virtue Repps (age 69) died. Memorial in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Salle [Map].
Edward Hase of Salle: Around 1733 he was born to John Hase of Great Melton in Norfolk and Mary Lombe. On 02 Jan 1784 John 1st Lombe Baronet was created 1st Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his brother Edward Hase of Salle and the heirs male of his body and in default thereof to the male issue of Edward Hase's daughter, Virtue Hase. Before 25 May 1801 he and Virtue Repps were married.
Virtue Repps: Around 1732 she was born to John Repps of Mattishall and Virtue Boardman.
On 11 May 1812 Spencer Perceval (age 49) was assassinated at House of Commons. Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl Liverpool (age 41) was appointed Prime Minister.
At 5:15 pm, on the evening of 11 May 1812, Perceval was on his way to attend the inquiry into the Orders in Council. As he entered the lobby of the House of Commons, a man stepped forward, drew a pistol and shot him in the chest. The assassin, John Bellingham, was a merchant who believed he had been unjustly imprisoned in Russia and was entitled to compensation from the government, but all his petitions had been rejected.
Perceval left a widow and twelve children aged between three and twenty. Parliament voted to settle £50,000 on Perceval's children, with additional annuities for his widow and eldest son.
On 18 May 1812 John Bellingham was hanged at Newgate Prison, London [Map]. René Martin Pillet says ...
This unfortunate man had presented several memorials, and had repeatedly demanded audience, but they had given him no answer. Driven to despair, he presented himself at the door of the house of commons, waited for the prime minister, Mr. Percival, and shot him. He was seized, confessed the crime, was tried, condemned to be hung, and executed a few days after. At the time of execution an immense crowd filled the public square, and these expressions were heard on every side: Farewell poor man, you owe satisfaction to the offended laws of your country, but God bless you! you have rendered an important service to your country, you have tdugllt ministers that they should do justice, and grant audience when it is asked of them.
A subscription was opened for the widow and children, and a handsome sum was raised. Their fortune was ten times greater than they could ever have expected in any other situation.
On 11 May 1814 Harry Mengden Scarth was born to Thomas Freshfield Scarth of Keverstone and Mary Milbank of Gainford at Staindrop, County Durham.
On 11 May 1815 Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 41) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 29).
On 11 May 1824 Jean-Léon Gérôme was born.
On 11 May 1860 Charles James Jessel 1st Baronet was born to George Jessel (age 36).
On 11 May 1882. St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map]. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 62) sent a wreath of everlasting flowers for the funeral of Frederick Charles Cavendish (deceased) whose memorial is in the Cavendish chapel.
Archaeologia Volume 84 1935 Section VI. 11 May 1911. Plate XXXIX. Fig. 1. The re-excavated Fosse, Cutting VIII, looking E., showing a length of 21 ft. of exposed floor (max. width 15 ft.), the solid chalk escarp and counterscarp of the Fosse, and the almost vertical face of silting.
11 May 1923. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper (age 20)
Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper Baroness Alington:
On 03 Oct 1902 she was born to Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Constance Grosvenor Countess of Shaftesbury.
On 27 Nov 1928 Napier Sturt 3rd Baron Alington and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Alington. She the daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Constance Grosvenor Countess of Shaftesbury. They were fourth cousins.
On 02 Aug 1936 Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper Baroness Alington died.
Births on the 11th May
On 11 May 1366 Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 49) and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 19) at Prague.
On 11 May 1509 Euphame Elphinstone was born to Alexander Elphinstone 1st Lord Elphinstone.
On 11 May 1594 Charlotte Marguerite Montmorency Princess Condé was born to Henri I de Montmorency (age 59).
On 11 May 1603 Louise Bourbon Condé Duchess Longueville was born to Charles Bourbon Condé Count Soissons (age 36) and Anne Montafié Countess Soissons (age 25).
On or before 11 May 1616 Daniel Brevint was born. He was baptised 11 May 1616.
On 11 May 1619 Francis Lennard 14th Baron Dacre Gilsland was born to Richard Lennard 13th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 23) and Elizabeth Throckmorton Baroness Dacre Gilsland.
On 11 May 1624 Katherine Booth was born to William Booth (age 29) and Vere Egerton (age 28).
On 11 May 1645 William Scott was born to Francis Scott and Elizabeth Kerr (age 11).
On 11 May 1667 Elizabeth Taylor was born.
On 11 May 1673 James Lister was born to Samuel Lister (age 41).
On 11 May 1683 Alexander Lindsay 3rd Baronet was born.
On 11 May 1688 Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet was born to Sackville Tufton (age 41) and Elizabeth Wilbrahim.
On 11 May 1692 Thomas Saunders Sebright 4th Baronet was born to Edward Sebright 3rd Baronet (age 24).
On 11 May 1711 Moritz Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 34) and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Altenburg.
On 11 May 1713 James Drummond 3rd Duke Perth was born to James Drummond 2nd Duke Perth (age 39) and Jane Gordon Duchess Perth (age 22) in Drummond Castle. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.70%.
On 11 May 1726 Johann Wilhelm Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 28) and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (age 25) at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.37%.
On 11 May 1744 Frances Elizabeth Greville Lady Harpur was born to Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick (age 24) and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick (age 24).
On 11 May 1749 George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley (age 24) and Hester Edwardes (age 21).
On 11 May 1758 Charles Henry Mordaunt 5th Earl Peterborough 3rd Earl Monmouth was born to Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth (age 50) and Robiana Brown.
On 11 May 1764 John Chetwode 4th Baronet was born.
On 11 May 1772 Webb Seymour was born to Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset (age 53) and Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.
On 11 May 1779 William Pleydell-Bouverie 3rd Earl Radnor was born to Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 2nd Earl Radnor (age 29) and Anne Duncombe Countess Radnor (age 21).
On 11 May 1793 Frederick William Frankland 8th Baronet was born to Roger Frankland and Catherine Colville.
On 11 May 1799 George Grey 2nd Baronet was born to George Grey 1st Baronet (age 31) and Mary Whitbread Lady Grey (age 29).
On 11 May 1804 Wriothesley Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 37) and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 22). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 11 May 1805 Anne Sophia Ryder Lady Grey was born to Bishop Henry Dudley Ryder (age 27).
On 11 May 1805 Georgiana Jemima Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham (age 44) and Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham (age 29).
On 11 May 1814 Augusta Lavinia Priscilla Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 32) and Maria Fane (age 27).
On 11 May 1814 Harry Mengden Scarth was born to Thomas Freshfield Scarth of Keverstone and Mary Milbank of Gainford at Staindrop, County Durham.
On 11 May 1815 Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 41) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 29).
On 11 May 1823 Alfred Émile-Léopold Stevens was born.
On 11 May 1824 Jean-Léon Gérôme was born.
On 11 May 1831 Augusta Anne Millicent Kennedy Erskine was born to John Kennedy Erskine and Augusta Fitzclarence (age 27). She a granddaughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom.
On 11 May 1832 Aristide Douglas was born to David Archibald Douglas (age 33) and Catherine Cledou.
On 11 May 1835 William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington was born to William Edwardes 3rd Baron Kensington (age 34) and Laura Jane Ellison (age 24).
On 11 May 1842 Julia Sarah Alice Child-Villiers Lady Wombwell was born to George Child-Villiers 6th Earl Jersey (age 34) and Julia Peel Countess Jersey.
On 11 May 1842 Colonel Charles Arthur William Acland-Troyte was born to Arthur Henry Dyke (age 31).
On 11 May 1847 William Stephen Temple Gore-Langton 4th Earl Temple was born to William Henry Powell Gore-Langton (age 22) and Anna Eliza Mary Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (age 27).
On 11 May 1852 James Walter Grimston 3rd Earl Verulam was born to James Walter Grimston 2nd Earl Verulam (age 43) and Elizabeth Joanna Weyland Countess Verulam (age 27).
On 11 May 1857 Sergei Holstein Gottorp Romanov was born to Tsar Alexander II of Russia (age 39) and Maria Alexandrovna Hesse Darmstadt (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.67%.
On 11 May 1860 Charles James Jessel 1st Baronet was born to George Jessel (age 36).
On 11 May 1861 Gertrude Augusta Anderson-Pelham was born to Charles Anderson-Pelham 3rd Earl Yarborough (age 26) and Victoria Alexandrina Hare.
On 11 May 1867 Charles Fitzroy 4th Baron Southampton was born to Charles Fitzroy 3rd Baron Southampton (age 62) and Ismania Katharine Nugent Baroness Southampton.
On 11 May 1883 Algernon Arthur St Lawrence Lee Guinness 3rd Baronet was born to Benjamin Lee Guinness (age 40).
On 11 May 1883 Charles Frederick Cavendish 5th Baron Waterpark was born to Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark (age 44) and Emily Stenning Baroness Waterpark (age 38).
On 11 May 1889 Paul Nash was born.
On 11 May 1894 Karoline Mathilde Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Ferdinand Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 38) and Victoria Friederike Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 34).
On 11 May 1901 Josslyn Victor Hay 22nd Earl of Erroll was born to Victor Hay 21st Earl of Erroll (age 24). He a great x 3 grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.
On 11 May 1908 Henry George Massy Dashwood 8th Baronet was born to Robert Henry Seymour Dashwood 7th Baronet (age 31).
On 11 May 1940 Philip Kent Grey 7th Earl Grey was born to Albert Harry George Campbell Grey (age 27).
On 11 May 1958 Isobel Jane Richard Duchess of Northumberland was born to John Richard (age 25).
On 11 May 1971 Edward Howard 8th Earl of Effingham was born to David Howard 7th Earl of Effingham (age 32).
Marriages on the 11th May
Before 11 May 1214 Richard Fitzroy (age 24) and Rohese de Dover (age 28) were married. He the illegitmate son of King John "Lackland" of England (age 47) and Adela Plantagenet.
On 11 May 1433 William Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria (age 58) and Margarethe La Marck Duchess Bavaria (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 41 years. She the daughter of Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves (age 59) and Marie Valois Duchess Cleves (age 40). He the son of John Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria and Catherine Gorizia Duchess Bavaria. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. 
On 11 May 1493 David Wemyss of Wemyss (age 20) and Euphemia Lundy (age 11) were married.
On 11 May 1569 Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 44) and Catherine Romula Duchess of Lorraine (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine. They were first cousin once removed.
On 11 May 1607 Thomas Arundell 2nd Baron Arundel (age 21) and Blanche Somerset Baroness Arundel (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire. She the daughter of Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester (age 57) and Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester (age 61). They were third cousin once removed.
After 11 May 1623, the date her first husband Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard died, Robert Needham 2nd Viscount Kilmorey (age 35) and Eleanor Dutton (age 26) were married.
On 11 May 1630 Richard Lumley 1st Viscount Lumley (age 41) and Elizabeth Cornwallis Viscountess Lumley (age 40) were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward IV of England. 
Befor 11 May 1688 Sackville Tufton (age 41) and Elizabeth Wilbrahim were married. He the son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet.
Before 11 May 1711 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 37) and Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend were married. She by marriage Viscountess Townsend.
On 11 May 1797 Theodore Henry Broadhead (age 29) and Elizabath Macdougall were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 11 May 1825 William Foulis 8th Baronet (age 35) and Mary Jane Ross were married. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 11 May 1826 Henry Chamberlain 2nd Baronet (age 29) and Harriet Mullen Lady Chamberlain were married.
On 11 May 1830 George Cholmondeley 2nd Marquess Cholmondeley (age 38) and Susan Carolina Somerset Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 26) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Cholmondeley. She the daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 63) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 59). He the son of George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley and Georgina Charlotte Bertie Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 68).
On 11 May 1837 George William Frederick Brudenell 2nd Marquess Ailesbury (age 32) and Mary Herbert Marchioness Ailesbury (age 24) were married. She the daughter of George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery and Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 52). He the son of Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury (age 64) and Henrietta Maria Hill.
On 11 May 1842 George Augustus Frederick Liddell (age 29) and Cecil Elizabeth Jane Wellesley were married.
On 11 May 1867 Edmund Henry Mildmay (age 52) and Augusta Jane St John-Mildmay were married. He the son of Henry St John-Mildmay 4th Baronet and Harriett Bouverie Countess Camden. They were first cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
On 11 May 1889 Gervase Elwes Singer (age 22) and Winefride Mary Elizabeth Feilding (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Rudolph Feilding 8th Earl of Denbigh 7th Earl Desmond (age 66) and Mary Berkeley Countess Denbigh.
Before 11 May 1897 George Frederick Greville-Nugent (age 54) and Cecil Aitcheson Hankey (age 57) were married.
On 11 May 1920 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet (age 23) and Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats (age 21) were married. She the daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 61) and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston.
On 11 May 1934 Randal McDonnell 8th Earl of Antrim (age 22) and Angela Christina Sykes Countess of Antrim (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Antrim 2C. He the son of Randall McDonnell 7th Earl of Antrim and Margaret Isabel Talbot Countess of Antrim.
On 11 May 1950 Major Robert Jocelyn Palmer Baron Lucas (age 31) and Anne Rosemary Cooper 11th Baroness Lucas (age 31) were married. He the son of Roundell Palmer 3rd Earl Selborne (age 63) and Grace Ridley Countess Selborne (age 61).
Deaths on the 11th May
On 11 May 1138 William Warenne 2nd Earl Surrey died. His son William Warenne 3rd Earl Surrey (age 19) succeeded 3rd Earl Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map]. Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey by marriage Countess Surrey.
On 11 May 1141 Robert Bruce 1st Lord Annandale 1st Lord Skelton (age 71) died at Gisborough Priory [Map]. His son Adam Bruce 2nd Lord Skelton (age 36) succeeded 2nd Lord Annandale, 2nd Lord Skelton.
After 11 May 1262 Ida II Longespée (age 40) died at Salisbury.
On 11 May 1290 Agnes Ferrers died.
On 11 May 1296 John Montfort 1st Baron Montfort (age 32) died at Beaudesert. On 11 May 1296 His son John Montfort 2nd Baron Montfort (age 5) succeeded 2nd Baron Montfort.
On 11 May 1313 Archbishop Robert Winchelsey (age 68) died.
On 11 May 1319 Irmgard Cleves (age 53) died.
Before 11 May 1328 William Felton (age 71) died.
On 11 May 1369 Joan Rokesley Baroness Poynings died.
On 11 May 1406 John Deincourt 4th Baron Deincourt (age 24) died at Blankney, Lincolnshire. He was buried at Blankney, Lincolnshire. His son William Deincourt 5th Baron Deincourt (age 3) succeeded 5th Baron Deincourt.
In Dec 1421 King Henry V of England (age 35) commenced the Siege of Meaux. John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke (age 57) fought. His son John Cornwall (age 18) was killed; his head being blown off by a cannon ball witnessed by his father. Meaux [Map] was eventually captured on 11 May 1422.
On 11 May 1511 Joan Massey (age 38) died.
On 11 May 1514 John Boteler (age 54) died.
On 11 May 1532 Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex 1479-1532 (age 53) died.
Around 11 May 1554 Catherine Howard Countess Bridgewater (age 55) died.
On 11 May 1560 Thomas Wendy (age 60) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Haslingfield [Map].
In his will he left his Thomas Percy (age 32), nephew of his former employer, in his will a silver ewer and basin "in remembrance of such benefits which I have received at the hands of my very good lord and late master the late earl of Northumberland his uncle".
He left Anne Preston Baroness Geneville Beaudasert and Parr Kendal his lands at Coton and Whitwell, Cambridgeshire 'as a poor token of the good will which I have ever borne to her ladyship and in remembrance that in that place she had her first acquaintance with my lord her husband (age 54)'.
He also remembered Judge Anthony Browne (age 51), Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland (age 28), Humphrey Radclyffe (age 51) and Richard Weston (age 33).
On 11 May 1567 Elizabeth Lygon (age 51) died.
Before 11 May 1571 Christopher Willoughby of Knoyle Adrain died.
On 11 May 1597 Elizabeth Blount (age 57) died.
On 11 May 1602 Thomas Kennedy of Culzean (age 57) died.
On 11 May 1609 Antoine d'Estrées (age 80) died.
On 11 May 1610 Henry Maynard (age 63) died.
On 11 May 1623 Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard died. His son Dutton Gerard 3rd Baron Gerard (age 10) succeeded 3rd Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley.
On 11 May 1633 Catherine of Cleves (age 85) died.
On 11 May 1638 Elizabeth Knyvet Countess Lincoln (age 60) died at Charlton, Wiltshire.
On 11 May 1653 Dorothy Belasyse Baroness Darcy and Conyers (age 81) died.
On 11 May 1663 Henri Valois II Duke Longueville (age 68) died.
On 11 May 1665 Thomas Vyner 1st Baronet (age 76) died. His son George Vyner 2nd Baronet (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baronet Vyner of London. Abigail Lawrence Lady Vyner by marriage Lady Vyner of London.
On 11 May 1672 Charles Seton 2nd Earl Dunfermline (age 56) died. His son Alexander Seton 3rd Earl Dunfermline (age 29) succeeded 3rd Earl Dunfermline.
On 11 May 1684 Daniel Whistler died.
On 11 May 1685, despite the reprieves Margaret Wilson (age 18) and Margaret McLachlan were drowned at Wigtown, Wigtownshire on the orders of Robert Grierson 1st Baronet (age 30), for refusing to swear an oath declaring James II and VII (age 51) as head of the church.
On 11 May 1686 Abigail Heveningham (age 26) died. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Heydour [Map].
Abigail Heveningham: In 1660 she was born to William Heveningham and Mary Carey. Before 09 Jun 1680 John Newton 3rd Baronet and she were married.
Before 11 May 1697 William Meux 2nd Baronet died. His son William Meux 3rd Baronet (age 14) succeeded 3rd Baronet Meux of Kingston on the Isle of Wight.
On 11 May 1710 Foot Onslow (age 54) died.
On 11 May 1711 Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend died.
On 11 May 1711 Marie Gabrièle Charlotte Lorraine (age 8) died.
On 11 May 1716 James Drummond 1st Duke Perth (age 68) died. His son James Drummond 2nd Duke Perth (age 42) succeeded 2nd Duke Perth. Jane Gordon Duchess Perth (age 25) by marriage Duchess Perth.
On 11 May 1722 Reverend John Price died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Westbury on 14 May 1722. His will was proved on 27 Nov 1722.
On 11 May 1727 Thomas Coke (age 53) died.
On 11 May 1728 Charles Lyon 6th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 28) was killed accidentally. Two days previously he had been attending a funeral after which, drunk, he and friends adjourned to a tavern. During a scuffle resulting from high spirits he was accidentally wounded by a sword thrust intended for his friend who he had pushed aside dying forty nine hours later. The subsquent murder trial established the "not guilty" verdict (in addition to "proven" and "not proven") in Scots Law and the right of Scots juries to try the whole case and not just the facts known as Jury Nullification.
James Lyon 7th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 25) succeeded 7th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.
On 11 May 1731 Ernest August Oldenburg (age 70) died.
On 11 May 1745 the allied army commanded by William Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland (age 24) was defeated by a French army at the Battle of Fontenay.
George Cholmondeley (age 20), George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle (age 21), Joseph Yorke 1st Baron Dover (age 20) and John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave (age 27) fought.
Henry Ponsonby (age 60), James Dillon and Robert Douglas were killed.
George Sackville aka Germain 1st Viscount Sackville (age 29) led the charge of the Duke of Cumberland's infantry leading his regiment so deep into the French lines that when he was wounded and captured he was taken to the tent of Louis XV.
Louis 6th Duke of Gramont (age 55) was killed. His son Antoine 7th Duke Gramont (age 23) succeeded 7th Duke Gramont.
On 11 May 1759 John Warburton (age 77) died. He was buried at St Benet's Church, Paul's Wharf [Map] in the South Aisle.
On 11 May 1768 George Beauclerk (age 63) died.
On 11 May 1770 Louisa Carolina Isabella Hervey (age 55) died.
On 11 May 1778 William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 69) died. His son John Pitt 2nd Earl Chatham (age 21) succeeded 2nd Earl Chatham.
On 11 May 1780 Lepell Hervey Baroness Mulgrave (age 57) died.
On 11 May 1783 Thomas Clifton (age 54) died.
On 11 May 1794 William Asquith (age 39) died.
On 11 May 1801 Anna Willing (age 36) died.
On 11 May 1804 Edward Hase of Salle (age 71) died. On 25 May 1801 Virtue Repps (age 69) died. Memorial in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Salle [Map].
Edward Hase of Salle: Around 1733 he was born to John Hase of Great Melton in Norfolk and Mary Lombe. On 02 Jan 1784 John 1st Lombe Baronet was created 1st Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his brother Edward Hase of Salle and the heirs male of his body and in default thereof to the male issue of Edward Hase's daughter, Virtue Hase. Before 25 May 1801 he and Virtue Repps were married.
Virtue Repps: Around 1732 she was born to John Repps of Mattishall and Virtue Boardman.
On 11 May 1807 Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Nassau Weilburg (age 32) died.
On 11 May 1812 Spencer Perceval (age 49) was assassinated at House of Commons. Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl Liverpool (age 41) was appointed Prime Minister.
At 5:15 pm, on the evening of 11 May 1812, Perceval was on his way to attend the inquiry into the Orders in Council. As he entered the lobby of the House of Commons, a man stepped forward, drew a pistol and shot him in the chest. The assassin, John Bellingham, was a merchant who believed he had been unjustly imprisoned in Russia and was entitled to compensation from the government, but all his petitions had been rejected.
Perceval left a widow and twelve children aged between three and twenty. Parliament voted to settle £50,000 on Perceval's children, with additional annuities for his widow and eldest son.
On 18 May 1812 John Bellingham was hanged at Newgate Prison, London [Map]. René Martin Pillet says ...
This unfortunate man had presented several memorials, and had repeatedly demanded audience, but they had given him no answer. Driven to despair, he presented himself at the door of the house of commons, waited for the prime minister, Mr. Percival, and shot him. He was seized, confessed the crime, was tried, condemned to be hung, and executed a few days after. At the time of execution an immense crowd filled the public square, and these expressions were heard on every side: Farewell poor man, you owe satisfaction to the offended laws of your country, but God bless you! you have rendered an important service to your country, you have tdugllt ministers that they should do justice, and grant audience when it is asked of them.
A subscription was opened for the widow and children, and a handsome sum was raised. Their fortune was ten times greater than they could ever have expected in any other situation.
On 11 May 1814 William Burroughs died from wounds received at the Battle of Bayonne.
On 11 May 1821 Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (age 28) died at Apsley House Hyde Park Corner.
On 11 May 1836 Edward Sacherevell Wilmot aka Wilmot-Sitwell (age 87) died.
On 11 May 1838 or 22 May 1838 Thomas Andrew Knight of Downton Castle in Herefordshire (age 78) died.
On 11 May 1847 Henry John Adeane (age 57) died.
On 11 May 1847 William Bosville Bosville Macdonald died.
On 11 May 1849 Juliette Récamier (age 71) died.
On 11 May 1857 Vice Admiral Granville Waldegrave 2nd Baron Radstock (age 70) died. His son Granville Waldegrave 3rd Baron Radstock (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baron Radstock of Castletown in the Queen's County.
On 11 May 1864 George Fieschi Heneage (age 63) died.
On 11 May 1869 Luise Marie Friederike Glücksburg (age 58) died.
On 11 May 1876 Reverend Arthur Alfred Wilmot (age 31) died.
On 11 May 1876 John Maryon Wilson 9th Baronet (age 73) died. His son Spencer Maryon Wilson 10th Baronet (age 46) succeeded 10th Baronet Wilson of Eastbourne in Sussex.
On 11 May 1877 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot (age 47) died. His son Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 20th Earl of Shrewsbury 5th Earl Talbot (age 16) succeeded 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, 20th Earl Waterford, 5th Earl Talbot, 5th Viscount Ingestre.
On 03 Mar 1880 George Pitt-Rivers 6th Baron Rivers (age 65) died at 23 Wilton Crescent Belgravia. On 11 May 1880 he was buried at St Mary's Church Steepleton Iwerne, Dorset. Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire extinct.
On 11 May 1890 Arthur Grey 12th Baronet (age 77) died. His grandson Arthur Grey Hazlerigg 1st Baron Hazlerigg (age 11) succeeded 13th Baronet Haselrigge of Noseley Hall in Leicestershire.
On 11 May 1891 Elizabeth Dorothy Anne Howard (age 74) died.
On 11 May 1894 Commander Robert Nicholas Hamond (age 49) died.
On 11 May 1897 George Frederick Greville-Nugent (age 54) died.
On 11 May 1899 Fanny Lucy Shelley (age 88) died.
On 11 May 1904 Augusta Mary Bryan (age 70) died.
On 11 May 1911 Algernon Heber-Percy (age 66) died.
On 11 May 1911 Reverend Spencer Compton Hamilton-Spencer-Smith (age 68) died.
On 11 May 1920 Edward Henry Trafalgar Digby 10th and 4th Baron Digby (age 73) died. His son Edward Digby 11th and 5th Baron Digby (age 25) succeeded 11th Baron Digby of Geashill in County Offaly, 5th Baron Digby of Sherbourne in Dorset.
On 11 May 1935 Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont Countess Beauchamp (age 82) died.
On 11 May 1940 Ralph Paget Diplomat (age 75) died.
On 11 May 1941 June Mary Forbes-Semphill (age 18) was killed at 15 Basil aka North Street on the last day of the London Blitz whilst serving with the Women's Voluntary Services Mobile Canteen Service.
On 11 May 1959 Alfred George Taylor (age 86) died.
On 11 May 1960 Gottfried Hermann Alfred Hohenlohe Langenburg (age 63) died.
On 11 May 1966 James Willoughby Bertie (age 64) died.
On 11 May 1974 Gerald Rowland Clegg-Hill 7th Viscount Hill (age 70) died. His son Anthony Rowland Clegg-Hill 8th Viscount Hill (age 43) succeeded 8th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in Shropshire, 8th Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone in Shropshire, 10th Baronet Hill of Hawkestone in Shropshire.
On 11 May 2008 Charles Robert Rowley 8th and 7th Baronet (age 82) died. His son Richard Charles Rowley 9th and 8th Baronet (age 48) succeeded 9th Baronet Rowley of Tendring Hall in Suffolk, 8th Baronet Rowley of Hill House in Berkshire.
