On this Day in History ... 21st October

21 Oct is in AAOctober.

1345 Battle of Auberoche

1422 Death of Charles VI

1532 Henry VIII and Francis I meet at Calais

1551 Arrest of the Duke of Somerset and his Supporters

1797 Battle of Camperdown

1805 Battle of Trafalgar

See AABirths, AAMarriages and AADeaths.

Events on the 21st October

On 21 Oct 1345 AAHenry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 35) commanded an English army including AAWalter Manny 1st Baron Manny (age 35) at Auberoche, Perigueux during the AABattle of Auberoche. The battle was a significant victory for the English with the French forces being heavily defeated. The ransoms alone made a fortune for many of the soldiers in Derby's army, as well as Derby himself, who was said to have made at least £50,000 from the day's captives, and sealed his reputation as 'one of the best warriors in the world'.AA

On 21 Oct 1422 AACharles "Beloved Mad" VI King France (age 53) died at AAHôtel Saint Pol [Map]. The succession of the French throne was disputed between:AA

AAKing Henry VI  succeeded II AAKing France: LancasterAA

AACharles "Victorious" VII King France (age 19) succeeded VII AAKing France: Capet Valois. AAMarie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France (age 18) by marriage AAQueen Consort France.AA

On 21 Oct 1425 AARalph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 61) died. He was buried at AASt Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map]. His AAgrandson AARalph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmoreland (age 19) succeeded 2nd AAEarl of Westmoreland. AAElizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland (age 30) by marriage AACountess of Westmoreland.AA

Monument to AARalph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 61) and his wives AAMargaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby and AAJoan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 46). AAEarly Plate Bascinet Period. AAOrle. AAMan with Two Wives.AAAAAA

AAElizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland: Around 1395 she was born to AAHenry "Hotspur" Percy and AAElizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys at AAAlnwick Castle. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Around 1404 AAJohn Clifford 7th Baron Clifford and she were married. AAShe by marriage AABaroness de Clifford. They were AAthird cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. In 1426 AARalph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmoreland and she were married. They were AAsecond cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. On 26 Oct 1436 AAElizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland died.

AAThe Maner of the Triumphe at Caleys and Bulleyn. 21 Oct 1532. And on the mondaye the. xxj. daye of October the Kyng of Englande toke his waye to mete with the frensshe kyng at the place before appoynted with seven score [140] all in veluet cotes afore hym lordes and Knyghtes and forty of his garde and other to the nombre (as we thynke) of six hondred horses and as well horsed as euer was seen. And the Kyng our mayster mette with the frensshe Kyng at Sandyngfelde within the englysshe pale thre myles. There the frensshe kynge taryed for our mayster the space of an houre or two the frensshe kynge beyngc accompanyed with the kynge of Nauerne the cardinal of Loreyn the duke of Vandome and1 with dyuerse other noblemen well and rychely appoynted beynge of lyke nombre as our kyng was of that is to saye six hondred psones2. There was the louyngest metyng that euer was seen for the one embraced the other five or six tymes on horsbacke and so dyd the lordes on eyther party eche to other and so dyd ryde hande in hande with greate loue the space of a myle3 and than they dyd lyght of theyr horses and dranke eche to other the frensshe kyng dranke fyrst to our kyng and whan they had dronke they embraced eche other agayne with great loue and so rode towards Bulleyn our kynge on the ryght hande. And whan they came within a myle of Bulleyn there mette with the kynges the AADolphyn (age 14) beynge accompanyed with his two bretherne the AAduke of Orliaunce (age 13) and the count or AAerle of Angolame (age 10) very goodly chyldren and attendyng vpon them four cardynalles with a thousand horses very well beseen. And whan they came nere to the towne the frensshe kynge caused our mayster to tary whyles the gonshot was shotte whiche was herd fro Bulleyn twenty englysshe myles of. And so entered the towne where stode the captayn with the sowdyours in good ordre and aboue them stode a hondred swytsheners of the frensh kynges garde in theyr dublettes and theyr hosen of yelowe veluct cutte goodly persons4 and aboue them stode two hundred of the frensshe kynges garde more scottes and frensshmen in cotes of yelow blewe and crymsyn veluet beryng halberdes in theyr handes and aboue them stode two hundred gentylmen beyng in theyr gownes well and rychely beseen euery man hauyng an ax5 in theyr handes and theyr captaines standyng by them. And so they taryed in Bulleyn mondaye tuysdaye Wednesday and thursday all daye.6 And for the greate chere that was there no man can expresse it. For the kynges grace was there enterteyned all at the frensshe kynges costes and charges. And euery daye noble men of Fraunce desyred our nobles and gentylmen home to theyr lodgynges where as they founde theyr houses rychely hanged greate cupbordes of plate sumptuous fare with syngyng and playenge of all kyndes of musyke. And also there was sent vnto our lodgynges great fare with all maner of wynes for our seruantes and our horsmeet payd for and al at theyr charges. And euery day the frensshe kyng had at dyncr and souper with hym certayne noble men of Englande. And the kynges grace had in lykewyse certeyn of theyr nobles at dyner and souper during the tyme of theyr beyng at Bulleyn. And this contynued with as great chere and familiarite as myght be.AA

Note 1. The Second Edition omits: "and."

Note 2. persons.

Note 3. The Second Edition inserts: At the metyng of these two noble kynges there were sacres and sacrettes cast of and at dyuerse flyghtes two kytes were beten downe which were sooryng in the ayre wh such lyke pastyme whiche greatly pleased al the nobles on bothe partyes.

Note 4. The Second Edition reads "persons" thus "psones."

Note 5. The Second Edition has "a batayle ax."

Note 6. The Second Edition inserts: "The tuysday beynge the seconde day of hys there beyng the frenssh king gaue our kyng ryche apparayle wrought with nedle werke pyrled [fringed] with golde in the whiche lyke apparayle bothe the kynges went to our lady chyrche in Bulleyn. And at that time our kyng optayned release and lyberte of the frenssh kyng for all prysoners at that tyme beynge prisoners in Bulleyn. And in lykewyse dyd the frenssh kyng in Caleys of our kyng and mayster at his there beynge and optayned grace for all banysshed men whiche wolde make sute for theyr pardon. And to esteme the rich trauerses [low curtains] that were in Bulleyn at our lady chyrche and in Caleys in our lady chyrche in lykewyse for bothe the kynges the riche ordynaunces and prouysyon for the same it is to moche for to wryte. And as for the greate chere " &c.

AAHenry Machyn's Diary. 21 Oct 1551. The xxj day of October was cared [to the Tower] my AAlord Pagett (age 45) by the gard-the v yer K. [E. vjt.]AA

AAEvelyn's Diary. 21 Oct 1662. To the AAQueen-Mother's (age 52) Court, where her AAMajesty (age 32) related to us divers passages of her escapes during the Rebellion and wars in England.AAAA

On 21 Oct 1670 AAHugh Smithson 1st Baronet (age 72) died at his home in AATottenham High Cross. His son AAJerome Smithson 2nd Baronet (age 38) succeeded 2nd AABaronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. He was buried in the AAChurch of St John the Baptist Stanwick [Map].

Monument to AAHugh Smithson 1st Baronet (age 72) and Dorothy Royston sculpted by AAWilliam Stanton (age 31). Note the effigies appears to have been sourced differently since hers has no mottling.

AAHugh Smithson 1st Baronet: Around 1598 he was born to AAAntony Smithson.

AAJerome Smithson 2nd Baronet: In 1632 he was born to AAHugh Smithson 1st Baronet. In 1684 AAJerome Smithson 2nd Baronet died. His son AAHugh Smithson 3rd Baronet succeeded 3rd AABaronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.

On 21 Oct 1696 AAJohn Manners 3rd Duke Rutland was born to AAJohn Manners 2nd Duke Rutland (age 20) and AACatherine Russell Duchess Rutland (age 20).AAAA

On 21 Oct 1772 AASamuel Taylor Coleridge was born to AAReverend John Coleridge (age 53) and Anne Bowden (age 46). The youngest of ten children by his father's second wife.

On 21 Oct 1773 AAWilliam Noel-Hill 3rd Baron Berwick was born to AANoel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 28) and AAAnna Vernon (age 25).AA

On 21 Oct 1775 AAFrançois-Hubert Drouais (age 47) died.

On 21 Oct 1797 AAAdam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan (age 66) was created 1st AAViscount Duncan of Camperdowne in recognition of his victory at the AABattle of Camperdown.

On 21 Oct 1800 AAJohn Hayter was born to Charles Hayter (age 39).

On 21 Oct 1805 AAFrank Abney-Hastings (age 11) fought aboard AAHMS Neptune at the AABattle of Trafalgar.AA

On 21 Oct 1805 AAAdmiral Henry Digby (age 35) commanded AAAfrica at Cape Trafalgar during the AABattle of Trafalgar.AA

AARichard King 2nd Baronet (age 30) captained HMS Achille, the seventh ship in Collingwood's division. Achille was heavily engaged, chasing off the Spanish Montanez and the battling alongside HMS Belleisle with the Argonauta. Whilst chasing this ship through the melee, Achille was cut off by her namesake, the French Achille, with whom she began a savage cannonade until joined by the French ship Berwick, whom Achille turned her attention on.

AAGeorge Alexander Barker (age 20) served on The Swiftsure.

On 21 Oct 1805 AAHoratio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson (age 47) was killed in action at the AABattle of Trafalgar.AA

On 21 Oct 1855 AAHenry Pierce Bone (age 75) died.

On 21 Oct 1861 AAPhilip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet was born to AAEdward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 28) and AAGeorgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 21). He was baptised at AAManchester Cathedral [Map] with his godfathers, by proxy, being AAJohn Ruskin (age 42) and AADante Gabriel Rossetti (age 33). See AAMemorials of Edward Burne-Jones.

On 21 Oct 1867 AAAline Caroline de Rothschild was born to AAGustave Samuel de Rothschild (age 38) and Cécile Anspach (age 27) at her parents home on AAAvenue Marigny Paris in Paris.

After 21 Oct 1887. Memorial at AASt Andrew's Church, Kimbolton [Map] to AAMary Agnes Welstead (deceased).

AAMary Agnes Welstead: On 13 Dec 1834 he was born to AABenjamin Welstead and Mary Rowley. On 21 Oct 1887 AAMary Agnes Welstead died. She was buried at AASt Andrew's Church, Kimbolton.

On 21 Oct 1905 AAWilliam Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh (age 81) died. On 21 Oct 1905 His son AAFrancis Dudley Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh (age 50) succeeded 3rd AABaron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Frances Beckwith Baroness Leigh by marriage AABaroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.

Memorial at AAChurch of the Virgin Mary Stoneleigh [Map]. A particularly fine early twentieth century memorial. In Loving Memon of William Henry, 2nd Baron Leigh, for Forty-Nine Years Lord Lieutenant of Wancickshire born 17 January 1824, died 21 October 1905 and of AACaroline Amelia (age 77) his wife, daughter of AA2nd Marquess of Westminster born 14 June 1828 and died 24 March 1906. AA

The monument carries the heraldic arms of the family their motto Tout Vient de Dieu (Everything Comes from God) and in an especially lovely design of white and gold lilies around the Cross, are the words: LOVELY AND PLEASANT IN THEIR LIVES IN DEATH THEY WERE NOT DIVIDED

AAWilliam Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh: On 17 Jan 1824 he was born to AAChandos Leigh 1st Baron Leigh and Margarette Willes Baroness Leigh. He was baptised at AASt Mary Magdalene's Church, Adlestrop, and for a second time, at AAChurch of the Virgin Mary Stoneleigh on 10 Sep 1824. He was educated at AAHarrow School then AATrinity College, Cambridge University. On 22 Aug 1848 AAWilliam Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh and AACaroline Grosvenor were married. They had eight children. She the daughter of AARichard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and AAElizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster.

Frances Beckwith Baroness Leigh: On 29 Nov 1890 AAFrancis Dudley Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh and she were married. On 28 Apr 1909 she died.

AACaroline Amelia Grosvenor Baroness Leigh: On 14 Jun 1828 she was born to AARichard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and AAElizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster. She was baptised at AASt Mary's Church, Eccleston on 28 Jul 828.

On 21 Oct 1907 AAGeorge Frederick Bodley (age 80) died at AAWater Eaton, Oxfordshire. He was buried in the churchyard of AASt James' Church, Kinnersley [Map].

After 21 Oct 1917. AAAll Saints Church, Old Rode. In Memory of 2nd Lieutenant Sydney Bowler killed in action aged twenty-seven

Extract From Sexey's School Magazine. Oct. 21st. 1917. – Lieut. S. Bowler, R.G.A. (a former member of the staff), killed by shell-fire. Aged 27. Literary and Debating Society. 4th December – Lecture by Mr Bowler. On the above date the School received a most excellent and instructive lecture on the "Geographical and historical Causes of the Present War." Mr Bowler made a rather difficult subject into one full of absorbing interest and gave everyone a very pleasant evening. He outlined the circumstances that plunged Europe into this titanic struggle in a way which showed that he had made a deep and scientific study of the whole affair. He concluded his lecture by a splendid description of Russia peasant life which being illustrated by lantern slides proved an even greater success, as very few knew anything of the social life of our great ally.

On 21 Oct 1947 AADavid Allan Bethell 5th Baron Westbury (age 25) and AAUrsula James were married at AASt Martin in the Fields [Map]. Princesses AAElizabeth (age 21) and AAMargaret (age 17) attended the wedding, as did the AADuke (age 47) and AADuchess (age 45) of Gloucester.AA

After 21 Oct 2011. AAHasting's Chapel St Helen's Church Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire [Map]. Monument to AAMoorea Hastings (deceased).AA

AAMoorea Hastings: On 04 Mar 1928 she was born to AAFrancis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon and Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon.AA On 22 Jun 1957 Woodrow Lyle Wyatt Baron Wyatt of Weeford and she were married They were divorced in 1966. She married again on 11 Jan 1967. She the daughter of AAFrancis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon and Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon.AA On 11 Jan 1967 Brinsley Graham Black and she were married. She the daughter of AAFrancis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon and Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon.AA On 21 Oct 2011 AAMoorea Hastings died.

Births on the 21st October

On 21 Oct 1349 AAWilliam Bardolf 4th Baron Bardolf was born to AAJohn Bardolf 3rd Baron Bardolf (age 35) and Elizabeth Damory Baroness Bardolf (age 31). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.AA

On 21 Oct 1449 AAGeorge York 1st Duke of Clarence was born to AARichard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York (age 38) and AACecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York (age 34) at Dublin Castle, Dublin. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding AA2.38%. AAAA

On 21 Oct 1467 AAGiovanni de' Medici was born to AAPierfrancesco "The Elder" de Medici (age 37).

On 21 Oct 1536 Joachim Ernest Prince of Anhalt was born.

On 21 Oct 1543 AAMichael Hicks was born to AARobert Hicks (age 25).

On 21 Oct 1559 AACatherine Knollys Baroness Offaly was born to AAFrancis Knollys (age 47) and AACatherine Carey (age 35).AAAA

On 21 Oct 1566 AAMargaret Willoughby was born to AAFrancis Willoughby (age 20) and AAElizabeth Lyttelton (age 18) at AAWollaton.AA

On 21 Oct 1585 AAFrancis Howard was born to AAWilliam aka Francis Howard (age 45) and Frances Gouldwell (age 32) at AAHalling House.AA

Before 21 Oct 1593 AARichard Spencer was born to AARobert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer (age 23) and AAMargaret Willoughby (age 26).AAAA

On 21 Oct 1624 AAEdward Harley was born to AARobert Harley (age 45) and Brilliana Conway (age 26) in AABrampton Bryan Castle [Map].AA

On 21 Oct 1631 AAAdolf Oldenburg was born to AAPhilip Oldenburg (age 47).AA

On 21 Oct 1637 Robert Yallop was born.

On 21 Oct 1652 AAWilliam Grey was born to AAJames Grey (age 34) and Elizabeth Stuteville.AA

Before 21 Oct 1676 Penelope Lovett Lady Northcote was born to Edward Lovett (age 49).

On 21 Oct 1685 AAGeorge Forbes 3rd Earl Granard was born to AAArthur Forbes 2nd Earl Granard (age 29).

On 21 Oct 1696 AAJohn Manners 3rd Duke Rutland was born to AAJohn Manners 2nd Duke Rutland (age 20) and AACatherine Russell Duchess Rutland (age 20).AAAA

On 21 Oct 1696 AAJames Fitz James 2nd Duke Berwick was born to AAJames Fitzjames 1st Duke Berwick (age 26) and AAHonora Burke Duchess Berwick (age 22) at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines. He a grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.AA

On 21 Oct 1700 AAElisabeth Charlotte Lorraine was born to AALeopold Duke of Lorraine (age 21) and AAÉlisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine (age 24). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.AA

On 21 Oct 1712 AARobert Sherard 4th Earl Harborough was born to AAPhilip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough (age 32) and Anne Pedley Countess Harborough (age 37). Some sources report his birth in 1719.

On 21 Oct 1712 James Steuart 3rd and 7th Baronet was born.

On 21 Oct 1713 George Carpenter was born.

On 21 Oct 1723 AAFrancis Charteris de jure 7th Earl Wemyss was born to AAJames Wemyss 5th Earl Wemyss (age 24) and Janet Charteris at AAWemyss Castle.

On 21 Oct 1726 AAWilliam Knollys 6th Earl Banbury was born to AACharles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 23) and Martha Hughes (age 22).AA

On 21 Oct 1729 AAHenry Seymour was born to AAFrancis Seymour (age 32) and AAElizabeth Popham Viscountess Hinchingbrooke (age 36). Coefficient of inbreeding AA3.12%. AA

On 21 Oct 1730 AAPeter Ludlow 1st Earl Ludlow was born to Peter Ludlow.

On 21 Oct 1739 AAWilbrahim Tollemache 6th Earl Dysart was born to AALionel Tollemache 4th Earl Dysart (age 31) and AAGrace Carteret Countess Dysart (age 26).AAAA

On 21 Oct 1744 AAElizabeth Heathcote was born to AAThomas Heathcote 2nd Baronet (age 23) and Elizabeth Hinton (age 20).

Around 21 Oct 1752 AAJohn Fitzwilliam 8th Viscount Fitzwilliam was born to AARichard Fitzwilliam 6th Viscount Fitzwilliam (age 41) and Catherine Decker.AAAA

On 21 Oct 1765 AAThomas Twysden was born to AAWilliam Twysden 6th Baronet (age 35).AA

On 21 Oct 1767 AAEdmund Boyle 8th Earl Cork was born to AAEdmund Boyle 7th Earl Cork (age 24).AA

On 21 Oct 1770 AAHenry Barry 8th Earl Barrymore was born to AARichard Barry 6th Earl Barrymore (age 25) and AAAmelia Stanhope Countess Barrymore (age 21). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.AA

On 21 Oct 1771 Julia Judith Twisleton was born to Major-General Thomas Twisleton 7th or 13th Baron Saye and Sele (age 36) and AAElizabeth Turner Baroness Saye and Sele.

On 21 Oct 1771 AACharles Murray was born to AAJohn Murray 3rd Duke Atholl (age 42) and AACharlotte Murray Duchess Atholl (age 40). Coefficient of inbreeding AA6.29%. AA

On 21 Oct 1772 AASamuel Taylor Coleridge was born to AAReverend John Coleridge (age 53) and Anne Bowden (age 46). The youngest of ten children by his father's second wife.

On 21 Oct 1773 AAWilliam Noel-Hill 3rd Baron Berwick was born to AANoel Hill 1st Baron Berwick (age 28) and AAAnna Vernon (age 25).AA

On 21 Oct 1777 AALudwig Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to AADuke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 32) and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 26) at Gotha.

On 21 Oct 1785 AAHarriet Rochfort D'Oyly was born to AAJohn Hadley D'Oyly 6th Baronet (age 31) and Diana Rochfort Lady D'Oyly (age 30) at Calcutta, India.AA

On 21 Oct 1788 AAPhilip Pleydell-Bouverie was born to AAJacob Pleydell-Bouverie 2nd Earl Radnor (age 38) and AAAnne Duncombe Countess Radnor (age 30).AA

On 21 Oct 1800 AAJohn Hayter was born to Charles Hayter (age 39).

On 21 Oct 1803 Edward Duncan was born.

On 21 Oct 1808 AACharles Trollope was born to AAJohn Trollope 6th Baronet (age 42) and Anne Thorold.

On 21 Oct 1816 AAWilliam Dashwood Fane was born to AAWilliam Mildmay Fane (age 27) and AALouisa Hay Dashwood (age 25) in India.AAAA

On 21 Oct 1821 AARichard Sutton 4th Baronet was born to AARichard Sutton 2nd Baronet (age 21).AA

On 21 Oct 1822 AAMildred Arabella Charlotte Gascoyne-Cecil was born to AAJames Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 31) and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury (age 16).AA

On 21 Oct 1823 AARachel Jane Gurney was born to AASamuel Gurney (age 36).

On 21 Oct 1835 AAAlan Stewart 10th Earl Galloway was born to AARandolph Stewart 9th Earl Galloway (age 35) and AAHarriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding AA1.58%. AAAA

On 21 Oct 1836 Ismay Louisa Ursula Bellew was born to Patrick Bellew 1st Baron Bellew (age 38) and Anna Fermina de Mendoza Baroness bellew.

On 21 Oct 1846 AAEdward Henry Trafalgar Digby 10th and 4th Baron Digby was born to AAEdward St Vincent Digby 9th and 3rd Baron Digby (age 40) and AATheresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways Baroness Digby (age 32). He was given the name Trafalgar to celebrate his paternal grand-father AAAdmiral Henry Digby who fought at the Battle of Battle of Trafalgar.AAAA

On 21 Oct 1861 AAPhilip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet was born to AAEdward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 28) and AAGeorgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 21). He was baptised at AAManchester Cathedral [Map] with his godfathers, by proxy, being AAJohn Ruskin (age 42) and AADante Gabriel Rossetti (age 33). See AAMemorials of Edward Burne-Jones.

On 21 Oct 1862 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet was born to AAWilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 33) and Mary Pocklington Senhouse (age 22) at AABrayton Hall, Aspatria.

On 21 Oct 1864 John Michael Fleetwood Fuller 1st Baronet was born to George Pargiter Fuller (age 31) and AAEmily Georgina Jane Hicks-Beach (age 18).

On 21 Oct 1867 AARuth Mary St Maur was born illegitimately to AAEdward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour (age 32) and Rosina Elizabeth Swan Maid at Tangier.AA

On 21 Oct 1867 AAAline Caroline de Rothschild was born to AAGustave Samuel de Rothschild (age 38) and Cécile Anspach (age 27) at her parents home on AAAvenue Marigny Paris in Paris.

On 21 Oct 1873 AAArthur Morton Grenfell was born to AAPascoe du Pré Grenfell (age 41) and AASophia Grenfell (age 43).

On 21 Oct 1899 Christopher Edward Clive Hussey was born.AA

On 21 Oct 1923 AAPenelope Forbes was born to AAColonel Donald Alexander Forbes (age 43).

On 21 Oct 1950 AADavid Lascelles 8th Earl of Harewood was born to AAGeorge Henry Hubert Lascelles 7th Earl Harewood (age 27) and Marion Stein Countess Harewood (age 24) at AA2 Orme Square Baywater. He was baptised at AAAll Saints Church Harewood [Map]. His godparents included AAQueen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 24), AAVictoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 83), AAMargaret Selina Lascelles Viscountess Boyne (age 67) and his uncle AAGerald David Lascelles (age 26). He a great grandson of George V King United Kingdom.AA

Marriages on the 21st October

Before 21 Oct 1309 AAHugh Neville 1st Baron Neville Essex (age 33) and AAIda Fitzwalter Baroness Neville Essex (age 17) were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. AAAA

Before 21 Oct 1390 AAThomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley (age 36) and AAAnne Despencer Baroness Hastings, Marshal and Morley (age 32) were married. AAShe by marriage AABaroness Marshal, AABaroness Morley. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. AA

Before 21 Oct 1573 AARichard Bulkeley (age 40) and Katherine Davenport were married.

On 21 Oct 1614 AAFrancis Foljambe 1st Baronet (age 24) and AAElizabeth Wray Lady Walton were married.AA

On 21 Oct 1632 Edward Darcy and AAElizabeth Evelyn (age 18) were married.AA

On 21 Oct 1658 AAWilliam Brereton 3rd Baron Brereton (age 27) and AAFrances Willoughby Baroness Brereton (age 33) were married at AASt Margaret Pattens. They were AAfourth cousins.AA

Before 21 Oct 1670 Robert Talbot 2nd Baronet (age 63) and AAGrace Calvert were married.

On 21 Oct 1674 AACoplestone Bamfylde 2nd Baronet (age 36) and AAJane Pole Lady Coplestone (age 20) were married at AAHoughton, Devon. AAShe by marriage AALady Bampfylde of Poltimore in Devon.AA

On or after 21 Oct 1680, the date of the licence, AAFrancis Drake 3rd Baronet (age 38) and Anne Boone Lady Drake were married. She by marriage AALady Drake of Buckland in Devon. There was no issue from the marriage.

Before 21 Oct 1696 AAJohn Manners 2nd Duke Rutland (age 20) and AACatherine Russell Duchess Rutland (age 20) were married. He the son of AAJohn Manners 1st Duke Rutland (age 58) and AACatherine Noel Duchess Rutland (age 39).AAAAAA

On 21 Oct 1710 AAJohn Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 23) and AAMary Butler Baroness Ashburnham were married. AAShe by marriage AABaroness Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex. She the daughter of AAJames Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde (age 45) and AAMary Somerset Duchess Ormonde (age 46).AAAA

On 21 Oct 1729 AAJermyn Davers 4th Baronet (age 43) and Margaretta Green were married.AA

Before 21 Oct 1739 AAWilliam Montagu 2nd Duke Manchester (age 39) and AAIsabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 33) were married. AAShe by marriage AADuchess Manchester. She the daughter of AAJohn Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 49) and AAMary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 50). He the son of AACharles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester and AADoddington Greville Duchess Manchester. They were AAfourth cousins.AAAAAA

On 21 Oct 1752 AACharles Hotham-Thompson 8th Baronet (age 17) and AADorothy Hobart (age 27) were married. She the daughter of AAJohn Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire (age 59) and Judith Britiffe Lady Hotham.AAAA

On 21 Oct 1783 AAWalter Spencer-Stanhope (age 33) and Mary Winifred Pulleine were married at AATynemouth, Northumberland [Map].AA

On 21 Oct 1791 John Williams 1st Baronet (age 29) and Margaret Williams Lady Williams (age 23) were married.

On 21 Oct 1797 AADuke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 24) and AALouise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 17) were married. He the son of AADuke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 52) and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 46). They were AAsecond cousins.

On 21 Oct 1809 AABooth Grey (age 26) and AASophia Grey (age 32) were married. She the daughter of AAGeorge Grey 5th Earl Stamford 1st Earl Warrington (age 72) and AAHenrietta Bentinck Countess Stamford and Warrington (age 72). They were AAfirst cousins.AAAA

Before 21 Oct 1816 AAWilliam Mildmay Fane (age 27) and AALouisa Hay Dashwood (age 25) were married.AAAA

On 21 Oct 1824 AAGeorge Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds (age 22) and AAHarriet Emma Arundel Stewart Duchess Leeds (age 24) were married at the AABritish Embassy, Paris. She the illegitmate daughter of AAGranville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 51) and AAHenrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough. They were AAfourth cousins.AAAA

On 21 Oct 1844 Nathaniel Alexander Staples 10th Baronet (age 27) and AAElizabeth Lindsay Head Lady Staples were married.

On 21 Oct 1858 AABeriah Botfield (age 51) and AAIsabel Leighton were married at AAAlderbury, Shropshire. There was no issue from the marriage.

On 21 Oct 1871 AAReginald James Macartney Greville-Nugent (age 22) and AALouisa Maud Yarde-Buller were married.AAAA

On 21 Oct 1947 AADavid Allan Bethell 5th Baron Westbury (age 25) and AAUrsula James were married at AASt Martin in the Fields [Map]. Princesses AAElizabeth (age 21) and AAMargaret (age 17) attended the wedding, as did the AADuke (age 47) and AADuchess (age 45) of Gloucester.AA

On 21 Oct 1966 AAGerard Henry Fleetwood Fuller 2nd Baronet (age 60) and Katherine Mary Spence Lady Fuller were married. She by marriage AALady Fuller of Neston Park in Corsham in Wiltshire.

On 21 Oct 1977 AAAlexander McDonnell 9th Earl of Antrim (age 42) and Elizabeth Hannah Sacher Countess of Antrim were married. She by marriage AACountess Antrim 2C. He the son of AARandal McDonnell 8th Earl of Antrim (deceased) and AAAngela Christina Sykes Countess of Antrim (age 66).

Deaths on the 21st October

Around 21 Oct 1204 AARobert Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester died.AA

On 21 Oct 1274 AAJohn "The Botiller" Verdun (age 51) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1314 Geoffrey Geneville 1st Baron Geneville (age 88) died at AATrim County Meath. He was buried at Black Friary, Trim, County Meath. His AAgranddaughter Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 28) succeeded 2nd AABaroness Geneville. She and her husband AARoger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 27) inherited the vast legacy of the de Lacy dynasty, including AALudlow Castle [Map].AA

On 21 Oct 1396 AAJohn Bonville (age 25) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1400 AAWalter Clopton died.

On 21 Oct 1422 AACharles "Beloved Mad" VI King France (age 53) died at AAHôtel Saint Pol [Map]. The succession of the French throne was disputed between:AA

AAKing Henry VI  succeeded II AAKing France: LancasterAA

AACharles "Victorious" VII King France (age 19) succeeded VII AAKing France: Capet Valois. AAMarie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France (age 18) by marriage AAQueen Consort France.AA

On 21 Oct 1425 AARalph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 61) died. He was buried at AASt Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map]. His AAgrandson AARalph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmoreland (age 19) succeeded 2nd AAEarl of Westmoreland. AAElizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland (age 30) by marriage AACountess of Westmoreland.AA

Monument to AARalph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 61) and his wives AAMargaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby and AAJoan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 46). AAEarly Plate Bascinet Period. AAOrle. AAMan with Two Wives.AAAAAA

AAElizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland: Around 1395 she was born to AAHenry "Hotspur" Percy and AAElizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys at AAAlnwick Castle. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Around 1404 AAJohn Clifford 7th Baron Clifford and she were married. AAShe by marriage AABaroness de Clifford. They were AAthird cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. In 1426 AARalph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmoreland and she were married. They were AAsecond cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. On 26 Oct 1436 AAElizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland died.

On 21 Oct 1434 John Hill of Spaxton (age 33) died.

On 21 Oct 1454 AAMargaret Leeke (age 84) died.

On 21 Oct 1494 AAGian Galeazzo Sforza 6th Duke Milan (age 25) died. His AAuncle AALudovico Sforza Duke Milan (age 42) succeeded AADuke Milan.

On 21 Oct 1514 AAAlexander Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (age 51) died. His son AALouis II Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (age 12) succeeded AACount Palatine of Zweibrücken.AA

On 21 Oct 1520 John Fortescue died.AA

On 21 Oct 1526 Judge Lewis Pollard (age 61) died.AA

On or before 21 Oct 1554 Richard Towneley (age 34) died.

On 21 Oct 1554 AAJohn Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick (age 27) died at AAPenshurst Place, Kent [Map].AA

On 21 Oct 1573 Katherine Davenport died.

On 21 Oct 1601 AAWilliam Sinclair 5th Lord Sinclair (age 74) died.

On 21 Oct 1602 AAHedwig Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (age 62) died.

On 21 Oct 1602 Francis Barnard (age 76) died.

On or after 21 Oct 1620, the date of his will, AAThomas Vavasour (deceased) died.AA

On or before 21 Oct 1665 AAEdward Mosley 2nd Baronet (age 26) died. AABaronet Mosley of Rolleston in Staffordshire extinct. He was buried at AADidsbury on 21 Oct 1665.AA

On 21 Oct 1668 Gilbert Pickering 1st Baronet (age 57) died.

On 21 Oct 1670 Robert Talbot 2nd Baronet (age 63) died.

On 21 Oct 1670 AAHugh Smithson 1st Baronet (age 72) died at his home in AATottenham High Cross. His son AAJerome Smithson 2nd Baronet (age 38) succeeded 2nd AABaronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. He was buried in the AAChurch of St John the Baptist Stanwick [Map].

Monument to AAHugh Smithson 1st Baronet (age 72) and Dorothy Royston sculpted by AAWilliam Stanton (age 31). Note the effigies appears to have been sourced differently since hers has no mottling.

AAHugh Smithson 1st Baronet: Around 1598 he was born to AAAntony Smithson.

AAJerome Smithson 2nd Baronet: In 1632 he was born to AAHugh Smithson 1st Baronet. In 1684 AAJerome Smithson 2nd Baronet died. His son AAHugh Smithson 3rd Baronet succeeded 3rd AABaronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.

On 21 Oct 1687 AAEdmund Waller (age 81) died.

On 21 Oct 1690 AAInfanta Isabel Luísa of Portugal (age 21) AAdied of smallpox.AA

On 16 Oct 1701 AAJames Reade 2nd Baronet (age 46) died. He was buried on 21 Oct 1701 in the Brocket Chapel at AASt Elthreda's Church, Bishop's Hatfield. His son AAJohn Reade 3rd Baronet (age 10) succeeded 3rd AABaronet Reade of Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire.

On 21 Oct 1710 AACatherine Vernon (age 47) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1713 AAEdward Henry Lee (age 32) died.

On 21 Oct 1726 AAMaurice Ashley-Cooper (age 51) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1729 Ann Wife of William Key (age 40) died.

On 21 Oct 1733 AAWilliam Drake 6th Baronet (age 38) died without issue. AABaronet Drake of Ashe in Devon extinct.

On 21 Oct 1738 AAJohann Adolf Wettin died at Weißenfels, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt.

On 21 Oct 1739 AAWilliam Montagu 2nd Duke Manchester (age 39) died. His AAbrother AARobert Montagu 3rd Duke Manchester (age 29) succeeded 3rd AADuke Manchester, 6th AAEarl Manchester, 6th AAViscount Mandeville, 6th AABaron Montagu of Kimbolton. Harriet Dunch Duchess Manchester by marriage AADuchess Manchester.AA

On 21 Oct 1741 AAStephen Anderson 2nd Baronet (age 63) died. His son AAStephen Anderson 3rd Baronet (age 32) succeeded 3rd AABaronet Anderson of Eyeworth in Bedfordshire.

On 21 Oct 1751 AARichard Wingfield 1st Viscount Powerscourt (age 54) died. His son AAEdward Wingfield 2nd Viscount Powerscourt (age 21) succeeded 2nd AAViscount Powerscourt.AA

On 21 Oct 1757 Ferdinando Dudley Lea 11th Baron Dudley (age 47) died. AABaron Sutton of Dudley abeyant between his two sisters.

On 21 Oct 1772 AAEdward Hay (age 50) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1775 AAFrançois-Hubert Drouais (age 47) died.

On 21 Oct 1781 AAVere Beauclerk 1st Baron de Vere (age 82) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1796 AAWatkin Edward Wynn (age 41) died of a fever at Dover as Major Commandant of Merionethshire regiment of Militia.

On 21 Oct 1803 AAFrederick Cavendish (age 74) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1805 AAHoratio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson (age 47) was killed in action at the AABattle of Trafalgar.AA

On 21 Oct 1812 AAHeneage Finch 4th Earl Aylesford (age 61) died. His son AAHeneage Finch 5th Earl Aylesford (age 26) succeeded 5th AAEarl Aylesford.AA

On 21 Oct 1816 AAWilliam Lygon 1st Earl Beauchamp (age 69) died at AASt James' Square. His son AAWilliam Lygon 2nd Earl Beauchamp (age 33) succeeded 2nd AAEarl Beauchamp, 2nd AAViscount Elmley of Worcestershire.AA

On 21 Oct 1830 AAAlgernon Percy 1st Earl Beverley (age 80) died. His son AAGeorge Percy 5th Duke Northumberland (age 52) succeeded 2nd AAEarl Beverley.AA

On 21 Oct 1834 AAEdward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 81) died. His son AAEdward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby (age 59) succeeded 13th AAEarl Derby, 7th AABaronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. Charlotte Margaret Hornby Countess Derby by marriage AACountess Derby.AAAA

On 21 Oct 1836 AACatherine St Aubyn died.

On 21 Oct 1854 Princess Maria Czartoryska (age 86) died.

On 21 Oct 1855 AAHenry Pierce Bone (age 75) died.

On 21 Oct 1860 AACharles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 69) died. His son AACharles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 42) succeeded 6th AADuke Richmond, 6th AAEarl March, 6th AABaron Settrington. AAFrances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 36) by marriage AADuchess Richmond.AAAA

On 21 Oct 1862 AAMary Henrietta Juliana Osborne Countess Chichester (age 86) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1863 AAMary Lowther (age 78) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1864 AAMary Bilson Legge Baroness Sherborne died.AA

On 21 Oct 1864 AARichard Henry Rycroft 3rd Baronet (age 70) died. His son AANelson Rycroft 4th Baronet (age 33) succeeded 4th AABaronet Rycroft of Calton in Yorkshire. Juliana Ogilvy Lady Rycroft by marriage AALady Rycroft of Calton in Yorkshire.AA

On 21 Oct 1873 AAWilliam Eden 6th and 4th Baronet (age 70) died. His son AAWilliam Eden 7th and 5th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 5th AABaronet Eden of Maryland, 7th AABaronet Eden of West Auckland.

On 21 Oct 1874 Cecilia Anne Windham (age 71) died.

On 21 Oct 1876 Annie Jervis (age 48) died.

On 21 Oct 1887 AAMary Agnes Welstead (age 52) died. She was buried at AASt Andrew's Church, Kimbolton [Map].

On 21 Oct 1889 AAGeorge FitzMaurice 6th Earl of Orkney (age 62) died.

On 21 Oct 1893 AAFrancis Dudley Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (age 64) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1895 AACharles Edward Cooke (age 66) died without issue.

On 21 Oct 1903 AAGeorge Gunning 5th Baronet (age 75) died. His son AAFrederick Gunning 6th Baronet (age 49) succeeded 6th AABaronet Gunning of Eltham in Kent.

On 21 Oct 1905 AAWilliam Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh (age 81) died. On 21 Oct 1905 His son AAFrancis Dudley Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh (age 50) succeeded 3rd AABaron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Frances Beckwith Baroness Leigh by marriage AABaroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.

Memorial at AAChurch of the Virgin Mary Stoneleigh [Map]. A particularly fine early twentieth century memorial. In Loving Memon of William Henry, 2nd Baron Leigh, for Forty-Nine Years Lord Lieutenant of Wancickshire born 17 January 1824, died 21 October 1905 and of AACaroline Amelia (age 77) his wife, daughter of AA2nd Marquess of Westminster born 14 June 1828 and died 24 March 1906. AA

The monument carries the heraldic arms of the family their motto Tout Vient de Dieu (Everything Comes from God) and in an especially lovely design of white and gold lilies around the Cross, are the words: LOVELY AND PLEASANT IN THEIR LIVES IN DEATH THEY WERE NOT DIVIDED

AAWilliam Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh: On 17 Jan 1824 he was born to AAChandos Leigh 1st Baron Leigh and Margarette Willes Baroness Leigh. He was baptised at AASt Mary Magdalene's Church, Adlestrop, and for a second time, at AAChurch of the Virgin Mary Stoneleigh on 10 Sep 1824. He was educated at AAHarrow School then AATrinity College, Cambridge University. On 22 Aug 1848 AAWilliam Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh and AACaroline Grosvenor were married. They had eight children. She the daughter of AARichard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and AAElizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster.

Frances Beckwith Baroness Leigh: On 29 Nov 1890 AAFrancis Dudley Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh and she were married. On 28 Apr 1909 she died.

AACaroline Amelia Grosvenor Baroness Leigh: On 14 Jun 1828 she was born to AARichard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and AAElizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster. She was baptised at AASt Mary's Church, Eccleston on 28 Jul 828.

On 21 Oct 1907 AAGeorge Frederick Bodley (age 80) died at AAWater Eaton, Oxfordshire. He was buried in the churchyard of AASt James' Church, Kinnersley [Map].

On 21 Oct 1918 AAHubert Ernest Valentine Duncombe (age 56) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1922 AAWalter Charles Gordon-Lennox (age 57) died.AA

On 21 Oct 1934 AAHenry Palk Carew 9th Baronet (age 64) died. He was buried at AASt Blaise's Church, Haccombe. His son AAThomas Palk Carew 10th Baronet (age 44) succeeded 10th AABaronet Carew of Haccombe in Devon. Phyllis Evelyn Mayman Lady Carew by marriage AALady Carew of Haccombe in Devon.AA

On 21 Oct 1970 AAHelen Grosvenor (age 82) died.AA

On 21 Oct 2003 AARosemary Lyttelton (age 81) died.

On 21 Oct 2011 AAMoorea Hastings (age 83) died.

On 21 Oct 2015 William Murray 8th and 7th Earl Mansfield (age 85) died. His son Alexander Murray 9th and 8th Earl Mansfield (age 59) succeeded 9th AAEarl Mansfield in Middlesex, 8th AAEarl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 13th AAViscount Stormont.AA

On 21 Oct 2016 AARaine Mccorquodale Countess Dartmouth and Spencer (age 87) died.