On this Day in History ... 3rd April

03 Apr is in April.

1043 Coronation of Edward the Confessor

1367 Battle of Nájera

1461 Battle of Towton

1643 Battle of Camp Hill

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Events on the 3rd April

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 03 Apr 1043. This year was Edward (age 40) consecrated king at Winchester [Map], early on Easter-day, with much pomp. Then was Easter on the third day before the nones of April. Archbishop Edsy consecrated him, and before all people well admonished him. And Stigand the priest was consecrated bishop over the East Angles. And this year, fourteen nights before the mass of St. Andrew, it was advised the king, that he and Earl Leofric and Earl Godwin (age 42) and Earl Siward (age 33) with their retinue, should ride from Gloucester to Winchester unawares upon the lady (age 58); and they deprived her of all the treasures that she had; which were immense; because she was formerly very hard upon the king her son, and did less for him than he wished before he was king, and also since: but they suffered her to remain there afterwards. And soon after this the king determined to invest all the land that his mother (age 58) had in her hands, and took from her all that she had in gold and in silver and in numberless things; because she formerly held it too fast against him. Soon after this Stigand was deprived of his bishopric; and they took all that he had into their hands for the king, because he was highest the counsel of his mother; and she acted as he advised, as men supposed.

On 03 Apr 1327 Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 31) and John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers (age 37) were made keepers of King Edward II of England (age 42).

On 03 Apr 1367 the forces of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile (age 32) commanded by Edward "Black Prince" (age 36) defeated the army of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile (age 33) at the Battle of Nájera at Nájera. The English forces included John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 27), William Scrope, Peter Courtenay (age 21), John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 30), John Savile of Shelley and Golcar (age 42), Bernard Brocas (age 37) and Thomas Banastre (age 33).

The forces of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile (age 33) included Bertrand Geusclin (age 47). The battle achieved little since Bertrand Geusclin (age 47) escaped.

John Ferrers 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 36) was killed. His son Robert Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 9) succeeded 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. Margaret Despencer Baroness Ferrers of Chartley by marriage Baroness Ferrers of Chartley.

Edward "Black Prince" (age 36) thereafter returned home, taking Peter's daughters Constance (age 13) and Isabella (age 12) as hostages to ensure Peter would pay the money owed to Edward. Constance (age 13) married John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 27), Isabella (age 12) married Edmund of Langley 1st Duke York (age 25).

On 03 Apr 1403 Henry IV King England (age 35) and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 33) were married by proxy at Eltham Palace, Kent [Map] with Antoine de Riczi representing Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 33).

On 29 Mar 1461 the Battle of Towton was a decisive victory for King Edward IV of England (age 18) bringing to an end the first war of the Wars of the Roses. Said to be the bloodiest battle on English soil 28000 were killed mainly during the rout that followed the battle.

The Yorkist army was commanded by King Edward IV of England (age 18) with John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 45), William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 56), William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 30) (knighted), Walter Blount 1st Baron Mountjoy (age 45), Henry Bourchier 2nd Count Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 57), John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 23) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 61).

The Lancastrian army suffered significant casualties including Richard Percy (age 35), Ralph Bigod Lord Morley (age 50), John Bigod (age 28), Robert Cromwell (age 71), Ralph Eure (age 49), John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 51), John Beaumont (age 33), Thomas Dethick (age 61), Everard Simon Digby, William Plumpton (age 25) and William Welles (age 51) who were killed.

Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39) was killed. His son Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 12) succeeded 4th Earl of Northumberland, 7th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 15th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland (age 3) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.

Ralph Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 49) was killed. He was buried at the nearby Saxton church where his chest tombs is extant. Baron Dacre Gilsland extinct.

Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles (age 55) was killed. His son Richard Welles 7th Baron Willoughby 7th Baron Welles (age 33) succeeded 7th Baron Welles.

The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 25), Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30), Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39) and Andrew Trollope.

Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30) was attainted after the battle; Duke Exeter, Earl Huntingdon forfeit.

Those who fought for the Lancaster included William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme (age 46), John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley (age 60), William Norreys (age 20), Thomas Grey 1st Baron Grey of Richemont (age 43), Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns (age 30), John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 12), Richard Welles 7th Baron Willoughby 7th Baron Welles (age 33), Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 56), James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40), John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde (age 39), William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22), Henry Roos and Thomas Tresham (age 41). Cardinal John Morton (age 41) were captured.

On 03 Apr 1461 Thomas Courtenay 14th Earl Devon (age 29) was beheaded at York [Map] and attainted.

John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland (age 45), Robert Dethick (age 86), Andrew Trollope and his son David Trollope were killed.

Thomas Grey 1st Baron Grey of Richemont (age 43) was executed.

Chronicle of Gregory 1461. 03 Apr 1461. The Erle of Devynschyre (age 29) was seke, and myght not voyde a waye, and was take and be heddyd. And the Erle of Wylte schyre (age 40) was take and brought unto Newe Castell [Map] to the Kynge. And there hys hedde was smete of, and send unto London to be sette uppon London Brygge [Map]. And Docter Morton (age 41), the Prynces chaunceler, was take with hym and put in the Towre, but he schapyd a way longe tyme aftyr, and ys by yonde the see with the Quene, &c.

On 03 Apr 1578 Philip III King Spain was born to Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 50) and Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 21.27%.

On 03 Apr 1593 George Herbert was born to Richard Herbert (age 36) and Magdalen Newport.

On 03 Apr 1643 a company of Parliamentarians from the Lichfield garrison with the support of some of the local townsmen, approximately 300 men, attempted to stop a detachment of 1,400 Royalists under the command of Prince Rupert (age 23) from passing through the unfortified parliamentary town of Birmingham.

William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 56) was wounded during the Battle of Camp Hill.

On 03 Apr 1695 Melchior d'Hondecoeter (age 59) died.

On 03 Apr 1745 Elizabeth Fortescue 5th Marchioness Lothian was born to Chichester Fortescue (age 26) and Elizabeth Wesley (age 25).

On 03 Apr 1745 William Eden 1st Baron Auckland was born to Robert Eden 3rd Baronet (age 27).

On 03 Apr 1812 Louise Orléans Queen Consort Belgium was born.

03 Apr 1881. Census. 2 Warwick Gardens

William Holman Hunt (age 54). Head. 54. Artist.

Marion Edith Waugh (age 34). Wife. 34.

Gladys Hunt (age 3). Daughter. 4.

Hilary Lushington Hunt (age 1). Son. 1.

Mary A Ottaway. 42. Nurse.

Josephine M Murphy. 23. Housemaid.

Ada M Clemens. 23. Nurse.

Annie Burton. 26. Cook.

Gladys Hunt: In 1878 she was born to William Holman Hunt and Marion Edith Waugh at Jerusalem.

Hilary Lushington Hunt: On 06 May 1879 he was born to William Holman Hunt and Marion Edith Waugh at 2 Warwick Gardens.

03 Apr 1881. Census. Litcham, Norfolk.

Keomi aka Keytumas Gray (age 40).

On 03 Apr 1893 Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk was born to Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 43) and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 26). She a granddaughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

On 03 Apr 1904 Mercy Greville was born to Francis Greville 5th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Brooke (age 51) and Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick (age 42). Some sources describe her father as Joseph Frederick Laycock (age 36).

Births on the 3rd April

On 03 Apr 1311 Margaret Bohun Countess Devon was born to Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 35) and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland (age 28). She a granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 03 Apr 1332 Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde was born to John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 52) and Joan Burgh Countess Kildare (age 32) at Platten, County Meath.

On 03 Apr 1461 Anne Valois Duchess Bourbon was born to Louis "Father of the People" XI King France (age 37) and Charlotte Savoy Queen Consort France (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.65%.

On 03 Apr 1564 Thomas Crew was born to John Crew (age 40).

On 03 Apr 1578 Philip III King Spain was born to Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 50) and Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 21.27%.

On 03 Apr 1593 George Herbert was born to Richard Herbert (age 36) and Magdalen Newport.

On 03 Apr 1623 Lucius Knightley was born to Richard Knightley (age 43) in Fawsley, Northamptonshire.

On 03 Apr 1643 Charles V Duke of Lorraine was born to Nicolas Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 34).

On 03 Apr 1701 Henry Every was born to John Every (age 29).

On 03 Apr 1727 Jacob Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone (age 32) and Mary Clarke.

On 03 Apr 1745 William Eden 1st Baron Auckland was born to Robert Eden 3rd Baronet (age 27).

On 03 Apr 1745 Elizabeth Fortescue 5th Marchioness Lothian was born to Chichester Fortescue (age 26) and Elizabeth Wesley (age 25).

On 03 Apr 1756 John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett was born to Vere Paulett 3rd Earl Paulett (age 46) and Mary Butt.

On 03 Apr 1757 Daniel Finch was born to Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford (age 41) and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford (age 26).

On 03 Apr 1769 Josiah Wedgwood II was born to Josiah Wedgwood (age 38).

On 03 Apr 1773 Fulke Greville Upton was born to Clotworthy Upton 1st Baron Templetown (age 52) and Elizabeth Boughton Baroness Templetown (age 20).

On 03 Apr 1782 William Ellice of Invergarry was born to Alexander Ellice (age 38).

On 03 Apr 1782 William Henry Lyttelton 3rd Baron Lyttelton was born to William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 57) and Caroline Bristow Baroness Lyttelton (age 36) at Berners Street.

On 03 Apr 1791 Anne "Gentleman Jack" Lister was born to Captain Jeremy Lister (age 38) and Rebecca Battle (age 21).

On 03 Apr 1792 William Vane 3rd Duke Cleveland was born to William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland (age 25) and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington (age 26). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.45%.

On 03 Apr 1793 George Pellew was born to Edward Pellew 1st Viscount Exmouth (age 36) and Susan Frowde Viscountess Exmouth (age 37).

On 03 Apr 1799 John Pendleton King was born in Glasgow, Kentucky.

On 03 Apr 1802 Thomas Wynn 2nd Baron Newborough was born to Thomas Wynn 1st Baron Newborough (age 66) and Maria Stella Chiappini Baroness Newborough (age 28).

On 03 Apr 1807 Jane Digby was born to Admiral Henry Digby (age 37) and Jane Elizabeth Coke (age 29) at Holkham Hall, Norfolk.

On 03 Apr 1812 Louise Orléans Queen Consort Belgium was born.

On 17 Feb 1813 Elizabeth Charlotte Jemima Brydges was born to John William Head Brydges and Isabella Anne Beresford (age 36). She was baptised on 03 Apr 1813 at St Marylebone Church.

On 03 Apr 1814 Caroline Elizabeth Keppel was born to William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 41) and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 03 Apr 1814 Mark Kerr aka McDonnell 5th Earl of Antrim was born to Vice-Admiral Mark Robert Kerr (age 37) and Charlotte MacDonnell 3rd Countess of Antrim (age 34).

On 03 Apr 1822 Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Bruce was born to Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 55) and Elizabeth Oswald Countess Kincardine and Elgin (age 32).

On 03 Apr 1830 George Charles Mostyn was born to George Charles Mostyn 6th Baron Vaux of Harrowden (age 26) and Caroline Vansittart Baroness Vaux.

On 03 Apr 1861 Sydney Vere Stead was born.

On 03 Apr 1868 Anne Louisa Scott Countess of Romney was born to Edward Henry Scott 5th Baronet.

On 03 Apr 1874 Theophilus George Biddulph 8th Baronet was born to Theophilus William Biddulph 7th Baronet (age 44) and Mary Agnes Somerville Lady Biddulph (age 36).

On 03 Apr 1889 Lieutenant Geoffrey Evan Sanderson was born to William John Sanderson of Eastfield Hall in Warkworth and Amy Wright.

On 03 Apr 1893 Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk was born to Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 43) and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 26). She a granddaughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

On 03 Apr 1904 Mercy Greville was born to Francis Greville 5th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Brooke (age 51) and Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick (age 42). Some sources describe her father as Joseph Frederick Laycock (age 36).

On 03 Apr 1919 Hugh Denis Charles Fitzroy 11th Duke Grafton was born to Charles Alfred Euston Fitzroy 10th Duke Grafton (age 26) and Doreen Buxton Duchess Grafton (age 21) at Cape Town.

Marriages on the 3rd April

On 03 Apr 1347 Nicholas II Longford (age 13) and Alice Deincourt (age 29) were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 03 Apr 1348 John Plantagenet 3rd Earl Kent (age 17) and Isabella aka Elizabeth Julich Countess Kent (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. She the daughter of William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 49) and Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders (age 33). He the son of Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 51). They were half second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Before 03 Apr 1374 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley (age 20) and Joan Hastings Baroness Marshal and Morley (age 17) were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Before 03 Apr 1471 Thomas Darell (age 48) and Thomasine Gresley were married.

On 03 Apr 1496 John Trastámara Prince Asturias (age 17) and Margaret Habsburg Princess Asturias (age 16) were married at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas. She by marriage Princess Asturias. She the daughter of Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy. He the son of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 44) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 44). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 03 Apr 1498 John Grey 8th Baron Grey of Wilton (age 50) and Elizabeth Vaughan Baroness Grey Wilton (age 35) were married. She by marriage Baroness Grey of Wilton. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 03 Apr 1597 Henry Hyde (age 34) and Mary Langford were married.

On 03 Apr 1663 Charles Emmanuel II Duke of Savoy (age 28) and Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans (age 14) were married. He the son of Victor Amadeus I Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie Bourbon Duchess Savoy (age 57). They were first cousins.

On 03 Apr 1695 Piers Butler 1st Earl Newcastle (age 43) and Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Newcastle in Limerick. She the daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 61) and Anne Hyde Queen Consort England.

On 03 Apr 1735 Robert Montagu 3rd Duke Manchester (age 25) and Harriet Dunch Duchess Manchester were married. He the son of Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester and Doddington Greville Duchess Manchester.

Before 03 Apr 1756 Vere Paulett 3rd Earl Paulett (age 46) and Mary Butt were married. He the son of John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett and Bridget Bertie Countess Paulett.

On 03 Apr 1759 Francis Andrews 4th Baronet and Bridget Clifton were married.

On 03 Apr 1777 William Hale and Mary Grimston were married.

On 03 Apr 1784 John Sheffield 2nd Baronet (age 41) and Charlotte Sophia Digby (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. They were first cousin once removed.

On 03 Apr 1819 Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 41) and Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry (age 19) were married at Bruton Street. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 79) and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry (age 68).

On 03 Apr 1851 Brigadier-General Daniel Martin Frost (age 27) and Lily Graham (age 24) were married.

On 03 Apr 1872 Major-General Gustavus Hamilton Lockwood Milman and Louisa Mary Berkeley 15th Baroness Berkeley (age 31) were married. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 03 Apr 1877 John William Plunkett 17th Baron Dunsany (age 23) and Ernle Elizabeth Louisa Maria Grosvenor Burton (age 22) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. They were second cousins.

Deaths on the 3rd April

On 03 Apr 714 Saint Guthlac of Crowland (age 40) died.

On 03 Apr 963 William "Towhead" III Duke Aquitaine (age 48) died. His son William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine (age 26) succeeded IV Duke Aquitaine.

On 03 Apr 1130 Alan Dunstanville (age 50) died at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [Map].

On 03 Apr 1240 William IV de Béthune (age 15) died.

On 03 Apr 1286 Roger Clifford (age 71) died of wounds sustained in battle. He was buried at Dore Abbey, Herefordshire [Map].

On 03 Apr 1322 Henry Tyeys 2nd Baron Tyeys (age 36) died. Baron Tyeys extinct.

On 03 Apr 1367 the forces of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile (age 32) commanded by Edward "Black Prince" (age 36) defeated the army of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile (age 33) at the Battle of Nájera at Nájera. The English forces included John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 27), William Scrope, Peter Courtenay (age 21), John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux (age 30), John Savile of Shelley and Golcar (age 42), Bernard Brocas (age 37) and Thomas Banastre (age 33).

The forces of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile (age 33) included Bertrand Geusclin (age 47). The battle achieved little since Bertrand Geusclin (age 47) escaped.

John Ferrers 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 36) was killed. His son Robert Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 9) succeeded 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. Margaret Despencer Baroness Ferrers of Chartley by marriage Baroness Ferrers of Chartley.

Edward "Black Prince" (age 36) thereafter returned home, taking Peter's daughters Constance (age 13) and Isabella (age 12) as hostages to ensure Peter would pay the money owed to Edward. Constance (age 13) married John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 27), Isabella (age 12) married Edmund of Langley 1st Duke York (age 25).

Between 03 Apr 1367 and 29 Jun 1368 Thomas Ufford (age 35) died.

On 03 Apr 1385 Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 35) died. She was buried at Lewes [Map].

On 03 Apr 1440 Elizabeth Pole (age 50) died.

On 29 Mar 1461 the Battle of Towton was a decisive victory for King Edward IV of England (age 18) bringing to an end the first war of the Wars of the Roses. Said to be the bloodiest battle on English soil 28000 were killed mainly during the rout that followed the battle.

The Yorkist army was commanded by King Edward IV of England (age 18) with John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 45), William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 56), William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 30) (knighted), Walter Blount 1st Baron Mountjoy (age 45), Henry Bourchier 2nd Count Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 57), John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 23) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 61).

The Lancastrian army suffered significant casualties including Richard Percy (age 35), Ralph Bigod Lord Morley (age 50), John Bigod (age 28), Robert Cromwell (age 71), Ralph Eure (age 49), John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 51), John Beaumont (age 33), Thomas Dethick (age 61), Everard Simon Digby, William Plumpton (age 25) and William Welles (age 51) who were killed.

Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39) was killed. His son Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 12) succeeded 4th Earl of Northumberland, 7th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 15th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland (age 3) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.

Ralph Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 49) was killed. He was buried at the nearby Saxton church where his chest tombs is extant. Baron Dacre Gilsland extinct.

Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles (age 55) was killed. His son Richard Welles 7th Baron Willoughby 7th Baron Welles (age 33) succeeded 7th Baron Welles.

The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 25), Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30), Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39) and Andrew Trollope.

Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30) was attainted after the battle; Duke Exeter, Earl Huntingdon forfeit.

Those who fought for the Lancaster included William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme (age 46), John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley (age 60), William Norreys (age 20), Thomas Grey 1st Baron Grey of Richemont (age 43), Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns (age 30), John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 12), Richard Welles 7th Baron Willoughby 7th Baron Welles (age 33), Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 56), James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40), John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde (age 39), William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22), Henry Roos and Thomas Tresham (age 41). Cardinal John Morton (age 41) were captured.

On 03 Apr 1461 Thomas Courtenay 14th Earl Devon (age 29) was beheaded at York [Map] and attainted.

John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland (age 45), Robert Dethick (age 86), Andrew Trollope and his son David Trollope were killed.

Thomas Grey 1st Baron Grey of Richemont (age 43) was executed.

On 03 Apr 1471 Thomas Darell (age 48) died.

On 03 Apr 1498 John Grey 8th Baron Grey of Wilton (age 50) died. On 03 Apr 1498 His son Edmund Grey 9th Baron Grey of Wilton (age 29) succeeded 9th Baron Grey of Wilton. Florence Hastings Baroness Grey Wilton (age 25) by marriage Baroness Grey of Wilton.

On 03 Apr 1502 Elizabeth Hudlestone (age 56) died.

On 03 Apr 1514 Thomas Englefield died.

On 03 Apr 1538 Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 58) died. She was buried at St Mary's Church Lambeth Palace [Map]. Her heir was her only remaining grandchild Mary Boleyn (age 39).

On 03 Apr 1558 Humphrey Coningsby (age 42) died.

On 03 Apr 1561 Arthur Darcy (age 66) died.

On 03 Apr 1586 Frances Kitson died. She was buried at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map].

Before 03 Apr 1588 John Wentworth (age 48) died.

On 03 Apr 1590 Thomas Bedingfield of Oxburgh (age 23) died.

On 03 Apr 1606 Charles Blount 1st Earl Devonshire (age 43) died at Savoy Palace [Map]. Earl Devonshire extinct.

On 03 Apr 1612 Wymond Carey (age 75) died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Snettisham [Map].

On 03 Apr 1612 Thomas Crofts (age 71) died.

On 03 Apr 1637 Sara Jeffrey (age 65) died.

On or before 03 Apr 1684 Elizabeth Reynell Lady Morice died. She was buried on 03 Apr 1684 at Werrington, Devon.

On 03 Apr 1688 Richard Edgecumbe (age 48) died.

On 03 Apr 1691 Gervase Disney (age 50) died.

On 03 Apr 1695 Melchior d'Hondecoeter (age 59) died.

On 03 Apr 1721 Dorothy Shirley (age 37) died.

On 03 Apr 1725 Grace Strode died.

On 03 Apr 1729 John Carnegie 2nd Baronet (age 56) died. His son James Carnegie 3rd Baronet (age 13) succeeded 3rd Baronet Carnegie of Pittarrow in Kincardine.

On 03 Apr 1730 Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 63) died.

On 03 Apr 1735 Peter Beckford (age 63) died.

On 03 Apr 1740 Mary Oldbury Countess Warrington (age 58) died at Dunham Massey [Map].

On 03 Apr 1742 John Shafto (age 49) died.

On 03 Apr 1749 Thomas Foley (age 54) died.

On 03 Apr 1759 Francis Andrews 4th Baronet died.

On 03 Apr 1768 Velters Cornewall of Moccas in Herefordshire (age 71) died. He was buried at Hereford Cathedral [Map]. A monument to his memory was erected on the South wall of the Nave. It was moved to the cloister as part of the renovations.

On 03 Apr 1770 William Chetwynd 3rd Viscount Chetwynd (age 86) died.

On 03 Apr 1772, her first wedding anniversary, Georgiana Peachey Baroness Brooke died from childbirth a few days after the birth of her first son.

On 03 Apr 1781 Henry Conyngham 1st Earl Conyngham (age 76) died without issue. Earl Conyngham and Baron Conyngham extinct. His nephew Francis Burton aka Conyngham 2nd Baron Conyngham (age 56) succeeded Baron Conyngham. On 03 May 1781 Francis Burton aka Conyngham 2nd Baron Conyngham (age 56) adopted the surname Conyngham by Royal License.

On 03 Apr 1792 Admiral George Pocock (age 86) died.

On 03 Apr 1807 Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 78) died. His son Charles Henry Sloane 2nd Earl Cadogan (age 57) succeeded 2nd Earl Cadogan, 2nd Viscount Chelsea. He was by then a lunatic.

On 03 Apr 1820 Edward Lascelles 1st Earl Harewood (age 79) died. His son Henry Lascelles 2nd Earl Harewood (age 52) succeeded 2nd Earl Harewood in Yorkshire, 2nd Viscount Lascelles, 2nd Baron Harewood of Harewood in Yorkshire. Henrietta Sebright Countess Harewood by marriage Countess Harewood in Yorkshire.

On 03 Apr 1824 Willingham Franklin (age 85) died ay Stamford [Map].

On 03 Apr 1836 Captain Jeremy Lister (age 83) died at Shibden Hall. His daughter Anne "Gentleman Jack" Lister (age 45) inherited his estates including Shibden Hall.

On 03 Apr 1849 John Buller (age 78) died.

On 03 Apr 1854 Rear-Admiral James Erskine-Wemyss (age 64) died.

On 03 Apr 1857 Reverend Richard le Fleming 6th Baronet (age 65) died. His son Michael Fleming 7th Baronet (age 28) succeeded 7th Baronet Fleming of Rydal in Cumbria. Elizabeth Boddie Lady Fleming (age 37) by marriage Lady Fleming of Rydal in Cumbria.

On 03 Apr 1873 Henry Amelius Beauclerk Coventry (age 57) died.

On 03 Apr 1875 William Gibbs (age 85) died.

On 03 Apr 1877 Charles Henry Spencer-Churchill (age 48) died.

On 03 Apr 1878 Charles Henry Mainwaring (age 58) died.

On 03 Apr 1896 Slingsby Bethell (age 64) died.

On 03 Apr 1898 Charles Mills 1st Baron Hillingdon (age 67) died. His son Charles Mills 2nd Baron Hillingdon (age 43) succeeded 2nd Baron Hillingdon. Alice Marion Harbord Baroness Fitzwalter (age 40) by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.

On 03 Apr 1900 Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 85) died.

On 03 Apr 1901 Helen Constance Egerton (age 16) died.

On 03 Apr 1904 Augusta Catherine Gordon-Lennox (age 77) died.

On 03 Apr 1905 Matilda Elizabeth Somerset (age 90) died.

On 03 Apr 1907 Louise Hussey died.

On 03 Apr 1914 John Lambart Broughton (age 83) died.

On 03 Apr 1915 Walter Baring (age 70) died.

On 03 Apr 1931 Edith Hilaria Edgecumbe (age 69) died.

On 03 Apr 1931 John Savile Lumley-Savile 2nd Baron Savile (age 77) died.

On 03 Apr 1934 Sylvia Georgina Stewart Countess of Malmesbury died.

On 03 Apr 1945 Chandos Wren Hoskyns 14th Baronet (age 21) was killed in action during air operations over Norway. His brother John Chevallier Hoskyns 15th Baronet (age 18) succeeded 15th Baronet Hoskyns of Harewood in Herefordshire.

On 03 Apr 1955 Ethel Lucy Florence McKay Simpson (age 79) died.

On 03 Apr 1955 Winifred Mary Worsley (age 66) died.

On 03 Apr 1957 William Ralph Talbot Chetwynd (age 66) died.

On 03 Apr 1957 Florence Rachel Hamilton-Russell (age 81) died unmarried.

On 03 Apr 1958 Henry Edward Fitzherbert (age 75) died.

On 03 Apr 1998 John William Fleetwood Fuller 3rd Baronet (age 61) died. His son James Henry Fleetwood Fuller 4th Baronet (age 27) succeeded 4th Baronet Fuller of Neston Park in Corsham in Wiltshire.