On this Day in History ... 6th April
06 Apr is in April.
25 Mar is the Feast of the Annunciation aka Lady Day. Under the Julian Calendar the year started on 25 March. In 1750 the start of the year was changed to the Gregorian Calendar which used 01 Jan as the start of the year. At that time the calendar was adjusted to fix the error in the Julian Calendar. Eleven days were lost. The tax year, and rents, and other legal instruments that relied on the calendar were not adjusted hence our tax year now starting on 06 Apr.
Events on the 6th April
On 06 Apr 1147 Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 57) died.
On 06 Apr 1199 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was besieging Châlus Chabrol Castle, Domfront. During the course of the evening King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was shot by a crossbow. The wound quickly became gangrenous; Richard died in the arms of his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 77). His brother King John "Lackland" of England (age 32) succeeded I King England.
There was a brother between Richard and John named Geoffrey Duke of Brittany who had a son Arthur (age 12), who was around twelve, and a daughter Eleanor (age 15), who was around fifteen, whose mother was Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany (age 38).
King Philip II of France (age 33) had planned for Eleanor (age 15) to marry his son, probably to bring Brittany into the French Royal family, possibly to pursue a claim on England.
King Philip II of France (age 33) supported Arthur's (age 12) claim to the English throne. In the resulting war Arthur (age 12) was captured, imprisoned and never seen again. Eleanor (age 15) was captured, probably around the same time as Arthur, and imprisoned, more or less, for the remainder of her life, even after King John's death through the reign of King Henry III since she represented a threat to Henry's succession.
On 06 Apr 1250 the Battle of Fariskur was the last major battle of the Seventh Crusade. The Crusader army was defeated. King Louis IX of France (age 35) and his two brothers Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 29) and King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 23) were captured.
On 06 Apr 1255 Theobald "Young" II King Navarre (age 15) and Isabella Capet (age 14) were married. She the daughter of King Louis IX of France (age 40) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 34). He the son of Theobald IV King Navarre and Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre (age 38). They were half third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. 
On 06 Apr 1264 the future King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 24), Philip Marmion 5th Baron Marmion (age 30) and Roger Leybourne (age 49) fought for the King at Northampton Castle [Map] during the Battle of Northampton. Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester (age 56) fought for the rebels with his son Simon "Younger" Montfort (age 24) who was captured.
On 06 Apr 1320 fifty-one Scottish magnates signed a letter to Pope John XII (age 76) declaring Scotland to be an independent sovereign state. The signatories included Malcolm Lennox 2nd Earl Lennox.
Archaeologia Volume 35 1853 XXXIII. On the 6th of April [1358], the Prince of Wales (age 27), attended by four knights, dined with the Queen (age 63).
On 06 Apr 1362 at the Battle of Brignais ...
James Bourbon Count La Marche and Ponthieu (age 43) was killed. His son Jean Bourbon I Count La Marche (age 18) succeeded I Count La Marche. His son Pierre Bourbon (age 20) was killed.
In 1410 John Mainwaring (age 66) died. On 06 Apr 1418 Margaret Stafford (age 73) died. Both buried at St Lawrence's Church, Over Peover [Map].
Monument at St Lawrence's Church, Over Peover [Map]. Camail and Jupon Period. IHC NASARE Lettering. Hip Belt. Lancastrian Esses Collar. Woman Esses Collar.
John Mainwaring: Around 1344 he was born to William "The Elder" IV Mainwaring in Over Peover. Before 1410 John Mainwaring and Margaret Stafford were married.
Margaret Stafford: Around 1345 she was born to John Stafford and Margaret Stafford.
On 06 Apr 1492 Maud Green Lady in Waiting was born to Thomas Green (age 31) and Joan aka Jane Fogge (age 26) at Northamptonshire.
Letters and Papers 1518. 06 Apr 1518. R.O. 4060. Pace (age 36) to WOLSEY.
The King has this day summoned his Council, and stated that London was still infected with sickness; therefore he must avoid it. He thinks that the infection is kept from Wolsey's knowledge, as it was from his when he was there; and notwithstanding the scarceness in the country about Abingdon he is compelled to remain in places thereabouts, as comprised in the bill enclosed. Wolsey is to certify the King whether there are a sufficient number of the Council in attendance on him for the business of the next term, and advises him to leave London when it is over. Will be heartily welcome to the King if he chooses to come. Wishes a train of horses to be appointed betwixt himself and Wolsey every seven hours. Of the noblemen now about the King and their order, the King will remember such communication "concerning some of them" as has been between himself and Wolsey. He wishes to know of the progress of the sickness.—"When I had written thus far the King's grace commanded me to add unto the premises, that both his highness and all his Council doth fear the said sickness now at the beginning of these heats, which be great here considering the time of the year." The Queen said yesterday that she had perfect knowledge of the sickness being in London, and "that, though she be no prophet, yet she would lose her finger if some inconvenient should not ensue unto the King's person if he should at this time repass towards London. Et has ego judico esse causas istius subitæ mutationis1." Sends, by the King's command, the names of all the councillors waiting on him this day. Abingdon, 6 April.
Note 1. Et has ego judico esse causas istius subitæ mutationis ie And these I judge to be the causes of this sudden change.
On 06 Apr 1632 Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia was born to Leopold Habsburg Spain V Archduke Austria (age 45) and Claudia Medici (age 27).
Pepy's Diary. 06 Apr 1666. Thence to Mr. Hales (age 66) and there sat, and my picture almost finished, which by the word of Mr. and Mrs. Pierce (who come in accidentally) is mighty like, and I am sure I am mightily pleased both in the thing and the posture.
Pepy's Diary. 06 Apr 1668. Betimes I to Alderman Backewell (age 50), and with him to my Lord Ashly's (age 46), where did a little business about Tangier, and to talk about the business of certificates, wherein, contrary to what could be believed, the King (age 37) and Duke of York (age 34) themselves, in my absence, did call for some of the Commissioners of the Treasury, and give them directions about the business [of the certificates], which I, despairing to do any thing on a Sunday, and not thinking that they would think of it themselves, did rest satisfied, and stayed at home all yesterday, leaving it to do something in this day; but I find that the King (age 37) and Duke of York (age 34) had been so pressing in it, that my Lord Ashly (age 46) was more forward with the doing of it this day, than I could have been. And so I to White Hall with Alderman Backewell (age 50) in his coach, with Mr. Blany; my Lord's Secretary: and there did draw up a rough draught of what order I would have, and did carry it in, and had it read twice and approved of, before my Lord Ashly (age 46) and three more of the Commissioners of the Treasury, and then went up to the Council-chamber, where the Duke of York (age 34), and Prince Rupert (age 48), and the rest of the Committee of the Navy were sitting: and I did get some of them to read it there: and they would have had it passed presently, but Sir John Nicholas desired they would first have it approved by a full Council: and, therefore, a Council Extraordinary was readily summoned against the afternoon, and the Duke of York (age 34) run presently to the King (age 37), as if now they were really set to mind their business, which God grant! So I thence to Westminster, and walked in the Hall and up and down, the House being called over to-day, and little news, but some talk as if the agreement between France and Spain were like to be, which would be bad for us, and at noon with Sir Herbert Price (age 63) to Mr. George Montagu's (age 45) to dinner, being invited by him in the hall, and there mightily made of, even to great trouble to me to be so commended before my face, with that flattery and importunity, that I was quite troubled with it. Yet he is a fine gentleman, truly, and his lady a fine woman; and, among many sons that I saw there, there was a little daughter that is mighty pretty, of which he is infinite fond: and, after dinner, did make her play on the gittar and sing, which she did mighty prettily, and seems to have a mighty musical soul, keeping time with most excellent spirit. Here I met with Mr. Brownlow, my old schoolfellow, who come thither, I suppose, as a suitor to one of the young ladies that were there, and a sober man he seems to be. But here Mr. Montagu (age 45) did tell me how Mr. Vaughan (age 64), in that very room, did say that I was a great man, and had great understanding, and I know not what, which, I confess, I was a little proud of, if I may believe him. Here I do hear, as a great secret, that the King (age 37), and Duke of York (age 34) and Duchesse, and my Baroness Castlemayne (age 27), are now all agreed in a strict league, and all things like to go very current, and that it is not impossible to have my Lord Clarendon (age 59), in time, here again. But I do hear that my Baroness Castlemayne (age 27) is horribly vexed at the late libell1, the petition of the poor whores about the town, whose houses were pulled down the other day. I have got one of them, but it is not very witty, but devilish severe against her and the King (age 37) and I wonder how it durst be printed and spread abroad, which shews that the times are loose, and come to a great disregard of the King (age 37), or Court, or Government.
Note 1. "The Poor Whores' Petition to the most splendid, illustrious, serene and eminent Lady of Pleasure the Countess of Castlemayne (age 27), &c., signed by us, Madam Cresswell and Damaris Page, this present 25th day of March, 1668". This sham petition occasioned a pretended answer, entitled, "The Gracious Answer of the Most Illustrious Lady of Pleasure, the Countess of Castlem.... to the Poor Whores' Petition". It is signed, "Given at our Closset, in King Street, Westminster, die Veneris, April 24, 1668. Castlem...". Compare Evelyn, April 2nd, 1668.
On 06 Apr 1678 Joshua Marshall (age 49) died. He was buried in St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map].
On 06 Apr 1683 George Fitzroy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 17) was created 1st Duke Northumberland by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52).
Evelyn's Diary. 06 Apr 1692. A fast. King James (age 58) sends a letter written and directed by his own hand to several of the Privy Council, and one to his daughter (age 29), the Queen Regent, informing them of the Queen (age 33) being ready to be brought to bed, and summoning them to be at the birth by the middle of May, promising as from the French King (age 53), permission to come and return in safety.
On 06 Apr 1743 Michael Newton 4th Baronet (age 48) died. Baronet Newton of Barrs Court extinct. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Heydour [Map]. Sculpted by Peter Scheemakers (age 52).
Archaeologia Volume 6 Section XIII. An account of some Druidical Remains on Stanton and Hartle Moor in the Peak, Derbyshire. By Hayman Rooke (age 57), Esq. Read April 6, 1780.
On or before 06 Apr 1849 John William Waterhouse was born at Rome, Italy. He was baptised on 06 Apr 1949.
On 06 Apr 1873 William Quiller Orchardson (age 41) and Helen Moxon were married.
On 06 Apr 1890 Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia was born.
On 06 Apr 1941 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel (age 48) was killed in action while on Convoy duty in the English channel. HMS Torrent, Surprise, Tornado and Radiant ran into a German minefield, with Torrent striking a German mine. Surprise and Tornado went to rescue Torrent's crew, but Torrent struck a second mine and quickly sank. In an attempt to rescue survivors, Surprise and Tornado also struck mines and sank. Only Radiant was undamaged and picked up the survivors from the three ships. In total, 12 officers and 240 other ranks were killed from the three ships. Only three of Torrent's crew survived, with 68 killed.
Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map].
Births on the 6th April
On 28 Mar 1483, possibly 06 Apr 1483, Raphael was born. His full name Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino.
On 06 Apr 1492 Maud Green Lady in Waiting was born to Thomas Green (age 31) and Joan aka Jane Fogge (age 26) at Northamptonshire.
On 06 Apr 1535 Infante Denis Aviz was born to John III King Portugal (age 32) and Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 11.30%. 
On 06 Apr 1584 Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote was born to Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 33) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 27) at Theobalds House, Hertfordshire.
On 06 Apr 1595 Christian William Wettin was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar (age 24) and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
On 06 Apr 1595 Henri Valois II Duke Longueville was born to Henri Valois I Duke Longueville (age 27) and Catherine Gonzaga Duchess Longueville (age 27).
On 06 Apr 1609 Walter Aston 2nd Baronet was born to Walter Aston 1st Baronet (age 25).
On 06 Apr 1612 James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond was born to Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 33) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 20).
On 06 Apr 1632 Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia was born to Leopold Habsburg Spain V Archduke Austria (age 45) and Claudia Medici (age 27).
On 06 Apr 1637 William Whitmore 2nd Baronet was born to Thomas Whitmore 1st Baronet (age 24).
Before 06 Apr 1646 Henry Goring was born to Henry Goring 2nd Baronet (age 23) and Frances Bisshopp (age 21).
On 06 Apr 1653 Frederick Louis Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was born to August Philipp Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (age 40) and Marie Sibylle Nassau Saarbrücken Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
On 06 Apr 1665 Ludwig Amadeus Victor Wittelsbach was born to Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach (age 29) and Henriette Adelaide Savoy.
Before 06 Apr 1672 Edmund Bacon 4th Baronet was born to Henry Bacon 3rd Baronet.
On 06 Apr 1689 Elizabeth Clifford Viscountess Dunbar was born to Hugh Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford Chudleigh (age 26) and Anne Preston Baroness Clifford.
On 06 Apr 1696 Charles Beauclerk 2nd Duke St Albans was born to Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans (age 25) and Diana Vere Duchess St Albans (age 17). He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 06 Apr 1718 Frances Carteret Marchioness Teviotdale was born to John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville (age 27) and Frances Worsley Countess Granville (age 25).
On 06 Apr 1721 Frederick Christian Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg was born to Christian August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 24) and Frederikke Louise Unknown Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg.
On 06 Apr 1728 Bartholomew Bouverie was born to Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone (age 33) and Mary Clarke.
On 06 Apr 1737 George Montagu 4th Duke Manchester was born to Robert Montagu 3rd Duke Manchester (age 27) and Harriet Dunch Duchess Manchester.
On 06 Apr 1741 Henry Goodricke 6th Baronet was born.
On 06 Apr 1756 Colonel Thomas Glyn was born to Richard Glyn 1st Baronet (age 44).
On 06 Apr 1758 George Dallas 1st Baronet was born.
On 06 Apr 1763 Elizabeth Harley was born to Thomas Harley (age 32) and Anne Bangham (age 33).
On 06 Apr 1770 Bishop Edward Maltby was born.
On 06 Apr 1771 Thomas John Clavering 8th Baronet was born to George Clavering of Greencroft (age 51).
On 06 Apr 1776 Catherine Pelham-Clinton was born to Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (age 25) and Frances Seymour-Conway. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 06 Apr 1795 Charles Young was born.
On 06 Apr 1811 Simon Yorke III was born to Simon Yorke II (age 39).
On 06 Apr 1823 Alexander Bannerman 9th Baronet was born to Charles Bannerman 8th Baronet (age 40).
On 06 Apr 1828 Charles Watson-Copley 3rd Baronet was born to Charles Wager Watson 2nd Baronet (age 28) and Jemima Colleton Lady Watson (age 20).
On 06 Apr 1828 Michael Fleming 7th Baronet was born to Reverend Richard le Fleming 6th Baronet (age 36).
On 06 Apr 1830 Susan Georgina Osborne was born to George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds (age 27) and Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart Duchess Leeds (age 29).
On 06 Apr 1830 Francis George Osborne was born to George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds (age 27) and Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart Duchess Leeds (age 29).
On 06 Apr 1838 Warren Hastings D'Oyly 10th Baronet was born to John Hadley D'Oyly 8th Baronet (age 43) and Mary Fendall Lady D'Oyly.
On or before 06 Apr 1849 John William Waterhouse was born at Rome, Italy. He was baptised on 06 Apr 1949.
On 06 Apr 1857 Colonel Henry Richard Howel Lloyd-Mostyn was born to Thomas Edward Lloyd-Mostyn (age 27) and Henrietta Augusta Neville (age 27).
On 06 Apr 1865 Verena Maud Lowther Viscountess Churchill Wychwood was born to Henry Lowther 3rd Earl Lonsdale (age 47).
On 06 Apr 1869 Arthur Algernon de Vere Capell was born to Charles Horatio Algernon Capell (age 23).
On 06 Apr 1871 Alexander John Windsor was born to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 29) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 26) at Sandringham House Sandringham Estate, Norfolk.
On 06 Apr 1875 Xenia Alexandrovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov was born to Tsar Alexander III of Russia (age 30) and Dagmar aka Maria Feodrovna Glücksburg (age 27).
On 06 Apr 1877 Augusta Ruby Spencer-Churchill was born to Edward Spencer-Churchill (age 24) and Augusta Warburton (age 23).
On 06 Apr 1882 Lieutenant Arthur George Coke was born to Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester (age 33) and Alice Emily White Countess Leicester (age 26).
On 06 Apr 1884 Hugh William Grosvenor was born to Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 58) and Katherine Cavendish Duchess Westminster (age 27).
On 06 Apr 1890 Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia was born.
On 06 Apr 1892 Ernest Freud was born to Sigmund Freud (age 35).
On 06 Apr 1902 Major Bartholomew Pleydell-Bouverie was born to Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 6th Earl Radnor (age 33) and Julian Eleanor Adelaide Balfour.
On 06 Apr 1909 Basil Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava was born to Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 34).
On 06 Apr 1913 Eva Ensley Mary Scutts was born at Sydney.
On 06 Apr 1914 Hugh Algernon Percy 10th Duke Northumberland was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland (age 33) and Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland (age 27).
On 06 Apr 1925 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet was born to William Arthington Worsley 4th Baronet (age 35) and Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley (age 30).
On 06 Apr 1942 Anita Pallenburg was born.
On 06 Apr 1949 Brooke Charles Boothby 15th Baronet was born to Hugo Robert Brooke Boothby 14th Baronet (age 41).
On 06 Apr 1978 Henry Fitzroy 12th Duke Grafton was born to James Oliver Charles Fitzroy (age 30) and Claire Anabel Margaret Kerr (age 26).
Marriages on the 6th April
On 06 Apr 1255 Theobald "Young" II King Navarre (age 15) and Isabella Capet (age 14) were married. She the daughter of King Louis IX of France (age 40) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 34). He the son of Theobald IV King Navarre and Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre (age 38). They were half third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 06 Apr 1301 John Cromwell (age 29) and Idoine Vipont (age 42) were married. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. 
Before 06 Apr 1529 Geoffrey Scrope 10th Baron Scrope Masham and Eleanor Windsor Baroness Scrope Masham (age 38) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. 
On 06 Apr 1580 William Wray 1st Baronet (age 25) and Lucy Montagu were married.
After 06 Apr 1588 William Lower and Anne Reskymer were married.
Before 06 Apr 1621 Edward Stafford (age 19) and Ann Wilford were married.
Before 06 Apr 1637 Thomas Whitmore 1st Baronet (age 24) and Elizabeth Acton Lady Whitmore (age 17) were married. She being the sole heiress of her father William Acton 1st Baronet (age 67).
On 06 Apr 1657 William Boothby 1st Baronet (age 19) and Hill Brooke (age 21) were married at Chiswick.
On 06 Apr 1703 John Erskine 23rd Earl Mar (age 28) and Margaret Hay Countess Mar (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Mar. She the daughter of Thomas Hay 7th Earl Kinnoull (age 43). He the son of Charles Erskine 22nd Earl Mar.
Before 06 Apr 1718 Henry Monson 3rd Baronet (age 64) and Elizabeth Cheyne were married.
Before 06 Apr 1721 Christian August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 24) and Frederikke Louise Unknown Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg were married. She the daughter of Frederick Unknown Count Langeland. He the son of Frederick William Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg.
On 06 Apr 1734 Lucius Charles Carey 7th Viscount Falkland (age 27) and Jane Butler were married.
On 06 Apr 1769 Thomas Poplett and Louisa Bayly (age 18) were married.
On 06 Apr 1771 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 25) and Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. Shortly after their marriage she exhibited signs of mental instability from the time of her marriage and spent the rest of her life confined to Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. He the son of Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 50) and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 52). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
On 06 Apr 1793 Frederick St John (age 27) and Arabella Craven were married. She the daughter of William Craven 6th Baron Craven and Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg Ansbach (age 42). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
On 06 Apr 1797 Field Marshall Thomas Erle Drax Grosvenor (age 32) and Elizabeth Heathcote (age 20) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 06 Apr 1799 William Huskisson (age 29) and Elizabeth Mary Milbanke were married.
On 06 Apr 1842 Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild (age 21) and Louise de Rothschild (age 22) were married. They were first cousins.
Before 06 Apr 1859 John Plumbe Tempest and Sarah Plumbe were married.
On 06 Apr 1873 William Quiller Orchardson (age 41) and Helen Moxon were married.
On 06 Apr 1939 John Ian Robert Russell 13th Duke Bedford (age 21) and Clare Bridgman (age 36) were married. His father Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 50) disinherited him as a consequence. He the son of Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 50) and Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford.
Deaths on the 6th April
On 06 Apr 115BC Cleopatra II 186BC 115BC (age 71) died.
On 06 Apr 1147 Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 57) died.
On 06 Apr 1197 Margaret Gloucester (age 74) died. She was buried in Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucestershire [Map].
On 06 Apr 1199 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was besieging Châlus Chabrol Castle, Domfront. During the course of the evening King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was shot by a crossbow. The wound quickly became gangrenous; Richard died in the arms of his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 77). His brother King John "Lackland" of England (age 32) succeeded I King England.
There was a brother between Richard and John named Geoffrey Duke of Brittany who had a son Arthur (age 12), who was around twelve, and a daughter Eleanor (age 15), who was around fifteen, whose mother was Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany (age 38).
King Philip II of France (age 33) had planned for Eleanor (age 15) to marry his son, probably to bring Brittany into the French Royal family, possibly to pursue a claim on England.
King Philip II of France (age 33) supported Arthur's (age 12) claim to the English throne. In the resulting war Arthur (age 12) was captured, imprisoned and never seen again. Eleanor (age 15) was captured, probably around the same time as Arthur, and imprisoned, more or less, for the remainder of her life, even after King John's death through the reign of King Henry III since she represented a threat to Henry's succession.
On 06 Apr 1223 William Harcourt (age 48) died.
On 06 Apr 1231 William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 41) died. On 06 Apr 1231 His brother Richard Marshal 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke. Gervase Dinant Countess Pembroke by marriage Countess Pembroke.
On 06 Apr 1250 Hugh Lusignan XI Count Lusignan VI Count La Marche II Count Angoulême (age 29) died. His son Hugh Lusignan XII Count Lusignan VII Count La Marche III Count Angoulême (age 15) succeeded XII Count Lusignan, VII Count La Marche, III Count Angoulême.
On 06 Apr 1276 Joan Stuteville (age 60) died.
On 06 Apr 1284 Peter Capet Count Alençon (age 33) was killed at Salerno by Aragonese mercenaries. He had no issue; Count Alençon extinct.
On 06 Apr 1317 Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol (age 63) died. His son Jean Chatillon Count Saint Pol (age 25) succeeded Count Saint Pol.
Around 06 Apr 1342 Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester died.
On 06 Apr 1362 at the Battle of Brignais ...
James Bourbon Count La Marche and Ponthieu (age 43) was killed. His son Jean Bourbon I Count La Marche (age 18) succeeded I Count La Marche. His son Pierre Bourbon (age 20) was killed.
On 06 Apr 1387 John "Sans Terre" Artois 1st Count Eu (age 65) died. His son Robert IV Artois Count Eu (age 31) succeeded Count Eu. Joanna Durazzo Countess Eu by marriage Countess Eu.
On 06 Apr 1395 William Stafford 4th Earl Stafford (age 19) died at Pleshey Castle [Map]. He was buried at Tonbridge, Kent [Map]. His brother Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford (age 17) succeeded 5th Earl Stafford, 6th Baron Stafford.
In 1410 John Mainwaring (age 66) died. On 06 Apr 1418 Margaret Stafford (age 73) died. Both buried at St Lawrence's Church, Over Peover [Map].
Monument at St Lawrence's Church, Over Peover [Map]. Camail and Jupon Period. IHC NASARE Lettering. Hip Belt. Lancastrian Esses Collar. Woman Esses Collar.
John Mainwaring: Around 1344 he was born to William "The Elder" IV Mainwaring in Over Peover. Before 1410 John Mainwaring and Margaret Stafford were married.
Margaret Stafford: Around 1345 she was born to John Stafford and Margaret Stafford.
On 06 Apr 1418 Ralph Greystoke 3rd Baron Greystoke (age 64) died. He was buried at Newminster Abbey [Map]. His son John Greystoke 4th Baron Greystoke (age 29) succeeded 4th Baron Greystoke.
On 06 Apr 1520 Raphael (age 37) died.
On 06 Apr 1523 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 44) died without issue. Earl Wiltshire extinct.
On 06 Apr 1529 William Tanfield (age 41) died.
Before 06 Apr 1559, the date she was buried, Joyce Denny (age 52) died.
On 06 Apr 1571 John Hamilton ArchBishop of St Andrews (age 59) died.
On 06 Apr 1583 William Fortescue (age 80) died.
On 06 Apr 1588 William Mohun (age 48) died.
On 06 Apr 1590 Francis Walsingham (age 58) died.
On 06 Apr 1595 Christian William Wettin died at Altenburg.
On 06 Apr 1605 Henry Windsor 5th Baron Windsor (age 42) died. His son Thomas Windsor 6th Baron Windsor (age 13) succeeded 6th Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire.
On 06 Apr 1621 Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford (age 81) died. He was buried at Salisbury Cathedral [Map].
On 06 Apr 1621 Edward Stafford (age 19) died.
On 06 Apr 1644 Henry Sandys 5th Baron Sandys Vyne died. His son William Sandys 6th Baron Sandys succeeded 6th Baron Sandys of The Vyne in Hampshire.
On 06 Apr 1645 Mary Corsellis died.
On 06 Apr 1664 Thomas Cullum 1st Baronet (age 77) died. His son Thomas Cullum 2nd Baronet (age 35) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cullum of Hastede in Suffolk.
On 06 Apr 1665 Lucy Dutton Countess Downe (age 26) died.
On 06 Apr 1665 Henry Fairfax (age 80) died.
On 06 Apr 1667 Richard Lucy 1st Baronet (age 75) died. His son Kingsmill Lucy 2nd Baronet (age 18) succeeded 2nd Baronet Lucy of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
On 06 Apr 1667 Richard Lucy (age 75) died.
On 06 Apr 1673 Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 43) died.
On 06 Apr 1676 John Strangeways (age 39) died.
On 06 Apr 1678 Joshua Marshall (age 49) died. He was buried in St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map].
On 06 Apr 1686 Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley (age 71) died. His son James Annesley 2nd Earl Anglesey (age 41) succeeded 2nd Earl Anglesey, 3rd Viscount Valentia, 2nd Baron Annesley Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire. Elizabeth Manners Countess Anglesey (age 32) by marriage Countess Anglesey.
On or before 06 Apr 1711 Edward Leighton 1st Baronet (age 61) died. He was buried 06 Apr 1711 at Alberbury, Shropshire. His son Edward Leighton 2nd Baronet (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baronet Leighton of Wattlesborough.
On 06 Apr 1714 Thomas Salusbury of Bach-y-graig in Denbighshire died.
On 06 Apr 1716 Charles Cockayne 4th Viscount Cullen (age 29) died. His son Charles Cockayne 5th Viscount Cullen (age 5) succeeded 5th Viscount Cullen.
On 06 Apr 1718 Henry Monson 3rd Baronet (age 64) died. His brother William Monson 4th Baronet (age 64) succeeded 4th Baronet Monson of Carleton in Lincolnshire.
On 06 Apr 1731 Henry Davenport (age 53) died.
On 06 Apr 1743 Michael Newton 4th Baronet (age 48) died. Baronet Newton of Barrs Court extinct. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Heydour [Map]. Sculpted by Peter Scheemakers (age 52).
On 06 Apr 1750 Edmund Bacon 6th Baronet (age 25) died. His uncle Henry Bacon 7th Baronet (age 55) succeeded 7th Baronet Bacon of Mildenhall in Suffolk.
On 06 Apr 1752, Easter Monday, Mary Blandy (age 32) was hanged outside Oxford Castle for having murdered her father Francis Blandy with arsenic.
On 06 Apr 1752 Thomas Arundell (age 57) died.
On 06 Apr 1776 Henry Digby (age 1) died.
On 06 Apr 1778 Matthew Ridley (age 66) died.
On 06 Apr 1779 Barbara Webb Viscountess Montague (age 82) died.
On 06 Apr 1782 Lancelot Allgood (age 71) died.
On 06 Apr 1783 William Guise 5th Baronet (age 46) died unmarried. Baronet Guise of Elmore in Gloucestershire extinct.
On 06 Apr 1790 Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt (age 70) died.
On 06 Apr 1797 Henry Mainwaring 4th Baronet (age 70) died unmarried. Baronet Mainwaring of Over Peover extinct. Thomas Wittenhall (age 61) succeeded to the Over Peover estates and adopted the name and arms of Mainwaring, in compliance with the will of his half-brother Henry Mainwaring 4th Baronet (age 70).
On 06 Apr 1803 Admiral Thomas Rich 5th Baronet (age 70) died. Baronet Rich of Sonning in Berkshire extinct.
On 06 Apr 1812 William Markwick aka Eversfield (age 73) died.
On 06 Apr 1821 Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 81) died. His son Robert Stewart 2nd Marquess Londonderry (age 51) succeeded 2nd Marquess Londonderry.
On 06 Apr 1825 Frances Elizabeth Greville Lady Harpur (age 80) died.
On 06 Apr 1826 Anne Whitcombe (age 58) died.
On 06 Apr 1827 Charles Talbot 15th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 74) died. His nephew John "Good Earl" Talbot 16th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 36) succeeded 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, 16th Earl Waterford. Maria Theresa Talbot Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury Countess Waterford.
On 06 Apr 1830 Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse (age 76) died. His son Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke (age 52) succeeded II Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine.
On 06 Apr 1839 Katherine Frances Ashburnham (age 27) died.
On 06 Apr 1840 Charles Trench (age 68) died.
On 06 Apr 1852 Frederick Thellusson 4th Baron Rendlesham (age 54) died. His son Frederick William Brook Thellusson 5th Baron Rendlesham (age 12) succeeded 5th Baron Rendlesham of Rendlesham in Suffolk.
On 06 Apr 1859 John Plumbe Tempest died.
On 06 Apr 1862 Judith Agnes Boothby (age 29) died.
On 06 Apr 1863 Lydia Haggaer Lady Buckworth-Herne-Soame died. She was buried on 13 Apr 1863.
On 06 Apr 1886 Wriothesley Russell (age 81) died.
On 06 Apr 1888 Charles Watson-Copley 3rd Baronet (age 60) died. His brother Wager Joseph Watson 4th Baronet (age 51) succeeded 4th Baronet Watson of Fulmer in Buckinghamshire.
On 06 Apr 1889 Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge (age 91) died.
On 06 Apr 1889 Henry Hanbury-Tracy (age 86) died.
On 06 Apr 1901 George Greville Wellesley (age 86) died.
On 06 Apr 1904 Isabel Lettice Theodosia Boyle (age 45) died.
On 06 Apr 1908 Reynold Henry Newton Alleyne (age 55) died.
On 06 Apr 1909 Mary Hood Marchioness Hertford (age 62) died.
On 06 Apr 1910 William Francis Augustus Eliott 8th Baronet (age 83) died.
On 06 Apr 1913 Somerset Lowry-Corry 4th Earl Belmore (age 77) died.
On 06 Apr 1919 Charles Mills 2nd Baron Hillingdon (age 64) died. His son Arthur Robert Mills 3rd Baron Hillingdon (age 27) succeeded 3rd Baron Hillingdon. Edith Mary Cadogan Baroness Fitzwalter (age 24) by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.
On 06 Apr 1932 St George Lane Fox-Pitt (age 75) died.
On 06 Apr 1938 Henry Frederick Howard (age 93) died.
On 06 Apr 1939 Charles Thomas Keble Prévost 4th Baronet (age 72) died. His son George James Augustine Prévost 5th Baronet (age 29) succeeded 5th Baronet Prevost of Belmont in Hampshire.
On 06 Apr 1940 Evelyn Robert Pierrepont 5th Earl Manvers (age 51) died. His first cousin Gervas Pierrepont 6th Earl Manvers (age 58) succeeded 6th Earl Manvers, 6th Viscount Newark, 6th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
On 06 Apr 1941 Commander Montague Wriothesley Noel (age 48) was killed in action while on Convoy duty in the English channel. HMS Torrent, Surprise, Tornado and Radiant ran into a German minefield, with Torrent striking a German mine. Surprise and Tornado went to rescue Torrent's crew, but Torrent struck a second mine and quickly sank. In an attempt to rescue survivors, Surprise and Tornado also struck mines and sank. Only Radiant was undamaged and picked up the survivors from the three ships. In total, 12 officers and 240 other ranks were killed from the three ships. Only three of Torrent's crew survived, with 68 killed.
Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map].
On 06 Apr 1943 Brigadier Valentine Cecil Cavendish (age 47) was killed in action by his own artillery fire at the Mayu Peninsula.
On 06 Apr 1946 Brigadier Eric FitzGerald Dillon 19th Viscount Dillon (age 65) died. His son Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Eric Dillon 20th Viscount Dillon (age 34) succeeded 20th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.
On 06 Apr 1947 Stuart Pleydell-Bouverie (age 69) died.
On 06 Apr 1988 Hilda Beatrice Hoare (age 94) died.
