On this Day in History ... 13th August

13 Aug is in August.

1514 Marriage of Mary Tudor and Louis XII of France

1704 Battle of Blenheim

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Events on the 13th August

On 13 Aug 1415 King Henry V of England (age 29) landed at Normandy [Map] at the commencement of his Agincourt Campaign.

On 13 Aug 1514 Louis XII King France (age 52) and Mary Tudor Queen Consort France (age 18) were married by proxy at the Palace of Placentia, Greenwich [Map]. Louis I d'Orléans Duc de Longueville 1480-1516, a hostage in England at the time, stood in for Louis XII King France (age 52).

Around 13 Aug 1625 John Hay 1st Marquess Teviotdale was born to John Hay 1st Earl Tweeddale (age 32) and Jean Seton Countess Tweeddale (age 19) at Yester.

Pepy's Diary. 13 Aug 1668. Thence I to the Office, where all the afternoon [morning??], and then to dinner, where W. Howe dined with me, who tells me for certain that Creed is like to speed in his match with Mrs. Betty Pickering (age 42). Here dined with me also Mr. Hollier (age 59), who is mighty vain in his pretence to talk Latin.

On 13 Aug 1704 John Mordaunt (age 23) fought losing his left-arm at Blenheim during the Battle of Blenheim.

Major Richard Creed was killed in action.

On 13 Aug 1705 Florence Rolle (deceased) was buried at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map]. Inscription: IN memory of The Lady Rolle, wife of Sr John Rolle (age 79) knight of ye Bath, ye purity of whose mind wch appeared in all ye dutys of a virtuous life, made her ye best of wives, mothers, & friends her love was like her Piety, constant & unfeigned to her last moment. she dyed Augst ye 10th 1705.

Rest pious dust thy God has hear thy prayers, Calm'd all thy sorrows & wip'd off thy tears, Thy foul doth now behold his face divine, And with ye heavenly host in confort joyn, Pitys ye senseless folly of mankind, While she enjoys an endless peace of mind.

This monument was erected by her daughtr Mrs Margaret Rolle.

Florence Rolle: On or before 27 Feb 1631 she was born to Denys Rolle and Margaret Poulett. She was baptised at St Giles' Church, St Giles in the Wood on 27 Feb 1631. In 1648 John Rolle and she were married. They were second cousin twice removed. On 10 Aug 1705 Florence Rolle died.

Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 13 Aug 1718. Mr Holmes Vice-President (age 56) brought to the Society two curious antique Roman vessels of fine earth.

Mr Rawlinson brought two [?] prints with descriptions being old pictures, one of the Court of Charles V, the other of Joan of Bourbon. Specimens of ancient [?] paintings in one large sheet of paper. Jollain excidit [?].

On 13 Aug 1792 Queen Adelaide of England was born to Georg I Duke of Saxe Meiningen (age 31).

On 13 Aug 1850 Martin Archer Shee (age 80) died at Brighton.

On 13 Aug 1905 Emily Theresa Stern Baroness Sherborne (age 59) died. On 18 Jul 1919 Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne (age 88) died. His brother Frederick Dutton 5th Baron Sherborne (age 65) succeeded 5th Baron Sherborne. Monument in Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map].

Emily Theresa Stern Baroness Sherborne: Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne and she were married. On 21 Apr 1846 she was born to Hermann Stern. On 08 Mar 1883 James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne died. His son Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne succeeded 4th Baron Sherborne. She by marriage Baroness Sherborne.

Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne: On 23 Apr 1831 he was born to James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne and Elizabeth Howard Baroness Sherborne. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

Frederick Dutton 5th Baron Sherborne: On 28 May 1840 he was born to James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne and Elizabeth Howard Baroness Sherborne at Bibury, Gloucestershire. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. On 02 Jan 1920 Frederick Dutton 5th Baron Sherborne died. His nephew James Dutton 6th Baron Sherborne succeeded 6th Baron Sherborne.

Births on the 13th August

On 13 Aug 1460 Peter Gerard of Bryn Kings was born to Thomas Gerard (age 29) and Cecily Fouleshurst (age 17) at Brindle, Chorley.

On 13 Aug 1525 Richard Wilbraham was born.

On 13 Aug 1621 John Pakington 2nd Baronet was born to John Pakington 1st Baronet (age 21).

Around 13 Aug 1625 John Hay 1st Marquess Teviotdale was born to John Hay 1st Earl Tweeddale (age 32) and Jean Seton Countess Tweeddale (age 19) at Yester.

On 13 Aug 1661 Henry Johnson Baron Wentworth was born to Henry Johnson (age 38).

Before 13 Aug 1684 Lieutenenant-General Thomas Howard was born to George Howard (age 37) and Ann Kidder.

On 13 Aug 1698 Louise Adélaïde Bourbon was born to Philippe Bourbon II Duke Orléans (age 24) and Françoise Marie Bourbon Duchess Orléans (age 21). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%.

On 13 Aug 1703 William Russell was born to Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford (age 22) and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford (age 21).

On 13 Aug 1710 William Heberden was born.

On or before 13 Aug 1720 Robert Jenkinson 5th Baronet was born to Robert Bankes Jenkinson 4th Baronet (age 33) and Catherine Dashwood Lady Jenkinson (age 27). He was baptised on 13 Aug 1720 at St Mary's Church, Charlbury.

On 13 Aug 1767 John Perceval 4th Earl Egmont was born to John Perceval 3rd Earl Egmont (age 29) and Isabella Powlett Countess Egmont. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.20%.

On 13 Aug 1772 William Anson 1st Baronet was born to George Adams aka Anson (age 41) and Mary Venables-Vernon (age 32).

On 13 Aug 1781 Emma Maria Wallop was born to John Wallop 2nd Earl Portsmouth (age 39) and Urania Fellowes (age 39).

On 13 Aug 1788 John Jacob Buxton 2nd Baronet was born to Robert John Buxton 1st Baronet (age 34).

On 13 Aug 1791 Peregrine Cust was born to Brownlow Cust 1st Baron Brownlow (age 46) and Frances Bankes Baroness Brownlow.

On 13 Aug 1792 Queen Adelaide of England was born to Georg I Duke of Saxe Meiningen (age 31).

On 13 Aug 1802 Reverend Charles Paulet was born to Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester (age 38) and Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester (age 29) at Amport House.

Before 13 Aug 1815 Pierrepoint Henry Mundy was born to Major-General Godfrey Basil Mundy (age 39) and Sarah Rodney (age 35).

On 13 Aug 1844 Colonel Stanier Waller was born to Reverend Ernest Adolphus Waller (age 36).

On 13 Aug 1848 Francis Henry Stirling Willoughby was born to Henry Willoughby 8th Baron Middleton (age 30) and Julia Louisa Bosville Baroness Middleton (age 24).

On 13 Aug 1857 Edmund Asgill Ogle 8th Baronet was born to Edmund Ogle 6th Baronet (age 41).

On 13 Aug 1858 Mary Thicknesse-Touchet 22nd Baroness Audley was born to George Edward Thicknesse-Touchet 21st Baron Audley (age 41) and Emily Mitchell Baroness Audley.

On 13 Aug 1868 Adolphus Cambridge Duke Teck was born to Francis Teck (age 30) and Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover (age 34) at Kensington Palace. He a great grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 13 Aug 1873 Robert Chichester was born to Adolphus John Spencer-Churchill Chichester (age 36).

On 13 Aug 1877 Charles Grant was born.

On 13 Aug 1899 Henry Hotham 7th Baron Hotham was born to Henry Edward Hotham (age 44).

On 13 Aug 1907 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor was born to Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor (age 28) and Nancy Witcher Langhorne Viscountess Astor (age 28).

On 13 Aug 1909 Alvilde Bridges Viscountess Chaplin was born.

On 13 Aug 1926 Richard Blackett Beaumont was born to Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont 2nd Viscount Allendale (age 36) and Violet Lucy Emily Seely Viscountess Allendale (age 29).

Marriages on the 13th August

Before 13 Aug 1311 Pietro Gradenigo (age 60) and Tomasina Morosini were married.

After 13 Aug 1328 William Clinton 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 24) and Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon (age 25) were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Before 13 Aug 1394 Richard Champernoun (age 50) and Katherine Daubeny (age 34) were married.

Before 13 Aug 1460 Thomas Gerard (age 29) and Cecily Fouleshurst (age 17) were married.

On 13 Aug 1582 Edward Coke (age 30) and Bridget Paston were married. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 13 Aug 1635 Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole (age 21) and Sarah Russell (age 20) were married.

On 13 Aug 1651 Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 45) and Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Donegal. The difference in their ages was 20 years.

After 13 Aug 1653 William Boothby 1st Baronet (age 15) and Frances Milward were married.

On 13 Aug 1674 Thomas Delves 4th Baronet (age 21) and Jane Knightley (age 21) were married.

On or after 13 Aug 1674 William Duncombe Haberdasher and Grizel Poole were married.

Before 13 Aug 1684 George Howard (age 37) and Ann Kidder were married.

Before 13 Aug 1703 Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford (age 22) and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford.

On 13 Aug 1719 Thomas Trollope 4th Baronet (age 27) and Diana Middleton (age 27) were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map].

On 13 Aug 1769 Samuel Whitbread (age 48) and Mary Cornwallis (age 33) were married. She the daughter of Charles Cornwallis 1st Earl Cornwallis and Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis.

On 13 Aug 1803 Charles Douglas 6th Marquess Queensberry (age 26) and Caroline Scott Marchioness Queensbury (age 29) were married at Richmond, Surrey [Map]. She by marriage Marchioness Queensberry. She the daughter of Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 56) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch (age 60). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 13 Aug 1825 Philip Sidney 1st Baron De Lisle and Dudley (age 25) and Sophia Fitzclarence Baroness De Lisle and Dudley (age 29) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 59) and Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan".

On 13 Aug 1832 Richard Heber Wrightson (age 32) and Elizabeth Augusta de Grey (age 29) were married at Merton, Norfolk.

On 13 Aug 1868 William Thomas Orde-Powlett 4th Baron Bolton (age 23) and Algitha Frederica Lumley Baroness Bolton (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough (age 55) and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough.

On 13 Aug 1873 Frederick Pollock 3rd Baronet (age 27) and Georgina Harriet Deffell Lady Pollock were married.

On 13 Aug 1874 Charles Edward Cooke (age 45) and Mary Louisa Stewart (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Randolph Stewart 9th Earl Galloway and Harriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway (age 62).

On 13 Aug 1885 Reverend Alfred Royds (age 35) and Eleanor Georgina Dixon (age 27) were married at Chelford, Cheshire.

On 13 Aug 1885 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 64) and Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford Baroness Coleridge were married. She by marriage Baroness Coleridge of Ottery St Mary in Devon.

Deaths on the 13th August

On 13 Aug 829 Archbishop Feologild died.

On 13 Aug 1090 Constance Normandy Duchess Brittany (age 33) died.

On 13 Aug 1311 Pietro Gradenigo (age 60) died.

Before 13 Aug 1394 Alice Astley (age 47) died.

Before 13 Aug 1417 Eleanor Mowbray Countess Rockingham (age 56) died.

On 13 Aug 1417 Bryan Stapleton (age 33) died at Plouigneau.

On 13 Aug 1417 Brian Stapleton (age 57) died.

On 13 Aug 1444 William Paston (age 66) died. He was buried at Lady Chapel Norwich Cathedral [Map].

On 13 Aug 1447 Filipo Maria Visconti (age 54) died.

On 13 Aug 1449 Louis IV Count Palatine of the Rhine (age 25) died.

On 13 Aug 1537 Edmund Cornwall (age 70) died.

On 13 Aug 1566 Humphrey Radclyffe (age 57) died.

On 13 Aug 1568 Bishop William Barlow (age 70) died.

On 13 Aug 1584 Edward Waldegrave (age 70) died at the Tower of London [Map].

On 13 Aug 1631 John Ayloffe (age 71) died.

On 13 Aug 1638 John Sedley 2nd Baronet (age 41) died. His son Henry Sedley 3rd Baronet  1623-1641 (age 15) succeeded 3rd Baronet Sedley of Ailesford in Kent.

On 13 Aug 1639 Walter Aston 1st Baronet (age 55) died. His son Walter Aston 2nd Baronet (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baronet Aston of Tixall and 2nd Baronet Aston of Forfar.

On 13 Aug 1667 Bishop Jeremy Taylor (age 54) died at Lisburn, Antrim. He was buried in Dromore Cathedral.

On 13 Aug 1674 Mary Devereux Knightley (age 1) died at Utkinton.

On 13 Aug 1685 Anne Scott (age 10) died.

On 13 Aug 1685 Philadelphia Pelham Baroness Howard (age 30) died.

On 13 Aug 1687 Henry Herbert 2nd Baronet (age 48) died. His son Humphrey Herbert 3rd Baronet (age 13) succeeded 3rd Baronet Herbert of Tintern in Monmouthshire.

On 13 Aug 1689 Maximilian Hohenzollern Sigmaringen (age 53) died.

On 13 Aug 1693 Christopher Turnor of Milton Erneys in Bedfordshire (age 42) died.

On 20 Jun 1696 Elizabeth Crew Countess Arran (age 45) died.

On 25 Oct 1694 Elizabeth Turnor (age 4) died.

On 13 Aug 1697 Richard Earle 4th Baronet (age 24) died unmarried. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Stragglethorpe [Map]. Baronet Earle of Stragglethorpe in Lincolnshire extinct.

On 13 Aug 1699 Mademoiselle d'Alais Bourbon Condé Conti (age 1) died.

On 13 Aug 1702 Thomas Lee 2nd Baronet (age 41) died. His son Thomas Lee 3rd Baronet (age 15) succeeded 3rd Baronet Lee of Hartwell in Buckinghamshire.

On 13 Aug 1704 John Mordaunt (age 23) fought losing his left-arm at Blenheim during the Battle of Blenheim.

Major Richard Creed was killed in action.

On 13 Aug 1727 John Pakington 4th Baronet (age 56) died. His son Herbert Perrott Pakington 5th Baronet succeeded 5th Baronet Pakington.

On 13 Aug 1746 Robert Sutton (age 75) died.

On 13 Aug 1748 Eleanor Loftus died.

On 13 Aug 1754 Charles Hamilton Comte d'Arran (age 63) died.

On 13 Aug 1758 Diana Egerton Baroness Baltimore (age 27) died in a carriage accident. She fell out of a Phaeton carriage while accompanied by her husband who was suspected of foul play but no charges were brought.

On 13 Aug 1758 Henry D'Anvers 4th Baronet (age 27) died. His brother Michael D'Anvers 5th Baronet (age 19) succeeded 5th Baronet D'Anvers of Culworth in Northamptonshire.

On 13 Aug 1763 Ludwig Ernst Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 55) died at Gotha.

On 13 Aug 1772 Mary Miller (age 37) died.

On 13 Aug 1793 Francis Roper (age 55) died.

On 13 Aug 1801 George Gordon 3rd Earl Aberdeen (age 79) died. His grandson George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 17) succeeded 4th Earl Aberdeen. His will provided for his illegitimate son Alexander Gorden Cavalry (age 20).

On 13 Aug 1816 Louisa Legge Baroness Bagot (age 29) died.

On 13 Aug 1822 John Custance (age 72) died.

On 13 Aug 1822 Elizabeth Kerr Baroness Dormer (age 56) died.

On 13 Aug 1843 Harriet Brodrick died.

On 13 Aug 1844 Anne Elizabeth Montagu Scott (age 47) died.

On 13 Aug 1849 Bishop Edward Coplestone (age 73) died.

On 13 Aug 1850 Martin Archer Shee (age 80) died at Brighton.

On 13 Aug 1859 John Slade 1st Baronet (age 96) died.

On 13 Aug 1865 Francisco de Paula of Spain (age 71) died.

On 13 Aug 1874 Henrietta Charlotte Cholmondeley Baroness Berners (age 51) died.

On 13 Aug 1881 Charles George Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough (age 62) died. His son Charles William Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough (age 30) succeeded 3rd Earl Gainsborough, 5th Baron Barham.

On 13 Aug 1884 Arthur Wellesley 2nd Duke Wellington (age 77) died. His nephew Henry Wellesley 3rd Duke Wellington (age 38) succeeded 3rd Duke Wellington, 7th Earl Mornington, 7th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle, 3rd Viscount Wellington of Talavera. Evelyn Katrine Gwenfra Williams Duchess Wellington (age 29) by marriage Duchess Wellington.

On 13 Aug 1896 Susan Sophia Cavendish Baroness Dacre (age 79) died.

On 13 Aug 1899 Adolphus Frederick Charles Molyneux Capell (age 86) died.

On 13 Aug 1904 Elizabeth Hay Duchess Wellington (age 83) died.

On 13 Aug 1905 Emily Theresa Stern Baroness Sherborne (age 59) died. On 18 Jul 1919 Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne (age 88) died. His brother Frederick Dutton 5th Baron Sherborne (age 65) succeeded 5th Baron Sherborne. Monument in Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map].

Emily Theresa Stern Baroness Sherborne: Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne and she were married. On 21 Apr 1846 she was born to Hermann Stern. On 08 Mar 1883 James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne died. His son Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne succeeded 4th Baron Sherborne. She by marriage Baroness Sherborne.

Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne: On 23 Apr 1831 he was born to James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne and Elizabeth Howard Baroness Sherborne. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

Frederick Dutton 5th Baron Sherborne: On 28 May 1840 he was born to James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne and Elizabeth Howard Baroness Sherborne at Bibury, Gloucestershire. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. On 02 Jan 1920 Frederick Dutton 5th Baron Sherborne died. His nephew James Dutton 6th Baron Sherborne succeeded 6th Baron Sherborne.

On 13 Aug 1914 Caroline Elizabeth Anne Bridgeman died.

On 13 Aug 1946 Blanche Eleanor Cave (age 80) died.

On 13 Aug 1956 Brigadier-General Francis Henry Stapleton (age 85) died.

On 13 Aug 1993 George Herbert 7th Earl of Powis (age 68) died. His son John Herbert 8th Earl of Powis (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Powis. Katharine Odeyne de Grey Countess Powis (age 65) by marriage Countess Powis.