On this Day in History ... 26th June

26 Jun is in June.

1460 June Yorkist Landing at Sandwich

1471 Edward V created Prince of Wales

1483 Coronation of Richard III

1483 Richard III elected King by the Three Estates

1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak

1537 Bigod's Rebellion

1660 June Creation of Baronets

1661 Creation of Baronets and Peerages by Charles II Post Coronation

1665 Great Plague of London

1830 Death of King George IV

1857 First Award of Victoria Crosses

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Events on the 26th June

On 26 Jun 985 Ramiro III King Leon (age 24) died. His first cousin Bermudo "Gouty" II King Galicia II King Leon (age 32) succeeded II King Leon.

On 26 Jun 1095 Robert the Lotharingian died. He was buried in the Choir Aisle at Hereford Cathedral [Map].

Robert the Lotharingian: On 29 Dec 1079 Robert the Lotharingian was consecrated Bishop of Hereford by Archbishop Lanfranc at Canterbury Cathedral.

On 26 Jun 1430 Cardinal Louis of Bar (age 53) died.

After 26 Jun 1458. St Andrew's Church, Blickling [Map]. Memorial brass to Cecily Boleyn (deceased)

Cecily Boleyn: In 1408 she was born to Geoffrey Boleyn and Alice Bracton. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. On 26 Jun 1458 Cecily Boleyn died at Blickling, Norfolk. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Blickling

On 26 Jun 1471 Edward, the future Edward V, was created Prince of Wales. Thomas Vaughan (age 61) was knighted.

On 26 Jun 1483 Richard III (age 30) accepted the invitation of the citizens of London to become King.

On 26 Jun 1483 Edward York Prince of Wales (age 9) was created Duke Cornwall.

The History of King Richard the Third by Thomas More. When he had begun his reign, the twenty-sixth day of June, after this mockish election, then was he crowned on the sixth day of July. And that solemnity was furnished for the most part with the self same provision that was appointed for the coronation of his nephew.

Letters and Papers 1528. 26 Jun 1528. R. O. Ellis, 3 Ser. I. 251. 4418. John Bishop Of Lincoln (age 55) To Wolsey.

Was at Court on Trinity Sunday (7 June), Corpus Christi Eve, and Corpus Christi Day (11 June), according to your advertisement. On the eve the King was shriven, and the next day shriven and houselled. "I ministered, as my weakness would serve, in pontificalibus," and found the King very gracious. Whilst I was at London, many were dying of the sweat. I tarried till it came to my house, and was then forced to flee, and therefore did not presume to come into your presence. Reached Woburn in a litter; sometimes on horseback. Several are dead there. As the sweat is in my house I dare not tarry, and therefore I wish leave to go to Buckeden [Map]. I have promised a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsyngham. I have two Lutherans in my house, one of whom wrote the letter I sent you. He is a very heretic, and has done hurt in my diocese. I purpose to abjure them both, and after they have done open penance to commit them to two monasteries. I beg you to remember and punish the infect persons in Oxford; for if sharpness be not used, many will do ill. There are more in Oxford, as appears by libels set up at night on the church doors. I gave one of them to my lord of London. As they are in my diocese, I intend to ride to Oxford myself, about Michaelmas, with your leave, and reduce them to order. Woburn, 26 June.

Hol., pp. 2. Add. Endd.

Letters and Papers 1528. 26 Jun 1528. R. O. St. P. I. 301. 4422. Sir J. Russell (age 43) To Wolsey.

Sends letters received by the King, from my lord of Ossory, concerning the taking of the Vice-deputy and the misrule in Ireland. The King thinks none so meet for the government as my lord of Ossory, or Master Butler, his son, and wishes Wolsey to dispatch them as soon as possible. Wolsey knows the son's activity. The father is an honorable man, wise and hardy, but stricken in age, and not so able to follow the wars. The King is much troubled with this disease of sweat. Tonight there have fallen sick my lord and Lady Marques, Sir Thos. Cheyney (age 43), and Mrs. Croke. Norres and Wallop are recovered. Poynes (deceased) is dead. Today the King removes to Bishop's Hatfield, accompanied only by the Privy Chamber and Master Kyngeston. Last night he took Master Bryan into the Privy Chamber. Hartford, 26 June. Signed.

On 26 Jun 1535 Joanna of Austria Princess Portugal was born to Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 35) and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain (age 31). Coefficient of inbreeding 10.98%.

Letters 1536. 26 Jun 1536. Add MS. 28,588, f. 296. B. M.1213. Dr. Ortiz to the Comendador Molina.

The king of England has married a lady [Queen Jane Seymour (age 27)] who was five or six months gone with child by him (que estava preñada del en cinco o seys meses). Rome, 26 June 1536.

Sp., p. 1. Modern copy.

Letters 1536. 26 Jun 1536. Otho, C. x. 266. B. M. Hearne's Sylloge, 128. Burnet, V. 368. 1203. The Princess Mary to Henry VIII.

Most humbly lying at your feet, my most dear and benign father and sovereign, I have this day perceived your gracious clemency and merciful pity to have overcome my most unkind and unnatural proceedings towards you and your most just and virtuous laws. I cannot express my joy or make any return for your goodness, "but my poor heart which I send unto your Highness to remain in your hand, to be for ever used, directed, and framed, whiles God shall suffer life to remain in it, at your only pleasure." I beg you to receive it as all I have to offer. I will never vary from that confession and submission I made to your Highness in the presence of the Council. I pray God preserve you and the Queen and send you issue. Hounsdon, 26 June. Hol. Mutilated.

R. O. 1204. The Princess Mary (age 20) to [Jane Seymour (age 27)].

I have received your letters, "no less full of motherly joy for my towardness of reconciliation than of most prudent counsel for my further proceeding therein," which of your goodness you promise to travel to bring to a perfection. Cannot express the comfort this has given her. Promises that from this day she shall neither be lacking in duty to her father, who has the whole disposition of her heart in his noble hand, nor in humble and obedient service to her Grace. Begs her, "with such acceleration as shall stand with your pleasure," to have in remembrance her desire to attain the King's presence.

Hol., p. 1. Add.: To the Queen's grace, my good mother. Endd.: My Lady Mary to the Queen's grace.

Letters 1536. 26 Jun 1536. Vatican Archives. 1212. Bishop of Faenza (age 36) to [M. Ambrogio?].

Is informed by the English ambassadors that the Parliament was to end this month, in which it was expected that the true daughter (age 20) would be declared Princess, because the King was much softened, besides that she had powerful friends in Norfolk, Cromwell and others, and that she herself is universally loved; and it was hoped that after this would follow the King's return to the Church, though they have some fear of his avarice. The French are doing their best to bring him back, and their ambassador there gives me to understand he has good hope for it. This last wife [Queen Jane Seymour (age 27)] is said to be much loved by the subjects, both because she is very gentle and good, and because she has five times thrown herself publicly at the King's feet, requesting him to send for his daughter and declare her Princess (age 20), a thing which has greatly moved the people. The ambassador Valo (Wallop) informs me that Reginald Pole at Padua, having been several times requested by his King to return, and having always replied that he would not come till the King had returned to the obedience of the Church, the King at last, eight months ago, desired him to write what he thought on such matters, especially de potestate Pontificis, and he has now sent him a book so much in favor of the Holy See, "che beato quel Re se lo gustara." The King now shows great tokens of kindness to his daughter. On the return of her governess to Court (who, they say, is Pole's mother), it being supposed that the Princess (age 20) was in her company, a crowd with 4,000 or 5,000 horses ran to meet her. The King, not knowing the cause, asked, "Why so many people?" and being told it was to see the Princess (age 20), answered that she was not there, but would soon come and they might see her.

Marseilles is strongly fortified; 25 well appointed galleys were in the port. They say the Emperor will not come into Provence. The Imperial ambassador, who was here, has intimated that if some one were sent to the Emperor for a forty days truce, matters might be accommodated; but here they will not trust the Emperor. It is clear they are sanguine of success. The English are beginning to make their meaning understood, and as to keeping the agreement say that they will not fail to do so, that King promising to go in person against the Emperor if the latter attack France. The Grand Master says it would have been worth 500,000 scudi to them if that King had not shown himself so dissatisfied with their adhesion to the Holy See. He expressed great devotion and respect for His Holiness, as also did the cardinal of Lorraine, who has lately returned from Rome.

The marriage of the king of Scots, which was considered as accomplished, is not yet so, but is very near it. The Admiral is in disgrace with the King, speaks little to him, and never comes when called to important business, but only Lorraine and the Grand Master. Every morning the Queen of Navarre proposes to go to Burgundy, but everyone opposes it. She is never likely to have again a third of her former influence.

Ital. Three modern extracts, pp. 5. Headed: Di Mons. di Faenza (age 36) de 26 di Giugno 1536 da Leon.

Add. MS. 8,715, f. 261. B. M. 2. Modern copy of the preceding letter. Pp. 8.

Chronicle of Greyfriars. 26 Jun 1537. And the 26th [or 27th] day of June was had in to the North to be hanged and headed Lord Hussey (age 72), Sir Robert Constable (age 59), and Aske (age 37), and they suffered as they were worthy.

After 26 Jun 1612. Elizabethan Period monument to Roger Manners 5th Earl of Rutland (deceased) and Elizabeth Sidney Countess Rutland at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map] sculpted by Nicholas Johnson. Cost £150 including carriage by sea from London to Boston [Map].

Elizabeth Sidney Countess Rutland: In 1585 she was born to Philip Sidney and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex. On 05 Mar 1599 Roger Manners 5th Earl of Rutland and she were married. She by marriage Countess of Rutland. Childless, unhappy and possibly not consummated. She the daughter of Philip Sidney and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex. He the son of John Manners 4th Earl of Rutland and Elizabeth Charlton Countess Rutland. In 1612 Elizabeth Sidney Countess Rutland died. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire.

On 26 Jun 1659 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet was born to Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet (age 16) and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow (age 26).

In Jun 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded those who supported his Restoration ...

6th William Wray 1st Baronet (age 35) and John Talbot of Lacock (age 29) were knighted.

7th Geoffrey Palmer 1st Baronet (age 62) was created 1st Baronet Palmer of Carlton in Northampton

7th Orlando Bridgeman 1st Baronet (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire.

7th John Langham 1st Baronet (age 76) was created 1st Baronet Langham of Cottesbrooke in Northamptonshire.

11th Henry Wright 1st Baronet (age 23) was created 1st Baronet Wright of Dagenham. Ann Crew Lady Wright by marriage Lady Wright of Dagenham.

13th Nicholas Gould 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Gould of the City of London.

14th Thomas Allen 1st Baronet (age 27) was created 1st Baronet Allen of Totteridge in Middlesex.

18th Thomas Cullum 1st Baronet (age 73) was created 1st Baronet Cullum of Hastede in Suffolk.

19th Thomas Darcy 1st Baronet (age 28) was created 1st Baronet Darcy of St Osith's.

22nd Robert Cordell 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Cordell of Long Melford.

22nd John Robinson 1st Baronet (age 45) was created 1st Baronet Robinson of London. Anne Whitmore Lady Robinson (age 48) by marriage Lady Robinson of London.

25th William Bowyer 1st Baronet (age 47) was created 1st Baronet Bowyer of Denham Court. Margaret Weld Lady Bowyer (age 43) by marriage Lady Bowyer of Denham Court.

25th Thomas Stanley 1st Baronet (age 63) was created 1st Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.

26th Jacob Astley 1st Baronet (age 21) was created 1st Baronet Astley of Hill Morton.

27th William Wray 1st Baronet (age 35) was created 1st Baronet Wray of Ashby in Lincolnshire. Olympia Tufton Lady Ashby (age 36) by marriage Lady Wray of Ashby in Lincolnshire.

28th Oliver St John 1st Baronet (age 36) was created 1st Baronet St John of Woodford in Northamptonshire.

29th Ralph Delaval 1st Baronet (age 37) was created 1st Baronet Delaval of Seaton in Northumberland. Anne Leslie Lady Delaval by marriage Lady Delaval of Seaton in Northumberland.

30th Andrew Henley 1st Baronet (age 38) was created 1st Baronet Henley of Henley in Somerset.

In Jun 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 31) created new Baronetcies and Peerages ...

05 Jun 1661 James Clavering 1st Baronet (age 41) was created 1st Baronet Clavering of Axwell in County Durham.

13 Jun 1661 Thomas Adams 1st Baronet (age 75) was created 1st Baronet Adams of London.

14 Jun 1661 Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda (age 39) was created 1st Earl Drogheda.

On 17 Jun 1661 ...

Godfrey Copley 1st Baronet (age 38) was created 1st Baronet Copley Sprotborough.

Abraham Cullen 1st Baronet (age 37) was created 1st Baronet Cullen of East Sheen in Surrey.

James Rushout 1st Baronet (age 17) was created 1st Baronet Rushout of Northwick Park in Worcestershire aged only seveneteen.

William Stanley 1st Baronet (age 33) was created 1st Baronet Stanley of Hooton in Cheshire. Charlotte Molyneux Lady Stanley by marriage Lady Stanley of Hooton in Cheshire.

Griffith Williams 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Williams of Penrhyn in Caernarfonshire.

18 Jun 1661 Thomas Vyner 1st Baronet (age 72) was created 1st Baronet Vyner of London.

18 Jun 1661 Henry Winchcombe 1st Baronet (age 18) was created 1st Baronet Winchcombe of Bucklebury in Berkshire.

26 Jun 1661 Theobald Taaffe 1st Earl Carlingford (age 58) was created 1st Earl Carlingford.

Pepy's Diary. 26 Jun 1665. So, weary, home, and to my office a while, till almost midnight, and so to bed. The plague encreases mightily, I this day seeing a house, at a bitt-maker's over against St. Clement's Church [Map], in the open street, shut up; which is a sad sight.

On 26 Jun 1681 Hedvig Sophia of Sweden was born to Charles XI King Sweden (age 25) and Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg (age 24).

On 26 Jun 1735 Joseph Ducreux Baron Ducreux was born.

Archaeologia Volume 13 Appendix. Read June 26, 1800. As an Appendix to an account of certain inscriptions discovered lately on the walls of a room in the Tower of London, printed in this volume, p. 68, and particularly the very interesting Autographs found there of the amiable and unfortunate lady Jane Grey, the Secretary requests permission to lay before the Society a copy of an exceedingly rare (if not unique) printed tract, not noticed that he can find in Ames or Herbert, one part of which is entitled, "The Ende of the Ladye Jane upon the Scaffolde." It is without date, but contains internal evidence of having been printed immediately after that event in the first year of the reign of queen Mary.

On 26 Jun 1857 the first sixty-two recipients of the Victoria Cross had the decoration pinned to their breasts by Queen Victoria (age 38) in Hyde Park [Map]. Henry Hugh Manvers Percy (age 39), who was the most senior office present to receive the Victoria Cross, commanded on the day.

On 26 Jun 1878 Maria de las Mercedes Unknown Queen Consort Spain (age 18) died.

26 Jun 1911. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Mary Sandys Marchioness Downshire

26 Jun 1911. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Mary Sandys Marchioness Downshire

26 Jun 1911. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Mary Sandys Marchioness Downshire

26 Jun 1911. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Mary Sandys Marchioness Downshire

On 26 Jun 1914 Sophie Glücksburg was born to Andrew Glücksburg (age 32) and Princess Alice of Battenburg (age 29). She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Wessex from the Air Plate 30. Reference No. 163. Geological Formation. Upper Chalk. County. Hants. 31 NW. (122: E. 12). Time and Date of Photograph. 6.4 p.m., 26th June. Parish. Nether Wallop. Height of Aeroplane. 3,300 ft. (1,006 metres), Latitude. 51° 8' 34" N. Longitude. 1° 32' 22" W. Speed of Shutter, 1/80th of a second. Height above Sea-level. A little over 300 ft. (91 metres).

There are three barrows visible on this plate, two long barrows and one oval barrow.

The two long barrows [Danebury Barrow 1 [Map] and Danebury Barrow 2 [Map]] were discovered by Dr. Williams-Freeman, and are referred to in his book (Field Archaeology of Hampshire, 1915, p. 155). In spite of being annually ploughed over, they are both still in a good state of preservation. The dark lines of the parallel side-ditches can be clearly seen on the plate. The two barrows are 180 ft. apart; and lie about 600 yds. north-west of Danebury.

The south-western barrow is 213 ft. long: from the bottom of the ditch to the highest point of the barrow is 9 ft. 6 in., and the top of the ditch itself is i ft. 8 in. below the adjacent ground level. The orientation is 118° Magnetic (1924).

The north-eastern barrow is 177 ft. long and 6 ft. 7 in. high; the ditch is i ft. 3 in. below ground-level; and the orientation is 110° Magnetic (1924).

On 26 Jun 1957 Mike Parker Pearson was born.

Births on the 26th June

On 26 Jun 1399 John Valois Orléans was born to Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 27) and Valentina Visconti (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.38%.

On 26 Jun 1535 Joanna of Austria Princess Portugal was born to Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 35) and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain (age 31). Coefficient of inbreeding 10.98%.

On 26 Jun 1584 Robert Cholmondeley 1st Earl Leinster was born to Hugh "The Elder" Cholmondeley (age 71) and Mary Griffith at Crouchend Highgate.

Around 26 Jun 1617 Colonel Henry or Hervey Bagot was born to Hervey Bagot 1st Baronet (age 26).

On 26 Jun 1656 William Bromley was born to Henry Bromley (age 24) and Mercy Pytts.

On 26 Jun 1659 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet was born to Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet (age 16) and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow (age 26).

On 26 Jun 1681 Hedvig Sophia of Sweden was born to Charles XI King Sweden (age 25) and Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg (age 24).

On 26 Jun 1707 Anne Ellis was born to Bishop Welbore Ellis (age 56) and Diana Briscoe.

Before 26 Jun 1715 Mary Cotes was born to John Cotes (age 34) and Dorothy Shirley (age 32).

On 26 Jun 1718 Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet was born to Henry Frankland (age 28) and Mary Cross.

On 26 Jun 1725 John Lister-Kaye 5th Baronet was born John Lister-Kaye 4th Baronet (age 27).

On 26 Jun 1732 Frederick Vane was born to Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington (age 27) and Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington (age 35). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 26 Jun 1735 Joseph Ducreux Baron Ducreux was born.

On 26 Jun 1737 Captain John Tyrwhitt was born to Reverend Robert Tyrwhitt (age 39).

On 26 Jun 1744 Semyon Romanovich Vorontsova was born.

On 26 Jun 1756 Harry Trelawny 7th Baronet was born to William Trelawny 6th Baronet (age 34) and Laetitia Trelawny (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 8.01%.

On 26 Jun 1757 John de la Pole 6th Baronet was born to John Pole 5th Baronet (age 24).

On 26 Jun 1772 Newton Wallop aka Fellowes 4th Earl of Portsmouth was born to John Wallop 2nd Earl Portsmouth (age 29) and Urania Fellowes (age 30). He was identified as an unsound mind from an early age. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 26 Jun 1781 Richard Paul Jodrell 2nd Baronet was born to Richard Paul Jodrell of Lewknor Scholar (age 35) and Virtue Hase.

On 26 Jun 1806 Glynne Earl Welby 3rd Baronet was born to William Welby 2nd Baronet (age 37).

On 26 Jun 1807 George John Henry Manners was born to John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland (age 29) and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland (age 26). On 04 Aug 1807 George John Henry Manners died.

On 26 Jun 1816 John Charles Thorold 11th Baronet was born to John Hayford Thorold 10th Baronet (age 43) and Mary Kent Lady Thorold.

On 26 Jun 1825 Edward William Harcourt was born to William Vernon-Harcourt (age 36).

On 26 Jun 1827 John Bulteel was born to John Crocker Bulteel (age 34) and Elizabeth Grey (age 28).

On 26 Jun 1829 Henry Furneaux was born at St Germans, Cornwall.

On 26 Jun 1829 Charles Baring was born to Henry Bingham-Baring (age 25) and Augusta Brudenell.

On 26 Jun 1838 William Frederick Howard was born to Frederick Howard (age 24) and Fanny Cavendish (age 29).

On 26 Jun 1860 Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton was born to Bingham Baring 2nd Baron Ashburton (age 61) and Louisa Caroline Stewart Baroness Ashburton (age 33) in Bath, Somerset [Map]. She was named after Florence Nightingale.

On 26 Jun 1862 George Cathcart 5th Earl Cathcart was born.

On 26 Jun 1880 Charles George Grey 4th Baronet was born to Captain Harry George Grey (age 28).

On 26 Jun 1891 Anthony Methuen 5th Baron Methuen was born to Paul Methuen 3rd Baron Methuen (age 45) and Mary Ethel Sanford Baroness Methuen.

On 26 Jun 1899 Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov was born to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (age 31) and Alix aka Alexandra Hesse Darmstadt (age 27). She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.16%.

On 26 Jun 1914 Sophie Glücksburg was born to Andrew Glücksburg (age 32) and Princess Alice of Battenburg (age 29). She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 26 Jun 1935 Dorothy Harrison was born to Thomas Harrison (age 31) and Elizabeth Mary Temple (age 32).

On 26 Jun 1951 Stewart Ainsworth was born.

On 26 Jun 1957 Mike Parker Pearson was born.

Marriages on the 26th June

Before 26 Jun 1170 John Normandy 6th Count Eu and Alice D'Aubigny Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. He the son of Henry Normandy I Count Eu and Margaret Blois Countess Eu. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

Before 26 Jun 1242 Thomas Beaumont 6th Earl Warwick (age 34) and Ela Longespee Countess Warwick were married. She the daughter of William "Longsword" Longespee Earl Salisbury and Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury (age 55). He the son of Henry Beaumont 5th Earl Warwick and Philipa Basset Countess Warwick. They were half third cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 26 Jun 1269 Robert Ferrers 6th Earl of Derby (age 30) and Eleanor Bohun Countess Derby (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. He the son of William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret Quincy Countess Derby. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Before 26 Jun 1594 Anthony Thorold (age 74) and Anne Constable were married.

On 26 Jun 1611 William Masham 1st Baronet (age 19) and Elizabeth Barrington were married. The had three sons, the eldest of whom predeceased him, and a daughter.

On 26 Jun 1626 James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 19) and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 26) were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin. She the daughter of Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars and Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau (age 46). He the son of William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby (age 65) and Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby (age 50). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 26 Jun 1659 Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet (age 16) and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow (age 26) were married.

Before 26 Jun 1707 Bishop Welbore Ellis (age 56) and Diana Briscoe were married.

Around 26 Jun 1710 John Murray 1st Duke Atholl (age 50) and Mary Ross Duchess Atholl (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Atholl. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl and Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 26 Jun 1753 George Onslow 1st Earl Onslow (age 21) and Henrietta Shelley Countess Onslow (age 22) were married.

On 26 Jun 1796 Nigel Bowyer Gresley 7th Baronet (age 43) and Maria Elizabeth Garway Lady Gresley were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She by marriage Lady Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire.

On 26 Jun 1811 John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland (age 27) and Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland (age 18) were married. She the daughter of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 48) and Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 50). He the son of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 52) and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland.

On 26 Jun 1827 Henry Fox-Strangways (age 34) and Hester Eleanora Buller (age 23) were married at the Church of the Holy Cross Crediton, Devon [Map].

Before 26 Jun 1829 Henry Bingham-Baring (age 25) and Augusta Brudenell were married. She the daughter of Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 60) and Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan.

On 26 Jun 1835 Robert Sharpe Ainslie of Market Stainton (age 78) and Elizabeth Wanger (age 71) were married. They had had several children before they married.

On 26 Jun 1849 Edward William Harcourt (age 24) and Susan Harriet Holroyd were married. She the daughter of George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd 2nd Earl Sheffield (age 47) and Harriett Lascelles Countess Sheffield (age 47).

On 26 Jun 1880 Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey (age 44) and Mary Livingston "Minna" King Marchioness Anglesey were married. She by marriage Marchioness Anglesey. He the son of Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey and Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey.

Before 26 Jun 1894 Ian Robert James Murray Grant of Glenmoriston and Ada Ethel Sophie Davidson were married.

On 26 Jun 1894 Hugh Molesworth-St Aubyn 13th Baronet (age 29) and Emma Sybil Wake Lady Morice (age 29) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. They were third cousins.

On 26 Jun 1894 Francis Baring 2nd Earl Northbrook (age 43) and Ada Ethel Sophie Davidson were married. He the son of Thomas Baring 1st Earl Northbrook (age 68) and Elizabeth Sturt Baroness Northbrook.

On 26 Jun 1895 George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon (age 29) and Almina Wombwell Countess Carnarvon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Carnarvon. Alfred de Rothschild (age 52) gave her a £500,000 trust on her marriage which paid for his archaeological interests. He the son of Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon and Evelyn Stanhope Countess Carnarvon.

On 26 Jun 1895 Richard Beale Colvin (age 38) and Gwendoline Audrey Brudenell Rous (age 26) were married. She the daughter of John Rous 2nd Earl Stradbrooke and Augusta Musgrave Countess Stradbrooke (age 65).

On 26 Jun 1928 Cyril Holland Shakerley 5th Baronet (age 31) and Elizabeth Averil Eardley-Wilmot Lady Shakerley were married.

On 26 Jun 1943 John Nigel Ralph Bingham (age 27) and Elizabeth Rosamund Peyton (age 24) were married.

Deaths on the 26th June

On 26 Jun 985 Ramiro III King Leon (age 24) died. His first cousin Bermudo "Gouty" II King Galicia II King Leon (age 32) succeeded II King Leon.

On 26 Jun 1043 Gonzalo Sánchez Jiménez (age 23) died.

On 26 Jun 1095 Robert the Lotharingian died. He was buried in the Choir Aisle at Hereford Cathedral [Map].

Robert the Lotharingian: On 29 Dec 1079 Robert the Lotharingian was consecrated Bishop of Hereford by Archbishop Lanfranc at Canterbury Cathedral.

On 26 Jun 1170 John Normandy 6th Count Eu died. His son Henry Normandy 7th Count Eu succeeded 7th Count Eu.

On 26 Jun 1294 Phillip Burnell (age 29) died at Oxford, Oxfordshire [Map].

On 26 Jun 1324 John Carew (age 41) died in Carew Castle.

On 26 Jun 1324 Thomas Carew (age 29) died.

On 26 Jun 1359 Geoffrey Saye 2nd Baron Say (age 50) died at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. His son William Saye 3rd Baron Say (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baron Say. Beatrice Brewes Baroness Say (age 7) by marriage Baroness Say.

On 26 Jun 1379 Isabeau Artois (age 18) died.

On 26 Jun 1430 Cardinal Louis of Bar (age 53) died.

On 26 Jun 1458 Cecily Boleyn (age 50) died at Blickling, Norfolk. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Blickling [Map]

On 26 Jun 1485 John Harcourt (age 45) died.

Between 20 Jun 1562 and 26 Jun 1562 Edward Crome died.

On 26 Jun 1568 Archbishop Thomas Young (age 61) died in Sheffield [Map].

On 26 Jun 1580 Jane Sibella Morrison Baroness Grey Wilton (age 30) died.

On 26 Jun 1585 Bishop John Scory (age 75) died in Whitbourne, Herefordshire.

On 26 Jun 1594 William Thorold (age 23) died.

On 26 Jun 1594 Anthony Thorold (age 74) died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Marston, South Kesteven [Map].

On 26 Jun 1614 Anne Windsor Baroness Grey Groby (age 67) died.

On 26 Jun 1640 George Fane of Burston (age 59) died.

On 26 Jun 1640 Francis Wenman (age 40) died.

On 26 Jun 1655 Margaret of Savoy Vicereine Portugal (age 66) died.

Before 26 Jun 1673 Benjamin Weston died.

On 26 Jun 1683 Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern (age 59) died.

On 26 Jun 1685 John Evelyn of Wiltshire (age 83) died. He left his daughter Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton (age 43) only five shillings in his will since he disapproved of her marriage with George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton (age 53).

On 26 Jun 1688 Reverend Ralph Cudworth (age 71) died.

On 26 Jun 1688 John Claypole (age 62) died.

On 26 Jun 1714 Mary Sackville Countess Orrery died.

On 07 Aug 1714 Lyon Pilkington 3rd Baronet (age 54) died. His son Lyon Pilkington 4th Baronet (age 31) succeeded 4th Baronet Pilkington of Stanley in Yorkshire. He was buried on 26 Jun 1716.

On 26 Jun 1736 Bridget Wallop (age 19) died.

On 26 Jun 1755 Robert Eden 3rd Baronet (age 37) died. His son John Eden 4th Baronet (age 14) succeeded 4th Baronet Eden of West Auckland.

On 26 Jun 1755 Anne Lennard 16th Baroness Dacre Gilsland Baroness Teynham (age 70) died. Her son Thomas Barrett Lennard 17th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 38) succeeded 17th Baron Dacre Gilsland.

On 26 Jun 1756 Charles Edwin (age 57) died.

On 26 Jun 1758 Frederick Saxe Coburg Gotha died at Coburg.

Around 26 Jun 1765 Henry Lyon (age 28) died.

On 18 Jun 1779 John Shaw 4th Baronet (age 50) died. He was buried at the Church of Holy Trinity, Eltham on 26 Jun 1779. His son John Gregory Shaw 5th Baronet (age 22) succeeded 5th Baronet Shaw of Eltham in Kent.

On 26 Jun 1784 Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington (age 62) died.

On 26 Jun 1798 Barbara Pleydell-Bouverie (age 14) died.

On 26 Jun 1819 William Heathcote 3rd Baronet (age 73) died. His son Thomas Heathcote 4th Baronet (age 49) succeeded 4th Baronet Heathcote of Hursley in Hampshire.

On 26 Jun 1826 Admiral John Holloway (age 82) died.

On 26 Jun 1832 Elizabeth Dashwood Duchess Manchester (age 92) died at Berkeley Square, Mayfair. She was buried at Kimbolton.

On 26 Jun 1868 Hender John Molesworth-St Aubyn (age 38) died without issue.

On 26 Jun 1876 William Rickford Astley Cooper (age 50) died.

On 26 Jun 1878 Maria de las Mercedes Unknown Queen Consort Spain (age 18) died.

On 26 Jun 1882 William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham (age 66) died.

On 26 Jun 1883 Edward Sabine (age 94) died.

On 26 Jun 1892 Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 71) died.

On 26 Jun 1895 Emily Jane de Flahaut Marchioness Lansdowne (age 76) died.

On 26 Jun 1896 Prince Louis Duke Nemours (age 81) died.

On 26 Jun 1904 Thomas Henry Freer (age 71) died.

On 26 Jun 1916 Edward Montagu 8th Earl Sandwich (age 76) died unmarried. His nephew George Charles Montagu 9th Earl Sandwich (age 41) succeeded 9th Earl Sandwich. Alberta Sturges Countess Sandwich (age 38) by marriage Countess Sandwich.

On 26 Jun 1919 Louisa Isabella Harriet Thynne (age 85) died.

On 26 Jun 1920 Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley (age 52) drowned at Screebe House, Connemara. She had left the house alone to swim in the lake from which her body was later recovered.

On 26 Jun 1922 Albert Grimaldi (age 73) died.

On 26 Jun 1933 Ernest Claude Williams (age 34) died.

On 26 Jun 1938 Alfred John Mulholland (age 81) died.

On 26 Jun 1939 Ford Madox Ford aka Heuffer (age 65) died.

On 26 Jun 1941 Marie Wilhelmine Luise Glücksburg (age 81) died.

On 26 Jun 1949 Hugh Napier Douglas-Pennant 4th Baron Penrhyn (age 54) died without issue.

On 26 Jun 1953 Susan Mary Keppel (age 85) died.