On this Day in History ... 10th April

10 Apr is in April.

1299 Edward I Creates New Barons

1445 Marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou

1483 Funeral of Edward IV

1586 Exeter Black Assizes

1666 Great Plague of London

1685 Popish Plot

1691 Destruction of Whitehall Palace by Fire

1696 Plot to Assassinate King William III

See Births, Marriages and Deaths.

Events on the 10th April

On 10 Apr 1270 King Haakon V was born to King Magnus VI of Norway (age 31) and Queen Ingeborg of Norway (age 26).

On 06 Feb 1299 King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 59) created a number of new Barons by writ of summons to Edward's 44th Parliament ...

John Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 27) was created 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley.

John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel (age 45) was created 1st Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh. Joan Ros Baroness Lovel (age 39) by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh.

William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley (age 44) was created 1st Baron Ros Helmsley. Maud Vaux Baroness Ros (age 42) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

William Devereux 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall (age 55) was created 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall. Lucy Burnell Baroness Devereux Lyonshall by marriage Baroness Devereux Lyonshall.

Adam Welles 1st Baron Welles (age 50) was created 1st Baron Welles. Joan D'Engayne Baroness Welles and Ughtred by marriage Baroness Welles.

Robert Clinton 1st Baron Clinton (age 41) was created 1st Baron Clinton. Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton (age 34) by marriage Baroness Clinton.

John Moels 1st Baron Moels (age 30) was created 1st Baron Moels.

The next baronies may not have been created on 06 Feb 1299 but were created in 1299 possibly for Edward's 45th and 46th Parliaments on 10 Apr 1299 and 21 Sep 1299 respectively.

Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt (age 49) was created 1st Baron Deincourt.

John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin (age 46) was created 1st Baron Strange Knockin. Maud Eiville Baroness Strange Knockin by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin.

John St John Lagenham 1st Baron St John Lagenham (age 49) was created 1st Baron St John Lagenham.

Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 24) was created 1st Baron de Clifford. Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles (age 23) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.

Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Codnor (age 44) was created 1st Baron Grey of Codnor. Eleanor Courtenay Baroness Grey Codnor by marriage Baroness Grey of Codnor.

John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 30) was created 1st Baron Mohun of Dunster. Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster (age 24) by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster.

Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales was created 1st Baron Scales.

John St John 1st Baron St John Basing (age 25) was created 1st Baron St John Basing.

John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset (age 24) was created 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset.

Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby (age 31) was created 1st Baron Zouche Ashby.

Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 25) was created 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick. Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy (age 15) by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.

William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 37) was created 1st Baron Grandison. Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison by marriage Baroness Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.

Otto Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 61) was created 1st Baron Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.

Thomas de Multon 1st Baron Multon (age 22) was created 1st Baron Multon Egremont. Eleanor Burgh Baroness Multon Egremont (age 17) by marriage Baroness Multon Egremont.

Chronicle of Gregory 1445. 01 Apr 1445. And a pon the fyrste day of Aprylle Quene Margarete (age 15) landed at Portysmowthe [Map], and a-pon the x day of the same monythe sche was weddyd at a lytylle velage [Map] in Hampsehyre i-namyd.

On 10 Apr 1483, in the morning, the coffin of King Edward IV of England (deceased) was moved to St Stephen's Chapel [Map]. Bishop Edward Story sang the masses. Richard Fiennes 7th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 68), Chamberlain to Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 46), offered on the Queen's behalf.

On 10 Apr 1512 King James V of Scotland was born to King James IV of Scotland (age 39) and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland (age 22) at Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 10 Apr 1533 King Frederick I of Denmark (age 61) died. His son Christian III King Denmark (age 29) succeeded III King Denmark.

Letters and Papers 1533. 10 Apr 1553. 324. Excuse me if I speak of things concerning your service; but I think it can hardly displease you to make an enterprise against this kingdom, considering the enormous injury done to your aunt; for when this cursed Anne has her foot in the stirrup, you may be sure she will do the Queen all the injury she can, and the Princess likewise,—of which the Queen is most afraid. The said Anne has boasted that she will have the said Princess for her lady's maid (demoiselle); but that is only to make her eat humble pie (manger trop), or to marry her to some varlet, which would be an irreparable injury. And the enterprise would be more justifiable to obviate the scandal which will arise from this divorce, and likewise to prevent the kingdom from alienating itself entirely from our Holy Faith and becoming Lutheran; which will shortly come to pass without any remedy, as the King shows them the way, and lends them wings to do it; and the archbishop of Canterbury does still worse. The attempt would be easy; for they have no horse, nor men to lead them, nor have they the heart of the people, which is entirely in favor of you, the Queen, and the good Princess,—I may say not of the mean, but of the higher classes, except Norfolk and two or three others. It will be right that the Pope should call in the secular arm; and meanwhile, in support of the censures already executed, you might forbid negotiations in Spain and Flanders, and so induce the people to rise against the authors of this cursed marriage; and now and then, in order to animate them, it would be right to take up ships, and secretly support the Scots with money, and prevent them treating with this nation for peace. The chief difficulty is that the Most Christian King might do something new against your coasts; which I can hardly believe, seeing how just your quarrel is. For when the King here asked Monpesat whether his master would assist him in such a case, he said he did not know, as it was not expressed in their treaties. And if the Most Christian King wished to do mischief, seeing that the enterprise of this kingdom would be of so short duration, and doubting whether he could do anything of consequence, he would wait the issue; and if this King, who is the right hand of the other, was punished, it would abate his pride. Moreover, as he can do nothing without the Swiss, if they were advertised of the enormity of the case, they would not assist him against your Majesty, especially if you gave them a good pot of wine.

In Mar 1586 a virulent outbreak of gaol fever occurred during the Assizes in Exeter, Devon [Map]. The cause according to modern medical opinion was typhus transmitted by the human body-louse. Among the dead victims were eight judges, eleven of the twelve jurors, several constables, and the surrounding population which was ravaged by the disease for several months.

Edward Flowerdew died of gaol fever.

On 28 Mar 1586 Thomas Carew of Haccombe (age 70) died of gaol fever.

On 31 Mar 1586 John Chichester died of gaol fever.

On 01 Apr 1586 Robert Carey (age 71) died of gaol fever.

On 02 Apr 1586 Arthur Bassett (age 45) died of gaol fever.

On 10 Apr 1586 Bernard Drake (age 58) died of gaol fever.

Between 10 Apr 1619 and 14 May 1619 William Larkin (age 37) died. The earlier date being when his will was witnessed, the latter date when it was proved.

Pepy's Diary. 10 Apr 1666. Up betimes, and many people to me about business. To the office and there sat till noon, and then home and dined, and to the office again all the afternoon, where we sat all, the first time of our resolution to sit both forenoons and afternoons. Much business at night and then home, and though late did see some work done by the plasterer to my new window in the boy's chamber plastered. Then to supper, and after having my head combed by the little girle to bed. Bad news that the plague is decreased in the general again and two increased in the sickness.

Pepy's Diary. 10 Apr 1667. So away, and by coach going home saw Sir G. Carteret (age 57) going towards White Hall. So 'light and by water met him, and with him to the King's little chapel; and afterwards to see the King (age 36) heal the King's Evil, wherein no pleasure, I having seen it before; and then to see him and the Queene (age 57) and Duke of York (age 33) and his wife (age 30), at dinner in the Queene's (age 57) lodgings; and so with Sir G. Carteret (age 57) to his lodgings to dinner; where very good company; and after dinner he and I to talk alone how things are managed, and to what ruin we must come if we have not a peace. He did tell me one occasion, how Sir Thomas Allen (age 34), which I took for a man of known courage and service on the King's side, was tried for his life in Prince Rupert's (age 47) fleete, in the late times, for cowardice, and condemned to be hanged, and fled to Jersey; where Sir G. Carteret (age 57) received him, not knowing the reason of his coming thither: and that thereupon Prince Rupert (age 47) wrote to the Queen-Mother (age 57) his dislike of Sir G. Carteret's (age 57) receiving a person that stood condemned; and so Sir G. Carteret (age 57) was forced to bid him betake himself to some other place. This was strange to me.

On 10 Apr 1678 Christopher Hussey (age 79) swore allegiance to King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 47) (the first to do so) at Hampton, Rockingham County.

On 10 Apr 1684 Victor Amadeus King Sardinia (age 17) and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia (age 14) were married. She by marriage Duchess Savoy. She the daughter of Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans (age 43) and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans (age 39). They were second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Evelyn's Diary. 10 Apr 1685. I went early to Whitehall [Map] to heare Dr. Tillotson, Deane of Canterbury (age 54), preaching on 9 Eccles. 18. I returned in the evening, and visited Lady Tuke, and found with her Sr Geo Wakeman, the physician, whom I had seene tried and acquitted J, amongst the plotters for poisoning the late King, on the accusation of the famous Oates (age 35); and surely I believ'd him guiltlesse.

Evelyn's Diary. 10 Apr 1691. This night, a sudden and terrible fire burned down all the buildings over the stone gallery at Whitehall [Map] to the water side, beginning at the apartment of the late Duchess of Portsmouth (age 41) [Note. Not clear why 'late' since Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth (age 41) died in 1734; possibly relates to her fall from grace following the death of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland] (which had been pulled down and rebuilt no less than three times to please her), and consuming other lodgings of such lewd creatures, who debauched both King Charles II and others, and were his destruction.

The King (age 40) returned out of Holland just as this accident happened-Proclamation against the Papists, etc.

Evelyn's Diary. 10 Apr 1696. The quarters of Sir William Perkins (deceased) and Sir John Friend, lately executed on the plot, with Perkins's (deceased) head, were set up at Temple Bar, a dismal sight, which many pitied. I think there never was such at Temple Bar till now, except once in the time of King Charles II, namely, of Sir Thomas Armstrong.

On 10 Apr 1739 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine (age 28) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map]. His brother Henry Scott 3rd Earl Deloraine (age 27) succeeded 3rd Earl Deloraine.

Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine: On 05 Oct 1710 he was born to Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 25 Dec 1730 Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine died. His son Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine succeeded 2nd Earl Deloraine. On 29 Oct 1732 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine and Mary Lister Countess of Deloraine were married. She by marriage Countess Deloraine. He the son of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 06 Jul 1737 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine and Mary Scrope Countess of Deloraine were married at Cockerington, Lincolnshire. She by marriage Countess Deloraine. He the son of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Henry Scott 3rd Earl Deloraine: In 1712 he was born to Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1740 Henry Scott 3rd Earl Deloraine died.

After 10 Apr 1776. St Giles' Church, Wrexham [Map]. Monument to Philip Puleston. Sculpted by Charles Bromfield (age 36).

On 10 Apr 1782 Amy Goodwin (age 82) died. She was buried at All Saints Church, Narborough [Map].

Amy Goodwin: Edmund Harwick and she were married. On 30 Oct 1699 she was born to John Goodwin at Narborough Hall.

On 02 Apr 1827 William Holman Hunt was born to William Hunt (age 27) and Sarah Hobman (age 29) at 41 Lifford Street or Love Lane [Map]. Originally William Hobman Hunt he changed his name when he discovered it had been erroneously entered at his baptism on 10 Apr 1827 at the St Giles without Cripplegate Church [Map].

William Hunt: In 1800 he was born. In 1856 he died.

Sarah Hobman: In 1798 she was born to William Hobman of Rotherhithe. In 1884 she died.

On 10 Apr 1904 Isabella II Queen Spain (age 73) died.

On 10 Apr 1909 Algernon Charles Swinburne (age 72) died. He was buried at St. Boniface Church.

On 10 Apr 1917 Samuel Charles Busby (age 18) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map]. TR10/17974, 29th Battalion, Training Reserve.

Samuel Charles Busby: Around 1899 he was born.

Births on the 10th April

On 10 Apr 1270 King Haakon V was born to King Magnus VI of Norway (age 31) and Queen Ingeborg of Norway (age 26).

On 10 Apr 1472 Margaret York was born to King Edward IV of England (age 29) and Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 35).

On 10 Apr 1480 Philibert "Handsome Good" Savoy 2nd Duke Savoy was born to Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy (age 42) and Margaret Bourbon (age 41). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.

On 10 Apr 1512 King James V of Scotland was born to King James IV of Scotland (age 39) and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland (age 22) at Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 10 Apr 1538 John Habsburg Spain was born to Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 35) and Anne Jagiellon Holy Roman Empress (age 34).

On 10 Apr 1569 Emilia Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 35) and Anna of Saxony (age 24).

On 10 Apr 1603 William Myddelton 2nd Baronet was born to Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet (age 43) and Elizabeth Olmstead.

On 10 Apr 1644 Fulke Rose of Jamaica was born to Reverend Thomas Rose.

In 10 Apr 1660 Hans Sloane 1st Baronet was born to Alexander Sloane.

On 10 Apr 1688 Peter Pretyman was born to George Pretyman (age 29).

On 10 Apr 1725 or 10 Apr 1728 Frances "Begum Johnson" Croke (age 3) was born to Edward Croke and Isabella Beizor (age 15). The name Begum being an aristocratic title in India where she lived all of her life.

On 10 Apr 1726 William Brownlow was born.

On 10 Apr 1750 James Ogilvy 7th Earl Findlater 4th Earl Seafield was born to James Ogilvy 6th Earl Findlater 3rd Earl Seafield (age 36) and Mary Murray Countess Findlater (age 30).

On 10 Apr 1756 Admiral William Carnegie 7th Earl of Northesk was born.

On 10 Apr 1775 Robert Digby was born to Henry Digby 1st Earl Digby (age 43).

On 10 Apr 1785 Maria Davenport was born to William Davenport (age 39).

On 10 Apr 1792 Charles Morgan 1st Baron Tredegar was born to Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet (age 32) and Mary Margaret or Magdalen Stoney. He was educated at Harrow School, Westminster School [Map] and Christ Church College, Oxford University.

On 10 Apr 1816 Wilhelm Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 31) and Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 26). He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 10 Apr 1823 Captain George Bisshopp 11th Baronet was born to George Bisshopp 9th Baronet (age 31) and Catherine Elizabeth Sproule.

On 02 Apr 1827 William Holman Hunt was born to William Hunt (age 27) and Sarah Hobman (age 29) at 41 Lifford Street or Love Lane [Map]. Originally William Hobman Hunt he changed his name when he discovered it had been erroneously entered at his baptism on 10 Apr 1827 at the St Giles without Cripplegate Church [Map].

William Hunt: In 1800 he was born. In 1856 he died.

Sarah Hobman: In 1798 she was born to William Hobman of Rotherhithe. In 1884 she died.

On 10 Apr 1828 Captain Arthur Edmund Mansel was born to Colonel John Mansel (age 51).

On 10 Apr 1831 Charles Brownlow 2nd Baron Lurgan was born.

On 10 Apr 1831 Edward Douglas was born to James Dawes Douglas (age 46) and Marianne Bullock.

On 10 Apr 1835 Ella Molyneux was born to Edmund Molyneux (age 43).

On 10 Apr 1859 Arthur Walsh 3rd Baron Ormathwaite was born to Arthur Walsh 2nd Baron Ormathwaite (age 31) and Katherine Somerset Baroness Ormathwaite (age 24).

On 10 Apr 1866 Albert Edward Godolphin Osborne was born to George Godolphin Osborne 9th Duke Leeds (age 37) and Fanny Georgiana Pitt-Rivers Duchess Leeds (age 29). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.94%.

On 10 Apr 1892 Elizabeth Demarest was born to Warren Gardener Demarest.

On 10 Apr 1915 Arthur Forbes 9th Earl of Granard was born to Bernard Forbes 8th Earl of Granard (age 40) and Beatrice Mills Countess of Granard (age 31).

Marriages on the 10th April

On 10 Apr 1445 Robert Douglas of Lochleven (age 21) and Elizabeth Boswell were married.

On 10 Apr 1608 William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire (age 18) and Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire were married. He the son of William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire (age 55) and Anne Keighley (age 45).

On 10 Apr 1608 Robert Crichton 8th Lord Sanquhar and Anne or Mary Fermor (age 16) were married. She divorced him before he was hanged on 29 Jun 1612.

On 10 Apr 1617 Henri Valois II Duke Longueville (age 22) and Louise Bourbon Condé Duchess Longueville (age 13) were married at Paris [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Longueville. She the daughter of Charles Bourbon Condé Count Soissons and Anne Montafié Countess Soissons (age 39). He the son of Henri Valois I Duke Longueville and Catherine Gonzaga Duchess Longueville (age 49). They were second cousins.

Before 10 Apr 1629 John Freschville 1st Baron Frescheville (age 21) and Bruce Nichols were married.

On 10 Apr 1673 Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea (age 45) and Catherine Norcliffe Countess Winchelsea were married. She by marriage Countess Winchilsea. He the son of Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea.

On 10 Apr 1683 John Bellenden (age 25) and Mary Moore were married. She the daughter of Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda and Alice Spencer Countess Drogheda (age 57). He the son of William Ker 2nd Earl Roxburghe and Jane Ker Countess Roxburgh.

On 10 Apr 1684 Victor Amadeus King Sardinia (age 17) and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia (age 14) were married. She by marriage Duchess Savoy. She the daughter of Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans (age 43) and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans (age 39). They were second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 10 Apr 1758 Charles Louis Buck 4th Baronet (age 36) and Mary Digby Lady Buck were married.

On 10 Apr 1787 John Edward Harington 8th Baronet (age 27) and Marianne Philpot Lady Harington were married.

On 10 Apr 1793 Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury (age 20) and Henrietta Maria Hill were married in Florence, Italy. He the son of Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 63) and Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury.

On 10 Apr 1817 Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 25) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 48) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 42). He the son of Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond (age 52) and Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond (age 48). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 10 Apr 1828 Reverend Henry Western Plumptre (age 22) and Eleanor Bridges (age 22) were married.

On 10 Apr 1848 John Ruskin (age 29) and Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais (age 19) were married at Kinnoull Parish Church.

On 10 Apr 1855 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 29) and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Abercorn (age 44) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 42). He the son of Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield and Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield (age 55). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 10 Apr 1856 Charles Stewart Hardinge 2nd Viscount Hardinge (age 33) and Lavinia Bingham Viscountess Hardinge (age 20) were married. She the daughter of George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan (age 55) and Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan (age 46).

On 10 Apr 1866 George Whichcote 8th Baronet (age 48) and Louisa Clagett were married.

On 10 Apr 1875 Gerald Richard Brooke (age 22) and Kathleen Maude were married. She the daughter of Cornwallis Maude 1st Earl Montalt (age 58) and Clementina Elphinstone-Fleming Viscountess Hawarden. They were half third cousins.

On 10 Apr 1886 Everett Millais 2nd Baronet (age 29) and Mary St Lawrence Hope-Vere (age 25) were married. He the son of John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 56) and Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais (age 57).

On 10 Apr 1888 George Eden (age 26) and Amy Violet Hay-Drummond (age 20) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 10 Apr 1923 Commander Clare George Vyner (age 29) and Doris Hilda Gordon-Lennox (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 8th Duke Richmond (age 52) and Hilda Madeline Brassey Duchess Richmond (age 50).

On 10 Apr 1923 George Cambridge 2nd Marquess Cambridge (age 27) and Dorothy Hastings Marchioness Cambridge (age 23) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Cambridge. He the son of Adolphus Cambridge Duke Teck (age 54) and Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor Duchess Teck (age 50). He a great x 2 grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 10 Apr 1934 John Scott 4th Earl Eldon (age 35) and Magdalen Mary Charlotte Fraser Countess Eldon (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Eldon.

Deaths on the 10th April

On 10 Apr 1085 Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu (age 63) died.

On 10 Apr 1183 Peter Courtenay (age 56) died.

On 10 Apr 1258 Walter Fitzrobert (age 54) died at Woodham Walter Maldon.

Before 10 Apr 1271 Hugh Balliol died.

Before 10 Apr 1271 Alan Balliol died.

On 10 Apr 1294 Robert Constable (age 49) died.

On 10 Apr 1295 Baldwin Avesnes (age 75) died.

On 10 Apr 1362 Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria (age 23) died. Her sister Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster (age 17) succeeded 6th Countess of Leicester. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 22) by marriage Earl of Leicester adding a fourth Earldom to the ones he already held: Earl Richmond, Earl Lancaster and Earl Derby.

On 10 Apr 1375 John Burnell (age 32) died at South Tawton, Devon.

On 10 Apr 1414 Elizabeth Fitzroger (age 43) died.

On 10 Apr 1419 Miles Stapleton (age 61) died at Bedale.

On 10 Apr 1419 Maud Bernake (age 82) died.

On 10 Apr 1468 Edward Blount (age 39) died.

On 10 Apr 1468 Edward aka Edmund Blount (age 39) died.

On 10 Apr 1473 Walter Wrottesley (age 39) died.

On 10 Apr 1474 Louise de La Trémoïlle (age 42) died.

On 10 Apr 1479 Catherine Chideocke (age 56) died.

On 10 Apr 1497 Oliver St John (age 69) died at Fuenterrabía, Guipúzcoa.

On 10 Apr 1508 Guidabaldo Montefeltro (age 36) died.

On 10 Apr 1526 Thomas Stanley (age 50) died.

On 10 Apr 1533 King Frederick I of Denmark (age 61) died. His son Christian III King Denmark (age 29) succeeded III King Denmark.

On 10 Apr 1559 Rhys Mansel (age 72) died.

Before 10 Apr 1567 Richard Lambert died.

Around 10 Apr 1568 Elizabeth Fitzherbert (age 87) died at Shropshire.

On 10 Apr 1575 Anthony Eyre (age 55) died.

On 10 Apr 1578 Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany (age 31) died.

On 10 Apr 1581 James Barry 4th Viscount Buttivant (age 61) died. His son David Barry 5th Viscount Buttevant (age 31) succeeded 5th Viscount Buttevant.

In Mar 1586 a virulent outbreak of gaol fever occurred during the Assizes in Exeter, Devon [Map]. The cause according to modern medical opinion was typhus transmitted by the human body-louse. Among the dead victims were eight judges, eleven of the twelve jurors, several constables, and the surrounding population which was ravaged by the disease for several months.

Edward Flowerdew died of gaol fever.

On 28 Mar 1586 Thomas Carew of Haccombe (age 70) died of gaol fever.

On 31 Mar 1586 John Chichester died of gaol fever.

On 01 Apr 1586 Robert Carey (age 71) died of gaol fever.

On 02 Apr 1586 Arthur Bassett (age 45) died of gaol fever.

On 10 Apr 1586 Bernard Drake (age 58) died of gaol fever.

On 10 Apr 1599 Gabrielle d'Estrées (age 26) died.

On 10 Apr 1603 Edmund Waller of Coleshill (age 67) died.

On 10 Apr 1613 Edward Seymour 1st Baronet (age 50) died. On 10 Apr 1613 His son Edward Seymour 2nd Baronet (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy.

Between 10 Apr 1619 and 14 May 1619 William Larkin (age 37) died. The earlier date being when his will was witnessed, the latter date when it was proved.

On 10 Apr 1629 Bruce Nichols died.

On 10 Apr 1632 Richard Brooke of Norton (age 61) died.

On 10 Apr 1638 Margarete Oldenburg (age 55) died.

On 10 Apr 1643 Barbara Sidney (age 43) died.

On or before 10 Apr 1644, the date he was buried at Bath Abbey [Map], where he has a monument, John Malet (age 50) died.

On 10 Apr 1649 Edmund Bacon 2nd Baronet (age 79) died without issue. His brother Robert Bacon 3rd Baronet (age 79) succeeded 3rd Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. Butts Bacon 1st Baronet (age 69) was passed over since he had already been created Baronet Bacon of Mildenhall in Suffolk.

On 08 Apr 1666 Thomas Chiffinch Keeper of the King's Closet (age 66) died. He was buried on 10 Apr 1666 at Westminster Abbey [Map].

On 10 Apr 1667 Anne Percy (age 67) died at West Point King William County Virginia.

On 10 Apr 1673 Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea (age 36) died.

On 10 Apr 1675 Dorothea Wettin (age 73) died at Altenburg.

On 10 Apr 1675 William Meredith 1st Baronet (age 72) died. His son Richard Meredith 2nd Baronet succeeded 2nd Baronet Meredith of Stainsley in Denbighshire.

On 10 Apr 1706 Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal (age 40) was killed at Montjuïc, Barcelona. His son Arthur Chichester 4th Earl Donegal (age 11) succeeded 4th Earl Donegal.

On 10 Apr 1721 Rich Ingram 5th Viscount Irvine (age 33) died. His brother Arthur Ingram 6th Viscount Irvine (age 31) succeeded 6th Viscount Irvine.

On 10 Apr 1729 Percy Freke 2nd Baronet (age 28) died unmarried. His brother John Redmond Freke 3rd Baronet succeeded 3rd Baronet Freke of West Bilney in Norfolk.

On 10 Apr 1739 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine (age 28) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map]. His brother Henry Scott 3rd Earl Deloraine (age 27) succeeded 3rd Earl Deloraine.

Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine: On 05 Oct 1710 he was born to Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 25 Dec 1730 Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine died. His son Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine succeeded 2nd Earl Deloraine. On 29 Oct 1732 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine and Mary Lister Countess of Deloraine were married. She by marriage Countess Deloraine. He the son of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 06 Jul 1737 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine and Mary Scrope Countess of Deloraine were married at Cockerington, Lincolnshire. She by marriage Countess Deloraine. He the son of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Henry Scott 3rd Earl Deloraine: In 1712 he was born to Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1740 Henry Scott 3rd Earl Deloraine died.

On 10 Apr 1742 Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick (age 68) died.

On 10 Apr 1745 Elizabeth Ayres Countess Winchelsea died.

On 10 Apr 1745 Robert Hawkins-Magill (age 41) died.

Before 10 Apr 1751 Mary Margaret Widdrington (age 51) died.

On 10 Apr 1756 Arabella Hacker died.

On 10 Apr 1760 William Temple 5th Baronet (age 66) died. His brother Peter Temple 6th Baronet (age 65) succeeded 6th Baronet Temple of Stowe.

On 10 Apr 1769 John Ramsden 3rd Baronet died. His son John Ramsden 4th Baronet (age 13) succeeded 4th Baronet Ramsden of Byram in Yorkshire.

On 10 Apr 1773 William ffolkes1700-1773 (age 72) died.

On 10 Apr 1782 Amy Goodwin (age 82) died. She was buried at All Saints Church, Narborough [Map].

Amy Goodwin: Edmund Harwick and she were married. On 30 Oct 1699 she was born to John Goodwin at Narborough Hall.

On 10 Apr 1784 Elizabeth Finch Countess Mansfield (age 80) died.

On 10 Apr 1786 Vice admiral John "Foulweather Jack" Byron (age 62) died.

On 10 Apr 1788 Edward Poore (age 72) died.

On 10 Apr 1803 John Whitefoord 3rd Baronet (age 69) died without male issue. Baronet Whitefoord of Blairquhan in Ayrshire extinct.

On 10 Apr 1805 Barbara Lyttelton died.

On 10 Apr 1821 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 71) died.

On 10 Apr 1833 Caroline Anne Lyttelton (age 58) died.

On 10 Apr 1836 Frances Beauchamp-Proctor (age 77) died.

On 10 Apr 1837 Sophia Fitzclarence Baroness De Lisle and Dudley (age 40) died.

On 10 Apr 1837 Anne Venables-Vernon (age 83) died.

On 10 Apr 1844 Felicite Anne Curzon died.

On 10 Apr 1851 Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 52) died.

On 10 Apr 1862 Elizabeth Frances Townshend (age 72) died.

On 10 Apr 1863 Arthur Marcus Cecil Sandys 3rd Baron of Ombersley (age 65) died.

On 10 Apr 1866 Charles Rudolph Trefusis 19th Baron Clinton (age 74) died. His son Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis 20th Baron Clinton (age 32) succeeded 20th Baron Clinton. Harriet Williamina Hepburn-Forbes Baroness Clinton (age 31) by marriage Baroness Clinton.

On 10 Apr 1874 Charlie Hamilton died.

On 10 Apr 1874 Ulick Burgh 1st Marquess Clanricarde (age 71) died at Stratton Street. On 10 Apr 1874 His son Hubert George Burgh 2nd Marquess Clanricarde (age 41) succeeded 2nd Marquess Clarincade.

On 10 Apr 1880 Ella Molyneux (age 45) died. She was buried in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map] on 14 Apr 1880.

On 10 Apr 1885 Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 63) died.

On 10 Apr 1894 Caroline Anne Edgecumbe died.

On 10 Apr 1904 Isabella II Queen Spain (age 73) died.

On 10 Apr 1909 Algernon Charles Swinburne (age 72) died. He was buried at St. Boniface Church.

On 10 Apr 1914 John Alexander Roger Thynne (age 50) died.

On 10 Apr 1917 Samuel Charles Busby (age 18) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map]. TR10/17974, 29th Battalion, Training Reserve.

Samuel Charles Busby: Around 1899 he was born.

On 10 Apr 1920 Reverend Henry William Coventry (age 90) died.

On 10 Apr 1934 Ethel Mary Wilson Lady Green (age 69) died.

On 10 Apr 1935 Mary Elizabeth Brinsley Sheridan Lady Stracey (age 63) died.

On 10 Apr 1937 Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness (age 49) committed suicide. He was found dead in a bedroom at his home near the KLG factory, having apparently gassed himself. At the coroner's inquest, his brother Sir Algernon Guinness produced a letter that indicated the likelihood of suicide. The coroner's verdict was, "Suicide, while of unsound mind".

On 10 Apr 1966 Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Rumbold Bathurst Norman died.

On 10 Apr 1966 Evelyn Waugh (age 62) died.

On 10 Apr 1996 Alice Pearl Crake Baroness Montagu died.

On 10 Apr 2004 Hélène Charlotte de Berquely (age 95) died.

On 10 Apr 2015 James Colin Crewe (age 93) died.

On 10 Apr 2019 Jean Margaret Wallop Countess of Carnarvon (age 83) died.