On this Day in History ... 17th September

17 Sep is in September.

1398 Thomas Mowbray Duel

1415 Siege of Harfleur

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Events on the 17th September

On 17 Sep 879 Charles "Simple" III King West Francia was born to Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia and Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 29).

On 17 Sep 1271 King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland was born to Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 38) and Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 26).

On 17 Sep 1382 Mary Hungary I Queen Hungary (age 11) was crowned I King Hungary.

The Chronicle of Adam of Usk. 17 Sep 1388. The duke of Lancaster (age 48) also, claiming the kingdom of Spain in right of his wife (age 34), sailed to that country two years after, with another crusade; and there he lost by the same sickness many of the nobles of the realm of England, and, I may say, the flower of its youthful chivalry. Yet he made peace with the king of Spain, receiving a duchy for the term of his life, and a large sum of gold for his outlay, and giving his daughter (age 15) in marriage to the king’s eldest son (age 8); and so he returned to England1.

Note 1. There is no mention of the duchy in the other chronicles. By the terms of the treaty, Catherine of Lancaster married Henry, prince of the Asturias, in 1393. The duke received the sum of 200,000 crowns and a pension for the lives of himself and his duchess.

On 17 Sep 1398 King Richard II (age 31), the nobility and thousands of spectators assembled at Gosford Green to witness the duel between the future Henry IV (age 31) and Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 30). the future Henry IV (age 31) had had new armour constructed. Edward York 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle (age 25) and Thomas Holland 1st Duke Surrey (age 24) managed the proceedings. Just as the duel was to commence King Richard II (age 31) stopped it. After two hours of deliberation King Richard II (age 31) had his decision announced; both men were to be exiled. The future Henry IV (age 31) for ten years,Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 30) forever.

On 19 Oct 1398 Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 30) left England never to return.

See The Chronicles of Froissart Book 4 Chapter 94.

On 17 Sep 1409 Martin I King Aragon (age 53) and Margaret Prades Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Peter IV King Aragon and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon.

On 17 Sep 1415 Nicholas IV Longford (age 42) died.

After 17 Sep 1563. Alabaster Monument to Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland (deceased) and Margaret Neville Countess Rutland at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map].

Monument an unusual Table Tomb with their effigies beneath surmounted by effigies of their children. The table may once have been raised in the same way as the one at St Lawrence's Church, Snarford [Map] to Thomas St Paul which may be by the same carver.

His arms showing quarterly: 1&4: Manners Augmented Arms.
2nd: Top Row: Ros Arms, Roet Arms, Trusbutt [or Belvoir], Bottom Row: Todeni [Albini ancient], Daubeney Arms, Badlesmere Arms.
3rd Quarterly: 1 Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent 1350 1397 Arms, 2 Tiptoft Arms, 3 Vaux ArmsPowys Arms aka Charlton.

Her arms. Quartered 1&4 Neville Arms, 2 Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent 1350 1397 Arms, 4 Neville Ancient Arms.

Detail of his Leg Garter.

Peacock in Pride ie with its feathers displayed.

Detail of their children.

Detail of the corner of the pediment on which the arms are displayed decorated with fruit and detail of one of the legs of the table.

Detail of his armour, in his right hand a prayer-book, his left hand clutching his sword.

Detail of the St George Pendant Pendant signifying his being a Knight of the Order of the Garter.

Detail of the Unicorn on which his feet rest and Lion on which her feet rest.

The Manners Peacock Crest.

Detail of the Heart locket on her necklace and his St George Pendant.

Evelyn's Diary. 17 Sep 1657. To see Sir Robert Needham, at Lambeth, Surrey [Map], a relation of mine; and thence to John Tradescant's museum, in which the chiefest rarities were, in my opinion, the ancient Roman, Indian, and other nations' armor, shields, and weapons; some habits of curiously-colored and wrought feathers, one from the phœnix wing, as tradition goes. Other innumerable things there were printed in his catalogue by Mr. Ashmole (age 40), to whom after the death of the widow they are bequeathed, and by him designed as a gift to Oxford [Map].

On 17 Sep 1665 Philip IV King Spain (age 60) died. His son Charles "Bewitched" II King Spain (age 3) succeeded II King Spain.

Evelyn's Diary. 17 Sep 1685. After dinner I went to wait on his Ma* (age 51) againe, who was pulling on his bootes in ye Townehall, adjoyning the house where he din'd, and then having saluted some ladys, who came to kiss his hand, he tooke horse for Winchester, whither he returned that night. This hall is artificialy hung round with armes of all sorts, like the Hall and Keep at Windsor.

Evelyn's Diary. 17 Sep 1685. Early next morning we went to Portsmouth [Map], something before his Ma* (age 51) ariv'd. We found all the way full of people, the women in their best dress, in expectation of seeing the King pass by, which he did riding on horseback a good part of the way. We found the Maior and Aldermen with their mace, and in their formalities, standing at the entrance of the fort, a mile on this side of the towne, where the Maior made a speech to the King, and then the guns of the fort were fired, as were those of the garrison so soone as the King was come into Portsmouth. All the souldiers (neere 3000) were drawn up, and lining the streetes and platforme to God's-house (the name of the Governor's house), where, after he had view'd the new fortifications and ship-yard, his Ma* was entertain'd at a magnificent dinner by Sir Slingsby yc Lieut. Governor (age 47), all the gentlemen in his traine setting down at table with him, wch I also had don had I not ben before engag'd to Sir Rob Holmes (age 63), Gov of ye Isle of Wight, to dine with him at a private house, where likewise we had a very sumptuous and plentiful repast of excellent venison, fowle, fish, and fruit.

On 17 Sep 1733 Baron Gustaf Adam von Nolcken was born.

In 1738. William Hogarth (age 40). "Night". The fourth and last of a series entitled "The Four Times of the Day".

The Rummer is introduced by Hogarth into his picture of "Night." and that a night of rejoicing, viz. the 29th of May; evident from the bonfires, the oaken bough upon the barber's pole, and the oak leaves fixed in the freemasons' hats. The scene is taken from the narrow part of Charing Cross, as it formerly stood before the way was widened, looking from Whitehall, and exhibits the Rummer Tavern on one side, and the Cardigan's Head on the other; at that time two noted bagnios. We see here the Salisbury flying coach, just set out from the inn, overturning, and its passengers in the utmost fright, increased by the entrance of a burning serpent into the coach, thrown by some unlucky boy. On the other side a waiter is leading home a freemason in his apron, overpowered with liquor, who, by a cut on his face, is shewn to have been in a fray; he is scarcely out of one dilemma, before he is in another, for a maid, from a window in the Rummer Tavern, is showering her favours upon his head. On the right of this man is the house of a barber surgeon, illuminated with candles, whose sign is a hand drawing a tooth, the head in exquisite pain; beneath is written, "Shaving, bleeding, and teeth drawn with a touch." "Ecce signum," behold the sign. An emblem of the operator's abilities. And through the window we have a view of the joint operation of shaving and bleeding, by a drunken apprentice. Beneath is a beggar's bagnio, a place to which such poor wretches as cannot find a better lodging, are obliged to resort in common. Though dark, we are able to discern these poor creatures by the light of the boy's link, which he is blowing in order to kindle a squib. Behind is a nightman, employed in his profession; and further back, a family carrying off their goods by stealth, fearing they should fall a prey to their landlord. Here Jack Sheppard committed his first robbery by stealing two silver spoons.

On September 17th 1738, or shortly before that date is recorded that: "Last Monday morning died Mr Finch, Master of the Rummer Tavern, Charing Cross." - Exposition on the Common Prayer 1737.

On 17 Sep 1764 Hester "Queenie" Thrale Viscountess Keith was born to Henry Thrale (age 40) and Hester Lynch Salusbury (age 24).

On 17 Sep 1766 Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel (age 51) died. He was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map]. After 07 Apr 1784 Elizabeth Adams (age 69) was buried with her husband.

Monument sculpted by Joseph Nollekens (age 29).

Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel: Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel and Elizabeth Adams were married. In 1715 he was born to John Noel and Elizabeth Sherard.

Elizabeth Adams: Around 1715 she was born to Robert Adams. In 1736 Robert Adams died. His estate, reputedly worth £100,000 was divided between his two daughters Margaretta Anna Adams and Elizabeth Adams. On 07 Apr 1784 she died.

On 17 Sep 1829 Charles Francis Fuller was born to General Francis Fuller (age 65) at Versailles.

On 17 Sep 1873 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 74) died. His son Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Hardwicke, 5th Viscount Royston. Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke (age 33) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].

Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke: On 02 Apr 1799 he was born to Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke and Elizabeth Weake Rattray at Sydney Lodge, Hamble le Rice. In Aug 1833 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke were married. On 18 Nov 1834 Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole. His nephew Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke succeeded 4th Earl Hardwicke, 4th Viscount Royston. Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke by marriage Countess Hardwicke.

Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke: On 23 Apr 1836 he was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke. In 1863 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke and Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke were married. She the daughter of Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley. He the son of Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke. On 18 May 1897 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke died. His son Albert Yorke 6th Earl of Hardwicke succeeded 6th Earl Hardwicke, 6th Viscount Royston.

Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke: On 03 Mar 1840 she was born to Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley. On 03 Jun 1923 Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke died.

Births on the 17th September

On 17 Sep 879 Charles "Simple" III King West Francia was born to Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia and Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 29).

On 17 Sep 1271 King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland was born to Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 38) and Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 26).

On 17 Sep 1312 William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl Ulster was born to John Burgh (age 26) and Elizabeth Clare Lady Verdun (age 17). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 17 Sep 1385 Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham was born to Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 17) and Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk (age 19). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.69%.

Before 17 Sep 1462 John Vavasour was born to Henry Vavasour (age 41) and Joan Gascoigne (age 34).

On 17 Sep 1576 John Adolph Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 31) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 26).

On or before 17 Sep 1581 Bishop John Warner was born. He was baptised at St Clement Danes on 17 Sep 1586.

On 17 Sep 1581 Paulina Pepys was born to John Pepys of Impington.

Before 17 Sep 1593 Anne Darcy was born to Francis Darcy (age 43) and Katharine Darcy.

On 17 Sep 1634 Anthony Eyre was born to Gervase Eyre (age 35) and Elizabeth Babington (age 27).

Before 17 Sep 1643 Francis Howard 5th Baron Howard was born to Charles Howard (age 28) and Frances Courthope at Great Bookham, Surrey. On 17 Sep 1643 Francis Howard 5th Baron Howard was baptised at Great Bookham, Surrey.

On 17 Sep 1653 Henry Monson 3rd Baronet was born to John Monson (age 27) and Judith Pelham (age 25).

On 17 Sep 1657 Dudley Cullum 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Cullum 2nd Baronet (age 28) and Dudleia North.

On 17 Sep 1663 Robert or Roger Killigrew was born to Thomas Killigrew (age 51) and Charlotte Hesse (age 34).

Before 17 Sep 1672 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford was born to William Wentworth of Northgatehead (age 45) and Isabella Apsley.

On 17 Sep 1674 Ernest Augustus Hanover 1st Duke York and Albany was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 44) and Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 43). He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 17 Sep 1685 Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney was born to Robert Marsham 4th Baronet (age 34) and Margaret Bosvile.

On 17 Sep 1688 Maria Luisa Savoy was born to Victor Amadeus King Sardinia (age 22) and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia (age 19) at Turin. She a great granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.95%.

On 17 Sep 1702 Charles Tryon was born to Charles Tryon (age 22) and Jane Savile (age 26). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.

On 17 Sep 1717 William Nassau was born.

On 17 Sep 1733 Baron Gustaf Adam von Nolcken was born.

On 17 Sep 1733 Brook Bridges 3rd Baronet was born to Brook Bridges 2nd Baronet and Ann Palmer (age 19). He was born posthumously.

On 17 Sep 1744 Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey was born to Peregrine Bertie (age 35) and Elizabeth Payne.

On 17 Sep 1749 Thomas Brand Baron Dacre was born to Thomas Brand (age 32) and Caroline Pierrepont (age 33). He was educated at Westminster School [Map].

On 17 Sep 1763 Henry Savile was born to John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough (age 43) and Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough (age 21).

On 17 Sep 1764 Hester "Queenie" Thrale Viscountess Keith was born to Henry Thrale (age 40) and Hester Lynch Salusbury (age 24).

On 17 Sep 1771 Grey Skipwith 8th Baronet was born to Peyton Skipwith 7th Baronet (age 30) and Anne Miller Lady Skipwith.

On 17 Sep 1777 Nathan Mayer Rothschild was born to Mayer Amschel Rothschild (age 33).

On 17 Sep 1778 Louisa Cholmley was born to Henry Hopkins Fane Chomley (age 31) and Catherine Cholmley (age 26).

On 17 Sep 1782 John Edward Dryden 2nd Baronet was born to John Turner aka Dryden 1st Baronet (age 29) and Elizabeth Dryden (age 29).

On 17 Sep 1786 George Dashwood 4th Baronet was born to Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet (age 41).

On 17 Sep 1787 Admiral George Francis Seymour-Conway was born to Hugh Seymour-Conway (age 28) and Anne Horatia Waldegrave (age 25) in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. He a great x 3 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 17 Sep 1794 Robert Lancelot Allgood was born to James Allgood (age 45).

On 17 Sep 1800 Augustus Frederick Ellis was born to Charles Ellis 1st Baron Seaford (age 28) and Elizabeth Hervey (age 19).

On 17 Sep 1800 William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 5th Duke Portland was born to William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 4th Duke Portland (age 32) and Henrietta Scott Duchess Portland (age 26). The date somewhat uncertain according to different sources; Cracroft says 12 Sep 1808 which may be the date he was baptised and 1808 a typo? He was known as John since all the male members of the family were given the first name John.

On 17 Sep 1811 William Henry Chetwynd was born to George Chetwynd 2nd Baronet (age 28) and Hannah Maria Sparrow (age 22).

On 17 Sep 1829 Charles Francis Fuller was born to General Francis Fuller (age 65) at Versailles.

On 17 Sep 1850 Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard was born to Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard (age 48).

On 17 Sep 1864 William George Fitzclarence was born to William Fitzclarence 2nd Earl Munster (age 40) and Wilhelmina Kennedy-Erskine (age 34). He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

On 17 Sep 1877 Percival Harris Graham was born to Robert James Graham 10th Baronet (age 31).

On 17 Sep 1915 Pamela Catherine Mabell Kay-Shuttleworth Lady Frankland was born to Captain Edward James Kay-Shuttleworth (age 25) and Sibell Eleanor Maud Adeana (age 25).

On 17 Sep 1935 Francis Trajan Sacheverell Sitwell was born to Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell 6th Baronet (age 37) and Georgia Doble (age 30).

Marriages on the 17th September

On 17 Sep 1342 Eberhard II Count of Württemberg (age 27) and Countess Elizabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen were married.

Before 17 Sep 1385 Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 17) and Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham. She the daughter of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl Surrey 11th Earl Arundel (age 39) and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Before 17 Sep 1388 Henry III King Castile (age 8) and Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile (age 15) were married at Palencia Cathedral. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 48) and Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster (age 34). He the son of John I King Castile (age 30) and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile. They were half second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 17 Sep 1409 Martin I King Aragon (age 53) and Margaret Prades Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Peter IV King Aragon and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon.

Before 17 Sep 1474 John Fitzwilliam (age 77) and Margaret Clarell Lady of the Garter were married.

On 17 Sep 1632 George Trevelyan (age 19) and Margaret Strode (age 20) were married.

On 17 Sep 1669 James Annesley 2nd Earl Anglesey (age 24) and Elizabeth Manners Countess Anglesey (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland (age 65) and Frances Montagu Countess Rutland (age 55). He the son of Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley (age 55) and Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey (age 49).

Before 17 Sep 1672 William Wentworth of Ahsby and Isabella Apsley were married.

Before 17 Sep 1685 Robert Marsham 4th Baronet (age 34) and Margaret Bosvile were married.

On 17 Sep 1718 John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 33) and Anne Stringer were married. He the son of William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam (age 75) and Anne Cremor.

On 17 Sep 1719 Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds (age 27) and Anne Seymour Duchess Leeds (age 10) were married. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 57) and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 52). He the son of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 60) and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 57).

On 17 Sep 1720 James Wemyss 5th Earl Wemyss (age 21) and Janet Charteris were married. He the son of David Wemyss 4th Earl Wemyss and Anne Douglas.

On 17 Sep 1729 Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III (age 30) and Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 19) were married at Gotha. He the son of Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 53) and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg.

On 17 Sep 1742 Robert Hawkins-Magill (age 38) and Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor were married. She the daughter of John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley and Theodosia Hyde.

Before 17 Sep 1749 Thomas Brand (age 32) and Caroline Pierrepont (age 33) were married. She the daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull and Isabella Bentinck Duchess Kingston upon Hull.

Before 17 Sep 1761 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 50) and Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. He the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury and Jane Ewer Countess Shafetsbury.

On 17 Sep 1783 Robert Meade Wilmot 2nd Baronet (age 31) and Juliana Elizabeth Byron were married at Pirbright, Surrey.

On 17 Sep 1787 William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland (age 21) and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington (age 21) were married at her father's seat Hackwood Park, Hampshire. She the daughter of Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton (age 66) and Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton (age 51). He the son of Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington (age 60) and Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington (age 59). They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 17 Sep 1816 Samuel Hope of Liverpool (age 35) and Rebekah Bateman (age 22) were married at St John's Church, Manchester. They had five sons and seven daughters.

Before 17 Sep 1818 Welbore Ellis Agar 2nd Earl Normanton (age 40) and Diana Herbert Countess Normanton (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Normanton. She the daughter of George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery (age 59) and Elisabeth Beauclerk. He the son of Charles Agar 1st Earl Normanton and Jane Benson Countess Northampton. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 17 Sep 1900 William Frank Lascelles (age 37) and Sybil Evelyn De Vere Beauclerk (age 29) were married. She the daughter of William Amelius Aubrey Beauclerk 10th Duke St Albans and Sybil Mary Grey Duchess St Albans. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 17 Sep 1931 Maurice Roche 4th Baron Fermoy (age 46) and Ruth Sylvia Gill Baroness Fermoy (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Fermoy. The difference in their ages was 23 years.

On 17 Sep 1964 Friedrich Josias Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 45) and Denyse Henrietta Muralt were divorced.

Deaths on the 17th September

On 17 Sep 1025 Hugh Magnus Capet (age 18) died at Compiègne, Oise.

On 17 Sep 1148 Conan "Fat" Canhiart III Duke Brittany (age 52) died. He had disinherited his son Hoel on his deathbed for being illegitimate. His daughter Bertha Canhiart I Duchess Brittany (age 23) succeeded I Duchess Brittany. Odo II Duke Brittany by marriage Duke Brittany.

On 17 Sep 1241 Eudo Harsick died.

On 17 Sep 1370 Eleanor Ferrers (age 73) died.

On 17 Sep 1375 Guy Seigneur de la Tour (age 50) died.

On 17 Sep 1415 Nicholas IV Longford (age 42) died.

On 17 Sep 1425 Joan Charleton Countess Tankerville (age 25) died.

On 17 Sep 1425 Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy (age 29) died.

After 17 Sep 1450 Nicholas Poyntz (age 71) died at Iron Acton, Gloucestershire [Map].

Before 17 Sep 1462 Joan Gascoigne (age 34) died.

On 17 Sep 1462 Anna of Saxong Landgravine of Hesse (age 42) died.

On 17 Sep 1474 John Fitzwilliam (age 77) died at Rouen, France [Map].

On 17 Sep 1482 William III Duke of Luxemburg (age 57) died.

On 17 Sep 1496 Anne Beaufort (age 63) died.

On 17 Sep 1510 Hugh Shirley (age 42) died at Hereford [Map].

After 17 Sep 1517 George Neville died.

On 17 Sep 1533 Philip Baden 1st Margrave Baden (age 53) died.

On 17 Sep 1563 Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland (age 36) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His son Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl of Rutland, 14th Baron Ros Helmsley. Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 14) became a ward of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 30) and was specially under the charge of William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 43).

On 17 Sep 1584 Charles Bourchier died. He was buried at St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny.

On 17 Sep 1603 John Cheney (age 40) died.

On 17 Sep 1630 Thomas Lake (age 62) died.

Before 17 Sep 1637 Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 45) died. She was buried on 17 Sep 1637. Her son James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

On 17 Sep 1664 Eleanor Sacheverell (age 67) died.

On 17 Sep 1665 Philip IV King Spain (age 60) died. His son Charles "Bewitched" II King Spain (age 3) succeeded II King Spain.

On 17 Sep 1666 Augustus II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 87) died.

On 17 Sep 1679 Elizabeth Fettiplace (age 56) died.

On 17 Sep 1680 Unamed Bourbon Condé (age 1) died.

On 17 Sep 1681 John Lacy (age 66) died.

On 17 Sep 1717 Robert Cotton (age 73) died.

On 17 Sep 1721 Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (age 76) died.

On 17 Sep 1737 John Smythe 3rd Baronet (age 37) died. His son Edward Smythe 4th Baronet (age 18) succeeded 4th Baronet Smythe.

On 17 Sep 1760 George Bowes (age 59) died.

On 17 Sep 1766 Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel (age 51) died. He was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map]. After 07 Apr 1784 Elizabeth Adams (age 69) was buried with her husband.

Monument sculpted by Joseph Nollekens (age 29).

Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel: Lieutenant-General Bennett Noel and Elizabeth Adams were married. In 1715 he was born to John Noel and Elizabeth Sherard.

Elizabeth Adams: Around 1715 she was born to Robert Adams. In 1736 Robert Adams died. His estate, reputedly worth £100,000 was divided between his two daughters Margaretta Anna Adams and Elizabeth Adams. On 07 Apr 1784 she died.

On 17 Sep 1767 Mary Browne (age 45) died.

On 17 Sep 1767 Prince Edward Hanover 1st Duke York (age 28) died at York Room, Prince's Palace. Duke of York and Albany extinct.

On 17 Sep 1771 William Douglas (age 5) died.

On 17 Sep 1783 Richard Eyre Cox drowned at his home in Dunmanwy County Cork. During an afternoon boating on a nearby pond. He was accidentally knocked out by an oar and subsequently drowned.

On 17 Sep 1784 John Tylney 2nd Earl Tylney (age 71) died.

On 17 Sep 1786 Elizabeth Dorothy Cavendish died.

On 17 Sep 1801 Christopher Sykes 2nd Baronet (age 52) died. His son Mark Masterman-Sykes 3rd Baronet (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baronet Sykes of Sledmere in Yorkshire.

On 17 Sep 1817 Mary Wordsworth Lady Kent (age 66) died.

On 17 Sep 1818 Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey (age 74) died. His son George Bertie 10th Earl Lindsey (age 3) succeeded 10th Earl Lindsey.

On 17 Sep 1832 Georgiana West (age 65) died.

On 17 Sep 1838 Reverend Thomas Cutler Rudston Read (age 75) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Wragby.

On 17 Sep 1862 Anne Primrose (age 42) died.

On 17 Sep 1863 Edward Ellice (age 79) died.

On 17 Sep 1864 Charlotte Primrose Countess Effingham (age 88) died.

On 17 Sep 1868 Edward Marjoribanks (age 92) died.

On 17 Sep 1873 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 74) died. His son Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Hardwicke, 5th Viscount Royston. Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke (age 33) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].

Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke: On 02 Apr 1799 he was born to Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke and Elizabeth Weake Rattray at Sydney Lodge, Hamble le Rice. In Aug 1833 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke were married. On 18 Nov 1834 Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole. His nephew Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke succeeded 4th Earl Hardwicke, 4th Viscount Royston. Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke by marriage Countess Hardwicke.

Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke: On 23 Apr 1836 he was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke. In 1863 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke and Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke were married. She the daughter of Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley. He the son of Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke. On 18 May 1897 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke died. His son Albert Yorke 6th Earl of Hardwicke succeeded 6th Earl Hardwicke, 6th Viscount Royston.

Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke: On 03 Mar 1840 she was born to Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley. On 03 Jun 1923 Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke died.

On 17 Sep 1874 Edmund Roche 1st Baron Fermoy (age 59) died. His son Edward Roche 2nd Baron Fermoy (age 24) succeeded 2nd Baron Fermoy.

On 17 Sep 1882 Gerald Wellesley (age 73) died.

On 17 Sep 1890 Edward Shelley 4th Baronet (age 62) died without issue. His brother Charles Shelley 5th Baronet (age 52) succeeded 5th Baronet Shelley of Castle Goring in Sussex.

On 17 Sep 1892 Mary Matilda Georgiana Howard Baroness Taunton (age 69) died.

On 17 Sep 1895 Theresa Mary Arundell died.

On 17 Sep 1906 William Spencer Burton Watson (age 70) died.

On 17 Sep 1906 Edward Chichester 9th Baronet (age 56) died. His son Edward George Chichester 10th Baronet (age 23) succeeded 10th Baronet Chichester of Raleigh in Devon.

On 15 Sep 1915 Edward Hugh Hastings Abney-Hastings (age 20) died of enteric fever whilst on active service. he was buried at the Wimereux Communal Cemetery Plot III. O. 1.

17 Sep 1915. Leicester Daily Post.

Lieutenant Edward Hastings (age 20), of the Black Watch, whose serious illness from enteric we reported a few days ago, has, we regret to announce, passed away, his death having taken place in a hospital near Boulogne, on Wednesday. His mother, Lady Maude Hastings (age 58), of the Manor House, Ashby, left for France last Friday, on receipt of an intimation that the attack, which was at first thought to be slight, had become serious, and her ladyship learned on arrival that there was little hope of her son's recovery. It is understood that the deceased officer, who was only 20 years of age, will be buried in France. Lieut. Hastings was granted a commission when the war began. He was the second son of Lady Hastings and the late Hon. Paulyn Hastings, and nephew of the Earl of Loudoun (age 60). Yesterday the flag, with the Maunch, was hanging half-mast

On 17 Sep 1936 Edith Villiers Countess Lytton (age 95) died.

On 17 Sep 1940 Napier Sturt 3rd Baron Alington (age 43) died of pneumonia in Cairo, Egypt whilst on active service. He was buried at the New British Protestant Cemetery, Cairo. Baron Alington extinct.

On 17 Sep 1949 James Dutton 6th Baron Sherborne (age 76) died. His son Charles Dutton 7th Baron Sherborne (age 38) succeeded 7th Baron Sherborne.

On 17 Sep 1953 Montague Waldegrave 5th Baron Radstock (age 86) died without male issue. Baron Radstock of Castletown in the Queen's County extinct.

On 17 Sep 1956 Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (age 57) died.

On 17 Sep 1983 Dennis Frederic Bankes Stucley 5th Baronet (age 75) died.

On 17 Sep 2002 Margaret Pleydell-Bouverie (age 99) died.

On 17 Sep 2006 Patricia Helen Kennedy (age 82) died.

On 17 Sep 2009 George Frederick Shiffner (age 73) died.