On this Day in History ... 27th November

27 Nov is in November.

1648 Treaty of Newport

1667 Treaty of Breda

1533 Buggery Act

See Births, Marriages and Deaths.

Events on the 27th November

On 27 Nov 1252 Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 64) died.

On 27 Nov 1268 Bishop Peter Acquablanca died. Monument in the North Transept of Hereford Cathedral [Map] Low altar-tomb with moulded capping and plinth, and effigy in surplice, defaced head on cushion, feet on lion, remains of recumbent trefoiled canopy with crockets and trefoiled spandrels, drapery carefully rendered.

Bishop Peter Acquablanca: Bishop Peter Acquablanca was elected Bishop of Hereford. In 1263 John Giffard 1st Baron Giffard Brimpsfield was imprisoned Bishop Peter Acquablanca at Eardisley Castle.

On 27 Nov 1380 Ferdinand I King Aragon was born to John I King Castile (age 22) and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile (age 22).

Henry Machyn's Diary. 27 Nov 1554. The xxvij of November the Kynge (age 27) and the lordes of the parlement satt with-in the court, and ther my lord cardenall (age 54) dyd make a orayson to the Kyng and the lords of the parlement what .. .... thankes unto God of the Quen('s) (age 38) grace qwyckenyng.

Note. P. 76. The cardinal's oration. Cardinal Pole returned to England with legatine power to reconcile the kingdom to the church of Rome. He accomplished this mission as related in the Journals of the Commons, vol. i. p. 38; and in Foxe, iii. 110.

On 27 Nov 1640 Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland was born to William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison (age 26) and Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey (age 17) at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].

Between 15 Sep 1648 and 27 Nov 1648 the Treaty of Newport attempted to reconcile King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 47) (who was imprisoned at nearby Carisbrooke Castle [Map]) with Parliament. Denzil Holles 1st Baron Holles (age 48) and Henry Vane "The Younger" (age 35) represented Parliament. James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 37) represented King Charles. The Treaty eventually came to nothing.

Parliament was also represented by John Crew 1st Baron Crew (age 50), John Glynne (age 46), Nathaniel Fiennes (age 40), William Pierrepont of Thoresby (age 40), Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland (age 45), William Fiennes 1st Viscount Saye and Sele (age 66), Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery (age 63), William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 57), James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex (age 27) and Thomas Wenman 2nd Viscount Wenman (age 52).

Evelyn's Diary. 27 Nov 1655. This day, came forth the Protector's (age 56) Edict, or Proclamation, prohibiting all ministers of the Church of England from preaching or teaching any schools, in which he imitated the apostate, Julian; with the decimation of all the royal party's revenues throughout England.

Pepy's Diary. 27 Nov 1660. Soon as dinner was done my wife took her leave, and went with Mr. Blackburne and his wife to London to a christening of a Brother's child of his on Tower Hill, and I to a play, "The Scorn-full Lady", and that being done, I went homewards, and met Mr. Moore, who had been at my house, and took him to my father's (age 59), and we three to Standing's to drink. Here Mr. Moore told me how the House had this day voted the King to have all the Excise for ever. This day I do also hear that the Queen's (age 51) going to France is stopt, which do like, me well, because then the King will be in town the next month, which is my month again at the Privy Seal.

Evelyn's Diary. 27 Nov 1662. I dined with the Master of the Mint (age 41), where was old Sir Ralph Freeman (age 73); passing my evening at the Queen-Mother's (age 53) Court; at night, saw acted "The Committee", a ridiculous play of Sir R. Howard (age 36), where the mimic, Lacy, acted the Irish footman to admiration.

Evelyn's Diary. 27 Nov 1671. We ordered that a proclamation should be presented to his Majesty (age 41) to sign, against what Sir Charles Wheeler (age 51) had done in St. Christopher's since the war, on the articles of peace at Breda. He was shortly afterward recalled.

Evelyn's Diary. 27 Nov 1677. Dined at the Lord Treasurer's (age 45) with Prince Rupert (age 57), Viscount Falkenburg (age 50), Earl of Bath (age 49), Lord O'Brien (age 35), Sir John Lowther (age 22), Sir Christopher Wren (age 54), Dr. Grew (age 36), and other learned men.

After 27 Nov 1710. Memorial at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map] to Robert Lovett (deceased) who died of smallpox.

Robert Lovett: Around 1667 he was born. On 27 Nov 1710 Robert Lovett died of smallpox.

On 27 Nov 1757 Mary "Perdita" Darby aka Robinson was born to Nicholas Darby.

On 27 Nov 1832 John Cragg of Threekingham (age 71) died.

John Cragg of Threekingham: Around 1761 he was born. On 06 Jun 1786 John Cragg of Threekingham and Ann Warren were married.

On 27 Nov 1833 Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover was born to Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 59) and Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge (age 36) at Hanover Lower Saxony. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.64%.

On 27 Nov 1835 James Pratt 1805-1835 and John Smith 1795-1835 were the last two men to be executed under the 1828 Offences Against the Person Act which had replaced the 1533 Buggery Act. They were hanged in front of Newgate Prison, London [Map].

On 27 Nov 1853 Frank Bernard Dicksee was born.

On 27 Nov 1878 William Orpen was born to Arthur Herbert Orpen (age 48) and Anne Caulfield at Stillorgan, Dublin.

The Era 1899 Dec 02 Page 13. 02 Dec 1913. Review of Rip Van Wincle. Produced at the Princess of Wales's Theatre, Kennington, on Monday, Nov. 27th starring Sylvia Storey (age 24) as Little Meenie.

27 Nov 1919. The lintel resting on Stones 6 and 7 of the outer sarsen circle is lifted into position by crane on 27 November 1919.

Births on the 27th November

On 27 Nov 1380 Ferdinand I King Aragon was born to John I King Castile (age 22) and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile (age 22).

On 27 Nov 1422 Gaston IV Count Foix was born to John I Count Foix (age 40) and Jeanne Albret Countess Foix (age 19).

On 27 Nov 1430 Philippa Aviz was born to Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal (age 39) and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.40%.

On 27 Nov 1520 Thomas Cockayne was born to Francis Cockayne (age 21) and Dorothy Marrow (age 21).

On 27 Nov 1586 John Wray 2nd Baronet was born to William Wray 1st Baronet (age 31) and Lucy Montagu.

On 27 Nov 1640 Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland was born to William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison (age 26) and Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey (age 17) at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].

On 27 Nov 1679 Thomas Onlow 2nd Baron Onslow was born to Richard Onslow 1st Baron Onslow (age 25) and Elizabeth Tulse (age 18).

On 27 Nov 1730 Mary Hastings was born to Henry Hastings (age 29) and Elizabeth Hudson (age 29).

On 27 Nov 1757 Mary "Perdita" Darby aka Robinson was born to Nicholas Darby.

On 27 Nov 1762 Samuel Hood 1st Baronet was born to Samuel Hood (age 47).

On 27 Nov 1764 Venerable Charles Baillie was born.

On 27 Nov 1765 Robert Heron 2nd Baronet was born to Thomas Heron of Chilham Castle in Kent (age 35) and Anne Wilmot (age 20).

On 27 Nov 1779 William Philip Howard was born to John Howard 15th Earl Suffolk (age 40) and Julia Gaskarth (age 42).

On 27 Nov 1779 Catherine Howard was born to John Howard 15th Earl Suffolk (age 40) and Julia Gaskarth (age 42).

On 27 Nov 1792 Thomas Dashwood was born to Thomas Dashwood (age 42) and Charlotte Auriol (age 37).

On 27 Nov 1795 Mary Anne Wilkinson was born.

On 27 Nov 1805 Marie Tobin was born.

On 27 Nov 1812 Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne was born to William Jocelyn Palmer (age 34) and Dorothea Roundell at Mixbury, Oxfordshire.

On 27 Nov 1823 Thomas Grove 1st Baronet was born.

On 27 Nov 1833 Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover was born to Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 59) and Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge (age 36) at Hanover Lower Saxony. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.64%.

On 27 Nov 1848 Reginald James Macartney Greville-Nugent was born to Fulke Southwell Greville-Nugent 1st Baron Greville (age 27) and Rosa Emily Nugent Baroness Greville (age 34).

On 27 Nov 1853 Frank Bernard Dicksee was born.

On 27 Nov 1855 Laura Blanche Julia Dutton was born to John Thomas Dutton (age 45) and Lavinia Parker (age 39).

On 27 Nov 1860 Henry Torrens Anstruther was born.

On 27 Nov 1878 William Orpen was born to Arthur Herbert Orpen (age 48) and Anne Caulfield at Stillorgan, Dublin.

On 27 Nov 1880 Dykes Spicer 2nd Baronet was born.

On 27 Nov 1896 William Victor aka Sigismund Hohenzollern was born to Prince Henry Hohenzollern (age 34) and Irene Hesse Darmstadt (age 30). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.42%.

On 27 Nov 1948 Kenelm Charles Pepys 8th Earl of Cottenham was born to John Digby Pepys 7th Earl of Cottenham (age 41) and Angela Neville Countess Cottenham (age 38). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.

Marriages on the 27th November

On 27 Nov 1397 John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset (age 24) and Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Somerset. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent (age 47). He the son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 57) and Katherine Roet Duchess Lancaster (age 47). They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

After 27 Nov 1544 James Stumpe and Isabel Leigh were married.

Before 27 Nov 1547 James Ogilvy 4th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie and Helen Sinclair were married.

On 27 Nov 1594 John Ashburnham (age 22) and Elizabeth Beaumont (age 17) were married at the Church of St Mary and All Saints, Stoughton [Map]. They had ten children.

Before 27 Nov 1638 Thomas Foley (age 21) and Anne Browne were married at St Saviour's Church, Southwark. She inherited considerable welath from her father including a number of landed estates.

Before 27 Nov 1640 William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison (age 26) and Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey (age 17) were married. She the heiress of a fortune of £180,000.

Before 27 Nov 1641 Humphrey Style 1st Baronet (age 45) and Elizabeth Peshall were married.

After 27 Nov 1641 Humphrey Style 1st Baronet (age 45) and Hester Wright (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Bishop Robert Wright (age 81).

Before 27 Nov 1646 Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle (age 17) and Anne Howard Countess Carlisle were married. She by marriage Countess Carlisle. They were second cousin once removed.

On 27 Nov 1712 Edmund Bacon 6th Baronet (age 32) and Mary Kemp Lady Bacon (age 19) were married at Ubbeston, Suffolk. She by marriage Lady Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. They had five daughters.

On 27 Nov 1734 Johann Adolph Wettin Duke Saxe Weissenfels (age 49) and Fredericka Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 19) were married at Altenburg. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. They were first cousin once removed.

On 27 Nov 1750 Peregrine Bertie 3rd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 36) and Mary Panton Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven were married. She by marriage Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven. He the son of Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven and Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven.

Before 27 Nov 1765 Thomas Heron of Chilham Castle in Kent (age 35) and Anne Wilmot (age 20) were married.

On 27 Nov 1765 Thomas Stapleton 5th Baronet (age 38) and Mary Fane Lady Stapleton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Lady Stapleton of Leeward Islands. They were fourth cousins.

On 27 Nov 1768 Charles Molyneux 1st Earl Sefton (age 20) and Isabella Stanhope Countess Sefton (age 20) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Molyneux. She the daughter of William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington (age 48) and Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington (age 46). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 27 Nov 1794 John Newbigging (age 23) and Anne Coventry (age 21) were married at Douglas.

On 27 Nov 1794 Henry Forster Mills (age 25) and Alicia Henrietta Markham (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Archbishop William Markham (age 75).

On 27 Nov 1824 George Rice Trevor 4th Baron Dynevor (age 29) and Frances Fitzroy Baroness Dynevor were married. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 27 Nov 1838 Edmund Walker Head 8th Baronet (age 33) and Anna Maria Yorke Lady Head were married. She by marriage Lady Head of Hermitage in Kent.

On 27 Nov 1843 Robert Sherard 6th Earl Harborough (age 46) and Mary Eliza Temple Countess Harborough were married. She by marriage Countess Harborough. He the son of Philip Sherard 5th Earl Harborough.

On 27 Nov 1849 Francis Horatio Fitzroy (age 26) and Gertrude Duncombe (age 22) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 27 Nov 1851 William Augustus Edward Saxe Weimar Eisenach (age 28) and Augusta Catherine Gordon-Lennox (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 60) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 55). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 27 Nov 1878 Arthur Herbert Orpen (age 48) and Anne Caulfield were married.

Deaths on the 27th November

On 27 Nov 1067 Sancha Astur Leonese (age 49) died.

On 27 Nov 1069 Abbot Brand died.

On 27 Nov 1183 Rotrou Newburgh Archbishop Rouen died.

On 27 Nov 1198 Constance Queen Sicily (age 44) died.

On 27 Nov 1245 Walter Marshal 5th Earl Pembroke (age 46) died at Goodrich Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]. He was buried at Tintern Abbey [Map] next to his mother Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke His brother Anselm Marshal 6th Earl Pembroke (age 37) succeeded 6th Earl Pembroke although he only enjoyed the title for one month dying on 23 Dec 1245.

On 27 Nov 1252 Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 64) died.

On 27 Nov 1268 Bishop Peter Acquablanca died. Monument in the North Transept of Hereford Cathedral [Map] Low altar-tomb with moulded capping and plinth, and effigy in surplice, defaced head on cushion, feet on lion, remains of recumbent trefoiled canopy with crockets and trefoiled spandrels, drapery carefully rendered.

Bishop Peter Acquablanca: Bishop Peter Acquablanca was elected Bishop of Hereford. In 1263 John Giffard 1st Baron Giffard Brimpsfield was imprisoned Bishop Peter Acquablanca at Eardisley Castle.

On 27 Nov 1283 Maud Verdun Countess Arundel (age 58) died.

On 27 Nov 1321 Kunigundem Boleslaus II Přemyslid (age 56) died.

On 27 Nov 1329 Mahaut Artois Countess Burgundy (age 61) died.

On 27 Nov 1349 Henry Vavasour (age 57) died. His son Henry Vavasour (age 15) de jure 6th Baron Vavasour.

On 27 Nov 1420 Hugh Burnell 2nd Baron Burnell (age 73) died at Cotton, Suffolk. He was buried at Halesowen Abbey, Shropshire [Map]. Baron Burnell 2C extinct.

On 27 Nov 1437 John Stanley (age 51) died at Anglesey.

On 27 Nov 1442 Constance Poynings (age 34) died at Nunney, Somerset.

On 27 Nov 1478 Piers Legh (age 63) died. He was buried at St Oswald's Church, Winwick.

On 27 Nov 1482 William Skipwith of Ormsby (age 65) died.

On 27 Nov 1544 Edward Bayntun (age 52) died.

Between 27 Nov 1547 and 13 Jul 1548 James Ogilvy 4th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie died. His grandson James Ogilvy 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie (age 6) succeeded 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie.

On 27 Nov 1555 Louis Aviz (age 49) died.

On 27 Nov 1559 Thomas Curtis died.

On 27 Nov 1575 Peter Carew (age 61) died at Ross, Country Waterford, Ireland. He was buried at Waterford Cathedral.

Before 27 Nov 1584 Alexander Syndeham (age 54) died.

On 27 Nov 1614 Thomas Beaumont (age 59) died.

On 27 Nov 1614 Anthony Beaumont (age 92) died.

On 27 Nov 1620 Lettice Perrot Baroness Chichester (age 60) died.

On 27 Nov 1620 Isobel Hamilton (age 20) died.

On 27 Nov 1632 John Eliot (age 40) died.

On 27 Nov 1638 Arthur Mansel (age 51) died.

On 27 Nov 1638 Johann Ernest Saxe Gotha died at Weimar.

On or before 27 Nov 1641 Elizabeth Peshall died. She was buried on 27 Nov 1641.

On 27 Nov 1666 Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet (age 63) died at Whitehall Palace [Map]. His brother Amyas Pollard 3rd Baronet (age 50) succeeded 3rd Baronet Pollard of King's Knympton in Devon.

On 27 Nov 1670 John Rous 1st Baronet (age 62) died. His son John Rous 2nd Baronet (age 14) succeeded 2nd Baronet Stradbrooke of Henham in Suffolk.

On 27 Nov 1679 Archibald Primrose (age 63) died.

On 27 Nov 1686 Henry Fane (age 46) died.

On 27 Nov 1688 Antony Smithson died.

On 27 Nov 1697 William Twysden 3rd Baronet (age 61) died. His son Thomas Twysden 4th Baronet (age 21) succeeded 4th Baronet Twysden of Roydon in Kent.

On 27 Nov 1697 Thomas Culpepper (age 72) died.

On 27 Nov 1710 Robert Lovett (age 43) died of smallpox.

On 11 May 1722 Reverend John Price died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Westbury on 14 May 1722. His will was proved on 27 Nov 1722.

On 27 Nov 1722 Anne Seymour Duchess Leeds (age 13) died in childbirth (probably) at the age of thirteen.

On 27 Nov 1735 Anne Erskine (age 27) died in Edinburgh [Map].

On 27 Nov 1750 John Bingham 6th Baronet (age 22) died unmarried. His brother Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 15) succeeded 7th Baronet Bingham of Castlebar in County Mayo.

On 27 Nov 1764 Julines Beckford (age 47) died.

On 27 Nov 1768 Francis Head 4th Baronet (age 74) died. His brother John Head 5th Baronet (age 66) succeeded 5th Baronet Head of Hermitage in Kent.

On 27 Nov 1802 Clementina Walkinshaw (age 82) died.

On 27 Nov 1817 John Williamson aka Winn (age 24) died at Rome, Italy.

On 27 Nov 1817 Mary Wright (age 39) died.

On 27 Nov 1827 John Evelyn of Wooton (age 84) died.

On 27 Nov 1832 John Cragg of Threekingham (age 71) died.

John Cragg of Threekingham: Around 1761 he was born. On 06 Jun 1786 John Cragg of Threekingham and Ann Warren were married.

On 27 Nov 1846 Reverend Samuel Heathcote (age 73) died.

On 27 Nov 1849 Henry Seymour (age 73) died.

On 27 Nov 1852 Reverend Edgar Rust d'Eye of Abbot's Hall (age 57) died.

On 27 Nov 1852 Augusta Ada Byron Countess Lovelace (age 36) died.

On 27 Nov 1868 Alice Mary Egerton (age 32) died.

On 27 Nov 1878 Edward Royd Rice (age 88) died.

On 27 Nov 1879 George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham (age 51) died.

On 27 Nov 1881 Caroline Georgiana Howard (age 78) died.

On 27 Nov 1898 Anthony Henley 3rd Baron Henley (age 73) died.

On 27 Nov 1907 Cyril Flower 1st Baron Battersea (age 64) died of pneumonia. Baron Battersea of Battersea in London and of Overstrand in Norfolk extinct.

On 27 Nov 1923 Elma Bruce (age 81) died.

On 27 Nov 1928 Laeta Shirley (age 67) died.

On 27 Nov 1932 Alice Howard (age 89) died.

On 27 Nov 1939 Bertram Lane Osbaldeston-Mitford died.

On 27 Nov 1952 Katherine "Kitty" Kinloch Baroness Brownlow (age 46) died.