04 Dec is in December.
1529 Henry VIII Creates New Peerages
1680 Trial and Execution of William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford
On 04 Dec 811 Charles "Younger" King Franks (age 39) died at Bavaria.
Florence of Worcester Continuation. 04 Dec 1138. Roger, bishop of Salisbury, a great builder of castles and fortified mansions, being worn to death with grief and vexation, died at his episcopal seat on the second of the nones [the 4th] of December, and was buried in that church, leaving in his castles immense sums of money, which fell not into the hands of God, but of king Stephen. There are those who say that more than forty thousand silver marks were found there, and that he had likewise hoarded a vast amount of gold, and a variety of ornaments, and knew not for whom he had gathered them. He enriched the church dedicated to St. Mary, mother of God, with magnificent ornaments.
Note 1. For the character of Roger, bishop of Salisbury, see Stephani," p. 370, and William of Malmesbury, p. 507.
On 04 Dec 1214 William "Lion" I King Scotland (age 71) died at Stirling [Map]. He was buried at Arbroath Abbey. His son Alexander II King Scotland (age 16) succeeded II King Scotland.
On 04 or 05 Dec 1270 Theobald "Young" II King Navarre (age 30) died at Trapani returning from the Eighth Crusade. His brother Henry I King Navarre (age 26) succeeded I King Navarre, III Count Champagne. Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 22) by marriage Queen Navarre, Countess Champagne.
On 04 Dec 1290 Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (deceased) body rested at Grantham [Map].
On 04 Dec 1340 Bishop Henry Burghesh (age 48) died at Ghent. He was buried in the St Catherine Chantry at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].
On 04 Dec 1344 Pope John XII died.
On 04 Dec 1370 the Battle of Pontvallain was a French army under Bertrand du Guesclin heavily defeated an English force at Pontvallain which had broken away from an army commanded by Robert Knollys (age 45).
Thomas Grandison 4th Baron Grandison (age 31) commanded.
Philip Courtenay (age 15) and Hugh Despencer (age 32) were captured.
Alan Buxhull (age 47) fought.
On 04 Dec 1371 Reginald III Duke Guelders (age 38) died without issue. The Duke Guelders title passed to his sisters and their husband's resulting in a war of succession with William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich (age 7), son of his sister Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich eventually succeeding.
On 04 Dec 1393 Frederick Wittelsbach Duke Bavaria (age 54) died. His son Henry "The Rich" Wittelsbach XVI Duke Bavaria (age 7) succeeded XVI Duke Bavaria.
On 04 Dec 1409 William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby (age 39) died at Edgefield. He was buried at St James' Church Spilsby [Map]. His son Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby (age 24) succeeded 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
On 04 Dec 1456 Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon (age 55) died. His son John Bourbon II Duke Bourbon (age 30) succeeded II Duke Bourbon.
On 04 Dec 1467 Francis I King Navarre was born to Gaston V Count Foix (age 24) and Magdalena Valois Countess Foix (age 24).
On 04 Dec 1483 George Browne (age 43) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map].
On 04 Dec 1506 Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche was born to Roger Darcy (age 28) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 36).
On 01 Dec 1529 ...
Andrew Windsor 1st Baron Windsor (age 62) was created 1st Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire. Elizabeth Blount Baroness Windsor (age 60) by marriage Baroness Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire.
John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford (age 64) was created 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford. Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford by marriage Baroness Hussey of Sleaford.
On 02 Dec 1529 ...
Thomas Wentworth 1st Baron Wentworth (age 28) was created 1st Baron Wentworth 1C 1529. Margaret Fortescue Baroness Wentworth (age 27) by marriage Baroness Wentworth.
Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh (age 41) was created 1st Baron Burgh. Agnes Tyrwhitt Baroness Cobham, Strabolgi and Burgh (age 48) by marriage Baroness Burgh. This is regarded as a new creation rather than a continuation of the previous creation Baron Burgh since Thomas's father was never summoned to Parliament due to his insanity. Some sources refer to Thomas as the 3rd Baron Burgh.
On 04 Dec 1529 Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye (age 45) was created 1st Baron Braye.
On 04 Dec 1540 William Sandys 1st Baron Sandys Vyne (age 70) died at Calais [Map]. His son Thomas Sandys 2nd Baron Sandys Vyne (age 44) succeeded 2nd Baron Sandys of The Vyne in Hampshire. Elizabeth Manners Baroness Sandys Vyne by marriage Baroness Sandys of The Vyne in Hampshire.
On 04 Dec 1548 a double wedding of a father and son, and a mother and daughter, was celebrated at Hengrave Hall, Bury St Edmunds.
John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath (age 49) and Margaret Donnington Countess Bath (age 39) were married. She by marriage Countess Bath. He the son of John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath and Cecily Daubeney Baroness Fitzwarin. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. 
John Bourchier (age 19) and Frances Kitson were married. He the son of John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath (age 49) and Eleanor Manners Countess Bath. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. 
On 04 Dec 1571 Ferdinand King Asturias was born to Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 44) and Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 21.27%.
On 04 Dec 1592 Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 31) and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. He the son of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 56) and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset (age 57).
On 04 Dec 1607 John Freschville 1st Baron Frescheville was born to Peter Freschville (age 36) and Joyce Fleetwood.
On 04 Dec 1611 Matthias I Holy Roman Emperor (age 54) and Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress (age 26) were married. Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress by marriage Holy Roman Empress. The difference in their ages was 28 years. He the son of Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor and Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress. They were first cousins.
On 04 Dec 1649 John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater (age 70) died. His son John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Bridgewater 2C 1617, 3rd Viscount Brackley. Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater (age 22) by marriage Countess Bridgewater.
After 04 Dec 1654. Church of St Peter and St Paul, Easton Maudit [Map]. Monument to Christopher Yelverton 1st Baronet (deceased).
On 04 Dec 1659 John Brereton 4th Baron Brereton and Mary Tipping Baroness Brereton (age 4) were married at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden. She by marriage Baroness Brereton.
On 04 Dec 1660 Wadham Wyndham (age 51) was knighted by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30).
Evelyn's Diary. 04 Dec 1661. I had much discourse with the Duke of York (age 28), concerning strange cures he affirmed of a woman who swallowed a whole ear of barley, which worked out at her side. I told him of the KNIFE SWALLOWED and the pins.
On 04 Dec 1667 Francis Lee 4th Baronet (age 28) died. His son Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield (age 4) succeeded 5th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire.
On 04 Dec 1670 James Livingston 1st Earl Newburgh (age 48) died. His son Charles Livingston 2nd Earl of Newburgh succeeded 2nd Earl of Newburgh, 2nd Viscount of Kinnaird, 2nd Viscount of Newburgh.
Evelyn's Diary. 04 Dec 1680. Came other witnesses of the Commons to corroborate the King's (age 50), some being Peers, some Commons, with others of good quality, who took off all the former day's objections, and set the King's (age 50) witnesses recti in curiâ.
On 04 Dec 1706 Robert "Beau Handsome" Fielding (age 56) was found guilty of bigamy. The marriage between him and Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland (age 66) was annulled. He escaped sentence by producing a letter from Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 41) suspending his sentences. He lived out his days with Mary Wadsworth.
On 04 Dec 1719 Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond (age 18) and Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond (age 14) were married at The Hague. He was, apparently, forced into the marriage to pay off his, or his father's debts since she brought a considerable dowry. She the daughter of William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 47) and Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan. He the son of Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 47) and Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond (age 48). He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
On 04 Dec 1739 Henry Temple 2nd Viscount Palmerston was born to Henry Temple and Jane Barnard.
On 04 Dec 1753 Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 59) died. Earl Burlington 1C 1664 extinct. His daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 22) succeeded 6th Baroness Clifford.
On 04 Dec 1753 Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet (age 65) died. His son Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet (age 20) succeeded 8th Earl of Thanet, 8th Baron Tufton, 9th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 04 Dec 1764 Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan was born to Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 29) and Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 24).
On 04 Dec 1770 George Annesley 2nd Earl Mountnorris was born to Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Mountnorris (age 26) and Lucy Lyttelton Baronet.
On 04 Dec 1770 John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont (age 59) died at Pall Mall [Map]. His son John Perceval 3rd Earl Egmont (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Egmont, 3rd Viscount Perceval of Kanturk in County Cork, 3rd Baron Perceval of Burton in County Cork, 7th Baronet Perceval of Kanturk in County Cork, 2nd Baron Lovel and Holland of Enmore in Somerset. Isabella Powlett Countess Egmont by marriage Countess Egmont.
On 04 Dec 1778 George Brodrick 4th Viscount Midleton (age 24) and Anne Pelham were married. She by marriage Viscountess Midleton of Midleton in Cork. She the daughter of Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester (age 50) and Anne Frankland Countess Chichester (age 43). They were third cousin once removed.
On 04 Dec 1779 George Charles Venables-Vernon 4th Baron Vernon was born to Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon (age 32) and Elizabeth Rebecca Anne Sedley (age 22).
On 04 or 05 Dec 1821 John Henniker-Major 2nd Baron Henniker (age 69) died. His nephew John Minet Henniker-Major 3rd Baron Henniker (age 44) succeeded 3rd Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 4th Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk.
On 04 Dec 1828 Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl Liverpool (age 58) died. His brother Charles Jenkinson 3rd Earl Liverpool (age 44) succeeded 3rd Earl Liverpool 1C 1796, 3rd Baron Hawkesbury of Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire, 9th Baronet Jenkinson of Walcot in Oxfordshire and of Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire.
On 04 Dec 1835 John Crewe 2nd Baron Crewe (age 63) died.
On 04 Dec 1841 Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon was born to Francis Theophilus Henry Hastings 13th Earl Huntingdon (age 33).
On 04 Dec 1844 Beauchamp St John 17th Baron St John Bletso was born to Andrew St John 15th Baron St John Bletso (age 33).
On 04 Dec 1845 Charles Allanson-Winn 4th Baron Headley was born to Charles Allanson-Winn 3rd Baron Headley (age 35).
On 04 Dec 1846 William Joseph Stourton 18th Baron Stourton (age 70) died. His son Charles Stourton 19th Baron Stourton (age 44) succeeded 19th Baron Stourton. His sixth cousin Mary Lucy Clifford Baroness Stourton (age 47) succeeded Baroness Stourton.
On 04 Dec 1849 Carlos María Fitz James Stuart 16th Duke Alba 14th Duke Veragua 9th Duke Berwick was born to Jacopo Fitz James Stuart 15th Duke Alba 13th Duke Veragua 8th Duke Berwick (age 28) at Madrid.
On 04 Dec 1850 Henry Thomas Foley 5th Baron Foley was born to Thomas Henry Foley 4th Baron Foley (age 41) and Mary Charlotte Fitzalan Baroness Foley (age 28).NOTEXT
On 04 Dec 1851 Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire (age 75) died. His son Charles Howard 17th Earl Suffolk 10th Earl Berkshire (age 46) succeeded 17th Earl Suffolk 4C 1603, 10th Earl Berkshire 2C 1626. Isabella Catherine Mary Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Suffolk and Berkshire (age 45) by marriage Countess Suffolk, Countess Berkshire.NOTEXT
On 04 Dec 1883 Eric Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 9th and 7th Earl Fitzwilliam was born to William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 6th and 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (age 68) and Frances Harriet Douglas Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 04 Dec 1917 Newton Wallop 6th Earl of Portsmouth (age 61) died. His brother John Wallop 7th Earl Portsmouth (age 57) succeeded 7th Earl Portsmouth, 7th Viscount Lymington, 7th Baron Wallop of Farley Wallop Hampshire.
On 04 Dec 1918 Augustus Charles Lennox Fitzroy 7th Duke Grafton (age 97) died in Wakefield Lodge Pottersbury. His son Alfred Fitzroy 8th Duke Grafton (age 68) succeeded 8th Duke Grafton 1C 1675, 8th Earl Euston, 8th Viscount Ipswich, 8th Baron Sudbury, 9th Earl Arlington, 9th Viscount Thetford, 9th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex 1C 1665 and 9th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex 2C 1672. Susanna Mary Mctaggart Stewart Duchess Grafton by marriage Duchess Grafton.
On 04 Dec 1964 Eva Mary FitzHardinge Milman 16th Baroness Berkeley (age 89) died. Baron Berkeley 2C 1421 abeyant between her two daughters Mary Lalle Foley 17th Baroness Berkeley (age 59) and Cynthia Ella Foley (age 55).
On 04 Dec 2000 Colin Cowdrey 1st Baron Cowdrey (age 67) died.
