On this Day in History ... 25 June

25 Jun is in June.

841 Battle of Fontenay

1218 Siege of Toulose 1218

1381 Battle of North Walsham

1402 Battle of Bryn Glas

1460 June Yorkist Landing at Sandwich

1483 Execution of the Woodvilles and their Affinity

1517 Sweating Sickness Outbreak

1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak

1603 The Entertainment at Althorp

1640 Attack on Lambeth Palace

1660 June Creation of Baronets

1665 Battle of Lowestoft

Battle of Fontenay

On 25 Jun 841 Lambert Guideschi II Count Nantes fought at Fontenay, Yonne during the Battle of Fontenay: Franks.

Siege of Toulose 1218

On 25 Jun 1259 Hugh Lusignan XIII Count Lusignan VIII Count La Marche IV Count Angoulême was born to Hugh Lusignan XII Count Lusignan VII Count La Marche III Count Angoulême (age 24) and Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême.

Before 25 Jun 1375 Thomas Poynings 2nd Baron Poynings (age 26) died on campaign. His brother Richard Poynings 3rd Baron Poynings (age 16) succeeded 3rd Baron Poynings 1C 1337. Isabel Grey Baroness Poynings by marriage Baroness Poynings.

Battle of North Walsham

On 25 Jun 1381 Bishop Henry Despencer (age 40) brought the Peasant's Revolt to an end at North Walsham at the Battle of North Walsham.

Battle of Bryn Glas

On 22 Jun 1402 Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys (age 43) defeated the army of Edmund Mortimer (age 25) at Knighton, Radnorshire [Map], who was captured, at the Battle of Bryn Glas.

Henry IV King England (age 35) made no attempt to ransom Edmund Mortimer (age 25) and, as a consequence, Edmund Mortimer (age 25) changed his allegiance, and subsequently married Owain's (age 43) daughter.

On 25 Jun 1402 Walter Devereux (age 41) died from wounds.

On 25 Jun 1436 Louis "Father of the People" XI King France (age 12) and Margaret Stewart Dauphine of France (age 11) were married at Tours Castle. They had met the day before. She by marriage Dauphin. She the daughter of King James I of Scotland (age 41) and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland (age 32). He the son of Charles "Victorious" VII King France (age 33) and Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France (age 31). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

1460 June Yorkist Landing at Sandwich

On 25 Jun 1460 Osbert Mountfort and two of his associates were beheaded on the sands at the foot of the Rysbank Tower [Map] by Yorkist sailors.

Execution of the Woodvilles and their Affinity

On 25 Jun 1483 supporters of the Woodviles were executed at Pontefract Castle [Map] ...

Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers (age 43) was beheaded. His brother Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers (age 30) succeeded 3rd Earl Rivers 1C 1466.

Richard Grey (age 26) and Thomas Vaughan (age 73) were beheaded.

1517 Sweating Sickness Outbreak

Letters and Papers 1517. 25 Jun 1517. Vit. B. III. 179*. B. M. 3399. A. CARDINAL OF ARRAGON to WOLSEY.

Had gone from Bruges to Calais for the purpose of visiting England, as he wrote a few days since; but hearing that the sickness was prevalent, resolved to change his mind and pass through France into Spain. Calais, 1517. Signed.

Lat., p. 1, mutilated. Add.

On 25 Jun 1519 Bishop Hugh Oldham (age 67) died.

1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak

Letters and Papers 1528. 25 Jun 1528. R. O. 4417. The Commissioners Of Kent To Wolsey.

This Thursday, the 25th, met at Deptford, and were informed that Edmund Tebbe, in whose house they should have lodged, has had the new sickness, and is not yet recovered. Divers have been sick at Greenwich and at Eltham; of which towns great numbers would have appeared if the sessions had been held, with other prisoners from Southwark. As Baron Hales (age 58) also has fallen ill at London, they have, "in a croft nigh unto the street of Deptford," adjourned the sessions to Monday next before the feast of SS. Simon and Jude. Deptford, 25 June. Signed: Richard Broke—Henry Guldeford—Edward Guldeford—Alex. Colepeper—Edward Wotton—T. Nevyle—Thomas Willughby—Christopher Hales. Scaled.

P. 1. Add. Endd. by Wolsey: Sir William Drury, Sir William Carent, Venerys (?) die doca Passionis, in domo Ichekoc.

On 25 Jun 1532 Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon (age 18) and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 21) were married. He the son of George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 45) and Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon (age 49). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 25 Jun 1559. The xxv day of June the sam May-gam whent unto [the palace?] at Grenwyche, playng a-for the Quen (age 25) and the consell, and the ... thay whent by land, and cam (back by water?)

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On 25 Jun 1566 Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford (age 39) and Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford (age 40) were married. She by marriage Countess Bedford. He the son of John Russell 1st Earl Bedford and Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 25 Jun 1601 Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby (age 45) died at Berwick on Tweed [Map]. His son Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey (age 18) succeeded 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He was buried at St James' Church Spilsby [Map].

On 15 Feb 1610 Catherine Bertie (age 15) died in childbirth. She was buried at St James' Church Spilsby [Map].

Monument Elizabethan Period. Tall Sideboard Tomb with reclining hooded figure of Lady Katherine, daughter of Peregrine, with Chrisom Child in the crib at her feet. Above a standing figure of Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby (age 45) in a niche, with strapwork embellishments, all supported on composite columns with a dentilated cornice.

Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby: On 12 Oct 1555 he was born to Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby (age 38) and Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk (age 36) at Wesel, Wesel. He was named for his parents peregrinations through Germany avoiding religious persecution. On 14 Oct 1555 Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby was baptised at Church of St Willibrord, Wesel, Wesel. On 25 Dec 1577 Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby (age 22) and Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby Eresby were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.

Catherine Bertie: Around 1595 she was born to Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby (age 39) and Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby Eresby. Sources are confused about her birth year stating she was born in 1610 and that she married in 1609. Date adjusted to around 1595 on the assumption she was married around twenty years of age. Her son died at six days old on 09 Feb 1610. Her father died in 1601. Sources also refer to her as Baroness Rockingham whereas she died some eleven years before her husband was created Baron Rockingham. In 1609 Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 21) and Catherine Bertie (age 14) were married.

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The Entertainment at Althorp

On 25 Jun 1603 the Ben Johnson (age 31) Masque The Entertainment at Althorp was performed at Althorp House [Map] to welcome the new Royal Family on their journey from Edinburgh to London following the death of Queen Elizabeth. The performance was attended by Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland (age 28) and her son Henry Frederick Stewart Prince of Wales (age 9).

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Attack on Lambeth Palace

Evelyn's Diary. 10 Jun 1640. London, and especially the Court, were at this period in frequent disorders, and great insolences were committed by the abused and too happy City: in particular, the Bishop of Canterbury's (age 66) Palace [Map] at Lambeth was assaulted by a rude rabble from Southwark, Surrey [Map], my Lord Chamberlain (age 55) imprisoned and many scandalous libels and invectives scattered about the streets, to the reproach of Government, and the fermentation of our since distractions: so that, upon the 25th of June, I was sent for to Wotton, Surrey [Map], and the 27th after, my father's (age 53) indisposition augmenting, by advice of the physicians he repaired to the Bath [Map].

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1660 June Creation of Baronets

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

28th Oliver St John 1st Baronet (age 36) was created 1st Baronet St John of Woodford in Northamptonshire 1660.

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

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

Battle of Lowestoft

On 25 Jun 1665 Admiral John Lawson (age 50) died in Scarborough [Map] from wounds received at the Battle of Lowestoft. He was buried at St Dunstan's in the East Parish.

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Evelyn's Diary. 25 Jun 1686. Now his Ma* (age 52), beginning with Dr Sharp (age 41) and Tully, proceeded to silence and suspend divers excellent divines for preaching against Popery.

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On 25 Jun 1704 Louis Bourbon Duke Brittany was born to Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy (age 21) and Maria Adelaide Savoy (age 18). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 5.04%.

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On 25 Jun 1715 Gilbert Coventry 4th Earl Coventry (age 47) and Anne Master Countess Coventry (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry and Winifred Edgecumbe.

On 25 Jun 1717 Henry Browne 5th Viscount Montague died. His son Anthony Browne 6th Viscount Montague (age 31) succeeded 6th Viscount Montague.

After 25 Jun 1727. St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood [Map]. Monument to those contained in the vault: Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran, their son John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 8) and his wife Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 2), their son John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott.

Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran: On 27 Apr 1715 Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran was created 1st Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. In 1718 he and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.

Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran: She was born to John Robinson. On 24 Nov 1744 she died.

Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory: On 26 Jan 1725 she was born to John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 30) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower (age 34). On 29 Jun 1744 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 25) and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. On 05 Oct 1751 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 32) was created 1st Earl Upper Ossory. Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 26) by marriage Countess Upper Ossory. Before Aug 1760 Richard Vernon (age 34) and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 35) were married. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. On 14 Apr 1763 Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 38) died.

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On 25 Jun 1730 George Beauclerk 3rd Duke St Albans was born to Charles Beauclerk 2nd Duke St Albans (age 34) and Lucy Werden Duchess St Albans (age 31). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 25 Jun 1738 Mary Anastasia Grace Mordaunt Baroness Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth (age 30) and Mary Cox Countess Peterborough and Monmouth.

On 25 Jun 1756 John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham (age 31) and Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham were married. She by marriage Countess Ashburham. He the son of John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham and Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham.

On 25 Jun 1766 Elizabeth Lygon (age 24) died of consumption. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. White marble inscription scroll flanked by putti beneath a shaped cornice enriched with torches and an urn, and with apron framing a cartouche of arms

Elizabeth Lygon: Around 1742 she was born to Reginald Pyndar aka Lygon of Madresfield in Worcestershire (age 30) and Susannah Hamner (age 31). In 1762 John Yorke (age 33) and Elizabeth Lygon (age 20) were married. He the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 71) and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.

On 25 Jun 1784 Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley was born to George Winn aka Allanson-Winn 1st Baron Headley (age 59) and Jane Blennerhassett.

On 25 Jun 1810 Charles Allanson-Winn 3rd Baron Headley was born to George Allanson-Winn (age 24).

On 25 Jun 1884 Philip Gore 4th Earl Arran (age 82) died. His son Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran (age 45) succeeded 5th Earl Arran 3C 1762. Edith Jocelyn Countess Arran by marriage Countess Arran.

On 25 Jun 1912 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 25) and Daphne Rachel Mulholland were married. He the son of Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 53) and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 52).

On 25 Jun 1914 Georg II Duke of Saxe Meiningen (age 88) died. His son Bernhard Saxe Meiningen III Duke Saxe Meiningen (age 63) succeeded III Duke Saxe Meiningen.

On 25 Jun 1917 Lewis Clayton Bishop (age 79) died. They were buried at Peterborough Cathedral [Map].