On this Day in History ... 26 June

26 Jun is in June.

1460 June Yorkist Landing at Sandwich

1471 Edward V created Prince of Wales

1483 Richard III elected King by the Three Estates

1483 Coronation of Richard III

1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak

1660 June Creation of Baronets

1661 Creation of Baronets and Peerages by Charles II Post Coronation

1665 Great Plague of London

1830 Death of King George IV

1857 First Award of Victoria Crosses

On 26 Jun 985 Ramiro III King Leon (age 24) died. His first cousin Bermudo "Gouty" II King Galicia II King Leon (age 32) succeeded II King Leon.

On 26 Jun 1095 Robert the Lotharingian died. He was buried in the Choir Aisle at Hereford Cathedral [Map].

Before 26 Jun 1170 John Normandy 6th Count Eu and Alice D'Aubigny Countess Eu were married. Alice D'Aubigny Countess Eu by marriage Countess Eu. He the son of Henry Normandy I Count Eu and Margaret Blois Countess Eu. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 26 Jun 1170 John Normandy 6th Count Eu died. His son Henry Normandy 7th Count Eu succeeded 7th Count Eu.

Before 26 Jun 1242 Thomas Beaumont 6th Earl Warwick (age 34) and Ela Longespee Countess Warwick were married. She the daughter of William "Longsword" Longespee Earl Salisbury and Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury (age 55). He the son of Henry Beaumont 5th Earl Warwick and Philipa Basset Countess Warwick. They were half third cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 26 Jun 1269 Robert Ferrers 6th Earl of Derby (age 30) and Eleanor Bohun Countess Derby (age 26) were married. Eleanor Bohun Countess Derby by marriage Countess Derby. He the son of William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret Quincy Countess Derby. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 26 Jun 1359 Geoffrey Saye 2nd Baron Say (age 50) died at Sawbridgeworth. His son William Saye 3rd Baron Say (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baron Say 1C 1313. Beatrice Brewes Baroness Say (age 7) by marriage Baroness Say.

On 26 Jun 1430 Cardinal Louis of Bar (age 53) died.

After 26 Jun 1458. St Andrew's Church Blickling [Map]. Memorial brass to Cecily Boleyn (deceased)

Cecily Boleyn: In 1408 she was born to Geoffrey Boleyn (age 28) and Alice Bracton (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. On 26 Jun 1458 Cecily Boleyn (age 50) died at Blickling. She was buried at St Andrew's Church Blickling

1460 June Yorkist Landing at Sandwich

Edward V created Prince of Wales

On 26 Jun 1471 Edward, the future Edward V, was created Prince of Wales. Thomas Vaughan (age 61) was knighted.

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Coronation of Richard III

The History of King Richard the Third by Thomas More. When he had begun his reign, the twenty-sixth day of June, after this mockish election, then was he crowned on the sixth day of July. And that solemnity was furnished for the most part with the self same provision that was appointed for the coronation of his nephew.

Richard III elected King by the Three Estates

On 26 Jun 1483 Richard III (age 30) accepted the invitation of the citizens of London to become King.

1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak

Letters and Papers 1528. 26 Jun 1528. R. O. Ellis, 3 Ser. I. 251. 4418. John Bishop Of Lincoln (age 55) To Wolsey.

Was at Court on Trinity Sunday (7 June), Corpus Christi Eve, and Corpus Christi Day (11 June), according to your advertisement. On the eve the King was shriven, and the next day shriven and houselled. "I ministered, as my weakness would serve, in pontificalibus," and found the King very gracious. Whilst I was at London, many were dying of the sweat. I tarried till it came to my house, and was then forced to flee, and therefore did not presume to come into your presence. Reached Woburn in a litter; sometimes on horseback. Several are dead there. As the sweat is in my house I dare not tarry, and therefore I wish leave to go to Buckeden [Map]. I have promised a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsyngham. I have two Lutherans in my house, one of whom wrote the letter I sent you. He is a very heretic, and has done hurt in my diocese. I purpose to abjure them both, and after they have done open penance to commit them to two monasteries. I beg you to remember and punish the infect persons in Oxford; for if sharpness be not used, many will do ill. There are more in Oxford, as appears by libels set up at night on the church doors. I gave one of them to my lord of London. As they are in my diocese, I intend to ride to Oxford myself, about Michaelmas, with your leave, and reduce them to order. Woburn, 26 June.

Hol., pp. 2. Add. Endd.

Letters and Papers 1528. 26 Jun 1528. R. O. St. P. I. 301. 4422. Sir J. Russell (age 43) To Wolsey.

Sends letters received by the King, from my lord of Ossory, concerning the taking of the Vice-deputy and the misrule in Ireland. The King thinks none so meet for the government as my lord of Ossory, or Master Butler, his son, and wishes Wolsey to dispatch them as soon as possible. Wolsey knows the son's activity. The father is an honorable man, wise and hardy, but stricken in age, and not so able to follow the wars. The King is much troubled with this disease of sweat. Tonight there have fallen sick my lord and Lady Marques, Sir Thos. Cheyney (age 43), and Mrs. Croke. Norres and Wallop are recovered. Poynes (deceased) is dead. Today the King removes to Bishop's Hatfield, accompanied only by the Privy Chamber and Master Kyngeston. Last night he took Master Bryan into the Privy Chamber. Hartford, 26 June. Signed.

On 26 Jun 1568 Archbishop Thomas Young (age 61) died in Sheffield [Map].

On 26 Jun 1584 Robert Cholmondeley 1st Earl Leinster was born to Hugh "The Elder" Cholmondeley (age 71) and Mary Griffith at Crouchend Highgate.

On 26 Jun 1585 Bishop John Scory (age 75) died in Whitbourne.

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After 26 Jun 1612. Elizabethan Period monument to Roger Manners 5th Earl of Rutland (deceased) and Elizabeth Sidney Countess Rutland at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map] sculpted by Nicholas Johnson. Cost £150 including carriage by sea from London to Boston [Map].

Elizabeth Sidney Countess Rutland: In 1585 she was born to Philip Sidney (age 30) and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex (age 18). On 05 Mar 1599 Roger Manners 5th Earl of Rutland (age 22) and Elizabeth Sidney Countess Rutland (age 14) were married. She by marriage Countess of Rutland. Childless, unhappy and possibly not consummated. He the son of John Manners 4th Earl of Rutland and Elizabeth Charlton Countess Rutland. In 1612 Elizabeth Sidney Countess Rutland (age 27) died. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire.

On 26 Jun 1626 James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 19) and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 26) were married. Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin. She the daughter of Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars and Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau (age 46). He the son of William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby (age 65) and Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby (age 50). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

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On 26 Jun 1655 Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway (age 60) died in Lyon [Map]. His son Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway (age 32) succeeded 3rd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire 1C 1624 Ireland.

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.

1661 Creation of Baronets and Peerages by Charles II Post Coronation

In Jun 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 31) created new Baronetcies and Peerages ...

05 Jun 1661 James Clavering 1st Baronet (age 41) was created 1st Baronet Clavering of Axwell in County Durham.

13 Jun 1661 Thomas Adams 1st Baronet (age 75) was created 1st Baronet Adams of London.

14 Jun 1661 Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda (age 39) was created 1st Earl Drogheda.

On 17 Jun 1661 ...

Godfrey Copley 1st Baronet (age 38) was created 1st Baronet Copley Sprotborough 1C 1671.

Abraham Cullen 1st Baronet (age 37) was created 1st Baronet Cullen of East Sheen in Surrey.

James Rushout 1st Baronet (age 17) was created 1st Baronet Rushout of Northwick Park in Worcestershire aged only seveneteen.

William Stanley 1st Baronet (age 33) was created 1st Baronet Stanley of Hooton in Cheshire. Charlotte Molyneux Lady Stanley by marriage Lady Stanley of Hooton in Cheshire.

Griffith Williams 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Williams of Penrhyn in Caernarfonshire.

18 Jun 1661 Thomas Vyner 1st Baronet (age 72) was created 1st Baronet Vyner of London 1C 1661.

18 Jun 1661 Henry Winchcombe 1st Baronet (age 18) was created 1st Baronet Winchcombe of Bucklebury in Berkshire.

26 Jun 1661 Theobald Taaffe 1st Earl Carlingford (age 58) was created 1st Earl Carlingford.

Great Plague of London

Pepy's Diary. 26 Jun 1665. So, weary, home, and to my office a while, till almost midnight, and so to bed. The plague encreases mightily, I this day seeing a house, at a bitt-maker's over against St. Clement's Church [Map], in the open street, shut up; which is a sad sight.

On 26 Jun 1685 John Evelyn of Wiltshire (age 83) died. He left his daughter Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton (age 43) only five shillings in his will since he disapproved of her marriage with George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton (age 53).

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Before 26 Jun 1707 Bishop Welbore Ellis (age 56) and Diana Briscoe were married.

Around 26 Jun 1710 John Murray 1st Duke Atholl (age 50) and Mary Ross Duchess Atholl (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Atholl. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl and Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

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On 26 Jun 1753 George Onslow 1st Earl Onslow (age 21) and Henrietta Shelley Countess Onslow (age 22) were married.

On 26 Jun 1755 Anne Lennard 16th Baroness Dacre Gilsland Baroness Teynham (age 70) died. Her son Thomas Barrett Lennard 17th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 38) succeeded 17th Baron Dacre Gilsland 1C 1321.

On 26 Jun 1772 Newton Wallop aka Fellowes 4th Earl of Portsmouth was born to John Wallop 2nd Earl Portsmouth (age 29) and Urania Fellowes (age 30). He was identified as an unsound mind from an early age. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].

Archaeologia Volume 13 Appendix. Read June 26, 1800. As an Appendix to an account of certain inscriptions discovered lately on the walls of a room in the Tower of London, printed in this volume, p. 68, and particularly the very interesting Autographs found there of the amiable and unfortunate lady Jane Grey, the Secretary requests permission to lay before the Society a copy of an exceedingly rare (if not unique) printed tract, not noticed that he can find in Ames or Herbert, one part of which is entitled, "The Ende of the Ladye Jane upon the Scaffolde." It is without date, but contains internal evidence of having been printed immediately after that event in the first year of the reign of queen Mary.

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On 26 Jun 1811 John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland (age 27) and Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland (age 18) were married. She the daughter of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington (age 48) and Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington (age 50). He the son of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 52) and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland.

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Death of King George IV

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First Award of Victoria Crosses

On 26 Jun 1857 the first sixty-two recipients of the Victoria Cross had the decoration pinned to their breasts by Queen Victoria (age 38) in Hyde Park [Map]. Henry Hugh Manvers Percy (age 39), who was the most senior office present to receive the Victoria Cross, commanded on the day.

On 26 Jun 1880 Henry Paget 4th Marquess Anglesey (age 44) and Mary Livingston "Minna" King Marchioness Anglesey were married. She by marriage Marchioness Anglesey. He the son of Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey and Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey.

On 26 Jun 1882 William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham (age 66) died.

On 26 Jun 1891 Anthony Methuen 5th Baron Methuen was born to Paul Methuen 3rd Baron Methuen (age 45) and Mary Ethel Sanford Baroness Methuen.

On 26 Jun 1894 Francis Baring 2nd Earl Northbrook (age 43) and Ada Ethel Sophie Davidson were married. He the son of Thomas Baring 1st Earl Northbrook (age 68) and Elizabeth Sturt Baroness Northbrook.

On 26 Jun 1895 George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon (age 29) and Almina Wombwell Countess Carnarvon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Carnarvon. Alfred de Rothschild (age 52) gave her a £500,000 trust on her marriage which paid for his archaeological interests. He the son of Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon and Evelyn Stanhope Countess Carnarvon.

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On 26 Jun 1916 Edward Montagu 8th Earl Sandwich (age 76) died unmarried. His nephew George Charles Montagu 9th Earl Sandwich (age 41) succeeded 9th Earl Sandwich. Alberta Sturges Countess Sandwich (age 38) by marriage Countess Sandwich.

After 26 Jun 1930. Monument at Salisbury Cathedral [Map] to Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 6th Earl Radnor (deceased).

On 26 Jun 1949 Hugh Napier Douglas-Pennant 4th Baron Penrhyn (age 54) died without issue.