On this Day in History ... 26 November

26 Nov is in November.

On 26 Nov 1313 Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon (age 37) died. His daughter Margaret "Flower of Gillesland" Multon Baroness Dacre Gilsland 2nd Baroness Multon Gilsland succeeded 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland.

On 26 Nov 1405 Thomas Fitzalan 10th Earl Surrey 12th Earl Arundel (age 24) and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter (age 23) were married. Henry IV King England (age 38) and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 35) were present at their wedding feast. She the daughter of John "Good Great" I King Portugal (age 53) and Ines Peres. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl Surrey 11th Earl Arundel and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

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On 19 Sep 1534 Thomas Berkeley 6th Baron Berkeley (age 29) died at Stone Aylesbury. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church Stone Aylesbury. On 26 Nov 1534 His son Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley succeeded posthumously 7th Baron Berkeley 2C 1421.

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On 26 Nov 1604 Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 31) and Dorothea Schwarzburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 25) were married at Sønderborg. She by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. She the daughter of John Günther Schwarzburg 1st Count of Schwarzburg Sondershausen and Anna of Oldenburg. He the son of John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 59) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. They were half fourth cousins.

On 26 Nov 1613 Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley (age 79) died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Berkeley. His grandson George Berkeley 8th Baron Berkeley (age 12) succeeded 8th Baron Berkeley 2C 1421.

On 26 Nov 1635 Henry Murray of Berkhampstead and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning (age 16) were married.

On 26 Nov 1638 Thomas Pope 2nd Earl Downe (age 15) and Lucy Dutton Countess Downe were married in Sherborne, Gloucestershire. She by marriage Countess Downe.

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On 26 Nov 1679 Thomas Pelham 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton (age 26) and Elizabeth Jones were married.

On 26 Nov 1687 Vere Essex Cromwell 4th Earl Ardglass (age 62) died.

On 26 Nov 1687 Thomas Needham 6th Viscount Kilmorey (age 28) died. His son Robert Needham 7th Viscount Kilmorey (age 4) succeeded 7th Viscount Kilmorey.

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Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 26 Nov 1718. Mr Norroy (age 57) amongst many other curious old deeds with seals to them, brought us the original decree of the University of Bonomia [Note. This reference to 'Bonomia' is obscure. Possibly an earl name for Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map] which was founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland] against the Popes Authority for dispensing with the Marriage of Henry VIII and Queen Catherine, with the seal to it, and likewise a transcript of the Doomsday Book for Surrey, in the original hand and method.

On 26 Nov 1727 Edward Howard 9th Duke of Norfolk (age 41) and Mary Blount Duchess Norfolk (age 16) were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years.NOTEXT

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On 26 Nov 1744 Christopher Mansel 3rd Baron Mansel (age 24) died. His brother Bussy Mansel 4th Baron Mansel (age 23) succeeded 4th Baron Mansel of Margam, 8th Baronet Mansel of Margam 1611. His daughter Louisa Barbara Mansel (age 11) inherited his estates.

After 26 Nov 1808. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Overton to Phillips Lloyd Fletcher (deceased) sculpted by Richard Westmacott (age 33).

Phillips Lloyd Fletcher: In 1738 he was born to Reverend John Fletcher of Sudderbank, Cumberland. Before 1800 Phillips Lloyd Fletcher (age 62) and Eleanor Wynne (age 40) were married. They had four sons and four daughters. The difference in their ages was 21 years. On 26 Nov 1808 Phillips Lloyd Fletcher (age 70) died.

On 26 Nov 1820 Frances Anne Hamond (age 16) died. Memorial in All Saints Church, West Acre [Map].

Frances Anne Hamond: Around 1804 he was born to Philip Hamond of High House in West Acre in Norfolk (age 22) and Anne Packe (age 27).

On 26 Nov 1850 George Nugent-Grenville 2nd Baron Nugent (age 61) died without issue. Baron Nugent 2C 1800 extinct.

On 26 Nov 1852 John Josiah Guest 1st Baronet (age 67) died. His son Ivor Bertie Guest (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baronet Guest of Dowlais in Glamorganshire.

On 26 Nov 1920 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 41) and Violet Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster.

On 26 Nov 1920 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 41) and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were married.

Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire: On 31 Mar 1920 she was born to David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale (age 42). In 1941 Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke Devonshire (age 20) and Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire (age 20) were married. He the son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 45) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 45). On 24 Sep 2014 Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire (age 94) died.

Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire: On 29 Jul 1895 she was born to James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury (age 33) and Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury (age 28). In 1917 Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire (age 21) and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 21) were married. She the daughter of James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury (age 55) and Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury (age 49). He the son of Victor Christian William Cavendish 9th Duke Devonshire (age 48) and Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice Duchess Devonshire (age 46).

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