On this Day in History ... 30 October

30 Oct is in October.

1460 January Raid on Sandwich

1485 Coronation of Henry VII

1685 Argyll's Rising

On 30 Oct 1272 Hugh IV Duke Burgundy (age 59) died. His son Robert II Duke Burgundy (age 24) succeeded II Duke Burgundy.

On 30 Oct 1282 Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (age 51) died. He was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map] where the inscription of his tombstone reads "Here lies buried, glittering with praise, Roger the pure, Roger Mortimer the second, called Lord of Wigmore by those who held him dear. While he lived all Wales feared his power, and given as a gift to him all Wales remained his. It knew his campaigns, he subjected it to torment". His son Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 1C 1258.

On 30 Oct 1404 William Heron 1st Baron Heron died.

On 30 Oct 1454 Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 20) and Isabella Bourbon (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon (age 53) and Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 50). He the son of Philip "Good" Valois III Duke Burgundy (age 58) and Isabella Aviz Duchess Burgundy (age 57). They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

1460 January Raid on Sandwich

Calendars. Membrane 27d. 30 Oct 1459. Farnham Royal [Map]. Commission of array to Richard Wydevyle of Ryvers (age 54), knight, and the sheriff of Kent in Kent, to resist Richard, duke of York (age 48), Edward Earl of March (age 17), Richard, Earl of Warwick (age 30), and Richard, Earl of Salisbury (age 59), and their accomplices, leagued in rebellion against the king and crown and allowed by certain persons having the keeping of the town and castle of Calais [Map] to enter the same contrary to the king's mandates, and now preparing to arouse congregations and insur rections in the said county; and appointment of the same to arrest all ships and other vessels late of the said Earl of Warwick and all the tackling thereof and to keep the same for the king's use. By K.

Coronation of Henry VII

On 30 Oct 1485 King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 28) was crowned VII King England by Cardinal Thomas Bourchier (age 67) at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond (age 42), his mother, attended.

Robert Dymoke (age 24) attended as the Kings' Champion.

John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford (age 43) carried the King's train.

Earl Richmond 7C 1452merged with the Crown.

On 30 Oct 1495 Francis Bourbon Count Vendôme and Soissons (age 25) died. His son Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme (age 6) succeeded Count Vendôme.

Before 30 Oct 1524 John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath (age 54) and Florence Bonville Countess Bath (age 52) were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

After 30 Oct 1524 John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath (age 54) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 54) were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 30 Oct 1600 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 34) was refused the renewal of his lucrative monopoly on Sweet Wine by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 67) effectively bankrupting him.

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On 30 Oct 1660 James Hay 2nd Earl Carlisle (age 48) died. Earl Carlisle 2C 1622 extinct.

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After 30 Oct 1670. Church of St Peter and St Paul, Easton Maudit [Map]. Monument to Henry Yelverton Baron Grey of Ruthyn (deceased) and Susan Longueville 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn.

Susan Longueville 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn: She was born to Charles Longueville 12th Baron Grey of Ruthyn and Frances Neville. On 14 Jun 1643 Charles Longueville 12th Baron Grey of Ruthyn (age 31) died. His daughter Susan Longueville 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn succeeded 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn 1324. Before 21 Aug 1657 Henry Yelverton Baron Grey of Ruthyn (age 24) and she were married. He by marriage Baron Grey of Ruthyn 1324. On 28 Jan 1676 she died. She was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Easton Maudit. Her son Charles Yelverton 14th Baron Grey of Ruthyn (age 18) succeeded 14th Baron Grey of Ruthyn 1324.

Argyll's Rising

On 30 Oct 1685 John Ayloffe (age 40) was hanged, drawn and quartered at Temple Bar for his part in the Argyll's Rising.

Before 30 Oct 1724 John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 37) and Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham (age 25) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 53) and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 49).

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PAINTINGS/SEEMAN/Anne_Stucley.jpgBefore 30 Oct 1731 Enoch "The Younger" Seeman (age 37). Portrait of Anne Stucley (age 21).

Anne Stucley: In 1710 she was born in Plymouth, Devon. Before 30 Oct 1731 Francis Luttrell (age 22) and Anne Stucley (age 21) were married. On 30 Oct 1731 Anne Stucley (age 21) died.

On 30 Oct 1735 Nicholas Lawless 1st Baron Cloncurry was born.

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On 30 Oct 1762 William Trench 1st Earl of Clancarty (age 21) and Anne Gardiner were married. They had nineteen children.

On 30 Oct 1796 Archibald Montgomerie 11th Earl Eglinton (age 70) died at Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning. His third cousin Hugh Montgomerie 12th Earl Eglinton (age 56) succeeded 12th Earl Eglinton.

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On 30 Oct 1824 George Venables-Vernon aka Warren 5th Baron Vernon (age 21) and Isabella Caroline Ellison (age 19) were married.

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On 30 Oct 1845 Henry James Montagu Scott 2nd Baron Montagu (age 68) died.

On 30 Oct 1849 William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle (age 77) died. His son Augustus Frederick Keppel 5th Earl Albermarle (age 55) succeeded 5th Earl Albermarle 2C 1697, 5th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 5th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent. Frances Steer Countess Albemarle aka Aumale by marriage Countess Albemarle aka Aumale1C 1127.

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On 30 Oct 1920 James Roche 3rd Baron Fermoy (age 69) died. His son Maurice Roche 4th Baron Fermoy (age 35) succeeded 4th Baron Fermoy.

On 30 Oct 1946 Gerald Bridgeman 6th Earl of Bradford (age 35) and Mary Willoughby Montgomery Countess Bradford were married. He the son of Orlando Bridgeman 5th Earl Bradford (age 73) and Margaret Cecilia Bruce Countess Bradford (age 64).