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On 2nd July 1035 Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy [aged 35] died at Nicaea. His son William [aged 7] succeeded II Duke Normandy.
On 10th May 1290 Rudolf Habsburg II Duke Austria [aged 20] died at Prague.
On 18th June 1297 Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland [aged 26] died at Prague.
On 16th October 1306 Rudolph Habsburg III Duke Austria [aged 24] and Elizabeth Richeza Unknown Duchess Austria were married at Prague. She by marriage Duchess Austria. He the son of Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria [aged 51] and Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria.
On 11th May 1366 Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 49] and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 19] at Prague. She married (1) 20th January 1382 her fourth cousin King Richard II of England, son of Edward "Black Prince" and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales.
On 27th July 1420 Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund [aged 52] was crowned I King Bohemia at Prague.
Chronicle of Gregory. 1433. Ande that same year be ganne the generalle consayle at Basyle of alle Crystyn londys; and thedyr come the Parganers, that is to saye they of Parge1; and Mayster Perrys, clerke, of Ingelonde, a regeaunte2 and a herytyke, come from Oxforde thedyr whym3 as an hery tyke; and there were many artyculys and poyntys of the faythe determyte ande spokyn. And soo they partyde, and wente agayn unto Prage why the out any lettynge; and the cause was for they of Prage hadde worthy clerkys of our faythe in plegge for them of Prage for to goo save and come save, and ellys they hadde gon to the fyre, as moste men supposyd.
Note 1. The heretics of Prague in Bohemia.
Note 2. The writer means, apparently, a renegade, as Fabyan calls him.
Note 3. whym. The writer probably meant to have written "with them."
On 17th December 1619 Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland was born to Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine [aged 23] and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia [aged 23] at Prague. He a grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 9th December 1437 Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund [aged 69] died at Znojmo.
John Evelyn's Diary. 12th September 1686. Buda now taken from the Turks; a form of thanksgiving was ordered to be used in the (as yet remaining) Protestant chapels and church of Whitehall and Windsor.
On 30th April 1869 Philip de László was born in Budapest.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th February 1663. Up, leaving my wife sick as last night in bed. I to my office all the morning, casting up with Captain Cocke [aged 46] their accounts of 500 tons of hemp brought from Riga, and bought by him and partners upon account, wherein are many things worth my knowledge.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 2nd March 1663. There also coming into the river two Dutchmen, we sent a couple of men on board and bought three Hollands cheeses, cost 4d. a piece, excellent cheeses, whereof I had two and Commissioner Pett [aged 52] one. So back again to Woolwich, Kent [Map], and going aboard the Hulke to see the manner of the iron bridles, which we are making of for to save cordage to put to the chain, I did fall from the shipside into the ship (Kent), and had like to have broke my left hand, but I only sprained some of my fingers, which, when I came ashore I sent to Mrs. Ackworth for some balsam, and put to my hand, and was pretty well within a little while after. We dined at the White Hart [Map] with several officers with us, and after dinner went and saw The Royal James brought down to the stern of the Docke (the main business we came for), and then to the Ropeyard [Map], and saw a trial between Riga hemp and a sort of Indian grass, which is pretty strong, but no comparison between it and the other for strength, and it is doubtful whether it will take tarre or no.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 12th March 1663. Up betimes and to my office all the morning with Captain Cocke [aged 46] ending their account of their Riga contract for hemp.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 3rd August 1663. Up both of us very betimes and to the Yard, and see the men called over and choose some to be discharged. Then to the Ropehouses and viewed them all and made an experiment which was the stronger, English or Riga hemp, the latter proved the stronger, but the other is very good, and much better we believe than any but Riga. We did many other things this morning, and I caused the Timber measurer to measure some timber, where I found much fault and with reason, which we took public notice of, and did give them admonition for the time to come.
On 4th April 1808 Philip Yorke [aged 23] drowned in a storm off Memel in a ship called the Agatha of Lübeck.
On 14th August 1846 Giuseppe Calì was born in Valetta, Malta.
Around 1925 Annie Stager died at Monte Carlo. She left a total estate of $847,207, half of which was left to Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde.
On 14th March 1905 Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey [aged 29] died of tuberculosis at the Hotel Royale, Monte Carlo; his former wife [aged 29] was present. He was buried at St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen [Map] in the same grave as his father. His first cousin Charles [aged 19] succeeded 6th Marquess Anglesey, 7th Earl Uxbridge, 15th Baron Paget Beaudasert, 9th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey.
Charles Henry Alexander Paget 6th Marquess Anglesey: On 14th April 1885 he was born to Alexander Victor Paget. On 3rd August 1912 Charles Henry Alexander Paget 6th Marquess Anglesey and Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners Marchioness Anglesey were married. She by marriage Marchioness Anglesey. She the daughter of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland. They were fifth cousins.
On 3rd December 1944 Andrew Glücksburg [aged 62] died at the Metropole Hotel Monte Carlo.
Around 1694 Enoch "The Younger" Seeman was born in Gdańsk aka Danzig.
On 12th September 1759 Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck died at Szczecin. His son Friedrich [aged 2] succeeded Karl I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 18th May 1760 Elizabeth Murray was born to David Murray 2nd Earl Mansfield [aged 32] and Henrietta Frederica von Bünau at Warsaw. She married 10th December 1785 George Finch-Hatton and had issue.
On 31st August 1918 King Carol II Hohenzollern Sigmaringen [aged 24] and Joanna Marie "Zizi" Rangabe Lambrino [aged 19] were married at Cathedral Church.