On this Day in History ... 23rd October
23 Oct is in October.
Events on the 23rd October
On 23 Oct 1378 Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon (age 31) died.
On 23 Oct 1448 Hugh Douglas 1st Earl Ormonde commanded at during the Battle of Sark inflicting a heavy defeat on the English forces. Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 27) and Thomas Harrington (age 48) were captured. Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 55) escaped.
Calendars. 23 Oct 1483 King Richard III of England (age 31). Leicester, Leicestershire [Map]. Precept to the Sheriff of Devon to issue a proclamation (English) denouncing Thomas Dorset, late Marquess of Dorset (age 28), who holds unshameful and mischievous woman called Shore's wife in adultery, Sir William Noreys (age 42), Sir William Knevet (age 43), Sir Thomas Bourghchier of Barnes, Sir George Broun, knights, John Cheyne, John Noreis, Walter Hungerford, John Russh and John Harecourt of Staunton, who have assembled the Person by the comfort of the great rebel the late duke of Bukyngham (age 29) and bishops of Ely and Salisbury, and offering rewards for their capture and pardon for all who withdraw from them. By K.
Calendars. Oct. 31 [1532]. Sanuto Diaries v. lvii. p. 266. 822. Zuam Antonio Venier to the Signory.
All the ambassadors being here [at Abbeville] on the 18th, I wrote from Montreuil, that on the 17th the Papal Nuncio and the Imperial Ambassador caused us to remain here at Abbeville an insult to the powers we represent, we being put to cost and in confinement whilst the former ambassadors are sent for to Montreuil and Boulogne, and while others are allowed to attend the congress, which shows they are treating against our princes.1
On the 11th instant the English King crossed the Channel, and landed at Calais with from 1,500 to 2,000 horse. He brought with him the Marchioness Boleyn (age 31), his favourite, with some twenty maids of honour (damigelle). The most Christian King remained hunting in the neighbourhood of Boulogne until the 19th, when he entered the town. On the 20th he went to Marquise, and on the afternoon of the 21st proceeded towards Calais, and midway met the English King, and both their Majesties, with mutual goodwill and respect, embraced, calling each other "brother;" and coming to Boulogne, the most Christian King placed the King of England on his right hand; and passing through Marquise they refreshed themselves, the reception being as pompous and costly as possible, there being great plenty of everything requisite.
Proceeding on their way, they met the Dauphin and the Dukes of Orleans and Angouleme, and the most Christian King said to the English King, "Sire, those are the Dauphin and my other sons, who wish, and are bound, to pay their respects to your Majesty;" and he then drew a little aside, not choosing to take part in the reception. Whereupon the English King not only embraced but kissed them all three on the mouth; and the Dauphin and Orleans thanked him for what he had done, and for having released their father from captivity, declaring that their lives and their entire substance would at all times be at the disposal of his Majesty and his kingdom. Angouleme, who had not the same subject of discourse, addressed him in another form, but so sweetly and sagely, according to report, that he spoke like an angel; so that the English King again embraced him alone, kissing him several times; after which the most Christian King resumed his place beside King Henry, thanking him for his gracious reception of his sons. They were then met in succession by five cardinals, namely, the Legate [Chancellor Duprat (age 69)], Bourbon, Lorraine, Tournon, and Grammont, and by a great number of archbishops, bishops, and prelates, and by many princes and barons, all of whom were embraced by the English King, which being a tedious and fatiguing ceremony, was considered a mark of great gracious-ness on the part of his Majesty; there being, in addition to these, the 200 gentlemen of his most Christian Majesty's household, in rich and noble array, and the 400 archers, and the 100 Switzers, all in very costly liveries of silk and gold, so that the abundance of silk, gold, pearls, and jewels on the part of France was considered inestimable, most especially on account of the embroideries and brocades (brocature) now in fashion there; but on the side of England there were many cloths of silk, and gold chains without number, but not such boundless expense.
On entering Boulogne, although the English King remonstrated against it, his most Christian Majesty accompanied him to his chamber; and on the following day sent him, as a present, a coat (iuppone) a doublet (soio) and a gown (roba) such as he himself purposed wearing on that day, which apparel was embroidered with pearls and precious stones, so that it is said to be marvellous. And the various games, entertainments, and pageants were most splendid and endless; and the extreme graciousness of both the Kings was remarkable, for the most Christian King always banqueted the Englishmen, King Henry doing the like by the Frenchmen. On the 13th the most Christian King gave the English King a suit of bed furniture, wrought throughout with pearls on crimson velvet, which he purchased lately in Paris of an Italian merchant for 10,000 golden crowns; and the other day he gave him six coursers of his own breed, the handsomest he had in his stable.
It is said that on the evening of the 23rd the two Kings held a long secret conference, there being present on the part of France the Lord Chancellor Legate, the Lord Steward, and the Admiral2, and on the part of England the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, and the Bishop of Winchester.
The result of this conference is understood to be that the most Christian King sends the Cardinals Tournon and Grammont to the Pope about the Emperor entering Italy, and will send a personage to said Emperor (a esso Cesare) and he has despatched an ambassador to Scotland to offer his daughter to the King there, according to the request made by the Scottish ambassador, who had returned to his King without any decision. But his most Christian Majesty will give him his daughter on condition that he do forthwith form a league and understanding with his Majesty and the English King, which will be difficult.
It is said that the English King having made the Marchioness (age 31) cross the Channel with him for the purpose of marrying her, with the intervention of King Francis, (per sposarla con intervento dil Re Xmo.) his most Christian Majesty apparently modified this project at the consultation held between them; and such is the belief of the French and English.
The Reverend (sic) Casal3 arrived lately, having ridden post from Rome, where he was negotiating for the English King. No farther change was caused by his coming.
On the morning of the 25th the most Christian King gave the collar of his order of St. Michael to the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, and went to Calais with the English King; and on the road, and on entering that town, the same compliments were paid as on entering Boulogne, every loving and honourable demonstration being made towards the French; nor was there less magnificence; games and pageants being exchanged for wild fowl and venison, and, moreover, for English ladies.4 Then the English King gave his most Christian Majesty a vesture (uno vestido) and six coursers, and six hobbies (chinee); and it is said, though this I do not know for certain, that he remitted and gave to the three French princes the entire debt due from their father, amounting to about 300,000 crowns. He also gave his Order of St. George to the Lord Steward and to the Admiral5; and finally gave, as servant to the most Christian King, his natural son, who is about 13 years old.
On the 29th the English King, accompanied by the most Christian King, went a distance of three leagues beyond Calais; there they took leave of each other with many mutual embraces and caresses.
It is reported that these two nations, which are by nature hostile to each other, exchanged greater marks of honour and goodwill than were expected.
Two days hence the most Christian King will go to Amiens, there to consult about the mission of these two Cardinals. It is said that these two Kings have agreed for the Cardinals to insist on the Pope's not leaguing with the Emperor, and should he make a fresh agreement with him, they will no longer allow the collation of the benefices of France and England to be referred to Rome, but will separate their clergy from the Roman See. (Si dice questi Rè kanno convenuto che li Cardinali insista ch'el Papa non conseguisca il vincolo con Cesare; et facendo nova, intelligentia non voter più che la erpeditione di Franca et Anglia vadino a Roma, ma divider il suo clero dalla Sede Romana). But this interview (vista) and conference have been a superfluous expenditure,—entertainments and pageants, and nothing else.
Abbeville6, 31st October. Registered by Sanuto, 29th November.
[Italian.]
Note 1. "Ritrovandosi tutti li Oratori quì alli 18, scrissi da Montreuil che adi 17 il Nontio Pontificio et Orator Cesareo concluseno questo atto di fame star quì apartati, e via (eon pocha consideration, et per far grande iniuria a li Principi de chi semo Oratori, li quali è sta fati venir a Montarol e Bologna), e spender, confiuandone, e a cadaun altro è sta leeito andar a vedcr i congressi."
Note 2. Philippe Chabot, Seigneur de Brion.
Note 3. Query Sir Gregory Casal. (See State Papers, vol. vii. part 5, p. 380.)
Note 4. "e non furono inferiori di splendidezza, suplendo nelli jochi spetaculi, de animali silvestri e di più dille dame Englese." See also Hall, p. 795. "I assure you he [Francis I] and his trayne, were requited at Caleis for [by?] the plentie of wylde foule, venison," etc., etc.
Note 5. Montmorency and Chabot.
Note 6. In the original "Bovilla," but see letter dated Montreuil, 17th October.
Chronicle of Greyfriars. 23 Oct 1537. This year the good Queen Jane (age 28) deceased the 23rd day of October at Richmond [Map], and all the court had them black gowns, ... 
Wriothesley's Chronicle 1547. The 23rd dale of October Sir William [Paulet], Lord Sainct John (age 64), and Lord Great Master of the Kinges howse, delivered the Great Seale of England to the Kinges Majestie (age 10) and my Lord Protector, which he had bene custos of synce the dismission of my Lord Wriothesley (age 41), late Chauncelor; and the same daie Sir Richard Rich (age 50), Lord Rich, was chosen Lord Chauncelor, and the Kinges great scale delivered unto him; and the 26th daie of October he was sworne Lord Chauncelor in the Chauncerie in Westminster Hall.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 23 Oct 1561. The xxviij day of October, the wyche was sant Symon and Jude day, was at Whyt-hall [Map] grett baytyng of the bull and bere for the in-bassadurs of Franse that cam owtt of Scottland, the wyche the Quen('s) (age 28) grace was ther, and her consell and mony nobull men.
On 23 Oct 1636 Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden was born to Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp (age 38) and Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp (age 25).
On 23 Oct 1640 Elizabeth de St Michel was born to Alexandre Marchant de St Michel and Dorothea Kingsmill in Bideford, Devon.
On 23 Oct 1641 the 1641 Irish Rebellion was an attempt by Catholic gentry to seize Dublin Castle. The Rebellion was foiled when details of its plot were revealed to Owen O'Connolly who informed the Irish Justices. The leaders were arrested.
On 23 Oct 1642 the Battle of Edge Hill was fought at Edge Hill [Map]. The Royal army was commanded by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41) (with his son King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 12) present), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 22) and Richard Spencer (age 49) commanded the army that included Maurice Palatinate Simmern (age 21), Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron (age 36), Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland (age 32), Charles Cavendish (age 22), Henry Newton aka Puckering 3rd Baronet (age 24), Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 41), Thomas Salusbury 2nd Baronet (age 30), John Byron 1st Baron Byron (age 43) and William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 55).
George Stewart 9th Seigneur D'Aubigny (age 24) was killed.
Of the Parliamentary army Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 34) and Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 51). Oliver St John 5th Baron St John (age 39) was wounded.
Samuel Sandys (age 27) commanded a troop of horse.
Richard Sandys (age 26) was killed.
Thomas Strickland (age 20) was knighted on the field for his gallantry.
Henry Hunloke 1st Baronet (age 24) was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41).
William Dugdale (age 37) witnessed the battle and subsequently surveyed the battlefield.
John Hinton (age 38) was present.
Edward Verney (age 52) was killed.
John Assheton (age 29) was killed.
Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey (age 59) was killed. His son Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness by marriage Countess Lindsey.
William Pennyman 1st Baronet (age 35) commanded a regiment, of which he served as Colonel, which he led for the King.
Edward Stradling 2nd Baronet (age 42) fought for the King, was captured imprisoned for seven months, and died a month after his release.
Evelyn's Diary. 23 Oct 1660. Being this day in the bedchamber of the Princess Henrietta (age 16), where were many great beauties and noblemen, I saluted divers of my old friends and acquaintances abroad; his Majesty (age 30) carrying my wife (age 25) to salute the Queen (age 50) and Princess (age 16), and then led her into his closet, and with his own hands showed her divers curiosities.
Pepy's Diary. 23 Oct 1661. And thence home, calling by the way to see Sir Robert Slingsby (age 50), who continues ill, and so home. This day all our office is invited against Tuesday next, my Lord Mayor's day, to dinner with him at Guildhall [Map]. This evening Mr. Holliard (age 52) came and sat with us, and gave us both directions to observe.
Pepy's Diary. 23 Oct 1663. Thence to Mr. Holliard (age 54), who tells me that Mullins is dead of his leg cut off the other day, but most basely done. He tells me that there is no doubt but that all my slyme do come away in my water, and therefore no fear of the stone; but that my water being so slymy is a good sign. He would have me now and then to take a Mr. Castle's (age 34), the same I did the other day, though I feel no pain, only to keep me loose, and instead of butter, which he would have to be salt butter, he would have me sometimes use two or three ounces of honey, at other times two or three ounces of Linseed oil.
Pepy's Diary. 23 Oct 1667. Thence Sir W. Pen (age 46) and I back into London; and there saw the King (age 37), with his kettle-drums and trumpets, going to the Exchange [Map], to lay the first stone of the first pillar of the new building of the Exchange [Map]; which, the gates being shut, I could not get in to see: but, with Sir W. Pen (age 46), to Captain Cocke's (age 50) to drink a dram of brandy, and so he to the Treasury office about Sir G. Carteret's (age 57) accounts, and I took coach and back again toward Westminster; but in my way stopped at the Exchange [Map], and got in, the King (age 37) being newly gone; and there find the bottom of the first pillar laid. And here was a shed set up, and hung with tapestry, and a canopy of state, and some good victuals and wine, for the King (age 37), who, it seems, did it; and so a great many people, as Tom Killigrew (age 55), and others of the Court there, and there I did eat a mouthful and drink a little, and do find Mr. Gawden in his gowne as Sheriffe, and understand that the King (age 37) hath this morning knighted him upon the place, which I am mightily pleased with; and I think the other Sheriffe, who is Davis, the little fellow, my schoolfellow,-the bookseller, who was one of Audley's' Executors, and now become Sheriffe; which is a strange turn, methinks.
Evelyn's Diary. 23 Oct 1677. Saw again the Prince of Orange (age 26); his marriage with the Lady Mary (age 15), eldest daughter to the Duke of York (age 44), by Mrs. Hyde, the late Duchess, was now declared.
On 23 Oct 1702 the Battle of Vigo Bay was a naval engagement at which the English fleet captured or sank the Spanish Treasure fleet.
On 23 Oct 1725 Admiral Thomas Graves 1st Baron Graves was born.
On 23 Oct 1789 George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford was born to Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford (age 27) and Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford (age 23).
On 23 Oct 1852 Jean-Louis Forain was born.
On 23 Oct 1864 Victor Albert Francis Spencer 1st Viscount Churchill was born to Francis George Spencer 2nd Baron Churchill (age 62) and Jane Conyngham Baroness Churchill (age 38) at 32 Albermarle Street in London.
Letters of Christina Rossetti. 30, Torrington Square, London. W.C., October 23. 1882.
My dear Alice (age 57)
I think you will read my letter with both pleasure and pain. My dearest Mother (age 82) sends love to you and hopes it will please you to accept from her a trifling remembrance of your dear friend who so truly admired you, our own Gabriel. Among a few things yesterday divided between herself and William (age 53) is the brass plate of a sundial-perhaps the very one in the old Cheyne Walk garden-about 5 1/2 inches square. It has its 4 corner-screws all ready to work into stone or tree-stump and is (so far as I can perceive) quite perfect in condition. May we send it you down to Penkill?-and think of it as marking time somewhere in the beautiful place where you and Miss Losh2 cared for himself and for his health so kindly.
Send me a consenting word, please. Then my Mother will have the major gratification of presenting, and I the minor gratification of packing.
Always
Your affectionate friend
Christina G. Rossetti (age 51).
Alice Boyd (1825-97) was the companion of William Bell Scott and his wife Letitia until his death. When AB's brother died in February of 1865, she inherited Penkill Castle, which both DGR and CGR visited during the 1860s. AB was introduced to CGR late in 1847 or early in 1848. Their subsequent friendship remained strong until CGR's death.
Note 2. AB's half sister. See letter no. 1299, n. 1.
Births on the 23rd October
On 23 Oct 1516 Charlotte Valois was born to King Francis I of France (age 22) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 17). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.
On 23 Oct 1587 Gilbert Gerard 1st Baronet was born to William Gerard (age 36) and Dorothy Ratcliffe.
Around 23 Oct 1593 Michael Wharton was born to Michael Wharton (age 16).
Before 23 Oct 1603 George Wray was born to William Wray 1st Baronet (age 48) and Frances Drury Lady Glentworth (age 27).
On 23 Oct 1613 Anne Bolles Lady Dalston was born to Thomas Bolles (age 35) and Mary Witham 1st Baronetess Bolles (age 34)
On 23 Oct 1621 John Stewart was born to Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 42) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 29).
On 23 Oct 1625 Charles Cheyne 1st Viscount Newhaven was born to Francis Cheyne of Chesham Bois in Buckinghamshire (age 57) and Anne Fleetwood.
On 23 Oct 1626 Archbishop Francis Marsh was born.
On or before 23 Oct 1634 Elizabeth aka Anne Waller was born to Edmund Waller (age 28) and Anne Banks. Her mother died in childbirth.
On 23 Oct 1636 Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden was born to Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp (age 38) and Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp (age 25).
On 23 Oct 1640 Elizabeth de St Michel was born to Alexandre Marchant de St Michel and Dorothea Kingsmill in Bideford, Devon.
On 23 Oct 1676 Nathaniel Fiennes 4th Viscount Saye and Sele was born to William Fiennes 3rd Viscount Saye and Sele (age 35) and Mary Fiennes (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. 
On 23 Oct 1699 John Verney was born to George Verney 20th Baron Latimer 12th Baron Willoughby (age 40) and Margaret Heath Baroness Latimer and Willoughby at Brasted, Kent.
On 23 Oct 1701 Frederik Charles Oldenburg was born to Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway (age 30) and Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 34).
On 23 Oct 1705 George Shirley was born to Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers (age 55) and Selina Finch Countess Ferrers (age 24).
On 23 Oct 1710 William Henry Byron was born to William Byron 4th Baron Byron (age 40) and Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck Baroness Byron (age 26).
On 23 Oct 1723 Christiana Amalia Oldenburg was born to Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway (age 52).
On 23 Oct 1725 Admiral Thomas Graves 1st Baron Graves was born.
On or before 23 Oct 1729 Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Baronet (age 37) and Hannah Wood at Howick Hall [Map]. He was baptised on 23 Oct 1729.
On 23 Oct 1729 Edward Wingfield 2nd Viscount Powerscourt was born to Richard Wingfield 1st Viscount Powerscourt (age 32).
On 23 Oct 1746 William Murray 5th Baronet was born.
On 23 Oct 1768 Bishop William Otter was born at Cuckney.
On 23 Oct 1777 Thomas Gery Cullum 8th Baronet was born to Thomas Gery Cullum 7th Baronet (age 35).
On 23 Oct 1778 Edward Crofton 3rd Baronet was born to Edward Crofton 2nd Baronet (age 30) and Anne Croker 1st Lady Crofton (age 27).
On 23 Oct 1789 George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford was born to Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford (age 27) and Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford (age 23).
On 23 Oct 1803 Emily Ann Charlotte Wellesley was born to Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley (age 32) and Emily Maud Cadogan (age 30).
On 23 Oct 1810 Luise Marie Friederike Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 25) and Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 21). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 23 Oct 1814 Friedrich Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 29) and Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 25). He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 23 Oct 1824 James Eramus Philipps 12th Baronet was born to James Evans Philipps 11th Baronet (age 31).
On 23 Oct 1824 Admiral Charles Wake was born.
On 23 Oct 1829 John St Aubyn 1st Baron St Levan was born to Edward St Aubyn 1st Baronet (age 29) and Emma Knollys (age 23).
On 23 Oct 1832 John Montagu Burgoyne 10th Baronet was born to John Montagu Burgoyne 9th Baronet (age 36) and Mary Harriet Gore-Langton Lady Burgoyne (age 26).
On 23 Oct 1832 William Nassau Jocelyn 5th Earl Roden was born to Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 43) and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden.
On 23 Oct 1837 Michael Edward Hicks-Beach 1st Earl St Aldwyn was born to Michael Hicks-Beach 8th Baronet (age 27).
On 23 Oct 1839 James David 8th Viscount Strathallan was born.
On 23 Oct 1848 Marie Luise Saxe Coburg Gotha was born to August Victor Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 30) and Princess Clémentine Orléans (age 31).
On 23 Oct 1852 Jean-Louis Forain was born.
On 23 Oct 1861 Patrick James Graham Blake 5th Baronet was born to Henry Bunbury Blake (age 41).
On 23 Oct 1861 James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury was born to Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 31).
On 23 Oct 1864 Victor Albert Francis Spencer 1st Viscount Churchill was born to Francis George Spencer 2nd Baron Churchill (age 62) and Jane Conyngham Baroness Churchill (age 38) at 32 Albermarle Street in London.
On 23 Oct 1868 Marie Nesta Williams-Wynn was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 6th Baronet (age 48) and Marie Emily Williams-Wynn Lady Williams-Wynn. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
On 23 Oct 1871 Edward Thomas Le Marchant 4th Baronet was born to Henry Denis Le Marchant 2nd Baronet (age 32) and Sophia Strutt Lady Le Marchant (age 26).
On 23 Oct 1874 Selina Louise Grace Dundas Lady Harington was born to Charles Saunders Melville Dundas 6th Viscount Melville (age 31).
On 23 Oct 1879 Oliver Hugh Stanley was born to Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury (age 40) and Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley.
On 23 Oct 1881 John Cavendish Lyttelton 9th Viscount Cobham was born to Charles Lyttelton 8th Viscount Cobham (age 38) and Mary Susan Cavendish Viscountess Cobham (age 28).
On 23 Oct 1899 Helena Cambridge was born to Adolphus Cambridge Duke Teck (age 31) and Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor Duchess Teck (age 26). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 23 Oct 1912 Lawrence Monck Middleton 10th Baronet was born to Hugh Jeffery Middleton (age 33).
On 23 Oct 1938 Richard David Christopher Brooke 11th Baronet was born to Richard Neville Brooke 10th Baronet (age 23).
On 23 Oct 1947 Christopher Lyttelton 12th Viscount Cobham was born to Charles Lyttelton 10th Viscount Cobham (age 38).
Marriages on the 23rd October
Before 23 Oct 1587 William Gerard (age 36) and Dorothy Ratcliffe were married.
On 23 Oct 1615 Allen Apsley (age 48) and Lucy St John (age 22) were married at St Ann Blackfriars Church Farringdon Within. The difference in their ages was 26 years.
On 23 Oct 1630 John St John 1st Baronet (age 44) and Margaret Whitmore (age 54) were married.
Before 23 Oct 1653 William Dormer "The Splendid" and Elizabeth aka Anne Waller (age 18) were married.
On 23 Oct 1753 John Murray 3rd Duke Atholl (age 24) and Charlotte Murray Duchess Atholl (age 22) were married. She the daughter of James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 63) and Jane Frederick Duchess Atholl. They were first cousins.
Before 23 Oct 1778 Edward Crofton 2nd Baronet (age 30) and Anne Croker 1st Lady Crofton (age 27) were married. She by marriage Lady Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
Before 23 Oct 1829 Edward St Aubyn 1st Baronet (age 29) and Emma Knollys (age 23) were married. She the daughter of William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury (age 66).
On 23 Oct 1833 Robert Otway Cave (age 37) and Sophia Burdett were married.
On 23 Oct 1851 Captain Catesby Paget (age 41) and Adelaide Stapleton were married.
On 23 Oct 1879 Reverend Henry Gunning 4th Baronet (age 81) and Frances Rose Spencer were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 23 Oct 1895 George Montagu Bennet 7th Earl Tankerville (age 43) and Leonora Sophia van Marter Countess of Tancerville were married. He the son of Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville (age 85) and Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 65).
Deaths on the 23rd October
On 23 Oct 1231 Nicholas Verdun (age 62) died at Alton, Staffordshire.
On 23 Oct 1273 Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant (age 40) died.
On 23 Oct 1275 Ralph Arundell (age 67) died.
On 23 Oct 1331 Marie Valois (age 22) died.
On 23 Oct 1356 Richard Talbot 2nd Baron Talbot (age 51) died. His son Gilbert Talbot 3rd Baron Talbot (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baron Talbot. Joan Stafford Baroness Cherleton and Talbot (age 12) by marriage Baroness Talbot.
On 23 Oct 1375 Elizabeth Ferrers Countess Atholl (age 39) died. She was buried at Ashford, Kent.
On 23 Oct 1378 Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon (age 31) died.
Around 23 Oct 1493 William Crichton 3rd Lord Crichton (age 48) died. Robert Crichton 4th Lord Crichton succeeded 4th Lord Crichton.
On 23 Oct 1508 Edmund Ros 10th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 53) died. Baron Ros Helmsley abeyant between his daughters.
On 23 Oct 1532 Dorothy Neville (age 36) died.
On 23 Oct 1532 Margaret Neville (age 38) died.
On 23 Oct 1532 Margaret Neville (age 37) died.
On 17 Oct 1550 Judge John Hynde (age 70) died. He was buried at St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map] on the 23 Oct 1550.
On 23 Oct 1556 John Gresham (age 61) died. He was buried at St Michael Bassishaw.
Before 23 Oct 1558 William Jennings (age 42) died.
On 23 Oct 1595 Louis Gonzaga Duke Nevers (age 56) died.
On 23 Oct 1596 John St John 2nd Baron St John (age 61) died. His brother Oliver St John 3rd Baron St John (age 56) succeeded 3rd Baron St John of Bletso.
On 23 Oct 1629 Anthony Maria Browne 2nd Viscount Montagu (age 55) died. His son Francis Browne 3rd Viscount Montagu (age 19) succeeded 3rd Viscount Montagu.
Before 23 Oct 1633 Mary Walter (age 67) died.
On or before 23 Oct 1634 Anne Banks died in childbirth. She was buried on 23 Oct 1634.
On 23 Oct 1638 William Dodington (age 66) died.
On 23 Oct 1642 the Battle of Edge Hill was fought at Edge Hill [Map]. The Royal army was commanded by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41) (with his son King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 12) present), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 22) and Richard Spencer (age 49) commanded the army that included Maurice Palatinate Simmern (age 21), Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron (age 36), Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland (age 32), Charles Cavendish (age 22), Henry Newton aka Puckering 3rd Baronet (age 24), Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 41), Thomas Salusbury 2nd Baronet (age 30), John Byron 1st Baron Byron (age 43) and William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 55).
George Stewart 9th Seigneur D'Aubigny (age 24) was killed.
Of the Parliamentary army Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 34) and Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 51). Oliver St John 5th Baron St John (age 39) was wounded.
Samuel Sandys (age 27) commanded a troop of horse.
Richard Sandys (age 26) was killed.
Thomas Strickland (age 20) was knighted on the field for his gallantry.
Henry Hunloke 1st Baronet (age 24) was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41).
William Dugdale (age 37) witnessed the battle and subsequently surveyed the battlefield.
John Hinton (age 38) was present.
Edward Verney (age 52) was killed.
John Assheton (age 29) was killed.
Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey (age 59) was killed. His son Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness by marriage Countess Lindsey.
William Pennyman 1st Baronet (age 35) commanded a regiment, of which he served as Colonel, which he led for the King.
Edward Stradling 2nd Baronet (age 42) fought for the King, was captured imprisoned for seven months, and died a month after his release.
On 23 Oct 1652 Luise Hesse-Kassel died.
On 23 Oct 1653 Elizabeth aka Anne Waller (age 19) died.
Around 23 Oct 1655 Elizabeth Vaughan (age 40) died.
On 23 Oct 1662 John Neville 10th and 8th Baron Bergavenny (age 48) died. His brother George Neville 11th and 9th Baron Bergavenny (age 47) succeeded 11th Baron Bergavenny, 9th Baron Bergavenny.
On 23 Oct 1673 Christopher Roper 4th Baron Teynham (age 52) died. His son Christopher Roper 5th Baron Teynham (age 22) succeeded 5th Baron Teynham of Teynham in Kent. Elizabeth Browne Baroness Teynham by marriage Baroness Teynham of Teynham in Kent.
On 23 Oct 1676 Mary Fiennes (age 23) died.
On 23 Oct 1679 Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham (age 79) died.
On 23 Oct 1693 Philippe Carteret 2nd Baronet (age 42) died. He was buried at St Oeun's Church, Jersey [Map]. His son Charles Carteret 3rd Baronet (age 14) succeeded 3rd Baronet Carteret of Saint Owen in Jersey.
On 23 Oct 1700 Anne Marie Victoire Bourbon Condé (age 25) died.
On 23 Oct 1701 Timothy Tyrrell (age 84) died at Shotover House, Oxfordshire.
On 23 Oct 1715 Charles Fairfax 6th Viscount Fairfax died. His uncle Charles Fairfax 7th Viscount Fairfax (age 50) succeeded 7th Viscount Fairfax of Emley in Tipperary.
On 23 Oct 1716 Simon Fanshawe 5th Viscount Fanshawe (age 67) died.
On 23 Oct 1732 Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford (age 24) died at A Coruña. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother John Russell 4th Duke Bedford (age 22) succeeded 4th Duke Bedford, 4th Marquess Tavistock, 8th Earl Bedford, 8th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 6th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th Baron Howland of Streatham. Diana Spencer Duchess Bedford (age 22) by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 23 Oct 1749 Henry Guise (age 71) died.
On 23 Oct 1761 Isabella Wingfield (age 78) died.
On 23 Oct 1769 Raby Vane (age 33) died.
On 23 Oct 1780 General John Mordaunt (age 83) died unmarried.
Around 23 Oct 1803 Margaret Gould (age 60) died.
On 23 Oct 1814 Robert Newcomen Gore-Booth 3rd Baronet died. His son Robert Gore-Booth 4th Baronet (age 9) succeeded 3rd Baronet Gore-Booth of Artarman in County Sligo.
On or before 23 Oct 1824 Edmund Craster of Preston (age 62) died. He was buried on 23 Oct 1824.
On 23 Oct 1834 William Hicks 7th Baronet (age 79) died. His great nephew Michael Hicks-Beach 8th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 8th Baronet Hicks-Beach of Beverston in Gloucestershire.
On 23 Oct 1834 William Robert Spencer (age 65) died at Paris [Map].
On 23 Oct 1841 Charlotte Clavering Lady Pechell (age 82) died at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map].
On 23 Oct 1841 George Frederick Beltz (age 67) died.
On 23 Oct 1850 John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 83) died. His son Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baron Stanley Alderley, 8th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire. Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 42) by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.
On 23 Oct 1869 Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby (age 70) died. His son Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby (age 43) succeeded 15th Earl Derby, 9th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe.
On 23 Oct 1875 Anna Maria Kellam (age 83) died.
On 23 Oct 1883 John Vesey Parnell 2nd Baron Congleton (age 78) died. His brother Henry William Parnell 3rd Baron Congleton (age 74) succeeded 3rd Baron Congleton of Congleton in Cheshire, 6th Baronet Parnell of Rathleague Queen's County.
On 23 Oct 1884 Charles Rowley 2nd Baronet (age 83) died. His nephew George Charles Erskine Rowley 3rd Baronet (age 40) succeeded 3rd Baronet Rowley of Hill House in Berkshire.
On 23 Oct 1892 James Henry Robert Innes-Kerr 7th Duke Roxburghe (age 53) died. His son Henry John Innes-Kerr 8th Duke Roxburghe (age 16) succeeded 8th Duke Roxburghe.
On 23 Oct 1895 John Beresford 5th Marquess Waterford (age 51) committed suicide. His son Henry de la Poer Beresford 6th Marquess Waterford (age 20) succeeded 6th Marquess Waterford.
On 23 Oct 1902 Mary Frederica Seymour (age 78) died in her rooms in the Henry III's Tower Windsor Castle.
On 23 Oct 1911 William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 58) died at Hendon Barnet. His son Richard William Alan Onslow 5th Earl Onslow (age 35) succeeded 5th Earl Onslow, 5th Viscount Cranley, 8th Baron Onslow, 9th Baronet Onslow of West Clandon in Surrey, 10th Baronet Foote of London. Violet Marcia Bampfylde Countess Onslow (age 26) by marriage Countess Onslow.
On 23 Oct 1914 Captain Mervyn Keats Sandys (age 30) died.
On 23 Oct 1930 Joseph Henry Bernard Doughty-Tichborne 13th Baronet (age 40) died. His son Anthony Joseph Henry Doughty-Tichborne 14th Baronet (age 16) succeeded 14th Baronet Doughty-Tichborne of Tichborne in Hampshire.
On 23 Oct 1951 Earl Sandwich died.
On 23 Oct 1952 Windham Wyndham-Quin 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl (age 95) died.
On 23 Oct 1954 Violet Marcia Bampfylde Countess Onslow (age 69) died.
On 23 Oct 1955 Richard Arthur Surtees Paget 2nd Baronet (age 86) died.
On 23 Oct 1964 Etheldred Constantia Fane died.
On 23 Oct 1977 Major Richard John Wrottesley 5th Baron Wrottesley (age 59) died. His grandson Clifton Hugh Lancelot de Verdon Wrottesley 6th Baron Wrottesley (age 9) succeeded 6th Baron Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire, 14th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
On 23 Oct 1995 Jean Crichton-Stuart (age 86) died.
