On this Day in History ... 7th February

07 Feb is in February.

1301 Edward II Created Prince of Wales

1308 King Edward II and Isabella of France arrive in England

1403 Marriage of Henry IV and Joanna of Navarre

1478 Attainder of George Duke of Clarence

1544 Wyatt's Rebellion

1587 Execution of Mary Queen of Scots

1900 Battle of Vaal Krantz

See Births, Marriages and Deaths.

Events on the 7th February

On 07 Feb 1301 King Edward II of England (age 16) was created Prince of Wales by his father King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 61); the first English heir to receive the title. He was created 1st Earl Chester the same day.

Calendars. On 07 Feb 1308 King Edward II of England (age 23) and Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 13) returned from their wedding in Boulogne sur Mer [Map] to Dover, Kent [Map].

07 Feb 1308. Be it remembered that on Wednesday after the Purification, Edward II (age 23), the king, returning from beyond seas, to wit, from Boulogne sur Mer [Map], where he took to wife Isabel (age 13), daughter of the king of France (age 39), touched at Dover, Kent [Map] in his barge about the ninth hour [1500], Hugh le Despenser (age 46) and the lord of Castellione of Gascony being in his company, and the Queen a little afterward touched there with certain ladies accompanying her, and because the great seal which had been taken with him beyond seas then remained in the keeping of the keeper of the wardrobe who could not arrive on that day, no writ was sealed from the hour of the king's coming until Friday following on which day the bishop of Chichester, chancellor, about the ninth hour [1500] delivered to the king in his chamber in Dover castle [Map] the seal used in England during the king's absence, and the king, receiving the same, delivered it to William de Melton (age 33), controller of the wardrobe, and forthwith delivered with his own hand to the chancellor the great seal under the seal of J. de Benstede, keeper of the wardrobe, and Master John Painter Fraunceis, in the presence of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster (age 30), Peter, Earl of Cornwall (age 24), and Hugh le Despenser (age 46), William Martyn and William Inge, knights, and Adam de Osgodby, clerk; and the chancellor on that day after lunch in his room (hospicio) in God's House, Dover, sealed writs with the great seal.

On 07 Feb 1403 Henry IV King England (age 35) and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 33) were married at Winchester, Hampshire [Map]. Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 33) was crowned Queen Consort England. His third marriage, her second. She had eight children with her first husband but, despite ten years of marriage, none with Henry. She the daughter of Charles "Bad" II King Navarre and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre. He the son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 07 Feb 1477 Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke York (age 3) was created 1st Duke Norfolk, 1st Earl Norfolk by his father King Edward IV of England (age 34) in preparation for his marriage to Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (age 4). She, Anne, being daughter of the last Duke of Norfolk of the 1st Creation John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk.

After 16 Jan 1478 and before 07 Feb 1478. The original act doesn't contain a date. Parliament opened on 16 Jan 1478. On 07 Feb 1478 Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 23) was appointed Steward of England for the purpose of effecting the exection. George York 1st Duke of Clarence (age 28) was attainted by Parliament. The wording of the attainder as follows:

The Kyng (age 35), oure Sovereigne Lorde, hath called to his Remembraunce the manyfold grete Conspiracies, malicious and heynous Ttresons, that hertofore hath be compassed by dyverse persones his unnaturall Subgetts, Rebelles and Traytoures, wherby Commocions and Insurrections have been made within this his Royaulme, for entent and purpose to have destroyed his moost Roiall persone, and with that to have subverted the state, wele publique and politic of all his said Royaulme; ne had so been, that by th'elp of Almyghty God, with the grete laboures and diligences and uttermost explette of his persone by Chevalrye and Werr, he had mightly and graciously repressed the same. Wherthrogh grete nowmbre of the said his Rebelles and Traytours he hath at dyverse tymes punysshed, as well by swerd as other punysshments, in exemple to others to have been ware of suche attempting hereafter. And yet as a benigne and a gracious Prince moeved unto pitie, after his grete Victories sent hym by God, not oonly he hath spared the multitudes in theire feldes and assembles overcomen, but thaym and certeyn other, the grete movers, sturters and executours of suche haynous Tresons, at the reverence of God, he hath taken to his mercy and clerly pardoned, as may not be unknowen to all the Worlde.

This notwithstondyng, it is comen nowe of late to his knowlage, howe that agaynst his mooste Royall persone, and agaynst the persones of the blessed Princesse oure alther soveraigne and Liege Lady the Quene, of my Lorde the Prince theire son and Heire, and of all the other of thaire moost noble issue, and also against the grete parte of the Noble of this Lande, the good rule, politike and wele publique of the same, hath been conspired, compassed and purposed a moch higher, moch more malicious, more unnaturall and lothely Treason than atte eny tyme hertoforn hath been compassed, purposed and conspired, from the Kyng's first Reigne hiderto; which Treason is, and must be called, so moche and more henyous, unnaturell and lothely, for that not oonly it hath proceded of the moost extreme purpensed malice, incomparably excedyng eny other that hath been aforn, but also for that it hath been contryved, imagined and conspired, by the persone that of all erthely creatures, beside the dutie of ligeaunce, by nature, by benefette, by gratitude, and by yeftes and grauntes of Goodes and Possessions, hath been moost bounden and behalden to have dradde, loved, honoured, and evere thanked the kyng more largely, than evere was eny other bounden or beholden, whom to name it gretely aggruggeth the hert of oure said Sovereigne Lorde, sauf oonly that he is of necessite compelled, for the suertie, wele and tranquillite of hym and all this Royaulme, which were full neer the poynt of perdicion, ne were the help and grace of Almyghty God:

He sheweth you therefore, that all this hath been entended by his Brother, George, the Duke of Clarence (age 28). Wherein it is to be remembered that the Kynges Highnesse, of tendre youthe unto now of late, hath evere loved and cherysshed hym, as tenderly and as kynderly, as eny creature myght his naturell Brother, as well it may be declared, by that that he beyng right yonge, not borne to have eny lifelode, butt oonly of the Kynges grace he yave hym soo large porcion of Possessions that noo memorie is of, or seldom hath been seen, that eny Kyng of Englande hertoforn within his Royaulme yave soo largely to eny his Brothers. And not oonly that, butt above that, he furnyssed hym plenteously of all manere stuff, that to a right grete Prynce myght well suffice; so that aftre the Kynges, his lifelode and richesse notably exceded any other within his Lande at thatt tyme.

And yet the kyng, not herewith content, butt beyng ryght desirous to make hym of myght and puissance excedyng others, caused the greate parte of all the Nobles of this Lande to be assured unto hym next his Highnesse; trustyng that not oonly by the bond of nature, butt also by the bondes of soo grete benefitt, he shulde be more than others loving, helping, assisting and obeissaunt to all the Kyngs good pleasures and commaundments, and to all that myght be to the politik wele of his Lande.

All this notwithstondyng, it is to remember, the large grace and foryevnesse that he yave hym uppon, and for that at dyverse tyme sith he gretely offended the Kyng, as in jupartyng the Kyngs Royall estate, persone and life, in straite warde, puttyng hym thereby from all his libertie, aftre procuryng grete Commocions, and sith the voydaunce oute of his Royaulme, assistyng yevyng to his enemies mortall, the usurpers, laboryng also by Parlement to exclude hym and all his from the Regalie, and enabling hymself to the same, and by dyverse weyes otherwyse attemptyng; which all the Kyng, by nature and love moeved, utterly foryave, entendyng to have putte all in perpetuell oblivion.

The said Duke, nathelesse for all this, noo love encreasyng, but growyng daily in more and more malice, hath not left to consedre and conspire newe Treasons, more haynous and lothely than ever aforn, how that the said Duke falsly and traitrously entended, and puposed fermely, th'extreme distruction and disherityng of the Kyng and his Issue, and to subverte all the polityk rule of this Royaulme, by myght to be goten as well outewarde as inward, which false purpose the rather to brynge aboute, he cast and compassed the moyans to enduce the Kynges naturell Subgetts to withdrawe theire herts, loves and affections from the Kyng, theire naturell Sovereigne Lorde, by many subtill, contryved weyes, as in causyng dyverse his Servauntes, suche as he coude imagyne moste apte to sowe sedicion and aggrugge amonge the People, to goo into diverse parties of this Royaulme, and to laboure to enforme the People largely in every place where they shulde come, that Thomas Burdett, his Servaunte, which was lawefully and truly atteynted of Treason, was wrongefully putte to Deth; to some his Servauntes of suche like disposicion, he yave large Money, Veneson, therewith to assemble the Kynges Subgects to Feste theym and chere theym, and by theire policies and resonyng, enduce hem to beleve that the said Burdett was wrongfully executed, and so to putte it in noyse and herts of the People;

he saide and laboured also to be noysed by such his Servauntez apte for that werk, that the Kyng, oure Sovereigne Lorde, wroght by Nygromancye, and used Crafte to poyson his Subgettes, suche as hym pleased; to th'entent to desclaundre the Kyng in the moost haynous wyse he couth in the sight and conceipt of his Subgetts, and thefore to encorage theym to hate, despice and aggrugge theire herts agaynst hym, thynkyng that he ne lived ne dealid with his Subgettes as a Christien Prynce.

And overe this, the said duke beyng in full purpose to exalte hymself and his Heires to the Regallye and Corone of Englande, and clerely in opinion to putte aside from the same for ever the said Corone from the Kyng and his Heirez, uppon oon the falsest and moost unnaturall coloured pretense that man myght imagine, falsely and untruely noysed, published and saide, that the Kyng oure Sovereigne Lorde was a Bastard, and not begottone to reigne uppon us; and to contynue and procede ferther in this his moost malicious and traytorous purpose, after this lothely, false and sedicious langage shewed and declared amonge the People, he enduced dyverse of the Kynges naturall Subgetts to be sworne uppon the blessed Sacrament to be true to hym and his heires, noon exception reserved of theire liegeaunce; and after the same Othe soo made, he shewed to many other, and to certayn persones, that suche Othe had made, that the Kyng had taken his lifelode from hym and his men, and disheryed theym, and he wolde utterly endevoire hym to gete hem theire enheritaunce as he wolde doo for his owen.

He shewed also that the Kyng entended to consume hym in like wyse as a Candell consumeth in brennyng, wherof he wolde in brief tyme quyte hym. And overe this, the said Duke continuyng ín his false purpose, opteyned and gate an exemplificacion undre the Grete Seall of Herry the Sexte, late in dede and not in right Kyng of this Lande, wherin were conteyned alle suche appoyntements as late was made betwene the said Duke and Margaret, callyng herself Quene of this Lande, and other; amonges whiche it was conteyned, that if the said Herry, and Edward, his first begoton Son, died withoute Issue Male of theire Bodye, that the seid Duke and his Heires shulde be Kyng of this Lande; which exemplificacion the said Duke hath kepyd with hymself secrete, not doyng the Kyng to have eny knowlegge therof, therby to have abused the Kynges true Subgetts for the rather execucion of his said false purpose.

And also, the same Duke purposyng to accomplisse his said false and untrue entent, and to inquiete and trouble the Kynge, oure said Sovereigne Lorde, his Leige People and this his Royaulme, nowe of late willed and desired the Abbot of Tweybury, Mayster John Tapton, Clerk, and Roger Harewell Esquier, to cause a straunge childe to have be brought into his Castell of Warwyk, and there to have beputte and kept in likelinesse of his Sonne and Heire, and that they shulde have conveyed and sent his said Sonne and Heire into Ireland, or into Flaundres, oute of this Lande, whereby he myght have goten hym assistaunce and favoure agaynst oure said Sovereigne Lorde; and for the execucion of the same, sent oon John Taylour, his Servaunte, to have had delyveraunce of his said Sonne and Heire, for to have conveyed hym; the whiche Mayster John Tapton and Roger Harewell denyed the delyveraunce of the said Childe, and soo by Goddes grace his said false and untrue entent was lette and undoon.

And also, the same Duke purposyng to accomplisse his said false and untrue entent, and to inquiete and trouble the Kynge, oure said Sovereigne Lorde, his Leige People and this his Royaulme, nowe of late willed and desired the Abbot of Tweybury, Mayster John Tapton, Clerk, and Roger Harewell Esquier, to cause a straunge childe to have be brought into his Castell of Warwyk, and there to have beputte and kept in likelinesse of his Sonne and Heire, and that they shulde have conveyed and sent his said Sonne and Heire into Ireland, or into Flaundres, oute of this Lande, whereby he myght have goten hym assistaunce and favoure agaynst oure said Sovereigne Lorde; and for the execucion of the same, sent oon John Taylour, his Servaunte, to have had delyveraunce of his said Sonne and Heire, for to have conveyed hym; the whiche Mayster John Tapton and Roger Harewell denyed the delyveraunce of the said Childe, and soo by Goddes grace his said false and untrue entent was lette and undoon.

The Kyng, remembryng over, that to side the neernesse of Blode, howe be nature he myght be kynde to his Brother; the tendre love also, whiche of youthe he bare unto hym, couthe have founden in his hert, uppon due submission, to have yet foryeven hym estsones, ne were, furst that his said Brother by his former dedes, and nowe by this conspiracye, sheweth hymself to be incorrigible, and in noo wyse reducible to that by bonde of nature, and of the grete benefices aforn reherced, he were moost soveraynly beholden of all Creature: Secondly, ne were the grete juparty of effusion of Christien blode, which most likkely shulde therof ensue: And thridenly and principally, the bond of his Conscience, wherby and by solempne Othe, he is bounden anenst God, uppon the peryll of everlastyng dampnacion, to provyde and defende, first the suertie of hymself and his moste Royall Issue, secondly, the tranquilite of Goddes Churche within this, his Royaulme, and after that, the wele publique, peas and tranquilite of all his Lordez, Noblemen, Comens and others of every degree and condicion, whiche all shulde necessarily stande in extreme jupartie, yf Justice and due punyshement of soo lothely offencez shulde be pardoned; in pernicious example to all mysdoers, theves, traytours, rebelles and all other suche as lightly wolde therby bee encoraged and enbolded to spare noo manner of wikkednesse.

Wherfore thof all [sic]11 the Kynges Highnesse be right sory to determyne hymself to the contrarie, yet consideryng that Justice is a vertue excellently pleasyng Almyghty God, wherby Reaulmes stande, Kynges and Pryncez reign and governe, all goode rule, polyce and publique wele is mayteigned; and that this vertue standeth not oonly in retribucion and rewarde for goode dedes, butt also in correccion and punysshement of evil doers, after the qualitees of theire mysdoyngs. For whiche premissez and causez the Kyng, by the avyse and assent of his Lordes Speretuell and Temporell, and by the Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the auctorite of the same, ordeyneth, enacteth and establith that the said George, Duke of Clarence, be convicte and atteyntit of Heigh Treason commyttet and doon agaynst the Kynges moost Royall persone; and that the same Duke, by the said auctorite, forfett from hym and his heyres for ever the Honoure, Estate, Dignite and name of Duke1. And also that the same Duke, by the said auctorite, forfett from hym and his heyres for ever, all Castelles, Honoures, Maners, Landes, Tenements, Rents, Advousons, Hereditaments and Possessions that the same Duke nowe hath by eny of the Kynges Lettrez Patents to his owen use, or that any other persone nowe hath to the use of the same Duke by eny of the Kynges Letterez Patents, or that passed to hym fro the Kyng by the same: And that all Lettrez Patents made by the kyng to the said Duke bee from henseforthe utterly voyde and of noon effecte.

And that it be also ordeigned by the same auctorite that noo Castelles, Honoures, Maners, Landez, Tenementz, Rents, Advousons, Hereditaments or Possessions that the same duke nowe hath joyntly with other, or sole to hymself, to the use of eny other persone, be forfett, nor conteyned by or in this present Acte; but that by the said auctoritee, every other persone to whose use the said Duke is sole seised in eny Castelles, Honoures, Maners, Landez, Tenements, Rents, Advousons, Hereditaments and Possessions, otherwyse than by the Kyngs Lettres Patents, have power and auctorite by this present Acte lawefully to entre into theym, and theym to have and holde after the entent and trust that the said Duke nowe hath theryn. And also where the same Duke is joyntly seased with any other persone in any Castells, Maners, Landez, Tenementz, Rents, Hereditaments or Possessions to the use of eny other persone, otherwyse than by the Kyngs Lettrez Patents: that by the said auctorite, the said joynt feffez stonde and be feoffez to the same use and entent as they nowe arre and be; and that suche right, interest and title as the same Duke nowe hath with theym in the same premyssez, by the said auctorite, be in his cofeffez to the same entent as the same Duke nowe ys: Savyng to every of the Kynges Liege people, other than the said Duke and his Heyrez, and all other persone and persones that clayme or have eny tytell of interest in eny of the premyssez by the same Duke, suche right, tytle and interest as they owe or shulde have in eny of the premyssez, as if this Acte had never been made.

A cest Bille les Comunez sont assentuz.

Le Roy le voet.

Note 1. It is interesting that he forfeits the title of Duke rather than the usual attainted in the blood which may have debarred his children from inheriting the crown.

On 07 Feb 1478 Thomas More was born to John More (age 27) and Agnes Graunger at Milk Street.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 07 Feb 1544. [The vij day of February, in the forenoon, Wyatt (age 23), with his army and ordnance, were at Hyde Park Corner. There the Queen's host met with, with a great number of men at arms on horseback, beside foot. By one of the clock the Quen['s men and Wyatt's had a skirmish;] ther wher mony slayn; butt master Wyatt toke the way don by Sant James with a grett company and so to Charyngcrosse [Map], and so forth, crying 'God save quen Mare!' tyll he cam to Ludgatt and [knocked there; thinking to have entered; but the gate being kept fast against him, he retired,] and bake agayne unto Tempull Bare, and folouyd hym mony man, and ther he yelded unto master Norray the harold of armes in ys cote of armes, and ther he lycted be-hynd a gentleman unto the cowrte; but by the way mony of them wher slayne by the way or thay cam to Charyng-crosse [Map], what with mores pykes and bylls; and mony of Wyatt('s) men, as they whent, wher the quens fryndes and Englys-men under a fallss pretens that he whent a-bowtt to .... way as thay whent, and cam for to make men beleyff that the quen('s) grace had gyffvyn them pardon; and dyvers of ys men toke the quen('s) men by the hand as thay whent toward Ludgatt. Thys was done on As-Wedynsday the furst yere of quen Mare of England; and the sam nyght to the Towre [Map] ser Thomas Wyatt (age 23), master Cobham (age 47), and master Vane, and ij Knewetes and odur captaynes.

On 07 Feb 1556 Bishop John Chambers died. Effigy believed to be of John Chambers at Peterborough Cathedral [Map].

Bishop John Chambers: On 04 Sep 1541 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland issued letters patent to convert Peterborough Abbey into a Cathedral. He was appointed Bishop of Peterborough. On 23 Dec 1541 Bishop John Chambers was consecrated Bishop of Peterborough at Peterborough Cathedral.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 07 Feb 1557. [The vijth day of February master Offley (age 57), the lord mayor, and divers aldermen, taking their barge, went to Greenwich, Kent [Map] to the Queen's (age 40)] grace, and ther she mad ym [knight, he] behyng mayre, and master William Chester (age 48), altherman, mayd hym knyght the sam tyme and day.

On 07 Feb 1587 Mary Queen of Scots (age 44) having been informed that she was to be executed the next day wrote her will ...

From The Last Days of Mary Stuart, Samuel Cowan, 1907 ...

In the name of the Father, son, and Holy Ghost, I, Mary, by the grace of God, Queen of Scotland and Dowager of France, being on the point of death and not having any means of making my will, have myself committed these articles in writing, and I will and desire that they have the same force as if they were made in due form:-.

In the first place, I declare that I die in the Catholic Apostolic and Romish faith. First, I desire that a complete service be performed for my soul in the Church of St. Denis in France, and another in St. Peter's at Rheims [Map], where all my servants are to attend in such manner as they may be ordered to do by those to whom I have given directions and who are named therein.

Further, that an annual obit be founded for prayers for my soul in perpetuity in such place and after such manner as shall be deemed most convenient. To furnish funds for this I will that my houses at Fontainebleau be sold, hoping that the King will render me assistance, as I have requested him to do in my memorandum.

I will that my estate of Trespagny be kept by my cousin de Guise for one of his daughters, if she should come to be married. In these quarters I relinquish half of the arrears due to me, or a part, on condition that the others be paid, in order to be expended by my executors in perpetual alms. To carry this into effect the better, the documents shall be looked out and delivered according to the assignment for accomplishing this.

I will also that the money which may arise from my lawsuit with Secondat, be distributed as follows:- First, in the discharge of my debts and orders first place mentioned and which are not yet paid; in the first place, the 2000 crowns to Curle, which I desire to be paid without any hesitation, they being a marriage portion, upon which neither Nau nor any other person has any claim, whatever obligation he may hold, inasmuch as it is only fictitious, and the money is mine, not borrowed, which since I did but show him, and afterwards withdrew it; and it was taken from me with the rest at Chartley [Map]; the which I give him, provided he can recover it agreeably to my promise in payment of the four thousand francs as promised at my death, one thousand as a marriage portion for an own sister, and he having asked me for the rest for his expenses in prison.

As to the payment of a similar sum to Nau it is not obligatory, and therefore it has always been my intention that it should be paid last, and then only in case he should make it appear that he has not acted contrary to the conditions upon which I gave it him, and to which my servants were witnesses. As regards the 1200 crowns which he has placed to my account as having been borrowed by him for my use - 600 of Beauregard, 300 from Jervis, and the remainder from I know not whom, he must repay them out of his own money, and I must be quit and my order annulled, as I have not received any part of it, consequently it must be still in his possession, unless he has paid it away. Be this as it may, it is necessary that this sum should revert to me, I having received nothing; and in case it has not been paid away, I must have recourse to his property.

I further direct that Pasquier shall account for the moneys that he has expended and received by order of Nau, from the hands of the servants of Mons. de Chateauneuf, the French Ambassador.

Further, I will that my accounts be audited and my treasure paid.

Further, that the wages and sums due to my household, as well for the last as for the present year, be paid them before all other things, both wages and pensions, excepting the pensions of Nau and Curle, until it is ascertained what there is remaining, or whether they merited any pensioning from me, unless the wife of Curle be in necessity or be ill-treated on my account; the wages of Nau after the same manner.

I will that the 2400 francs which I have given to Jane Kennedy (afterwards married to Sir Andrew Melville; and was drowned by the upsetting of a boat, the year of the marriage of James VI,) be paid to her in money, as it was stated in my first deed of gift, which done, the pension of Willie Douglas shall revert to me, which I give to Fontenay (Nau's brother) for services and expenses for which he has had no compensation.

I will that the 4000 francs of that banker's be applied for and repaid; I have forgotten his name, but the Bishop of Glasgow will readily recollect it; and if the first order be not honoured, I desire that another may be given in the first money from Secondat.

The 10,000 francs which the ambassador has received for me, I will that they be distributed among my servants who are now going away, viz-.

First, 2000 francs to my physician; 2000 francs to Elizabeth Curle; 2000 to Sebastian Page; 2000 to Mary Page, my goddaughter; 1000 to Beauregard; 1000 to Gourgon; 1000 to Jervis.

Further, that out of the rest of my revenue with the remainder of Secondats and all other casualties, I will that:

5000 francs be given to the Foundling Hospital at Rheims; to my scholars 2000 francs. To four mendicants such sum as my executors may think fit, according to the means in their hands; 500 francs to the hospitals; to Martin escuyer de cuisine, 1000 francs; 1000 francs to Annibal, whom I recommend to my cousin de Guise, his godfather, to place in some situation for his life, in his service. I leave 500 francs to Nicholas, and 500 francs to his daughters when they marry. I leave 500 francs to Robert Hamilton, and beg my son to take him and Monsieur de Glasgow, or the Bishop of Ross. I leave to Didier his registership, subject to the approbation of the King. I give 500 francs to Jean Lauder, and beg my cousin of Guise, or of Mayne, to take him into their service, and Messieurs de Glasgow and de Ross to see him provided for. I will that his father be paid his wages and leave him 500 francs; 1000 francs to be paid to Gourgon for money and other things with which he supplied me in my necessity.

I will that if Bourgoyne should perform the journey agreeably to the vow which he made for me to St. Nicholas, that 1500 francs be paid to him for this purpose.

I leave according to my slender means, 6000 francs to the Bishop of Glasgow, and 3000 to the Bishop of Ross.

And I leave the gift of casualties and reserved seigneurial rights to my godson the son of Monsieur de Ruissieu.

I give 300 francs to Laurenz, and 300 to Suzanne; and I leave 10,000 francs among the four persons who have been m y sureties and to Varmy the solicitor.

I will that the money arising from the furniture which I have ordered to be sold in London shall go to defray the travelling expenses of my servants to France.

My coach I leave to carry my ladies, and the horses, which they can sell or do what they like with.

There remain about 300 crowns due to Bourgoyne for the wages of past years, which I desire may be paid him,.

I leave 2000 francs to Sir Andrew Melville, my steward.

I appoint my cousin the Duke of Guise (age 36), principal executor of my will; after him, the Archbishop of Glasgow, the Bishop of Ross, and Monsieur de Ruissieu, my chancellor.

I desire that Le Preau may without obstacle hold his two prebends.

I recommend Mary Page, my goddaughter, to my cousin, Madame de Guise, and beg her to take her into her service, and my aunt de Saint Pierre to get Mowbray some good situation or retain her in her service for the honour of God.

Done this day 7th February, 1587. Execution of Mary Queen of Scots.

On 07 Feb 1587 Mary Queen of Scots (age 44) was informed she was to be executed the following day. During the course of the night she wrote to her former brother-in-law Henry III King France (age 35) ...

To the most Christian king, my brother and old ally,.

Royal brother, having by God's will, for my sins I think, thrown myself into the power of the Queen my cousin, at whose hands I have suffered much for almost twenty years, I have finally been condemned to death by her and her Estates. I have asked for my papers, which they have taken away, in order that I might make my will, but I have been unable to recover anything of use to me, or even get leave either to make my will freely or to have my body conveyed after my death, as I would wish, to your kingdom where I had the honor to be queen, your sister and old ally.

Tonight, after dinner, I have been advised of my sentence: I am to be executed like a criminal at eight in the morning. I have not had time to give you a full account of everything that has happened, but if you will listen to my doctor and my other unfortunate servants, you will learn the truth, and how, thanks be to God, I scorn death and vow that I meet it innocent of any crime, even if I were their subject. The Catholic faith and the assertion of my God-given right to the English crown are the two issues on which I am condemned, and yet I am not allowed to say that it is for the Catholic religion that I die, but for fear of interference with theirs. The proof of this is that they have taken away my chaplain, and although he is in the building, I have not been able to get permission for him to come and hear my confession and give me the Last Sacrament, while they have been most insistent that I receive the consolation and instruction of their minister, brought here for that purpose. The bearer of this letter and his companions, most of them your subjects, will testify to my conduct at my last hour. It remains for me to beg Your Most Christian Majesty, my brother-in-law and old ally, who have always protested your love for me, to give proof now of your goodness on all these points: firstly by charity, in paying my unfortunate servants the wages due them - this is a burden on my conscience that only you can relieve: further, by having prayers offered to God for a queen who has borne the title Most Christian, and who dies a Catholic, stripped of all her possessions. As for my son, I commend him to you in so far as he deserves, for I cannot answer for him. I have taken the liberty of sending you two precious stones, talismans against illness, trusting that you will enjoy good health and a long and happy life. Accept them from your loving sister-in-law, who, as she dies, bears witness of her warm feeling for you. Again I commend my servants to you. Give instructions, if it please you, that for my soul's sake part of what you owe me should be paid, and that for the sake of Jesus Christ, to whom I shall pray for you tomorrow as I die, I be left enough to found a memorial mass and give the customary alms.

Wednesday, at two in the morning.

Your most loving and most true sister.

Mary R.

On 07 Feb 1592 James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray (age 27) was murdered. His son James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Moray.

Moray, in expectation of a summons to the court, had arrived at Donibristle, a house on the Fife coast owned by his mother Margaret Campbell (deceased). The house was suddenly beset by the followers of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 30), who called on him to surrender. He declined to do so, and the house was set on fire. Moray escaped but was subsequently killed.

The next day, the corpses of the earl and of Dunbar, Sheriff of Moray, who had also been killed in the attack, were brought to Leith by the earl's mother Margaret Campbell (deceased). She intended to confront King James VI (age 25) and demand that Huntly (age 30) be brought to justice. The body displayed in the St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh; a 'vendetta portrait' showing his wounds was commissioned.

The body remained on display for five years. He was eventually buried on the orders of King James (age 25)

James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray: Before 1591 he was born to James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 02 Oct 1607 James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray and Anne Gordon Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly. He the son of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 06 Aug 1638 James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray died. His son James Stewart 4th Earl Moray succeeded 4th Earl Moray.

Margaret Campbell: In 1544 she was born to Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. On 10 Jan 1563 James Stewart 1st Lord Doune and she were married. There was a masque involving courtiers and musicians dressed in white taffeta as shepherds. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. They were half third cousin once removed. In Feb 1592 Margaret Campbell died.

On 07 Feb 1612 Thomas Killigrew was born to Robert Killigrew (age 32) and Mary Woodhouse.

After 07 Feb 1612 Unknown Painter. Portrait of Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia (age 15). Elizabeth's standing collar of reticella is worked with the Royal coat of arms with its lion and unicorn supporters. She wears a gown of Italian silk brocade. The black armband is thought to be a sign of mourning for her brother Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (age 17) who died on 07 Feb 1612.

Pepy's Diary. 07 Feb 1661. And after a walk to my Lord's; where, while I and my Lady were in her chamber in talk, in comes my Lord from sea, to our great wonder. He had dined at Havre de Grace on Monday last, and came to the Downs the next day, and lay at Canterbury that night; and so to Dartford, and thence this morning to White Hall. All my friends his servants well. Among others, Mr. Creed and Captain Ferrers tell me the stories of my Duke of Buckingham's (age 33) and my Lord's falling out at Havre de Grace, at cards; they two and my Lord St. Alban's (age 55) playing. The Duke did, to my Lord's dishonour, often say that he did in his conscience know the contrary to what he then said, about the difference at cards; and so did take up the money that he should have lost to my Lord. Which my Lord resenting, said nothing then, but that he doubted not but there were ways enough to get his money of him. So they parted that night; and my Lord sent for Sir R. Stayner (age 36) and sent him the next morning to the Duke, to know whether he did remember what he said last night, and whether he would own it with his sword and a second; which he said he would, and so both sides agreed. But my Lord St. Alban's, and the Queen (age 51) and Ambassador Montagu, did waylay them at their lodgings till the difference was made up, to my Lord's honour; who hath got great reputation thereby.

After 07 Feb 1707 Monument to Andrew Fountaine (deceased) at Church of St Mary, Narford [Map].

On 07 Feb 1741 Henry Fuseli was born.

On 07 Feb 1745 Luke Gardiner 1st Viscount Mountjoy was born to Charles Gardiner (age 34).

On 07 Feb 1746 Joseph Boze was born.

On 07 Feb 1820 Anne Denman (age 60) died. Her sister Maria Denman Illustrator (age 44) continued to live with her husband John Flaxman (age 64) as did her husband John Floaxman's (age 64) sister Mary Ann Flaxman (age 52).

After 07 Feb 1827. St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map]. Monument to Bishop George Pelham (deceased). Sculpted by Edward Hodges Baily (age 38).

On 07 Feb 1881 Gladys Marie Deacon Duchess Marlborough was born.

On 07 Feb 1882 Eloise Lawrence Breese Countess Ancaster was born to William Lawrence Breese of New York (age 28) and Marie Louise Parsons (age 26).

From 05 Feb 1900 to 07 Feb 1900. The Battle of Vaal Krantz was fought at Vaal Krantz, Natal between General Redvers Buller's British army and Louis Botha's army of Boer irregulars and lift the Siege of Ladysmith.

Births on the 7th February

On 07 Feb 1449 Pierre Foix was born to Gaston IV Count Foix (age 26) and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 23).

On 07 Feb 1478 Thomas More was born to John More (age 27) and Agnes Graunger at Milk Street.

On 07 Feb 1556 Maria Orange Nassau was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 22) and Anna Egmond Princess Orange.

On 07 Feb 1559 Catherine Bourbon was born to Antoine King Navarre (age 40) and Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre (age 30).

On or before 07 Feb 1597 Catherine Cromwell was born to Robert Cromwell (age 34) and Elizabeth Steward (age 31). She was baptised 07 Feb 1597.

On 07 Feb 1603 Frederick William Wettin was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar (age 32) and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Weimar.

On 07 Feb 1612 Thomas Killigrew was born to Robert Killigrew (age 32) and Mary Woodhouse.

After 07 Feb 1626 Frances Whalley was born to Edward Whalley (age 19) and Judith Duffield of Rochester in Kent.

On 07 Feb 1627 Anne Dumaresq Baroness Carteret was born to Abraham Dumaresq Seigneur Des Augres (age 56) and Susan Carteret (age 33).

On 07 Feb 1634 Robert Robartes was born to John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 28) and Lucy Rich Baroness Robartes (age 19).

On or before 07 Feb 1668 Brownlow Sherard 3rd Baronet was born to Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe (age 51) and Margaret Dewe at Lobthorpe. He was baptised on 07 Feb 1668 at St Mary's Church, North Witham.

On 07 Feb 1688 Marie Louise Hesse-Kassel Princess Nassau Dietz was born to Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel (age 33) and Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.66%.

On or before 07 Feb 1690 William Seton Hatton 2nd Viscount Hatton was born to Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton (age 58) and Elizabeth Haslewood Viscountess Hatton. He was baptised on 07 Feb 1690.

On 07 Feb 1735 George Warren was born to Edward Warren and Elizabeth Cholmondeley.

On 07 Feb 1741 Henry Fuseli was born.

On 07 Feb 1745 Luke Gardiner 1st Viscount Mountjoy was born to Charles Gardiner (age 34).

On 07 Feb 1746 Joseph Boze was born.

On 07 Feb 1749 George Tennyson was born to Michael Tennyson (age 28) and Elizabeth Tennyson nee Clayton.

On 07 Feb 1756 George Anson Byron was born to Vice admiral John "Foulweather Jack" Byron (age 32) and Sophia Trevannion (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

On 07 Feb 1756 John "Mad Jack" Byron was born to Vice admiral John "Foulweather Jack" Byron (age 32) and Sophia Trevannion (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.

On 07 Feb 1758 Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Bastard was born.

On 07 Feb 1777 Webb John Seymour was born to Webb Seymour 10th Duke Somerset (age 58) and Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.

On 07 Feb 1793 Mary Molyneux was born to Thomas Molyneux of Newsham House in West Derby in Lancashire (age 39) and Ann Watson.

On 07 Feb 1807 Mary Georgiana Dymoke was born to Reverend John Dymoke (age 43).

On 07 Feb 1812 Charles Dickens was born.

On 07 Feb 1830 Dudley Henry Ryder was born to Granville Dudley Ryder (age 30) and Georgiana Augusta Somerset (age 29). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.28%.

On 07 Feb 1832 Samuel Wilson was born at Ballycloughan.

On 07 Feb 1834 Alfred Grey was born to Bishop Edward Grey (age 51) and Eliza Innes (age 29).

On 07 Feb 1837 Henry Howard 3rd Earl of Effingham was born to Henry Howard 2nd Earl of Effingham (age 30) and Eliza Drummond Baroness Howard (age 26).

On 07 Feb 1838 Henry James Lubbock was born to John Lubbock 3rd Baronet (age 34) and Harriet Hotham.

On 07 Feb 1846 Edith Bernal was born to Ralph Bernal Osbourne (age 37).

On 07 Feb 1848 Harriet Moncreiffe Lady Mordaunt was born to Thomas Moncrieffe 7th Baronet (age 26) and Louisa Hay-Drummond Lady Moncrieffe.

On 07 Feb 1849 Edward St Maur was born to Algernon St Maur 14th Duke Somerset (age 35) and Horatia Isabella Harriet Morier Duchess Somerset (age 29).

On 07 Feb 1852 Charles Hay 20th Earl of Erroll was born to William Harry Hay 19th Earl Erroll (age 28) and Eliza Amelia Gore Countess Erroll (age 22). He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

On 07 Feb 1855 Andrew Fleming Hudleston le Fleming 8th Baronet was born to Michael Fleming 7th Baronet (age 26) and Elizabeth Boddie Lady Fleming (age 35) in Christchurch, New Zealand.

On 07 Feb 1857 Windham Wyndham-Quin 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl was born to Captain Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin (age 28).

On 07 Feb 1870 Hamar Greenwood 1st Viscount Greenwood was born.

On 07 Feb 1881 Gladys Marie Deacon Duchess Marlborough was born.

On 07 Feb 1882 Eloise Lawrence Breese Countess Ancaster was born to William Lawrence Breese of New York (age 28) and Marie Louise Parsons (age 26).

On 07 Feb 1888 Walter Robert Stewart was born to Alexander Stewart (age 49).

On 07 Feb 1906 Hugh John Francis Sibthorp Cholmeley 5th Baronet was born to Montagu Aubrey Rowley Cholmeley 4th Baronet (age 29) and Mabel Janetta Waldo-Sibthorp Lady Cholmeley (age 28).

On 07 Feb 1923 George Henry Hubert Lascelles 7th Earl Harewood was born to Henry Lascelles 6th Earl Harewood (age 40) and Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood (age 25) at Chesterfield House. He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom.

Marriages on the 7th February

On 07 Feb 1402 Frederick I Duke Saxony (age 31) and Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 7) were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years.

On 07 Feb 1403 Henry IV King England (age 35) and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 33) were married at Winchester, Hampshire [Map]. Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 33) was crowned Queen Consort England. His third marriage, her second. She had eight children with her first husband but, despite ten years of marriage, none with Henry. She the daughter of Charles "Bad" II King Navarre and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre. He the son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 07 Feb 1426 William Gascoigne XII (age 17) and Margaret Clarell Lady of the Garter (age 29) were married.

Before 07 Feb 1507 Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 23) and Margaret Neville (age 41) were married. She the daughter of John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu and Isabel Ingaldsthorpe. They were half fourth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 07 Feb 1507 Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 23) and Margaret Neville (age 41) were divorced. The marriage was declared void, the reason is unknown, by the Archdeaconry Court of London, and later by papal bull dated 12 May 1528.

Before 07 Feb 1516 William Drury (age 15) and Jane St Maur were married.

Before 07 Feb 1546 Anthony Heveningham (age 45) and Catherine Calthorpe were married.

After 07 Feb 1546 Anthony Heveningham (age 45) and Mary Shelton (age 36) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

On 07 Feb 1555 Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby (age 23) and Margaret Clifford Countess Derby (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland (age 38) and Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland. He the son of Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 45) and Dorothy Howard Countess Derby (age 44). They were fourth cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 07 Feb 1597 William Howard 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham (age 19) and Anne St John Lady Effingham (age 22) were married. He the son of Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham (age 61) and Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham (age 47). They were third cousins.

On 07 Feb 1626 Edward Whalley (age 19) and Judith Duffield of Rochester in Kent were married at St Dunstan's Church Stepney.

Before 07 Feb 1627 Abraham Dumaresq Seigneur Des Augres (age 56) and Susan Carteret (age 33) were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years.

Before 07 Feb 1634 John Robartes 1st Earl Radnor (age 28) and Lucy Rich Baroness Robartes (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick (age 46) and Frances Hatton Countess Warwick.

On 07 Feb 1700 John Wolstenholme 3rd Baronet (age 50) and Temperance Crew (age 44) were married.

On 07 Feb 1747 James Fitzgerald 1st Duke Leinster (age 25) and Emilia Mary Lennox Duchess Leinster (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond (age 45) and Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond (age 41). He the son of Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare and Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 07 Feb 1760 George Evans 3rd Baron Carbery (age 27) and Juliana Noel Baroness Carbery (age 26) were married. She by marriage Baroness Carbery. She the daughter of Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough and Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough (age 52).

On 07 Feb 1761 Robert Palk 1st Baronet (age 43) and Anne van Sittart Lady Palk were married.

On 07 Feb 1770 Richard Sutton 1st Baronet (age 36) and Anne Williams Baroness Sutton were married. He the son of Robert Sutton and Judith Tichborne Countess Sunderland.

On 07 Feb 1832 Charles Marsham 3rd Earl Romney (age 23) and Margaret Harriet Montagu Scott Countess Romney (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry and Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury. He the son of Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney (age 54) and Sophia Pitt Countess Romney. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 07 Feb 1840 Harry Burrard-Neale (age 74) and Grace Neale were married.

On 07 Feb 1853 Edward Joseph Bellew 2nd Baron Bellew (age 22) and Augusta Mary Bryan (age 19) were married.

On 07 Feb 1856 Louis John Francis Twysden 9th Baronet (age 26) and Helen Bazalgette Lady Twysden (age 27) were married.

On 07 Feb 1867 Thomas Henry Clifton (age 21) and Madeline Diana Elizabeth Agnew (age 20) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

Before 07 Feb 1882 William Lawrence Breese of New York (age 28) and Marie Louise Parsons (age 26) were married.

On 07 Feb 1911 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies (age 44) and Helen Vivien Gould Baroness Decies (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Decies of Decies in Waterford. The difference in their ages was 26 years.

On 07 Feb 1938 Commander Richard Herbert Mack (age 41) and Dorothy Grosvenor (age 47) were married. Her fourth husband. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

On 07 Feb 1947 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 67) and Anne Winifred Sullivan Marchioness Westminster (age 31) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Westminster. The difference in their ages was 36 years.

On 07 Feb 1969 Alexander Montagu 10th Duke of Manchester (age 66) and Elizabeth Fullerton (age 56) were married. He the son of William Montagu 9th Duke Manchester and Helena Zimmerman (age 90).

Deaths on the 7th February

On 07 Feb 1259 Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders (age 60) died.

After 07 Feb 1293 Clementia Habsburg (age 31) died.

On 07 Feb 1317 Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont (age 61) died.

On 07 Feb 1333 Margaret Fiennes (age 64) died. She was probably buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map].

On 07 Feb 1478 Catherine Seton (age 68) died at Caerlaverock Castle.

On 07 Feb 1489 Philip Courtenay (age 59) died.

On 07 Feb 1527 Dorothy de Vere died.

On or before 07 Feb 1546, the day she was buried at Church of St Margaret, Heveningham, Catherine Calthorpe died.

On 07 Feb 1548 Robert Greville (age 83) died.

On 07 Feb 1556 Bishop John Chambers died. Effigy believed to be of John Chambers at Peterborough Cathedral [Map].

Bishop John Chambers: On 04 Sep 1541 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland issued letters patent to convert Peterborough Abbey into a Cathedral. He was appointed Bishop of Peterborough. On 23 Dec 1541 Bishop John Chambers was consecrated Bishop of Peterborough at Peterborough Cathedral.

On 07 Feb 1562 Frances Cromwell (age 18) died.

On 07 Feb 1592 James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray (age 27) was murdered. His son James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Moray.

Moray, in expectation of a summons to the court, had arrived at Donibristle, a house on the Fife coast owned by his mother Margaret Campbell (deceased). The house was suddenly beset by the followers of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 30), who called on him to surrender. He declined to do so, and the house was set on fire. Moray escaped but was subsequently killed.

The next day, the corpses of the earl and of Dunbar, Sheriff of Moray, who had also been killed in the attack, were brought to Leith by the earl's mother Margaret Campbell (deceased). She intended to confront King James VI (age 25) and demand that Huntly (age 30) be brought to justice. The body displayed in the St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh; a 'vendetta portrait' showing his wounds was commissioned.

The body remained on display for five years. He was eventually buried on the orders of King James (age 25)

James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray: Before 1591 he was born to James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 02 Oct 1607 James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray and Anne Gordon Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly. He the son of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 06 Aug 1638 James Stewart 3rd Earl Moray died. His son James Stewart 4th Earl Moray succeeded 4th Earl Moray.

Margaret Campbell: In 1544 she was born to Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. On 10 Jan 1563 James Stewart 1st Lord Doune and she were married. There was a masque involving courtiers and musicians dressed in white taffeta as shepherds. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. They were half third cousin once removed. In Feb 1592 Margaret Campbell died.

On 07 Feb 1596 Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt (age 48) died.

On 07 Feb 1607 Henry Berkeley (age 57) died.

On 07 Feb 1611 Hugh Bethell (age 63) died.

On 07 Feb 1632 Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine (age 40) died.

On 07 Feb 1658 Adolf Oldenburg (age 26) died.

On 07 Feb 1660 George Heneage died.

On or before 07 Feb 1662 John Sherard of Lobthorpe died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, North Witham on 07 Feb 1662.

On or before 07 Feb 1671 Mary Crokenberg died. She was buried 07 Feb 1671.

On or before 07 Feb 1680 John Tregagle of Trevorder died. He was buried at St Breock Church, Cornwall [Map] on 07 Feb 1680. A stone on the east wall of the south aisle records his burial together with that of his wife Elizabeth Hooker on 19 May 1679..

On 07 Feb 1682 Margaret Coventry (age 24) died.

On or before 07 Feb 1690 William Morice 1st Baronet (age 62) died. He was buried at Werrington, Devon on 07 Feb 1690. His son Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet (age 9) succeeded 2nd Baronet Morice of Werrington in Devon.

On 07 Feb 1704 Mary Harvey Lady Dering (age 74) died.

On 07 Feb 1707 Andrew Fountaine (age 74) died. His son (age 31) inherited Narford Hall. Buried at Church of St Mary, Narford [Map].

Around 07 Feb 1723 Francis Masham 3rd Baronet (age 77) died. His son Samuel Masham 1st Baron Masham (age 44) succeeded 4th Baronet Masham of Long Ashton.

On 07 Feb 1724 Peter Hussey (age 57) died.

On 27 Jan 1726 Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet (age 45) died. He was buried at Werrington, Devon on 07 Feb 1726 . His son William Morice 3rd Baronet (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baronet Morice of Werrington in Devon.

On 07 Feb 1727 Judith Britiffe Lady Hotham died.

On 07 Feb 1733 Arthur Dillon died at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines.

On 07 Feb 1750 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke Somerset (age 65) died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His half fifth cousin once removed Edward Seymour 8th Duke Somerset (age 55) succeeded 8th Duke Somerset. Earl Hertford extinct. Mary Webb Duchess Somerset (age 53) by marriage Duchess Somerset. His daughter Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baroness Percy. His nephew Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont (age 39) succeeded 2nd Earl Egremont.

On 07 Feb 1762 Jean Charteris Lady Jardine (age 67) died.

On 07 Feb 1770 Robert Deane 2nd Baronet (age 63) died.

On 07 Feb 1789 Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor died.

On 07 Feb 1795 James Langham 7th Baronet (age 59) died. His son William Langham 8th Baronet (age 23) succeeded 8th Baronet Langham of Cottesbrooke in Northamptonshire.

On 07 Feb 1801 William Lee 5th Baronet (age 36) died. His brother Reverend George Lee 6th Baronet (age 33) succeeded 6th Baronet Lee of Hartwell in Buckinghamshire.

On 07 Feb 1804 William Bingham (age 51) died.

On 07 Feb 1806 General George Hotham (age 65) died.

On 07 Feb 1820 Anne Denman (age 60) died. Her sister Maria Denman Illustrator (age 44) continued to live with her husband John Flaxman (age 64) as did her husband John Floaxman's (age 64) sister Mary Ann Flaxman (age 52).

On 07 Feb 1827 Bishop George Pelham (age 60) died at his residence at Connaught Place, Bayswater. He was buried in the Pelham family vault at All Saint's Church, Laughton.

On 07 Feb 1830 Thomas North Graves 2nd Baron Graves (age 54) died.

On 07 Feb 1837 King Gustav IV of Sweden (age 58) died.

On 07 Feb 1840 Harry Burrard-Neale (age 74) died.

On 07 Feb 1865 Margaret Bourne (age 38) died at Elm House, Wavertree. She was buried in the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree [Map] on 13 Feb 1865.

On 07 Feb 1868 Louisa Hastings died.

On 07 Feb 1869 Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey (age 71) died. His son Henry Paget 3rd Marquess Anglesey (age 47) succeeded 3rd Marquess Anglesey, 4th Earl Uxbridge, 6th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey. Sophia Eversfield Marchioness Anglesey (age 50) by marriage Marchioness Anglesey.

On 07 Feb 1890 Reverend Gilbert Vyvyan Heathcote (age 59) died.

On 07 Feb 1894 Charles Wyndham Rudolph Kerr (age 44) died.

On 07 Feb 1900 Leveson Eliot Henry Somerset (age 70) died.

On 07 Feb 1901 Alan Stewart 10th Earl Galloway (age 65) died. His brother Randolph Stewart 11th Earl Galloway (age 64) succeeded 11th Earl Galloway, 10th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 9th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. Amy Mary Pauline Cliffe Countess Galloway by marriage Countess Galloway.

On 07 Feb 1912 Maria Emma Catherine Coventry (age 75) died.

On 07 Feb 1929 Douglas Maclean of Hawke's Bay in New Zealand (age 76) died.

On 07 Feb 1930 John Esplen 1st Baronet (age 66) died. His son William Graham Esplen 2nd Baronet (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baronet Esplen of Hardres Court in Canterbury in Kent

On 07 Feb 1930 John "Jock" Bowes-Lyon (age 43) died.

On 07 Feb 1930 Eva Maria Louisa Bosville Macdonald died.

On 07 Feb 1932 William Frederick Hicks-Beach (age 90) died.

On 07 Feb 1938 Auriol Margaretta Brougham died.

On 07 Feb 1939 Detmar Jellings Blow died.

On 07 Feb 1942 Moyra De Vere Beauclerk (age 66) died.

On 07 Feb 1961 Major-General Douglas McConnel (age 67) died.

On 07 Feb 1974 Violet Helen Boucher died.

On 07 Feb 1976 Raymond Anthony Addington 6th Viscount Sidmouth (age 89) died. His son John Addington 7th Viscount Sidmouth (age 61) succeeded 7th Viscount Sidmouth.

On 07 Feb 1977 Major Edward Robert Francis Compton (age 85) died.

On 07 Feb 2017 Katharine Mary Veronica Paget (age 94) died.