On this Day in History ... 14th March

14 Mar is in March.

1369 Battle of Montiel

1471 Edward IV lands at Ravenspur

1757 Execution of Admiral John Byng

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Events on the 14th March

On 14 Mar 1190 twin boys Robert Capet and Philip Capet were born to King Philip II of France (age 24) and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France (age 19). The eldest Robert died the same day, the youngest Philip died three days later. Their mother Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France (age 19) died from childbirth the day after the birth.

On 14 Mar 1362 Richard Willoughby (age 72) died. He was buried at St Mary & All Saints Church, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds [Map].

On 14 Mar 1369 the army of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile (age 35) defeated that of his half-brother Peter "Cruel" I King Castile (age 34) at the Battle of Montiel. Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 1334-1379's army was commanded by Bertrand Geusclin (age 49). Peter "Cruel" I King Castile (age 34) escaped to the castle of Montiel, La Mancha.

On 14 Mar 1424 Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine (age 52) arrived at La Rochelle with an army following a request from Charles "Victorious" VII King France (age 21) for aid.

On 14 Mar 1471 King Edward IV of England (age 28) landed at Ravenspur [Map] with William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 40).

On 14 Mar 1611 Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis was born to William Cornwallis (age 62) and Jane Meautys (age 30).

On 14 Mar 1629 Robert Barkham (age 75) died. He was buried in Church of St George, South Acre [Map].

Robert Barkham: Around 1554 he was born to Robert Edward Barkham and Jane Frances Berney.

Pepy's Diary. 14 Mar 1666. Thence, I being in a little haste walked before and to the 'Change [Map] a little and then home, and presently to Trinity House, Deptford [Map] to dinner, where Captain Cox made his Elder Brother's dinner. But it seemed to me a very poor sorry dinner. I having many things in my head rose, when my belly was full, though the dinner not half done, and home and there to do some business, and by and by out of doors and met Mr. Povy (age 52) coming to me by appointment, but it being a little too late, I took a little pride in the streete not to go back with him, but prayed him to come another time, and I away to Kate Joyce's, thinking to have spoke to her husband about Pall's business, but a stranger, the Welsh Dr. Powell, being there I forebore and went away and so to Hales's (age 66), to see my wife's picture, which I like mighty well, and there had the pleasure to see how suddenly he draws the Heavens, laying a darke ground and then lightening it when and where he will.

Evelyn's Diary. 14 Mar 1667. Saw "The Virgin Queen", a play written by Mr. Dryden (age 35).

After 14 Mar 1711. Gravestone of Eleanor Franklin (deceased) at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map]. The graves of Eleanor and her husband Thomas were shown to Benjamin Franklin (age 5) when he visited the graveyard in 1758 looking for his grandfather Thomas Franklin which he didn't find.

On 14 Mar 1757 Admiral John Byng (age 52) was executed by firing squad for having been found guilty of his perceived failure to relieve the garrison at Menorca. The execution caused public outrage among fellow officers and the country at large. He was buried in the Bing Vault, All Saints Church, Southill.

14 Mar 1757. Unknown Painter. "The Shooting of Admiral Byng"

On 14 Mar 1765 Laura Keppel Baroness Southampton was born to Bishop Frederick Keppel (age 37) and Laura Walpole. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 14 Mar 1800 Daines Barrington (age 83) died.

On 14 Mar 1827 George Frederick Bodley was born to William Hulme Bodley.

On 14 Mar 1829 Francis Johnston (age 69) died. He was buried at St George's Church, Dublin.

On 14 Mar 1836 Jules Joseph Lefebvre was born.

On 14 Mar 1880 Hazel Martyn was born to Edward Jenner Martyn at Chicago.

After 14 Mar 1886. Monument to Lieutenant Mildmay Edward Fane (deceased) at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck.

Lieutenant Mildmay Edward Fane: On 29 Dec 1863 he was born to Francis Augustus Fane and Augusta Fane at Malta. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. From 17 Feb 1885 to 14 Mar 1886 Lieutenant Mildmay Edward Fane served at Gibraltar with the 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade. On 14 Mar 1886 Lieutenant Mildmay Edward Fane died.

On 14 Mar 1915 Walter Crane (age 69) died at Horsham Hospital, West Sussex.

Births on the 14th March

On 14 Mar 1271 Stephen Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria was born to Henry Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria I Duke Bavaria (age 35) and Elizabeth Duchess Bavaria (age 35). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Before 14 Mar 1446 John Bohun was born to Humphrey Bohun (age 27).

On or before 14 Mar 1561 Calybut Walpole of Houghton was born. He was baptised 14 Mar 1561.

On 14 Mar 1571 Richard Brooke of Norton was born to Thomas Brooke (age 22) and Anne Tuchet.

On 14 Mar 1576 Bishop Eric of Lorraine was born to Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 51) and Catherine Romula Duchess of Lorraine (age 25) at Nancy. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.28%.

On 14 Mar 1581 Thomas Hoverton Warner was born at Hoe, Norfolk.

Before 14 Mar 1611 William Alington 1st Baron Alington was born to Giles Alington (age 38). He was baptised on 14 Mar 1611.

On 14 Mar 1611 Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis was born to William Cornwallis (age 62) and Jane Meautys (age 30).

On 14 Mar 1635 John Tyrrell 1st Baronet was born to John Tyrrell (age 37) and Martha Washington.

On 14 Mar 1646 Ferdinando Hastings was born to Henry Hastings (age 41) and Jane Goodall.

On 14 Mar 1652 Benedicta Henrietta Palatinate Simmern was born to Edward Palatinate Simmern (age 26). She a great granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 14 Mar 1674 Bernard Howard was born to Bernard Howard (age 33) and Catherine Tattershall.

On 14 Mar 1714 Quaile Somerville 2nd Baronet was born to James Somerville 1st Baronet (age 16).

On 14 Mar 1717 Abel Smith was born to Abel Smith (age 27).

On 14 Mar 1738 John Beresford was born to Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone (age 43) and Catherine Power Countess Tyrone (age 36).

On 14 Mar 1744 George Tollemache was born to Lionel Tollemache 4th Earl Dysart (age 35) and Grace Carteret Countess Dysart (age 30).

On 14 Mar 1745 Edward Hoare 2nd Baronet was born to Joseph Hoare 1st Baronet (age 37) and Catherine Somerville.

On 14 Mar 1754 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter was born to Thomas Cecil (age 26).

On 14 Mar 1765 Laura Keppel Baroness Southampton was born to Bishop Frederick Keppel (age 37) and Laura Walpole. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 14 Mar 1767 Charles Arbuthnot was born.

On 14 Mar 1769 George Wombwell 2nd Baronet was born to George Wombwell 1st Baronet (age 34) and Susannah Rawlinson.

On 14 Mar 1773 Anna Maria Cocks was born to Charles Cocks 1st Baron Somers (age 47).

On 14 Mar 1779 William Ormsby-Gore was born to William Gore.

On 14 Mar 1801 Philip Charles William FitzRoy James Comte d'Arran was born to William James Comte d'Arran (age 23) and Caroline Gordon (age 29). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 14 Mar 1807 Admiral Alexander Montgomery 3rd Baronet was born to Henry Conyngham Montgomery 1st Baronet (age 42) and Sarah Mercer Grove Lady Montgomery.

On 14 Mar 1820 King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was born.

On 14 Mar 1824 Spencer Cecil Ponsonby-Fane was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 42) and Maria Fane (age 37).

On 14 Mar 1827 George Frederick Bodley was born to William Hulme Bodley.

On 14 Mar 1830 Margaret Compton was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton (age 40) and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton (age 38) in Rome, Italy.

On 14 Mar 1832 Richard Horner Paget 1st Baronet was born.

On 14 Mar 1836 Jules Joseph Lefebvre was born.

On 14 Mar 1867 Henry Cubitt 2nd Baron Ashcombe was born to George Cubitt 1st Baron Ashcombe (age 38) at 17 Prince's Gate, Knightsbridge.

On 14 Mar 1880 Hazel Martyn was born to Edward Jenner Martyn at Chicago.

On 14 Mar 1886 Evelyn Alice Grey was born to Albert Henry George Grey 4th Earl Grey (age 34) and Alice Holford Countess Grey.

On 14 Mar 1908 Rupert Leigh 4th Baron Leigh was born to Rupert Leigh (age 51).

On 14 Mar 1913 Rosa Bingham Countess Warwich and Brooke was born to David Cecil Bingham (age 25) and Rosabelle Millicent St Clair-Erskine (age 22).

Marriages on the 14th March

After 14 Mar 1420 John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley (age 19) and Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley were married at Dudley, Staffordshire. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Before 14 Mar 1571 Thomas Brooke (age 22) and Anne Tuchet were married.

On or after 14 Mar 1592, the date of the marriage settlement, Francis Goodwin (age 27) and Elizabeth Grey (age 37) were married.

On 14 Mar 1607 John Shirley of Isfield (age 42) and Dorothy Goring (age 37) were married.

After 14 Mar 1683 Charles Montagu 1st Earl Halifax (age 21) and Anne Yelverton Countess Manchester (age 52) were married. She the widow of his cousin Robert Montagu 3rd Earl Manchester (deceased). The difference in their ages was 30 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 14 Mar 1698 John Fleming 6th Earl Wigtown (age 25) and Margaret Lindsay Countess Wigtown were married. She by marriage Countess Wigtown. They were divorced in 1708. She the daughter of Colin Lindsay 3rd Earl Balcarres (age 45). He the son of William Fleming 5th Earl Wigtown and Henrietta Seton Countess Wigtown (age 45). They were second cousin once removed.

Before 14 Mar 1721 Lieutenant Colonel John Upton of Castle Upton in County Antrim (age 50) and Mary Upton were married.

Before 14 Mar 1722 James Butler (age 51) and Eleanor Loftus were married. His second marrige. There was no issue. They were first cousins.

On 14 Mar 1723 Peter Burrell (age 30) and Amy Raymond (age 24) were married.

On 14 Mar 1741 John Montagu 4th Earl Sandwich (age 22) and Dorothy Fane Countess Sandwich (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Sandwich.

Before 14 Mar 1745 Joseph Hoare 1st Baronet (age 37) and Catherine Somerville were married.

Before 14 Mar 1769 George Wombwell 1st Baronet (age 34) and Susannah Rawlinson were married.

On 14 Mar 1786 Bourchier Wrey 7th Baronet (age 29) and Anne Palk Lady Wrey (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Wrey of Trebitch in Cornwall.

On 14 Mar 1797 Brigadier-General Robert Bernard Sparrow (age 24) and Olivia Acheson (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Arthur Acheson 1st Earl Gosford (age 52) and Millicent Pole Countess Gosford (age 47).

On 14 Mar 1799 Thomas Webb 6th Baronet (age 20) and Frances Charlotte Dillon Lee Lady Webb Lady Heathcote (age 19) were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 14 Mar 1826 Thomas Fitzmaurice 5th Earl Orkney (age 22) and Isabella Irby Countess Orkney (age 19) were married.

On 14 Mar 1861 Edward Lucas Ridsdale of Rottingdean, Sussex (age 28) and Esther Lucy Thacker (age 18) were married.

Deaths on the 14th March

On 14 Mar 1190 twin boys Robert Capet and Philip Capet were born to King Philip II of France (age 24) and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France (age 19). The eldest Robert died the same day, the youngest Philip died three days later. Their mother Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France (age 19) died from childbirth the day after the birth.

Before 14 Mar 1322 Roger Damory 1st Baron Damory died.

On 14 Mar 1358 Eleanor Fitzmaurice Countess Desmond (age 50) died.

On 14 Mar 1362 Roger Lewknor (age 58) died.

On 14 Mar 1362 Richard Willoughby (age 72) died. He was buried at St Mary & All Saints Church, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds [Map].

Before 14 Mar 1408 Walter Strickland (age 83) died.

On 14 Mar 1443 John Wittelsbach Count Palatine (age 60) died.

On 14 Mar 1490 John Conyers Sheriff of Yorkshire (age 79) died.

On 14 Mar 1500 Mary Folville (age 77) died.

Around 14 Mar 1548 Thomas Brudenell (age 51) died.

On 14 Mar 1554 Richard Lyster (age 75) died.

On 14 Mar 1554 Richard Lister (age 74) died.

On 14 Mar 1555 John Russell 1st Earl Bedford (age 70) died. His son Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford (age 28) succeeded 2nd Earl Bedford, 2nd Baron Russell of Cheneys. Margaret St John Countess Bedford (age 22) by marriage Countess Bedford.

On or before 14 Mar 1558 Elizabeth Gage died.

On 14 Mar 1559 Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford (age 80) died.

On 31 Mar 1576 John Leigh of Addington died. Possibly 14 Mar 1612.

On 14 Mar 1582 Elizabeth Hesse Electress Palatine (age 43) died.

On 14 Mar 1594 Agnes Herries 4th Lady of Terregles (age 60) died. Her son William Maxwell 5th Lord of Terregles (age 38) succeeded 5th Lord Herries of Terregles.

On 14 Mar 1603 Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 76) died.

On 14 Mar 1609 Albrecht Christian Hohenzollern died.

On 14 Mar 1612 Oliph Leigh (age 52) died. He was buried the following day at Addington, Surrey.

On 14 Mar 1629 Robert Barkham (age 75) died. He was buried in Church of St George, South Acre [Map].

Robert Barkham: Around 1554 he was born to Robert Edward Barkham and Jane Frances Berney.

On 14 Mar 1630 Jenico Preston 5th Viscount Gormanston (age 46) died. His son Nicholas Preston 6th Viscount Gormanston (age 22) succeeded 6th Viscount Gormanston.

Before 14 Mar 1642 John Critz (age 91) died. He was buried on 14 Mar 1642.

On 14 Mar 1643 Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 63) died. His son Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall. Jane Rolle Lady Carew by marriage Lady Carew of Antony in Cornwall.

On 14 Mar 1648 Ferdinando Fairfax 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (age 63) died. He was buried at Bolton Percy.

On 14 Mar 1652 Frederick Oldenburg died.

On 14 Mar 1666 William Jobson 2nd Baronet (age 30) died without male issue at Heath. He was buried at Church of St Peter Kirkthorpe [Map]. Baronet Bolles then Jobson of Osberton extinct.

On 14 Mar 1685 Mary Evelyn (age 20) died of smallpox.

On 14 Mar 1689 Joseph 2nd Baronet (age 49) died. He was buried 21 Mar 1689. His son Joseph 3rd Baronet (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baronet Alston of Chelsea.

On 14 Mar 1705 James Scott (age 30) died.

On 14 Mar 1711 Eleanor Franklin (age 77) died.

On 14 Mar 1713 Mary Cromwell Countess Fauconberg (age 76) died.

On 14 Mar 1722 James Butler (age 51) died.

On 14 Mar 1757 Admiral John Byng (age 52) was executed by firing squad for having been found guilty of his perceived failure to relieve the garrison at Menorca. The execution caused public outrage among fellow officers and the country at large. He was buried in the Bing Vault, All Saints Church, Southill.

On 14 Mar 1760 Margaret Fortescue died unmarried. Her second cousin Margaret Rolle Countess Orford (age 51) abeyance terminated 15th Baroness Clinton.

On 14 Mar 1766 James Lumley (age 60) died unmarried, heavily in debt. He left his Durham estates to his nephew Richard Lumley-Saunderson 4th Earl Scarborough (age 40) and his Sussex estates to his nephew George Montagu Dunk 2nd Earl Halifax (age 49).

On 14 Mar 1775 Caroline Hanover died after having been inoculated against smallpox. She was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map].

On 14 Mar 1788 Maria Lloyd died.

On 14 Mar 1797 Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 44) died.

On 14 Mar 1800 Daines Barrington (age 83) died.

On 14 Mar 1802 Miss Hobbs of Blandford in Dorset died.

On 14 Mar 1809 Charlotte Bouverie (age 76) died.

On 14 Mar 1811 Charles Egleton aka Kent 1st Baronet (age 68) died. His son Charles Kent 2nd Baronet (age 27) succeeded 2nd Baronet Kent of Fornham.

On 14 Mar 1829 Francis Johnston (age 69) died. He was buried at St George's Church, Dublin.

On 14 Mar 1837 Joan Scott Viscountess Canning (age 60) died. Her son Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning (age 24) succeeded 2nd Viscount Canning.

On 14 Mar 1840 John Parker 1st Earl Morley (age 67) died. His son Edmund Parker 2nd Earl Morley (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl Morley, 2nd Viscount Boringdon of North Malton in Devon.

On 14 Mar 1843 Maria Smith Marchioness Northampton (age 77) died.

On 14 Mar 1847 William Gore-Langton (age 86) died.

On 14 Mar 1848 Major-General Godfrey Basil Mundy (age 72) died.

On 14 Mar 1849 Lieutenant-Colonel William Gooch (age 79) died.

On 14 Mar 1858 Benjamin Welstead (age 83) died.

On 14 Mar 1858 Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Onslow Winnington Ingram (age 41) was killed in the Kaiserbagh in Lucknow, a ball passing through his head, during the Indian Mutiny.

On 14 Mar 1858 Robert Sharpe Ainslie of Market Stainton died, desiring that he might 'not have even a headstone' placed over his grave. Baronet Ainslie of Great Torrington in Lincolnshire extinct since his children were all illegitimate.

On 14 Mar 1869 Joseph Francis Olliffe (age 61) died.

On 14 Mar 1869 Jane Hopkinson died.

On 14 Mar 1884 Charles Frere (age 70) died.

On 14 Mar 1886 Lieutenant Mildmay Edward Fane (age 22) died.

On 14 Mar 1892 Henry Brand 1st Viscount Hampden (age 77) died. His son Henry Brand 2nd Viscount Hampden (age 50) succeeded 2nd Viscount Hampden, 24th Baron Dacre Gilsland.

On 14 Mar 1892 Elizabeth Egerton Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 59) died.

On 14 Mar 1901 Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran (age 62) died. His son Arthur Gore 6th Earl of Arran (age 32) succeeded 6th Earl Arran.

On 14 Mar 1909 Mary Georgiana Marjoribanks (age 59) died.

On 14 Mar 1911 Charles Henry Wynn (age 63) died.

On 14 Mar 1912 Gwendoline Isabella Anna Maria Anson (age 74) died.

On 14 Mar 1915 Walter Crane (age 69) died at Horsham Hospital, West Sussex.

On 14 Mar 1917 Luise Margarete Hohenzollern Duchess Connaught (age 56) died.

On 14 Mar 1931 Algernon Thomas Brinsley Sheridan (age 85) died.

On 14 Mar 1936 Charlotte Anne Dick-Lauder (age 86) died.

On 14 Mar 1937 Gertrude Theresa Miller died.

On 14 Mar 1962 Algernon Peyton 7th Baronet (age 73) died. Baronet Peyton of Doddington extinct.