Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Switzerland is in Europe.
On 30th September 1434 Bishop John Langdon died at Basel.
On 30th October 1741 Angelica Kauffmann was born in Chur Graubünden.
In October 1445 Agnes Savoy Duchess Longueville was born to Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 32] and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy [aged 27] at Chambéry. She married in or before 1480 her third cousin once removed François Valois II Duke Longueville, son of François Valois Duke Longueville and Agnès de Savoy Duchess Longueville.
On 19th August 1454 François Savoy was born to Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 41] and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy [aged 35] at Chambéry.
On 8th July 1528 Emmanuel Philibert Duke of Savoy was born to Charles 3rd Duke Savoy [aged 41] and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Savoy [aged 23] at Chambéry. He married 1559 his half first cousin once removed Margaret Valois Duchess Berry and Savoy, daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France, and had issue.
On 26th September 1791 William Craven 6th Baron Craven [aged 53] died at Lausanne, Switzerland. His son William [aged 20] succeeded 7th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire. His son William succeeded 8th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
On 13th July 1967 Nicholas Hohenzollern Sigmaringen [aged 63] and Thereza Lisboa Figueira Mello were married at Lausanne, Switzerland.
On 3rd November 1846 Elizabeth Thompson Lady Butler was born to Thomas James Thompson [aged 34] and Christiana Weller [aged 21] at the Villa Claremont, Lausanne. She married 11th June 1877 Lieutenant-General William Francis Butler.
In November 1875 William Holman Hunt [aged 48] and Marion Edith Waugh [aged 28] were married at Neuchâtel, Switzerland since marrying your late wife's sister was illegal in England - see 1835 Marriage Act. She his first wife's younger sister contrary to English Law; an example of Married to Two Siblings. His brother-in-law Thomas Woolner [aged 49] considered the marriage immoral; they never spoke again.
On 29th July 1983 David Niven [aged 73] died at his chalet at Château-d'Oex, District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut.
On 2nd August 1983 David Niven [deceased] was buried in a private ceremony at a Church of St Peter, Château-d'Oex. Yehudi Menuhin and seven of his students played the violin. Prince Rainier of Monaco comforted the British actor's widow Hjördis Paulina Genberg [aged 63]. Niven's Scottish pastor friend Arnot Morrison conducted the funeral service. The British ambassador to Switzerland, John Powell-Jones, represented the British government at the funeral.
In 1890 Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet [aged 32] and Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann [aged 26] were married at Vevey, Switzerland.
On 7th February 1741 Henry Fuseli was born at Zurich, Switzerland.
