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     Beatrix of Baden was born in 1492.¹ She married Johann II von Simmern, Pfalzgraf, son of Johann I von Simmern, Pfalzgraf and Grafin Johanna von Nassau-Saarbrücken, in 1508 at Trarbach. Beatrix of Baden died in 1535 at age 43 years.¹

     George, Lord Bergavenny was born circa 1463. He was the son of George, Lord Bergavenny and Margarete Fenne.³ George, Lord Bergavenny was a favourite of Henry VII for whom he fought against the Cornish rebels at Blackheath in 1497.⁴ He served in the wars in France.² He was nominated for the Order of the Garter on 23 April 1513.² He was installed as a member of the Order of the Garter, #271, on 7 May 1513.² He married Mary, Baroness Bergavenny, daughter of Edward, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham, circa June 1519; His 3rd.⁴ George, Lord Bergavenny became a privy councillor under Henry VIII, but came under suspicion because of his association with the Duke of Buckingham, his father-in-law.⁴ He died on 14 June 1535.^1,2 George, Lord Bergavenny was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England. His Order of the Garter Stall Plate is in North 15.²

     Joachim I Nestor, Kurfürst von Brandenburg was born on 21 February 1484.¹ He was the son of Johann Cicero, Kurfürst von Brandenburg.¹ Joachim I Nestor, Kurfürst von Brandenburg married Elisabeth of Denmark, daughter of Johan I, King of Denmark and Sweden, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Christine of Saxony, on 10 April 1502 at Stendal.² Joachim I Nestor, Kurfürst von Brandenburg died on 11 July 1535 at Berlin, Germany, at age 51 years, 4 months and 20 days.¹

     Guthlac Overton Gent. was born in 1500. He married Olive Browne, daughter of Chancellor of the Exchequer Robert Browne the Elder and Isabel Sharpe.¹ Guthlac Overton Gent. died in 1536 at age 36 years.¹

     Her married name was Catherine of Aragón.² Infanta Catalina de Aragón was born on 16 December 1485 at Alcalá de Henares, Spain.¹ She was the daughter of Fernando II "el Católico", rey de Aragón and Isabella I "la Católica", reina de Castilla y León.¹ Infanta Catalina de Aragón married Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry VII, King of England and Elizabeth of York, on 14 November 1501 at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.^1,3 A contract for the marriage of infanta Catalina de Aragón and Henry VIII, King of England was signed in 1502.¹ Infanta Catalina de Aragón married Henry VIII, King of England, son of Henry VII, King of England and Elizabeth of York, on 11 June 1509 at Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, England; 4th cousins. His 1st. Her 2nd (widow).^1,4 Infanta Catalina de Aragón gave birth to six children, including two sons, but all except Mary (later queen of England, 1553-58) either were stillborn or died in early infancy between 1510 and 1518.¹ She was a witness where Henry VIII, King of England appealed to Rome for an annulment on the grounds that his marriage to Catherine had violated the biblical prohibition against a union between a man and his brother's widow in 1527.¹ Infanta Catalina de Aragón appealed to Pope Clement VII, contending that her marriage to Henry was valid because the previous marriage to Arthur had never been consummated in 1527.¹ She and Henry VIII, King of England were divorced in July 1531.¹ The marriage of infanta Catalina de Aragón and Henry VIII, King of England was annulled on 23 May 1533; Annulled by Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer.¹ Infanta Catalina de Aragón died on 7 January 1536 at Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England, at age 50 years and 22 days.¹

     Friedrich V, Markgraf von Brandenburg im Ansbach und Bayreuth was born on 8 May 1460 at Ansbach, Germany.¹ He was the son of Albrecht III Achilles, Markgraf von Brandenburg im Ansbach und Bayreuth.¹ Friedrich V, Markgraf von Brandenburg im Ansbach und Bayreuth died on 4 April 1536 at Ansbach Schloß, Germany, at age 75 years, 10 months and 27 days.¹

     Arms: Quarterly of six: 1st: (for Lancaster) England with a label of France (i.e. a blue label with gold fleurs-de-lys); 2nd: (for Angoulême) France Ancient with a label gules; 3rd: (for Guienne) gules, a lion passant guardant or; 4th: Quarterly, 1st and 4th: (for Butler) or, a chief indented azure; 2nd and 3rd: (for Rochfort) argent, a lion rampant sable, crowned gules; 5th: (for Brotherton) England, with a label argent. (Click here for more about the Brotherton arms, which played an important part in the story of one of Anne's cousins, Henry Howard.); 6th: (for Warenne) Chequy or and azure.¹ Anne Boleyn was granddaughter of Thomas Howard, KG, 2nd (Howard) Duke of Norfolk. She was born circa 1507.² She was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Elizabeth Howard. Anne Boleyn married Henry VIII, King of England, son of Henry VII, King of England and Elizabeth of York, on 25 January 1533 at Westminster, London, England; 6th cousins. His 2nd.^2,3 Anne Boleyn was committed to the Tower of London on a charge of adultery with various men and even incest with her own brother on 2 May 1536.² She died on 19 May 1536 at Tower of London, London, England. She was tried by a court of peers, unanimously convicted, and beheaded. . That Anne was guilty as charged is unlikely; she was the apparent victim of a temporary court faction supported by Thomas Cromwell.²

     John Gye was born circa 1503 at Devonshire, England. He was the son of John Gye and Elizabeth Spencer.² John Gye married Mary Prowse, daughter of Thomas Prowse of Sandford and Joan Baynton, in 1509 at Devonshire, England; Married as a child.² John Gye and Mary Prowse claimed the lands of Thomas Prowse in Poughill, Dodderidge, Ilsington, and elsewhere, in 1516 at Devonshire, England.^1,3 "Thomas Abraham, son and heir of John Abraham, to John Gye and Mary, his wife, a close end garden in Dodbrooke, which Thomas and John Blackealler and John Irysche, his feoffees, granted to John Gye and Mary, his wife, on the Feast of St. Andrew

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Seal."⁴ John Gye died on 14 August 1536 at Devonshire, England.¹ His estate was probated between 1538 and 1540 at 29/30 Henry VIII, Plympton, Devonshire, England; Inq.p.m. For one John Gey of Devonshire. "The parchment on which this proceeding was recorded in the reign of Henry VIII is eaten away along two borders and stained in the upper center; even so, enough of the text is decipherable to show that: a. the deceased, wth his wife Mary, was seized of the manors of Poughill and Doddridge, with lands in South Tawton, Crediton, Upton Hylyon, Chawleigh, Cheriton FitzPaine, South Affeton, Ermington, Kingsbridge, and Alyington, all in county Devon; b) in 1520 when the said Mary had attained full age, they enfeoffed one Wm. Gilberd with certain of the lands for the use of their heirs; c) the said John Gey died on 14th Aug. 1536 and that his son and heir was Robert Gey then aged five years and more."⁵

     John Seymour of Wolf Hall was born circa 1401.¹ He married Marjery Wentworth, daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlestead and Anne Say.² John Seymour of Wolf Hall died on 21 December 1536.¹

     Arthur Russhe was the son of Sir Thomas Rush and Anne Rivers. Arthur Russhe married Mary Wingfield. Arthur Russhe died in 1537.

     Charles, duc de Vendôme was born in 1489.¹ He was the son of François, comte de Vendôme.¹ Charles, duc de Vendôme died in 1537 at age 48 years.¹

     Madeline de Valois-Orléans was born circa 1515?. She was the daughter of François I "le Père", roi de France and Claude de France.^2,1 Madeline de Valois-Orléans married James V, King of Scotland, son of James IV, King of Scotland and Margaret, Queen of Scotland, on 1 January 1536/37.¹ Madeline de Valois-Orléans died on 7 July 1537. D.s.p.¹ Madeline de Valois-Orléans was buried in Holyrood, Scotland.¹

     Jane Seymour was born circa 1509 at England.² She was the daughter of John Seymour of Wolf Hall and Marjery Wentworth.¹ Jane Seymour married Henry VIII, King of England, son of Henry VII, King of England and Elizabeth of York, on 30 May 1536 at York Palace, England; 5th cousins. His 3rd.^3,4 Jane Seymour died on 24 October 1537 at Hampton Court, London, England. She died in childbirth.^2,5

     The family of Smithe, or Smythe, from which sprang the Lords Strangford.¹ John Smythe Sr. was born circa 1473 at England.² He married N. N. Brounker, daughter of Thomas Brounker, circa 1498 at England.^3,4 John Smythe Sr. settled in Corsham at the time of Henry VIII after 1510 at Wiltshire, England.¹ He was a substantial yeoman and clothier.¹ He left a will in 1538 at Corsham, Wiltshire, England; Left a life interest in his mill to his wife, with the reversion of it to his older son John, as well as his other property. To Thomas, his younger son, he left a farm in the Hundred of Amesbury, Wiltshire, of the value of £20 per annum.¹ He was a witness where Sir Thomas Smythe left, in the estate of his late father, a farm with the value of £20 per annum in 1538 at Hundred of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.¹ John Smythe Sr. died in 1538 at Corsham, Wiltshire, England.¹ He was a witness where N. N. Brounker lefti a life interest in the mill of her late husband, with the reversion of it to his older son John, as well as his other property, in 1538 at Corsham, Wiltshire, England.¹

     Sir George Taillebois married Elizabeth Gascoigne, daughter of Sir William Gascoigne and Margaret Percy.¹ Sir George Taillebois was born in 1477.¹ He died on 21 September 1538 at age 61 years.¹

     Lord Edmund Howard was related to Katherine Howard; one of 10 children of Lord Edmund Howard, a poverty-stricken younger son of Thomas Howard, 2nd duke of Norfolk.¹ Lord Edmund Howard was a poverty-stricken younger son of Thomas Howard, 2nd duke of Norfolk.¹ He married Joyce Culpeper.³ Lord Edmund Howard was born between 1478 and 1480.² He was the son of Thomas, 3rd Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth (Tilney).^1,2 Lord Edmund Howard died in 1539.¹

     Henry Pole was born in 1496?. He was the son of Sir Richard Pole K.G. and Margaret, Countess of Salisbury.¹ Henry Pole was known as Lord Montagu in 1514.¹ He first appeared in Parliament in 1529.¹ He died in 1539 at age 43 years. Attainted and beheaded.¹

     Isabella of Portugal was born in 1503.² She was the daughter of Manuel I "O Afortunado", Rei de Portugal e dos Algarves and Mary de Trastámara.² Isabella of Portugal married Kaiser Karl V von Habsburg, son of König von Spanien Philipp I "der Schöne" von Habsburg and Juana "la Loca", reine de Castile y Aragón.¹ Isabella of Portugal died in 1539 at age 36 years.²

     Georg "der Bärtige", Herzog von Sachsen was born in 1471 at Meissen.¹ He was the son of Albrecht, Markgraf von Meißen.¹ Georg "der Bärtige", Herzog von Sachsen died in 1539 at Dresden at age 68 years.¹

     Arms: Sable, a chevron engrailed argent between three fleurs-de-lis or, on a chief of the third three spear's heads azure.⁴ Sir John Wright was born circa 1465 at Manor Tyndall, Norfolk, England.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Thomas Wright.^1,2,3 Sir John Wright left a will on 16 August 1540.² He died circa 1541 at England.¹ He was 32 Henry VIII, seised of the manors of Tindalls and Rowses circa January 1540/41 at East Laxham, Norfolk, England.^5,3 His estate was probated on 4 April 1541 at Canterbury, Kent, England.²

     Margaret, Countess of Salisbury was born in 1473.² She was the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence and Duchess Isabel Neville.¹ Margaret, Countess of Salisbury married Sir Richard Pole K.G. in 1494.^1,2 Margaret, Countess of Salisbury was restored as Countess of Salisbury in 1513.¹ She was attainted in 1539.¹ She died in 1541 at age 68 years. She was beheaded.¹

     Heinrich V "der Fromme", Herzog von Sachsen was born in 1473 at Dresden, Germany.¹ He was the son of Albrecht, Markgraf von Meißen.¹ Heinrich V "der Fromme", Herzog von Sachsen died in 1541 at Dresden, Germany, at age 68 years.¹

     Thomas Fiennes, 3rd Baron Dacre of the South was born in 1516 at Hurstmonceux, Sussex, England.^2,1 He was the son of Sir Thomas Fiennes Knt. and Joan Sutton of Dudley.¹ Thomas Fiennes, 3rd Baron Dacre of the South married Mary, Baroness Dacre of the South, daughter of George, Lord Bergavenny and Mary, Baroness Bergavenny, in 1536 at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.³ Thomas Fiennes, 3rd Baron Dacre of the South died on 29 June 1541 at Tyburn, London, England, at age 25 years. He was executed by hanging.² Thomas Fiennes, 3rd Baron Dacre of the South was buried in St Sepulchre's, London, England.¹ " The name Tyburn became famous in connection with the Middlesex Gallows, which stood west of the stream near the modern Marble Arch at the northeastern corner of Hyde Park. It was a place of execution from as early as the 1300s until 1783. Around the gibbet were open galleries for the public."⁴

     Margaret, Queen of Scotland was the elder daughter of King Henry VII of England.¹ She was the mother of Margaret, Countess of Lennox; the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor.³ Margaret, Queen of Scotland was born on 29 November 1489 at London, England.¹ She was the daughter of Henry VII, King of England and Elizabeth of York.^1,2 Margaret, Queen of Scotland married James IV, King of Scotland, son of James III, King of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark, on 8 August 1503; Her 1st.^1,2 Margaret, Queen of Scotland married Archibald, 6th Earl of Angus, son of George Douglas, on 6 August 1514; Her 2nd (widow).^1,2 The marriage of Margaret, Queen of Scotland and Archibald, 6th Earl of Angus was annulled before March 1526.^1,2 Margaret, Queen of Scotland married Henry, 1st Lord Methven, son of Andrew, 3rd Lord Avandale and Margaret Kennedy, in March 1526; Her 3rd.^1,2 Margaret, Queen of Scotland fell out of royal favour with her son James V after he discovered that she had betrayed state secrets to her brother, Henry VIII of England in 1534.¹ She died on 18 October 1541 at Methven, Perthshire, Scotland, at age 51 years, 10 months and 19 days.¹

     Arthur of York was born circa 1470. An illegitimate son. He was the son of Edward IV, "of Rouen," King of England. Arthur of York was created Viscount Lisle in 1523. He died in 1542. Leaving daughters and descendants, but no sons. One of his descendants was General Monck, of Restoration fame.

     Sheriff of Devon Thomas Stuckley Knt. was the son and heir of Nicholas Stukeley.¹ He was born on 24 June 1475 at Affeton, parish of West Worlington, Devonshire, England.¹ He was the son of Lord of Affeton Nicholas Stukeley Esq. and Thomasine Cockworthye.² Sheriff of Devon Thomas Stuckley Knt. was age 4 at mother's inq.p.m. In 1477/78 at 17 Edward IV.¹ He married Anne Wood, daughter of Thomas Wood and Margaret de la Mare, circa 1495 at Affeton, Devonshire, England.¹ Sheriff of Devon at England in 1520/21.¹ Sheriff of Devon Thomas Stuckley Knt. held manors of Affeton, East and West Worlington (both with advowsons), Mewshaw (with advowson), Bridgerule, Drayford, Huntshaw, Thelbridge (with advowson), Studleigh, Bradford Tracey, and Pyllaven at Devonshire, England.¹ He died on 30 January 1541/42 at Affeton, Devonshire, England, at age 66 years, 7 months and 6 days.¹ His estate was probated in 1542 at 34 Henry VIII; inq.p.m.¹

     Katherine Howard was one of 10 children of Lord Edmund Howard, a poverty-stricken younger son of Thomas Howard, 2nd duke of Norfolk.¹ She was born circa 1520. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper.^1,2 Katherine Howard married Henry VIII, King of England, son of Henry VII, King of England and Elizabeth of York, on 28 July 1540 at Hampton Court Palace, England; 6th cousins. His 5th.³ Katherine Howard was publicly acknowledged as queen on 8 August 1540.¹ She was accused of adultery with Thomas Culpepper, her former fiancee, and at the King's behest Parliament passed a bill of attainder declaring it treason for an unchaste woman to marry the king on 11 February 1542.¹ She died on 13 February 1542 at Tower of London, London, England. She was beheaded in the Tower of London.¹

     James V, King of Scotland was the father of Mary I, Queen of Scots; the only child of King James V of Scotland and his French wife, Mary of Guise.³ James V, King of Scotland was related to Mary I, Queen of Scots; the only surviving legitimate child of James V.⁴ James V, King of Scotland was the father of James, 1st Earl of Moray; the illegitimate son of King James V and Lady Margaret Douglas.⁵ James V, King of Scotland was the successor of James IV, King of Scotland; King of Scotland.⁴ James V, King of Scotland was born on 10 April 1512 at Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.^4,2 He was the son of James IV, King of Scotland and Margaret, Queen of Scotland.^1,2 James V, King of Scotland was crowned King of Scotland on 21 September 1513 at Stirling, Scotland.² He associated with Lady Margaret Douglas before 1531; Mistress. James V, King of Scotland married Madeline de Valois-Orléans, daughter of François I "le Père", roi de France and Claude de France, on 1 January 1536/37.² James V, King of Scotland married Marie de Guise, daughter of Claude I, duc de Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon-Vendôme, in 1538; Her 2nd (widow).^4,6 James V, King of Scotland was a cruel man who instituted in his later years a near reign of terror in Scotland, and his financial exactions did not endear him to his subjects.⁴ He suffered a mental breakdown after his small army, weakened by the disaffection of the Protestant nobles, crossed into England and was easily routed near the border at Solway Moss on 24 November 1542.⁴ King of Scotland before 14 December 1542.⁴ He died on 14 December 1542 at Falkland, Fife, Scotland, at age 30 years, 8 months and 4 days.⁴ He was the successor of Mary I, Queen of Scots; Queen of Scotland.³

     Roman Zakharin-Yurev died in 1543.¹

     Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg was born say 1481. He was the son of Johann V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg and Dorothea von Brandenburg.¹ Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg between 1507 and 1543.¹ Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg married Katharina von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, daughter of Heinrich I, Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and Katharina of Pomerania, circa 20 November 1509 at Wolfenbüttel.² Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg died on 1 August 1543.¹

     Isabel Stavely was born before 1490 at Bignell, Oxfordshire, England.³ She was the daughter of William Stavely Esq., of Bignell and Alice Francis.^1,2,3 Isabel Stavely married William Tanfield , Esq., son of Robert Tanfield of Gayton, Esq. and Catharine Neville, before 1508.^4,1,5 Isabel Stavely and William Tanfield , Esq. had four sons and two daughters after 1508.² Isabel Stavely died before 1545.³

     John Abbott of Bishops-Stortford was born circa 1495.¹ He was the son of William Abbott of Bishops-Stortford.² John Abbott of Bishops-Stortford died after 1545.¹

     Also called Ernst "der Bekenner", Herzog zu Braunschweig - Lüneburg.² Ernst I, Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg was born in 1497 at Ulzen.¹ He was the son of Heinrich VII, Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Margarete of Saxony.^2,3 Ernst I, Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg died in 1546 at Celle at age 49 years.¹

     Anthonis Gerritsz Middagh was born circa 1483.¹ He married Aleydis Petersdr.¹ Anthonis Gerritsz Middagh died after 1546.¹

     Philippine de Geldern was born circa 1465?. She married René II, duc de Lorraine, son of Frédéric VI, comte de Vaudémont and Yolande d' Anjou, in 1485; His 2nd.¹ Philippine de Geldern died in 1547.¹

     Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Surrey was the successor of Thomas, 4th Earl of Surrey, 3rd Duke of Norfolk; 4th Earl of Surrey. Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Surrey was born in 1517. He was the son of Thomas, 4th Earl of Surrey, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Stafford.¹ Earl of Surrey at England in 1524. Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Surrey became Earl of Surrey when his father became Duke of Norfolk in 1524. He married Frances de Vere, daughter of John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, in 1532.¹ Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Surrey died on 21 January 1547 at Tower Hill, London, England, at age 30 years. The most serious charge was that Surrey had incorporated the arms of Edward the Confessor into his own. His accusers said that proved he was aiming at the crown. The charges were ridiculous. The Howards had a right to the arms of Edward the Confessor and Surrey's ancestors had worn them without being charged with treason. As was the usual custom of the time for nobles convicted of treason, the sentence was modified to simple beheading.

     Henry VIII, King of England was so described: Six feet tall, powerfully built, and a tireless athlete, huntsman, and dancer.¹ He was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich, near London, England.¹ He was the son of Henry VII, King of England and Elizabeth of York.¹ Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1494 and 1509.² Henry VIII, King of England was installed as a member of the Order of the Garter, #246, on 17 May 1495.² A contract for the marriage of Henry VIII, King of England and infanta Catalina de Aragón was signed in 1502.³ King of England between 21 April 1509 and 28 January 1547.¹ Henry VIII, King of England married infanta Catalina de Aragón, daughter of Fernando II "el Católico", rey de Aragón and Isabella I "la Católica", reina de Castilla y León, on 11 June 1509 at Grey Friars Church, Greenwich, England; 4th cousins. His 1st. Her 2nd (widow).^3,4 Henry VIII, King of England appealed to Rome for an annulment on the grounds that his marriage to Catherine had violated the biblical prohibition against a union between a man and his brother's widow in 1527.³ He was a witness where infanta Catalina de Aragón appealed to Pope Clement VII, contending that her marriage to Henry was valid because the previous marriage to Arthur had never been consummated in 1527.³ Henry VIII, King of England and infanta Catalina de Aragón were divorced in July 1531.³ Henry VIII, King of England married Anne Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Elizabeth Howard, on 25 January 1533 at Westminster, London, England; 6th cousins. His 2nd.^5,6 Henry VIII, King of England made his secret marriage to Anne Boleyn public on Easter of that year on 13 April 1533.⁵ The marriage of Henry VIII, King of England and infanta Catalina de Aragón was annulled on 23 May 1533; Annulled by Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer.³ Henry VIII, King of England married Jane Seymour, daughter of John Seymour of Wolf Hall and Marjery Wentworth, on 30 May 1536 at York Palace, England; 5th cousins. His 3rd.^5,7 Henry VIII, King of England married Anne of Cleves on 6 January 1540 at Greenwich, England; His 4th.⁸ The marriage of Henry VIII, King of England and Anne of Cleves was annulled on 9 July 1540; Annulled by an Anglican convocation.⁹ Henry VIII, King of England married Katherine Howard, daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, on 28 July 1540 at Hampton Court Palace, England; 6th cousins. His 5th.¹⁰ Henry VIII, King of England married Catherine Parr, daughter of Sir Thomas Parr, on 12 July 1543; 5th cousins. His 6th. Her 3rd (widow).¹¹ Henry VIII, King of England was the predecessor of Edward VI, King of England and Ireland; King of England and Ireland.¹² Henry VIII, King of England died on 28 January 1546/47 at London, England, at age 55 years and 7 months.^1,2 Henry VIII, King of England was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, France. His Order of the Garter stall plate is in South 5.²

     François I "le Père", roi de France was born on 12 September 1494 at Cognac, France.² He was the son of Charles, comte d' Orléans and Louise de Savoie.² François I "le Père", roi de France was the successor of Louis XII "le Père du Peuple", roi de France; King of France.³ François I "le Père", roi de France married Claude de France, daughter of Louis XII "le Père du Peuple", roi de France and Anne, duchesse de Bretagne, in 1514.² King of France between 1 January 1515 and 1547.² François I "le Père", roi de France was the predecessor of Henri II, roi de France; King of France. François I "le Père", roi de France died on 31 March 1547 at Rambouillet, France, at age 52 years, 6 months and 19 days.²

     Catherine Parr was born in 1512.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Parr.¹ Catherine Parr married Henry VIII, King of England, son of Henry VII, King of England and Elizabeth of York, on 12 July 1543; 5th cousins. His 6th. Her 3rd (widow).¹ Catherine Parr died on 7 September 1548 at age 36 years. She died in childbirth.^1,2

     Christine of Saxony was born in 1505.¹ She was the daughter of Georg "der Bärtige", Herzog von Sachsen.² Christine of Saxony married Philipp I "der Großmütigen", Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel, son of Wilhelm II, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel and Anna of Mecklenburg, on 11 December 1523 at Dresden.¹ Christine of Saxony died in 1549 at age 44 years.¹

     Claude I, duc de Guise was born in 1496.³ He was the son of René II, duc de Lorraine and Philippine de Geldern.² Claude I, duc de Guise married Antoinette de Bourbon-Vendôme, daughter of François, comte de Vendôme, in 1513.² Claude I, duc de Guise died in 1550 at age 54 years.³

     Marjery Wentworth was the daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlestead and Anne Say.² Marjery Wentworth married John Seymour of Wolf Hall.² Marjery Wentworth died in October 1550.¹

     Thomas Chandler of Bishops-Stortford was born circa 1475.¹ He was probably a chandler by occupation as well as name.¹ He died circa 31 January 1550/51.¹

     William Kerrich of Saxsted was of Saxsted at Suffolk, England.¹ He was born circa 1480 at Suffolk, England.¹ He was the son of William Kerrich of Saxsted.¹ William Kerrich of Saxsted owned lands in Earl-Soham, Framlingham, and Monk-Soham in 1504 at Suffolk, England.¹ He inherited from his father a tenement, with lands in Saxsted, in 1504 at Suffolk, England.¹ He paid a lay subsidy in goods, taxed 10d. In 1545/46 at 37 Henry VIII, Saxsted, Suffolk, England.² He left a will on 10 September 1551.³ He died between 10 September 1551 and 9 May 1552 at Suffolk, England.¹ His estate was probated on 9 May 1552.⁴

     Sir John Wright of Kelvedon Hall was a member of Henry the VIII's House of Lords.⁴ He was a very useful servant to King Henry VIII in his fight with the Pope and became quite wealthy through support from the King.³ He was born on 12 July 1488 at Dagenhams Manor, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England.^1,2,5 He was the son of John Wright and Agnes (?).^2,3 Sir John Wright of Kelvedon Hall married Olive Hubbard, daughter of Samuel Hubbard and Katherine Wright, on 17 March 1509 at Dagenhams Manor, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England.^5,6 Arms: Azure, two bars argent, in chief a leopards face purpure.⁷ Sir John Wright of Kelvedon Hall was granted arms on 20 June 1509.² He was a Yeoman before 1522 at South Weald, Essex, England.⁸ He bought Kelvedon Hall, the tenancy to a former monastery estate, for £493 6s 8d for from Richard Bolles in 1538 at Kelvedon Hatch, Hundred Of Ongar, Essex, England.^8,3,9 He left a will on 25 September 1551 at Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England; "In the Name of God, Amen. 25 Sept 1551 of Kellydon Essex, Yoeman. Beying in bode feble and weak yet of pfect mynde make my will, etc. Soul to God. Body to be buried within the Chancell of Kellydon Church."¹⁰ He died on 5 October 1551 at Dagenhams Manor, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England, at age 63 years, 2 months and 23 days.^1,2,5 His estate was probated on 21 November 1551 at Stapleford Abbots, England.¹⁰ Sir John Wright of Kelvedon Hall was buried in the chancel of Kellydon Church, Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England.^1,2,10,9

     Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset was the successor of Gilbert (de Clare), 7th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford; 7th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford.^2,3 Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset was born circa 1500.¹ He was the son of John Seymour of Wolf Hall and Marjery Wentworth.¹ 8th Earl of Hertford between 1537 and 1552.⁴ Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset died on 22 January 1552 at Tower Hill, London, England. He was beheaded.¹

     John Irby Gent. was born in 1520 at Odell, Bedfordshire, England.² He was the son of Anthony Irby and Alice Bountayne.² John Irby Gent. married Rose Overton, daughter of Guthlac Overton Gent. and Olive Browne, in 1539 at Kirnton, Bedfordshire, England.^1,2 John Irby Gent. died on 10 April 1553 at England at age 33 years.^1,2

     Edward VI, King of England and Ireland was the successor of Henry VIII, King of England; King of England.² Edward VI, King of England and Ireland was born on 12 October 1537 at London, England.¹ He was the son of Henry VIII, King of England and Jane Seymour.¹ King of England and Ireland between 28 January 1547 and 6 July 1553.¹ Edward VI, King of England and Ireland was the predecessor of Mary I "the Catholic", Queen of England; Queen of England.² Edward VI, King of England and Ireland died on 6 July 1553 at London, England, at age 15 years, 8 months and 24 days. He died of tuberculosis.¹

     Arms: Quarterly, 1st, argent a fesse and a chevron in chief gules; 2nd, argent a crescent within a bordure invecked sable; 3rd, per pale or and gules a fess between three leopards faces countercharged; 4th, argent a fess between three hawks' hoods gules.^2,3 Also called Stephen Kyrton.⁴ Stephen Kirton, Alderman of London was born in 1510.¹ He was the son of John Kirton of Hampshire and Margaret White.¹ Stephen Kirton, Alderman of London married Margaret Offley, daughter of William Offley and Elizabeth Dillorne, circa 1532.¹ Stephen Kirton, Alderman of London was Merchant Taylor.⁴ He was Master of the Merchant Taylors in 1542/43.⁴ Alderman of Cheap Ward between 1549 and 1553.⁴ He left a will on 1 February 1552.⁵ He died in August 1553 at age 43 years.⁴ His will was proved on 9 August 1553 .⁴

     Also called John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony.² Johann Friedrich I "der Grossmütige", Kurfürst von Sachsen was born in 1503 at Torgau.¹ He was the son of Johann "der Beständige", Kurfürst von Sachsen.² Johann Friedrich I "der Grossmütige", Kurfürst von Sachsen was deprived of the electorate in 1547.² He died in 1554 at age 51 years.²