On this day in history, 13th October... 1499 - Queen Claude of - TopicsExpress



          

On this day in history, 13th October... 1499 - Queen Claude of France, wife of Francis I, was born in Romorantin-Lanthenay. She was the eldest daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany. 1534 – Alessandro Farnese became Pope Paul III. 1549 – The Council abolished Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset’s Protectorate, and his membership of the Council. 1579 – Death of Sir William Drury, soldier and Lord Justice of Ireland, at Waterford, during Desmonds Rebellion. He was buried in Dublin, at St Patricks Cathedral. 1591 – Death of Sir Edward Waterhouse, administrator, at his estate, Woodchurch in Kent. Waterhouse served Elizabeth as Chancellor of the Exchequer and of the Green Wax in Ireland from October 1586 to October 1589.
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:39:00 +0000

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