On this day in history, 4th September... 1504 – Birth of Antoine de Noailles, soldier and French diplomat at the English court in Mary Is reign, at Château de la Fage. 1539 - William, Duke of Cleves, signed the marriage treaty promising his sister, Anne of Cleves, in marriage to King Henry VIII. The Duke then sent the treaty to England, where it was ratified and concluded by early October. 1550 – Death of Sir Thomas Paston, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber in the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. 1590 – Death of Sir James Croft, Lord Deputy of Ireland, member of Parliament and conspirator. Croft was one of the leaders of Wyatts Rebellion in 1554, but although he was sentenced to death for treason, he was eventually released and pardoned. He served Elizabeth I as Comptroller of the Household, but was imprisoned briefly in her reign for negotiating with the Duke of Parma without permission. Croft was buried at Westminster Abbey, in the Chapel of St John the Evangelist. 1588 - Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester died at his lodge at Cornbury, near Woodstock in Oxfordshire. See elizabethfiles/4-september-1588-the-death-of-robert-dudley-earl-of-leicester/5912/ On a personal note, on this day in 1997 I gave birth to my first child, a son Christian - Happy 17th birthday Christian!
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