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1996 Albrecht Luitpold Michael Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 91
1996 George Ian Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl, dies at 64 1996 David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick, dies at 61 1995 Henry A Walter Richard Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland, dies at 42 1994 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Norm Duke 1994 56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Arkansas Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72 1994 Edward Duke, actor (Decadence, Silver Bears), dies of cancer at 40 1993 Doris Duke, heiress (American Tobacco Co), dies at 80 1992 Duke Robbins, entertainer, dies of pneumonia at 71 1992 James Duke Mason, son of singer Belinda Carlisle and Morgan Mason 1992 Vladimir K Romanov, Grand Duke/Rus pretender to the throne, dies at 74 1992 54th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Michigan 71-51 1991 Grand duke Vladimir Kirillovitsj returns to St. Petersburg 1991 53rd NCAA Mens Basketball Champion: Duke Bluedevils beats Kansas 72-65 1990 52nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Nevada-LV beats Duke 103-73 1986 48th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Duke 72-69 1986 Amedeo, Belgium, son of princess Astrid/arch duke Lorenz 1985 Claude Stroud, actor (Hobart-Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78 1984 Belgian princess Astrid marries arch duke Otto L van Austrian-Este 1984 John Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85 1984 Brussels princess Astrid marries arch duke Lorenz of Austrian-Este 1981 Duke Ellington-musical "Sophisticated Ladies," premieres in New York City 1978 40th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Duke 94-88 1978 Tango Duke, dies in Australia at 42; oldest known thoroughbred horse 1975 John McGiver, actor (Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show), dies at 61 1974 Alexander PGR duke of Ulster, son of English prince Richard 1974 Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/baron Culloden, dies at 74 1974 Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75 1972 Apollo astronauts John Young and Charles Duke ride on Moon 1972 John Young and Charles Duke explores Moon (Apollo 16) 1972 Apollo 16's Young and Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2 1970 Nicholas CEJ Windsor, son of English prince Edward, duke of Kent 1969 Vernon Duke, songwriter, composer, memorable songs 'Take a Chance on Love', 'April in Paris', dies at 65 1968 Duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1912, 1920, 1924 Olympics, dies at 77 1967 Jean Bartholomew, Queens, New York, LPGA golfer, 1989 Duke U Champ 1967 Philippa Duke Schuyler, composer, dies at 35 1965 Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown and the Green Apple," premieres 1964 Jean becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1964 26th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Duke 98-83 1963 New York Met Duke Snider hits his 400th home run 1963 New York Mets purchase Duke Snider from the Dodgers for $40,000 1961 English prince Edward, Duke of Kent, weds Katharine Worsley 1960 Prince Andrew, Albert Christian Edward, of Britain/Duke of York 1959 "Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements 1957 Duke Snider's 39th and 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field 1954 Guy Innes-Ker duke of Roxburghe, English large landowner 1954 Robin Duke, born in Toronto, Canada, comedienne, SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise 1954 Catherine Bach, born in Warren, Ohio, actress played Daisey Duke on the Dukes of Hazzard 1953 Henry Percy, 11th duke of Northumberland, godchild of Elizabeth II 1951 Gerald Grosvenor, English 6th duke of Westminster/billionaire 1950 Tom Powers of Duke scores 6 touchdowns 1948 Charles PAG, prince of Wales/duke of Cornwall 1948 Alexander Hood, born in England, Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, 7th Duke of Bronte, investment banker, descendent of William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson 1947 Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten 1946 Patty Duke, Anna Marie, born in Elmhurst, New York, actress, Miracle Worker 1946 Buddy Miles, born in Omaha, Nebraska, George Allen Miles, Jr., drummer, member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, played with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon 1946 George Duke, born in San Rafael, California, rocker 1944 Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen 1944 Richard A W G, English prince/duke of Gloucester 1943 Bill Duke, actor, Bird on a Wire, Predator 1942 Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, viceroy (Ethiopia), dies at 43 1942 Rose Bowl played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat, Oregon - 20, Duke - 16 1941 Premier Winston Churchill travels to U.S. on board HMS Duke of York 1941 Duane Duke Sims, baseball player 1941 Jackson Hill, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer, vocal music, teacher, Ph.D. Musicology, teacher, Duke University, Bucknell University 1941 Duke Ellington 1st records "Take the A Train" 1940 Duke, Latouche and Felter's musical premieres in New York City 1939 Albrecht MAPJ, duke of Wurttemberg/general (WW II), dies at 73 1937 12th duke of Argyll, Scottish Campbell-captain/large landowner 1937 Gene Chandler, Eugene Dixon, Chicago, rocker, Duke of Earl 1937 Duke of Windsor (Edward 8) weds Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson in France 1936 King Edward VIII marries Mrs. Wallis Simpson; abdicates throne Duke of York becomes King George VI 1935 Abdul "Duke" Fakir, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Four Tops 1935 Edward GNPP, English prince/duke of Kent 1935 Eddie Applegate, Wyncote, Pennsylvania, actor, Richard-Patty Duke Show 1935 Charles M. Duke, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brigadier General USAF and astronaut, Apollo 16 1935 James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1934 Vernon Duke and James Hanley's musical premieres in New York City 1934 David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick 1934 "Cocktails For Two," by Duke Ellington hits #1 1933 1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington 1933 Luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60 1931 Philippa Duke Schuyler, composer 1931 Emanuele F duke of Aosta, Italian WW I-general/fascist, dies at 62 1931 "Against Iain" duke of Atholl, English large landowner 1931 Duke and Duchess of Kent wed 1929 10th duke of Richmond, English large landowner/art collector 1929 Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, born John Marshall Alexander, Jr., singer, member of the B.B. King band, signed to Duke Records, toured with Willa Mae "Big Mama" Thornton 1928 Frederik II W, grand duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71 1928 11th duke of Beaufort, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1928 David Somerset, born in England, David Robert Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, British peer, criticized for accepting public funds on riverbed land granted to his dukedom 400 years ago 1927 Duke Ellington opens at Cotton Club in Harlem 1926 Edwin "Duke" Snider, Brooklyn Dodger centerfielder, 406 home runs 1926 Duke Snider, American Athlete 1926 John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, born in England, 11th Duke of Marlborough, justice of the peace, cousin of Sir Winston Churchill 1926 11th duke of Marlborough, English large landowner 1923 Duke of Buccleuch, British large landowner/art collector 1922 William Schallert, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Patty Duke Show, Get Smart 1922 Neville Duke, English test pilot 1921 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 1964- 1921 Philip Mountbatten, born in Greece, Duke of Edinburgh/Prince, Mr. Elizabeth II 1921 Jean BMRLAAM d'Aviano, grand duke of Luxembourg, 1964- 1920 Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector 1919 Duke of Rutland, British land owner/multimillionaire 1919 Hugh FitzRoy, born in Cape Town, South Africa, 11th Duke of Grafton, Deputy Lieutenant, KG, patrilineal descendant of King Charles II's third eldest illegitimate son 1919 Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington and bandleader 1918 Bathe: grand duke Frederik II resigns 1918 Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian murderer of arch duke Ferdinand, dies at 22 1916 Grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising 1915 Angier Biddle Duke, New York City, U.S. Ambassador, Spain 1915 Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, born in England, 17th Duke of Norfolk, The Most Notable Order of the Garter, Royal Victorian Order, awarded Military Cross 1915 8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 1915 John Egerton, born in England, born John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, served with British Expeditionary Force, captured at St. Valery, spent four years in a prisoner of war camp 1913 John McGiver, New York City, actor, Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show 1912 Doris Duke, New York City, heiress, American Tobacco Co 1912 Doris Duke, New York City, multi-millionaire, American Tobacco heiress 1907 Frederich I W L, Grand Duke of Baden (1856-1907), dies at 81 1907 Lawrence Brown, U.S. trombonist, Duke Ellington Orchestra 1905 Adolf WAKF, duke of Nassau/grand duke of Luxembourg, dies at 88 1905 Albrecht Luitpold G Ferdinand Michael Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria 1904 Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan) 1903 Vernon Duke, born in Parafianovka, Belarus, Vladimir Dokelsky, songwriter, composer, memorable songs 'Take a Chance on Love', 'April in Paris', music was performed by Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra 1900 Queen Wilhelmina leaves duke Heinrich "Henry" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1900 Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/earl of Ulters 1900 Aimone duke of Spoleta and Aosta, Italian king of Croatia, 1941-43 1899 John Woods Duke, composer 1899 Duke Ellington, Washington D.C., Edward Kennedy, bandleader, Take A Train 1898 Amedeo duke of Aosta, viceroy of Ethiopia/Governor-General of Italian East-Africa 1896 Louis CPR of Orleans, French duke (chosen king of Belgian), dies at 81 1896 Gilbert and Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London 1895 G B "Duke" Keats, hockey hall of famer, elected 1958 1895 Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at 77 1894 Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian assassin, arch duke Ferdinand 1893 Ernst II, duke of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93)/composer, dies at 75 1890 Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer, Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24 1889 Felix Aylmer, actor, Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St. Joan 1878 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43 1878 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75 1876 Hendrik W A E, duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin/king of Netherlands 1873 Luigi A, duke of the Abruzzes, Italy, explorer/climber, Mount St. Elias 1869 Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general, WW I, fascist 1868 Alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies 1868 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02 1867 Maximilian F J, Austrian arch duke/Emperor of Mexico, dies 1865 Albrecht MAPJ, duke of Wurttemberg/general-Field Marshal 1860 Grand duke Frederik I liberalizes laws in Bathe 1852 Duke U, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College 1852 State funeral of duke of Wellington (London) 1852 Arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington, dies at 83 1851 Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80 1845 Amadeus I FM, duke of Aosta/king of Spain, 1870-73 1844 Louis-Antoine, the Bourbon, French duke of Angoulame, dies 1842 Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach 1841 King/grand duke Willem II installs Order of Eikenkroon 1838 Basil Wilson Duke, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1838 Charles-Maurice duke of Talleyrand-Perigord, French bishop, dies at 84 1833 Kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel of Bathe, murdered at 21 1830 Duke of Wellington opens Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1828 Charles Augustus, grand duke of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach, dies 1828 Charles, Duke of Prussia, dies at 70 1827 Duke of Wellington appointed British supreme commander 1827 Frederick of York, English duke/bishop/general, dies at 63 1826 Frederich I W L, Grand Duke of Baden, 1856-1907 1822 Albert-Kasimir, duke of Saxon-Teschen/governor of Hungary, dies at 83 1820 Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 1818 Ernst II, duke of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha, 1844-93, composer 1817 Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria, Battle at Custozza 1817 Adolf WAKF, grand duke of Luxembourg, 1890-1905 1815 Frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick (1813-15), dies in battle 1814 Louis CPR van Orleans, French duke of Nemours 1812 Duke of Wellington seizes Burgos Spain 1812 Duke of Wellington's troops enter Madrid 1812 Duke of Wellington defeats French at Battle of Salamanca, Spain 1812 Kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel van Bathe 1809 Battle at Aspern-Essling: Austrian arch duke Karl beats Napoleon 1809 Battle at Eckmuhl - Napoleon beats Austria arch duke Karl 1799 Duke of York and Russians capture Alkmaar in Netherlands 1793 Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France, dies at 80 1788 Louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92 1788 Louis E van Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Austrian duke, dies at 69 1780 Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen South Netherlands, dies at 67 1778 Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X 1775 Louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angoulame/General of France 1773 Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71 1772 Ernst J earl van/of Biron, Russian duke of Courland, dies at 82 1772 Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Netherlands, 1814-40 1771 Frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick, 1813-15 1771 Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover, 1837-51 1769 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British Prime Minister, C, 1828-30 1769 Arthur Wellesley, General/Duke of Wellington 1768 Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st duke of Newcastle, dies at 75 1768 Edouard Mortier, French general, duke, prime minister, 1834-35 1766 Stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies 1765 Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies 1765 William August duke of Cumberland, English supreme commander, dies at 44 1764 Austrian arch duke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king 1763 Frederick of York, English duke/bishop of Osnabruck 1757 Charles X, Versailles France, Duke of Prussia 1757 Battle at Hastenbeck: French army beats duke of Cumberland 1754 Duke of Newcastle becomes English premier 1754 Charles-Maurice duke of Talleyrand-Perigord, French bishop/premier, 1815 1746 Battle at Culloden Moor: Duke of Cumberland beats "James VIII and III" 1745 Duke of Toscane chosen German emperor Frans I Stefanus 1743 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/Field Marshal, dies at 64 1741 Jozef II, arch duke of Austria/RC German emperor, 1765-90 1738 Albert-Kasimir, duke of Saxon/viceroy of Hungary/Netherlands 1737 Johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55 1737 de' Medici, last Medici-grand duke of Toscane, dies 1736 Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye, dies at 72 1735 August Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton/English premier 1734 Duke of Berwick, French general strategist, dies in battle 1731 Charles Farnese becomes duke of Parma/Piacenza 1730 Duke Victor Amadeus XI of Savoye resigns 1726 Cardinal Fleury succeeds duke of Bourbon as French premier 1724 Duke of Newcastle becomes English minister of Foreign Affairs 1723 Philip, French duke of Orleans, regent 1715 - 1723, Prime Minister 1723, dies 1721 William August duke of Cumberland, English army leader 1718 Louis E of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Thick Duke, Austrian duke 1716 Duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia and marries Czar Peter the Great's niece 1714 French and Spanish troops under duke of Berwick occupy Barcelona 1714 Karel, duke of Berry/French heir to the throne, dies 1714 Anton Ulrich, German duke of Brunswick/poet, dies at 80 1714 Duke of Berry, French King Louis XIV's grandson, dies 1713 Louis Duke de Noailles, marshal of France 1712 Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen 1712 Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies 1711 Duke of Marlborough fired as English army commander 1711 Arch duke Karel of Austria/Hungarian rebellion sign Peace of Szatmar 1707 Anne Jules duke the Noailles, marshal of France (huguenot), dies at 57 1704 Duke of Marlborough beats French and Bavarians at Blenheim 1703 English army under arch duke Charles of Austria lands in Portugal 1703 Caffarelli, Gaetano Majorano, Italian castra singer/duke 1696 Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal 1695 Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies 1694 Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoye attacks Casale 1693 Thomas Pelham-Holles 1st duke of Newcastle, English minister of finance 1692 Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king 1690 Ernst J earl van Biron, Russian duke of Koerland/regent of Ivan VI 1690 Friedrich H duke van Schomberg, marshal, dies in battle at 75 1690 Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lotharingen/Austrian Field Marshal, dies 1690 Charles, duke of Lutherans, dies 1688 Duke of Savoye signs on to League of Augsburg 1687 George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59 1686 Louis II Conde, duke of Bourbon, dies at 65 1685 James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles 2, executed 1685 Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth 1685 James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic king James II 1683 English Whig-leader duke of Monmouth flees to Holland 1682 William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York 1682 Duke James of York gives Delaware to William Penn 1682 Johan W. van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat, baron and duke 1681 1st recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher) 1679 Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish 1678 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/Field Marshal, Union of 1707 1675 Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75), dies at 40 1673 Charles II's brother duke James of York resigns as Lord High Admiral 1665 Duke of York defeats Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft 1663 Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Netherlands 1660 Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French king Louis XIII, dies at 51 1656 Johan IV, duke of Braganea/king of Portugal (1640-56), dies at 52 1652 Duke of Orleans joins Fronde rebels 1651 Maximilian I, duke/ruler of Bayern (Codex Maximilianus), dies at 78 1650 John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist 1650 Anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France, hugenot 1649 James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II 1648 Battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards 1647 French cardinal Mazarin and duke of Modena sign treaty against Milan 1647 Matthias Gallas, Austrian earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna, dies at 62 1644 Pope Urbanus VIII and duke of Parma signs Peace of Ferrara 1643 Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lorraine and field marshal in Austria 1641 Maximilien de Bethune duke of Sully, Prime Minister of France, dies at 81 1640 Duke of Braganca crowned King Johan IV of Portugal 1639 Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies 1638 Henri II, duke of Rohan-Gie, French hugenot leader, dies at 58 1638 Duke Bernard van Saksen-Weimar occupies Rheinfelden 1634 Charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy, 1638-75 1634 Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills duke Wallenstein 1634 Albrecht WE baron von Wallenstein, German duke, murdered at 50 1633 Anton Ulrich, German duke of Brunswick/Wolfenbuttel/poet 1632 Henri de Montmorency, French duke/plotter, beheaded 1632 Battle at Castelnaudary: Duke Henri de Montmorency's rebel army loses 1632 Battle at Nurnberg: Duke wallenstein beats Sweden 1632 Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM, 1690-1694, founder, Tories 1631 Peace of Cherasco: Charles de Gonzaga-Nevers becomes duke of Mantua 1630 Charles Emanuel I, the Great, Duke of Savoy (Peace of Lyon), dies 1629 French huguenot leader duke De Rohan signs accord with Spain 1628 George Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36 1628 Sweden and Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein 1628 George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham England 1623 Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts 1621 Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/Prime Minister of France, dies at 43 1621 Louis II Conde, Great Conde, duke of Bourbon, Rocroy 1619 Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia, dies at 47 1619 Duke Maximilian I and Emperor Ferdinand II signs Treaty of Munchen 1613 Heinrich Julius, von Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel, duke, dies 1612 Karel van Croij, prince of Chimay/Duke of Aarschot 1609 Johan Willem, duke of Julich/Cleef/Mark/Mountain/Ravensberg, dies 1608 Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general 1604 Claude de la Tremoille, French duke of Thouars/huguenot, dies 1599 Valencia arch duke Albrecht of Austrian marries Isabella of Spain 1598 Arch duke Albrecht and Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands 1598 French king Henri IV and duke van Mercour sign treaty 1598 Countess Charlotte of Nassau marries duke Claude de la Tremoille 1596 Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais 1595 Willem I's daughter of Elisabeth of Nassau marries duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Broth 1592 George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM, 1625-28 1592 George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral 1592 Willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75 1588 Duke Farneses troops ready for invasion of England 1588 Catholic League under duke Henri de Guise occupies Paris 1588 Duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris 1585 Duke van Parma's troops occupy Antwerp 1585 Antwerp surrenders after 8 months siege by duke of Parma 1585 King Henri III and Duke De Guise signs Treaty of Nemours: French Huguenots loose all freedoms 1584 Gent surrenders to duke of Parma 1584 Matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major 1583 Duke of Parma conquerors Aalst 1583 Duke French van Valois returns to France 1583 Brabant: duke of Parma beats French mercenaries 1582 French van Valois honored as duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen 1582 Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant 1581 Doornik surrenders to duke of Parma 1580 Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies 1580 Duke van Alva's army occupies Portugal 1579 Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 1579 Henri II, Duke de Rohan-Gie, French Huguenot leader 1579 Mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma 1579 Artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian 1578 Duke French van Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands 1578 Charles d'Albert duke of Luynes, premier of France/Governor of Picardie 1576 Rudolf II succeeds Maximilian II as arch duke of Austria 1574 Cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54 1573 Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged 1573 Don Luis de Requesensy Zuniga succeeds duke of Alva as land guardian of Netherlands 1573 Polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king 1573 Maximilian I, duke/ruler of Bayern, Catholic League 1573 Claude II, of Lotharingen, duke of Aumale/murdered Admiral Coligny, dies 1572 Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege for Haarlem 1572 Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia 1572 Spanish co-land guardian duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock 1572 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36 1569 Duke of Alva forces bishop Nicolaas van Nieuwland of Haarlem to resign 1569 Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots 1569 Duke of Norfolk arrested 1569 Pope Pius names Cosimo I de' Medici, grand duke of Toscane 1569 Duke van Alva leads "tenth penning" in Ponts the Ce 1568 Duke van Alva beheads 18 nobles in Brussels 1568 Duke of Alva, and 18 nobles, beheaded 1568 Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia, dies at 77 1568 In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw 1567 Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74 1567 Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands 1567 Duke of Alva's army enters Brussels Belgium 1566 Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva 1565 Catharina de Medici and Duke of Alva discuss Calvinism 1563 Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 1562 Antoine of Bourbon, duke of Vendome/huguenot, dies in battle at 47 1562 Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy 1560 Maximilien de Bethune, duke of Sully/baron of Rosny/Prime Minister of France 1560 Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot 1559 Albrecht, arch duke of Austrian/cardinal-archbishop of Toledo 1559 Duke of Montgomery wounds king Henri II during tournament 1558 French troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais 1556 Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant 1554 Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies 1554 Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed 1553 Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies 1553 Mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32 1552 Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason 1551 English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset re-arrested 1551 Henry III, duke of Anjou/king of Poland/France, 1573/4-89 1551 Treaty of Karlsburg: arch duke Ferdinand of Austria recognized as king of Hungary/Transsylvania 1551 Pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma 1551 English premier John Dudley appointed duke of Northumberland 1550 Henri Guise [le Balafre], French duke/leader, Catholic League 1550 Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 1550 English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed 1549 Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector and imprisoned 1545 Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat 1545 Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma 1543 Treaty of Venlo: Duke Willem of Gulik and Emperor Charles V 1543 Duke Willem of Gulik surrenders to emperor Charles V 1541 Duke Willem van Gulik of Gelre marries Jeanne d'Albret 1540 Emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan 1538 Charles van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies at 70 1538 Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth, 1572 1536 Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall 1528 Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland 1528 Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, the Generous, duke of Bavaria 1526 Philip III van Croij, duke of Aarschot/earl of Porcien 1525 Battle at Zabern: duke of Lutherans beats rebels 1524 Duke van Bourbon occupies Province 1524 Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 1524 Duke of Albany leaves Scotland 1524 Duke of Bourbon drives Admiral Bonnivet out of Milan 1522 Duke of Albany takes captured French back to Scotland 1521 Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62 1521 Treaty of Worms: Emperor Charles names his brother Ferdinand Arch duke of Netherlands-Austria 1521 Mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen, 1547-53 1515 George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles 1515 Antoine of Bourbon, duke of Vendome/king of Navarra 1515 Francois, Duke of Angoulame succeeds Louis XII as Francois I of France 1508 Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 1500 Albrecht III van Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon, dies at 57 1500 Duke Albrecht of Saxon beats Friese rebellion 1500 France captures duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan 1500 Battle at Novara: King Louis XII beats duke Ludovico Sforza 1500 Duke Ludovico Sforza's troops reconquer Milan 1496 Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise 1494 Gian Galeazzo, Italian duke of Milan (1476-94), dies 1493 Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France 1490 Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia 1490 Charles I, Duke of Savoy, dies at 21 1486 Charles III, Duke of Savoy 1484 Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered 1483 Duke of Gloucester appoints himself English king Richard III 1479 Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 1478 Duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel 1478 Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod 1477 Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies in battle at 39 1477 Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 1476 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered 1476 Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded 1476 Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg and duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children 1474 Duke Sigismund van Tirol ends contacts with Switzerland 1468 Treaty of Peronne: Duke Charles the Stoute and French king Louis XI 1468 Duke Charles the Stout marries Princess Margaretha of York 1468 Charles I, Duke of Savoy 1467 Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 70 1466 Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 1462 Arch duke Albrecht VI van Habsburg occupies Vienna 1461 Henry VI was deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses 1461 Battle at Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England 1452 Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, 1494 . .1500 1447 Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies 1443 Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon 1438 Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen 1433 Charles of Charolais, the Bold, Duke of Burgundy/polyglot 1430 Duke Philip the Good of Bourgondy visits Brussels 1430 Philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26 1430 Duke Philip the Good marries Isabella of Portugal 1427 Jan IV, duke of Brabant/Limburg/wife of Jacoba van Bayern, dies 1427 John IV, duke of Brabant, dies 1425 Duke John VI van Brabant pledges Holland/Zealand to Philip the Good 1425 Jan of Bavaria, liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies 1423 Arnold van Egmont becomes duke of Gelre 1423 Reinald IV, duke of Gelre and Gulik (Reinoud I), dies 1420 Duke John VI of Bavaria visits "Christ's bride"/virgin Liduina 1419 Jan zonder Vrees, duke of Burgundy/count of Flanders, murdered 1417 Louis IX, Duke of Bayern, University of Ingolstadt 1416 John, Duke of Berry, captain of Paris, dies 1415 John IV van Bourgondy becomes duke of Brabant/Limburg 1415 Anton van Bourgondie, French son of Philip the Stout/duke, dies at 31 1415 Eduard, duke of York, dies at 45 1409 John II, French duke of Aleneon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc 1407 Louis, duke of Orleans, murdered 1406 Anton van Bourgondies becomes duke of Brabant 1404 Albrecht of Bavaria, duke of Bavaria, dies at about 74 1404 Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 1404 Philips van Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant 1404 Philip, the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 62 1403 Jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg 1402 Gian Galeazzo Visconti, duke/tyrant of Milan (1395-1402), dies at 51 1399 John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile and Leon, dies at 58 1396 Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count 1396 Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy 1386 Battle at Sempach: Swiss beat duke Leopold III of Austria 1386 Duke Philip the Stout forms Council of Flanders 1384 Louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne 1384 Louis I, duke of Anjou/king of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies 1383 Wenceslaus, duke of Brabant, dies 1383 Amadeus VIII, duke of Savoye/last antipope, Felix V, 1439-48 1371 Reinald III, the Fat Duke, duke of Gelre (1343-61), dies at 38 1371 Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated 1371 John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior 1369 Duke Philip the Stout marries Margaretha van Male 1357 Flemish earl Louis and Luxembourg Duke Wenceslaus sign peace treaty 1356 Gautier de Brienne, duke of Athens/French supreme commander, dies 1355 Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies 1349 Duke of Brabant orders execution of all Jews in Brussels, accusing them of poisoning the wells 1347 Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies 1343 Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies 1342 Philip, the Bold, duke of Burgundy 1340 John duke of Berry, captain of Paris/art collector 1339 Louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples, Battle at Poitiers 1336 Eduard, Duke of Gelre, 1361-71, husband of Catharina of Bayern 1333 Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies 1330 Frederick (III), the Handsome, duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies 1320 Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland 1315 Battle at Morgarten: Swiss beat duke Leopold I of Austrian 1312 Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies 1312 Duke John II of Brabant ends Charter of Kortenberg 1307 Duke Henrik van Karinthie chosen king of Bohemia 1307 Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies 1298 Duke Albrecht von Habsburg chosen Roman Catholic German king 1294 John II becomes duke of Brabant/Limburg 1294 Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies 1268 Konradin von Hohenstaufen, duke of Zwaben, beheaded 1261 Hendrik, duke of Brabant (1248-61), dies 1248 Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies 1247 Hendrik IV, duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies 1246 Frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25 1235 Henry I, duke of Brabant, dies 1231 Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach, dies 1221 Frederik II, Strijdbare, duke of Austria 1202 Mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies 1195 Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies 1194 Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies 1190 Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies 1177 Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies 1174 Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach 1151 Geoffrey Plantagenet, earl of Anjou/duke of Normandy, dies at 38 1142 Godfried II, duke of Brabant/Netherlands-Lotharingen, dies 1139 Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies 1139 Walram II, duke of Limburg/Netherlands-Lutherans, dies 1139 Godfried II the Young becomes duke of Brabant 1139 Godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies 1138 Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, scheefmond, duke of Poland, dies 1134 Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies 1126 Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies 1125 Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg crowned as German king Lotharius III 1125 Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected king of Germany 1106 Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Netherlands-Lutherans 1101 Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Netherlands-Lutherans 1087 William I, The Conqueror, King of England/Duke of Normandy, dies 1085 Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria, dies at 70 1076 Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Netherlands-Lutherian, murdered 1069 Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies 1065 Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Netherlands-Lutherans (1046-65) 1058 Kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies 1044 Gothelo, duke of Netherlands-Lotharingen, dies 1035 Robert II/I, Duke of Normandy, dies 1033 Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine 1025 Boleslaw I Chobry, the brave, duke/king of Poland, dies 1024 Duke Koenraad II chosen German king 1023 Godfried I, duke of Netherlands-Lutherans, dies 965 Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 956 Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies 956 Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55 955 Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle 939 Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 936 Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies 936 Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII 929 Wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia, murdered 919 Duke Henry of Saxon becomes king Henry I of Oostfrankische rich 918 Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies 918 Koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42 911 Duke Koenraad I chosen German king 888 Duke Odo becomes king of West-France 767 Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II 714 Pippin II, of Heristal, Duke/prince of France, dies |
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