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, composer, dies at 65
1968 Duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-12, 20, 24), 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 HR
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
1947 Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten
1946 Patty Duke, [Anna Marie], Elmhurst, New York, actress, Miracle Worker
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 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., Charlotte, North Carolina, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut, Apol 16
1935 Duke of Montrose
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
1928 Frederik II W, grand duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71
1928 11th duke of Beaufort, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
1928 Duke of Beaufort
1927 Duke Ellington opens at Cotton Club in Harlem
1926 Edwin "Duke" Snider, Brooklyn Dodger centerfielder, 406 HRs
1926 Duke Snider, American Athlete
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 Duke of Grafton, KG
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 Duke of Norfolk
1915 8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
1915 Duke of Sutherland
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, composer
1902 Duke of Marlborough
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/gov-gen of Ital 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, Mt 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-fieldmarshal
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 Angoulˆme, 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, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1916
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 Neth, dies at 67
1778 Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X
1775 Louis-Antoine the Bourbon, French duke of Angoulˆme/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, Engl 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, Fr 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/fieldmarshal, 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 (1715-23)/PM (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, Engl 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 fieldmarshal, 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/fieldmarshal, 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-Neth
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, PM 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, 1690-94, /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/PM 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/gov 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 adm 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/PM 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 Neth-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 Angoulˆme 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/Neth-Lotharingen, dies
1139 Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies
1139 Walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-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 Neth-Lutherans
1101 Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-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 Neth-Lutherian, murdered
1069 Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies
1065 Frederik van Luxembourg, duke of Neth-Lutherans (1046-65)
1058 Kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies
1044 Gothelo, duke of Neth-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 Neth-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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