On this day in history, 1st January...
1463 - Probable birthdate of Silvestro Gigli, diplomat and Bishop of Worcester, at Lucca in Italy. Gigli was nominated as Bishop of Worcester in December 1498, and enthroned in April 1499.
1511 - Birth of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII. See http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/birth-of-henry-duke-of-cornwall-new-years-day-1511/
1514 - Death of Louis XII of France, less than three months after his marriage to Mary Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII. He did not have a son, and so was succeeded by Francis I, his cousin's son and the husband of Louis' daughter, Claude. Louis was buried in Saint Denis Basilica.
1537 - Marriage of James V of Scotland and Madeleine de Valois, daughter of Francis I, at Notre Dame in Paris.
1540 - Henry VIII met his bride-to-be, Anne of Cleves, at Rochester. Following the great chivalric tradition, Henry disguised himself and attempted to kiss her, but a shocked Anne did not recognise him as King. It was a disastrous first meeting, and Henry was sorely disappointed that she could not recognise him as her true love. Seehttp://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-of-cleves-meets-henry-viii-1-january-1540/
1556 - Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York, became Mary I's Lord Chancellor.
1463 - Probable birthdate of Silvestro Gigli, diplomat and Bishop of Worcester, at Lucca in Italy. Gigli was nominated as Bishop of Worcester in December 1498, and enthroned in April 1499.
1511 - Birth of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII. See http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/birth-of-henry-duke-of-cornwall-new-years-day-1511/
1514 - Death of Louis XII of France, less than three months after his marriage to Mary Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII. He did not have a son, and so was succeeded by Francis I, his cousin's son and the husband of Louis' daughter, Claude. Louis was buried in Saint Denis Basilica.
1537 - Marriage of James V of Scotland and Madeleine de Valois, daughter of Francis I, at Notre Dame in Paris.
1540 - Henry VIII met his bride-to-be, Anne of Cleves, at Rochester. Following the great chivalric tradition, Henry disguised himself and attempted to kiss her, but a shocked Anne did not recognise him as King. It was a disastrous first meeting, and Henry was sorely disappointed that she could not recognise him as her true love. Seehttp://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-of-cleves-meets-henry-viii-1-january-1540/
1556 - Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York, became Mary I's Lord Chancellor.
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