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Sir Adrian Catholic Martyr Knight of The Bath Fortescue 1476–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Salden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 July 1539

Death Location: Beheaded On Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Fortescue

Mother: Alice Boleyn

Spouse(s): Ann Reade

Children(s): Elisabeth Fortescue

Sir Adrian Catholic Martyr Knight of The Bath Fortescue was born in 1476 in Salden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Fortescue And Alice Boleyn. Sir Adrian Catholic Martyr Knight of The Bath Fortescue married Ann Reade, and had children including Elisabeth Fortescue. Sir Adrian Catholic Martyr Knight of The Bath Fortescue passed away in 1539 in Beheaded On Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Adrian Catholic Martyr Knight of The Bath Fortescue was born in 1476 in Salden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Fortescue And Alice Boleyn.
  • Sir Adrian Catholic Martyr Knight of The Bath Fortescue married Ann Reade, and had children including Elisabeth Fortescue.
  • Sir Adrian Catholic Martyr Knight of The Bath Fortescue passed away in 1539 in Beheaded On Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Fortescue's Ancestors

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Sir Fortescue
1476–1539
Birth Place: Salden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Fortescue
1434–1500
Norfolk, England
Alice Boleyn
1438–1485
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
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Sir Fortescue's Descendants

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Sir (Adrian Catholic Martyr Knight of The Bath) Fortescue (1476–10 July 1539) m. Ann Reade (1510–5 January 1585)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Fortescue 1540–1600 m. Sir (Knight Thomas Bromley Lord Chancellor of) England 1530–1587
    1. 1. Lady (Jane Bromley FAG ID) 176313137 1566–1655 m. Thomas Dunham 1560–1652
      1. 1. John Dunham 1587–1669 m. Susanna Kaino 1586–1622
        1. 1. Thomas Denham 1621–1689 m. Sarah Bumpas 1631–1738
    2. 2. Anne Bromley 1570–1624
    3. 3. Henry Bromley 1556–1615
    4. 4. Muriel Bromley 1560–1630
    5. 5. Elizabeth Bromley 1566–1600

Sir Fortescue's Timeline

2 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Sir Adrian Catholic Martyr Knight of The Bath Fortescue in Salden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Salden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1539
10 July 1539
Age 63
Death of Sir Adrian Catholic Martyr Knight of The Bath Fortescue in Beheaded On Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Beheaded On Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Salden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1539
    Event Place: Beheaded On Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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