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     Richard Wydevill, 1st Earl Rivers was born circa 1405.² He was the son of Richard Wydevill and Joan Bedlisgate. He married Jacquetta de Luxembourg, daughter of Pierre I de Luxembourg, Comte de St. Pol, Brienne et Conservan and Marguerite del Balso, between 16 September 1435 and 23 March 1436.² He died on 12 August 1469 executed.²
     He was also known as Richard Woodville.³ He gained the title of 1st Earl Rivers in 1466.

     René I 'the Good', Duc d'Anjou was born on 16 January 1408 at Chateau d'Angers. He was the son of Louis II, Duc d'Anjou and Yolande de Aragón.² He married Isabel de Lorraine, daughter of Charles I, Duc de Lorraine and Margaret von Bayern, on 24 October 1420. He died on 10 July 1480 at age 72.
     He succeeded to the title of Duc de Lorraine in 1431.³ He succeeded to the title of Comte de Provence in 1434.¹ He succeeded to the title of Duc d'Anjou in 1434.⁴ He gained the title of King René I of Naples and Sicily.⁴ He gained the title of Duc de Bar.²

     Isabella de Clare, Countess of Pembroke is the daughter of Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Aoife MacMorrough. She married William Marshal, son of John FitzGilbert and Sybil de Salisbury, in August 1189 at London, England.
     She gained the title of 4th Countess of Pembroke [E., 1138], suo jure.²

     Joachim Friedrich Kurfürst von Brandenburg was born on 27 January 1546. He was the son of Johann Georg Kurfürst von Brandenburg and Sophie Prinzessin von Liegnitz.² He married, firstly, Catherine Prinzessin von Brandenburg-Küstrin, daughter of Johann I Markgraf von Brandenburg-Küstrin and Katherine Herzogin von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, on 8 January 1570. He married, secondly, Eleonore von Hohenzollern, daughter of Albrecht Friedrich Herzog in Preußen and Marie Eleonore von der Mark-Kleve, on 23 October 1603. He died on 18 July 1608 at age 62. He was also reported to have died on 28 July 1608.
     He gained the title of Kurfürst von Brandenburg in 1598.

     Sir Henry Pole, 1st Lord Montagu was born circa 1492.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Richard Pole and Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury.¹ He married Jane Neville, daughter of Sir George Neville, 2nd Lord Abergavenny and Margaret Fenne, before May 1520.² He died on 9 January 1538/39, beheaded.²
     He was invested as a Knight in 1513.² He was created 1st Lord Montagu [England] on 12 October 1514.^1,2 He held the office of Steward of Manors belonging to Tewkesbury Abbey in 1526.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Somerset between 1530 and 1538.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire between 1530 and 1538.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dorset between 1530 and 1538.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Sussex between 1530 and 1538.² On 4 November 1538 at Tower of London, The City, London, England, he was imprisoned.² On 2 December 1538 he was attainted and all his honours were forfeited.²

     Margaret of Scotland, Countess of Hereford was born circa 1140. She was the daughter of Henry of Huntingdon, Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne.^1,2 She married, firstly, Conan IV de Bretagne, Duc de Bretagne, son of Alain II de Treguier, Earl of Richmond and Berthe de Bretagne, between 1159 and 1160.³ She married, secondly, Humphrey de Bohun, son of Humphrey de Bohun and Margaret of Gloucester, before Easter 1171. She died in 1201. She was buried at Sawtrey Abbey, Hampshire, England.

     Thomas de Holand, 2nd/5th Earl of Kent was born circa 1351.³ He was the son of Thomas de Holand, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent.³ He married Alice FitzAlan, daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel and Lady Eleanor Plantagenet, circa 10 April 1364.³ He died on 25 April 1397.³
     He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Kent [E., 1360] on 27 December 1360.¹ He was invested as a Knight in 1367.³ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1376.³ He held the office of Marshal of England from March 1379/80 to 1385.³ He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Kent [E., 1321] on 8 August 1385.³ He succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Wake [E., 1295] on 8 August 1385.³

     Johann Sigismund Kurfürst von Brandenburg was born on 8 November 1572. He was the son of Joachim Friedrich Kurfürst von Brandenburg and Catherine Prinzessin von Brandenburg-Küstrin.² He married Anne von Hohenzollern, daughter of Albrecht Friedrich Herzog in Preußen and Marie Eleonore von der Mark-Kleve, in 1594.³ He died in 1619.¹
     He succeeded to the title of Kurfürst von Brandenburg in 1608.³

     Sihtric Caech, King of Northumbria married Saint Edith (?), daughter of Eadweard I, King of Wessex and Ecgwyn (?), on 30 January 926 at Tamworth, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He died in 927.¹
     He gained the title of King of Northumbria.¹

     Roger de Mortimer was born on 24 March 1393.¹ He was also reported to have been born on 4 March 1393. He was the son of Roger de Mortimer, 4th Earl of March and Alianore de Holand, Countess of March. He died circa 1409.¹