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Daniel De Massue, Seigneur De Rouvigny
Daniel de Massue, Seigneur de Rouvigny was a French nobleman born in 1577, and died in 1613. He was married to Madeleine de Pinot des Fontaines, by whom he had four children: * Rachel de Massue, mother of Rachel Wriothesley * Henri de Massue, 1st Marquis de Rouvigny Henri de Massue, 1st Marquis de Rouvigny (1603–1689) was a French diplomat. He was the eldest son of Daniel de Massue, Seigneur de Rouvigny and Madeleine de Pinot des Fontaines. A Protestant, in 1647 Rouvigny married Marie, a daughter of Pierr ... * Maximilien de Massue * Sarah de Massue The Seigneur was the son of Nicholas De Massue, a French gentleman, and brought rank and fame to his family. References {{reflist 1577 births 1603 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Wriothesley
Rachel, Lady Russell ( Wriothesley ; – 29 September 1723) was an English noblewoman, heiress, and author. Her second husband was William, Lord Russell, who was implicated in the Rye House Plot and later executed. A collection of the many letters she wrote to her husband and other distinguished men was published in 1773. Family and early years Lady Rachel was born in about 1636 at Titchfield, Hampshire, the second eldest daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, by his first wife, Rachel de Massue, daughter of Daniel de Massue, Seigneur de Rouvigny and Madeleine de Pinot des Fontaines. Lady Rachel received a religious upbringing, and remained throughout her life, a devout member of the Church of England. In her youth, she was described as having been remarkable for her elegance of form, personal beauty, and graceful manners. Marriages and issue In 1653, Lady Rachel married her first husband, Francis Vaughan, Lord Vaughan, the eldest son o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri De Massue, 1st Marquis De Rouvigny
Henri de Massue, 1st Marquis de Rouvigny (1603–1689) was a French diplomat. He was the eldest son of Daniel de Massue, Seigneur de Rouvigny and Madeleine de Pinot des Fontaines. A Protestant, in 1647 Rouvigny married Marie, a daughter of Pierre Tallemant, and had two sons, Henri and Pierre.David Carnegie Andrew Agnew, ''Protestant Exiles from France in the Reign of Louis XIV'', Volume 3, p. 143 Rouvigny served as the French ambassador to the English court from 1674 to 1677. Rouvigny had a sister, Rachel, who married Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, and was the mother of Elizabeth Wriothesley, Viscountess Campden, wife of Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough, and Rachel Wriothesley (c. 1636–1723), heiress of Bloomsbury, wife of William Russell, Lord Russell (1639–1683).Agnew, p. 143 In September 1685, Rouvigny travelled to France, meaning to live out his days there, but within a short time he had returned as a refugee. He died in England in 1689. His son H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1577 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 1577 ( MDLXXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 9 – The second Union of Brussels is formed, first without the Protestant counties of Holland and Zeeland (which is accepted by King Philip II of Spain), later with the Protestants, which means open rebellion of the whole of the Netherlands. * March 17 – The Cathay Company is formed, to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold. * May 28 – The ''Bergen Book'', better known as the ''Solid Declaration'' of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings, is published. The earlier version, known as the ''Torgau Book'' (1576), had been condensed into an ''Epitome''; both documents are part of the 1580 ''Book of Concord''. July–December * July 9 – Ludvig Munk is appointed Governor-General of Norway. * September 17 – The Treaty of Bergerac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
