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Shelley MonumentPERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY monument : he died by drowning in a storm off the coast of Italy. Date: 1792 - 1822
Jas. Geo. Semple LisleJAMES GEORGE SEMPLE LISLE Adventurer in Brazil and elsewhere, died in prison in London. Date: 1759 - 1799
Filiberto Duke SavoyFILIBERTO I, duke of SAVOY son of Amadeo IX died young without issue Date: 1465 - 1482
First Earl SandwichEDWARD MONTAGU, first earl of SANDWICH distinguished naval commander who died by drowning when his ship caught fire while fighting the Dutch, Date: 1625 - 1672
Johannes SambucusJOANNES SAMBUCUS Hungarian scholar, died in Vienna. Date: 1531 - 1584
Scevole Sainte-MartheGAUCHER SCEVOLE de SAINTE- MARTHE French administrator and poet, jurist and historian who died at Loudun. Date: 1536 - 1623
Russell SageRUSSELL SAGE American financier, a shrewd operator who died worth $70m, a tidy sum even now, still more so in those days. Date: 1816 - 1906
Eugenio Prince RuspoliEUGENIO prince RUSPOLI Italian traveler and naturalist in Africa, has an exotic bird named after him but died in a one-sided encounter with an elephant. Date: 1866 - 1893
Jean Ant. RossignolJEAN ANTOINE ROSSIGNOL French jeweler turned revolutionary, brave but stupid, useless as a soldier so turned to plotting, unsuccessful, condemned and died in exile in Madagascar. Date: 1759 - 1802
James RichardsonJAMES RICHARDSON - traveler in North Africa, wearing the Ghadamsee costume in which he passed unnoticed among the indigenous populace. He died of fever exploring Tchad. Date: 1806 - 1851
Maria Teresa Del RiegoMARIA TERESA DEL RIEGO wife and subsequently widow of Rafael del Riego, Spanish patriot and military commander - she took refuge in England and died in Chelsea. Date: ? - 1824
Sandor Petofi - 1SANDOR PETOFI Hungarian poet who roused his people with patriotic poems in 1848 but died next year fighting the Russians, buried in a mass grave. Date: 1823 - 1849
Sandor Petofi - 2SANDOR PETOFI Hungarian poet who roused his people with patriotic poems in 1848 but died next year fighting the Russians, buried in a mass grave. Date: 1823 - 1849
Robert PollockROBERT POLLOCK Scottish poet who died at the woefully early age of 28. with his autograph Date: 1798 - 1827
Edward & Edward PierceEDWARD PIERCE the elder (died 1698) and EDWARD PIERCE the younger, who presumably lived into the 18th century... the younger, like his father, was a sculptor by profession. Date: ? - 1698
Paul Pellisson-FontanierPAUL PELLISSON-FONTANIER French churchman and writer who died suddenly at Versailles... Date: 1624 - 1693
Arrigo NorisARRIGO NORIS Italian Augustinian churchman, cardinal born at Verona, died at Rome. Date: 1631 - 1704
Duc De Nemours and WifeLOUIS CHARLES PHILIPPE RAPHAEL d ORLEANS, duc de NEMOURS second son of Louis Philippe, with his bride, Victoire de Saxe-Coburg, who died in 1857 while exiled in England. Date: 1814 - 1896
Wilhelm Muller - 2WILHELM MULLER German writer of the romantic era who died at a sadly early age, but not before fathering the eminent anthropologist Max-Muller. Date: 1794 - 1827
MURAD BEY (or Mourad etc) Egyptian Mameluke chief, defeated by Napoleon at the battle of the Pyramids and died shortly after. Date: 1750? - 1801
Elisa MercoeurELISA MERCOEUR French writer who died at a sadly early age, but thankfully, not before sitting for her portrait by Monsieur Gigoux. Date: 1809 - 1834
Francesco MeranoFRANCESCO MERANO Italian artist from Genova known as Il Paggio because he began life as a page. He died of the plague, like so many others... Date: 1619 - 1657
Ippolito De MediciIPPOLITO DE MEDICI Italian cardinal, natural son of Giuliano, duc de Nemours, died aged 24. Date: 1511 - 1535
John Marquess BlandfordJOHN, marquess of BLANDFORD, the only son of John Churchill, first duke of MARLBOROUGH : sadly, he died before his father. Date: 1686 - 1703
Jean-Baptiste Louvet 2JEAN-BAPTISTE LOUVET de Couvrai, French revolutionary statesman who loyally support- -ed successive governments but died of chagrin when he was not taken seriously. Date: 1760 - 1797
Jean-Baptiste LouvetJEAN-BAPTISTE LOUVET de Couvrai, French revolutionary statesman who loyally support- -ed successive governments but died of chagrin when he was not taken seriously. Date: 1760 - 1797
Saint Louis D anjouSaint LOUIS D ANJOU French churchman, great-nephew of king Louis IX, which is why he became bishop of Toulouse in his 20s : but he died too young to make the most of it. Date: 1274 - 1297
Robert Dudley LeicesterROBERT DUDLEY, earl of LEICESTER Statesman and courtier favoured by queen Elizabeth I: he died of malaria, much to her regret. Date: 1532? - 1588
Letitia Landon - 7LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON wife of George Maclean, governor of Cape Coast Castle, West Africa : immensely popular and prolific poet and novelist who sadly died young. Date: 1802 - 1838
Letitia Landon - 6LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON wife of George Maclean, governor of Cape Coast Castle, West Africa : immensely popular and prolific poet and novelist who sadly died young. Date: 1802 - 1838
Letitia Landon - 5LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON wife of George Maclean, governor of Cape Coast Castle, West Africa : immensely popular and prolific poet and novelist who sadly died young. Date: 1802 - 1838
Letitia Landon - 1LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON wife of George Maclean, governor of Cape Coast Castle, West Africa : immensely popular and prolific poet and novelist who sadly died young. Date: 1802 - 1838
Ion Keith FalconerION GRANT NEVILLE KEITH FALCONER Arabic scholar and translator, missionary who died near Aden aged only 31. Date: 1856 - 1887
Robert Johnson, ArtistROBERT JOHNSON artist who died at age 26, I m sorry to say. Date: 1770 - 1796
Lazare HocheLAZARE HOCHE French military commander in the Revolutionary War, suppressed the Vendee rising, died of a chest ailment. Date: 1768 - 1797
Augustin HirschvogelAUGUSTIN HIRSCHVOGEL German artist, mathematician and cartographer, born at Nurnberg, died at Vienna. Date: 1503 - 1553
Lady Selina HastingsLADY SELINA HASTINGS daughter of the ninth earl of Huntingdon : she died unmarried. Date: 1737 - 1763
Margaret HayMARGARET HAY (nee Chalmers) friend of the poet Robert Burns, wife (1788) of Lewis Hay, a clerk who died in 1800. Date: circa 1800
Wilhelm HauffWILHELM HAUFF German writer who, sad to say, died in his 20s. Date: 1802 - 1827
Johann Chr. GuntherJOHANN CHRISTIAN GUNTHER German writer who died age 28 Date: 1695 - 1723
Charles Duc De Guise - 2CHARLES de Lorraine, quatrieme duc de GUISE, French Catholic leader and governor of Provence, forced by Richelieu to leave France for Italy where he died. Date: 1571 - 1640
Charles Duc De Guise - 1CHARLES de Lorraine, quatrieme duc de GUISE, French Catholic leader and governor of Provence, forced by Richelieu to leave France for Italy where he died. Date: 1571 - 1640
WW1 - Roll of Honour - space to fill in the blanksWW1 - Roll of Honour with space to fill in the blanks. " Draw me not without reason. Sheath me not without honour." Date: circa 1916
Unusual Epitaph in Christchurch Priory, Dorset. Sally Wiiliams died of Grief the 8th April 1836 Aged 79 years. Date: circa 1910s
Ridiculous question from Grandfather to Grandson" Now, Tommy; you know that Christopher Columbus made three voyages; tell me, on which one did he die?" !!! Date: 1895
Cherbourg, France - Memorial to Colonial Soldiers / SailorsCherbourg, France - Grand Memorial to French Soldiers and Sailors who died in the French Colonies. An interesting historical note is that this card was sent only two days after the assassination of
House in which Lincoln died, Washington, D. CHouse in which President Abraham Lincoln died, Washington, D.C. USA - William Petersens Boarding House Date: 1900
Dr G P Douglas MC OBE DSc FRAeS (died 16 October 1954)Dr G.P. Douglas, MC, OBE, DSc, FRAeS (died 16 October 1954). Date: 1954
