♂ Charles Du Bois II

1536 - 1607

 

De Fiennes, Signeur de Bourse

Charles Du Bois II
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Parents
Antoine Du Bois
Antoine Du Bois
1512 - 1560
Baudouine Lyonnel
Baudouine Lyonnel
1516 - 1560
Spouse
Barbe De Beaufremez
Barbe De Beaufremez
1538 - 1588
Children

Also known as Signeur de Bourse. The du Bois name is of fuedal origin. The name is related to Count de Roussey [c 1110] whose ancestors added the title of du Bois to their patronymic. It is an old name in Neustria , before the time of Rollo . Neustria is the western part of the Frankish Merovingian Kingdom .

1558


Age: 22y
1558 • during the Arauco War, Pedro de Avendaño with sixty men capture Caupolicán, the Mapuche Gran Toqui leading their first revolt against the Spanish Empire, nearby Antihuala encamped with a small band of followers.

1560


Age: 24y

birth of child


Jacques Louis Wallerund Du Bois
1560 Charles IX (of France) succeeds his elder brother, Francis II, at the age of ten.

1564


Age: 28y

birth of child


Louis Du Bois
1564 French settlers abandon Charlesfort, the first French attempt at colonizing what is now the United States, and establish Fort Caroline in Florida.

1566


Age: 30y

birth of child


Jean Du Bois
1566 • The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

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