Best known
Best known
Hugh the Great
Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris (c. 898–956)
Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile
Queen of Castile and León from 1152 to 1157
Adam de Brome
Almoner and founder of Oriel College, Oxford
Johannes Tauler
German Catholic priest and theologian (died 1361)
Philip of Artois, Count of Eu
Count of Eu
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline
Scottish judge and politician
Hugh the Great — Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris (c. 898–956), who died on June 16 956.
Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile — Queen of Castile and León from 1152 to 1157, who died on June 16 1185.
Adam de Brome — Almoner and founder of Oriel College, Oxford, who died on June 16 1332.
Johannes Tauler — German Catholic priest and theologian (died 1361), who died on June 16 1361.
Philip of Artois, Count of Eu — Count of Eu, who died on June 16 1397.
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline — Scottish judge and politician, who died on June 16 1622.
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- 1940
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