Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

David Riccio Biography and Timeline

Follow David Riccio through 2 dated historical records for Italy.

David Riccio, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1666–1666Years on this page

1666

Assassination of David Riccio

Ambassador of Italy · Edinburgh · House / House of Stewart

Assassinated by Darnley to remove the Queens favourite & gain the throne

Death of David Riccio

Ambassador of Italy · Edinburgh · House / House of Stewart

Death od David Riccio, assassinated

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.