Historedia
Person

Henry Bathurst

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1809–1810

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henry Bathurst, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Disappearance of Benjamin Bathurst at Perleberg, 25 November 1809

    1809–1810

    Role: Bishop of Norwich

    1. Post-1809 · German Coffee House, PerlebergWitness Testimony

      Frau Kestern testified that a man named August followed Bathurst from a coffee house and likely murdered him.

    2. 25 November 1809 · PerlebergDisappearance at Perleberg

      Bathurst and his courier stopped at Perleberg under aliases on 25 November 1809, leading to his mysterious disappearance.

    3. 26 November – 16 December 1809 · Perleberg and QuitzowSearch and Discovery

      Searches of the River Stepenitz and woods near Quitzow yielded no body, but Bathurst's pantaloons were found in December.

    4. January 1810 · Berlin and PerlebergPress and Speculation

      Press reports in January 1810 discussed the disappearance, including claims of insanity and suicide, which modern research disputes.

Sources

  1. Benjamin Bathurst (diplomat) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-11