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Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.

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Biography of Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield -1850

Paternal Family Tree: Hobart

Maternal Family Tree: Martha Tyrrell Lady Drury 1716-1768

Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield was born to [her father] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire and [her mother] Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire.

After 1605. The current Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map] was built by Robert Lyminge after 1605 for Henry Hobart 1st Baronet (age 45). The estate passed through the Hobart family to [her father] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire. It then passed to his daughter Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield who was married to [her future husband] William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield. The couple did not have any issue. The estate then passed to Caroline's great-nephew William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian; grandson son of her sister [her sister] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore.

William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian: In 1832 he was born to John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. On 14th November 1841 John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian died at Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map]. His son William succeeded 8th Marquess Lothian, 11th Earl Lothian, 9th Earl Lothian. He inherited the Blickling, Norfolk estate and made significant changes. On 12th August 1857 William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian and Constance Harriet Mahonesa Talbot Marchioness Lothian were married. She by marriage Marchioness Lothian. She the daughter of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. He the son of John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. They were first cousins.

In 1755 [her father] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 31) was appointed Comptroller of the Household.

On 22nd September 1756 [her grandfather] John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire (age 62) died. His son [her father] John (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire, 2nd Baron Hobart, 6th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. [her mother] Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire (age 16) by marriage Countess Buckinghamshire.

On 30th December 1769 [her mother] Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire (age 29) died.

Before 20th February 1772 [her father] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 48) and Caroline Conolly Countess Buckinghamshire were married. She by marriage Countess Buckinghamshire. He the son of [her grandfather] John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire and [her grandmother] Judith Britiffe.

In 1776 [her father] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 52) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

On 2nd March 1780 [her brother-in-law] Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore (age 39) and [her sister] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Belmore in the County of Fermanagh. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of [her father] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 56) and [her mother] Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire.

On 21st February 1789 [her brother-in-law] Richard Edgecumbe 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 24) and [her sister] Sophia Hobart Countess Mount Edgcumbe (age 21) were married. She the daughter of [her father] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 65) and [her mother] Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire. He the son of George Edgecumbe 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 68) and Emma Gilbert Countess Mount Edgcumbe.

On 6th December 1789 [her brother-in-law] Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore (age 49) was created 1st Viscount Belmore of Fermanagh. [her sister] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 27) by marriage Viscountess Belmore of Fermanagh.

On 4th April 1793 [her brother-in-law] William Kerr 6th Marquess Lothian (age 29) and [her sister] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 30) were married. She the daughter of [her father] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 69) and [her mother] Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire. He the son of William John Kerr 5th Marquess Lothian (age 56) and Elizabeth Fortescue 5th Marchioness Lothian.

On 3rd August 1793 [her father] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 69) died. His half brother [her uncle] George (age 61) succeeded 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire, 3rd Baron Hobart, 7th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire (age 54) by marriage Countess Buckinghamshire. [her sister] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 31) inherited Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map].

Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke

Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.

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In 1794 [her brother-in-law] Robert Stewart 2nd Marquess Londonderry (age 24) and [her half-sister] Amelia Hobart Marchioness Londonderry (age 21) were married. She the daughter of [her father] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire and Caroline Conolly Countess Buckinghamshire. He the son of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 54) and Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway.

On 4th February 1795 George Edgecumbe 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 74) died. His son [her brother-in-law] Richard (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 3rd Baron Edgcumbe. [her sister] Sophia Hobart Countess Mount Edgcumbe (age 27) by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.

On 14th July 1805 [her sister] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 43) died.

In 1806 [her sister] Sophia Hobart Countess Mount Edgcumbe (age 38) died.

On 4th February 1810 Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield (age 76) died. His son [her future husband] William (age 43) succeeded 2nd Baron Suffield, 3rd Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk. Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield by marriage Baroness Suffield.

Before 7th February 1821 William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield (age 54) and Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield were married. She the daughter of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire. They were half second cousins.

On 6th April 1821 Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 81) died. His son [her brother-in-law] Robert (age 51) succeeded 2nd Marquess Londonderry. [her half-sister] Amelia Hobart Marchioness Londonderry (age 49) by marriage Marchioness Londonderry.

On 1st August 1821 [her husband] William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield (age 54) died. His brother [her brother-in-law] Edward (age 39) succeeded 3rd Baron Suffield, 4th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk. Georgiana Venables-Vernon Baroness Suffield (age 35) by marriage Baroness Suffield.

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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After 1st August 1821. St Andrew's Church, Blickling [Map]. Memorial to [her former husband] William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield (deceased) erected by his widow Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield.

On 12th February 1829 [her half-sister] Amelia Hobart Marchioness Londonderry (age 56) died.

In 1850 Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield died.

Royal Ancestors of Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield -1850

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks

Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield -1850

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hobart 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Miles Hobart

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Bell Lady Hobart

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hobart 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Peyton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Peyton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Osborne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Hobart 4th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hampden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hampden

GrandFather: John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Maynard

Great x 2 Grandfather: Joseph Maynard

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Maynard Lady Hobart

Father: John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Britiffe

GrandMother: Judith Britiffe

Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Drury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Drury 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Beswick

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Drury 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Drury 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Thomas Drury 1st Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Mother: Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tyrrell 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tyrrell 1st Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Washington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Tyrrell 2nd Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Tyrrell 3rd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

GrandMother: Martha Tyrrell Lady Drury 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England