Biography of George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore 1580-1632

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In 1580 George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore was born.

In November 1604 George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore (age 24) and Anne Mynne were married.

On 8th August 1605 [his son] Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore was born to George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore (age 25) and [his wife] Anne Mynne. He married 1628 Ann Arundell Baroness Baltimore, daughter of Thomas Arundell 1st Baron Arundel and Anne Philipson Baroness Arundel Wardour, and had issue.

Letters of the Court of James I 1618. [20th August 1618]. Sir George Calvert (age 38) is lately gone to the court from the council here, at whose return we shall see what will become of him. His lady [[his wife] Anne Mynne] should have been committed to Sir Thomas Lowe's; but he excusing himself upon his many children, which, though they be married, live with him altogether in one family, she was permitted to keep her own house, with a strict guard set upon her and her little son, which some interpret to be lest she should convey away the wealth and jewels, which are thought to be more than perhaps will be found upon the upshot. Once I have no opinion of any great matter.

Diary of Anne Clifford. 15th February 1619. The 15th Sir Thomas Lake (age 51), his Lady (age 44), and Lady Ross (age 19), were sent to the Tower [Map]. There was nothing heard all this term but the matter between the Countess of Exeter (age 39) and them, at which the King sat [five] several days. It was censured on my Lady Exeter's side against them, who were fined great fines both to the King and her, there was spoken extraordinary foul matters of my Lady Ross and reports went that amongst others she lay with her own brother, so as their foul matters did double the miseries of my Lady Lettice (age 30) Lake in her unfortunate marriage. Sarah Swarton was fined and censured to be whipt, which censure was not executed, the reason she confessed all that she knew.

In Sir Thomas Lake's place Sir George Calvert (age 39) was sworn secretary.

On 8th August 1622 [his wife] Anne Mynne died. She was buried at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map].

In 1625 George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore (age 45) was created 1st Baron Baltimore of Longford in Leinster.

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Around 1628 [his son] Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Ann Arundell Baroness Baltimore (age 12) were married.

On 15th April 1632 George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore (age 52) died. His son Cecil (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baron Baltimore of Longford in Leinster. [his daughter-in-law] Ann Arundell Baroness Baltimore (age 16) by marriage Baroness Baltimore of Longford in Leinster.

[his daughter] Grace Calvert was born to George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore and Anne Mynne. She married before 21st October 1670 Robert Talbot 2nd Baronet and had issue.