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Baron Somers is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
Baron Somers is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1697. John Somers 1st Baron Somers created.
26th April 1716. John Somers 1st Baron Somers extinct.
In 1697 John Somers 1st Baron Somers (age 45) was created 1st Baron Somers.
On 26th April 1716 John Somers 1st Baron Somers (age 65) died unmarried and without issue. Baron Somers extinct. His great nephew Charles Cocks 1st Baron Somers became 1st Baron Somers of the second creation in 1784.
Baron Somers is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
17th May 1784. Charles Cocks 1st Baron Somers created.
30th January 1806. Son John Cocks 1st Earl Somers succeeded.
5th January 1841. Son John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers succeeded.
5th October 1852. Son Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers succeeded.
26th September 1883. First Cousin Once Removed Philip Reginald Cocks 5th Baron Somers succeeded.
30th September 1899. Great Nephew Arthur Cocks 6th Baron Somers succeeded.
14th July 1944. Uncle Arthur Somers Cocks 7th Baron Somers succeeded.
8th February 1953. Son John Somers Cocks 8th Baron Somers succeeded.
15th September 1995. Second Cousin Once Removed Philip Somers Cocks 9th Baron Somers succeeded.
On 17th May 1784 Charles Cocks 1st Baron Somers (age 58) was created 1st Baron Somers. His great-uncle was John Somers 1st Baron Somers.
On 30th January 1806 Charles Cocks 1st Baron Somers (age 80) died. His son John (age 45) succeeded 2nd Baron Somers.
On 5th January 1841 John Cocks 1st Earl Somers (age 80) died. His son John (age 52) succeeded 2nd Earl Somers, 2nd Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire, 3rd Baron Somers. Caroline Yorke Countess Somers (age 46) by marriage Countess Somers.
On 5th October 1852 John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers (age 64) died. His son Charles (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl Somers 3rd Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire, 4th Baron Somers. Virginia Somers-Cocks Countess Somers (age 25) by marriage Countess Somers.
On 26th September 1883 Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers (age 64) died. Earl Somers, Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire extinct. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Eastnor [Map]. His first cousin once removed Philip (age 68) succeeded 5th Baron Somers.
On 30th September 1899 Philip Reginald Cocks 5th Baron Somers (age 84) died. His great nephew Arthur (age 12) succeeded 6th Baron Somers.
On 14th July 1944 Arthur Cocks 6th Baron Somers (age 57) died at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire. His uncle Arthur (age 79) succeeded 7th Baron Somers.
On 8th February 1953 Arthur Somers Cocks 7th Baron Somers (age 88) died. His son John (age 45) succeeded 8th Baron Somers.
All About History Books
The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 15th September 1995 John Somers Cocks 8th Baron Somers (age 88) died. His second cousin once removed Philip (age 47) succeeded 9th Baron Somers.