Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Earl Grosvenor is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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1784. Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor [aged 52] created.
5th August 1802. Son Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster [aged 35] succeeded.
17th February 1845. Son Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster [aged 50] succeeded.
31st October 1869. Son Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster [aged 44] succeeded.
22nd December 1899. Grandson Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster [aged 20] succeeded.
19th July 1953. First Cousin William Grosvenor 3rd Duke Westminster [aged 58] succeeded.
22nd February 1963. Half First Cousin Gerald Hugh Grosvenor 4th Duke Westminster [aged 56] succeeded.
25th February 1967. Brother Robert George Grosvenor 5th Duke Westminster [aged 56] succeeded.
19th February 1979. Son Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 6th Duke Westminster [aged 27] succeeded.
9th August 2016. Son Hugh Grosvenor 7th Duke of Westminster [aged 25] succeeded.
In 1784 Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Grosvenor. Henrietta Vernon Countess Grosvenor [aged 48] by marriage Countess Grosvenor.
On 5th August 1802 Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor [aged 71] died at Earls Court, Kensington. He was buried at Grosvenor Vault, St Mary's Church, Eccleston. His son Robert [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Earl Grosvenor, 8th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster [aged 32] by marriage Countess Grosvenor.
On 17th February 1845 Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster [aged 77] died at Eaton Hall, Cheshire [Map]. He was buried at Grosvenor Vault, St Mary's Church, Eccleston. His son Richard [aged 50] succeeded 2nd Marquess Westminster, 3rd Earl Grosvenor, 9th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster [aged 48] by marriage Marchioness Westminster.
On 31st October 1869 Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster [aged 74] died. His son Hugh [aged 44] succeeded 3rd Marquess Westminster, 4th Earl Grosvenor, 10th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster [aged 35] by marriage Marchioness Westminster.
On 22nd December 1899 Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster [aged 74] died. His grandson Hugh [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Duke Westminster, 4th Marquess Westminster, 5th Earl Grosvenor, 11th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Monument in Grosvenor Chapel, St Mary's Church, Eccleston [Map] sculpted by Leon Joseph Chavalliaud [aged 41].
On 19th July 1953 Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster [aged 74] died. His first cousin William [aged 58] succeeded 3rd Duke Westminster, 5th Marquess Westminster, 6th Earl Grosvenor, 12th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire.
On 22nd February 1963 William Grosvenor 3rd Duke Westminster [aged 68] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Eccleston [Map]. His half first cousin Gerald [aged 56] succeeded 4th Duke Westminster, 6th Marquess Westminster, 7th Earl Grosvenor, 13th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire.
On 25th February 1967 Gerald Hugh Grosvenor 4th Duke Westminster [aged 60] died. His brother Robert [aged 56] succeeded 5th Duke Westminster, 7th Marquess Westminster, 8th Earl Grosvenor, 14th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Viola Maud Lyttelton Duchess Westminster [aged 54] by marriage Duchess Westminster.
On 19th February 1979 Robert George Grosvenor 5th Duke Westminster [aged 68] died. His son Gerald [aged 27] succeeded 6th Duke Westminster, 8th Marquess Westminster, 9th Earl Grosvenor, 15th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Natalia Phillips Duchess of Westminster [aged 19] by marriage Duchess Westminster.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 9th August 2016 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 6th Duke Westminster [aged 64] died. His son Hugh [aged 25] succeeded 7th Duke Westminster, 9th Marquess Westminster, 10th Earl Grosvenor, 16th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire.