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Earl Pomfret aka Pontefract is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
27th December 1721. Thomas Fermor 1st Earl Pomfret (age 23) created.
8th July 1753. Son George Fermor 2nd Earl Pomfret (age 31) succeeded.
1785. Son George Fermor 3rd Earl Pomfret (age 16) succeeded.
7th April 1830. Brother Thomas Fermor 4th Earl Pomfret (age 59) succeeded.
29th June 1833. Son George William Fermor 5th Earl Pomfret (age 8) succeeded.
8th June 1867. George William Fermor 5th Earl Pomfret extinct.
On 27th December 1721 Thomas Fermor 1st Earl Pomfret (age 23) was created 1st Earl Pomfret aka Pontefract. Henriette Louise Jeffreys Countess Pomfret (age 23) by marriage Countess Pomfret aka Pontefract.
On 8th July 1753 Thomas Fermor 1st Earl Pomfret (age 55) died. His son George (age 31) succeeded 2nd Earl Pomfret aka Pontefract, 3rd Baron Leominster, 4th Baronet Fermor of Easton Neston in Northamptonshire.
In 1764 George Fermor 2nd Earl Pomfret (age 42) and Anna Maria Delagard Countess Pomfret (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Pomfret aka Pontefract. He the son of Thomas Fermor 1st Earl Pomfret and Henriette Louise Jeffreys Countess Pomfret.
In 1785 George Fermor 2nd Earl Pomfret (age 63) died. His son George (age 16) succeeded 3rd Earl Pomfret aka Pontefract, 4th Baron Leominster, 5th Baronet Fermor of Easton Neston in Northamptonshire.
On 7th April 1830 George Fermor 3rd Earl Pomfret (age 62) died without issue. On His brother Thomas (age 59) succeeded 4th Earl Pomfret aka Pontefract. Amabel Borough (age 30) by marriage Countess Pomfret aka Pontefract.
On 29th June 1833 Thomas Fermor 4th Earl Pomfret (age 62) died. His son George (age 8) succeeded 5th Earl Pomfret aka Pontefract, 5th Baron Leominster, 6th Baronet Fermor of Easton Neston in Northamptonshire.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 8th June 1867 George William Fermor 5th Earl Pomfret (age 42) died unmarried. Earl Pomfret aka Pontefract, Baron Leominster, Baronet Fermor of Easton Neston in Northamptonshire extinct.