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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Earl of Dufferin in County Down is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
13th November 1871. Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 45) created.
12th February 1902. Son Terence John Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 35) succeeded.
11th February 1919. Brother Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 43) succeeded.
21st July 1930. Son Basil Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 21) succeeded. See 21st July 1930 Meopham Air Disaster.
25th March 1945. Son Sheriden Frederick Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 6) succeeded.
29th May 1988. Sheriden Frederick Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava extinct.
On 13th November 1871 Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 45) was created 1st Earl of Dufferin in County Down, 1st Viscount Dufferin of Claneboye in County Down.
On 12th February 1902 Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 75) died. His son Terence (age 35) succeeded 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 2nd Earl of Ava in County Down and Burma, 2nd Earl of Dufferin in County Down, 2nd Viscount Dufferin of Claneboye in County Down, 2nd Baron Claneboye of Claneboye in County Down, 6th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, 6th Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down.
On 11th February 1919 Terence John Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 52) died. His brother Frederick (age 43) succeeded 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 3rd Earl of Ava in County Down and Burma, 3rd Earl of Dufferin in County Down, 3rd Viscount Dufferin of Claneboye in County Down, 3rd Baron Claneboye of Claneboye in County Down, 7th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, 7th Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down.
On 21st July 1930 Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 55) died in a plane crash. His son Basil (age 21) succeeded 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 4th Earl of Ava in County Down and Burma, 4th Earl of Dufferin in County Down, 4th Viscount Dufferin of Claneboye in County Down, 4th Baron Claneboye of Claneboye in County Down, 8th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, 8th Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down. Maureen Constance Guinness Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (age 23) by marriage Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.
On 25th March 1945 Basil Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 35) was killed in action. Lord Dufferin was serving with the Indian Field Broadcasting Unit on when he was filmed demanding the surrender of Japanese troops who were sheltered in a tunnel; the film captured Lord Dufferin's death when a Japanese mortar shell landed on the unit. His son Sheriden (age 6) succeeded 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 5th Earl of Ava in County Down and Burma, 5th Earl of Dufferin in County Down, 5th Viscount Dufferin of Claneboye in County Down, 5th Baron Claneboye of Claneboye in County Down, 9th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, 9th Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down. Maureen Constance Guinness Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (age 38) by marriage Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.
On 29th May 1988 Sheriden Frederick Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 49) died. Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Earl of Ava in County Down and Burma, Earl of Dufferin in County Down, Viscount Dufferin of Claneboye in County Down, Baron Claneboye of Claneboye in County Down, Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down extinct. His fourth cousin once removed Francis (age 72) succeeded 10th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down.