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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.
Earl Desmond is in Earl Ireland.
See: Earl Desmond, Earl Desmond.
In 1418 James Fitzgerald 6th Earl Desmond succeeded 6th Earl Desmond.
In 1462 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond succeeded 7th Earl Desmond.
In 1468 James Fitzgerald 8th Earl Desmond (age 9) succeeded 8th Earl Desmond.
On 7th December 1487 James Fitzgerald 8th Earl Desmond (age 28) was murdered by John Murtagh at the instigation of his brother John at Rathkeale, County Limerick. His brother Maurice succeeded 9th Earl Desmond.
In 1520 Maurice Fitzgerald 9th Earl Desmond died. His son James (age 25) succeeded 10th Earl Desmond.
On 8th June 1529 James Fitzgerald 10th Earl Desmond (age 34) died at Dingle. He was buried at Tralee. His uncle Thomas (age 75) succeeded 11th Earl Desmond.
In 1534 Thomas Fitzgerald 11th Earl Desmond (age 80) died. His brother John succeeded 12th Earl Desmond.
In December 1536 John Fitzgerald 12th Earl Desmond died. His son James succeeded 13th Earl Desmond.
On 22nd November 1622 George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond (age 8) was created 1st Earl Desmond, 1st Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 1st Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary. Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond (age 7) by marriage Countess Desmond.
On 31st January 1665 George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond (age 51) died. His son William (age 24) succeeded 2nd Earl Desmond, 2nd Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 2nd Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary.
Before 1668 William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh (age 27) and Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh (age 35) were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond Countess Denbigh. She the daughter of Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth and Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth (age 66). He the son of George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond and Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond (age 52).
On 23rd August 1685 William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh (age 44) died. His son Basil (age 17) succeeded 3rd Earl Desmond, 4th Earl Denbigh, 4th Viscount Feilding, 4th Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 3rd Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 3rd Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary, 3rd Baron St Liz.
On 22nd June 1695 Basil Feilding 3rd Earl Desmond 4th Earl Denbigh (age 27) and Hester Firebrace Countess Desmond and Denbigh (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond and Countess Denbigh. He the son of William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh and Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 18th March 1717 Basil Feilding 3rd Earl Desmond 4th Earl Denbigh (age 49) died. His son William (age 20) succeeded 4th Earl Desmond, 5th Earl Denbigh, 5th Viscount Feilding, 5th Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 4th Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 4th Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary, 4th Baron St Liz.
Before 3rd January 1719 William Feilding 4th Earl Desmond 5th Earl Denbigh (age 22) and Isabella Jong Countess Desmond and Denbigh were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond, Countess Denbigh. He the son of Basil Feilding 3rd Earl Desmond 4th Earl Denbigh and Hester Firebrace Countess Desmond and Denbigh (age 42).
On 2nd August 1755 William Feilding 4th Earl Desmond 5th Earl Denbigh (age 58) died. His son Basil (age 36) succeeded 5th Earl Desmond, 6th Earl Denbigh, 6th Viscount Feilding, 6th Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 5th Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 5th Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary, 5th Baron St Liz.
On 12th April 1757 Basil Feilding 5th Earl Desmond 6th Earl Denbigh (age 38) and Mary Cotton Countess Desmond and Denbigh (age 4) were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond, Countess Denbigh. The difference in their ages was 33 years. He the son of William Feilding 4th Earl Desmond 5th Earl Denbigh and Isabella Jong Countess Desmond and Denbigh.
On 21st July 1783 Basil Feilding 5th Earl Desmond 6th Earl Denbigh (age 64) and Sarah Farnham Countess Desmond and Denbigh were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond, Countess Denbigh. He the son of William Feilding 4th Earl Desmond 5th Earl Denbigh and Isabella Jong Countess Desmond and Denbigh.
On 14th July 1800 Basil Feilding 5th Earl Desmond 6th Earl Denbigh (age 81) died. His grandson William (age 4) succeeded 6th Earl Desmond, 7th Earl Denbigh, 7th Viscount Feilding, 7th Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 6th Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 6th Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary, 6th Baron St Liz.
On 8th May 1822 William Feilding 6th Earl Desmond 7th Earl Denbigh (age 26) and Mary Elizabeth Kitty Moreton Countess Desmond and Denbigh (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond Countess Denbigh. She the daughter of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie (age 45) and Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth (age 40).
On 25th June 1865 William Feilding 6th Earl Desmond 7th Earl Denbigh (age 69) died. His son Rudolph (age 42) succeeded 7th Earl Desmond, 8th Earl Denbigh, 8th Viscount Feilding, 8th Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 7th Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 7th Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary, 7th Baron St Liz.
On 10th March 1892 Rudolph Feilding 8th Earl of Denbigh 7th Earl Desmond (age 68) died. His son Rudolph (age 32) succeeded 8th Earl Desmond, 9th Earl Denbigh, 9th Viscount Feilding, 9th Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 8th Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 8th Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary, 8th Baron St Liz.
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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 25th November 1939 Rudolph Feilding 9th Earl of Denbigh (age 80) died. His grandson William (age 27) succeeded 9th Earl Desmond, 10th Earl Denbigh, 10th Viscount Feilding, 10th Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 9th Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 9th Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary, 9th Baron St Liz.
On 31st December 1966 William Feilding 10th Earl of Denbigh (age 54) died. His son Rollo (age 23) succeeded 10th Earl Desmond, 11th Earl Denbigh, 11th Viscount Feilding, 11th Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 10th Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 10th Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary, 10th Baron St Liz.
On 23rd March 1995 Rollo Feilding 11th Earl of Denbigh (age 51) died. His son Alexander (age 24) succeeded 11th Earl Desmond, 12th Earl Denbigh, 12th Viscount Feilding, 12th Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 11th Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 11th Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary, 11th Baron St Liz.
On 19th July 1619 Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond was created 1st Earl Desmond.
In 1329 Maurice Fitzgerald 1st Earl Desmond was created 1st Earl Desmond. Eleanor Fitzmaurice Countess Desmond (age 21) by marriage Countess Desmond.
On 25th January 1356 Maurice Fitzgerald 1st Earl Desmond died at Dublin Castle, Dublin. His son Maurice succeeded 2nd Earl Desmond.
In 1358 Gerald Fitzgerald 3rd Earl Desmond (age 23) succeeded 3rd Earl Desmond.
In 1359 Gerald Fitzgerald 3rd Earl Desmond (age 24) and Eleanor Butler Countess Desmond were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond. She the daughter of James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde (age 27) and Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde (age 26). He the son of Maurice Fitzgerald 1st Earl Desmond and Eleanor Fitzmaurice Countess Desmond.
In 1398 John Fitzgerald 4th Earl Desmond succeeded 4th Earl Desmond.
In 1399 Thomas Fitzgerald 5th Earl Desmond (age 13) succeeded 5th Earl Desmond.
On 22nd August 1455 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Ellice Barry Countess Desmond (age 35) were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond. He the son of James Fitzgerald 6th Earl Desmond.
Maurice Fitzgerald 2nd Earl Desmond and Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond. She the daughter of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford. He the son of Maurice Fitzgerald 1st Earl Desmond and Catherine Burgh. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.