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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
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Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 1765-1839
On 4th September 1785 [his father] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 27) and [his mother] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 20) were married. He by marriage Earl Sutherland. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland. He the son of [his grandfather] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 64) and [his grandmother] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 1st January 1800 Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere was born to George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 41) and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 34) at 21 Arlington Street, Piccadilly.
On 18th June 1822 Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 22) and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 19) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 64) and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 57). They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 15th June 1823 [his son] George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere was born to Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 23) and [his wife] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 20).
On 15th September 1824 [his son] Francis Leveson-Gower aka Egerton was born to Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 24) and [his wife] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 21).
On 31st December 1825 [his son] Algernon Fulke Leveson-Gower aka Egerton was born to Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 25) and [his wife] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 22).
On 6th February 1829 [his son] Arthur Frederick Leveson-Gower aka Egerton was born to Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 29) and [his wife] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 26).
On 10th October 1830 [his daughter] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford was born to Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 30) and [his wife] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 27).
On 22nd February 1832 [his daughter] Blanche Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Sandwich was born to Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 32) and [his wife] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 29).
On 19th July 1833 [his father] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 75) died. His son [his brother] George (age 46) succeeded 2nd Duke Sutherland, 3rd Marquess Stafford, 20th Earl Sutherland, 4th Earl Gower, 5th Baron Gower, 9th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 27) by marriage Duchess Sutherland.
On 29th January 1839 [his mother] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 73) died. Her son [his brother] George (age 52) succeeded 20th Earl Sutherland.
On 29th April 1846 [his son] George Leveson-Gower aka Egerton 2nd Earl Ellesmere (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Louisa Campbell Countess Ellesmere (age 21) were married. She the daughter of John Campbell 1st Earl Cawdor (age 55) and Elizabeth Thynne Countess Cawdor (age 51). He the son of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 46) and [his wife] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 43). They were second cousin once removed.
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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.
In June 1846 Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 46) was created 1st Earl Ellesmere. [his wife] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 43) by marriage Countess Ellesmere.
In 1851 [his son] Granville Leveson-Gower aka Egerton died at California.
On 25th July 1854 [his son-in-law] George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford (age 24) and [his daughter] Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 54) and [his wife] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 51). He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 48) and Agnes Paget. They were half third cousin once removed.
In 1855 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 35) appointed five Knights of the Garter:
709th George Howard 7th Earl Carlisle (age 52).
711th Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 54).
712th George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 70).
713th Emperor Napoléon III (age 46).
714th King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia (age 34).
On 18th February 1857 Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 57) died. His son [his son] George (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Ellesmere. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Louisa Campbell Countess Ellesmere (age 32) by marriage Countess Ellesmere.
In 1870 [his former wife] Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 67) died.
Before 1891. Edwin Longsden Long (age 61). "Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere".
[his son] Granville Leveson-Gower aka Egerton was born to Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris
Great x 2 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth
Father: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Jeanes
GrandMother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Howland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Child
Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 15th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sutherland 16th Earl Sutherland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Wemyss Countess Sutherland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gordon aka Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Wemyss
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Wemyss 1st Lord Burntisland
Great x 2 Grandfather: David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: David Wemyss 2nd Earl of Wemyss 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wemyss Countess Cromartie 3rd Countess Wemyss 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wemyss Countess Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry St Clair
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth St Clair
Mother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland