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Biography of Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke 1580-1646

Paternal Family Tree: St John

Maternal Family Tree: Dorothy Reid Baroness St John Bletso

In or before 1580 [his father] Oliver St John 3rd Baron St John (age 39) and [his mother] Dorothy Reid Baroness St John Bletso were married. She by marriage Baroness St John of Bletso.

Around 1580 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke was born to Oliver St John 3rd Baron St John (age 40) and Dorothy Reid Baroness St John Bletso.

In 1595 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 15) was educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 20th April 1597 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 17) admitted at Gray's Inn.

In 1601 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 21) was elected MP Bedfordshire.

In April 1602 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 22) and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke were married.

In 1603 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 23) was elected MP Bedfordshire.

In 1603 [his son] Oliver St John 5th Baron St John was born to Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 23) and [his wife] Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke.

Prince Henry invested as Prince of Wales and Earl Chester

On 3rd June 1610 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 30) was created Knight of the Bath.

In 1618 [his father] Oliver St John 3rd Baron St John (age 78) died. His son Oliver (age 38) succeeded 4th Baron St John of Bletso. [his wife] Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke by marriage Baroness St John of Bletso.

In 1618 [his son] Anthony St John was born to Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 38) and [his wife] Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke.

In 1619 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 39) entertained King James I of Scotland at his house.

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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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In 1623 [his son] Oliver St John 5th Baron St John (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Arabella Egerton Baroness St John Bletso were married. She the daughter of John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater (age 44) and Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater (age 40). He the son of Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 43) and [his wife] Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 28th December 1624 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 44) was created 1st Earl Bolingbroke by King James I of Scotland. [his wife] Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke by marriage Countess Bolingbroke.

On 9th May 1628 [his son-in-law] John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 20) and [his daughter] Dorothy St John were married. She died eight weeks later. She the daughter of Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 48) and [his wife] Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke. He the son of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 48) and Judith Pelham Countess Dover (age 37).

On 28th June 1628 [his daughter] Dorothy St John died.

In 1638 [his son] Paulet St John died.

On 24th October 1642 [his son] Oliver St John 5th Baron St John (age 39) died from wounds. On 24th October 1642 His nephew [his grandson] Oliver (age 9) succeeded 6th Baron St John of Bletso. [his granddaughter-in-law] Frances Cavendish Countess Bolingbroke by marriage Baroness St John of Bletso.

Around July 1646 Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke (age 66) died. His grandson [his grandson] Oliver (age 13) succeeded 2nd Earl Bolingbroke. [his granddaughter-in-law] Frances Cavendish Countess Bolingbroke by marriage Countess Bolingbroke.

[his son] Paulet St John was born to Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke.

[his daughter] Barbara St John was born to Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke.

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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.

[his daughter] Elizabeth St John was born to Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke.

[his son] Francis St John was born to Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke.

[his daughter] Dorothy St John was born to Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke.

Royal Ancestors of Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke 1580-1646

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke 1580-1646

Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver St John

Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bradshaigh

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Bradshaigh

Great x 1 Grandfather: John St John 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jenkyn ap Philip

Great x 3 Grandfather: Morgan ap Jenkin Lord of Langstone

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sybil of Lansgtone Manor

GrandFather: Oliver St John 1st Baron St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Waldegrave

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Waldegrave

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Waldegrave

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Waldegrave 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Wentworth

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hussey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Father: Oliver St John 3rd Baron St John 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fisher

Great x 2 Grandfather: Michael Fisher

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fisher

GrandMother: Agnes Fisher Baroness St John Bletso

Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

GrandFather: John Reid

Mother: Dorothy Reid Baroness St John Bletso