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Published March 2025. 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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Biography of William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth 1823-1891

Paternal Family Tree: Legge

Maternal Family Tree: Jane Bond 1776

On 05 Apr 1820 [his father] William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 35) and [his mother] Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 42) and [his grandmother] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot. He the son of [his grandfather] George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and [his grandmother] Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 59).

On 12 Aug 1823 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth was born to William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 38) and Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth (age 22).

On 04 Oct 1823 [his mother] Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth (age 22) died.

On 25 Oct 1828 [his father] William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 43) and Frances Barrington Countess Dartmouth were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. He the son of [his grandfather] George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and [his grandmother] Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 67).

On 09 Jun 1846 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 22) and Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 5th Earl Aylesford (age 60) and Augusta Sophia Greville Countess Aylesford. He the son of William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 61) and Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth.

In 1849 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 25) was elected MP South Staffordshire.

On 06 May 1851 [his son] William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth was born to William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 27) and [his wife] Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 29).

On 09 Oct 1852 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 29) was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Staffordshire.

On 04 Nov 1852 [his son] Henry Charles Legge was born to William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 29) and [his wife] Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 30).

On 22 Nov 1853 [his father] William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 68) died. In 1853 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 30) succeeded 5th Earl Dartmouth, 6th Baron Dartmouth. [his wife] Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 31) by marriage Countess Dartmouth.

On 03 Jan 1859 [his father-in-law] Heneage Finch 5th Earl Aylesford (age 72) died. [his brother-in-law] Heneage Finch 6th Earl Aylesford (age 34) succeeded 6th Earl Aylesford.

On 10 Jan 1871 [his brother-in-law] Heneage Finch 6th Earl Aylesford (age 46) died. Heneage Finch 7th Earl Aylesford (age 22) succeeded 7th Earl Aylesford.

On 18 Dec 1879 [his son] William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Coke Countess Dartmouth (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 56) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 56) and [his wife] Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 57).

In 1887 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 63) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire.

On 04 Aug 1891 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 67) died. [his son] William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth (age 40) succeeded 6th Earl Dartmouth, 7th Baron Dartmouth.

On 01 Dec 1900 [his former wife] Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 78) died.

Ancestors of William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth 1823-1891

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Legge 1st Baron Dartmouth

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Archbold Baroness Dartmouth

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Legge

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Kaye 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Kaye 3rd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Lister Lady Kaye

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford

GrandFather: George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gounter

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Gounter Nicoll

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Blundell of Basingstoke in Hampshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blundell

Father: William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch

Great x 2 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Banks 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dethick

Great x 1 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fisher

Great x 3 Grandfather: Clement Fisher 3rd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford

GrandMother: Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Prynne

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham

Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset

William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bishop William Talbot

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Stoughton

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Talbot

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Mathew of Castell y Mynach Glamorganshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Boughton

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Chetwynd 2nd Viscount Chetwynd

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Roane

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Chetwynd

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Kent

Great x 3 Grandmother: Esther Kent Viscountess Chetwynd

GrandFather: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot

Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hill

Great x 3 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Trevor

Great x 2 Grandfather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Clotworthy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaretta Fitzgerald

Great x 4 Grandfather: William O'Brien 3rd Earl Inchiquin

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Villiers Countess Inchiquin

Mother: Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Lambart

GrandMother: Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Naper

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Naper

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dutton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Dutton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Bond

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Bond