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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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Grosvenor Square, Belgravia is in Belgravia.
On 31 Dec 1738 Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis was born to Charles Cornwallis 1st Earl Cornwallis (age 38) and Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
On 12 Jul 1749 George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter (age 54) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Owlesbury [Map]. His son George (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary. Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel by marriage Baroness Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
On 17 Jan 1754 Catherine Tollemache died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
On 05 Jul 1765 Charles Powlett 5th Duke Bolton (age 47) committed suicide at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia shooting himself in the head with a pistol. His brother Harry (age 44) succeeded 6th Duke Bolton, 11th Marquess Winchester, 11th Earl Wiltshire, 11th Baron St John. Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton (age 29) by marriage Duchess Bolton.
On 25 Sep 1767 John Stuart was born to John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute (age 23) and Charlotte Jane Windsor Marchioness Bute (age 21) at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
On 07 Sep 1776 Mary Henrietta Juliana Osborne Countess Chichester was born to Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 25) and Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers (age 21) at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
On 16 Mar 1798 Henry Gough-Calthorpe 1st Baron Calthorpe (age 49) died in Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
On 19 Apr 1798 Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood (age 82) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. She was buried at Woodbridge, Suffolk [Map].
In 1804 Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 67) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
On 24 Feb 1811 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 85) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His nephew Robert (age 41) succeeded 6th Earl Cardigan, 6th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 2nd Baron Brudenell Deene in Northamptonshire. Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan (age 41) by marriage Countess Cardigan.
On 01 May 1820 Georgiana Campbell was born to John Campbell 1st Earl Cawdor (age 29) and Elizabeth Thynne Countess Cawdor (age 25) at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
On 10 Jun 1830 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 25) and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 20) were married at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He the son of Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset (age 55) and Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset.
On 15 Apr 1833 Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet (age 47) and Julia Maria Petre Lady Brooke-Pechell (age 43) were married at her mother's (age 63) house in Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. She by marriage Lady Brooke-Pechell of Paglesham in Essex. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 16 Apr 1833 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 60) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He was buried at Burghclere, Hampshire. His son Henry (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Carnarvon, 3rd Baron Porchester. Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon (age 28) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.
On 07 Aug 1863 Beriah Botfield (age 56) died at his home in Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. Hopton Court, Shropshire was inherited by Reverend Woodward, the son of Sarah Skelhorn who was the sister of his aunt Lucy Skelhorn.
On 25 Jun 1893 Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 5th Baron Calthorpe (age 66) died unmarried at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His brother Augustus (age 63) succeeded 6th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 7th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.
On 22 Jul 1910 Augustus Gough-Calthorpe 6th Baron Calthorpe (age 80) died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His brother Somerset (age 79) succeeded 7th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 8th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.
7 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
On 30 Aug 1923 Horace Farquhar 1st Earl Farquhar (age 79) died unmarried at his home 7 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. Earl Farquhar, Viscount Farquhar of Saint Marylebone in London, Baron Farquhar of Saint Marylebone in London and Baronet Townsend-Farquhar of Cavendish Square in Saint Marylebone in London extinct. In his will he left many large legacies to his friends, including members of the Royal Family, but although his estate was assessed for probate at £400,000 the entire sum was taken up by debts, leaving nothing and revealing that Farquhar had been an undisclosed bankrupt.
20 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
In 1866 Helen Venetia Duncombe Viscountess D'Abernon was born to William Duncombe 1st Earl Feversham (age 36) and Mabel Violet Graham Countess Feversham (age 32) at 20 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%.
28 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
The Times. 05 Jan 1938. MR. J. NEVILL (age 23) AND MISS HARRISON (age 22).
The Duke (age 37) and Duchess of Gloucester (age 36) have sent a silver condiments set to Mr. John Nevill, Life Guards, elder son of Major (age 54) and Mrs. Guy Larnach-Nevill (age 47), of Uckfield House, and Miss Patricia Harrison, daughter of Major and the Hon. Mrs. J. F. Harrison, of Kings Walden Bury, Hitchin, whose marriage took place yesterday at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. The Rev. G. S. Shackleford officiated, assisted by the Rev. E. C. Dunford. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of ivory-tinted panne velvet, embossed with sprays of silver flowers. The bodice was fashioned with a square neckline and long sleeves, slightly full at the shoulder, and the square train was lined with silver tissue. A headdress of silver-tipped doves' wings surmounted her long tulle veil, and she carried a spray of mixed white flowers. A retinue of six little girls and four pages folowed the bride. They were Penelope Harrison (sister of the bride), the Hon. Clare Beckett, Marye Pepys (niece of the bridegroom), Margaret Rosselli, Caroline Bury, Joanna Spencer, Hugh Lawson (cousin of the bride), David Myddelton (cousin of the bridegroom), Thomas Pilkington (nephew of the bride), and Charles Smith-Bingham. The pages wore replicas of the uniform of the Life Guards of the early nineteenth century, and the little girls wore long frocks of silver lame, the high-waisted bodices cut with short, puff sleeves, and square necks. They wore caps of silver lame, trimmed with white fur, and carried white fur muffs. Lord Roderic Pratt (age 22), Life Guards, was best man, and there was a guard of honour from the same regiment. The Hon. Mrs. J. F. Harrison afterwards held a reception at 28, Grosvenor Square, W1. The honeymoon wil be spent in Switzerland.
37 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
On 20 Jan 1879 George Gordon 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair was born to John Hamilton-Gordon 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (age 31) and Isabel Marjoribanks Marchioness of Aberdeen and Ternair (age 21) at 37 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, Belgravia, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
39 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, Belgravia, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
On 02 Jan 1880 Lieutenant John Harley was born to John Harley of Beedlings, Pulborough at 39 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square. He was educated at Charterhouse [Map] and Trinity College, Oxford University where he was awarded Master of Arts. He was elected to the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, Belgravia, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
Before 1793 Richard Westmacott (age 17) studied with his father Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 45) at his studio at Mount Street.
Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Belgravia, Westminster, London, England, British Isles
On 04 Nov 1764 Captain William Henry Ricketts aka Jervis was born to William Henry Ricketts (age 27) and Mary Jervis (age 27) at Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
On 17 Jun 1830 Lucas Pepys 1st Baronet (age 88) died at Park Street, Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. His son Charles (age 55) succeeded 2nd Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.