Baron Amherst is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
Baron Amherst of Holmesdale in Kent is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
14th May 1776. Jeffrey Amherst 1st Baron Amherst [aged 59] created.
3rd August 1797. Jeffrey Amherst 1st Baron Amherst extinct.
On 14th May 1776 Jeffrey Amherst 1st Baron Amherst [aged 59] was created 1st Baron Amherst of Holmesdale in Kent.
On 3rd August 1797 Jeffrey Amherst 1st Baron Amherst [aged 80] died. Baron Amherst of Holmesdale in Kent extinct. His nephew William [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent.
Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
30th August 1788. Jeffrey Amherst 1st Baron Amherst [aged 71] created.
3rd August 1797. Nephew William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst [aged 24] succeeded.
13th March 1857. Son William Amherst 2nd Earl Amherst [aged 51] succeeded.
26th March 1886. Son William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst [aged 50] succeeded.
14th August 1910. Brother Hugh Amherst 4th Earl Amherst [aged 54] succeeded.
7th March 1927. Son Jeffery Amherst 5th Earl Amherst [aged 30] succeeded.
4th March 1993. Jeffery Amherst 5th Earl Amherst extinct.
The London Gazette 13020. Whitehall, August 30 [1788]. THE King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable John Griffin [aged 69], Lord Howard of Walden, Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and General of His Majesty's Forces, and to the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Lord Braybrooke, Baron of Braybrooke, in the County of Northampton; with Remainder to Richard Aldworth Neville [aged 70], of Billingbear, in the County of Berks, Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten.
The King has also been pleased to grant the like Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Jeffery Lord Amherst [aged 71], Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and General of His Majesty's Forces, and to the Heirs Male of His Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of 1st Baron Amherst, of Montreal in the County of Kent; with Remainder to his Nephew William Pitt Amherst [aged 15], Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten. [Note. This was the second time Jeffrey Amherst had been created Baron Amherst. The first creation had no special remainder and would become extinct on his death since he had no children. This second creation had a special remainder to his nephew William Pitt Amherst to ensure the Barony would continue; William Pitt Amherst would subsequently be created Earl Amherst. Mary Cary Baroness Amherst by marriage Baroness Amherst of Montreal in Kent.]
On 3rd August 1797 Jeffrey Amherst 1st Baron Amherst [aged 80] died. Baron Amherst of Holmesdale in Kent extinct. His nephew William [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 13th March 1857 William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst [aged 84] died at Knole House, Sevenoaks. His son William [aged 51] succeeded 2nd Earl Amherst, 3rd Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent. Gertrude Percy Countess Amherst [aged 42] by marriage Countess Amherst.
On 26th March 1886 William Amherst 2nd Earl Amherst [aged 80] died at Montreal Park, Sevenoaks. His son William [aged 50] succeeded 3rd Earl Amherst, 4th Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent. Julia Mann Countess Amherst by marriage Countess Amherst.
On 14th August 1910 William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst [aged 74] died without issue as a result of an operation he received three months prior for a throat infection at Montreal Park, Sevenoaks. His brother Hugh [aged 54] succeeded 4th Earl Amherst, 5th Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent.
On 7th March 1927 Hugh Amherst 4th Earl Amherst [aged 71] died. His son Jeffery [aged 30] succeeded 5th Earl Amherst, 6th Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent.
On 4th March 1993 Jeffery Amherst 5th Earl Amherst [aged 96] died. Earl Amherst, Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent extinct.
Baron Amherst of Hackney in London is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
22nd September 1892. William Tyssen-Amherst 1st Baron Amherst [aged 57] created.
16th January 1909. Daughter Mary Rothes Tyssen-Amherst 2nd Baroness Amherst [aged 51] succeeded.
21st December 1919. Grandson William Amherst Cecil 3rd Baron Amherst [aged 7] succeeded.
22nd July 1980. Son Hugh Amherst Cecil 4th Baron Amherst [aged 39] succeeded.
2nd April 2009. Son Hugh william Amherst Cecil 5th Baron Amherst [aged 40] succeeded.
The London Gazette 26328. Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 26th August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst [aged 57], of Amherst, in the county of Kent, Didlington Hall, in the county of Norfolk, and of Hackney, in the county of London, Esq, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Amherst of Hackney, in the county of London, and, in default of such issue male, to hold the name, style, and title of Baroness Amherst of Hackney, to Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil [aged 35], wife of William Cecil [aged 37] (commonly called Lord William Cecil), Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment, eldest daughter of the said William Amhurst Tyssen Amherst; and, after her decease, and in default of such issue of the said William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, to hold the name, style, and title of Baron Amherst of Hackney, to the heirs male lawfully begotten of the body of the said Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil.
On 21st December 1919 Mary Rothes Tyssen-Amherst 2nd Baroness Amherst [aged 62] died. Her grandson William [aged 7] succeeded 3rd Baron Amherst of Hackney in London.
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.
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On 22nd July 1980 William Amherst Cecil 3rd Baron Amherst [aged 68] died. His son Hugh [aged 39] succeeded 4th Baron Amherst of Hackney in London.
On 2nd April 2009 Hugh Amherst Cecil 4th Baron Amherst [aged 68] died. His son Hugh [aged 40] succeeded 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney in London.