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Baron Cobham is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been four creations of Baron Cobham:
1st. 8th January 1313. Henry Cobham 1st Baron Cobham 1260-1339. Abeyant. 21st February 1951.
2nd. 1342. Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham 1295-1361. Abeyant. 26th February 1602.
3rd. 3rd January 1645. John Brooke 1st Baron Cobham 1575-1660. Extinct. 20th May 1660.
4th. 1714. Field Marshal Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham 1675-1749. Extinct. 14th September 1749.
Baron Cobham is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Abeyant Baronies of England.
Summary
8th January 1313. Henry Cobham 1st Baron Cobham created.
25th August 1339. Son John Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham succeeded.
25th February 1355. Son John Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham succeeded.
10th January 1408. Granddaughter Joan Pole 4th Baroness Cobham succeeded.
13th January 1434. Daughter Joan Braybrooke 5th Baroness Cobham succeeded.
24th November 1442. Son Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham succeeded.
6th June 1464. Son John Brooke 7th Baron Cobham succeeded.
9th March 1512. Son Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham succeeded.
19th July 1529. Son George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham succeeded.
29th September 1558. Son William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham succeeded.
6th March 1597. Son Henry Brooke 11th Baron Cobham succeeded.
1603. Henry Brooke 11th Baron Cobham abeyant.
24th January 1619. Nephew William Brooke de jure.
20th September 1643. William Brooke abeyant.
1747. 2 x Great Grandson William Boothby 4th Baronet abeyance terminated.
15th April 1787. First Cousin Mary Thorpe 14th Baroness Cobham de jure.
14th February 1789. Mary Thorpe 14th Baroness Cobham abeyant.
1916. 3 x Great Grandson Gervase Disney Alexander 15th Baron Cobham restored.
10th June 1933. Gervase Disney Alexander 15th Baron Cobham abeyant.
21st February 1951. Brother Robert Disney Leith Alexander 16th Baron Cobham abeyance terminated.
21st February 1951. Robert Disney Leith Alexander 16th Baron Cobham abeyant.
On 8th January 1313 Henry Cobham 1st Baron Cobham (age 53) was created 1st Baron Cobham.
On 25th August 1339 Henry Cobham 1st Baron Cobham (age 79) died at Hache, Somerset. His son John (age 54) succeeded 2nd Baron Cobham. Agnes Stone Baroness Cobham by marriage Baroness Cobham.
On 25th February 1355 John Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham (age 70) died at Cobham, Kent. His son John (age 34) succeeded 3rd Baron Cobham. Margaret Courtenay Baroness Cobham by marriage Baroness Cobham.
On 10th January 1408 John Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham (age 87) died at Cooling Castle [Map]. His granddaughter Joan succeeded 4th Baroness Cobham.
On 13th January 1434 Joan Pole 4th Baroness Cobham died. She was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cobham. Her daughter Joan (age 31) succeeded 5th Baroness Cobham. Thomas Brooke Baron Cobham (age 43) by marriage Baron Cobham.
On 24th November 1442 Joan Braybrooke 5th Baroness Cobham (age 39) died at Cooling Castle [Map]. Her son Edward (age 27) succeeded 6th Baron Cobham. Elizabeth Tuchet Baroness Cobham (age 22) by marriage Baroness Cobham.
On 6th June 1464 Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 49) died at Cobham, Kent. He was buried at Cobham, Kent. His son John (age 16) succeeded 7th Baron Cobham.
Before 1470 John Brooke 7th Baron Cobham (age 22) and Margaret Neville Baroness Cobham (age 15) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Around 1495 Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham (age 25) and Dorothy Heydon Baroness Cobham (age 29) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham.
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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.
On 9th March 1512 John Brooke 7th Baron Cobham (age 64) died at Cowling, Kent. He was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cobham. His son Thomas (age 42) succeeded 8th Baron Cobham.
After 16th January 1516 Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham (age 46) and Elizabeth Calthorpe Baroness Cobham (age 28) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. In some sources she is described as 'Elizabeth Fowthewel' which is probably a typo of the name of her first husband Robert Southwell.
After 1518 Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham (age 48) and Elizabeth Hart Baroness Cobham (age 43) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham.
On 19th July 1529 Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham (age 59) died. He was buried at St Mary Magdalene New Churchyard, Cobham. His son George (age 32) succeeded 9th Baron Cobham. Anne Braye Baroness Cobham (age 28) by marriage Baroness Cobham.
On 29th September 1558 George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham (age 61) died. His son William (age 30) succeeded 10th Baron Cobham. Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham (age 33) by marriage Baroness Cobham.
On 25th February 1560 William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham (age 32) and Frances Newton Baroness Cobham (age 21) were married at Whitehall Palace [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Cobham.
On 6th March 1597 William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham (age 69) died. His son Henry (age 32) succeeded 11th Baron Cobham.
In 1603 Henry Brooke 11th Baron Cobham (age 38) was attainted for his part in a plot to overthrow King James I. Baron Cobham abeyant or forfeit?
On 24th January 1619 Henry Brooke 11th Baron Cobham (age 54) died. His nephew William (age 21) de jure 12th Baron Cobham but he was unable to claim the title since it was suject to an attainder.
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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.
On 20th September 1643 William Brooke (age 45) died. Baron Cobham abeyant between his four daughters and co-heirs
In 1747 William Boothby 4th Baronet (age 25) abeyance terminated 13th Baron Cobham although the title remained subject to an attainder so he couldn't claim it.
On 15th April 1787 William Boothby 4th Baronet (age 65) died unmarried. His first cousin once removed Brooke (age 76) succeeded 5th Baronet Boothby of Broadlow Ash in Derbyshire. Phoebe Hollins Lady Boothby (age 70) by marriage Lady Boothby of Broadlow Ash in Derbyshire.
Mary Thorpe 14th Baroness Cobham (age 70) de jure 14th Baroness Cobham although the title remained subject to an attainder so she couldn't claim it.
On 14th February 1789 Mary Thorpe 14th Baroness Cobham (age 72) died. Baron Cobham abeyant.
Before 1916 Gervase Disney Alexander 15th Baron Cobham (age 35) abeyance terminated 15th Baron Cobham although the title remained subject to an attainder so he couldn't claim it.
In 1916 the attainder on Henry Brooke 11th Baron Cobham was reversed meaning Gervase Disney Alexander 15th Baron Cobham (age 35) was restored 15th Baron Cobham.
On 10th June 1933 Gervase Disney Alexander 15th Baron Cobham (age 53) died. Baron Cobham abeyant.
Before 21st February 1951 Robert Disney Leith Alexander 16th Baron Cobham (age 65) abeyance terminated 16th Baron Cobham. It isn't clear what caused, or rather who died, to bring the title from abeyance.
On 21st February 1951 Robert Disney Leith Alexander 16th Baron Cobham (age 65) died. Baron Cobham abeyant.
Baron Cobham is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Abeyant Baronies of England.
Summary
1342. Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham created.
5th October 1361. Son Reginald Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham succeeded. See 1361 Plague Outbreak.
6th July 1403. Son Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham succeeded.
1446. Son Reginald Cobham 4th Baron Cobham succeeded.
August 1446. Brother Thomas Cobham 5th Baron Cobham succeeded.
26th April 1471. Daughter Anne Cobham 6th Baroness Cobham, Baroness Mountjoy and Strabolgi succeeded.
1526. Son Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh succeeded.
28th February 1550. Son William Burgh 8th Baron Cobham 6th Baron Strabolgi 2nd Baron Burgh succeeded.
10th September 1584. Son Thomas Burgh 9th Baron Cobham 7th Baron Strabolgi 3rd Baron Burgh succeeded.
14th October 1597. Son Robert Burgh 10th Baron Cobham 8th Baron Strabolgi 4th Baron Burgh succeeded.
26th February 1602. Robert Burgh 10th Baron Cobham 8th Baron Strabolgi 4th Baron Burgh abeyant.
In 1342 Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham (age 47) was created 1st Baron Cobham.
On 5th October 1361 Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham (age 66) died of plague at Lingfield, Surrey. He was buried at Lingfield, Surrey. His son Reginald (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baron Cobham.
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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 1368 Reginald Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham (age 19) and Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Cobham, Ferrers and Strange (age 28) were married at Lingfield, Surrey. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. She the daughter of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 66) and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1380 Reginald Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham (age 31) and Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 35) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
On 6th July 1403 Reginald Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham (age 55) died. His son Reginald (age 22) succeeded 3rd Baron Cobham.
After 1412 Thomas Cobham 5th Baron Cobham and Elizabeth Chidiock Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 8) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham.
Before 1422 Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham (age 40) and Eleanor Culpepper Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 36) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham.
Around 1427 Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham (age 46) and Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 37) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1446 Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham (age 65) died at Sterborough Castle, Kent. His son Reginald (age 35) succeeded 4th Baron Cobham. Elizabeth Savage Baroness Cobham (age 60) by marriage Baroness Cobham.
After August 1446 Reginald Cobham 4th Baron Cobham (deceased) died. His brother Thomas (age 34) succeeded 5th Baron Cobham.
In or before 1467 Thomas Cobham 5th Baron Cobham (age 54) and Anne Stafford Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 20) were married at Lingfield, Kent. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. The difference in their ages was 34 years. She the daughter of Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham and Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham (age 58). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 26th April 1471 Thomas Cobham 5th Baron Cobham (age 59) died. His daughter Anne (age 4) succeeded 6th Baroness Cobham.
In 1526 Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh (age 38) succeeded 7th Baron Cobham. Agnes Tyrwhitt Baroness Cobham, Strabolgi and Burgh (age 45) by marriage Baroness Cobham.
On 28th February 1550 Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh (age 62) died. His son William (age 17) succeeded 8th Baron Cobham, 6th Baron Strabolgi, 2nd Baron Burgh.
Before 10th September 1584 William Burgh 8th Baron Cobham 6th Baron Strabolgi 2nd Baron Burgh (age 51) and Katherine Clinton Baroness Cobham, Strabolgi and Burgh (age 46) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham, Baroness Strabolgi, Baroness Burgh. She the daughter of Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln (age 72) and Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount Baroness Clinton and Tailboys. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 10th September 1584 William Burgh 8th Baron Cobham 6th Baron Strabolgi 2nd Baron Burgh (age 51) died. His son Thomas (age 26) succeeded 9th Baron Cobham, 7th Baron Strabolgi, 3rd Baron Burgh.
On 14th October 1597 Thomas Burgh 9th Baron Cobham 7th Baron Strabolgi 3rd Baron Burgh (age 39) died at Newry, County Down. His son Robert (age 3) succeeded 10th Baron Cobham, 8th Baron Strabolgi, 4th Baron Burgh.
All About History Books
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.
On 26th February 1602 Robert Burgh 10th Baron Cobham 8th Baron Strabolgi 4th Baron Burgh (age 8) died. Baron Cobham, Baron Strabolgi and Baron Burgh abeyant between his four sisters Elizabeth Burgh, Frances Burgh, Anne Burgh and Katherine Burgh.
Baron Cobham is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
3rd January 1645. John Brooke 1st Baron Cobham created. See King Charles I Rewards his Supporters.
20th May 1660. John Brooke 1st Baron Cobham extinct.
On 3rd January 1645 King Charles I (age 44) rewarded his supporters with Baronies ...
John Brooke 1st Baron Cobham (age 69) was created 1st Baron Cobham. Frances Bampfield Baroness Cobham by marriage Baroness Cobham.
John Lucas 1st Baron Lucas Shenfield (age 38) was created 1st Baron Lucas of Shenfield with special remainder to the male issue of his brother Thomas Lucas (age 66).
Before 20th May 1660 John Brooke 1st Baron Cobham (age 84) died. Baron Cobham extinct.
Baron Cobham is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1714. Field Marshal Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham created.
14th September 1749. Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple extinct.
In 1714 Field Marshal Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham (age 38) was created 1st Baron Cobham.
On 14th September 1749 Field Marshal Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham (age 73) died without surviving issue. His sister Hester (age 59) succeeded 2nd Viscountess Cobham by special remainder. Baron Cobham extinct. His second cousin once removed William (age 55) succeeded 5th Baronet Temple of Stowe.