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Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
1850. Albert Conygham aka Denison 1st Baron Londesborough created.
15th January 1860. Son William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough succeeded.
19th April 1900. Son William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough succeeded.
1917. Son George Denison 3rd Earl of Londesborough succeeded.
12th September 1920. Brother Hugo Denison 4th Earl of Londesborough succeeded.
17th April 1937. First Cousin Once Removed Ernest Denison 6th Baron Londesborough succeeded.
31st December 1963. First Cousin Conyngham Denison 7th Baron Londesborough succeeded.
31st October 1967. First Cousin John Denison 8th Baron Londesborough succeeded.
5th April 1968. Son Richard Denison 9th Baron Londesborough succeeded.
In 1850 Albert Conygham aka Denison 1st Baron Londesborough (age 44) was created 1st Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
On 15th January 1860 Albert Conygham aka Denison 1st Baron Londesborough (age 54) died. His son William (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
In 1863 William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 28) and Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 62). They were third cousins.
On 19th April 1900 William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough (age 65) died. His son William (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire, 3rd Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Grace Adelaide Fane Countess Londesborough (age 39) by marriage Countess Londesborough in Yorkshire.
In 1917 William Henry Francis Denison 2nd Earl Londesborough (age 52) died. His son George (age 24) succeeded 3rd Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire, 4th Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
On 12th September 1920 George Denison 3rd Earl of Londesborough (age 28) died unmarried. His brother Hugo (age 25) succeeded 4th Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire, 5th Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
On 17th April 1937 Hugo Denison 4th Earl of Londesborough (age 42) died. He was buried at St Oswald's Church, Blankney. The Earl had become ill and it was decided to to move him to London for treatment; he died on the journey. Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire extinct. His first cousin once removed Ernest (age 60) succeeded 6th Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The impact of death duties necessitated the sale of Blankney, Lincolnshire to Mr William Parker of Norfolk. The Countess, Marigold Lubbock Countess Londesborough (age 33), and her daughter Zinnia Rosemary Denison, continued to live on the estate.
On 31st December 1963 Ernest Denison 6th Baron Londesborough (age 87) died. His first cousin Conyngham (age 78) succeeded 7th Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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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 31st October 1967 Conyngham Denison 7th Baron Londesborough (age 82) died. His first cousin John (age 66) succeeded 8th Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
On 5th April 1968 John Denison 8th Baron Londesborough (age 66) died. His son Richard (age 8) succeeded 9th Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.