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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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Baron Mohun is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been two creations of Baron Mohun:
1st. 1299. John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster 1269-1330. Extant Baronies of England.
2nd. 1628. John Mohun 1st Baron Mohun Okehampton 1595-1641. Extinct. 1712.
Baron Mohun of Dunster (1st Creation)
Baron Mohun of Dunster is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Abeyant Baronies of England, Extant Baronies of England.
1st: John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster. Died 1330. Grandson.
2nd: John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster. Died 1375. Grandson.
3rd: Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin. Died 1449. Son
4th: John Strange 8th Baron Strange Knockin 4th Baron Mohun Dunster. Died 1479. Daughter.
5th: Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster. Died 1514. Son
6th: Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby. Died 1521. Son
7th: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby. Died 1572. Son
8th: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby. Died 1593. Son
9th: Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby. Died 1594. Abeyant. 8 x Great Granddaughter.
10th: Elizabeth Frances Abney-Hastings Viscountess St Davids. Died 1974. Son
11th: Jestyn Reginald Austin Plantagenet Philipps 2nd Viscount St Davids. Died 1991. Son
12th: Colwyn Philipps 3rd Viscount St Davids. Died 2009. Son
On 6th February 1299 King Edward I of England (age 59) created a number of new Barons by writ of summons to Edward's 44th Parliament ...
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John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel (age 45) was created 1st Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh. Joan Ros Baroness Lovel (age 39) by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh.
William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley (age 44) was created 1st Baron Ros Helmsley. Maud Vaux Baroness Ros (age 42) by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.
William Devereux 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall (age 55) was created 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall. Lucy Burnell Baroness Devereux Lyonshall by marriage Baroness Devereux Lyonshall.
Adam Welles 1st Baron Welles (age 50) was created 1st Baron Welles. Joan D'Engayne Baroness Welles and Ughtred by marriage Baroness Welles.
Robert Clinton 1st Baron Clinton (age 41) was created 1st Baron Clinton. Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton (age 34) by marriage Baroness Clinton.
John Moels 1st Baron Moels (age 30) was created 1st Baron Moels.
The next baronies may not have been created on 6th February 1299 but were created in 1299 possibly for Edward's 45th and 46th Parliaments on 10th April 1299 and 21st September 1299 respectively.
Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt (age 49) was created 1st Baron Deincourt.
John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin (age 46) was created 1st Baron Strange Knockin. Maud Eiville Baroness Strange Knockin by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin.
John St John 1st Baron St John Lagenham (age 49) was created 1st Baron St John of Lagenham.
Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 24) was created 1st Baron de Clifford. Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles (age 23) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Codnor (age 44) was created 1st Baron Grey of Codnor. Eleanor Courtenay Baroness Grey Codnor by marriage Baroness Grey of Codnor.
John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 30) was created 1st Baron Mohun of Dunster. Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster (age 24) by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales was created 1st Baron Scales.
John St John 1st Baron St John of Basing (age 25) was created 1st Baron St John of Basing.
John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset (age 24) was created 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset.
Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby (age 31) was created 1st Baron Zouche Ashby.
Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 25) was created 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick. Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy (age 15) by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.
William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 37) was created 1st Baron Grandison. Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison by marriage Baroness Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Otto Grandison 1st Baron Grandison (age 61) was created 1st Baron Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Thomas de Multon 1st Baron Multon was created 1st Baron Multon Egremont. Eleanor Burgh Baroness Multon Egremont (age 17) by marriage Baroness Multon Egremont.
On 31st August 1330 John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 61) died. His grandson John (age 10) succeeded 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster. Given his young age he became a ward of the King who sold his wardship and marriage to Bishop Henry Burghesh (age 38) who then married him to his niece Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster (age 11), daugher of his brother Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh (age 43).
In or before 1357 John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster (age 36) and Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster (age 37) were married. She by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
On 15th September 1375 John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster (age 55) died. Since he had no male issue the title Baron Mohun of Dunster went into abeyance between his three daughters. Elizabeth Mohun Countess of Salisbury had one child who died in 1397. Philippa Mohun Duchess York (age 8) didn't have issue. Maud Mohun Baroness Strange Knockin (age 18) had one son Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin who succeeded as 3rd Baron Mohun of Dunster on the death of his aunt Philippa Mohun Duchess York.
On 17th July 1431 Philippa Mohun Duchess York (age 64) died at Carisbrooke Castle [Map]. She was buried at Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Her nephew Richard (age 49) succeeded 3rd Baron Mohun of Dunster as a result of her death bring the title out of abeyance.
Before 18th March 1434 Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin (age 52) and Elizabeth Cobham Baroness Strange and Mohun (age 15) were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin, Baroness Mohun of Dunster. The difference in their ages was 37 years. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 9th August 1449 Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin (age 68) died. His son John (age 6) succeeded 8th Baron Strange Knockin, 4th Baron Mohun of Dunster. Jacquetta Woodville Baroness Strange and Mohun (age 4) by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin, Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
Before 1461 James Luttrell (age 33) and Elizabeth Courtenay Baroness Dunster (age 30) were married. She by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 16th October 1479 John Strange 8th Baron Strange Knockin 4th Baron Mohun Dunster (age 36) died. His daughter Joan (age 19) succeeded 9th Baroness Strange Knockin, 5th Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
In 1482 George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster (age 22) by marriage Baron Strange Knockin, Baron Mohun of Dunster.
On 29th July 1504 Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 69) died. He was buried at Burscough Priory [Map]. His grandson Thomas (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Derby, 10th Baron Strange Knockin, 6th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 3rd Baron Stanley.
On 23rd May 1521 Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby (age 36) died. His son Edward (age 12) succeeded 3rd Earl Derby, 11th Baron Strange Knockin, 7th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 4th Baron Stanley. Katherine Howard Countess Derby (age 6) by marriage Countess Derby.
On 24th October 1572 Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 63) died at Lathom, Lancashire. His son Henry (age 41) succeeded 4th Earl Derby, 12th Baron Strange Knockin, 8th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 5th Baron Stanley. Margaret Clifford Countess Derby (age 32) by marriage Countess Derby.
Richard Shireburn (age 50) was an executor in his will.
On 25th September 1593 Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby (age 62) died at Lathom, Lancashire. His son Ferdinando (age 34) succeeded 5th Earl Derby, 13th Baron Strange Knockin, 9th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 6th Baron Stanley. Alice Spencer Countess Derby (age 44) by marriage Countess Derby.
On 16th April 1594 Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby (age 35) died from poisoning. His brother William (age 33) succeeded 6th Earl Derby. Baron Mohun of Dunster and Baron Stanley abeyant.
On 7th March 1921 Elizabeth Frances Abney-Hastings Viscountess St Davids (age 36) abeyance terminated 14th Baroness Strange Knockin, 22nd Baroness Hungerford, 20th Baroness Moleyns and 10th Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
On 12th December 1974 Elizabeth Frances Abney-Hastings Viscountess St Davids (age 90) died. Her son Jestyn (age 57) succeeded 15th Baron Strange Knockin, 23rd Baron Hungerford and 21st Baron Moleyns, 11th Baron Mohun of Dunster.
On 10th June 1991 Jestyn Reginald Austin Plantagenet Philipps 2nd Viscount St Davids (age 74) died. His son Colwyn (age 52) succeeded 3rd Viscount St Davids of Lydstep Haven Pembrokeshire, 16th Baron Strange Knockin, 24th Baron Hungerford, 22nd Baron Moleyns, 15th Baronet Philips of Picton Castle, 12th Baron Mohun of Dunster.
On 26th April 2009 Colwyn Philipps 3rd Viscount St Davids (age 70) died. His son Rhodri (age 42) succeeded 4th Viscount St Davids of Lydstep Haven Pembrokeshire, 17th Baron Strange Knockin, 25th Baron Hungerford, 23rd Baron Moleyns, 16th Baronet Philips of Picton Castle, 13th Baron Mohun of Dunster.
Baron Mohun Okehampton (2nd Creation)
Baron Mohun Okehampton is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
1st: John Mohun 1st Baron Mohun Okehampton. Died 1641. Son
2nd: Warwick Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun Okehampton. Died 1665. Son
3rd: Charles Mohun 3rd Baron Mohun Okehampton. Died 1677. Son
4th: Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton. Died 1712. Extinct.
On 15th April 1628 John Mohun 1st Baron Mohun Okehampton (age 33) was created 1st Baron Mohun Okehampton. Cordelia Stanhope Baroness Mohun Okehampton (age 43) by marriage Baroness Mohun Okehampton.
On 28th March 1641 John Mohun 1st Baron Mohun Okehampton (age 46) died. On 28th March 1641 His son Warwick (age 20) succeeded 2nd Baron Mohun Okehampton, 3rd Baronet Mohun of Boconnoc in Cornwall.
In 1665 Charles Mohun 3rd Baron Mohun Okehampton (age 20) and Philippa Annesley Baroness Mohun Okehampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Mohun Okehampton. She the daughter of Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley (age 50) and Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey (age 44).
In 1665 Warwick Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun Okehampton (age 44) died. In 1665 His son Charles (age 20) succeeded 3rd Baron Mohun Okehampton, 4th Baronet Mohun of Boconnoc in Cornwall.
In 1677 Charles Mohun 3rd Baron Mohun Okehampton (age 32) was killed in a duel. In 1677 His son Charles (age 2) succeeded 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton, 5th Baronet Mohun of Boconnoc in Cornwall.
In 1691 Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton (age 16) and Charlotte Orby Baroness Mohun Okehampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Mohun Okehampton.
On 15th November 1712 Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton (age 37) duelled with James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon (age 54) at Hyde Park [Map] over a legal dispute about the estate and inheritance of the late Earl Macclesfield. Mohun had married Charlotte Orby Baroness Mohun Okehampton grand-daughter of Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield. James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon had married Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon (age 32). The two seconds, Macartney and Colonel Hamilton, were both charged as accessories to murder. Hamilton gave himself up, Macartney fled into exile in Hanover. Colonel Hamilton was found guilty of manslaughter.
James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon died from wounds received duelling. His son James (age 9) succeeded 5th Duke Hamilton, 2nd Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 2nd Baron Dutton of Cheshire.
Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton died from wounds received duelling; his father had also been killed in a duel. Baron Mohun Okehampton and Baronet Mohun of Boconnoc in Cornwall extinct.