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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.
Earl Abingdon is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
30th November 1682. James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon created.
22nd May 1699. Son Montagu Venables Bertie 2nd Earl of Abingdon succeeded.
16th June 1743. Nephew Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl of Abingdon succeeded.
10th June 1760. Son Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon succeeded.
26th September 1799. Son Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon succeeded.
16th October 1854. Son Montagu Bertie 6th Earl of Abingdon succeeded.
8th February 1884. Son Montagu Arthur Bertie 7th Earl of Abingdon succeeded.
10th March 1928. Grandson Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley Bertie 8th Earl of Abingdon 13th Earl Lindsey succeeded.
11th September 1963. First Cousin Richard Bertie 14th Earl Lindsey 9th Earl of Abingdon succeeded.
On 30th November 1682 James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 29) was created 1st Earl Abingdon. Eleanor Lee Countess Abingdon by marriage Countess Abingdon.
On 22nd May 1699 James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 45) died. His son Montagu (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Abingdon, 6th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 16th June 1743 Montagu Venables Bertie 2nd Earl of Abingdon (age 70) died. His nephew Willoughby (age 50) succeeded 3rd Earl Abingdon, 7th Baron Norreys of Rycote. Anna Maria Collins Countess Abingdon by marriage Countess Abingdon.
On 10th June 1760 Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl of Abingdon (age 67) died. His son Willoughby (age 20) succeeded 4th Earl Abingdon, 8th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 26th September 1799 Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon (age 59) died. His son Montagu (age 15) succeeded 5th Earl Abingdon, 9th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 27th August 1807 Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon (age 23) and Emily Gage Countess of Abingdon were married. She by marriage Countess Abingdon. He the son of Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon and Charlotte Warren.
On 11th March 1841 Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon (age 56) and Frederica Kerr Countess of Abingdon (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Abingdon. The difference in their ages was 31 years. He the son of Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon and Charlotte Warren.
On 16th October 1854 Montagu Bertie 5th Earl of Abingdon (age 70) died. His son Montagu (age 46) succeeded 6th Earl Abingdon, 10th Baron Norreys of Rycote. Elizabeth Lavinia Harcourt Countess Abingdon by marriage Countess Abingdon.
On 8th February 1884 Montagu Bertie 6th Earl of Abingdon (age 75) died. His son Montagu (age 47) succeeded 7th Earl Abingdon, 11th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
On 10th March 1928 Montagu Arthur Bertie 7th Earl of Abingdon (age 91) died. His grandson Montagu (age 40) succeeded 8th Earl Abingdon, 12th Baron Norreys of Rycote. Elizabeth Valetta Montagu-Stuart-Wortley Countess Abingdon (age 31) by marriage Countess Abingdon. It isn't clear whether their marriage took place before or after the death of his father.
On 11th September 1963 Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley Bertie 8th Earl of Abingdon 13th Earl Lindsey (age 75) died. His first cousin Richard (age 32) succeeded 14th Earl Lindsey, 9th Earl Abingdon, 13th Baron Norreys of Rycote.