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Earl Banbury is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1626. William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury created.
25th May 1632. Son Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury de jure.
June 1645. Brother Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury succeeded.
1674. Son Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury de jure.
26th August 1740. Son Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury de jure.
13th March 1771. Son William Knollys 6th Earl Banbury de jure.
1776. Brother Thomas Woods Knollys 7th Earl Banbury de jure.
18th March 1793. Son William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury de jure.
1813. William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury extinct.
20th March 1834. William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury extinct.
In 1626 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 82) was created 1st Earl Banbury. Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 43) by marriage Countess Banbury.
On 25th May 1632 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) died. His son Edward (age 5) de jure 2nd Earl Banbury, 2nd Viscount Wallingford, 2nd Baron Knollys. Parliament disallowed the succession on the basis that Edward had been born when William was some eighty-two years old and Edward was, in fact, the son of Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) whom Edward's mother (age 49) subsequently married around a month after William's death.
Before June 1645 Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury (age 18) was killed in a duel. His brother Nicholas (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl Banbury, 3rd Viscount Wallingford, 3rd Baron Knollys although was never summoned to Parliament as a consequence of questions over his father's paternity.
In 1674 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 43) died. His son Charles (age 11) de jure 4th Earl Banbury, 4th Viscount Wallingford, 4th Baron Knollys.
On 10th June 1685 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 23) unsuccessfully petitioned the House of Lords to become Earl Banbury.
On 16th May 1689 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 26) and Elizabeth Lister Countess of Banbury (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Banbury. Said to be at the Nag's Head Coffee-House James Street although this may have been the location of the reception. He the son of Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury and Anne or Abigail Sherard.
On 26th August 1740 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 78) died at Dunkirk. His son Charles (age 37) de jure 5th Earl Banbury, 5th Viscount Wallingford, 5th Baron Knollys.
On 13th March 1771 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 67) died. He was buried on 19th March 1771 at St John the Baptist Church, Burford. His son William (age 44) de jure 6th Earl Banbury, 6th Viscount Wallingford, 6th Baron Knollys.
In 1776 William Knollys 6th Earl Banbury (age 49) died. His brother Thomas (age 48) de jure 7th Earl Banbury.
On 18th March 1793 Thomas Woods Knollys 7th Earl Banbury (age 65) died. He was buried at Winchester Cathedral [Map]. His son William (age 30) de jure 8th Earl Banbury, 7th Viscount Wallingford, 7th Baron Knollys.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1813 William Knollys' (age 49) claim to the Earldom of Banbury and Baron Knollys was rejected. Earl Banbury, Baron Knollys extinct.
On 20th March 1834 William Knollys 8th Earl Banbury (age 71) died. The House of Lords passed a resolution rejecting his claim to the Earldom and as a consequence Earl Banbury, Viscount Wallingford and Baron Knollys extinct.