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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 Dartmouth is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1711. William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth created.
15th December 1750. Grandson William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth succeeded.
15th July 1801. Son George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth succeeded.
10th November 1810. Son William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth succeeded.
22nd November 1853. Son William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth succeeded.
4th August 1891. Son William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth succeeded.
11th March 1936. Son William Legge 7th Earl Dartmouth succeeded.
1958. Brother Humphry Legge 8th Earl Dartmouth succeeded.
1962. Son Gerald Legge 9th Earl of Dartmouth succeeded.
14th December 1997. Son William Legge 10th Earl of Dartmouth succeeded.
In 1711 William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 38) was created 1st Earl Dartmouth. Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth by marriage Countess Dartmouth.
On 15th December 1750 William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 78) died. His grandson William (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Dartmouth, 3rd Baron Dartmouth.
On 11th January 1755 William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 23) and Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth.
On 15th July 1801 William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth (age 70) died. On 15th July 1801 His son George (age 45) succeeded 3rd Earl Dartmouth, 4th Baron Dartmouth. Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 40) by marriage Countess Dartmouth.
On 10th November 1810 George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth (age 55) died. His son William (age 25) succeeded 4th Earl Dartmouth, 5th Baron Dartmouth.
On 5th April 1820 William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 35) and Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 42) and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot. He the son of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 59).
On 25th October 1828 William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 43) and Frances Barrington Countess Dartmouth were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. He the son of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 67).
On 22nd November 1853 William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 68) died. In 1853 His son William (age 30) succeeded 5th Earl Dartmouth, 6th Baron Dartmouth. Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 31) by marriage Countess Dartmouth.
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 18th December 1879 William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth (age 28) and Mary Coke Countess Dartmouth (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 56) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 56) and Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 57). They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 4th August 1891 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 67) died. His son William (age 40) succeeded 6th Earl Dartmouth, 7th Baron Dartmouth.
On 11th March 1936 William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth (age 84) died. On 11th March 1936 His son William (age 55) succeeded 7th Earl Dartmouth, 8th Baron Dartmouth. Ruperta Wynn-Carington Countess Dartmouth (age 53) by marriage Countess Dartmouth.
In 1958 William Legge 7th Earl Dartmouth (age 77) died. In 1958 His brother Humphry (age 70) succeeded 8th Earl Dartmouth, 9th Baron Dartmouth. Raine Mccorquodale Countess Dartmouth and Spencer (age 28) by marriage Countess Dartmouth.
In 1962 Humphry Legge 8th Earl Dartmouth (age 74) died. His son Gerald (age 37) succeeded 9th Earl Dartmouth, 10th Baron Dartmouth.
On 14th December 1997 Gerald Legge 9th Earl of Dartmouth (age 73) died. His son William (age 48) succeeded 10th Earl Dartmouth, 11th Baron Dartmouth.