Deeds of King Henry V

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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Earl Holderness

Earl Holderness is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

There have been three creations of Earl Holderness:

1st. 1066. Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness. Extinct. 1127.

2nd. 22nd January 1621. John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness. Extinct. January 1626.

3rd. 1644. Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland. Extinct. 29th November 1682.

4th. 5th December 1682. Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness. Extinct. 16th May 1778.

Earl Holderness Feudal 1066

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1066. Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness (age 26) created.

1115. Son Stephen Blois Count Aumale (age 45) succeeded.

1127. Stephen Blois Count Aumale extinct.

After 1066 Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness (age 26) was created 1st Earl Holderness Feudal. There is some confusion around this creation. His wife, Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 36) may have been created Countess of Holderness with Odo holding it by right of his wife.

In 1115 Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness (age 75) died. His son Stephen (age 45) succeeded 2nd Earl Holderness Feudal.

In 1127 Stephen Blois Count Aumale (age 57) died. He was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map]. Earl Holderness Feudal extinct.

Earl Holderness 1st Creation 1621

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22nd January 1621. John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness (age 41) created.

January 1626. John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness extinct.

On 22nd January 1621 John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness (age 41) was created 1st Earl Holderness by King James I (age 54).

Around 1624 John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness (age 44) and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Holderness. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of William Cockayne (age 63) and Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 59).

In January 1626 John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness (age 46) died. Earl Holderness and Viscount Haddington extinct.

Earl Holderness 2nd Creation 1644

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.

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On 29th November 1682 Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 62) died without legitimate issue at Westminster [Map]. Duke Cumberland and Earl Holderness extinct. He was buried in the Crypt, Westminster Abbey.

Earl Holderness 3rd Creation 1682

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5th December 1682. Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 83) created.

14th June 1689. Son Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness (age 67) succeeded.

13th December 1692. Grandson Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness (age 11) succeeded.

20th January 1721. Son Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness (age 2) succeeded.

16th May 1778. Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness extinct.

On 5th December 1682 Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 83) was created 1st Earl Holderness.

On 14th June 1689 Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 90) died. His son Conyers (age 67) succeeded 2nd Earl Holderness, 9th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 6th Baron Conyers, 3rd Baron Darcy of Meinhill. Elizabeth Freschville Countess Holderness (age 55) by marriage Countess Holderness.

On 13th December 1692 Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness (age 70) died. His grandson Robert (age 11) succeeded 3rd Earl Holderness, 10th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 7th Baron Conyers, 4th Baron Darcy of Meinhill.

On 26th May 1715 Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness (age 33) and Frederica Schomberg Countess Holderness and Fitzwalter (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Holderness. She the daughter of Meinhart Schomberg 3rd Duke Schomberg (age 73) and Karoline von der Pfalz.

On 20th January 1721 Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness (age 39) died. His son Robert (age 2) succeeded 4th Earl Holderness, 11th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 8th Baron Conyers, 5th Baron Darcy of Meinhill.

On 16th May 1778 Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness (age 59) died. Earl Holderness, Baron Darcy of Meinhill extinct. His daughter Amelia (age 23) succeeded 12th Baroness Darcy of Knayth, 9th Baroness Conyers.