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Earl Mansfield is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Succeeded Countesses of England, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1776. William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield created.
20th March 1793. Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield succeeded.
11th July 1843. Grandson William David Murray 4th and 3rd Earl Mansfield succeeded.
1st August 1898. Grandson William Murray 5th and 4th Earl Mansfield succeeded.
29th April 1906. Brother Alan David Murray 5th and 6th Earl Mansfield succeeded.
1935. Son Mungo Murray 7th and 6th Earl of Mansfield succeeded.
2nd September 1971. Son William Murray 8th and 7th Earl Mansfield succeeded.
21st October 2015. Son Alexander Murray 9th and 8th Earl Mansfield succeeded.
On 20th September 1738 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield (age 33) and Elizabeth Finch Countess Mansfield (age 34) were married. She by marriage Countess Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. She the daughter of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.
In 1776 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield (age 70) was created 1st Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire with a special remainder to Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield (age 18) the second wife of his nephew David Murray (age 48).
On 20th March 1793 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield (age 88) died. Baron Mansfield in Nottinghamshire extinct. His nephew David (age 65) succeeded 2nd Earl Mansfield in Middlesex. Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield (age 35) by marriage Countess Mansfield in Middlesex. His niece-in-law Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield succeeded 2nd Countess Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.
On 11th July 1843 Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield (age 85) died. Her grandson William (age 37) succeeded 3rd Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.
On 1st August 1898 William David Murray 4th and 3rd Earl Mansfield (age 92) died. His grandson William (age 38) succeeded 5th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 4th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 10th Viscount Stormont.
On 29th April 1906 William Murray 5th and 4th Earl Mansfield (age 45) died. His brother Alan (age 42) succeeded 6th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 5th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 11th Viscount Stormont.
In 1935 Alan David Murray 5th and 6th Earl Mansfield (age 71) died. His son Mungo (age 34) succeeded 7th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 6th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 11th Viscount Stormont.
On 2nd September 1971 Mungo Murray 7th and 6th Earl of Mansfield (age 71) died. His son William (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 7th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 12th Viscount Stormont.
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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.
On 21st October 2015 William Murray 8th and 7th Earl Mansfield (age 85) died. His son Alexander (age 59) succeeded 9th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 8th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 13th Viscount Stormont.
Earl Mansfield in Middlesex is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1792. William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield created.
20th March 1793. David Murray 2nd Earl Mansfield succeeded.
1st September 1796. Son David William Murray 3rd Earl of Mansfield succeeded.
18th February 1840. Son William David Murray 4th and 3rd Earl Mansfield succeeded.
1st August 1898. Grandson William Murray 5th and 4th Earl Mansfield succeeded.
29th April 1906. Brother Alan David Murray 5th and 6th Earl Mansfield succeeded.
1935. Son Mungo Murray 7th and 6th Earl of Mansfield succeeded.
2nd September 1971. Son William Murray 8th and 7th Earl Mansfield succeeded.
21st October 2015. Son Alexander Murray 9th and 8th Earl Mansfield succeeded.
In 1792 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield (age 86) was created 1st Earl Mansfield in Middlesex with a special remainder to his nephew David Murray 2nd Earl Mansfield (age 64). There was no such place as Mansfield in Middlesex; it was invented to differentiate it from the earlier Mansfield in Nottinghamshire creation.
On 20th March 1793 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield (age 88) died. Baron Mansfield in Nottinghamshire extinct. His nephew David (age 65) succeeded 2nd Earl Mansfield in Middlesex. Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield (age 35) by marriage Countess Mansfield in Middlesex. His niece-in-law Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield succeeded 2nd Countess Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.
On 1st September 1796 David Murray 2nd Earl Mansfield (age 68) died. His son David (age 19) succeeded 3rd Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 8th Viscount Stormont.
On 16th September 1797 David William Murray 3rd Earl of Mansfield (age 20) and Frederica Markham Countess Mansfield (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Mansfield in Middlesex. She the daughter of Archbishop William Markham (age 78). He the son of David Murray 2nd Earl Mansfield and Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield (age 39).
On 18th February 1840 David William Murray 3rd Earl of Mansfield (age 62) died. His son William (age 33) succeeded 4th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 9th Viscount Stormont.
On 1st August 1898 William David Murray 4th and 3rd Earl Mansfield (age 92) died. His grandson William (age 38) succeeded 5th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 4th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 10th Viscount Stormont.
On 29th April 1906 William Murray 5th and 4th Earl Mansfield (age 45) died. His brother Alan (age 42) succeeded 6th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 5th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 11th Viscount Stormont.
In 1935 Alan David Murray 5th and 6th Earl Mansfield (age 71) died. His son Mungo (age 34) succeeded 7th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 6th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 11th Viscount Stormont.
On 2nd September 1971 Mungo Murray 7th and 6th Earl of Mansfield (age 71) died. His son William (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 7th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 12th Viscount Stormont.
On 21st October 2015 William Murray 8th and 7th Earl Mansfield (age 85) died. His son Alexander (age 59) succeeded 9th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 8th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 13th Viscount Stormont.