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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 of Mount Edgcumbe is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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18th August 1789. George Edgecumbe 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe created.
4th February 1795. Son Richard Edgecumbe 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe succeeded.
26th September 1839. Son Ernest Augustus Edgecumbe 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe succeeded.
3rd September 1861. Son William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe succeeded.
25th September 1917. Son Piers Edgcumbe 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe succeeded.
1944. Second Cousin Kenelm Edgcumbe 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe succeeded.
10th February 1965. Nephew Edward succeeded.
1982. Nephew Robert Edgcumbe 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe succeeded.
12th June 2021. Brother Christopher Edgcumbe 9th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe succeeded.
The London Gazette 13123. Whitehall, August 18 [1789].
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable James Earl of Salisbury (age 40), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Salisbury, in the County of Wilts. [Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury (age 39) by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire.]
The King has also been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Thomas Viscount Weymouth (age 54), Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Heirs Male of his body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Bath, in the County of Somerset. [Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 54) by marriage Marchioness of Bath.]
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of this Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable George Viscount Mount-Edgcumbe and Valletort (age 69), and the Heirs Male of liis Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe. [Emma Gilbert Countess Mount Edgcumbe by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.]
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Hugh Lord Fortescue (age 36), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of 1stViscount Ebrington, of Ebrington in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Fortescue. [Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 23) by marriage Countess Fortescue.]
On 4th February 1795 George Edgecumbe 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 74) died. His son Richard (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 3rd Baron Edgcumbe. Sophia Hobart Countess Mount Edgcumbe (age 27) by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.
On 26th September 1839 Richard Edgecumbe 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 75) died. His son Ernest (age 42) succeeded 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 4th Baron Edgcumbe.
On 3rd September 1861 Ernest Augustus Edgecumbe 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 64) died. His son William (age 27) succeeded 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 5th Baron Edgcumbe. Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe (age 21) by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.
On 21st April 1906 William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 72) and Caroline Cecelia Edgecumbe Countess Revensworth and Mount Edgecumbe (age 67) were married. She by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe. He the son of Ernest Augustus Edgecumbe 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. They were first cousins.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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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On 25th September 1917 William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 83) died. His son Piers (age 52) succeeded 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 6th Baron Edgcumbe. Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe (age 39) by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.
In 1944 Piers Edgcumbe 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 79). Kenelm Edgcumbe 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 70) succeeded 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 7th Baron Edgcumbe.
On 10th February 1965 Kenelm Edgcumbe 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 91) died. His nephew Edward (age 62) succeeded 7th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 8th Baron Edgcumbe.
In 1982 Edward (age 79) died. His nephew Robert (age 42) succeeded 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 9th Baron Edgcumbe.
On 12th June 2021 Robert Edgcumbe 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 82) died. His brother Christopher (age 71) succeeded 9th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 10th Baron Edgcumbe.