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Marquess Buckingham

Marquess Buckingham is in Marquessates of England Alphabetically.

There have been two creations of Marquess Buckingham:

1st. 1618. George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham. Extinct. 16th April 1687.

2nd. December 1784. George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham. Extinct. 26th March 1889.

Marquess of Buckingham 1st Creation 1618

Summary

1618. George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 25) created.

23rd August 1628. Son George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham succeeded. See Murder of the Duke of Buckingham.

16th April 1687. George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham extinct.

In 1618 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 25) was created 1st Marquess of Buckingham.

On 23rd August 1628 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 35) was murdered at Greyhound Pub, Portsmouth by a disgruntled soldier John Felton (age 33). He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son George succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham, 2nd Earl Buckingham.

Felton was considered a hero by many who blamed Buckingham for the failures of the 1625 Cádiz Expedition and 1627 Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. Felton was subsequently hanged.

On 16th April 1687 George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 59) died. Duke of Buckingham, Marquess of Buckingham, Earl Buckingham extinct. Baron Ros Helmsley abeyant.

Marquess Buckingham 2nd Creation 1784

In December 1784 George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 31) was created 1st Marquess Buckingham.

On 11th February 1813 George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 59) died. His son Richard (age 36) succeeded 2nd Marquess Buckingham, 4th Earl Temple, 3rd Earl Nugent, 5th Viscount Cobham. Anne Elizabeth Brydges Duchess Buckingham and Chandos (age 34) by marriage Marchioness Buckingham.

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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