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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.
Marquess Exeter is in Marquessates of England Alphabetically.
Marquess Exeter 1st Creation 1525
Marquess Exeter is also in Marquessates of England Chronologically, Forfeit Marquessates of England.
Summary
18th June 1525. Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter created. See Knighting of Henry Fitzroy.
1553. Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter forfeit. See Exeter Conspiracy.
On 18th June 1525 Henry Fitzroy (age 6) was taken by barge to Bridewell Palace [Map] where he was enobled by his father King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 33).
In the morning Henry Fitzroy was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
In the afternoon Henry Fitzroy was created 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset.
Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland (age 47) carried the Sword of State. Thomas More (age 47) read the patents of nobility. Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 41), Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 47),
Henry Courtenay (age 29) was created 1st Marquess Exeter. Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter (age 22) by marriage Marchioness Exeter.
Henry Clifford (age 32) was created 1st Earl of Cumberland, Warden of the West Marches and Governor of Carlisle Castle.
Thomas Manners (age 33) was created 1st Earl of Rutland. Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland (age 30) by marriage Countess of Rutland. He was given the Earldom of Rutland to reflect his descent from Anne York Duchess Exeter sister of the previous Earl of Rutland. At the same time his arms 
Manners Arms were augmented with the 
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Henry Brandon (age 2) was created 1st Earl Lincoln.
Robert Radclyffe (age 42) was created 1st Viscount Fitzwalter.
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 48) was created 1st Viscount Rochford. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 45) by marriage Viscountess Rochford.
Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 52), William Fitzalan 11th or 18th Earl of Arundel (age 49) and John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford (age 25) attended.
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On 9th December 1538 at Tower Hill [Map] two beheadings took place:
Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter (age 42) was beheaded. Marquess Exeter, Earl Devon, Earl Devon, Baron Okehampton forfeit as a consequence of the attainder of Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter, his wife Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter (age 35) and their son Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon (age 11).
Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu (age 46) was beheaded
His son was subsequently created 1st Earl Devon in 1553. Marquess Exeter,
Marquess Exeter 2nd Creation 1801
Marquess Exeter is also in Marquessates of England Chronologically, Extant Marquessates of England.
Summary
February 1801. Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter created.
1st May 1804. Son Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter succeeded.
16th January 1867. Son William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter succeeded.
14th July 1895. Son Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter succeeded.
9th April 1898. Son William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter succeeded.
1956. Son David George Brownlow-Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter succeeded.
22nd October 1981. Brother William Martin Alleyne Brownlow-Cecil 7th Marquess Exeter succeeded.
12th January 1988. Son Michael Cecil 8th Marquess of Exeter succeeded.
In February 1801 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter (age 46) was created 1st Marquess Exeter. Elizabeth Anne Burrell Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 43) by marriage Marchioness Exeter.
On 1st May 1804 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter (age 50) died. His son Brownlow (age 8) succeeded 2nd Marquess Exeter, 11th Earl Exeter, 12th Baron Burghley.
On 12th May 1824 Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter (age 28) and Frances Isabella Selina Poyntz Marchioness of Exeter (age 21) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Exeter. He the son of Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter and Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter.
On 16th January 1867 Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter (age 71) died. His son William (age 41) succeeded 3rd Marquess Exeter, 12th Earl Exeter, 13th Baron Burghley. Georgina Sophia Pakenham Marchioness Exeter (age 39) by marriage Marchioness Exeter.
He was buried at St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map].
Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter: On 2nd July 1795 he was born to Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter and Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter. On 1st May 1804 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter died. His son Brownlow succeeded 2nd Marquess Exeter, 11th Earl Exeter, 12th Baron Burghley. On 12th May 1824 Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter and Frances Isabella Selina Poyntz Marchioness of Exeter were married. She by marriage Marchioness Exeter. He the son of Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter and Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter. In 1827 he was appointed 664th Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 14th July 1895 William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter (age 70) died. His son Brownlow (age 45) succeeded 4th Marquess Exeter, 13th Earl Exeter, 14th Baron Burghley. Monument in the Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack [Map].
Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter: On 20th December 1849 he was born to William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter and and Georgina Sophia Pakenham Marchioness Exeter. On 7th September 1875 Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter and Isabella Whichcote Marchioness of Exeter were married at St Denys' Church, Aswarby. He the son of William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter.
On 9th April 1898 Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter (age 48) died. His son William (age 21) succeeded 5th Marquess Exeter, 14th Earl Exeter, 15th Baron Burghley. Monument in the Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack [Map].
William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter: On 27th October 1876 he was born to Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter and Isabella Whichcote Marchioness of Exeter. On 16th April 1901 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter and Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett Marchioness of Exeter were married. She by marriage Marchioness Exeter. He the son of Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter and Isabella Whichcote Marchioness of Exeter. In 1937 he was appointed 885th Knight of the Garter by King George VI of the United Kingdom. In 1956 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter died. His son David succeeded 6th Marquess Exeter, 15th Earl Exeter, 16th Baron Burghley.
On 16th April 1901 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter (age 24) and Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett Marchioness of Exeter (age 21) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Exeter. He the son of Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter and Isabella Whichcote Marchioness of Exeter (age 44).
In 1956 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter (age 79) died. His son David (age 50) succeeded 6th Marquess Exeter, 15th Earl Exeter, 16th Baron Burghley.
On 22nd October 1981 David George Brownlow-Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter (age 76) died. His brother William (age 72) succeeded 7th Marquess Exeter, 16th Earl Exeter, 17th Baron Burghley.
On 12th January 1988 William Martin Alleyne Brownlow-Cecil 7th Marquess Exeter (age 78) died. His son Michael (age 52) succeeded 8th Marquess Exeter, 17th Earl Exeter, 18th Baron Burghley.