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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.
Viscount Fitzclarence is in Viscountcies of England Alphabetically, Viscountcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Viscountcies of England.
Summary
12th May 1831. George Fitzclarence 1st Earl Munster created.
20th March 1842. Son William Fitzclarence 2nd Earl Munster succeeded.
30th April 1901. Son Geoffrey George Gordon Fitzclarence 3rd Earl Munster succeeded.
2nd February 1902. Brother Aubrey Fitzclarence 4th Earl Munster succeeded.
1st January 1928. Nephew George Fitzclarence 5th Earl Munster succeeded.
26th August 1975. Second Cousin Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster succeeded.
15th November 1983. Son Anthony FitzClarence 7th Earl of Munster succeeded.
30th December 2000. Anthony FitzClarence 7th Earl of Munster extinct.
The London Gazette 18803. Whitehall, May 12, 1831. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Baron, Viscount, and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto George FitzClarence (age 37), Esq. Colonel in the Army, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Baron Tewkesbury, Viscount Fitzclarence, and Earl of Munster. [Note. Mary Wyndham Countess Munster (age 38) by marriage Countess Munster.]
On 20th March 1842 George Fitzclarence 1st Earl Munster (age 48) committed suicide. His son William (age 17) succeeded 2nd Earl Munster, 2nd Viscount Fitzclarence, 2nd Baron Tewkesbury.
On 30th April 1901 William Fitzclarence 2nd Earl Munster (age 76) died. His son Geoffrey (age 41) succeeded 3rd Earl Munster, 3rd Viscount Fitzclarence, 3rd Baron Tewkesbury.
On 2nd February 1902 Geoffrey George Gordon Fitzclarence 3rd Earl Munster (age 42) died. His brother Aubrey (age 39) succeeded 4th Earl Munster, 4th Viscount Fitzclarence, 4th Baron Tewkesbury.
On 1st January 1928 Aubrey Fitzclarence 4th Earl Munster (age 65) died. His nephew George (age 21) succeeded 5th Earl Munster, 5th Viscount Fitzclarence, 5th Baron Tewkesbury.
On 26th August 1975 George Fitzclarence 5th Earl Munster (age 69) died. His second cousin Edward (age 75) succeeded 6th Earl Munster, 6th Viscount Fitzclarence, 6th Baron Tewkesbury.
On 15th November 1983 Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 84) died. His son Anthony (age 57) succeeded 7th Earl Munster, 7th Viscount Fitzclarence, 7th Baron Tewkesbury.
On 30th December 2000 Anthony FitzClarence 7th Earl of Munster (age 74) died. Earl Munster, Viscount Fitzclarence and Baron Tewkesbury extinct.