The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Died in childbirth is in Childbirth.
Around 1130 Beatrix Vesci died in childbirth.
On 4th October 1160 Alys Capet Countess Ponthieu was born to Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 40] and Constance of Castile Queen of the Franks [aged 20]. Her mother died in childbirth. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.85%. She married 20th August 1195 her third cousin once removed William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu, son of John Montgomery I Count Ponthieu and Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu, and had issue.
On 28th August 1231 Eleanor of Portugal Queen Consort Denmark [aged 20] died in childbirth.
On 1st December 1241 Margaret Hohenstaufen was born to Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 46] and Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress [aged 27]. Her mother died in childbirth at Foggia [Map]. She was buried at Andria Cathedral. She a granddaughter of King John of England. She married 1255 Albert II Margrave of Meissen.
On 19th June 1282 Eleanor Montfort Princess of Wales [aged 30] died in childbirth.
On 9th April 1283 Margaret "Maid of Norway" I Queen Scotland was born to Eric II King Norway [aged 15] and Margaret Dunkeld Queen Consort Norway [aged 22] at Tønsberg. Her mother died in childbirth and was buried at Tønsberg. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 2nd March 1316 King Robert II of Scotland was born to Walter Stewart 6th High Steward [aged 20] and Marjorie Bruce [aged 20] at Paisley Abbey. His mother Marjorie Bruce died in childbirth. He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England. He married (1) 1336 Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland and had issue (2) 1356 Euphemia Ross Queen Consort Scotland, daughter of Hugh 4th Earl Ross and Margaret Graham Countess Ross, and had issue.
On 5th May 1316 Isabel Bohun was born to Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex [aged 40] and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland [aged 33]. His mother Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland died in childbirth. She was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1372 Isabelle Valois [aged 24] died in childbirth.
On 4th June 1394 Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark was born to King Henry IV of England [aged 27] and Mary Bohun [aged 26] at Peterborough Castle [Map]. Her mother died in childbirth. She was buried at Church of the Annunciation of our Lady of the Newark [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.60%. She married 26th October 1406 King Eric of Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 16th August 1400 Joan Plantagenet Baroness Strange and Talbot [aged 17]died, probably in childbirth.
On 22nd May 1409 Blanche Lancaster Elector Palatinate [aged 17] died in childbirth at Haguenau.
On 13th September 1409 Joan Valois was born to Charles Valois Duke Orléans [aged 14] and Isabella Valois Queen Consort England [aged 19]. Isabella Valois Queen Consort England died in childbirth. Coefficient of inbreeding 9.29%.
On 7th July 1448 Marie Bourbon Duchess Anjou [aged 20] died in childbirth.
On 14th January 1476 Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley was born to Thomas St Leger [aged 36] and Anne York Duchess Exeter [aged 36]. Her mother died in childbirth. She was buried at St Leger Chantry, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married 1490 her half third cousin George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley and had issue.
In 1488 Giovanna degli Albizzi [aged 19] died in childbirth.
On 30th November 1497 Anne Sforza [aged 21] died in childbirth. Some sources reported that her child, a son, died immediately after being baptised; others, say that he survived and was named Alessandro, dying in 1514 aged 17. She was buried in the monastery of San Vito.
In 1498 Isabella Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal [aged 28] died in childbirth.
On 18th August 1512 Anne Wood aka Wode died in childbirth whilst visiting her sister Elizabeth at Blickling, Norfolk. St Andrew's Church, Blickling [Map]. Memorial brass to Anne Wood aka Wode depicted holding the two and female twins that she died giving birth to. The inscription:
Pray for the soul of Anne Wode, the second wife of Thomas Astley of Melton Constable [aged 43], Esquire, who on the feast day of Saint Agapitus the Martyr gave birth to a male and a female child, and after the peril of childbirth, suddenly departed to the Lord in the year one thousand five hundred and twelve of Christ.
Orate p[ro] a[n]i[m]a Anne a wode ux[oris] s[e]cu[n]de Tho[m]e Asteley de Melton Constable. Armig[eri], que in die s[an]c[t]i Agapiti Martyris masculu[m] et femella[m] ad partu[m] pep[er]it et post pariendi p[er]iculu[m] subito migravit ad Domi[num] A[nn]o M[illensim]o benignissimi Vo XIIo Xpi.
Anne Wood aka Wode: she was born to John Wood aka Wode. Before 1507 Thomas Astley of Hilmorton and Melton Constable and she were married.
Thomas Astley of Hilmorton and Melton Constable: In 1469 he was born. On 19th October 1543 he died.
In 1546 Elizabeth Parker died in childbirth.
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 22nd July 1552 twins Anthony Browne and Mary Browne Countess Southampton were born to Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu [aged 23] and Jane Radclyffe at Cowdray House [Map]. Their mother died in childbirth although Henry Machen's diary reports her death in 1553.
Before 4th October 1558 Elizabeth Blanke [aged 30] died in childbirth.
Before 24th April 1560 Anne Smyth [aged 40] died in childbirth apparently giving birth to her seventeenth child.
On 22nd May 1560 Joanne Daborn [aged 37] died in childbirth.
After 22nd May 1560 she was buried at St Leonard Eastcheap Church [Map] where the inscription read:
"Here under this stone lieth Joane wife of William Allyn [aged 45] citizen and alderman, who died in childbed of her 9th child the 22. of May 1560." (MS. Lansd. 874, f. 10b.)
Sir William Allen (for he was afterwards knighted) was the son of William Allen, citizen and poulterer of London; was sheriff 1562-3, lord mayor 1571-2. "He was at first free of the Leathersellers, afterwards a Mercer. And dwelled when he was sheriff in Bow-lane; when he was maior, in Tower-strete. But buried at St. Botulphes without Bishopsgate, in which parish he was borne."
Arms, Per fess sable and argent, a pale engrailed counterchanged, and three talbots passant of the second, collared gules.
Before 29th March 1563 Katherine Copley died in childbirth. She was buried on 29th March 1563.
Around 21st February 1575 Claude of Lorraine was born to Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 32] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 27]. She died a year later. Her mother died in childbirth. She had given birth to nine children during the course of her sixteen year marriage; she was married aged twelve.
On 13th February 1587 Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was born to Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 22] and Dorothea of Saxony [aged 23]. Her mother died in childbirth.
On 19th May 1591 Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 16] died in childbirth at Tower Street, All Hallows [Map]. Her son William [aged 1] succeeded 16th Baron Ros Helmsley.
On 25th June 1601 Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby [aged 45] died at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map] where he was Governor. His son Robert [aged 18] succeeded 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map].
On 15th February 1610 Catherine Bertie [aged 15] died in childbirth. She was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map].
Monument Elizabethan Period. Tall Sideboard Tomb with reclining hooded figure of Lady Katherine, daughter of Peregrine, with Chrisom Child in the crib at her feet. Above a standing figure of Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby in a niche, with strapwork embellishments, all supported on composite columns with a dentilated cornice. Possibly the work of Samuel Baldwin.
Catherine Bertie: Around 1595 she was born to Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby and Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby of Eresby. Sources are confused about her birth year stating she was born in 1610 and that she married in 1609. Date adjusted to around 1595 on the assumption she was married around twenty years of age. Her son died at six days old on 09 Feb 1610. Her father died in 1601. Sources also refer to her as Baroness Rockingham whereas she died some eleven years before her husband was created Baron Rockingham. In 1609 Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham and she were married.
On 16th October 1609 Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel [aged 22] died in childbirth.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In July 1616 George Livingston 3rd Earl Linlithgow was born to Alexander Livingston 2nd Earl Linlithgow and Elizabeth Gordon [aged 20]. Elizabeth Gordon died in childbirth. He married 30th July 1650 Elizabeth Maule Countess Kinghorne and Linlithgow, daughter of Patrick Maule 1st Earl Panmure and Frances Stanhope, and had issue.
In 1619 Charles Rich 1st Baronet was born to Edwin Rich [aged 58] and Margaret aka Honora Worlich. His mother died in childbirth.
In 1625 Catherine Carey Countess Home [aged 16] died in childbirth.
On 20th March 1627 Anne Chichester [aged 22] died in childbirth. She was buried in the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map]. In north aisle, a very classical monument for its date, black and white marble table tomb with shrouded effigy.
The inscription: "Anne, Wife to Lord Bruce, Baron of Kinloss [aged 28], Daughter of Sir Robert Chichester [aged 49], Knight of the Bath, of an antient Family in the County of Devon, and of Frances one of the two Daughters and Coheirs of John Lord Harrington, Baron of Exton, sole heir to her Mother. A Lady endowed with a natural disposition to Vertue, a true understanding of honour, most noble behaviour, perpetual cheerfulness, most elegant Conversation, and a more than ordinary conjugal affection. She was married iv. years and ix. months, and one only child named Robert Bruce. Weakened by that birth she died in Childbirth, the xx. day of March, in the xxii. year of her age, Anno Domini M. DC. XXVII. Erected and inscribed to the memory Of his most beloved, and most deserving Wife, by The Lord Bruce."
Anne Chichester: Around 1605 she was born to Robert Chichester and Frances Harrington. On 4th July 1622 Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin and she were married at Holy Trinity Church, Minories [Map].
The Chichester Family Crest being a Heron with an Eel in its mouth.
On 19th September 1628 Anne Leighton died in childbirth.
In 1631 Arabella Holles died in childbirth.
In 1631 Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester died in childbirth. Her epitaph was written by John Milton [aged 22]...
An Epitaph on the Marchioness of Winchester
This rich Marble doth enterr
The honour'd Wife of Winchester [aged 33],
A Viscount's [aged 45] daughter, an Earls [aged 66] heir,
Besides what her vertues fair
Added to her noble birth,
More then she could own from Earth.
Summers three times eight save one
She had told, alas too soon,
After so short time of breath,
To house with darknes, and with death.
Yet had the number of her days
Bin as compleat as was her praise,
Nature and fate had had no strife
In giving limit to her life.
Her high birth, and her graces sweet,
Quickly found a lover meet;
The Virgin quire for her request
The God that sits at marriage feast;
He at their invoking came
But with a scarce-wel-lighted flame;
And in his Garland as he stood,
Ye might discern a Cipress bud.
Once had the early Matrons run
To greet her of a lovely son,
And now with second hope she goes, [ 25 ]
And calls Lucina to her throws;
But whether by mischance or blame
Atropos for Lucina came;
And with remorsles cruelty,
Spoil'd at once both fruit and tree:
The haples Babe before his birth
Had burial, yet not laid in earth,
And the languisht Mothers Womb
Was not long a living Tomb.
So have I seen som tender slip
Sav'd with care from Winters nip,
The pride of her carnation train,
Pluck't up by som unheedy swain,
Who onely thought to crop the flowr
New shot up from vernall showr;
But the fair blossom hangs the head
Side-ways as on a dying bed,
And those Pearls of dew she wears,
Prove to be presaging tears
Which the sad morn had let fall
On her hast'ning funerall.
Gentle Lady may thy grave
Peace and quiet ever have;
After this thy travail sore
Sweet rest sease thee evermore,
That to give the world encrease,
Shortned hast thy own lives lease,
Here besides the sorrowing
That thy noble House doth bring,
Here be tears of perfect moan
Weept for thee in Helicon,
And som Flowers, and som Bays,
For thy Hears to strew the ways,
Sent thee from the banks of Came,
Devoted to thy vertuous name;
Whilst thou bright Saint high sit'st in glory,
Next her much like to thee in story,
That fair Syrian Shepherdess,
Who after yeers of barrennes
The highly favour'd Joseph bore
To him that serv'd for her before,
And at her next birth much like thee,
Through pangs fled to felicity,
Far within the boosom bright
Of blazing Majesty and Light,
There with thee, new welcom Saint,
Like fortunes may her soul acquaint,
With thee there clad in radiant sheen,
No Marchioness, but now a Queen.
On or before 23rd October 1634 Anne Banks died in childbirth. She was buried on 23rd October 1634.
In 1636 Lady Katherine Bertie died in childbirth. Memorial in the Church of St Michael, Oxnead [Map]. Bust carved by Nicholas Stone [aged 49]. 
Paston Arms and 
Bertie Arms.
Lady Katherine Bertie: she was born to Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey and Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey. In 1631 William Paston 1st Baronet and she were married. She the daughter of Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey and Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey.
In 1639 Lenox Rodes died in childbirth.
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 13th May 1646 Maria Habsburg Spain Archduchess Austria was born to Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 37] and Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 39]. Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress died in childbirth. Coefficient of inbreeding 15.19%.
On 5th November 1648 Mary Digby Countess Donegal [aged 36] died in childbirth. She was buried at All Saints Church, Eggesford.
On 9th October 1650 Frances Altham Countess Carbery [aged 29] died in childbirth.
Before 1651 Jane Evelyn died in childbirth.
In 1652 Elizabeth Unknown died in childbirth at sea en route to join her husband Aaron Baker [aged 42] in India. She has the oldest tombstone in India at St. Mary's in the Fort Church in Madras [Formerly known as Fort George, now known as Chennai].
On 22nd May 1653 unamed child was born to Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton [aged 23] and Christian Freschville [aged 19]. She died in childbirth. The child died seven days later on 29th May 1653. Both were buried at the St John the Baptist's Church, Staveley [Map]. Monument erected by her husband Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton the future Duke Bolton. Reclining figure with Chrisom Child.
Armorials...
Top Middle 
Paulet Arms differenced with a label argent three points impaled 
Freschville Arms.
Top Left: His Arms, in sixths 1 Paulet Arms 2 Possibly 
Seymour Arms although wings should be Or 3 Unknown Arms 4 Unknown Arms 5 Unknown Arms 6 
St John Arms with a label argent three points to reflect his status as son of the current owner of the Arms.
Top Right: Her Arms, in sixths 1 Freschville Arms 2 Unknown Arms 3 Unknown Arms 4 Unknown Arms 5 Unknown Arms 6 
Harrington Arms.
Christian Freschville: On 13th December 1633 she was born to John Freschville 1st Baron Frescheville and Sarah Harrington. On 28th February 1652 Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton and she were married. He the son of John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester and Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester.
In August 1654 Lucy Stamp died in childbirth. She was buried at St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield [Map].
Lucy Stamp: Around 1654 she was born to Timothy Stamp. Before August 1654 Reverend Thomas Fuller and she were married.
Around 30th May 1656 Elizabeth Keyt died in childbirth. Some sources describe her as being buried with the child at Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire [Map] although her son Sharington Talbot lived until 1685?
In 1660 Mary Poots died in childbirth giving birth to their son Benjamin who died in 1663.
On 8th July 1664 Mary Cogan died in childbirth at Carlisle Castle [Map] where her husband Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet [aged 32] was Governor. She was buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Edenhall [Map].
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Before 1667 Mary Darnall died in childbirth.
On 3rd March 1669 Elizabeth Cranfield died in childbirth. Monument at the Bridgewater Chapel, St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden.
Elizabeth Cranfield: she was born to James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex and Anne Bourchier Countess Middlesex. On 7th November 1664 John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and she were married. She the daughter of James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex and Anne Bourchier Countess Middlesex. He the son of John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 15th July 1672 Diana Bruce died in childbirth. The child, named Robert, died the same day.
In 1675 Elizabeth Wilbraham Lady Myddelton [aged 22] died in childbirth.
On 9th September 1678 Margaret Blagge [aged 26] died in childbirth at Whitehall Palace [Map]. She was buried at St Breage's Church, Breage.
On 30th September 1678 Mary Rich [aged 40] died in childbirth.
In 1681 Elizabeth Carpenter aka Knepp died in childbirth giving birth to a child of Joseph Haines1.
Note. Wikipedia is the source of this information but provides no source.
On 23rd March 1684 Essex Rich Countess Nottingham [aged 32] died in childbirth. She was buried in the Finch family vault at All Saints' Church, Ravenstone [Map].
On or before 4th October 1684, the date she was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Coleshill [Map], Frances Noel Baroness Digby [aged 23] died in childbirth.
In January 1690 Anne Savile Countess Carbery [aged 27] died in childbirth. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Holborn [Map].
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 30th January 1692 William Henry Granville 3rd Earl of Bath was born to Charles Granville 2nd Earl Bath [aged 30] and Isabella van Nassau [aged 24]. His mother died in childbirth; she and her husband had been married less than a year. He didn't marry again.
On 7th March 1693 Catherine Hervey was born to John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol [aged 27] and Isabella Carr. Her mother died in childbirth.
On 4th November 1699 Elizabeth Greville Baroness Guildford died in childbirth.
On 23rd December 1705 Louise Dorothea Hohenzollern [aged 25] died in childbirth.
In 1710 Mary Melville died in childbirth.
On 15th January 1716 Elizabeth Berkeley was born to James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley [aged 36] and Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley [aged 21]. Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley died in childbirth She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In On 19th December 1719 Anne Griffith [aged 21] died in childbirth.
On 30th July 1722 Theodosia Hyde [aged 26] died in childbirth. Her son Edward [aged 7] succeeded 11th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
On 27th November 1722 Anne Seymour [aged 13] died in childbirth (probably) at the age of thirteen.
On 20th April 1723 Frances Lister [aged 25] died in childbirth. She was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].
Frances Lister: On 7th September 1697 she was born to Thomas Lister of Coleby in Lincolnshire. After 25th July 1719 Gervase Scrope of Cockeringham and she were married.
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.
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On 14th August 1724 Anne Cochrane Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 18] died in childbirth.
On 22nd June 1725 Susan Murray [aged 26] died in childbirth.
On 16th August 1731 Emilia Plunkett died in childbirth.
On 11th February 1733 Frances Wyndham [aged 28] died in childbirth.
On 17th August 1734 Elizabeth Shirley [aged 30] died in childbirth following the premature birth of her daughter Elizabeth as a result of the shock caused by a violent flash of lightning.
Around 11th March 1736 Catherine Collingwood [aged 34] died in childbirth.
In 1743 Mary Montagu [aged 25] died in childbirth, or soon after childbirth.
On 4th February 1743 Anne Bayne died in childbirth.
On 19th January 1745 Anne O'Brien [aged 21] died in childbirth. She was buried at St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny.
In July 1759 Frances Hanbury Williams Countess Essex died in childbirth.
On 28th March 1766 Diana Beauclerk [aged 20] died in childbirth. The child was stillborn.
In 1786 Margaret Gordon [aged 24] died in childbirth.
In September 1786 Jemima Elizabeth Ashburnham died in childbirth.
On 22nd May 1788 Anne Elizabeth Cholmley Baroness Mulgrave [aged 18] died in childbirth.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 9th September 1789 Maria Archer [aged 21] died in childbirth at Corby Castle, Cumberland [Map]. Monument in Holy Trinity Church, Wetheral [Map] sculpted by Joseph Nollekens [aged 52] costing £1500. He regarded it as his finest work; entitled Faith. When Nollekens realized that his work was destined for so remote a part of the Kingdom it is said that he burst into tears as he felt so few people would see it. This work is represented on the Nollekens Monument in Paddington Parish Church by William Behnes. On seeing the sculpture Wordsworth wrote "XXXIX Monument Of Mrs Howard By Nollekens In Wetheral Church, Near Corby, On The Banks Of The Eden".
Maria Archer: Around 1768 she was born to Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer and Sarah West Baroness Archer. On 22nd November 1788 Henry Howard and she were married.
On 18th February 1790 Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg [aged 22] died in childbirth.
In 1810 Henry St John-Mildmay 5th Baronet was born to Henry St John-Mildmay 4th Baronet [aged 22] and Charlotte Bouverie. His mother died in childbirth. He married 1851 Helena Shaw Lefevre Lady St John-Mildmay, daughter of Charles Shaw-Lefevre 1st Viscount Eversley and Emma Laura Whitbread.
In 1811 Mary Carey died in childbirth.
On 9th September 1812 Sophia Pitt Countess Romney died in childbirth at The Mote, Maidstone.
On 20th December 1813 Phillis Buston [aged 22] died in childbirth. The child survived fifteen days.
On 6th November 1817 Princess Charlotte Augusta Hanover [aged 21] died in childbirth at Claremont House Esher, Surrey. She buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map].
In 1818 Elizabeth Grey [aged 18] died in childbirth.
In 1827 Frances Bathurst Baroness Feversham Downton died in childbirth.
On 15th October 1828 Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes died in childbirth at Bombay, India eleven days after having given birth to a posthumous son who only lived at few hours.
On 4th February 1831 Isabella Somerset Anne Frances [aged 22] died in childbirth.
On 9th September 1833 Adeliza Maria Howard died in childbirth. Monument in Holy Trinity Church, Wetheral [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 58].
Adeliza Maria Howard: she was born to Henry Howard and Catherine Marie Mary Charlotte Neave. On 30th April 1830 Henry William Petre and she were married. They were half first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 10th August 1844 Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel [aged 23] and Alexandra Nikolaevna Holstein Gottorp Romanov [aged 19]. He died the same day. His mother Alexandra Nikolaevna Holstein Gottorp Romanov died in childbirth. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
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.
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On 5th September 1846 Augusta Margaret Fitz-Clarence [aged 24] died in childbirth.
On 14th November 1851 Selina Constance de Burgh Baroness Ward [aged 22] died in childbirth in Ostend, Belgium having been
In 1852 Flora Elizabeth Campbell died in childbirth. Buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].
On 16th July 1861 Henry Eliot Yorke [aged 23] died in India.
Flora Elizabeth Campbell: she was born to General Alexander Campbell. In 1833 Henry Reginald Yorke and she were married.
Henry Eliot Yorke: Around 1838 he was born to Henry Reginald Yorke and Flora Elizabeth Campbell. Before 16th July 1861 he was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Bombay Artillery.
On 19th March 1852 Caroline Sophia Wyndham [aged 22] died in childbirth at Drove Westhampnett. She and the child, who died on the same day, were buried at Bartons Lane Cemetery Petworth.
On 27th January 1862 Florence Louisa Miles [aged 22] died in childbirth.
On 4th December 1866 Evelina de Rothschild [aged 27] died in childbirth after giving birth to their first child, a stillborn son.
On 14th September 1867 Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne-Cust 5th Baron Brownlow was born to Henry Cockayne-Cust [aged 47] and Sara Jane Cookson. His mother Sara Jane Cookson died in childbirth. He married before 27th April 1899 Maud Buckle Baroness Brownlow and had issue.
On 21st April 1876 Sarah Marie Talbot Carpenter was born to Walter Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot aka Carpenter [aged 42] and Maria Georgiana Mundy at 33 Warwick Square, Pimlico. Her mother died in childbirth four days later on 25th April 1876. She married 7th August 1907 Christoper Hatton Turnor.
In 1900 Edith Mary Duffus died in childbirth.
On 12th October 1905 Isabel Innes-Kerr [aged 26] died in childbirth. Monument at St James' Church Warter [Map] sculpted by George Frampton [aged 45]. She died in childbirth aged 26.
Isabel Innes-Kerr: In 1879 she was born to James Henry Robert Innes-Kerr 7th Duke Roxburghe and Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Duchess Roxburghe. On 23rd June 1904 Guy Greville Wilson and she were married. She the daughter of James Henry Robert Innes-Kerr 7th Duke Roxburghe and Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Duchess Roxburghe.
Elizabeth Culpepper died in childbirth.