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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.
In 1718 [his father] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran and [his mother] Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.
In 1719 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory was born to Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran.
On 9th June 1727 [his father] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran died. His son John (age 8) succeeded 2nd Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. Monument in St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map]. Sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott.
Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran: On 27th April 1715 Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran was created 1st Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. In 1718 he and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.
After 25th June 1727. St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map]. Monument to those contained in the vault: [his father] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran and [his mother] Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran, their son John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 8) and his wife [his future wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 2), their son [his son] John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory and [his future daughter-in-law] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott.
Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran: she was born to John Robinson. On 24th November 1744 she died.
On 29th June 1744 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 25) and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 24th November 1744 [his mother] Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran died.
On 2nd May 1745 [his son] John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory was born to John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 26) and [his wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 20).
In 1748 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 26) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 41). He the son of [his father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 53) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. They were fifth cousins.
On 24th January 1748 [his son] Richard Fitzpatrick was born to John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 29) and [his wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 22).
In or before 1750 [his daughter] Mary Fitzpatrick was born to John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 30) and [his wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 24).
On 7th May 1751 John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave (age 33) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave (age 27) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 56) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. He the son of James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave and Mary Webb. They were sixth cousins. He a great grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 5th October 1751 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 32) was created 1st Earl Upper Ossory. [his wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 26) by marriage Countess Upper Ossory.
All About History Books
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.
On 25th December 1754 [his father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 60) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Granville (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Gower, 3rd Baron Gower, 7th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 31) by marriage Countess Gower.
In 1755 [his daughter] Louisa Fitzpatrick Marchioness Lansdowne was born to John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 36) and [his wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 29).
On 25th September 1758 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 39) died. His son [his son] John (age 13) succeeded 2nd Earl Upper Ossory, 3rd Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.
Before August 1760 Richard Vernon (age 34) and [his former wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 35) were married. She the daughter of [his former father-in-law] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 14th April 1763 [his former wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 38) died.
Father: Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran
John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory
GrandFather: John Robinson
Mother: Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran