Earl Essex
Earl Essex is in Earl.
On 04 Mar 1799 William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex 1732-1799 (66) died at St James's Palace. George Capell Coningsbury 5th Earl Essex 1757-1839 (41) succeeded 5th Earl Essex 9C 1641. Sarah Bazett Countess Essex 1759-1838 (39) by marriage Countess Essex.
Earl Essex 1C 1139
In 1127 William Clito Normandy Count Flanders 1102-1128 (24) and Joanna Monferrat Countess Essex -1128 were married. They were third cousins. He a grandson of William "Conqueror" I King England 1028-1087. She by marriage Countess Essex.
On 02 Mar 1127 Charles Estrigen I Count Flanders 1084-1127 (43) was murdered at Church of St Donatian. William Clito Normandy Count Flanders 1102-1128 (24) was appointed Count Flanders. Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders 1112-1165 (15) by marriage Countess Essex.
In 1139 Geoffrey Mandeville 1st Earl Essex -1144 was created 1st Earl Essex 1C 1139. Rohese Vere Countess Essex Countess Hertford 1110-1170 (29) by marriage Countess Essex.
In Aug 1144 Geoffrey Mandeville 1st Earl Essex -1144 was killed at Barnwell Castle. Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex -1166 succeeded 2nd Earl Essex 1C 1139.
Before 1166 Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex -1166 and Eustachia de Chapagne Countess Essex 1110-1164 were married. She a granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England 1068-1135. She by marriage Countess Essex.
Around 1166 Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex -1166 died. Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex -1166 was buried at Waldon Priory Waldon. William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale -1189 succeeded 2nd Earl Essex 1C 1139.
In 1180 William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale -1189 and Hawise Blois 2nd Countess Albermarle aka Aumale Countess Essex -1214 were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She by marriage Count Aumale.
On 14 Nov 1189 William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale -1189 died at Rouen. He was buried at Mortemar Abbey. Earl Essex 1C 1139 extinct.
Earl Essex 2C 1199
In 1213 Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex 1162-1213 (51) died. Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex 1191-1216 (22) succeeded 2nd Earl Essex 2C 1199. Matilda Clare Countess Essex by marriage Countess Essex.
On 20 Jan 1214 Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex 1191-1216 (23) and Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex 1173-1217 (41) were married. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England 1068-1135. She by marriage Countess Essex, Earl Gloucester 1C 1121.
On 23 Feb 1216 Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex 1191-1216 (25) was killed in a tournament. William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex -1227 succeeded 3rd Earl Essex 2C 1199.
Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex 1162-1213 was created 1st Earl Essex 2C 1199. Aveline Clare Countess Essex by marriage Countess Essex.
William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex -1227 and Christina Fitzrobert Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex.
Earl Essex 4C 1376
In 1376 Thomas of Woodstock Plantagenet 1st Duke Albemarle 1st Duke Gloucester 1355-1397 (20) was created 1st Earl Essex 4C 1376. Eleanor Bohun Duchess Albemarle and Gloucester 1366-1399 (10) by marriage Countess Essex.
Earl Essex 5C 1461
In 1461 Henry Bourchier 2nd Count Eu 1st Earl Essex 1404-1483 (57) was created 1st Earl Essex 5C 1461. Isabel York Countess Eu and Essex 1409-1484 (52) by marriage Countess Essex.
On 04 Apr 1483 Henry Bourchier 2nd Count Eu 1st Earl Essex 1404-1483 (79) died. He was buried firstly in Beeleigh Abbey Maldon and thereafter Little Easton Church Little Easton. Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count Eu -1540 succeeded 2nd Earl Essex 5C 1461, 3rd Count Eu, 2nd Viscount Bourchier, 6th Baron Bourchier.
In 1512 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count Eu -1540 and Mary Saye Countess Essex and Eu 1474-1535 (38) were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III England. She by marriage Countess Essex, Count Eu.
In 1536 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count Eu -1540 and Mary Blount 1498-1555 (38) were married. They were first cousins twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III England. She by marriage Countess Essex, Count Eu.
On 23 Dec 1543 Henry VIII (52) enobled his new wife's (31) brother and uncle at ceremony in the Presence Chamber Hampton Court Palace. Henry Grey 1st Duke Suffolk 1517-1554 (26) and Edward Stanley 3rd Earl Derby 1509-1572 (34) were present. Christopher Barker Garter King of Arms -1550 read the Patents.
William Parr 1st Baron Parr Horton 1483-1547 (60) was created 1st Baron Parr Horton. William was sixty with five daughters. He died four years later at which time the Barony extinct.
William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton 1512-1571 (31) was created 1st Earl Essex 7C 1543. His estranged wife Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier 1517-1571 (26) was daughter of the last Earl of Essex of the Fifth Creation. A somewhat curious choice given his wife had eloped the year previous year with John Lyngfield, the prior of Tandbridge, by whom she had an illegitimate child.
Earl Essex 6C 1540
On 18 Apr 1540 Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl Essex 1485-1540 (55) was created 1st Earl Essex 6C 1540
On 28 Jul 1540 Thomas Cromwell (55) was beheaded at Tower Hill. Earl Essex 6C 1540, Baron Cromwell 2C 1375 forfeit. He was buried at St Peter ad Vincula Church Tower of London.
Earl Essex 7C 1543
On 23 Dec 1543 Henry VIII (52) enobled his new wife's (31) brother and uncle at ceremony in the Presence Chamber Hampton Court Palace. Henry Grey 1st Duke Suffolk 1517-1554 (26) and Edward Stanley 3rd Earl Derby 1509-1572 (34) were present. Christopher Barker Garter King of Arms -1550 read the Patents.
William Parr 1st Baron Parr Horton 1483-1547 (60) was created 1st Baron Parr Horton. William was sixty with five daughters. He died four years later at which time the Barony extinct.
William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton 1512-1571 (31) was created 1st Earl Essex 7C 1543. His estranged wife Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier 1517-1571 (26) was daughter of the last Earl of Essex of the Fifth Creation. A somewhat curious choice given his wife had eloped the year previous year with John Lyngfield, the prior of Tandbridge, by whom she had an illegitimate child.
Earl Essex 8C 1572
On 04 May 1572 Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 1541-1576 (30) was created 1st Earl Essex 8C 1572. Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 1543-1634 (28) by marriage Countess Essex.
On 22 Sep 1576 Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 1541-1576 (35) died. Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex 1565-1601 (10) succeeded 2nd Earl Essex 8C 1572, 3rd Viscount Hereford, 12th Baron Ferrers Chartley, 9th Baron Bourchier.
In 1590 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex 1565-1601 (24) and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex 1567-1633 (23) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex.
In 1604 Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex 1591-1646 (12) was restored 3rd Earl Essex 8C 1572, 4th Viscount Hereford, 12th Baron Ferrers Chartley, 10th Baron Bourchier. Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset 1590-1632 (13) by marriage Countess Essex. On 25 Sep 1613 King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 1566-1625 (47) annulled their marriage. She married Robert Carr 1st Earl Somerset 1587-1645 (17) three months later.
On 11 Mar 1630 Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex 1591-1646 (39) and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Essex -1656 were married. They were fourth cousins. She by marriage Countess Essex.
On 14 Sep 1646 Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex 1591-1646 (55) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey. The Earldom Earl Essex 8C 1572 extinct. Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford 1575-1656 (71) succeeded 5th Viscount Hereford.