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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Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Ernle 1697-1759
In or before 1720 [her father] Henry Drax [aged 26] and [her mother] Elizabeth Ernle [aged 22] were married.
Around 1720 Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent was born to Henry Drax [aged 27] and Elizabeth Ernle [aged 23].
On 14th July 1730 [her future husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 21] and Emilia Plunkett were married. She the daughter of Peter Plunkett 4th Earl of Fingall and Frances Hales Countess Fingall.
On 23rd March 1736 [her future husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 27] and Anne Craggs were married.
On 17th August 1736 James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley [aged 57] died. His son [her future husband] Augustus [aged 21] succeeded 4th Earl Berkeley, 4th Viscount Dursley, 12th Baron Berkeley.
On 7th May 1744 Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 29] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Berkeley. He the son of James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley and Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley.
In 1745 [her son] Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley was born to [her husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 29] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 25]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 17th December 1750 [her daughter] Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach was born to [her husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 35] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 30]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married (1) 30th May 1767 William Craven 6th Baron Craven and had issue (2) 13th October 1791 her fifth cousin Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach, son of Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern and Frederica Louise Hohenzollern.
On 10th August 1753 [her son] George Cranfield Berkeley was born to [her husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 38] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 33]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 1784 his second cousin Emily Charlotte Lennox and had issue.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 9th January 1755 [her husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 39] died. His son Frederick [aged 10] succeeded 5th Earl Berkeley, 5th Viscount Dursley, 13th Baron Berkeley.
On 24th May 1755 [her father] Henry Drax [aged 62] died.
On 2nd January 1757 Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 48] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 37] were married.
In 1758 [her daughter] Louisa Nugent was born to [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 49] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 38].
In 1758 [her daughter] Mary Elizabeth Nugent Marchioness Buckingham was born to [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 49] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 38]. She married 1775 George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham and had issue.
Around 1759 Joshua Reynolds [aged 35]. Portrait of Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 39].
In 1759 [her mother] Elizabeth Ernle [aged 62] died.
In 1767 [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 58] was created 1st Viscount Clare, 1st Baron Nugent. Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 47] by marriage Viscountess Clare.
On 30th May 1767 [her son-in-law] William Craven 6th Baron Craven [aged 28] and Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 47].
In 1771 [her step-son] Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Nugent [aged 39] died unmarried.
In 1775 [her son-in-law] George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham [aged 21] and Mary Elizabeth Nugent Marchioness Buckingham [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 66] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 55].
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 1776 [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 67] was created 1st Earl Nugent. Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 56] by marriage Countess Nugent.
In 1784 George Cranfield Berkeley [aged 30] and Emily Charlotte Lennox [aged 20] were married. He the son of Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 64]. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 13th October 1788 [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 79] died. [her son-in-law] George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Earl Nugent. Viscount Clare, Baron Nugent extinct.
On 13th October 1791 [her son-in-law] Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 55] and Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 40] were married at Lisbon [Map]. She by marriage Margravine Brandenburg-Ansbach. She the daughter of Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 71]. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29th June 1792 Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 72] died.
Father: Henry Drax
Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent
GrandFather: Edward Ernle 3rd Baronet
Mother: Elizabeth Ernle