Biography of Francis North 1st Earl Guildford 1704-1790

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On 25th February 1695 [his father] Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford (age 21) and Elizabeth Greville Baroness Guildford were married. She by marriage Baroness Guildford.

In 1703 [his father] Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford (age 29) and [his mother] Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Guildford.

On 13th April 1704 Francis North 1st Earl Guildford was born to Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford (age 30) and Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford (age 20).

In 1727 [his mother] Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford (age 43) died.

In 1728 Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 23) and Lucy Montagu Baroness Guildford were married. She the daughter of George Montagu 1st Earl Halifax (age 44) and Ricarda Posthuma Saltonstale. They were fourth cousins.

On 17th October 1729 [his father] Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford (age 55) died. His son Francis (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baron Guildford. [his wife] Lucy Montagu Baroness Guildford by marriage Baroness Guildford.

Before 20th June 1731 George Legge (age 27) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford (age 24) were married. He the son of William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 58) and Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth.

On 13th April 1732 [his daughter] Lucy North was born to Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 28) and [his wife] Lucy Montagu Baroness Guildford.

On 13th April 1732 [his son] Frederick North 2nd Earl Guildford was born to Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 28) and [his wife] Lucy Montagu Baroness Guildford.

In 1734 [his wife] Lucy Montagu Baroness Guildford died.

On 31st October 1734 William North 6th Baron North (age 55) died in Madrid [Map]. His first cousin once removed Francis (age 30) succeeded 7th Baron North.

In 1736 John Vanderbank (age 41). Portrait of Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 31) in the robes of an Earl.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 24th January 1736 Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 31) and Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford (age 29) were married. She by marriage Baroness North, Baroness Guildford.

On 23rd March 1737 [his daughter] Louisa North Baroness Latimer Baroness Willoughby of Broke was born to Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 32) and [his wife] Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford (age 30).

On 17th July 1741 [his son] Bishop Brownlow North was born to Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 37) and [his wife] Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford (age 34).

In 1745 [his wife] Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford (age 38) died.

Before 4th November 1745 Lewis Watson 2nd Earl Rockingham (age 31) and [his future wife] Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham were married.

On 13th June 1751 Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 47) and Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham were married. She by marriage Baroness North, Baroness Guildford.

On 8th April 1752 Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 47) was created 1st Earl Guildford. [his wife] Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham by marriage Countess Guildford.

On 20th May 1756 [his son] Frederick North 2nd Earl Guildford (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Speke Countess Guilford (age 16) were married. He the son of Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 52) and [his former wife] Lucy Montagu Baroness Guildford.

On 8th October 1761 [his son-in-law] John Peyto Verney 22nd Baron Latimer 14th Baron Willoughby (age 23) and [his daughter] Louisa North Baroness Latimer Baroness Willoughby of Broke (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Latimer of Corby, Baroness Willoughby Broke. She the daughter of Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 57) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford.

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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.

On 17th January 1771 [his son] Bishop Brownlow North (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Maria Bannister (age 21) were married. He the son of Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 66) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford.

On 17th December 1776 [his wife] Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham died.

On 4th August 1790 Francis North 1st Earl Guildford (age 86) died. His son [his son] Frederick (age 58) succeeded 2nd Earl Guildford, 8th Baron North, 4th Baron Guildford. [his daughter-in-law] Anne Speke Countess Guilford (age 50) by marriage Countess Guildford.