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Biography of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire 1723-1793

Paternal Family Tree: Hobart

John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire were married. He the son of John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire and Judith Britiffe. They were sixth cousins.

After 1605. The current Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map] was built by Robert Lyminge after 1605 for Henry Hobart 1st Baronet (age 45). The estate passed through the Hobart family to John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire. It then passed to his daughter [his daughter] Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield who was married to [his future son-in-law] William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield. The couple did not have any issue. The estate then passed to Caroline's great-nephew [his great grandson] William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian; grandson son of her sister [his daughter] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore.

William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian: In 1832 he was born to John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. On 14th November 1841 John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian died at Blickling Hall, Norfolk succeeded 8th Marquess Lothian. He inherited the Blickling, Norfolk estate and made significant changes. On 12th August 1857 William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian and Constance Harriet Mahonesa Talbot Marchioness Lothian were married. She by marriage Marchioness Lothian. She the daughter of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. He the son of John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. They were first cousins.

In 1717 [his father] John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire (age 23) and [his mother] Judith Britiffe were married. She by marriage Lady Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.

On 17th August 1723 John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire was born to John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire (age 29) and Judith Britiffe.

On 7th February 1727 [his mother] Judith Britiffe died.

On 10th February 1728 [his father] John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire (age 34) and [his step-mother] Elizabeth Bristow Countess Buckinghamshire were married. She by marriage Lady Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.

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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Around 1735 John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 11) educated at Westminster School [Map].

Around 1739 John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 15) educated at Christ's College, Cambridge University [Map].

In 1747 John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 23) was elected MP Norwich.

In 1755 John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 31) was appointed Comptroller of the Household.

On 22nd September 1756 [his father] John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire (age 62) died. His son John (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire, 2nd Baron Hobart, 6th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire (age 16) by marriage Countess Buckinghamshire.

On 17th April 1762 [his daughter] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore was born to John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 38) and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire (age 22).

1765. Francis Cotes (age 38). Portrait of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 41).

In 1768 [his daughter] Sophia Hobart Countess Mount Edgcumbe was born to John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 44) and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire (age 28).

Before 20th February 1772 John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 48) and Caroline Conolly Countess Buckinghamshire were married. She by marriage Countess Buckinghamshire. He the son of John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire and Judith Britiffe.

On 20th February 1772 [his daughter] Amelia Hobart was born to John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 48) and [his wife] Caroline Conolly Countess Buckinghamshire.

In 1776 John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 52) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

In 1780 Thomas Gainsborough (age 52). Portrait of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 56).

On 2nd March 1780 [his son-in-law] Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore (age 39) and [his daughter] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Belmore in the County of Fermanagh. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 56) and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire.

Before 2nd August 1788 Thomas Gainsborough (age 61). Portrait of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 64).

On 21st February 1789 [his son-in-law] Richard Edgecumbe 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 24) and [his daughter] Sophia Hobart Countess Mount Edgcumbe (age 21) were married. She the daughter of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 65) and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire. He the son of George Edgecumbe 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 68) and Emma Gilbert Countess Mount Edgcumbe.

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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 4th April 1793 [his son-in-law] William Kerr 6th Marquess Lothian (age 29) and [his daughter] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 30) were married. She the daughter of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 69) and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire. He the son of William John Kerr 5th Marquess Lothian (age 56) and Elizabeth Fortescue 5th Marchioness Lothian.

On 3rd August 1793 John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 69) died. His half brother [his half-brother] George (age 61) succeeded 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire, 3rd Baron Hobart, 7th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire (age 54) by marriage Countess Buckinghamshire. [his daughter] Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 31) inherited Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map].

[his daughter] Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield was born to John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire and Mary Anne Drury Countess Buckinghamshire.

Royal Ancestors of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire 1723-1793

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire 1723-1793

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hobart

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Hobart 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Hare

Great x 2 Grandfather: Miles Hobart

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Bell Lady Hobart

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothie Beaupré

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hobart 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Peyton of Isleham in Cambridgeshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Peyton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rich

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Peyton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Osborne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Osborne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hewett

GrandFather: Henry Hobart 4th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hampden

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Hampden

Father: John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Maynard

Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph Maynard

GrandMother: Elizabeth Maynard Lady Hobart

John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

GrandFather: Robert Britiffe

Mother: Judith Britiffe