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Before 1585 [his father] Basil Feilding of Newnham Paddock in Monk's Kirby in Warwickshire (age 17) and [his mother] Elizabeth Aston were married.
Around 1587 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh was born to Basil Feilding of Newnham Paddock in Monk's Kirby in Warwickshire (age 20) and Elizabeth Aston.
In 1603 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 16) was educated at Queen's College, Cambridge University [Map].
In 1606 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 19) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 23) were married. She the daughter of George Villiers of Brokesby (age 62) and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 36).
In 1607 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 20) was knighted.
Around 1608 [his son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh was born to William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 21) and [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 25).
In 1613 [his daughter] Margaret aka Mary Feilding was born to William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 26) and [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 30).
Around 1614 [his son] George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond was born to William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 27) and [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 31).
After August 1614 [his brother-in-law] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 21) was appointed Cupbearer to King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 48).
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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.
In 1616 [his brother-in-law] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 23) was appointed 413th Knight of the Garter by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 49). Aged twenty-four. He had become the King's favourite.
On 1st January 1616 [his brother-in-law] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 23) was appointed Master of the Horse. See Diary of Anne Clifford.
On 5th January 1617 [his brother-in-law] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 24) was created 1st Earl Buckingham by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 50); his favourite.
In 1618 [his brother-in-law] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 25) was created 1st Marquess of Buckingham.
On 16th May 1620 [his brother-in-law] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 27) and Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Buckingham. She the daughter of Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland (age 42) and Frances Knyvet Lady Bevill. He the son of [his father-in-law] George Villiers of Brokesby and [his mother-in-law] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 50).
On 30th December 1620 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 33) was created 1st Viscount Feilding, 1st Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire. [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 37) by marriage Viscountess Feilding.
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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 1622 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 35) was appointed Master of the Great Wardrobe to King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 55).
In 1622 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 35) was appointed Custos Rotulorum Warwickshire.
In March 1622 Henry Carey 1st Viscount Falkland (age 47) was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland through the favour of [his brother-in-law] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 29).
On 16th June 1622 [his son-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton (age 15) and [his daughter] Margaret aka Mary Feilding (age 9) were married. She the daughter of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 35) and [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 39). He the son of James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 33) and Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 37).
On 14th September 1622 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 35) was created 1st Earl Denbigh. [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 39) by marriage Countess Denbigh.
Before 18th April 1623 [his brother-in-law] Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey (age 30) and Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey (age 15) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] George Villiers of Brokesby and [his mother-in-law] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 53).
On 18th April 1623 [his brother-in-law] Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey (age 30) was created 1st Earl Anglesey, 1st Baron Villiers of Daventry. Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey (age 15) by marriage Countess Anglesey.
On 18th May 1623 [his brother-in-law] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 30) was created 1st Duke of Buckingham by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 56) for being his favourite; what favourite means is open to debate. Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham (age 21) by marriage Duchess of Buckingham.
On 23rd August 1628 [his brother-in-law] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 35) was murdered at Greyhound Pub, Portsmouth by a disgruntled soldier John Felton (age 33). He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son George succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham, 2nd Earl Buckingham.
Felton was considered a hero by many who blamed Buckingham for the failures of the 1625 Cádiz Expedition and 1627 Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. Felton was subsequently hanged.
On 29th November 1628 John Felton (age 33) was hanged at Tyburn [Map] for having murdered the [his brother-in-law] Duke of Buckingham.
On 3rd April 1630 [his brother-in-law] Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey (age 37) died at Windsor, Berkshire [Map]. He was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His son Charles succeeded 2nd Earl Anglesey, 2nd Baron Villiers of Daventry.
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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 25th December 1632 [his son-in-law] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden (age 21) and [his daughter] Anne Feilding were married. She the daughter of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 45) and [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 49).
Around 1633 Anthony Van Dyck (age 33). Portrait of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 46).
In August 1633 [his father] Basil Feilding of Newnham Paddock in Monk's Kirby in Warwickshire (age 66) died.
Before 10th March 1635 [his son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Weston were married. She the daughter of Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland (age 58) and Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland (age 58). He the son of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 48) and [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 52).
In 1636 [his daughter] Anne Feilding died.
Before 10th May 1638 [his daughter] Margaret aka Mary Feilding (age 25) died.
On 12th August 1639 [his son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Barbara Lamb were married. He the son of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 52) and [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 56).
On 26th December 1639 [his son-in-law] Lewis Boyle 1st Viscount Boyle (age 20) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford were married at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace. She the daughter of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 52) and [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 56). He the son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 73) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
Before 29th December 1640 [his son] George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond (age 25) were married. He the son of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 53) and [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 57).
On 8th July 1641 [his son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh (age 15) were married three months after the death of his second wife [his former daughter-in-law] Barbara Lamb. She the daughter of Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath and Dorothy St John Countess Bath. He the son of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 54) and [his wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 58).
On 23rd October 1642 the Battle of Edge Hill was fought at Edge Hill [Map]. The Royal army was commanded by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41) (with his son King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 12) present), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 22) and Richard Spencer (age 49) commanded the army that included Maurice Palatinate Simmern (age 21), Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron (age 36), Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland (age 32), Charles Cavendish (age 22), Henry Newton aka Puckering 3rd Baronet (age 24), Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 41), Thomas Salusbury 2nd Baronet (age 30), John Byron 1st Baron Byron (age 43) and William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 55).
George Stewart 9th Seigneur D'Aubigny (age 24) was killed.
Of the Parliamentary army [his son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 34) and Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 51). Oliver St John 5th Baron St John (age 39) was wounded.
Samuel Sandys (age 27) commanded a troop of horse.
Richard Sandys (age 26) was killed.
Thomas Strickland (age 20) was knighted on the field for his gallantry.
Henry Hunloke 1st Baronet (age 24) was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
William Dugdale (age 37) witnessed the battle and subsequently surveyed the battlefield.
John Hinton (age 38) was present.
Edward Verney (age 52) was killed.
John Assheton (age 29) was killed.
Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey (age 59) was killed. His son Montagu (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
William Pennyman 1st Baronet (age 35) commanded a regiment, of which he served as Colonel, which he led for the King.
Edward Stradling 2nd Baronet (age 42) fought for the King, was captured imprisoned for seven months, and died a month after his release.
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On 3rd April 1643 a company of Parliamentarians from the Lichfield garrison with the support of some of the local townsmen, approximately 300 men, attempted to stop a detachment of 1,400 Royalists under the command of Prince Rupert (age 23) from passing through the unfortified parliamentary town of Birmingham.
William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 56) was wounded during the Battle of Camp Hill; he died five daye later.
On 8th April 1643 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 56) died from wounds received at the Battle of Camp Hill at Monks Kikby, Warwickshire. His son [his son] Basil (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Denbigh, 2nd Viscount Feilding, 2nd Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire. [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh (age 17) by marriage Countess Denbigh.
In 1652 [his former wife] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 69) died.
On 2nd February 1664 [his son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 56) was created 1st Baron St Liz with special remainder to the heirs male of his father William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh.
[his daughter] Anne Feilding, [his daughter] Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford and [his daughter] Henrietta Marie Feilding were born to William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh.
GrandFather: William Feilding of Newnham Paddock
Father: Basil Feilding of Newnham Paddock in Monk's Kirby in Warwickshire
William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh
GrandFather: Walter Aston of Tixall in Staffordshire
Mother: Elizabeth Aston