Biography of William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth 1672-1750

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In November 1667 [his father] George Legge 1st Baron Dartmouth (age 20) and [his mother] Barbara Archbold Baroness Dartmouth (age 17) were married.

On 14th October 1672 William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth was born to George Legge 1st Baron Dartmouth (age 25) and Barbara Archbold Baroness Dartmouth (age 22).

Around 1682 William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 9) educated at Westminster School [Map].

John Evelyn's Diary. 11th June 1683. The Lord Dartmouth (age 10) was elected Master of the Trinity House; son to [his father] George Legge (age 36), late Master of the Ordnance, and one of the grooms of the bedchamber; a great favorite of the Duke's (age 49), an active and understanding gentleman in sea affairs.

John Evelyn's Diary. 20th July 1685. The Trinity House met this day, which should have ben on ye Monday after Trinity, but was put off by reason of the Royal Charter being so large that it could not be ready before. Some immunities were super-added. Mr. Pepys (age 52), Secretary to ye Admiralty, was a second time chosen Master. There were present the Duke of Grafton (age 21), Lord Dartmouth (age 12), Master of ye Ordnance, the Commissioners of ye Navy, and brethren of the Corporation. We went to Church according to costome, and then took barge to the Trinity House [Map], in London, where we had a great dinner, above 80 at one table.

Around 1687 William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 14) educated at King's College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 25th October 1691 [his father] George Legge 1st Baron Dartmouth (age 44) died at Tower of London [Map]. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Minories [Map]. His son William Legge (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baron Dartmouth.

In July 1700 William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 27) and Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth were married. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford (age 51) and Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford.

Around 1704 [his son] George Legge was born to William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 31) and [his wife] Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth.

On 29th May 1708 [his son] Henry Bilson Legge was born to William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 35) and [his wife] Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth.

In 1709 [his daughter] Barbara Legge Baroness Bagot was born to William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 36) and [his wife] Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth.

In 1710 [his son] Edward Legge was born to William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 37) and [his wife] Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth.

In 1711 William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 38) was created 1st Earl Dartmouth. [his wife] Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth by marriage Countess Dartmouth.

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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.

Before 6th November 1715 [his brother-in-law] Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford (age 32) and Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford (age 25) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford (age 66) and Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford.

In 1718 [his mother] Barbara Archbold Baroness Dartmouth (age 68) died.

On 22nd July 1719 [his father-in-law] Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford (age 70) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Heneage (age 36) succeeded 2nd Earl Aylesford. Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford (age 29) by marriage Countess Aylesford.

On 27th July 1724 [his son-in-law] Walter Wagstaffe Bagot 5th Baronet (age 21) and [his daughter] Barbara Legge Baroness Bagot (age 15) were married. She by marriage Lady Bagot of Blithfield Hall. They had eight sons and eight daughters. She the daughter of William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 51) and [his wife] Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth.

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

On 29th August 1732 [his son] George Legge (age 28) died.

In July 1740 [his daughter] Anne Legge died.

On 19th September 1747 [his son] Edward Legge (age 37) died.

On 15th December 1750 William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 78) died. His grandson [his grandson] William (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl Dartmouth, 3rd Baron Dartmouth.

On 30th November 1751 [his former wife] Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth died.

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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.

[his son] Heneage Legge was born to William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth and Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth.

[his daughter] Anne Legge was born to William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth and Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth.