Biography of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny 1826-1915

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William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny educated at Eton College [Map].

On 7th September 1824 [his father] William Neville 4th Earl Abergavenny (age 32) and [his mother] Caroline Leeke Countess Abergavenny were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Neville 2nd Earl Abergavenny (age 69) and [his grandmother] Mary Robinson Countess Abergavenny.

On 16th September 1826 William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny was born to [his father] William Neville 4th Earl Abergavenny (age 34) and [his mother] Caroline Leeke Countess Abergavenny.

On 12th April 1845 [his uncle] John Neville 3rd Earl Abergavenny (age 55) died. His brother [his father] William (age 52) succeeded 4th Earl Abergavenny, 4th Viscount Neville, 5th Baron Abergavenny. [his mother] Caroline Leeke Countess Abergavenny by marriage Countess Abergavenny.

On 2nd May 1848 William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 21) and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny were married. He the son of William Neville 4th Earl Abergavenny (age 55) and Caroline Leeke Countess Abergavenny.

In 1851 [his daughter] Cecily Neville was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 24) and [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny.

In 1853 [his son] Reginald Neville 2nd Marquess Abergavenny was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 26) and [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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On 2nd September 1854 [his son] Henry Neville 3rd Marquess Abergavenny was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 27) and [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. He married (1) 12th September 1876 Violet Streatfeild and had issue (2) December 1880 Maud Augusta Beckett Dickinson and had issue (3) 18th October 1928 his first cousin Mary Frances Neville Marchioness Abergavenny.

In 1856 [his son] George Montacute Neville was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 29) and [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. He married Florence Soames and had issue.

In 1858 [his daughter] Alice Neville was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 31) and [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny.

In 1860 [his son] William Neville was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 33) and [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny.

In 1862 [his son] Richard Neville was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 35) and [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny.

In 1865 [his daughter] Idina Neville was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 38) and [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny.

On 7th December 1866 [his daughter] Violet Neville Countess Cowley was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 40) and [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. She married 17th December 1889 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley, son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley, and had issue.

On 7th December 1866 [his daughter] Rose Neville Countess Cottentham was born to William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 40) and [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. She married 29th November 1899 Kenelm Charles Pepys 4th Earl of Cottenham, son of William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham and Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham, and had issue.

The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

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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On 17th August 1868 [his father] William Neville 4th Earl Abergavenny (age 76) died. His son William (age 41) succeeded 5th Earl Abergavenny, 5th Viscount Neville, 6th Baron Abergavenny. [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny by marriage Countess Abergavenny.

On 19th May 1873 [his mother] Caroline Leeke Countess Abergavenny died at Birling, Kent [Map].

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                    On 14th January 1876...
                
                    William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 49) was created 1st Marquess Abergavenny, 1st Earl Lewes. [his wife] Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny by marriage Marchioness Abergavenny.
                
                    Edward Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 1st Earl Wharncliffe (age 48) was created 1st Earl Wharncliffe. Susan Charlotte Lascelles Countess Wharncliffe (age 42) by marriage Countess Wharncliffe.
                
                    John Ormsby-Gore 1st Baron Harlech (age 59) was created 1st Baron Harlech with remainder to his brother William in the absence of male heirs.
                
                    Henry Gerard Sturt 1st Baron Alington (age 50) was created 1st Baron Alington. Augusta Bingham Baroness Alington (age 43) by marriage Baroness Alington.

                    Edinburgh Gazette 14 Jan 1876. 14th January 1876. Whitehall Palace [Map].
                
                    The Queen (age 56) has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignities of an Earl and Duke of the said United Kingdom to Charles Henry, Duke of Richmond, K.G. (age 30), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Earl of Kinrara, in the County of Inverness, and Duke of Gordon, of Gordon Castle, in that part of the said United Kingdom called Scotland.
                
                    The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignities of an Earl and Marquess of the said United Kingdom to William, Earl of Abergavenny (age 49), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Earl of Lewes, in the County of Sussex, and Marquess of Abergavenny, in the County of Monmonth.
                
                    The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignities of a Viscount and Earl of the said United Kingdom to Edward Montagu Stuart Granville, Lord Wharncliffe (age 48), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Viscount Carlton, of Carlton, and Earl of Wharncliffe, bdth in the West Riding of the County of York; with remainder, in default of such issue male, to the Honourable Francis Dudley Stuart-Wortley (age 46) (brother of the said Edward Montagu Stuart Granville, Lord Wharncliffe), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
                
                    The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to John, Earl of Erne (age 73), in that part of the said United Kingdom called Ireland, K.P., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Fermanagh, of Lisnaskea, in the County of Fermanagh.
                
                    The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to John Ralph Ormsby-Gore (age 59), Esq, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Harlech, of Harlech, in the County of Merioneth; with remainder, in default of snch issue male, to William Richard Ormsby-Gore, Esq (age 56). (brother of the said John Ralph Ormsby-Gore), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
                
                    The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to Henry Gerard Sturt (age 50), Esq, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Alington, of Crichel, in the County of Dorset.
                
                    The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to John Tollemache, Esq, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Tollemache, of Helmingham Hall, in the County of Suffolk.
                
                    The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to Sir Robert Tolver Gerard (age 67), Bart., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Gerard, of Bryn, in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
                
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On 12th September 1876 Henry Neville 3rd Marquess Abergavenny (age 22) and Violet Streatfeild (age 21) were married. He the son of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 49) and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny.

In December 1880 Henry Neville 3rd Marquess Abergavenny (age 26) and Maud Augusta Beckett Dickinson (age 16) were married. He the son of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 54) and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny.

In 1886 William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 59) was appointed 788th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 66).

On 17th December 1889 [his son-in-law] Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 23) and Violet Neville Countess Cowley (age 23) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 63) and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. He the son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley (age 55) and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley (age 50).

On 29th November 1899 [his son-in-law] Kenelm Charles Pepys 4th Earl of Cottenham (age 25) and Rose Neville Countess Cottentham (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess of Cottenham. She the daughter of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 73) and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. He the son of William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham and Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham (age 54).

On 28th March 1910 [his daughter] Violet Neville Countess Cowley (age 43) died.

On 2nd May 1913 [his daughter] Rose Neville Countess Cottentham (age 46) died.

Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.

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On 12th December 1915 William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 89) died. His son Reginald (age 62) succeeded 2nd Marquess Abergavenny, 6th Earl Abergavenny, 6th Viscount Neville, 2nd Earl Lewes, 7th Baron Abergavenny.

Biography of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny 1826-1915

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