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Baron Bruce is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been three creations of Baron Bruce:
1st. 30th July 1641. Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin 1599-1663. Extinct. 10th February 1747.
2nd. 18th March 1664. Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury 1626-1685. Extinct. 10th February 1747.
3rd. 17th April 1746. Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury 1682-1747. Extant.
Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire 1st Creation 1641
Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
30th July 1641. Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin created.
21st December 1663. Son Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury succeeded.
20th October 1685. Son Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury succeeded.
December 1711. Son Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury by writ of acceleration.
10th February 1747. Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury extinct.
On 30th July 1641 Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin (age 42) was created 1st Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire.
On 21st December 1663 Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin (age 64) died. His son Robert (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Elgin, 2nd Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire. Diana Grey Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 33) by marriage Countess Elgin.
On 20th October 1685 Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 59) died. His son Thomas (age 29) succeeded 3rd Earl Elgin, 2nd Earl Ailesbury, 2nd Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, 3rd Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 2nd Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire. Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 30) by marriage Countess Elgin, Countess Ailesbury.
In December 1711 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 29) by writ of acceleration 4th Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire.
On 10th February 1747 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 64) died. Earl Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire, Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire extinct.
Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 14) succeeded 5th Earl Elgin.
Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire 2nd Creation 1664
Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
18th March 1664. Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury created.
20th October 1685. Son Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury succeeded.
1st January 1712. Son Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury by writ of acceleration. See Harley's Dozen.
10th February 1747. Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury extinct.
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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 18th March 1664 Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 38) was created 1st Earl Ailesbury, 1st Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, 1st Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire. Diana Grey Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 34) by marriage Countess Ailesbury.
On 20th October 1685 Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 59) died. His son Thomas (age 29) succeeded 3rd Earl Elgin, 2nd Earl Ailesbury, 2nd Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, 3rd Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 2nd Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire. Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury (age 30) by marriage Countess Elgin, Countess Ailesbury.
On 1st January 1712 Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46), on behalf of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 50), created a number of new Baronies to balance power in Parliament, known as Harley's Dozen, ...
Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst (age 27) was created 1st Baron Bathurst.
Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 29) by writ of acceleration 3rd Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire.
James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton (age 24) by writ of acceleration 6th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley (age 38) was created 1st Baron Foley.
George Granville 1st Baron Lansdowne (age 45) was created 1st Baron Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon. Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne by marriage Baroness Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon.
George Henry Hay 8th Earl Kinnoull (age 22) was created 1st Baron Hay of Pedwardine in Herefordshire.
Thomas Mansel 1st Baron Mansel (age 44) was created 1st Baron Mansel of Margam. Martha Millington Baroness Mansel by marriage Baroness Mansel of Margam.
Samuel Masham 1st Baron Masham (age 33) was created 1st Baron Masham of Otes in Essex. Abigail Hill Baroness Masham (age 42) by marriage Baroness Masham of Otes in Essex.
Henry Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 48) was created 1st Baron Burton.
Thomas Trevor 1st Baron Trevor Bromham (age 53) was created 1st Baron Trevor Bromham.
Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 39) was created 1st Baron Middleton. Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton by marriage Baroness Middleton.
Thomas Windsor 1st Viscount Windsor (age 42) was created 1st Baron Mountjoy.
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On 10th February 1747 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 64) died. Earl Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire, Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire extinct.
Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 14) succeeded 5th Earl Elgin.
Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire 3rd Creation 1746
Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
17th April 1746. Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury created.
10th February 1747. Nephew Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury succeeded.
19th April 1814. Son Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury succeeded.
1838. Son George William Frederick Brudenell 2nd Marquess Ailesbury by writ of acceleration.
18th October 1886. Great Nephew George William Thomas Brudenell 4th Marquess Ailesbury succeeded.
10th April 1894. Uncle Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury succeeded.
10th March 1911. Son George Brudenell-Bruce 6th Marquess of Ailesbury succeeded.
4th August 1961. Son Cedric Brudenell-Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury succeeded.
15th July 1974. Son Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury succeeded.
12th May 2024. Son David Brudenell-Bruce 9th Marquess of Ailesbury succeeded.
On 17th April 1746 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 63) was created 1st Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire with a special remainder to his nephew Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 16).
On 10th February 1747 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 64) died. Earl Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire, Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire extinct.
Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 14) succeeded 5th Earl Elgin.
On 19th April 1814 Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 84) died at Seymour Place. His son Charles (age 41) succeeded 2nd Earl Ailesbury, 3rd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
In 1838 George William Frederick Brudenell 2nd Marquess Ailesbury (age 33) by writ of acceleration 4th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
On 18th October 1886 Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury (age 75) died. His grandson George (age 23) succeeded 4th Marquess Ailesbury, 10th Earl Cardigan, 5th Earl Ailesbury, 4th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 4th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 10th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 5th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire. Dorothy Julia "Dolly Tester" Haseley Marchioness Ailesbury (age 25) by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury. Robert Thomas Brudenell-Bruce (age 41) inherited Deene Park, Northamptonshire [Map].
On 10th April 1894 George William Thomas Brudenell 4th Marquess Ailesbury (age 30) died without issue. His uncle Henry (age 51) succeeded 5th Marquess Ailesbury, 11th Earl Cardigan, 6th Earl Ailesbury, 5th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 5th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 11th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 6th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
All About History Books
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 10th March 1911 Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 68) died. His son George (age 37) succeeded 6th Marquess Ailesbury, 12th Earl Cardigan, 7th Earl Ailesbury, 6th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 6th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 12th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 7th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
On 4th August 1961 George Brudenell-Bruce 6th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 88) died. His son Cedric (age 57) succeeded 7th Marquess Ailesbury, 13th Earl Cardigan, 8th Earl Ailesbury, 7th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 7th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 13th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 8th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
On 15th July 1974 Cedric Brudenell-Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 70) died. His son Michael (age 48) succeeded 8th Marquess Ailesbury, 14th Earl Cardigan, 9th Earl Ailesbury, 8th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 8th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 14th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 9th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
On 12th May 2024 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 98) died after falling from a window at his home in the Shepherd's Bush area of London. His son David (age 71) succeeded 9th Marquess Ailesbury, 15th Earl Cardigan, 10th Earl Ailesbury, 9th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 9th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 15th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 10th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.