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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.
Baron Herbert is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been five creations of Baron Herbert:
1st. 1461. William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke 1423-1469. Extant.
2nd. 7th May 1629. Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury 1582-1648. Extinct. 1691.
3rd. 1st June 1689. Admiral Arthur Herbert 1st Earl Torrington 1648-1716. Extinct. 13th April 1716.
4th. 1694. Henry Herbert 1st Baron Chirbury 1654-1709. Extinct. 19th April 1738.
5th. 2nd August 1861. Sidney Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Lea 1810-1861. Extant.
Baron Herbert of Raglan is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
1461. William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke created.
27th July 1469. Son William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon succeeded. See 24th July 1469 Battle of Edgecote Moor aka Danes Moor aka Banbury.
16th July 1491. Daughter Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan succeeded.
August 1507. Son Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester succeeded.
17th October 1549. Son William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester succeeded.
21st February 1589. Son Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester succeeded.
3rd March 1628. Son Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester succeeded.
18th December 1646. Son Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester succeeded.
3rd April 1667. Son Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort succeeded.
21st January 1700. Grandson Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort succeeded.
24th April 1714. Son Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort succeeded.
26th February 1745. Brother Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
28th October 1756. Son Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
11th October 1803. Son Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
23rd November 1835. Son Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
17th November 1853. Son Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
1899. Son Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
24th November 1924. Son Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset 10th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
5th February 1984. First Cousin Twice Removed David Fitzroy 11th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
16th August 2018. Son Henry John Fitzroy 12th Duke of Beaufort succeeded.
In 1461 William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 38) was created 1st Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 27th July 1469 William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 46) was executed following his capture at the Battle of Edgecote Moor. His son William (age 18) succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke, 2nd Baron Herbert of Raglan. Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon (age 13) by marriage Countess Pembroke.
On 16th July 1491 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 40) died. Earl Huntingdon extinct. His daughter Elizabeth (age 15) succeeded 3rd Baroness Herbert of Raglan.
In August 1507 Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan (age 31) died. She was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. Her son Henry (age 11) succeeded 4th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 17th October 1549 Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester (age 53) died. His son William (age 23) succeeded 3rd Earl Worcester, 5th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 21st February 1589 William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (age 63) died at Hackney. He was buried at Church of St Cadoc Raglan, Monmouthshire. His son Edward (age 39) succeeded 4th Earl Worcester, 6th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 3rd March 1628 Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester (age 78) died. He was buried at Church of St Cadoc Raglan, Monmouthshire. His son Henry (age 51) succeeded 5th Earl Worcester, 7th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Anne Russell Countess Worcester (age 50) by marriage Countess Worcester.
On 18th December 1646 Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester (age 69) died at Covent Garden [Map]. His son Edward (age 44) succeeded 2nd Marquess Worcester, 6th Earl Worcester, 8th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 3rd April 1667 Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 65) died. His son Henry (age 38) succeeded 3rd Marquess Worcester, 7th Earl Worcester, 9th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Worcester.
On 21st January 1700 Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 71) died at Badminton, Gloucestershire. He was buried at Beaufort Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His grandson Henry (age 15) succeeded 2nd Duke Beaufort, 4th Marquess Worcester, 8th Earl Worcester, 10th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 24th April 1714 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 30) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 7) succeeded 3rd Duke Beaufort, 5th Marquess Worcester, 9th Earl Worcester, 11th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 26th February 1745 Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort (age 37) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His brother Charles (age 35) succeeded 4th Duke Beaufort, 6th Marquess Worcester, 10th Earl Worcester, 12th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 28th October 1756 Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 47) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 12) succeeded 5th Duke Beaufort, 7th Marquess Worcester, 11th Earl Worcester, 13th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
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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.
On 11th October 1803 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 36) succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 6th Baron Botetort. Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 23rd November 1835 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 68) died. His son Henry (age 43) succeeded 7th Duke Beaufort, 9th Marquess Worcester, 13th Earl Worcester, 15th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 7th Baron Botetort. Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 35) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 17th November 1853 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 61) died. His son Henry (age 29) succeeded 8th Duke Beaufort, 10th Marquess Worcester, 14th Earl Worcester, 16th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 8th Baron Botetort. Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Howe Duchess Beaufort (age 28) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
In 1899 Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort (age 75) died at Badminton House. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 51) succeeded 9th Duke Beaufort, 11th Marquess Worcester, 15th Earl Worcester, 17th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 9th Baron Botetort. Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort (age 34) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 24th November 1924 Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort (age 77) died at Badminton House. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 24) succeeded 10th Duke Beaufort, 12th Marquess Worcester, 16th Earl Worcester, 18th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 10th Baron Botetort.
On 5th February 1984 Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset 10th Duke Beaufort (age 83) died at Badminton House without issue. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His first cousin twice removed David (age 55) succeeded 11th Duke Beaufort, 13th Marquess Worcester, 17th Earl Worcester, 19th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Baron Botetort abeyant. Caroline Jane Thynne 11th Duchess Beaufort (age 56) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 16th August 2018 David Fitzroy 11th Duke Beaufort (age 90) died. His son Henry (age 66) succeeded 12th Duke Beaufort, 14th Marquess Worcester, 18th Earl Worcester, 20th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Georgia Powell Duchess of Beaufort (age 49) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
Baron Herbert Chirbury is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
7th May 1629. Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury created.
5th August 1648. Son Richard Herbert 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury succeeded.
13th May 1655. Son Edward Herbert 3rd Baron Herbert Chirbury succeeded.
9th December 1678. Brother Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury succeeded.
1691. Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury extinct.
On 7th May 1629 Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury (age 47) was created 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury. Mary Herbert Baroness Herbert Chirbury by marriage Baroness Herbert Chirbury.
On 5th August 1648 Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury (age 66) died. His son Richard (age 44) succeeded 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury.
On 13th May 1655 Richard Herbert 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury (age 51) died. His son Edward (age 22) succeeded 3rd Baron Herbert Chirbury. Mary Egerton Baroness Herbert Chirbury by marriage Baroness Herbert Chirbury.
On 9th December 1678 Edward Herbert 3rd Baron Herbert Chirbury (age 45) died. He was buried at Chapel of St Edmund, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His brother Henry (age 38) succeeded 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury. Catherine Newport Baroness Herbert Chirbury by marriage Baroness Herbert Chirbury.
In 1691 Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury (age 51) died. Baron Herbert Chirbury extinct.
Baron Herbert of Torbay in Devon is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
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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.
Summary
1st June 1689. Admiral Arthur Herbert 1st Earl Torrington created.
13th April 1716. Admiral Arthur Herbert 1st Earl Torrington extinct.
The London Gazette 2458. Whitehall, June 1 [1689].
His Majesty has been graciously pleased to Create the Right Honourable Arthur Herbert (age 41) Esq; Admiral of Their Majesties Fleet, Earl of Torrington, and Baron Herbert of Torbay in the County of Devon. [The Barony of Herbert was possibly created with a special remainder to his brother Charles Herbert who predeceased him.]
On 13th April 1716 Admiral Arthur Herbert 1st Earl Torrington (age 68) died. Earl Torrington, Baron Herbert of Torbay in Devon extinct.
Baron Herbert Chirbury is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1694. Henry Herbert 1st Baron Chirbury created.
22nd January 1709. Son Henry Herbert 2nd Baron Chirbury succeeded.
19th April 1738. Henry Herbert 2nd Baron Chirbury extinct.
In 1694 Henry Herbert 1st Baron Chirbury (age 39) was created 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury.
On 22nd January 1709 Henry Herbert 1st Baron Chirbury (age 54) died. His son Henry succeeded 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury.
On 19th April 1738 Henry Herbert 2nd Baron Chirbury committed suicide. He died without issue; Baron Herbert Chirbury extinct.
Baron Herbert Lea is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
2nd August 1861. Sidney Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Lea created.
2nd August 1861. Son George Robert Charles Herbert 13th Earl Pembroke 10th Earl Montgomery succeeded.
3rd May 1895. Brother Sidney Herbert 14th Earl Pembroke 11th Earl Montgomery succeeded.
30th March 1913. Son Reginald Herbert 15th Earl Pembroke 12th Earl Montgomery succeeded.
13th January 1960. Son Sidney Herbert 16th Earl of Pembroke, 13th Earl of Montgomery succeeded.
16th March 1969. Son Henry Herbert 17th Earl of Pembroke, 14th Earl of Montgomery succeeded.
7th October 2003. Son William Herbert 18th Earl of Pembroke, 15th Earl of Montgomery succeeded.
Before 2nd August 1861 Sidney Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Lea (age 50) was created 1st Baron Herbert Lea.
On 2nd August 1861 Sidney Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Lea (age 50) died. His son George (age 11) succeeded 2nd Baron Herbert Lea.
On 3rd May 1895 George Robert Charles Herbert 13th Earl Pembroke 10th Earl Montgomery (age 44) died in Frankfurt. His brother Sidney (age 42) succeeded 14th Earl Pembroke, 11th Earl Montgomery, 3rd Baron Herbert Lea. Beatrix Louisa Lambton Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 36) by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery.
On 30th March 1913 Sidney Herbert 14th Earl Pembroke 11th Earl Montgomery (age 60) died in Rome, Italy [Map]. His son Reginald (age 32) succeeded 15th Earl Pembroke, 12th Earl Montgomery, 4th Baron Herbert Lea. Beatrice Eleanor Paget Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 29) by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery.
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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.
On 13th January 1960 Reginald Herbert 15th Earl Pembroke 12th Earl Montgomery (age 79) died. His son Sidney (age 54) succeeded 16th Earl Pembroke, 13th Earl Montgomery, 5th Baron Herbert Lea.
On 16th March 1969 Sidney Herbert 16th Earl of Pembroke, 13th Earl of Montgomery (age 63) died. His son Henry (age 29) succeeded 17th Earl Pembroke, 14th Earl Montgomery, 6th Baron Herbert Lea
On 7th October 2003 Henry Herbert 17th Earl of Pembroke, 14th Earl of Montgomery (age 64) died. His son William (age 25) succeeded 18th Earl Pembroke, 15th Earl Montgomery, 7th Baron Herbert Lea