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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 Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1st July 1643. Thomas Leigh 1st Baron Leigh created.
22nd February 1672. Grandson Thomas Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh succeeded.
12th November 1710. Son Edward Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh succeeded.
9th March 1738. Son Thomas Leigh 4th Baron Leigh succeeded.
30th November 1749. Son Edward Leigh 5th Baron Leigh succeeded.
4th June 1786. Edward Leigh 5th Baron Leigh extinct.
On 1st July 1643 Thomas Leigh 1st Baron Leigh (age 48) was created 1st Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Mary Egerton Baroness Leigh (age 48) by marriage Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
On 22nd February 1672 Thomas Leigh 1st Baron Leigh (age 77) died. His grandson Thomas (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, 3rd Baronet Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
On 12th November 1710 Thomas Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh (age 58) died. He was buried at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire [Map]. His son Edward (age 26) succeeded 3rd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, 4th Baronet Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Mary Holbech Baroness Leigh by marriage Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
On 9th March 1738 Edward Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh (age 54) died. His son Thomas (age 24) succeeded 4th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, 5th Baronet Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire
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 30th November 1749 Thomas Leigh 4th Baron Leigh (age 36) died. He was buried at the Church of the Virgin Mary, Stoneleigh [Map]. His son Edward (age 7) succeeded 5th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, 6th Baronet Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire
On 4th June 1786 Edward Leigh 5th Baron Leigh (age 44) died. He was buried at Church of the Virgin Mary, Stoneleigh [Map]. Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, Baronet Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire extinct. The estates of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire [Map] were inherited by his sister Mary Leigh.
Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
1839. Chandos Leigh 1st Baron Leigh created.
27th September 1850. Son William Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh succeeded.
21st October 1905. Son Francis Dudley Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh succeeded.
1938. Nephew Rupert Leigh 4th Baron Leigh succeeded.
24th June 1979. Son John Leigh 5th Baron Leigh succeeded.
16th September 2003. Son Christopher Leigh 6th Baron Leigh succeeded.
In 1839 Chandos Leigh 1st Baron Leigh (age 47) was created 1st Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Margarette Willes Baroness Leigh (age 40) by marriage Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
On 27th September 1850 Chandos Leigh 1st Baron Leigh (age 59) died. His son William (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Caroline Amelia Grosvenor Baroness Leigh (age 22) by marriage Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
Monument in Church of the Virgin Mary, Stoneleigh [Map]. An elaborate Recess in late C19 Gothic style constructed in 1850 for alabaster Table Tomb; unclear as to why the effigy was not installed.
Chandos Leigh 1st Baron Leigh: On 27th June 1791 he was born to James Henry Leigh of Adlestrop and Julia Judith Twisleton. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.76%. On 8th June 1819 Chandos Leigh 1st Baron Leigh and Margaret Willes were married. In 1839 Chandos Leigh 1st Baron Leigh was created 1st Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Margarette Willes Baroness Leigh by marriage Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
William Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh: On 17th January 1824 he was born to Chandos Leigh 1st Baron Leigh and Margarette Willes Baroness Leigh. He was baptised at St Mary Magdalene's Church, Adlestrop, and for a second time, at Church of the Virgin Mary, Stoneleigh then Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map]. On 22nd August 1848 William Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh and Caroline Grosvenor were married. They had eight children. She the daughter of Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster.
Caroline Amelia Grosvenor Baroness Leigh: On 14th June 1828 she was born to Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster. She was baptised at St Mary's Church, Eccleston [Map] on 28th July 1828.
On 21st October 1905 William Henry Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh (age 81) died. On 21st October 1905 His son Francis (age 50) succeeded 3rd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Frances Beckwith Baroness Leigh by marriage Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
Memorial at Church of the Virgin Mary, Stoneleigh [Map]. A particularly fine early twentieth century memorial. In Loving Memory of William Henry, 2nd Baron Leigh, for Forty-Nine Years Lord Lieutenant of Wancickshire born 17 January 1824, died 21 October 1905 and of Caroline Amelia (age 77) his wife, daughter of 2nd Marquess of Westminster born 14 June 1828 and died 24 March 1906.
The monument carries the heraldic arms of the family their motto Tout Vient de Dieu (Everything Comes from God) and in an especially lovely design of white and gold lilies around the Cross, are the words: LOVELY AND PLEASANT IN THEIR LIVES IN DEATH THEY WERE NOT DIVIDED
Frances Beckwith Baroness Leigh: On 29th November 1890 Francis Dudley Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh and she were married. On 28th April 1909 she died.
On 2nd October 1923 Francis Dudley Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh (age 68) and Marie Campbell Baroness Leigh were married. She by marriage Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
In 1938 Francis Dudley Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh (age 83) died. His nephew Rupert (age 29) succeeded 4th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Anne Hicks-Beach (age 29) by marriage Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
On 24th June 1979 Rupert Leigh 4th Baron Leigh (age 71) died. His son John (age 43) succeeded 5th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
Memorial at Church of the Virgin Mary, Stoneleigh [Map].
Rupert Leigh 4th Baron Leigh: On 14th March 1908 he was born to Rupert Leigh. On 27th April 1931 Rupert Leigh 4th Baron Leigh and Anne Hicks-Beach were married. In 1938 Francis Dudley Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh died. His nephew Rupert succeeded 4th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Anne Hicks-Beach by marriage Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
John Leigh 5th Baron Leigh: On 11th September 1935 he was born to Rupert Leigh 4th Baron Leigh and Anne Hicks-Beach Baroness Leigh. On 16th September 2003 John Leigh 5th Baron Leigh died. His son Christopher succeeded 6th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
On 16th September 2003 John Leigh 5th Baron Leigh (age 68) died. His son Christopher (age 42) succeeded 6th Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.