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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Summary
23rd June 1838. William King Noel 1st Earl Lovelace [aged 33] created.
29th December 1893. Son Ralph King-Milbanke 2nd Earl of Lovelace [aged 54] succeeded.
28th August 1906. Brother Lionel King 3rd Earl of Lovelace [aged 41] succeeded.
1929. Son Peter King 4th Earl of Lovelace [aged 24] succeeded.
1964. Son Peter King 5th Earl of Lovelace [aged 12] succeeded.
31st January 2018. Peter King 5th Earl of Lovelace extinct.
The London Gazette 19629. Whitehall, June 23, 1838. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Marquess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto Constantine Henry Earl of Mulgrave [aged 41], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Marquess of Normanby, in the county of York. [Maria Liddell Marchioness Normanby [aged 40] by marriage Marchioness Normanby.]
The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the said United Kingdom, unto William Baron King [aged 33], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Ockham, of Ockham, in the county of Surrey, and Earl of Lovelace. [Augusta Ada Byron Countess Lovelace [aged 22] by marriage Countess Lovelace. She was a descendant of the previous Baron Lovelace of Hurley in Berkshire.]
The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of an Earl of the said United Kingdom, unto Laurence Baron Dundas [aged 72], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Earl of Zetland.
On 29th December 1893 William King Noel 1st Earl Lovelace [aged 88] died. His son Ralph [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Earl Lovelace, 2nd Viscount Ockham of Ockham in Surrey, 9th Baron King of Ockham in Surrey.
On 28th August 1906 Ralph King-Milbanke 2nd Earl of Lovelace [aged 67] died. His brother Lionel [aged 41] succeeded 3rd Earl Lovelace, 3rd Viscount Ockham of Ockham in Surrey, 10th Baron King of Ockham in Surrey. His son Ada [aged 35] succeeded 14th Baron Wentworth, 18th Baron Despencer.
In 1929 Lionel King 3rd Earl of Lovelace [aged 64] died. His son Peter [aged 24] succeeded 4th Earl Lovelace, 4th Viscount Ockham of Ockham in Surrey, 11th Baron King of Ockham in Surrey.
In 1964 Peter King 4th Earl of Lovelace [aged 59] died. His son Peter [aged 12] succeeded 5th Earl Lovelace, 5th Viscount Ockham of Ockham in Surrey, 12th Baron King of Ockham in Surrey.
On 31st January 2018 Peter King 5th Earl of Lovelace [aged 66] died. Earl Lovelace, Viscount Ockham of Ockham in Surrey, Baron King of Ockham in Surrey extinct.