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Earl Wilton is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
15th June 1801. Thomas Egerton 1st Earl Wilton created.
23rd September 1814. Grandson Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton succeeded.
7th March 1882. Son Arthur Egerton 3rd Earl Wilton succeeded.
18th January 1885. Brother Seymour Egerton 4th Earl Wilton succeeded.
3rd January 1898. Son Arthur George Egerton 5th Earl Wilton succeeded.
26th April 1915. Son Seymour Egerton 6th Earl Wilton succeeded.
12th October 1927. Son Seymour Egerton 7th Earl Wilton succeeded.
1st October 1999. Fourth Cousin Francis Grosvenor 8th Earl Wilton succeeded.
The London Gazette 15375. Whitehall, June 15, 1801.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable William Lord Craven (age 30), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Names, Stiles, and Titles of Viscount Uffington, in the County of Berks, and Earl of Craven in the County of York. [Louisa Brunton Countess Craven (age 16) by marriage Countess Craven in Yorkshire].
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honourable George Lord Onslow (age 69), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Names, Stiles, and Title of Viscount Cranley, of Cranley, in the County of Surrey, and Earl of Onslow, of Onslow, in the County of Salop. [Henrietta Shelley Countess Onslow (age 70) by marriage Countess Onslow.]
The King has also been pleased to grant the said Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable Charles Lord Romney (age 56), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stiles, and Titles of Viscount Marsham of the Mote, in the County of Kent, and 1st Earl of Romney.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Biitain and Ireland to the Right Honorable Thomas Lord Pelham (age 73), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Earl of Chichester. [Anne Frankland Countess Chichester (age 66) by marriage Countess Chichester.]
The King has likewise been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Grey de Wilton (age 51), and the Heirs Male, of his body lawfully begotten, by the Names, Stiles and Titles of Viscount Grey de Wilton, and Earl of Wilton, of Wilton Castle, in the County of Hereford, with Remainders to Thomas Grosvenor, Esq; Second Son, Robert Grosvenor, Esq. Third Son of the Right Honourable Robert Grosvenor (age 34), (commonly called Viscount Belgrave), by Eleanor (age 30) his Wife, Daughter of the said Thomas Lord Grey de Wilton, and the Fourth, Fifth, Sixths Seventh, and every other Son and Sons, of the said Eleanor by her present or any future Husband, hereafter to be begotten severally and successively, and the respective Heirs Male of their Bodies lawfully begotten. [Eleanor Assheton Viscountess Wilton (age 48) by marriage Countess Wilton.]
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On 23rd September 1814 Thomas Egerton 1st Earl Wilton (age 65) died. His grandson Thomas (age 14) succeeded 2nd Earl Wilton, 2nd Viscount Grey de Wilton. Baron Grey Wilton extinct. His fourth cousin John (age 48) succeeded 8th Baronet Egerton and Oulton.
On 29th November 1821 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 21) and Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Wilton. She the daughter of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 68) and Elizabeth Farren Countess Derby (age 62). He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 54) and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 51).
On 12th September 1863 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 63) and Susan Isabel Elton Smith Countess Wilton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Wilton. The difference in their ages was 42 years. He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster.
On 7th March 1882 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 82) died. His son Arthur (age 49) succeeded 3rd Earl Wilton, 3rd Viscount Grey de Wilton. Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven Countess Wilton (age 45) by marriage Countess Wilton.
On 18th January 1885 Arthur Egerton 3rd Earl Wilton (age 52) died. His brother Seymour (age 45) succeeded 4th Earl Wilton, 4th Viscount Grey de Wilton. Laura Caroline Russell Countess Wilton (age 43) by marriage Countess Wilton. Baron Grey de Radclyffe in Lancashire extinct.
On 3rd January 1898 Seymour Egerton 4th Earl Wilton (age 58) died. His son Arthur (age 34) succeeded 5th Earl Wilton, 5th Viscount Grey de Wilton. Mariota Thellusson Countess Wilton (age 24) by marriage Countess Wilton.
On 26th April 1915 Arthur George Egerton 5th Earl Wilton (age 51) died. His son Seymour (age 18) succeeded 6th Earl Wilton, 6th Viscount Grey de Wilton.
On 12th October 1927 Seymour Egerton 6th Earl Wilton (age 31) died. His son Seymour (age 6) succeeded 7th Earl Wilton, 7th Viscount Grey de Wilton.
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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 1st October 1999 Seymour Egerton 7th Earl Wilton (age 78) died. His fourth cousin Francis (age 65) succeeded 8th Earl Wilton, 8th Viscount Grey de Wilton.