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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Earl Zetland aka Shetland is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
23rd June 1838. Lawrence Dundas 1st Earl Zetland [aged 72] created.
19th February 1839. Son Thomas Laurence Dundas 2nd Earl Zetland [aged 44] succeeded.
6th May 1873. Nephew Lawrence Dundas 1st Marquess Zetland [aged 28] succeeded.
11th March 1929. Son Lawrence John Lumley Dundas 2nd Marquess Zetland [aged 52] succeeded.
6th February 1961. Son Lawrence Dundas 3rd Marquess of Zetland [aged 52] succeeded.
5th October 1989. Son Mark Dundas 4th Marquess of Zetland [aged 51] succeeded.
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 19th February 1839 Lawrence Dundas 1st Earl Zetland [aged 72] died suddenly at his home Aske Hall North Yorkshire. His son Thomas [aged 44] succeeded 2nd Earl Zetland aka Shetland, 3rd Baron Dundas, 4th Baronet Dundas of Kerse.
In 1871 Lawrence Dundas 1st Marquess Zetland [aged 26] and Lilian Selina Elizabeth Lumley Marchioness Zetland [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Zetland aka Shetland. She the daughter of Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough [aged 57] and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough.
On 6th May 1873 Thomas Laurence Dundas 2nd Earl Zetland [aged 78] died at his home Aske Hall North Yorkshire. His nephew Lawrence [aged 28] succeeded 3rd Earl Zetland aka Shetland, 4th Baron Dundas, 5th Baronet Dundas of Kerse.
On 11th March 1929 Lawrence Dundas 1st Marquess Zetland [aged 84] died at his home Aske Hall North Yorkshire. His son Lawrence [aged 52] succeeded 2nd Marquess Zetland, 2nd Earl of Ronaldshay in Orkney, 4th Earl Zetland aka Shetland, 5th Baron Dundas, 6th Baronet Dundas of Kerse.
On 6th February 1961 Lawrence John Lumley Dundas 2nd Marquess Zetland [aged 84] died. His son Lawrence [aged 52] succeeded 3rd Marquess Zetland, 3rd Earl of Ronaldshay in Orkney, 5th Earl Zetland aka Shetland, 6th Baron Dundas, 7th Baronet Dundas of Kerse
On 5th October 1989 Lawrence Dundas 3rd Marquess of Zetland [aged 80] died. His son Mark [aged 51] succeeded 4th Marquess Zetland, 4th Earl of Ronaldshay in Orkney, 6th Earl Zetland aka Shetland, 7th Baron Dundas, 8th Baronet Dundas of Kerse