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Published March 2025. The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Earl of Leicester is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been seven creations of Earl of Leicester:
1st. 1107. Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan 1040-1118. Forfeit. 1265.
3rd. 1564. Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester 1532-1588. Extinct. 1588.
4th. 1618. Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester 1563-1626. Extinct. 1743.
5th. 1744. Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 1697-1759. Extinct. 1759.
6th. 1784. George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend 1753-1811. Extinct. 1855.
7th. 1837. Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 1754-1842. Extant Earldoms of England.
Earl of Leicester (1st Creation)
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
1st: Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan. Died 1118. Son
2nd: Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester. Died 1168. Son
3rd: Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester. Died 1190. Son
4th: Robert Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester. Died 1204. Nephew.
5th: Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester. Died 1218. Son
6th: Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester. Died 1265. Forfeit.
In 1096 Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan (age 56) and Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey (age 11) were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. The difference in their ages was 45 years. She the daughter of Hugh "Great" Capet (age 39) and Adelaide I Countess Vermandois.
In 1107 Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan (age 67) was created 1st Earl of Leicester.
On 5th June 1118 Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan (age 78) died. His son Robert (age 14) succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester. Amice Gael Countess Leicester by marriage Countess of Leicester. His son Waleran (age 14) succeeded Count Meulan.
On 5th April 1168 Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 64) died. His son Robert succeeded 3rd Earl of Leicester.
Before 1186 Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester and Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester (age 50) were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester and Amice Gael Countess Leicester.
In 1190 Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester died. His son Robert succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester. Loretta de Braose Countess Leicester (age 5) by marriage Countess of Leicester.
Around 1196 Robert Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester and Loretta de Braose Countess Leicester (age 11) were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester and Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester (age 61).
Around 21st October 1204 Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester (age 29) succeeded 5th Earl of Leicester.
On 25th June 1218 Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester (age 43) was killed at the Siege of Toulose 1218. His son Amaury (age 23) succeeded 6th Seigneur Montfort. His son Simon (age 10) succeeded 6th Earl of Leicester.
In 1238 Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester (age 30) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester (age 23) were married at Westminster Palace [Map]. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 50). He the son of Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix Montmorency. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 4th August 1265 the army loyal to King Henry III of England (age 57), led by his son the future King Edward I of England (age 26), supported by Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 21), Warin Basingburne and John Giffard 1st Baron Giffard Brimpsfield (age 33) defeated the rebel army of Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester (age 57) at the Battle of Evesham.
Roger Leybourne (age 50) fought and reputedly saved the King's life.
Adam Mohaut rescued the King.
Alan de Plugenet of Kilpec fought for the King.
Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester and his son Henry Montfort (age 26) were killed. Earl of Leicester, Earl Chester forfeit.
Hugh Despencer (age 41) was killed by Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (age 34).
Simon Beauchamp (age 31), Ralph Basset (age 50), William Devereux (age 46), Hugh Troyes, Richard Trussel, Peter Montfort (age 60), William Mandeville, William Crepping, William Birmingham, Guy Balliol and Thomas Astley (age 50) were killed. Henry Hastings (age 30), Humphrey Bohun (age 44), Nicholas Segrave 1st Baron Segrave (age 27), John Vesci, John Fitzjohn and Guy Montfort Count Nola (age 21) were captured.
John Vesci was wounded and taken prisoner.
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Earl of Leicester (2nd Creation)
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Succeeded Countesses of England, Merged with the Crown Earldoms of England.
1st: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster. Died 1296. Son
2nd: Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln. Died 1322. Brother.
3rd: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster. Died 1345. Son
4th: Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster. Died 1361. Daughter.
5th: Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria. Died 1362. Sister.
6th: Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. Died 1368. Son
7th: King Henry IV of England. Died 1413. Merged with the Crown.
On 25th October 1265 Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 20) was created 1st Earl of Leicester.
On 5th June 1296 Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 51) died at Bayonne [Map]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son Thomas (age 18) succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster. Alice Lacy Countess Leicester, and Lancaster 5th Countess of Salisbury 5th Countess Lincoln (age 14) by marriage Countess of Leicester, Countess Lancaster.
On 29th March 1324 Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 43) was restored 3rd Earl of Leicester.
On 22nd September 1345 Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 64) died at Leicester Castle [Map]. His son Henry (age 35) succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester, 4th Earl Lancaster.
In 1352 William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria (age 21) and Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria (age 11) were married in London. She by marriage Duchess Lower Bavaria. He by marriage Earl of Leicester. She the daughter of Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 42) and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 32). He the son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress (age 40). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 23rd March 1361 Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 51) died at Leicester Castle [Map]. He was buried at Church of the Annunciation of our Lady of the Newark [Map].
Duke Lancaster, Earl Lincoln extinct.
Blanche Duchess of Lancaster (age 18) succeeded 5th Countess Lancaster and 2nd Countess Derby. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 21) by marriage Earl Lancaster, Earl Derby.
Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria (age 20) succeeded 5th Countess of Leicester.
On 10th April 1362 Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria (age 22) died. Her sister Blanche (age 20) succeeded 6th Countess of Leicester. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 22) by marriage Earl of Leicester adding a fourth Earldom to the ones he already held: Earl Richmond, Earl Lancaster and Earl Derby.
On 3rd February 1399 John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 58) died at Leicester Castle [Map]. Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster (age 48) was by his side. He was buried in the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral [Map] with his first wife Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. His son Henry (age 31) succeeded 2nd Duke Lancaster, 7th Earl of Leicester.
King Richard II of England (age 32) witheld the future Henry IV's inheritance from him giving Henry reason to return to England to claim his lands and titles.
On 13th October 1399 King Henry IV of England (age 32) was crowned IV King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Archbishop Thomas Fitzalan aka Arundel (age 46).
Bishop Robert Braybrooke carried the sacraments and said mass. Duke Lancaster and Earl of Leicester Merged with the Crown.
The future King Henry V of England (age 13) carried the Sword Curtana. Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick (age 61) and/or John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset (age 26) carried a sword wrapped in red and bound with golden straps symbolising two-fold mercy. Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 57) carried the Lancaster Sword.
Thomas Percy 1st Earl of Worcester (age 56) carried the Steward's baton. Thomas Erpingham (age 44) carried a Sword.
Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford (age 21) was appointed Knight of the Bath. John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 10), John Arundell (age 33) and Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 17) were knighted.
Archbishop Richard Scrope (age 49) attended.
Earl Derby and Earl Lancaster merged with the Crown.
Earl of Leicester (3rd Creation)
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
On 29th September 1564 Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester (age 32) was created 1st Earl of Leicester.
On 21st September 1578 Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester (age 46) and Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 34) were married secretly much to the anguish of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 45) who developed a deep hatred of Lettice Knollys Countess Essex. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. Roger North 2nd Baron North (age 48) was present. He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland. They were fifth cousins.
On 4th September 1588 Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester (age 56) died at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. He was buried at Beauchamp Chapel, St Mary's Church, Warwick [Map]. Earl of Leicester extinct.
Earl of Leicester (4th Creation)
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester. Died 1626. Son
2nd: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester. Died 1677. Son
3rd: Philip Sidney 3rd Earl of Leicester. Died 1698. Son
4th: Robert Sidney 4th Earl of Leicester. Died 1702. Son
5th: Philip Sidney 5th Earl of Leicester. Died 1705. Brother.
6th: John Sidney 6th Earl of Leicester. Died 1737. Brother.
7th: Jocelyn Sidney 7th Earl of Leicester. Died 1743. Extinct.
In 1618 Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester (age 54) was created 1st Earl of Leicester. Barbara Gamage Countess Leicester (age 55) by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 25th April 1625 Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester (age 61) and Sarah Blount Countess Leicester (age 43) were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 13th July 1626 Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester (age 62) died. His son Robert (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Viscount Lisle. Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester (age 28) by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 2nd November 1677 Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 81) died. His son Philip (age 58) succeeded 3rd Earl of Leicester, 3rd Viscount Lisle.
On 6th March 1698 Philip Sidney 3rd Earl of Leicester (age 79) died. His son Robert (age 49) succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester, 4th Viscount Lisle. Elizabeth Egerton Countess Leicester (age 44) by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 11th November 1702 Robert Sidney 4th Earl of Leicester (age 53) died. His son Philip (age 26) succeeded 5th Earl of Leicester, 5th Viscount Lisle.
On 24th July 1705 Philip Sidney 5th Earl of Leicester (age 29) died. His brother John (age 25) succeeded 6th Earl of Leicester, 6th Viscount Lisle.
On 27th September 1737 John Sidney 6th Earl of Leicester (age 57) died at Penshurst Place, Kent [Map]. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst. His brother Jocelyn (age 55) succeeded 7th Earl of Leicester, 7th Viscount Lisle.
On 7th July 1743 Jocelyn Sidney 7th Earl of Leicester (age 61) died. His will left everything to his illegitimate daughter Anne Sidney (age 14) but was successfully contested by cousins. Earl of Leicester and Viscount Lisle extinct.
Earl of Leicester (5th Creation)
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
On 9th May 1744 Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 46) was created 1st Earl of Leicester. Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester (age 43) by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 20th April 1759 Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 61) died. Earl of Leicester and Baron Lovel of Minster Lovell extinct. Wenman Roberts aka Coke (age 42) inherited his estates.
On 31st August 1753 Edward Coke (age 34) died.
Monument in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tittleshall [Map] commissioned by wife and mother Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester (age 58). Erected in 1760. Sculpted by Charles Atkinson. Gadrooned sarcophagus on pedestal with a carved and painted achievement above surrounded by extravagant mantling. Flanked by pair of composite columns supporting a dentilated pediment. Carved bust figures to the sides of the Earl and Countess by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 56).
Edward Coke: On 2nd February 1719 he was born to Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester. On 1st April 1747 Edward Coke and Mary Campbell were married. She the daughter of John Campbell 2nd Duke Argyll. He the son of Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester.
Earl of Leicester (6th Creation)
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
1st: George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend. Died 1811. Son
2nd: George Ferrers Townshend 3rd Marquess Townshend. Died 1855. Extinct.
In 1784 George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 30) was created 1st Earl of Leicester. Charlotte Mainwaring Ellerker Countess of Leicester (age 12) by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 27th July 1811 George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 58) died. His son George (age 32) succeeded 3rd Marquess Townshend, 2nd Earl of Leicester, 6th Viscount Townsend, 6th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 8th Baronet Townshend, 18th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 9th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. Sarah Dunn-Gardner Marchioness Townshend by marriage Marchioness Townshend.
On 31st December 1855 George Ferrers Townshend 3rd Marquess Townshend (age 77) died in Genoa. His first cousin John (age 57) succeeded 4th Marquess Townshend, 7th Viscount Townsend, 7th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 9th Baronet Townshend.
Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire abeyant.
Earl of Leicester extinct.
Earl of Leicester (7th Creation)
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
1st: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester. Died 1842. Son
2nd: Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester. Died 1909. Son
3rd: Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester. Died 1941. Son
4th: Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester. Died 1949. Son
5th: Major Thomas William Edward Coke 5th Earl of Leicester. Died 1976. First Cousin.
6th: Anthony Louis Lovel Coke 6th Earl of Leicester. Died 1994. Son
7th: Edward Douglas Coke 7th Earl of Leicester. Died 2015. Son
In 1837 Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 82) was created 1st Earl of Leicester. Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester (age 34) by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 30th June 1842 Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 88) died. His son Thomas (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester.
On 20th April 1843 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 20) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester (age 40). They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 26th August 1875 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 52) and Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester.
On 24th January 1909 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 86) died. His son Thomas (age 60) succeeded 3rd Earl of Leicester. Alice Emily White Countess Leicester (age 53) by marriage Countess of Leicester. St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].
Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester: Before 09 Jul 1880 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester and Alice Emily White Countess Leicester were married. He the son of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 20th July 1848 he was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 19th November 1941 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester died. His son Thomas succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester.
Alice Emily White Countess Leicester: On 29th September 1855 she was born to Luke White 2nd Baron Annaly.
On 19th November 1941 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester (age 93) died. His son Thomas (age 61) succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester.
On 21st August 1949 Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester (age 69) died. His son Thomas (age 41) succeeded 5th Earl of Leicester. Elizabeth Mary Yorke Countess of Leicester (age 37) by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 3rd September 1976 Major Thomas William Edward Coke 5th Earl of Leicester (age 68) died without male issue. His first cousin Anthony (age 66) succeeded 6th Earl of Leicester.
On 19th June 1994 Anthony Louis Lovel Coke 6th Earl of Leicester (age 84) died. His son Edward (age 58) succeeded 7th Earl of Leicester.
On 25th April 2015 Edward Douglas Coke 7th Earl of Leicester (age 78) died. His son Thomas (age 49) succeeded 8th Earl of Leicester.