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Earl of Sussex is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been four creations of Earl of Sussex:
1st. 8th December 1529. Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex 1483-1542. Extinct. August 1643.
2nd. 1644. Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex 1590-1659. Extinct. 1671.
3rd. 5th October 1674. Thomas Lennard 1st Earl of Sussex 1654-1715. Extinct. 30th October 1715.
4th. 1717. Talbot Yelverton 1st Earl of Sussex 1690-1731. Extinct. 22nd April 1799.
Earl of Sussex is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
8th December 1529. Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex created. See Henry VIII Creates New Peerages.
27th November 1542. Son Henry Radclyffe 2nd Earl of Sussex succeeded.
17th February 1557. Son Thomas Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Sussex succeeded.
9th June 1583. Brother Henry Radclyffe 4th Earl of Sussex succeeded.
14th December 1593. Son Robert Radclyffe 5th Earl of Sussex succeeded.
22nd September 1629. First Cousin Once Removed Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex succeeded.
August 1643. Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex extinct.
On 8th December 1529 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 38) created three Earldoms ...
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 52) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire, 1st Earl Ormonde. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 49) by marriage Countess Wiltshire, Countess Ormonde. His mother (age 75) was the daughter of the last Earl Ormonde Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde.
George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 42) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon (age 46) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 46) was created 1st Earl of Sussex. Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex (age 50) by marriage Countess of Sussex.
Before 1st September 1532 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 49) and Margaret Stanley Countess Sussex were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. She the daughter of Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby and Anne Hastings Countess Derby (age 47). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 27th November 1542 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 59) died. His son Henry (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl of Sussex, 2nd Viscount Fitzwalter, 11th Baron Fitzwalter. Anne Calthorpe 2nd Countess Sussex (age 21) by marriage Countess of Sussex.
On 17th February 1557 Henry Radclyffe 2nd Earl of Sussex (age 50) died. He was buried at St Lawrence Pountney Church. His son Thomas (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl of Sussex, 3rd Viscount Fitzwalter, 12th Baron Fitzwalter. Frances Sidney Countess Sussex (age 26) by marriage Countess of Sussex.
On 9th June 1583 Thomas Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Sussex (age 58) died. His brother Henry (age 51) succeeded 4th Earl of Sussex, 4th Viscount Fitzwalter, 13th Baron Fitzwalter. Honora Pound Viscountess Fitzwalter by marriage Countess of Sussex.
On 14th December 1593 Henry Radclyffe 4th Earl of Sussex (age 61) died. He was buried at Boreham, Essex [Map]. His son Robert (age 20) succeeded 5th Earl of Sussex, 5th Viscount Fitzwalter, 14th Baron Fitzwalter.
Before 1594 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 34) and Elizabeth Petre Countess Sussex (age 56) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. The difference in their ages was 22 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
In 1594 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 35) and Jane Hynde Countess Sussex (age 29) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex.
Before 12th October 1602 Robert Radclyffe 5th Earl of Sussex (age 29) and Bridget Morrison Countess Sussex were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. He the son of Henry Radclyffe 4th Earl of Sussex and Honora Pound Viscountess Fitzwalter.
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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.
In DEc 1623 Robert Radclyffe 5th Earl of Sussex (age 50) and Frances Meautys Countess of Sussex (age 38) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. He the son of Henry Radclyffe 4th Earl of Sussex and Honora Pound Viscountess Fitzwalter.
On 22nd September 1629 Robert Radclyffe 5th Earl of Sussex (age 56) died at Clerkenwell [Map]. His first cousin once removed Edward (age 70) succeeded 6th Earl of Sussex, 6th Viscount Fitzwalter. His half first cousin Henry (age 44) de jure 15th Baron Fitzwalter.
In 1634 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 75) and Eleanor Wortley Countess Sussex Warwick Manchester were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. She the daughter of Richard Wortley and Elizabeth Boughton Countess Devonshire (age 66). They were fourth cousin once removed.
In August 1643 Edward Radclyffe 6th Earl of Sussex (age 84) died. Earl of Sussex, Viscount Fitzwalter extinct.
Earl of Sussex is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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1644. Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex created.
1659. Son James Savile 2nd Earl of Sussex succeeded.
1671. James Savile 2nd Earl of Sussex extinct.
In 1644 Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex (age 53) was created 1st Earl of Sussex. Anne Villiers Countess Sussex by marriage Countess of Sussex.
Around 1659 Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex (age 68) died. His son James (age 12) succeeded 2nd Earl of Sussex, 3rd Baron Savile of Pomfret.
In 1671 James Savile 2nd Earl of Sussex (age 24) died without issue. Earl of Sussex and Baron Savile of Pomfret extinct.
Earl of Sussex is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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5th October 1674. Thomas Lennard 1st Earl of Sussex created.
30th October 1715. Thomas Lennard 1st Earl of Sussex extinct.
On 5th October 1674 Thomas Lennard 1st Earl of Sussex (age 20) was created 1st Earl of Sussex. Anne Fitzroy Countess Sussex (age 13) by marriage Countess of Sussex.
On 30th October 1715 Thomas Lennard 1st Earl of Sussex (age 61) died. Earl of Sussex extinct. Baron Dacre Gilsland abeyant.
Earl of Sussex is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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1717. Talbot Yelverton 1st Earl of Sussex created.
27th October 1731. Son George Augustus Yelverton 2nd Earl of Sussex succeeded.
8th January 1758. Brother Henry Yelverton 3rd Earl of Sussex succeeded.
22nd April 1799. Henry Yelverton 3rd Earl of Sussex extinct.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1717 Talbot Yelverton 1st Earl of Sussex (age 26) was created 1st Earl of Sussex.
Before 27th July 1727 Talbot Yelverton 1st Earl of Sussex (age 37) and Lucy Pelham Countess Sussex were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. They were fifth cousins.
On 27th October 1731 Talbot Yelverton 1st Earl of Sussex (age 41) died. His son George (age 4) succeeded 2nd Earl of Sussex, 3rd Viscount Longueville, 17th Baron Grey of Ruthyn, 6th Baronet Yelverton of Easton Maudit in Northamptonshire.
On 8th January 1758 George Augustus Yelverton 2nd Earl of Sussex (age 30) died. His brother Henry (age 29) succeeded 3rd Earl of Sussex, 4th Viscount Longueville, 18th Baron Grey of Ruthyn, 7th Baronet Yelverton of Easton Maudit in Northamptonshire.
On 22nd April 1799 Henry Yelverton 3rd Earl of Sussex (age 70) died without suviving male issue. Earl of Sussex and Viscount Longueville and Baronet Yelverton of Easton Maudit in Northamptonshire extinct. His grandson Henry (age 18) succeeded 19th Baron Grey of Ruthyn. Note. Many sources describe his death as 1779 which would be inconsistent with Henry Gould Yelverton 19th Baron Grey Ruthyn succeeding.