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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Marquess Northampton is in Marquessates of England Alphabetically.
Marquess Northampton is also in Marquessates of England Chronologically, Extinct Marquessates of England.
Summary
16th February 1547. William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 35] created. See Coronation of Edward VI.
28th October 1571. Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 38] extinct.
After 16th February 1547. The date uncertain but likely to be after the funeral of Henry VIII [deceased] King Edward VI of England and Ireland [aged 9] made a number of new appointments although given King Edward VI of England and Ireland was only nine years old at the time, the titles were, in effect, bestowed by Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset [aged 47].
William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 35] was created 1st Marquess Northampton.
Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour [aged 39] was created 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley and appointed Lord High Admiral.
New Garter Knights:
318th Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 30].
319th Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby [aged 37].
320th Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour.
321st William Paget 1st Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 41].
John Carey [aged 56] and Henry Huberthorne were knighted by King Edward VI of England and Ireland.
In 1548 William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 36] and Elisabeth Brooke Marchioness Northampton [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1559 William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 47] was restored 1st Marquess Northampton, 1st Earl Essex.
In May 1571 William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 59] and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. The difference in their ages was 37 years.
On 28th October 1571 William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 59] died at Warwick Priory, Warwickshire [Map]. He was buried in the Chancel of St Mary's Church, Warwick [Map]. His funeral was paid for by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 38]. Marquess Northampton and Earl Essex, Baron Parr of Kendal extinct.
Marquess Northampton is also in Marquessates of England Chronologically, Extant Marquessates of England.
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1812. Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 51] created.
24th May 1828. Son Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton [aged 38] succeeded.
17th January 1851. Son Charles Compton 3rd Marquess Northampton [aged 35] succeeded.
3rd March 1877. Brother William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton [aged 59] succeeded.
1897. Son William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton [aged 45] succeeded.
15th June 1913. Son William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 27] succeeded.
30th January 1978. Son Spencer Compton 7th Marquess of Northampton [aged 31] succeeded.
In 1812 Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 51] was created 1st Marquess Northampton, 1st Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 1st Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. Maria Smith Marchioness Northampton [aged 46] by marriage Marchioness Northampton.
On 24th May 1828 Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 68] died. His son Spencer [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Marquess Northampton, 10th Earl of Northampton, 2nd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton [aged 36] by marriage Marchioness Northampton.
On 17th January 1851 Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton [aged 61] died. He was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map]. His son Charles [aged 35] succeeded 3rd Marquess Northampton, 11th Earl of Northampton, 3rd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 3rd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.
On 5th July 1859 Charles Compton 3rd Marquess Northampton [aged 43] and Theodosia Harriett Elizabeth Vyner [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. He the son of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton.
On 3rd March 1877 Charles Compton 3rd Marquess Northampton [aged 61] died without issue. His brother William [aged 59] succeeded 4th Marquess Northampton, 12th Earl of Northampton, 4th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 4th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. Eliza Harriet Elliot Marchioness Northampton [aged 57] by marriage Marchioness Northampton.
In 1897 William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton [aged 79] died. His son William [aged 45] succeeded 5th Marquess Northampton, 13th Earl of Northampton, 5th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 5th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton [aged 36] by marriage Marchioness Northampton.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 15th June 1913 William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton [aged 62] died in Acqui. His son William [aged 27] succeeded 6th Marquess Northampton, 14th Earl of Northampton, 6th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 6th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.
On 15th October 1921 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 36] and Emma Margery Thynne Marchioness Northampton [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. She the daughter of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 59] and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 52]. He the son of William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton. They were second cousin once removed.
On 18th June 1942 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 56] and Virginia Lucie Heaton Marchioness Northampton [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. The difference in their ages was 33 years. He the son of William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton.
On 2nd December 1958 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 73] and Elspeth Grace Whitaker Marchioness Northampton [aged 54] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. He the son of William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton.
On 30th January 1978 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 92] died. His son Spencer [aged 31] succeeded 7th Marquess Northampton, 15th Earl of Northampton, 7th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 7th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.