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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.
Marquess Worcester is in Marquessates of England Alphabetically, Marquessates of England Chronologically, Extant Marquessates of England.
Summary
2nd November 1642. Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester created.
18th December 1646. Son Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester succeeded.
3rd April 1667. Son Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort succeeded.
21st January 1700. Grandson Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort succeeded.
24th April 1714. Son Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort succeeded.
26th February 1745. Brother Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
28th October 1756. Son Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
11th October 1803. Son Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
23rd November 1835. Son Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
17th November 1853. Son Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
1899. Son Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
24th November 1924. Son Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset 10th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
5th February 1984. First Cousin Twice Removed David Fitzroy 11th Duke Beaufort succeeded.
16th August 2018. Son Henry John Fitzroy 12th Duke of Beaufort succeeded.
In 1639 Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 36) and Margaret O'Brien Marchioness of Worcester were married. She by marriage Marchioness Worcester. She the daughter of Henry O'Brien 5th Earl Thomond (age 51) and Mary Brereton Countess Thomond (age 59). He the son of Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester (age 62) and Anne Russell Countess Worcester (age 61). They were fourth cousins.
On 2nd November 1642 Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester (age 65) was created 1st Marquess Worcester.
On 18th December 1646 Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester (age 69) died at Covent Garden [Map]. His son Edward (age 44) succeeded 2nd Marquess Worcester, 6th Earl Worcester, 8th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 3rd April 1667 Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 65) died. His son Henry (age 38) succeeded 3rd Marquess Worcester, 7th Earl Worcester, 9th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Worcester.
On 21st January 1700 Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 71) died at Badminton, Gloucestershire. He was buried at Beaufort Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His grandson Henry (age 15) succeeded 2nd Duke Beaufort, 4th Marquess Worcester, 8th Earl Worcester, 10th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 24th April 1714 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 30) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 7) succeeded 3rd Duke Beaufort, 5th Marquess Worcester, 9th Earl Worcester, 11th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
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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 26th February 1745 Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort (age 37) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His brother Charles (age 35) succeeded 4th Duke Beaufort, 6th Marquess Worcester, 10th Earl Worcester, 12th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 28th October 1756 Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 47) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 12) succeeded 5th Duke Beaufort, 7th Marquess Worcester, 11th Earl Worcester, 13th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 11th October 1803 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 36) succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 6th Baron Botetort. Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 23rd November 1835 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 68) died. His son Henry (age 43) succeeded 7th Duke Beaufort, 9th Marquess Worcester, 13th Earl Worcester, 15th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 7th Baron Botetort. Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 35) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 17th November 1853 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 61) died. His son Henry (age 29) succeeded 8th Duke Beaufort, 10th Marquess Worcester, 14th Earl Worcester, 16th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 8th Baron Botetort. Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Howe Duchess Beaufort (age 28) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
In 1899 Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort (age 75) died at Badminton House. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 51) succeeded 9th Duke Beaufort, 11th Marquess Worcester, 15th Earl Worcester, 17th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 9th Baron Botetort. Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort (age 34) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 24th November 1924 Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort (age 77) died at Badminton House. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 24) succeeded 10th Duke Beaufort, 12th Marquess Worcester, 16th Earl Worcester, 18th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 10th Baron Botetort.
On 5th February 1984 Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset 10th Duke Beaufort (age 83) died at Badminton House without issue. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His first cousin twice removed David (age 55) succeeded 11th Duke Beaufort, 13th Marquess Worcester, 17th Earl Worcester, 19th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Baron Botetort abeyant. Caroline Jane Thynne 11th Duchess Beaufort (age 56) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 16th August 2018 David Fitzroy 11th Duke Beaufort (age 90) died. His son Henry (age 66) succeeded 12th Duke Beaufort, 14th Marquess Worcester, 18th Earl Worcester, 20th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Georgia Powell Duchess of Beaufort (age 49) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.